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Maria Rossing
The Malpa Project
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About 10 years ago, I read a book about Australia and the Aboriginal people. From that day, I've been dreaming about coming to Australia to see this country with my own eyes. For what reason, I don't know. My heart just told me to go to Australia, so one day I did... When I arrived, it was like coming home... I love this country and I've been very blessed to be able to live and work here for almost two years now.
It would be a dream come true to be able to give back to the community I am now part of.
As part of Deutsche Bank's Charities of the Year program, I am participating in the City2Surf run to raise money for The MALPA Project.
MALPA are an incredible charity whose Child Doctors program combines Indigenous and Western health knowledge to break the cycle of poor health in town camps around Alice Springs.
Did you know:
- 91% of Aboriginal children in the Northern Territory suffer from otitis media causing deafness
- 87% of Aboriginal houses in the Northern Territory have no water or elictricity
- 25% of Aboriginal children in the Northern Territory are affected by trachoma and are at risk of blindness
The MALPA Project brings together Western doctors, community health workers and aboriginal elders to pass on skills to young people so that they can take responsibility for the health of their younger peers and their community as health ambassadors/Child Doctors. The best thing about this project is that it puts the aboriginal people in charge of their own situation.
Western and aboriginal ways - Jankujurra (together)
Please help me to help the Aboriginal people to help themselves.
Thank you for your generous support
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The Malpa Project
The Malpa Project is dedicated to supporting Aboriginal people to help themselves. In partnership with a range of senior elders in Central Australia we have developed the Child Doctors project. This is in response to a situation that is a cause for deep national concern. A few statistics help illustrate the problem. 91% of Aboriginal kids in the NT suffer from Otitis media leading to deafness. 25 % are affected by Trachoma putting them at risk of blindness.
Our response involves Indigenous and non-Indigenous health professionals working together to train kids [8-10 year olds] living in Aboriginal communities as "child doctors" so they can act as health ambassadors to their peers and younger children. The concept emerges from the highly successful World Health Organisation Little Doctor programs and most importantly builds on traditional Aboriginal approaches to health service delivery. This is Aboriginal people helping improve the lives of their children.
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