At Lil Helper, we believe in Kind Capitalism. That means that while we are a for profit business, we aim just as much to do good in the world as we do to make a profit. This has lead us to many cool projects like our God Forbid Guarantee, Needs Program, and many partnerships over the years. Below is the story behind one of our past partnerships we are proud of.
Lil Helper Partnership with the University of Toronto ISL
There have been lots of exciting things happening with Lil Helper lately. We have a new Lil Helper Partnership! I’m honored to share the work that they are doing, tell you more about the organization itself, and how Lil Helper worked with them!
Who did we work with?
Lil Helper partnered with an incredible team of students from the University of Toronto participating with International Service Learning: Health Education and Resource Team (ISL: HEART). These students range from undergraduate, master and Ph.D. levels, mostly studying within the Health Sciences Field.
For the past 4 years, University of Toronto ISL: HEART has been traveling to Mangular, Dominican Republic. Mangular is about a 30-minute drive from the capital city, Santo Domingo. The team describes the community as high energy, full of excitement to teach and learn!
The Mangular community is scarce in both educational opportunities and physical resources. Although there are schools, many children are unable to complete their education and must begin working to help support their families due to extreme poverty. This team provided health care, resources and most recently included a health education component to their work.
The group travels to Mangular 1-2 times a year to ensure a continuity of care and education. They aim to educate and build awareness about illnesses and diseases with a focus on prevention.
Lil Helper wanted to help!
During their most recent trip to Mangular, the team continued and built on their hygiene kit initiative. They made kits for adults and infants. Participants in the education seminar received an adult kit, which allowed the group to provide education and training on how to use the items in the kits.
The adult kits included bandaids, alcohol swabs, toothbrushes, toothpaste, hand sanitizer, and nail clippers. The infant kits contained children’s vitamins, teething gel, thermometers, soothers, and nail clippers. These kits also included our very own Lil Helper Diapers!
Lil Helper provided a donation of over 250+ diapers and additional inserts for the kits. Pregnant or parenting mothers who visited the clinic were provided with an infant kit.
The team shares knowledge as well as resources.
In addition to the hygiene kits, the team also led an education seminar on wound and infection prevention. Before or after patients were treated in the clinic, they received their kits in a separate space. Afterward, they were able to watch 4 videos in Spanish on topics including germ prevention and wound care.
Participants also learned that using an alcohol wipe might sting and how often to change their band-aids. At the end of the seminar, participants were able to give feedback about what they learned and share their knowledge with the class.
They also share cloth diaper knowledge!
In addition to learning about health care, parents had the chance to learn about cloth diapers. Cloth diapers are not common in Mangular, but many families are dealing with a diaper crisis. This leads to babies having rashes and infections. Parents learned how to use cloth diapers with a demonstration when they received their kits.
We are so proud to have partnered with such an amazing group and honored to spread the word about the work they are doing!
If you are interested in learning more about the work this team is doing or would like to get involved (physically or with donations), you can follow and/or message them on their Facebook page!
Would you like a Lil Helper Partnership? Email us at delight@lilhelper.ca!
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