{"id":1873,"date":"2021-09-02T11:07:10","date_gmt":"2021-09-02T09:07:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wwwnew.dutchflowerfoundation.nl\/?post_type=projects&#038;p=1873"},"modified":"2024-07-05T08:40:10","modified_gmt":"2024-07-05T06:40:10","slug":"almc-neonatal-intensive-care-unit-nicu-in-arusha-tanzania","status":"publish","type":"projects","link":"https:\/\/dutchflowerfoundation.nl\/en\/projects\/almc-neonatal-intensive-care-unit-nicu-in-arusha-tanzania\/","title":{"rendered":"ALMC Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) in Arusha, Tanzania"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t<div id=\"\" class=\"intro\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"intro__title intro__title--secondary\" >\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1>ALMC Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) in Arusha, Tanzania<\/h1>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"intro__text wysiwyg\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dutch Flower Foundation supports the ALMC Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) in Arusha, Tanzania for several years.<\/p>\n<p>Via Boudewijn Rip we came in contact with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/ACoAAAJHvRcB-zwA7x0oY4cvFSfSFIJKPNzUA2I\" data-attribute-index=\"4\" data-entity-hovercard-id=\"urn:li:fs_miniProfile:ACoAAAJHvRcB-zwA7x0oY4cvFSfSFIJKPNzUA2I\" data-entity-type=\"MINI_PROFILE\">Stephen J. Swanson<\/a>\u00a0(Medical Director of the NICU).<br \/>\nAfter a presentation of him and a tour in the NICU, we where convinced to support the organisation.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\n\t<div id=\"\" class=\"content content--right content--white\">\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content__text-image wysiwyg\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content__col content__col--text\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dr Swanson: In 2020 the NICU cared for 325 NICU babies. With a 93% survival rate using only appropriate technology for Tanzania and the basics of respiratory support, thermoregulation, and feeding. 83% of babies born under 1500 kg survived in our NICU- babies that would be unlikely to survive in other hospitals. Dr Swanson shares his knowledge and experiences throughout the south and east of Africa.<\/p>\n<p>Dutch Flower Foundation is proud and thankful to support the NICU.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content__col content__col--image\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dutchflowerfoundation.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/NICU-2-voor-dff-website.png\" alt=\"NICU 2 voor dff website\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\n\t<div id=\"\" class=\"content content--left content--grey\">\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content__text wysiwyg\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Meer projecten van Dutch Flower Foundation<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\n\t<div id=\"\" class=\"card card--center card--grey card--basic card--full \">\n\n\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card__container\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-post-type=\"projects\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-post-per-page=\"4\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-post-max-pages=\"6\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-post-text-more=\"Load more\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-post-text-loading=\"loading ...\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-post-text-done=\"Unloaded\"\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card__item animate__animated animate__bounceInUp\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card__category card__category--housing\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-prefix=\"fas\" data-icon=\"heart\" class=\"svg-inline--fa fa-heart fa-w-16\" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M462.3 62.6C407.5 15.9 326 24.3 275.7 76.2L256 96.5l-19.7-20.3C186.1 24.3 104.5 15.9 49.7 62.6c-62.8 53.6-66.1 149.8-9.9 207.9l193.5 199.8c12.5 12.9 32.8 12.9 45.3 0l193.5-199.8c56.3-58.1 53-154.3-9.8-207.9z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHousing\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card__image \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/dutchflowerfoundation.nl\/en\/projects\/amecet-foundation-in-uganda\/\" >\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dutchflowerfoundation.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/iris-960x960.jpg\" alt=\"Amecet Foundation in Uganda\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card__text\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Amecet Foundation in Uganda<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>21.10.2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"dotdotdot\">Hi! We are Iris and Elias, and we live and work in Soroti, Uganda. Soroti is located in the northeast of Uganda, about a seven-hour drive from the capital, Kampala. We met at a children\u2019s home where we were both working at the time. We share a passion for children and young people growing up in vulnerable circumstances, and we want to help them gain new opportunities and a brighter future.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card__button\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"button button--filled-secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/dutchflowerfoundation.nl\/en\/projects\/amecet-foundation-in-uganda\/\" >Read more<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card__item animate__animated animate__bounceInUp\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card__category card__category--necessaries\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-prefix=\"fas\" data-icon=\"heart\" class=\"svg-inline--fa fa-heart fa-w-16\" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M462.3 62.6C407.5 15.9 326 24.3 275.7 76.2L256 96.5l-19.7-20.3C186.1 24.3 104.5 15.9 49.7 62.6c-62.8 53.6-66.1 149.8-9.9 207.9l193.5 199.8c12.5 12.9 32.8 12.9 45.3 0l193.5-199.8c56.3-58.1 53-154.3-9.8-207.9z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNecessaries\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card__image \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/dutchflowerfoundation.nl\/en\/projects\/dutch-flower-foundation-supports-grandparents-day-foundation\/\" >\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dutchflowerfoundation.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/bloem19-WEB-960x712.jpg\" alt=\"Dutch Flower Foundation supports Grandparents' Day Foundation\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card__text\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Dutch Flower Foundation supports Grandparents&#8217; Day Foundation<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>09.10.2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"dotdotdot\">Flowers bring people together. That is why we will be supporting the Roses and Stories initiative by the Grandparents&#8217; Day Foundation for the next three years.\r\nOn 2 October, the Italian Festa dei Nonni \u2013 Grandparents&#8217; Day \u2013 was celebrated in The Hague. Children, older people and representatives from the Netherlands and Italy came together to share flowers, stories and an Italian lunch. During the celebration, our chair, Bob, presented a donation to the Grandparents&#8217; Day Foundation.\r\n<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card__button\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"button button--filled-secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/dutchflowerfoundation.nl\/en\/projects\/dutch-flower-foundation-supports-grandparents-day-foundation\/\" >Read more<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card__item animate__animated animate__bounceInUp\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card__category card__category--sport\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-prefix=\"fas\" data-icon=\"heart\" class=\"svg-inline--fa fa-heart fa-w-16\" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M462.3 62.6C407.5 15.9 326 24.3 275.7 76.2L256 96.5l-19.7-20.3C186.1 24.3 104.5 15.9 49.7 62.6c-62.8 53.6-66.1 149.8-9.9 207.9l193.5 199.8c12.5 12.9 32.8 12.9 45.3 0l193.5-199.8c56.3-58.1 53-154.3-9.8-207.9z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSport\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card__image \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/dutchflowerfoundation.nl\/en\/projects\/6th-edition-a-local-swim-westland\/\" >\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dutchflowerfoundation.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1787080236547-960x780.jpg\" alt=\"6th edition A Local Swim Westland\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card__text\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>6th edition A Local Swim Westland<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>15.08.2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"dotdotdot\">The proceeds from the 6th edition of A Local Swim Westland amount to \u20ac 1,048,856.00!\r\n\r\nThis edition of A Local Swim Westland was a great success. 795 swimmers entered the Lee to fight against the nerve\/muscle disease ALS. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) is a muscle and nerve disorder that leads to the progressive failure of the muscles. At present, there is no treatment or medicine capable of combating this incurable disease.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card__button\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"button button--filled-secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/dutchflowerfoundation.nl\/en\/projects\/6th-edition-a-local-swim-westland\/\" >Read more<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card__item animate__animated animate__bounceInUp\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card__category card__category--health\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-prefix=\"fas\" data-icon=\"heart\" class=\"svg-inline--fa fa-heart fa-w-16\" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M462.3 62.6C407.5 15.9 326 24.3 275.7 76.2L256 96.5l-19.7-20.3C186.1 24.3 104.5 15.9 49.7 62.6c-62.8 53.6-66.1 149.8-9.9 207.9l193.5 199.8c12.5 12.9 32.8 12.9 45.3 0l193.5-199.8c56.3-58.1 53-154.3-9.8-207.9z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHealthcare\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card__image \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/dutchflowerfoundation.nl\/en\/projects\/george-fisher-tea-round\/\" >\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dutchflowerfoundation.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/741168861_1062150646470001_1510704501693487039_n.jpg\" alt=\"George Fisher Tea Round \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card__text\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>George Fisher Tea Round <\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>08.07.2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"dotdotdot\">Last weekend, Jonathan Young from JZ Flowers and Dutch Flower Group completed the George Fisher Tea Round \u2013 a demanding 30-mile (in total 49.2 km) route through the Lake District.\r\n\r\nAfter 11.5 hours of running, climbing and determination, Jonny and his friends crossed the finish line while raising money for Andy&#8217;s Man Club.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card__button\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"button button--filled-secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/dutchflowerfoundation.nl\/en\/projects\/george-fisher-tea-round\/\" >Read more<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card__load-more\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"button button--filled-secondary \" >Load more<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t","protected":false},"featured_media":1357,"template":"","categories":[11],"class_list":["post-1873","projects","type-projects","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-health-en"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dutchflowerfoundation.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/projects\/1873","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dutchflowerfoundation.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/projects"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dutchflowerfoundation.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/projects"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/dutchflowerfoundation.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/projects\/1873\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2465,"href":"https:\/\/dutchflowerfoundation.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/projects\/1873\/revisions\/2465"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dutchflowerfoundation.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1357"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dutchflowerfoundation.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1873"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dutchflowerfoundation.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1873"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}