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SEVO training in Pallisa on proper carrying of an injured victim
Samaritan Emergency Volunteer Organization
Uganda, Africa
SEVO Mission and Goals
MISSION
The story of the Good Samaritan in Luke 10:25-37 is the SEVO volunteer
rescue model. SEVO's mission is to provide emergency care of any kind, even at cost
to the caregiver, to any person of any race, religion or tribe, at any time,
without concern for personal remuneration. To facilitate this, SEVO provides free
community health and emergency rescue training to the community, anywhere
in Uganda, but with primary focus of serving rural areas which have little
access to services.
GOALS
- To provide life-saving skills
to the community by training volunteers to intervene, assess, stabilize
and transport accident and illness victims to the nearest qualified
medical facility, and thus decrease the high traffic fatality rate;
- To prevent crimes
by bystanders and robbery of accident victims;
- To prevent mishandling
of the wounded victims by untrained people;
- Carry out research and disseminate findings to educate local, regional
and religious communities on issues concerning emergencies;
- To build a strong determined professional organization of volunteers
as we emulate the example portayed in the image of the Good Samaritan
(Luke 10: 30-34).