Objectives
The purpose of the project is to locate
sponsors to fund the scholarship of student
nurses in need at the Prof. Silvia Salazar
Salazar School of Nursing, La Paz, Mexico.
The school is a Five-O Project (refer to
website http://www.project-five-o.org/mexico/mexico.htm)
Description
In Mexico, BPW International through Project
Five-O built the first nursing school in
Baja California on land donated by the local
government. Student training is provided
in maternity/infant nursing, surgical/medical
nursing, administrative nursing services
and nutrition. A new personalized student
scholarship program is now available and
each sponsor will receive photograph and
personal details of the sponsored student.
Annual scholarships US $60 (US $30 per semester)
Expected
results
The nursing school continues to operate
successfully with 235 students registered
for 2003-2004 and remains a wonderful monument
to BPW International. In 2003, in recognition
of the high quality of the training given
at the school it became the first education
institution to be certified with the ISO
9001:2000 norm. Ongoing scholarships will
help fund the educatation of students in
need. BPW Mexico Club continues to sponsor
2 students each per year and this year presented
67 scholarships.
Contact information:
Telephone: +61 292993611
E-Mail: susan.jones@bpw-international.org
Website: www.project-five-o.org/mexico/mexico.htm
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