Ably led by Richard Cruttenden a group of young men planned and executed a journey by Nano Cars from the Taj Mahal, Agra to Trafalgar Square. They braved the roads of northern India and then Iran before entering Turkey and then Europe via Greece. Ric...

For over 4 years IDEALS has supported the project of rehousing homeless victims of the 2005 Pakistan earthquake. These destitute people have now been given the deeds of their newly build earthquake proof homes and accept for connection of electricity...

The need for continued support of the camp’s medical centre was well illustrated when Dr Andy Ferguson and John Beavis visited the camp in late April. Although early spring the temperature was 40ºC and the refugees were taking shelter in their tented...

On the 27th February 2010, Chile was hit by a massive earthquake, the 5th most violent ever recorded. The small coastal tourist town of Matanzas was devastated by the violent tremors and the subsequent tsunami

Robby Swift, whose family have be...

In August 2009 IDEALS Trustees Sir Terence English and John Beavis visited Gaza on behalf of PTC UK and supported by Medical Aid for Palestine – MAP. The purpose was to meet with members of the medical profession and assess whether PTC was suitable f...

The training of student midwives from the FATA and NWFP border regions began in April 2009 and progresses well, with the first exam results demonstrating a generally high level of performance. All 15 of our trainees have successfully negotiated the “...

A rehabilitation centre for individuals with chronic disabilities was set up in Mansehra by an internationally famous disability organisation, but they withdrew their financial support in October 2009. The centre supports people of all ages with a va...

IDEALS is very fortunate to have the voluntary services of Dr Andy Ferguson who combines his busy General Practioner work in Sheffield with world wide humanitarian assistance. Andy is qualified in Public Health and Family Medicine as well as holding ...

In Mid December 2009 we received an appeal from CAMP to support their work of running a HEALTH CENTRE in the Jalozai refugee camp, which provides comprehensive primary health care services for 17,500 people displaced by the ongoing conflict in FATA a...

After many months of negotiation a midwifery course entirely supported by IDEALS began in early April 2009. In FATA one in ten children die in infancy (UK=1/200) and one in two hundred mothers die in pregnancy or childbirth (UK=1/8,000). Current midw...

Over 3 years after their homes were destroyed in the earthquake of October 2005 the villagers of Bedadi have at last moved into their new homes. There have been many difficulties to overcome. But despite the great delays, the village was finished to ...

The Federally Administered Tribal Area (FATA) in the north west of Pakistan, bordering Afghanistan, has been a site of increasing violence. This situation has been met head on by IDEALS with the establishment of a training project in Primary Trauma C...

At a ceremony in Peshawar in November 2008, kits designed for the initial care of trauma victims in hospital were presented to representatives of the FATA agencies. The first FATA training courses for doctors in Primary Trauma Care (PTC) were in Dece...

Construction is now underway on 26 plots at the new Bedadi village with ten plots nearing completion. As much of the work as possible is being undertaken by residents of the village; from skilled joinery and masonery to basic labouring. This is prov...

As a result of the comprehensive survey conducted at the Bedadi tented village site in NWFP, Pakistan last year we identified a number of children with significant health problems, including severe malnutrition, anaemia and visual impairment. Since t...

As well as the projects we are jointly implementing with our local partner in Pakistan, CAMP, we believe it is also very important to help build both administrative and technical capacity within CAMP. In the past year Dr Andrew Ferguson has led the n...

The first footings of Bedadi village houses have been dug and the walls are now beginning to rise above the ground. The villagers are full of hope for the future. As well as the buildings, training is taking place in various skills for the young men...

On December 4th 2007, 21 doctors from the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) attended a Primary Trauma Care (PTC) course at Gandhara University, Peshawar. Unfortunately four doctors were unable to reach the city because of Taliban road blocks...

After months of preparation and despite delays in local administrative planning, IDEALS, with local partner CAMP, has appointed a site engineer and work has commenced on construction of a village to house families left destitute and homeless after th...

The small town of Tangalle, in southern Sri Lanka, was badly damaged by the Tsunami of December 26th 2004. As well as the loss of life and injuries there was considerable damage to the infrastructure.

Following joint finance by The Drinking F...

Dr Andy Ferguson, IDEALS Project Manager and Medical Advisor recommended that we should conduct a survey of the New Bedadi children and the results were very interesting:-

Based on WHO/UNICEF guidelines the survey was conducted on 21st and 22n...

After many months of repeated assessment of the house designs, ERRA (Earthquake Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Authority), has approved the construction of the new Bedadi Village in North West Pakistan. The villagers have now been living in tents...

In the summer of this year IDEALS was alerted by Dr Judith Darmandy and Sally Fitzharris to the plight of three young Gaza amputees. Although they had undergone some rehabilitation treatment in Israel they were now back in Gaza and their follow up t...

After four years of preparation, the first Primary Trauma Care course for doctors from the Federally Administrated Tribal Areas (FATA) in the North West Frontier Province of Pakistan (NWFP) will take place in Peshawar on 3rd and 4th December 2007. T...

Burns injuries are the commonest cause of death in children throughout the world and early correct treatment will alleviate the suffering and prevent death in many patients. Sadly, many doctors are not properly trained in simple but effective methods...

Following a request for the construction of a water tower in a Tangalle school, funds were sought and a contribution of £1250 was given towards the construction by “The Drinking Fountain Association”. IDEALS added £1300 to this amount thus allowing ...