Volunteers will assist to provide training for the lecturers at NIE, Paro, and assist in the design of the new Bhutanese IT in Education syllabus in this Training of Trainers project.
In Phase 1 from 2002 to 2006, the Singapore volunteers had assisted Bhutan's Paro College of Education and Royal University of Bhutan to develop an IT elective within its Bachelor of Education (B.Ed) programme for trainee teachers. B.Ed graduate teachers majoring in IT are using skills learnt about computer studies in high schools.
"}, {"x": "360px", "y": "180px", "country": "Bhutan", "location": "Paro", "sector": "Community Development", "name_of_project": "Counselling", "type_of_svo_project": "Specialist Team", "host_agency": "Bhutan National Institute of Education, Department of Youth, Counselling and Sports", "duration": "2005 to Present", "project_description": "SVOs from the Academy of Human Development and Fei Yue Family Service Centre are conducting workshops for Bhutanese school teacher counsellors and their trainers to enable the former to obtain a locally accredited diploma in guidance and counseling. The SVOs will also design a curriculum to be incorporated into the locally accredited diploma in guidance and counseling."}, {"x": "360px", "y": "180px", "country": "Bhutan", "location": "Paro/Thimphu", "sector": "Information Technology", "name_of_project": "Human Resource Management Information System Development", "type_of_svo_project": "In-field (long term)", "host_agency": "Royal Civil Service Commission", "duration": "2007 to 2008", "project_description": "Infield SVO will assist Royal Civil Commission to conduct needs assessment, requirement analysis and system design for converting the existing client server HRMIS to a web-based version."}, {"x": "360px", "y": "180px", "country": "Bhutan", "location": "Various", "sector": "Various", "name_of_project": "Various", "type_of_svo_project": "In-field", "host_agency": "Various", "duration": "2001 to 2005", "project_description": "Between 2001, the year SVO started its work in Bhutan and 2003, two in-field SVOs completed their assignments in network engineering and advertising and marketing consultancy with a tertiary institution and the national newspaper respectively.
In 2005, two in-field SVO volunteers completed their one-year assignments respectively at Kuensel Corporation, publisher of the national newspaper, and at National Institute of Education (NIE) in Paro, Bhutan.
The SVO assigned to Kuensel assisted in the development of its financial management system. The SVO at NIE Paro assisted IT lecturers to further develop and teach a new IT curriculum recently introduced for trainee teachers.
"}, {"x": "360px", "y": "180px", "country": "Bhutan", "location": "-", "sector": "Education and Training", "name_of_project": "IT in Education", "type_of_svo_project": "Specialist Team", "host_agency": "Bhutan Education Department", "duration": "2001", "project_description": "The first phase of the SIF Specialist Team (IT in Education) project was completed in May 2001 by a volunteer IT team from Temasek Polytechnic. The team conducted two training workshops aimed at assisting the Bhutan Education Department to incorporate the teaching of IT into the teacher-training curriculum."}, {"x": "240px", "y": "280px", "country": "Botswana", "location": "Various", "sector": "Various", "name_of_project": "Various", "type_of_svo_project": "In-field", "host_agency": "Various", "duration": "1994 to 1999", "project_description": "The first in-field SVOs arrived in Botswana in 1994. Till 1999, a total of 16 volunteers served in Botswana, either as teachers of Chemistry, Computer Science, Home Economics, Mathematics and Science or as IT specialists and business advisers."}, {"x": "390px", "y": "170px", "country": "China", "location": "Xiamen", "sector": "Healthcare", "name_of_project": "Ophthalmology", "type_of_svo_project": "Specialist Team", "host_agency": "Kai Yuan Ophthalmology Hospital", "duration": "1993", "project_description": "In 1993, a SIF Specialist Ophthalmology Team from the Singapore National Eye Centre and National University Hospital conducted a one-week training course on cataract surgery techniques at the Kai Yuan Ophthalmological Hospital in Xiamen. In addition to the training provided, the Team also assisted the Chinese to set up an intra-ocular implant training centre."}, {"x": "400px", "y": "205px", "country": "Cambodia", "location": "Phnom Penh", "sector": "Community Development", "name_of_project": "In-field Volunteer (Social Worker)", "type_of_svo_project": "In-field (1-year assignment)", "host_agency": "Mercy Teams International (Cambodia)", "duration": "August 2007 - September 2008", "project_description": "To train Cambodia social workers at MTI to rehabilitate and heal children who have been physically and sexually abused. This project is funded by the Metro for Children charity."}, {"x": "400px", "y": "205px", "country": "Cambodia", "location": "Phnom Penh", "sector": "Community Development", "name_of_project": "In-field Volunteer (Occupational Therapist)", "type_of_svo_project": "In-field (1-year assignment)", "host_agency": "Centre for Child and Adolescent Mental Health ", "duration": "May 2007 - June 2008", "project_description": "To train Cambodian physiotherapists at CCAMH to provide quality occupational therapy services for physically disabled children. This project is funded by the Metro for Children charity."}, {"x": "400px", "y": "205px", "country": "Cambodia", "location": "Phnom Penh", "sector": "Community Development", "name_of_project": "In-field Volunteer (Special Education Teacher)", "type_of_svo_project": "In-field (1-year assignment)", "host_agency": "Centre for Child and Adolescent Mental Health ", "duration": "June 2008 - May 2008", "project_description": "To train teachers at CCAMH to provide quality special education services to mentally disabled children. This project is funded by the Metro for Children charity."}, {"x": "400px", "y": "205px", "country": "Cambodia", "location": "Phnom Penh", "sector": "Healthcare", "name_of_project": "Physiotherapy, Phase II", "type_of_svo_project": "Specialist Team", "host_agency": "Disability Action Council", "duration": "2008 - 2009", "project_description": "To upgrade and enhance the skills of the second batch of Cambodian physiotherapists in basic and specialised areas to improve the quality of services provided to disabled Cambodians at rehabilitation centres in the country. (1st project took place 2006 - 2007, funded by Asia Pacific Breweries Foundation)"}, {"x": "400px", "y": "205px", "country": "Cambodia", "location": "Phnom Penh", "sector": "Healthcare", "name_of_project": "Paediatric Intensive Care Unit", "type_of_svo_project": "Specialist Team", "host_agency": "National Paediatric Hospital", "duration": "2008 - 2009", "project_description": "To improve the quality of care for critically ill children, focusing on paediatric intensive care, aimed at reducing child mortality rates. This project follows the Specialist Team (Paediatric Emergency Unit) Project from 2006 -2007. Both of these projects received funding from the Metro for Children Charity."}, {"x": "400px", "y": "205px", "country": "Cambodia", "location": "Phnom Penh", "sector": "Community Development", "name_of_project": "Counselling", "type_of_svo_project": "Workshop", "host_agency": "Centre for Child and Adolescent Mental Health", "duration": "2008 - 2009", "project_description": "To enhance the counselling skills of Cambodian social workers working with abused children and women. The workshop project follows the Specialist Team (Counselling) project which ended January 08. Both of these projects received funding from the Metro for Children Charity."}, {"x": "400px", "y": "205px", "country": "Cambodia", "location": "Phnom Penh", "sector": "Healthcare", "name_of_project": "Paediatric Physiotherapy", "type_of_svo_project": "Workshop", "host_agency": "Disability Action Council", "duration": "2008 - 2009", "project_description": "To upgrade and enhance the skills of the second batch of Cambodian physiotherapists in the effective diagnosis and treatment of congenital and acquired physical disabilities in children."}, {"x": "400px", "y": "205px", "country": "Cambodia", "location": "Phnom Penh", "sector": "Healthcare", "name_of_project": "Respiratory Medicine", "type_of_svo_project": "Specialist Team", "host_agency": "Centre for Tuberculosis and Leprosy Control (CENAT)", "duration": "2005 to Present", "project_description": "This SVO Specialist Project aims to improve the capabilities of the Cambodian medical and nursing personnel in the theory and practice of tuberculosis management and respiratory medicine in Cambodia's public health care system."}, {"x": "400px", "y": "205px", "country": "Cambodia", "location": "Phnom Penh", "sector": "Healthcare", "name_of_project": "Emergency Pediatrics Care", "type_of_svo_project": "Specialist Team", "host_agency": "National Paediatric Hospital (NPH)", "duration": "2004 to Present", "project_description": "The SVO team from KK Women's and Children's Hospital provide training of trainers to counterparts to improve quality of care for critically ill children, aimed at reducing child mortality rates."}, {"x": "400px", "y": "205px", "country": "Cambodia", "location": "Phnom Penh", "sector": "Healthcare", "name_of_project": "Physiotherapy", "type_of_svo_project": "Specialist Team", "host_agency": "Disability Action Council (DAC) and Handicap International Belgium (HIB)", "duration": "2006 to Present", "project_description": "The team from the Post-Graduate Allied Health Institute and Singapore Physiotherapy Association will upgrade and enhance the skills of Cambodian physiotherapists in basic and specialised areas to improve the quality of services provided to disabled Cambodians at rehabilitation centres in the country. The Asia Pacific Breweries Foundation has provided financial support to this project."}, {"x": "400px", "y": "205px", "country": "Cambodia", "location": "Phnom Penh", "sector": "Community Development", "name_of_project": "Counselling", "type_of_svo_project": "Specialist Team", "host_agency": "Mercy Teams International (MTI)", "duration": "2006 to Present", "project_description": "The team from Counselling and Care Centre is providing an intensive 1-year certificate course to enhance counselling skills of local social workers working with abused children and children at risk. In addition to training social workers, the team will also prepare 8 senior social workers to become trainers and clinical supervisors to social workers in their organisations. This will ultimately not only build up the range and quality of service available to clients but also provide adequate support and monitoring to social workers dealing with potentially traumatic cases. About 50 social workers from 9 NGOs are attending this training. Supported by the Metro for Children Initiative."}, {"x": "400px", "y": "205px", "country": "Cambodia", "location": "Phnom Penh", "sector": "Community Development", "name_of_project": "Occupational Therapy", "type_of_svo_project": "In-field (long term)", "host_agency": "Centre for Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CCAMH)", "duration": "May 2007 to April 2008", "project_description": "The in-field SVO is currently providing on-the-job training for local staff of the host agency, a centre outside Phnom Penh that helps children who are physically and intellectually disabled and those who have suffered emotional trauma, to deliver quality service for children with brain-related disabilities. This project is supported by the Metro for Children Initiative."}, {"x": "400px", "y": "205px", "country": "Cambodia", "location": "Phnom Penh", "sector": "Community Development", "name_of_project": "Playback Theatre", "type_of_svo_project": "Workshop", "host_agency": "Mercy Teams International (MTI)", "duration": "2007 to Present", "project_description": "The specialist team utilises playback theatre to carry out a special forum for children at risk with the aim of preventing them from going to the streets. This forum facilitates the sharing of their problems, concerns and needs so that these needs can be captured and addressed."}, {"x": "400px", "y": "205px", "country": "Cambodia", "location": "Various", "sector": "Various", "name_of_project": "Various", "type_of_svo_project": "In-field", "host_agency": "Various", "duration": "2002 to 2007", "project_description": "Thirteen in-field SVOs served in Cambodia from July 2002 to April 2007 to help build up the skills of their counterparts and their host organisations. They served in English teaching, special education, social and community development, accounting, IT literacy and IT security training assignments in government and non-government organisations. These organisations included Caritas Centre for Child and Adolescent Mental Health, Mercy Teams International (Cambodia), National Information Communication Technology Developments Authority, Hagar Project, the Economic and Finance Institute, Maryknoll Wat Than Skills Training Centre for Landmine and Polio Disabled, Maryknoll at the Royal University of Phnom Penh, Yejj in Phnom Penh and Infantia School in Kampong Chhnang.
Under the Metro for Children Initiative, SIF has sent two in-field SVOs to two NGOs in Cambodia in 2007. They are serving as a Senior Social Worker at Mercy Teams International and as an Occupational Therapist at the Caritas Centre for Child and Adolescent Mental Health. Mercy Teams International, based in Phnom Penh, provides rehabilitation services for children who have suffered physical and sexual abuse while Caritas Center for Child and Adolescent Mental Health, located in Kandal Province, serves children with physical and intellectual disabilities.
"}, {"x": "400px", "y": "205px", "country": "Cambodia", "location": "-", "sector": "Healthcare", "name_of_project": "Child Mental Health", "type_of_svo_project": "Specialist Team", "host_agency": "Trans Cultural Psychosocial Organisation (TPO)", "duration": "2002 to 2004", "project_description": "Specialist volunteers from the Child Guidance Clinic, Institute of Mental Health and the Health Promotion Board launched the training programme for key community mental health workers in Trans Cultural Psychosocial Organisation (TPO) in August 2002. TPO, a Cambodian NGO, seeks to include child mental health amongst its community mental health services at the community level. The Singapore volunteer team completed the project in August 2003 by enabling the TPO staff to incrementally incorporate child mental health in the services it provides to the community. TPO staff were trained to use their new skills to support community resource persons to better identify and care for children suffering from mental illness.
The team hosted four of its core counterparts for a two-week skills reinforcement workshop in Singapore in September 2004.
"}, {"x": "400px", "y": "205px", "country": "Cambodia", "location": "Prey Veng Province", "sector": "Community Development", "name_of_project": "Vocational Skills", "type_of_svo_project": "Workshops", "host_agency": "Hope Village (Operation Hope Foundation)", "duration": "October 2006 to June 2007", "project_description": "A team of volunteers from Ngee Ann Polytechnic conducted a ProDESKTOP workshop for staff and children at Hope Village. This course provided hands-on training in the fundamentals of design and technology and helped children develop their creativity and confidence. The first two trainings, held in October 2006 and March 2007, saw volunteers teaching the fundamentals of the software and helping to design child development activities and build capacity of counterparts to implement these activities."}, {"x": "195px", "y": "220px", "country": "Ghana", "location": "-", "sector": "Various", "name_of_project": "Various", "type_of_svo_project": "In-field", "host_agency": "Various", "duration": "1995 to 2000", "project_description": "Ghana, in western Africa, received its first in-field SVO in 1995. The SVO was assigned as a Project Officer with Help Age Ghana, an international non-government organization focusing on the needs and welfare of the elderly. In all, 12 volunteers served in Ghana from 1995 to 2000. Besides the elderly, SVOs also served in the IT, nursing, youth activities and research sectors in Ghana."}, {"x": "345px", "y": "190px", "country": "India", "location": "West Bengal", "sector": "Education and Training", "name_of_project": "Training in Early Childhood Education", "type_of_svo_project": "Workshop", "host_agency": "Ullon Social Welfare Society", "duration": "2005 to Present", "project_description": "The SVO team would build the skills of the agency's early childhood education teachers. SIF had assisted USWS to build an education cum community resource center which will also be use to run its early childhood education programme. These Singapore volunteers would train 20 childcare teachers (who are teaching about 350 children) in Ullon Social Welfare Society (USWS), a local NGO serving rural community in West Bengal."}, {"x": "345px", "y": "190px", "country": "India", "location": "Karnataka", "sector": "Information Technology", "name_of_project": "UBS SIF IT in Education Initiative - Workshops to develop English Teaching CD-ROM", "type_of_svo_project": "Workshop", "host_agency": "Azim Premji Foundation", "duration": "2007 to Present", "project_description": "Volunteers will develop a new generation of CD-ROMs incorporating the latest pedagogies as part of its efforts to improve educational opportunities and standards in various states in India, with a strong focus on computer aided learning."}, {"x": "345px", "y": "190px", "country": "India", "location": "West Bengal", "sector": "Education and Training", "name_of_project": "Workshop on Special Education", "type_of_svo_project": "Workshop", "host_agency": "AHEAD, a special school for the disabled", "duration": "2007 to Present", "project_description": "Capacity building for teachers from AHEAD in the area of Special Education."}, {"x": "345px", "y": "190px", "country": "India", "location": "Karnataka", "sector": "Education and Training", "name_of_project": "Vocational training in IT Literacy, English language proficiency and lifeskills", "type_of_svo_project": "Specialist Team", "host_agency": "Indus International School", "duration": "2007 to Present", "project_description": "The SVO team would work with Indus International School to design and implement a vocational training programme in IT Literacy, English Language Proficiency and Lifeskills for disadvantaged students in 11 and 12 grades in village schools."}, {"x": "345px", "y": "190px", "country": "India", "location": "Karnataka", "sector": "Education and Training", "name_of_project": "UBS SIF IT Education Initiative - Workshops on Introducing the Use of IT in Education to Rural Elementary Schools", "type_of_svo_project": "Workshop", "host_agency": "Shalanet and S3IDF", "duration": "2007 to Present", "project_description": "To assist Small Scale Sustainable Development (S3IDF) Fund and Shalanet to train teachers in rural schools in Karnataka to use IT for education. Following earlier trainings, plans are to identify and train a core group of teachers and students from a number of schools in rural Karnataka as IT pioneers."}, {"x": "345px", "y": "190px", "country": "India", "location": "Karnataka", "sector": "Education and Training", "name_of_project": "UBS SIF IT Education Initiative - Workshops to develop English Langugage Storyboard", "type_of_svo_project": "Workshop", "host_agency": "Prakruthi", "duration": "2007 to Present", "project_description": "This project would help to develop English Language E-Learning content for tutoring disadvantage childrne studying in informal schools run by Prakruthi."}, {"x": "400px", "y": "245px", "country": "Indonesia", "location": "Malang, East Java", "sector": "Healthcare", "name_of_project": "Occupational Dermatology", "type_of_svo_project": "Specialist Team", "host_agency": "Saiful Anwar General Hospital (SAGH)", "duration": "2005 to Present", "project_description": "This two-year project, which aims to develop and improve the occupational skin disease management services in the areas of clinical services & standards, training, education and research, public education and prevention is done in partnership with Rumah Sakit Saiful Anwar, Brawijaya University and the local Departments of Labour. The volunteers come from the National Skin Centre and National University of Singapore's Department of Community, Occupational and Family Medicine."}, {"x": "400px", "y": "245px", "country": "Indonesia", "location": "Surabaya, East Java", "sector": "Healthcare", "name_of_project": "Reconstructive Surgery", "type_of_svo_project": "Specialist Team", "host_agency": "Dr Soetomo Hospital and Airlangga University", "duration": "2007 to Present", "project_description": "Launched on 8 January 2007, the two-year project in partnership with Dr Soetomo General Hospital, a leading national referral hospital for East Java, and the Faculty of Medicine, Airlangga University, aims to improve medical care in three critical areas of reconstructive surgery: craniofacial surgery, burns and wounds, and microsurgery.
Medical professionals in Indonesia will learn how to treat critical conditions caused by congenital, trauma, cancer and other developmental factors through lectures, teachings, operations, consultations and workshops.
"}, {"x": "400px", "y": "245px", "country": "Indonesia", "location": "Malang, East Java", "sector": "Healthcare", "name_of_project": "Emergency Nursing Education", "type_of_svo_project": "Specialist Team", "host_agency": "Rumah Sakit Saiful Anwar, Universities Brawjaya and Health Polytechnic of Malang", "duration": "2007 to Present", "project_description": "Launched on 1 February 2007, the two-year project aims to help nurses and lecturers in Malang and other parts of Indonesia develop an emergency nursing certification programme. The project is in partnership with Saiful Anwar General Hospital, Faculty of Medicine of Brawijaya University and Health Polytechnic of Malang.
Indonesian emergency nurses and lecturers will learn emergency management, healthcare & resource management and research methodology through lectures, teachings, discussions and workshops.
"}, {"x": "400px", "y": "245px", "country": "Indonesia", "location": "Batam, Riau Kepri", "sector": "Education and Training", "name_of_project": "Workshop on English Pedagogy", "type_of_svo_project": "Workshop", "host_agency": "Yayasan Keluarga Batam", "duration": "August 2007 to Present", "project_description": "The team of Singapore volunteers would be helping Indonesian teachers from Batam to improve their knowledge and skills in teaching English Language. They will share their knowledge and teaching experiences. By exploring the relevance of the Singapore teaching culture to the Indonesian context, the volunteers would then adapt and customise teaching methodologies and techniques for effective use in Indonesian schools."}, {"x": "400px", "y": "245px", "country": "Indonesia", "location": "Yogyakarta", "sector": "Education and Training", "name_of_project": "Chinese Language Training", "type_of_svo_project": "In-field (long term)", "host_agency": "Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta (UMY)", "duration": "2007 to Present", "project_description": "For this assignment, the volunteer will work with his/her counterparts in Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta to assist in enhancing the University's Chinese Language programme for undergraduates in International Relations and conduct workshops for Chinese Language teachers in Yogyakarta to enhance their teaching competencies."}, {"x": "400px", "y": "245px", "country": "Indonesia", "location": "Various", "sector": "Various", "name_of_project": "Various", "type_of_svo_project": "In-field", "host_agency": "Various", "duration": "1993 to 2006", "project_description": "SVO In-field Volunteers live and work alongside their host communities for one or two years. Where they are assigned, they focus on developing the individual capabilities of fellow colleagues. Shorter-term assignments of three to six months are also available.
In 1993, the first SVO in-field volunteer was placed in the town of Balige in North Sumatra, to provide skills training to Special Education counterparts. Since then, 18 SVO in-field volunteers served as English Language, Chinese Language and IT trainers, Special Education teachers and IT technical services specialist on basis in Ambon, Balige, Flores, Madiun, Malang, Medan, Jakarta, Solo, Sumba and Surabaya.
"}, {"x": "400px", "y": "245px", "country": "Indonesia", "location": "Malang, East Java", "sector": "Healthcare", "name_of_project": "Cleft Lip and Palate Reconstructive Surgery", "type_of_svo_project": "Specialist Team", "host_agency": "Saiful Anwar Hospital and Brawijaya University", "duration": "1992 to 1998", "project_description": "Between 1992 and 1996, a team of volunteer Singapore surgeons, orthodontists and nurses provided a series of didactic and hands-on teaching sessions to counterparts from Saiful Anwar Hospital and Brawijaya University in Malang. To complement the project, research was also carried out at the National University of Singapore to identify the causes behind the high incidence of cleft lip and palate in Nusa Tenggara Timur (NTT).
In July 1998, the Team returned to collaborate in a three-nation project involving the Medical Faculty of Brawijaya University and Japan to perform cleft lip and palate surgeries for disadvantaged communities in NTT. The combined Indonesian-Japanese-Singapore team operated on a record number of 154 patients in four and a half days.
"}, {"x": "400px", "y": "245px", "country": "Indonesia", "location": "Jakarta, Surabaya, Batam, Semarang and Medan", "sector": "Healthcare", "name_of_project": "Occupational Health", "type_of_svo_project": "Specialist Team", "host_agency": "Indonesian Ministry of Health", "duration": "1995 to 1997", "project_description": "The SVO Occupational Health Specialist Team worked with the Indonesian Ministry of Health to train Indonesian doctors working at the primary health care level in diagnosis and better management of occupational and work-related diseases. The three-year project started in 1995, involving five teaching programmes in Batam, Jakarta, Medan, Semarang and Surabaya was completed in 1997. About 130 Indonesian occupational health trainers and practitioners participated in this programme."}, {"x": "400px", "y": "245px", "country": "Indonesia", "location": "Malang, East Java", "sector": "Healthcare", "name_of_project": "Traumatology", "type_of_svo_project": "Specialist Team", "host_agency": "Saiful Anwar General Hospital and Brawijaya University", "duration": "1997 to 2003", "project_description": "This was a six-year SVO Specialist Team (Traumatology) project that partnered Rumah Sakit Saiful Anwar and Brawijaya University in developing a low-cost and cost-effective system of integrated trauma care for Malang city.
Starting in 1997, the team held a twice-yearly emergency trauma care training programme for a core group of doctors, nurses and paramedical personnel identified by the city. To enable the Indonesian partners to sustain and disseminate the skills imparted, the team helped to develop an undergraduate and postgraduate emergency medicine teaching programme at Brawijaya University, and some of the Indonesian trainees were sent to Singapore for training attachments.
The project marked a significant milestone in July 2001 with the commissioning of an Integrated Malang Emergency Services for Malang city. The Integrated Malang Emergency Services comprising an upgraded Emergency Department at Rumah Sakit Saiful Anwar, an upgraded district health centre and four refurbished ambulances were jointly funded between Singapore and Indonesia.
"}, {"x": "400px", "y": "245px", "country": "Indonesia", "location": "Jakarta, Yogyakarta and Solo", "sector": "Healthcare", "name_of_project": "Family Medicine Phase 1 and 2", "type_of_svo_project": "Specialist Team", "host_agency": "Indonesian Ministry of Health", "duration": "1998 to 2007", "project_description": "The SVO Specialist Team (Family Medicine) project was initiated on a request from the Indonesian Ministry of Health (MOH) to the Singapore International Foundation (SIF) in 1997. The MOH had hoped to prepare family physicians in Indonesia to participate in JPKM, the government's system of managed care by providing them with an awareness and knowledge in family medicine-oriented care.
To help build capacity of the Indonesian partners, the Indonesian Medical Association and Indonesian Association of Family Physicians, the Singapore volunteers adopted a Training of Trainers (ToT) approach to transfer skills and knowledge through lectures and hands-on teaching in a series of nationwide conferences organized by the Indonesian MOH.
The 5-year collaboration, which drew to a close on 17 December 2003, had resulted in the creation of a critical mass of Indonesian medical practitioners to play a catalytic role in disseminating the key principles and practice of family medicine oriented care on a national level. The Singapore team and its Indonesian partner also jointly edited a primer on Family Medicine for use by Indonesian family physicians and the teaching of medical students as a reference text.
Following the completion of Phase 1, the Indonesian MOH requested for SIF's further assistance in supporting the development of the Family Medicine in Indonesia. A proposal for Phase 2 was subsequently put together after audit review of Phase 1 and consultation as well as discussion with various local stakeholders.
A two-week Family Medicine Teachers' Training Course was subsequently held in Singapore for 27 Indonesian doctors from the Indonesian Ministry of Health, Indonesian Association of Family Physicians, top Indonesian universities and district hospitals from Jakarta, Yogyakarta and Surakarta.
This training course which was held from 28 March to 10 April 2005 marked the beginning of a continual partnership between MOH RI and the SIF in building the capacity of the Indonesian medical fraternity in its Family Medicine development to achieve Healthy Indonesia 2010; and also in enabling Indonesian family physicians to participate in JPKM, the government's system of managed care. The SVO Specialist Team also participated and assisted the Indonesian counterparts in carrying out their TOT programme in Jakarta, Yogyakarta and Solo in Phase 2.
"}, {"x": "400px", "y": "245px", "country": "Indonesia", "location": "Malang, East Java", "sector": "Information Technology", "name_of_project": "IT Training Workshop on Computer Troubleshooting", "type_of_svo_project": "Workshop", "host_agency": "Agape Social Foundation", "duration": "June 2005", "project_description": "A volunteer IT specialist conducted 4 days computer troubleshooting training workshop for the staff of a local NGO in Malang in June 2005. This training had increased the staff's confidence in conducting such computer troubleshooting courses for the communities in the future."}, {"x": "400px", "y": "245px", "country": "Indonesia", "location": "Bukittinggi, Padang", "sector": "Community Development", "name_of_project": "Workshop on Library Management", "type_of_svo_project": "Workshop", "host_agency": "Bung Hatta Proclamation Library", "duration": "April 2007", "project_description": "The Singapore International Foundation (SIF) has partnered the National Library Board, Singapore (NLB) to share library management skills with library workers in Bukittinggi, West Sumatra. Three NLB librarians visited school libraries and to conduct a full-day workshop on library management at Bukittinggi's Bung Hatta Proclamation Library (25-26 April 2007). The NLB volunteers also shared storytelling techniques and work with Bung Hatta staff to find out how they can further cultivate the reading habit in its young readers."}, {"x": "400px", "y": "245px", "country": "Indonesia", "location": "Solo, Central Java", "sector": "Healthcare", "name_of_project": "Quality Improvement in Blood Transfusion and Production Facilities", "type_of_svo_project": "Specialist Team", "host_agency": "Palang Merah Indonesia (PMI)", "duration": "2001 to 2007", "project_description": "The SVO Specialist Team project was initiated by a request from Palang Merah Indonesia (PMI) Solo to incorporate quality assurance performance indicators in the work processes at its Blood Collection Centre. PMI Solo also sought assistance to raise the awareness and knowledge of local doctors, nurses and medical auxiliary personnel in good blood transfusion practices."}, {"x": "400px", "y": "245px", "country": "Indonesia", "location": "-", "sector": "Education and Training", "name_of_project": "English Language Training", "type_of_svo_project": "In-field (long term)", "host_agency": "Regional Training & Education Board of East Java located in Surabaya", "duration": "2006 to Present", "project_description": "For this assignment, the volunteer will work with his/her counterparts in the English Language Centre of the Regional Training & Education Board of East Java to help develop a comprehensive English curriculum to improve the Institution's English training programme; enhance the pedagogical skills of the English trainers at the Centre for effective delivery of training; and enhance the standard of English proficiency of other staff for the management of a productive English Language Centre."}, {"x": "400px", "y": "245px", "country": "Indonesia", "location": "Madiun, East Java", "sector": "Healthcare", "name_of_project": "Workshop on Neo-natal Intensive Care", "type_of_svo_project": "Workshop", "host_agency": "Dr Soedono Hospital", "duration": "January 2006", "project_description": "The workshop aimed to provide skills training in the field of neonatal intensive care to enhance the Hospital's capacity in better providing neonatal intensive care services to its community, and at the same time address the region's high infant mortality rate. The SIF volunteers who made up the project team came from KK Women's and Children's Hospital."}, {"x": "400px", "y": "245px", "country": "Indonesia", "location": "Lawang, East Java", "sector": "Healthcare", "name_of_project": "Workshop on Psychogeriatry", "type_of_svo_project": "Workshop", "host_agency": "Lawang State Mental Hospital", "duration": "November 2004 & March 2006", "project_description": "The two workshops focused on providing skills training in the field of psychogeriatry to enhance the skills of local professionals and community-based organisations in providing better services and care for the elderly in support of their mental well-being. The workshop also provided training on caring for the caregivers of elderly organizations. The SIF volunteers who participated in the project were qualified psycho-geriatricians, psychologists, geriatricians, nurses, occupational therapists and social workers lecturers from Changi General Hospital, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Institute of mental Health and Singapore General Hospital."}, {"x": "395px", "y": "200px", "country": "Laos", "location": "Vientiane", "sector": "Community Development", "name_of_project": "Drug Rehabilitation", "type_of_svo_project": "Specialist Team", "host_agency": "Somsanga Treatment Centre", "duration": "2007 to Present", "project_description": "The SVO Team would explore to introduce the concepts of Psychosocial Drug Rehabilitation Treatment to drug rehabilitation workers, policy-makers, volunteers and other stakeholders involved in drug demand reduction work. Tthey would also provide consultancy and advice to the host agency on their existing treatment programmes, specifically in the areas of family-related work and programmes involving ex-residents."}, {"x": "395px", "y": "200px", "country": "Laos", "location": "Vientiane", "sector": "Healthcare", "name_of_project": "Maternal & Child Health", "type_of_svo_project": "Specialist Team", "host_agency": "Mother and Child Health Centre", "duration": "2007 to Present", "project_description": "Volunteers would conduct training in emergency obstetrics to nurses with the aim of reducing the high infant and maternal mortality rate in Laos."}, {"x": "395px", "y": "200px", "country": "Laos", "location": "Various", "sector": "Various", "name_of_project": "Various", "type_of_svo_project": "In-field", "host_agency": "Various", "duration": "2007 to Present", "project_description": "Fourteen in-field SVOs served in Laos from 1997 to August 2007 to help build up the skills of their counterparts and their host organisations. They served as English teachers, teacher trainers, health workers, IT instructors, business development advisers and editor in government and non-government organisations."}, {"x": "395px", "y": "200px", "country": "Laos", "location": "-", "sector": "Healthcare", "name_of_project": "Midwifery", "type_of_svo_project": "Specialist Team", "host_agency": "Mother and Child Health Hospital (MCHH)", "duration": "1997 to 2000", "project_description": "A midwifery TOT project was undertaken in 1997 with the Mother and Child Health Hospital (MCHH), the national centre for midwifery training and mother and child-care referrals. From 1991 to 2000, the Team and MCHH conducted a series of lectures and hands-on training workshops for a core group of midwives from key hospitals and from the provinces. Following the close of the project in December 2000, SIF hosted a Lao midwife on a 3-month training attachment in Singapore from April to June 2002 at the KK Women's and Children's Hospital. An audit of the project was also carried out in August 2001.
The volunteers came from the KK Women's and Children's Hospital, Nanyang Polytechnic's School of Health Sciences, the Singapore General Hospital and Gleneagles Hospital.
"}, {"x": "395px", "y": "200px", "country": "Laos", "location": "Vientiane", "sector": "Healthcare", "name_of_project": "Maternal and Child Health Nutrition", "type_of_svo_project": "Specialist Team", "host_agency": "Vientiane Health Department", "duration": "2000 to 2006", "project_description": "The project was initiated by the Vientiane Health Department to upgrade the nutritional knowledge of its doctors, nurses and community health workers.
A total of 96 Lao healthcare professionals were trained from the 4 training frames in Vientiane and 3 attachments to Singapore. These participants had subsequently transferred what they have learnt in their respective hospitals (16 hospitals from the capital and surrounding provinces). 7 participants were groomed to be trainers to sustain the training in Laos.
The volunteers came from Nanyang Polytechnic's School of Health Sciences, Singapore Polytechnic's School of Chemical and Life Sciences, the Health Promotion Board, the National Healthcare Group and Singhealth Polyclinics.
"}, {"x": "395px", "y": "200px", "country": "Laos", "location": "-", "sector": "Community Development", "name_of_project": "Psychosocial Treatment Approach in Drug Rehabilitation", "type_of_svo_project": "Workshop", "host_agency": "United Nations Office on Drug & Crime (UNODC) and the Lao National Commission for Drug Control and Supervision", "duration": "-", "project_description": "Working alongside the United Nations Office on Drug & Crime (UNODC) and the Lao National Commission for Drug Control and Supervision, an SVO conducted 2 workshops for the drug workers in Laos. The UNODC and the agencies in Laos incarcerated drug abusers and treating them using medication. They have requested from the SVO technical assistance in using a psychosocial approach to rehabilitate the drug abusers.
The volunteer was a counselor from Highpoint Halfway House in Singapore.
"}, {"x": "395px", "y": "200px", "country": "Laos", "location": "Vietntiane", "sector": "Healthcare", "name_of_project": "Medical Rehabilitation", "type_of_svo_project": "Specialist Team", "host_agency": "National Rehabilitation Centre (NRC)", "duration": "2003 to 2007", "project_description": "Having completed the feasibility study in December 2003, the SVO team conducted their inaugural training session from 4 to 8 October 2004. More than 20 rehabilitation health professionals from the Lao National Rehabilitation Centre (NRC) and other rehabilitation centers attended the training. SVO Specialist Team collaborated with the NRC on this three-year training of trainers project. This project saw the Laos team working to upgrade the clinical and rehabilitation skills of doctors, nurses and therapists to establish multidisciplinary neurological, chronic pain and spinal Injury rehabilitation services at the NRC.
The volunteers were from Tan Tock Seng Hospital's Department of Rehabilitation Medicine.
"}, {"x": "395px", "y": "200px", "country": "Laos", "location": "Vientiane", "sector": "Education and Training", "name_of_project": "English Language Teaching", "type_of_svo_project": "In-field (long term)", "host_agency": "Institute of Foreign Affairs", "duration": "1997 to Present", "project_description": "The in-field SVO provided English language Training, reviewed the syllabus and curriculum, and the training of English language training pedagogy to local counterpart teachers at the host agency."}, {"x": "390px", "y": "220px", "country": "Malaysia", "location": "-", "sector": "Healthcare", "name_of_project": "Neurosurgery", "type_of_svo_project": "Specialist Team", "host_agency": "Universiti Sains Malaysia", "duration": "1993", "project_description": "A neurosurgery project was undertaken with the Universiti Sains Malaysia in 1993. The team worked with the Department of Neurosurgery in the Continuous Medical Education programme to conduct lectures and training on computer-assisted stereostatic and neurosurgical procedures.
The volunteers came from the Singapore General Hospital.
"}, {"x": "380px", "y": "200px", "country": "Myanmar", "location": "Yangon", "sector": "Healthcare", "name_of_project": "Blood Group Serology", "type_of_svo_project": "Specialist Team", "host_agency": "National Health Laboratory, Ministry of Health", "duration": "2007 to Present", "project_description": "The team will enhance skills and knowledge in basic blood serology and clinical transfusion practice. This training will focus on lectures and practical laboratory training in will focus on the clinical aspects of blood transfusion relating to patient care and the laboratory aspects, specifically, carrying out blood grouping, testing and matching. The team will carry out its first 2nd and 3rd training programmes at the National Health Laboratory in Yangon in August 2007 and February 2008."}, {"x": "380px", "y": "200px", "country": "Myanmar", "location": "Yangon Mandalay", "sector": "Education and Training", "name_of_project": "Early Childhood Care and Development (ECCD)", "type_of_svo_project": "Specialist Team", "host_agency": "Department of Social Welfare, Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement", "duration": "2004 to Present", "project_description": "The ECCD Training-of-Trainers (ToT) programme reaches out to senior trainers from government agencies and NGOs in Upper and Lower Myanmar, enhancing skills and knowledge in the principals of ECCD and in designing and implementing an integrated ECCD curriculum in the schools.
In December 2004, a team of 12 volunteers from the Regional Training and Resource Centre and established early childhood education centers in Singapore completed the first phase of training aimed at upgrading the skills and knowledge and teaching methodology of ECCD trainers in Lower Myanmar. In Phase Two, November 2005, the team carried out a similar training programme in Upper Myanmar.
Launched in July 2004, the project was carried out in collaboration with the Department of Social Welfare, the primary agency responsible for ECCD training in Myanmar. Seventy ECCD trainers from the Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement, Ministry of Education and local and international NGOs who underwent this training will jointly implement the ECCD curriculum in the country.
"}, {"x": "380px", "y": "200px", "country": "Myanmar", "location": "Yangon", "sector": "Education and Training", "name_of_project": "Special Education", "type_of_svo_project": "In-field", "host_agency": "School for the Disabled in Yangon", "duration": "1996", "project_description": "In 1996, a SVO was placed with the School for the Disabled in Yangon as a Special Education teacher. During her one-year assignment, she was primarily involved in supervising and training the teaching staff at the school."}, {"x": "380px", "y": "200px", "country": "Myanmar", "location": "Yangon", "sector": "Healthcare", "name_of_project": "Neonatal", "type_of_svo_project": "Specialist Team", "host_agency": "Myanmar Ministry of National Planning and Economic Development and Ministry of Health", "duration": "1997 to 2001", "project_description": "A neonatal TOT project involving doctors and nurses was started in 1997 with the Myanmar Ministry of National Planning and Economic Development and Ministry of Health. The project aimed to improve the national level of neonatal care services provided at the Yangon Central Women's Hospital and the Mandalay Children's Hospital, with specific emphasis on the care of babies with jaundice and low birth weight. The project also worked at helping the Mandalay Children's Hospital to develop a neonatal intensive care unit.
The project was completed in January 2001. Besides the training provided in Yangon and Mandalay, the Team also hosted two Myanmar doctors and a nurse for skills training in Singapore at the KK Women's & Children's Hospital. An audit of the project was made in January 2002. To support CWH, Yangon's plans to implement clinical testing at the Central Women's Hospital to diagnose G6PD deficiency problems aimed at reducing neonatal deaths, the SIF sponsored a 2-week training attachment of a medical technologist from CWH on the protocol of administering the G6PD test at the Singapore General Hospital from 7 to 19 June 2004.
The volunteers came from the KK Women's and Children's Hospital and the Singapore General Hospital.
"}, {"x": "380px", "y": "200px", "country": "Myanmar", "location": "Yangon and Mandalay", "sector": "Healthcare", "name_of_project": "Obstetrics and Gynaecology", "type_of_svo_project": "Specialist Team", "host_agency": "Yangon Central Women's Hospital and the Mandalay Central Women's Hospital", "duration": "1999 to 2003", "project_description": "The team started its project in January 1999 with the objective to improve obstetrics and gynaecology services in Yangon and Mandalay. To meet the objective, the Team focused on skills teaching in safe motherhood and safe nursing practices. Five training programmes involving a mix of lectures, hands-on workshops and clinical sessions had been conducted in collaboration with the Yangon Central Women's Hospital and the Mandalay Central Women's Hospital. To reinforce and follow up on the training provided, the Team brought in two Myanmar doctors and a nurse into Singapore for training attachment at the KK Women's & Children's Hospital.
The volunteers came from the KK Women's and Children's Hospital and the National University Hospital, the National Cancer Centre, Tan Tock Seng Hospital and private practice.
"}, {"x": "380px", "y": "200px", "country": "Myanmar", "location": "-", "sector": "Community Development", "name_of_project": "Social Work Training", "type_of_svo_project": "Specialist Team", "host_agency": "Myanmar Department of Social Welfare", "duration": "2001 to 2003", "project_description": "The two-year project started in December 2001 with the support of the Myanmar Department of Social Welfare with the aim of improving the quality of social service provided by the Department's social welfare officers throughout the country. In June 2002, the team successfully completed the first phase of the project to train 15 senior social welfare officers in the fundamentals of social work practice. A year later, in December 2003, it completed training the 15 senior social welfare officers to become trainers. In addition, the SVO Specialist Team helped the Myanmar Department of Social Welfare to develop a basic social work curriculum to train its staff.
To reinforce and follow up on the final TOT training provided in Myanmar from 1 to 20 December 2003, the team hosted 3 Myanmar trainers from 2 to 30 May 2004 for a practical training attachment at the Department of Social Work and Psychology at the National University of Singapore. The 3 Myanmar trainers also attended training at the Family Resource and Training Centre and visited and held discussions with nearly 20 social service agencies in Singapore as part of their training.
The volunteers came from the National University of Singapore's Department of Social Work and Psychology, the Ang Mo Kio Family Service Centre and the Family Resource and Training Centre.
"}, {"x": "380px", "y": "200px", "country": "Myanmar", "location": "-", "sector": "Education and Training", "name_of_project": "English Language Proficiency", "type_of_svo_project": "Specialist Team", "host_agency": "Myanmar Department of Educational Planning and Training", "duration": "2002 to 2004", "project_description": "In June 2002, a team from the Temasek Polytechnic's Business School started a two-year training programme on enhancing English Language Proficiency for English language teacher trainers of 19 teacher-training colleges in Myanmar. The training, carried out in collaboration with the Myanmar Department of Educational Planning and Training and conducted at the Yankin Educational College in Yangon, was divided into two phases. Phase One saw the team helping the teacher trainers to improve their English listening, speaking, reading and writing skills. Phase Two saw the teacher trainers being taught new teaching methodologies. The Team completed the training in May 2004 with TOT training given to 15 English Language trainers from all 19 teacher-training colleges around the country."}, {"x": "380px", "y": "200px", "country": "Myanmar", "location": "Yangon", "sector": "Healthcare", "name_of_project": "Ophthalmology", "type_of_svo_project": "Specialist Team", "host_agency": "Yangon Eye Hospital, Ministry of Health", "duration": "2003 - 2007", "project_description": "In March 2003, a team from the Singapore National Eye Centre launched a three-year training programme to enhance the general ophthalmic skills of ophthalmologists and ophthalmic operating theatre nurses at the Yangon Eye Hospital, the main training centre for ophthalmology in Myanmar. The training programme, involving a mix of lectures, hands-on workshops and clinic, also provides Selective Subspecialty Training and Development in Cornea and Vitreo-retina. The team held its final training programme in February 2006."}, {"x": "355px", "y": "175px", "country": "Nepal", "location": "-", "sector": "Various", "name_of_project": "Various", "type_of_svo_project": "In-field", "host_agency": "Various", "duration": "1992 - 2005", "project_description": "Nepal hosted the largest number of in-field SVOs. The first SVOs went to the country in 1992. Since then, 27 volunteers have served there. Besides teaching English, SVOs had served in the health, community development and social welfare sectors. The last SVO placed at the National Society for Earthquake Technology-Nepal (NSET-Nepal), a local NGO, had completed her 16-month assignment to assist the latter to improve office administration, public communications, project management and fundraising."}, {"x": "430px", "y": "205px", "country": "Philippines", "location": "-", "sector": "Education and Training", "name_of_project": "Mentoring Teachers", "type_of_svo_project": "In-field", "host_agency": "Gapan Division of the Department of Education of the Philippines (DepED)", "duration": "2005 to 2006", "project_description": "Four in-field SVO volunteers were placed at the Gapan Division of the Department of Education of the Philippines (DepED) in June 2005. These SVOs assigned to DepED assisted in the mentoring of elementary and secondary school Mathematics and Science teachers to improve the quality of education."}, {"x": "430px", "y": "205px", "country": "Philippines", "location": "Various", "sector": "Various", "name_of_project": "Various", "type_of_svo_project": "Various", "host_agency": "Various", "duration": "1991 to 1993", "project_description": "From November 1991 to September 1992, three rotating team of dentists and nurses were sent to the Philippines to provide dental services in the aftermath of the Mount Pinatubo eruption. They were the SVO Programme pioneer batch of volunteers to help developing communities in the region.
From August 1992 to December 1993, two Technical Education Specialists were sent to DualTech Training Centre and Don Bosco Technical College, to help upgrade quality of training and curriculum.
In August 1993 to November 1993, one medical doctor and one dentist were deployed with the Olongapo City Health Unit to provide basic healthcare to local residents who were affected by both the Mount Pinatubo eruption and the withdrawal of US troops from Subic Bay.
From September 1993 to November 1993, one Corporate Planning Specialist was placed with the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority to assist in investments evaluation and general organisational & administrative duties.
"}, {"x": "425px", "y": "250px", "country": "Timor Leste", "location": "Dili and districts", "sector": "Community Development", "name_of_project": "Psychological Trauma", "type_of_svo_project": "Specialist Team", "host_agency": "PRADET TL", "duration": "2003 to Present", "project_description": "Volunteers will provide Training of Trainers (ToT) for staff of this local NGO, which is a service provider in providing quality care for East Timorese with trauma and psychological problems. PRADET TL is a key Timor Leste Government partner in training and providing psychosocial trauma services to its community."}, {"x": "350px", "y": "220px", "country": "Sri Lanka", "location": "Various", "sector": "Various", "name_of_project": "Various", "type_of_svo_project": "In-field", "host_agency": "Various", "duration": "1993 to 2005", "project_description": "In total, Sri Lanka hosted 13 SVOs who all served in the education sector either as teachers of English, Special Education or Physical Education."}, {"x": "350px", "y": "220px", "country": "Sri Lanka", "location": "Various", "sector": "Various", "name_of_project": "Various", "type_of_svo_project": "Specialist Team", "host_agency": "Sri Lankan National Institute of Social Development", "duration": "1995", "project_description": "In 1995, a Specialist Team worked with the Sri Lankan National Institute of Social Development to develop and launch a bachelor and postgraduate degree programme in social work.
The volunteers came from the National University of Singapore's Department of Social Work and Psychology.
"}, {"x": "400px", "y": "205px", "country": "Vietnam", "location": "Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City", "sector": "Healthcare", "name_of_project": "Palliative Care", "type_of_svo_project": "Specialist Team", "host_agency": "National Cancer Hospital (Hanoi) and Cho Ray Hospital (Ho Chi Minh City)", "duration": "2005 - 2007", "project_description": "89 Vietnamese doctors and nurses have successfully enhanced their skills and knowledge in the field of palliative care through the three-year training project carried out by a team of 19 medical professionals from Singapore and the Asia Pacific Hospice Palliative Care Network. The Singapore team of volunteers will be returning to Vietnam later this year to do a final evaluation of the project, which was funded by the Asia-Pacific Breweries Foundation."}, {"x": "400px", "y": "205px", "country": "Vietnam", "location": "Hanoi", "sector": "Education and Training", "name_of_project": "Early Childhood Education (ECE)", "type_of_svo_project": "Specialist Team", "host_agency": "National College of Education", "duration": "2005 - 2007", "project_description": "The Singapore volunteers shared their knowledge on ECE with 400 Vietnamese teaching practitioners from 83 institutions like kindergartens, training colleges, universities and government agencies. The trainers adopted a co-teaching and constructive feedback approach in their teaching, which enabled the participants to be engaged in the learning process. The Singapore team of volunteers will be returning to Vietnam later this year to do a final evaluation of the project, which was funded by the Metro for Children charity."}, {"x": "400px", "y": "205px", "country": "Vietnam", "location": "Hanoi", "sector": "Community Development", "name_of_project": "Psychosocial skills in palliative care", "type_of_svo_project": "Specialist Team", "host_agency": "National Cancer Hospital", "duration": "2008 - 2011", "project_description": "A team of Singapore social workers will be going to Vietnam to impart to their doctors and nurses the psychosocial skills involved in palliative care, which is aimed at helping them to better meet the emotional needs of terminally ill patients and their families."}, {"x": "400px", "y": "205px", "country": "Vietnam", "location": "Hanoi", "sector": "Healthcare", "name_of_project": "Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) Nursing", "type_of_svo_project": "Workshop", "host_agency": "National ENT Hospital", "duration": "2007 -2008", "project_description": "To equip Vietnamese nurses with simple, practical hospital skills and to share with them the practices that Singapore hospitals adopt."}, {"x": "400px", "y": "205px", "country": "Vietnam", "location": "Hanoi", "sector": "Healthcare", "name_of_project": "Otolaryngology (Ear, Nose and Throat), Phase II", "type_of_svo_project": "Specialist Team", "host_agency": "National ENT Hospital", "duration": "2005 -2008", "project_description": "The Singapore volunteer team of doctors is planning to organize a ear camp at the later part of the year with their local counterparts whom they have helped to train, which is meant to benefit village children in Hanoi."}, {"x": "400px", "y": "205px", "country": "Vietnam", "location": "Hanoi", "sector": "Healthcare", "name_of_project": "Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Nursing", "type_of_svo_project": "Specialist Team", "host_agency": "National Heart Institute", "duration": "2007 to Present", "project_description": "Specialist Team Volunteers would assist to strengthen the competency of nurses in cardiac ICU nursing through impartation of theory and skills."}, {"x": "400px", "y": "205px", "country": "Vietnam", "location": "Hanoi", "sector": "Healthcare", "name_of_project": "Otolaryngology Phase II", "type_of_svo_project": "Specialist Team", "host_agency": "National ENT Hospital", "duration": "2005 to Present", "project_description": "The Specialist Team has completed Phase I from August 2000 to March 2003 to enhance the clinical skills of the Vietnamese doctors and also to develop a curriculum for their resident's training programme. In Phase II, the team further enhanced the clinical skills of the Vietnamese doctors and also to develop a curriculum for their resident's training programme. The team is currently hosting Vietnamese doctors on a training attachment in Singapore in September 2007."}, {"x": "400px", "y": "205px", "country": "Vietnam", "location": "Hanoi & Ho Chi Minh City", "sector": "Healthcare", "name_of_project": "Palliative Care", "type_of_svo_project": "Specialist Team", "host_agency": "Cho Ray Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City & National Cancer Hospital in Hanoi", "duration": "2005 to Present", "project_description": "Doctors and nurses in the SVO Team is assisting to develop knowledge, skills and attitudes of medical, nursing and other healthcare professionals in palliative care. The trainees are from the National Cancer Hospital in Hanoi and the Cho Ray Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City."}, {"x": "400px", "y": "205px", "country": "Vietnam", "location": "Hanoi", "sector": "Education and Training", "name_of_project": "Early Childhood Education", "type_of_svo_project": "Specialist Team", "host_agency": "National College for Education", "duration": "2005 to Present", "project_description": "The Specialist Team volunteers aims to update the lecturers' knowledge in Early Childhood Education and to impart effective teaching strategies in promoting social development of their teacher-trainees by creating learning communities in their classroom. They would also encourage lecturers and trainee-teachers to engage in reflective practice and curriculum planning."}, /* {"x": "400px", "y": "205px", "country": "Vietnam", "location": "Hanoi", "sector": "Community Development", "name_of_project": "Counselling", "type_of_svo_project": "Specialist Team", "host_agency": "University of Labor and Social Affairs", "duration": "2007 to Present", "project_description": "Volunteers would train lecturers at various universities intermediate and advanced counselling skills. They would also help the host agency develop practicum opportunities for themselves and undergraduates in the university."}, */ {"x": "400px", "y": "205px", "country": "Vietnam", "location": "Various", "sector": "Various", "name_of_project": "Various", "type_of_svo_project": "In-field", "host_agency": "Various", "duration": "1994 to 2007", "project_description": "Volunteers were first sent to Vietnam in 1994. 22 in-field SVOs had served in English teaching assignments for adults, youth and children. Where they were assigned, SVOs focused on enabling their Vietnamese counterparts to strengthen their individual capabilities."}, {"x": "400px", "y": "205px", "country": "Vietnam", "location": "Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City", "sector": "Healthcare", "name_of_project": "Laparoscopy", "type_of_svo_project": "Specialist Team", "host_agency": "Hue Central Hospital and Can Tho", "duration": "1997 to 2002", "project_description": "Started in 1997, the project aimed to train a core group of Vietnamese surgeons in key hospitals in laparoscopic techniques for them to serve as trainers for their colleagues in the provinces. Initially, the Team took its training to Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, the two main centres of laparoscopy surgery in Vietnam. In 1999, it was invited to start a training programme at the Hue Central Hospital, before doing the same in Can Tho in the Mekong Delta in November 2000. The team conducted its final training programme in November 2001 in Hue and Can Tho. An audit of the project was carried out in November 2002.
Volunteers came from the National University Hospital.
"}, {"x": "400px", "y": "205px", "country": "Vietnam", "location": "Hanoi", "sector": "Education and Training", "name_of_project": "Early Childhood Education and Development", "type_of_svo_project": "Specialist Team", "host_agency": "Vietnam Ministry of Education and Training's Department of Early Childhood Education (DECE)", "duration": "2000 to 2002", "project_description": "The project to help Vietnamese kindergarten teachers and teacher trainers to upgrade their knowledge and teaching methodology was started on request from the Vietnam Ministry of Education and Training's Department of Early Childhood Education (DECE). Although the training was initially confined to trained kindergarten and childcare teachers in the main cities, the project subsequently enlarged the target group to include teachers working with remote, disadvantaged and ethnic minority groups.
The Team kicked-off its 2-year project with a four-month intensive English preparatory course held from February to May 2000 in Hanoi for course participants. It then followed with an intensive training workshop in Hanoi held in July 2000 before bringing in 25 of the trainees for skills enhancement training in Singapore in September 2000. The Team returned to Vietnam in November 2000 to review the skills picked up by the trainees in Singapore. It conducted its final training mission in December 2001, in collaboration with the DECE and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF). An audit of the project was undertaken in June 2002. It revealed that 60% of the trainees were using the teaching methods learnt and 30% of the centres had adopted the changes recommended to the teaching environment.
Volunteers came from the National University of Singapore's Department of Social Work and Psychology, and early childhood education centres.
"}, {"x": "400px", "y": "205px", "country": "Vietnam", "location": "Hanoi", "sector": "Healthcare", "name_of_project": "Occupational Health", "type_of_svo_project": "Specialist Team", "host_agency": "National Institute of Occupational and Environmental Health (NIOEH)", "duration": "1998 to 2005", "project_description": "Started in December 1998, the project aimed to upgrade the knowledge and expertise of Vietnamese doctors and others involved in occupational and environmental health. The Team held its first training programme in Hanoi, in collaboration with the National Institute of Occupational and Environmental Health (NIOEH). For the second and third missions in November 2000 and April 2001, the Team collaborated with the Institute for Hygiene and Public Health (IHPH) in Ho Chi Minh City. The next training programme held in February 2002, was carried out in partnership with the Centre of Occupational Health and Environment (COHE) under the Vietnam Ministry of Industry. The Team conducted their fourth training from 16 to 22 Nov 2003, a back-to-back training workshop focusing on asbestos control and ergonomics for doctors from the Ministry of Health and COHE respectively. Two Vietnamese doctors were attached to the team for a 2-week training attachment in Singapore from 18 April to 1 May 2004. The final training was conducted in Hanoi from 10 to 14 January 2005 in collaboration with COHE. More than 500 Occupational Health professionals were trained throughout the duration of this project.
The Singapore volunteers were from the National University of Singapore's Department of Community, Occupational and Family Medicine, the Ministry of Manpower and the Singapore General Hospital.
"}, {"x": "400px", "y": "205px", "country": "Vietnam", "location": "Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City", "sector": "Healthcare", "name_of_project": "Arthroplasty", "type_of_svo_project": "Specialist Team", "host_agency": "Vietnam Orthopaedic Association", "duration": "2002 to 2005", "project_description": "Working with the Vietnam Orthopaedic Association, this project was undertaken with the objective of streamlining and enhancing the proctoring of primary hip and knee replacement surgery by Vietnamese orthopaedic surgeons. It also aimed to model and impart essential aspects of pre- and post-operative care, and physiotherapy to the Vietnamese trainees, which include orthopaedic nurses and physiotherapists.
The Team held its first training programme in April 2002 in Hanoi. The second training programme was held in October 2002 in Ho Chi Minh City involving more than 60 participants. The third training programme from 4 to 9 November was held in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City catering to more than 130 health professionals. The fourth training session was conducted in Ho Chi Minh City from 14 to 18 April 2004. One Vietnamese nurse and one physiotherapist were attached to the team in Singapore for a training attachment from 23 August to 3 September 2004. The final training frame was conducted from 10 to 11 January 2005 in Ho Chi Minh Hospital with the Vietnamese trainers conducting the lessons alongside the SVO team.
The team members came from the Singapore General Hospital's Orthopaedic Department and Rehabilitation Centre.
"}, {"x": "400px", "y": "205px", "country": "Vietnam", "location": "-", "sector": "Community Development", "name_of_project": "Workshop on using Psychodrama in Facilitation", "type_of_svo_project": "Workshop", "host_agency": "Centre for Community Empowerment (CECEM)", "duration": "-", "project_description": "Working alongside the Centre for Community Empowerment (CECEM), an SVO conducted a 5-days workshop to the staff at CECEM on how to use psychodrama in their own trainings. CECEM conducts capacity building training for non-government agencies and development workers in Vietnam."} ]};