Medical initiatives made possible by baraka canada
Medical Missions
In October 2023, Baraka Canada completed its fifth successful medical trip to Zambia. Over the course of these trips, we have seen more than 7000 patients at various rural locations and dealt with a multitude of ailments, including malaria, HIV, intestinal parasites, infectious diseases and even crocodile bites.
The group travels to Zambia with a large supply of medicines donated from Canada. Clinics are set up in schools and our Learning Centre in economically challenged areas, where patients are triaged before being examined by doctors and nurses. A makeshift pharmacy is on hand to distribute prescribed medicines, while extra help is offered in a special treatment room where some of the doctors perform minor operations. Serious cases are referred by the medical staff to local Zambian hospitals.
All medical trips are supported by a slick on-the-ground team of locals who ensure everything runs smoothly. Our indispensable Zambian colleagues help organize everything from medical licenses, the importation of medicines, to lunch-time sandwiches.
Baraka Canada
Baraka Canada was conceived in 2013 by a small group of enthusiastic travellers, several of whom had already served on the board of Baraka Community Partnerships in the UK. The original goal was to support medical trips to Zambia by building a working relationship between Peace Arch Hospital in White Rock, BC and Kabwe Hospital in Zambia.
Over the last seven years, Baraka Canada has broadened its scope beyond medicine. As well as sending out teams of doctors and nurses to Zambia on a biennial basis, we have become increasingly involved in fundraising activities, working with sponsored children, and providing financial aid for a learning centre and other educational projects in Zambia. With the support of a small group of Canadian ladies, we are also now focusing our efforts on funding the New Dawn Safe House in Maamba for vulnerable teenage girls. For the time being, our efforts are focused exclusively on Zambia.
Thanks to a generous Canadian donor, every penny or cent donated to us impacts the children and families in Zambia with no administration or other costs taken out. One of the many aspects of our small charity is that it means we can punch far above our weight as an NGO.