Team Heart Rwanda

Presented to Hearts In Action, DigitasContact: Michael Fasciano

10/16/12

We’ve all had Strep Throat.

No big deal, right?

Untreated strep turns into Rheumatic Heart Disease

For advanced cases, heart surgery becomes the only solution

In Rwanda and the developing world, this is a huge problem

In Rwanda:• 30% of Hospitalizations in

Rwanda are heart related

• 20,000 people are estimated to need heart surgery due to Rheumatic disease

• 4 Cardiologists in Rwanda for 10 million people

Team Heart’s mission is to address and prevent Rhuematic Heart Disease

The Organization:

• Affiliated with Brigham & Women’s Teaching Hospital, and Harvard Medical School

• Travels to King Faisal Hospital annually to operate on 16 patients and teach medicine

• Now in it’s 6th year - with a 10 year commitment

• Doctors and Nurses volunteer their vacation time and pay their own way

Strategic Approach

Mission: Address & Prevent Rheumatic Heart Disease

Prevention

via Screening Children

Surgical Repair

for Treatable Cases

Education of Local Medical

Teams, Public Awareness

Establish cardiac medical center to serve East Africa

My Role: Capture the Emotion to drive fundraising & grassroots support

Video Overview withInterviews & Existing Photos

Fundraising in NYC & Boston

Backpack Journalism,20 min Documentary

Screenings Work:Raised $2k at NYC screening, attractedsubstantial corp. donations during Boston screening

YouTube.com/fasci624

Moving Forward: Film Screenings to Spark Support

• Goals:– Raise $1 million for each annual trip (x5)– Raise $100 million for cardiac center

• How:– Organize national screening tour of forthcoming

documentary – Additional locations: Medical Schools, Film

Festivals, Art Galleries, Artist Studios

February 2012 Trip

Land of A Thousand Hills

Patient Selection

Alumni Photo Workshop

Ernest Pre/Post

Recovery

First Steps

Thank You