Renovation of Kvareli Maternity House in Georgia
Situation
Kvareli Maternity House serves the entire Kvareli District, a population of 42,000 residents. The Maternity House for 25 beds was constructed in 1984 and has never been renovated or re-equipped since then. Because repairs have not been completed for many years, the building inside was damaged and its equipment became worn out. The water supply system was out of order, the doors and windows needed to be replaced, and the power lines needed to be fixed. Because of all these problems many local residents preferred to go to the hospitals in other towns including Tbilisi, Telavi, and Gurjaani that required additional expenses.
What We Did
Counterpart International's Community and Humanitarian Assistance Program (CHAP) in Georgia held the ribbon cutting and opening ceremony of Kvareli Maternity House Small Reconstruction Project funded by the US Department of State "Small Reconstruction Projects" initiative in June 2008.
The birth-giving ward, pre-delivery room, newborns' room including the nurses' room and one patient room of the Kvareli Maternity House were all renovated under Counterpart’s supervision. The project sparked enthusiasm and attracted additional sponsors: a local private donor financed reconstruction of two more patient rooms and bathroom. The Kvareli Administration replaced old wooden doors and windows with modern plastic ones which cost about $5,000. Local staff volunteered in various ways to assist with the reconstruction of the Maternity House. Complementing the project, Latter-day Saints Charities provided assistance to the Maternity House in the form of household equipment and furniture valued at about $10,000. Overall the value of the project reached $25,000.
In the Kvareli District, an average of 40-50 babies are born per month while only 12 to 15 of them are delivered in the Kvareli Maternity House. Counterpart staff in Georgia identified the most critical needs of the Maternity House and drafted and submitted a Small Reconstruction Project proposal to US DoS for funding to fix these problems, which was completed successfully.
To learn more about Counterpart’s Small Reconstruction Projects throughout the Former Soviet Union, visit our Web site.
June 30th, 2008 | Tags: Georgia, maternity house, reconstruction, Small Reconstruction Project, SRP, SRP Georgia, women | Category: Impact Stories
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