Health Education Seminar

At 9th of August, Raven Blood Donor Club has conducted a seminar about Hepatitis B and Reproduction Health in Mya Thein Gi Nun residence, Pearl new town, Mingalardon township.

Mya Thein Gi Nun residence is not an orphanage, but a learning place for the children who have been facing difficulties in their education. It was established since Year 1360 according to Myanmar Calender. There were 32 nuns and 35 children at the time of establishment. At first, it must have interlinked with another Nun residence from Pyi Road. The Mya Thein Gi Nun residence has been approved by the government at 19th of May 2002. It was opened as a Nun-teaching school for girls. Being a post-primary school, the children can learn only from primary 1 to primary 7. It mainly focused on girls, and boys can attend only in junior classes. 368 students and 50 nuns have been learning in 2006-2007 Academic Year. Children are accepted since from 3 years old. The nun residence pays all the expenses of Education for the children. It also takes the responsibility for clothings and health of the children beside the education.

Members were informed to go to the nun residence at 9:00 in the morning. However, one member could not manage to come on time. Therefore, a taxi was hired and started leaving at 10:00 a.m. Transportation fees was 8,000 Kyats. The car could not reach to the nun residence directly, so three members including me hired a trishaw to reach to there. A friend live in a place on the way going to the residence. It was 1,200 Kyats for two trishaws. The nuns asked whether the seminar would be conducted first or have the meals first.

We said that the seminar would be held first. The arranged place for the seminar were observed, and it was found out unsuitable. Therefore, students of primary 4 to secondary 7 were placed in the two-stories building.

Health Education Seminar for Hepatitis B was started, and the students participated in the Q&A session. Total duration was about 50 minutes.

In the same building, two groups were formed according to the gender after the seminar. A male teacher and a female teacher shared knowledges of Reproduction and Health to the boy students and the girl students respectively. Virginity period was the main focused topic. It included physical changes, mental changes and environmental changes. Girls were given knowledge about Menstruation Cycles.

The seminar was successfully ended at 2:00 p.m. Lunch have been had around 3:30 p.m, and leave the nun residence.

BDC Key Chain

It is been a long time that we have thought about to give souvenir to those who donate blood. It becomes real now. We have been thinking to give Raven BDC keychain to blood donors for every time that they have donated blood. We also discussed wither other members about this. Check the prices at first, and decided to give because we can afford it. Ko MgYoung (Native Myanmar) designed the keychain design. The size is 1.5 x1.5 inch. Take a look at the designs.

Jade Ribbon

Raven Blood Donor Club distributes pamphlets that educate people about Hepatitis-B. The pamphlet is designed by Ko Maung Young from Native Forum. His ideas, creativity and supports help the club to create such a health educational pamphlet. The club would like to thank to the members of Native forum who collect and donate the fund which is needed for the pamphlet. A hundred at Aung Thu Kha Meditation Center in Than Hlyin, A hundred at a donation in Kyite Htaw village of Kawt Mu, a hundred at CBI Library, fifty at MUSFEX group, fifty in Myanmar Info Tech, fifty among the students from MC2. If the educational pamphlets are required, send an email which include address and addressee. The club will send the pamphlets, via mail, as Jade Ribbon action. Most know red ribbon for AIDS. Jade Ribbons represent Hepatitis-B terminating action.

Reformation

Central Executive Committee of Raven Blood Donor Club has been reformatted at December 26. Some committee members who could not work for the club due to some reasons have been replaced. Rules and regulations has been formed and approved in order to become a systematic organization. The Central Executive Committee (CEC) will start organizing events and operations since from coming 2007.

Vision & Missions

Vision

A beautiful and healthy lifestyle for the next generations.


Missions

1. To prevent the threat of three diseases HIV/AIDS, TB and Malaria
2. To care and support people living with HIV/AIDS, TB and Malaria
3. To prevent the threat of Hepatitis-B (HBV) disease
4. To educate in order to improve of the knowledge of reproductive health
5. To fulfill the safe-blood requirement of those in need
6. To create a bigger network of voluntary non-remunerated blood donors


Main Activities

Prevention
For awareness raising and reducing the stigma and discrimination of HIV/AIDS, TB, Malaria and Hepatitis B (HBV) to targeted community, RAVEN provides health education sessions, distributes pamphlets and condoms. For reducing and preventing STD, RAVEN also provides RH education sessions and distributing pamphlets to targeted groups.

Referral
In order to get proper treatment, RAVEN provides referral service to the patients to get access to the proper health service.

Care and Support
To reduce the discrimination, RAVEN provides home based care and support for those PLHA, TB, Malaria patients and their families physically as well as mentally.

Blood Donation
To save the life with safe-blood, RAVEN provides the recruiting the voluntary non-remunerated blood donors whenever patients need the safe-blood transfusing. In order to get safe-blood, RAVEN also provides the accessories such as the cost of diagnostics for HIV, Hepatitis B and C virus and blood bags for those patients who are poor. RAVEN is trying to create a bigger network of voluntary non-remunerated blood donors to fulfill the safe-blood requirements.

The main benefactors

1. Those patients and its families
2. Middle school and high school students
3. Young people