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Who started SurfAid, and when? |
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SurfAid International (SAI) was incorporated in New Zealand in 2000. Co-founders were Dr Dave Jenkins as chairman, Andrew Griffiths as CEO and Dr Steve Hathaway as secretary.
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Who is the CEO and Chairman today? |
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Dr Dave Jenkins is the current CEO and Dr Steve Hathaway is Chairman of the International Board. Both are New Zealanders.
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Is SurfAid a bunch of surfing doctors? |
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SurfAid is a community development organization, not a medical agency.
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What does SurfAid do and where? |
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SurfAid runs health, disaster preparedness, and water and sanitation programs in the Mentawai Islands, 150km off Indonesia’s West Sumatran coast, and Nias Island, 125km off the North Sumatran Coast.
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What is the plan for SurfAid’s health program? |
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The Community-Based Health Program (CBHP) is currently being developed in 23 sub-villages (dusun) in the Mentawai Islands (7,500 people) and 33 villages in Nias (35,000 people). Taking the CBHP to scale has the potential to help more than 74,000 people in the Mentawai Islands, and more than 720,000 people in Nias and other nearby islands.
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What is the basic health problem in the islands? |
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There are high levels of poor nutrition in the Mentawai and Nias and the people suffer from a high prevalence of treatable and preventable diseases, accompanied by low levels of understanding of their causes.
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What is SurfAid’s most widespread program? |
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SurfAid’s most widespread program, involving 203 communities, is the Malaria Free Mentawai program.
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Where are SurfAid’s field offices? |
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SurfAid has field offices in Tua Pejat, the regional capital of the Mentawai Islands, and Gunung Sitoli, the capital of Nias Island.
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Where are SurfAid’s offices outside Indonesia? |
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SurfAid has offices in Australia, the USA and New Zealand.
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How many staff does SurfAid have? |
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SurfAid employs 131 staff worldwide and 90 per cent are Indonesian nationals.
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How much money does SurfAid raise annually? |
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SurfAid raises more than US$3million a year - two-thirds from government and institutional donors; one-third from the surf industry and private donors.
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What is the infant death rate in the Mentawai Islands? |
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The infant mortality rate (children under five) in the Mentawai Islands is 93 per 1,000 live births – nearly one in 10 (SurfAid Knowledge, Attitude, Practice [KAP] 2007 survey.)
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What is the SurfAid Schools Program? |
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SurfAid has a Schools Program in supporter locations around the world that educates current and future generations on cross-cultural understanding and global social responsibility using the SurfAid experience.
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What awards and fellowships has SurfAid won? |
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SurfAid won the World Association of Non-Governmental Organizations (WANGO) 2007 humanitarian award. www.wango.org
SurfAid was awarded a two-year Rainer Fellowship (in 2005, which was extended for another year in 2007). www.rainerfellows.org
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