THE DENAN PROJECT INC

DENAN HOSPITAL-IN DENAN ETHIOPIA, A CLINIC WAS OPENED IN APRIL 2004, WHICH HAS GROWN INTO A FULLY STAFFED HOSPITAL. THERE ARE PROGRAMS FOR POLIO ERADICTION, TB TREATMENT, VACCINATION, SUPPLEMENTAL FEEDING, HEALTH EDUCATION, PRE-NATAL AND WELL BABY CARE, AND FEMALE ANTI-GENITAL MUTILATION. RELATED TO AGRICULTURE, THE PROJECT WHICH HAD PROVIDED A TRACTOR, FARM IMPLEMENTS AND DROUGHT-RESISTANT SEEDS TO HELP THE VARIOUS FARMING COOPERATIVES GROW MUCH NEEDED CROPS, HAS NOW GIVEN THE TRACTOR TO A GROUP OF ELDERS TO USE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY. AS WATER IS SCARCE, THE PROJECT USES ITS WATER TANKER TO PROVIDE WATER TO ITS HOSPITAL ON A REGULAR BASIS AND IS USED DURING TIMES OF DROUGHT TO HELP SUPPLY WATER TO DENAN. THE PROJECT ALSO PROVIDES FOR EMERGENCY FOOD SHIPMENTS ON OCCASION. ALL MEDICAL AND OTHER SERVICES ARE PROVIDED FREE TO SURROUNDING VILLAGES. THE PROJECT ALSO PROVIDES MICRO-LOANS TO ORGANIZED GROUPS TO HELP THEM START COTTAGE INDUSTRIES OR OTHER USES DEPENDING ON REQUEST FROM COMMUNITY AND AVAILABILITY OF FUNDING. AS OF SEPTEMBER 2024 WE ARE NO LONGER SUPPORTING DENAN IN ETHIOPIA AS THE COMMUNITY IS NOW SELF-SUSTAINING.

PERU-THE PROJECT BUILT A HEALTH FACILITY IN THE SMALL, HIGH ANDEAN TOWN OF URATARI, WHICH OPENED IN AUGUST 2010. THE HEALTH FACILITY PROVIDES MEDICAL AND DENTAL CARE, EDUCATION AND MEDICAL OUTREACH PROGRAMS, AND PROVIDES MIRCO-LOANS TO ORGANIZED GROUPS TO HELP THEM START COTTAGE INDUSTRIES. THE HEALTH MINISTRY HAS SINCE TAKEN OVER THIS LOCATION AND THE PROJECT IS NO LONGER SUPPORTING THIS LOCATION. IN 2019 THE PROJECT ESTABLISHED A FREE BOARDING SCHOOL IN URATARI PERU IN ORDER TO GIVE CHILDREN FROM SMALL SURROUNDING TOWNS, WHERE THERE ARE NO HIGH SCHOOLS, AN OPPORTUNITY TO RECEIVE A HIGHER EDUCATION. IN AUGUST 2024, A NEW HEALTH CENTER WAS OPENED IN CUSIBAMBA WHICH PROVIDES MEDICAL AND DENTAL CARE, EDUCATION AND MEDICAL OUTREACH PROGRAMS, AND PROVIDES MICRO-LOANS TO ORGANIZED GROUPS TO HELP THEM START COTTAGE INDUSTRIES.