Chapter 18: Planning & Prep

Question 1

Poor planning will inevitably result in what 3 things?

Answer 1

Lack of respect for host
Waste of time and money
Exposes ppl to significant personal risks

Question 2

In 2015 how many aid workers were victims of major attacks

Answer 2

287. 22% less than 2014

Question 3

What are the 3 most dangerous counties ?

Answer 3

Afghanistan
South Sudan
Somalia

Question 4

How many deaths of humanitarian workers happened between 1985-1998, and what were the 2 most pronounced causes ?

Answer 4

380 deaths
1) international violence
2) motor vehicle accidents

Question 5

A year of planning is required, what 3 things are needed to plan and prepare your project ?

Answer 5

Choose team including locals
Fundraising
Consider ethical problems

Question 6

How to prepare yourself for project?
4 things

Answer 6

Explore if u have the skills/competency
Study local history and culture
Basic knowledge of language
Know how to keep urself healthy

Question 7

A poorly planned and performed project results in 2 things :

Answer 7

1) poor reflection of you & ur country
2) adversely affects the pop u work w

Question 8

What 4 things do people living in poverty want in terms of aid?

Answer 8

• Equal partnerships
• Hard working competent individuals
• Well planned sustainable assistance projects
• Clearly defined goals and measured results

Question 9

Over a 10 year period how many aid projects met their initial goals (international finance corp)

Answer 9

Little over half

Question 10

What are successful campaigns that can achieve substantial work in a matter of weeks?

Answer 10

Very specialized surgical teams
Large scale immunization campaigns

Question 11

Timeline for most aid projects (education, nutrition, or poverty relief) will be measured in …. ?

Answer 11

Months and more often years

Question 12

Because there is little material to meet educational demand, what affect does this have on members ?

Answer 12

Members of short term projects have little or no experience of the history and framework of the aid industry

Question 13

How many North Americans die a year during travel, and what’s the most common cause ?

Answer 13

5k
Pre existing medical conditions

Question 14

What’s the most common cause of a “ruined trips”, and cause of mortality ?

Answer 14

Intestinal infection (gastroenteritis)
Traumatic injury

Question 15

What has a higher mortality rate, road traffic accidents or malaria, and how much higher?

Answer 15

Road accidents have 10x higher mortality vs malaria/other infectious diseases

Question 16

What is the biggest danger facing anyone who travels away from the beaten path?

Answer 16

Ignorance

Question 17

How many Americans are arrested over seas a year, and how many of the arrests are drug related charges?

Answer 17

2,500 Americans are arrested
1/3 drug related charges

Question 18

What is the greatest risk for health workers in developing countries?

Answer 18

TB

Question 19

Almost all significant infectious risk will be from ___ or ___

Answer 19

Contaminated water ( gastroenteritis, amebiasis)
or carried by mosquitoes (malaria, dengue, yellow fever, encephalitis)

Question 20

What is the only STD that has a vaccine?

Answer 20

HEP B

Question 21

Does past infection and treatment of other STDs offer immunity?

Answer 21

Hell no

Question 22

Sexual relations between project workers are ___?

Answer 22

Ethically highly questionable

Question 23

How many ppl are killed in road traffic accidents a year, and how many of those occur in developing countries?

Answer 23

1.25 million
90% in devo counties

Question 24

What % of motor vehicle injuries happen amongst Peace Corps volunteers in 2015

Answer 24

9%

Question 25

Who are the majority of victims from traffic accidents ?

Answer 25

Pedestrians, motorcyclists or cyclists

Question 26

How many Americans tourists die a year from traffic accidents

Answer 26

200

Question 27

What are 4 well recognized psychological risks of aid work?

Answer 27

Depression Chronic fatigue PTSD Culture shock

Question 28

All aid agencies have taken a long time to improve ___ & ___

Answer 28

Levels of worker training And in field support

Question 29

____ ____ are still greatly under reported, especially those working in stressful environments like ____ & ____

Answer 29

Psychological problems Large refugee camps and war zones

Question 30

The safety and success of time overseas will depend on what?

Answer 30

The effort you put into the **planning stage**

Question 31

What is the number of women dying in labour in sub Saharan Africa vs Canada? What is the lifetime risk of dying while having a baby in SSAfrica?

Answer 31

SSAfrica: 700/100k births 1 in 25 Canada: 5/100k births

Question 32

As time passes on a project there is a tendency to become increasingly ____ about avoiding ____ and _____.

Answer 32

Increasingly **casual** about avoiding **mosquitos** and drinking only **clean water**

Question 33

What is an effective mosquito net like?

Answer 33

Big, bulky, large enough to tuck under mattress, and treated with long acting insecticide

Question 34

What can be removed with a 0.2 micron hand-pump filters? What can slip through this filter and what further purification is needed?

Answer 34

Large organisms like bacteria and Protozoa including giardia Viruses can slip though like Hep A and Norwalk. Needs boiling, iodine tablets, or carbon filtration discs

Question 35

Which procedure removes dissolved chemical pollutants

Answer 35

Neither !

Question 36

Culture shock is a form of what

Answer 36

Depression

Question 37

What are 7 symptoms of culture shock?

Answer 37

Irrational anger Homesickness Loyalty to one’s own culture Unexplained crying Loss of ability to work/study effectively Withdrawal from ppl who are different from you Headaches/ excessive tiredness

Question 38

3 Characteristics of successful adaptation of an aid program

Answer 38

- **Respect and sensitivity** for local social and cultural realities - **Perseverance and confidence** dealing w frustrations - Skill at **reading social interactions** and **flexibility** when respond to difficulties

Question 39

Culture shock is the body’s response to

Answer 39

Profoundly unfamiliar surroundings

Question 40

There’s no guarantee for safety but if you do these 4 things you should be as safe as u are abroad as u are at home.

Answer 40

Avoid mosquitoes Drink clean water Wash your hands Behave as your grandma were watching

Question 41

What vaccines are suggested to travel?

Answer 41

Boosters on childhood vax (polio, diphtheria, tetanus) , plus Hep A & B. Also yellow fever, pneumococcal, typhoid, influenza, Japanese encephalitis, rabies

Question 42

Where is the best place to start when looking for advice and support for your own team?

Answer 42

Student international health society

Question 43

What are the common sources of trouble in projects ? And how are they best managed ?

Answer 43

Money Distribution of work Failing to stick to the established goals Best managed by: regular meetings, clear communication, and team members who are prepared to be flexible and accommodating

Question 44

What will be the major cost facing most small projects?

Answer 44

Air travel Health insurance Visa License fees In country travel Food Lodging Projects expanses ex: translator and local labour

Question 45

What 2 things are necessary if you’re making a grant application?

Answer 45

Well planned budget and timeline