Located in Nairobi, Kenya the FICCS Women's Center is designed to provide a safe and secure environment for women and girls to learn, grow and just be themselves without outside interference.

1. FICCS WOMEN’S CENTER
BUILDING STRONG WOMEN
BUILDING STRONG FAMILIES
BUILDING STRONG COMMUNITIES
Membership Guidelines and Rules
May 2014

2. New Member Orientation
• Getting to know the facility and programs
• Familiarize yourself with rules, guidelines and
facility regulations
• Sign membership waiver form

3. Building Strong
Women

4. Building
Strong
Families

5. Building
Strong
Communities

6. Welcome

7. • Provide sustainable
health solutions1
• Promote healthy hearts
and healthy lifestyles2
• Promote character
development3
Purpose of Women’s Center

8. Goals of Women’s Center
• Train 100 women
each year
• Provide educational,
emotional and
physical support
• Create “Health
Clubs” to train others
in community
• Train teachers and
community leaders

9. EMPOWERING
WOMEN AND
BOOSTING
SELF-ESTEEM

10. Our Programs
• Women’s Health Training
• School Health Training
• Teacher Health Training
• Medical Camps
• Study Hall/Library
• Job skills/Internships
• Scholarships

11. Our Health Training Curriculum
• Infectious Diseases
• First Aid, hygiene, water
and sanitation
• Anatomy, oncology
(breast), cardiology,
pulmonary and
hematology (diabetes).
• CPR and medical
emergencies
• Stress management and
healthy living
• Sports injuries, child
health and breast feeding

12. Our Facilities
• Health Class
• Fitness Center
• Nurse Station
• Library
• Kitchen
• Sales Office
• Internet

13. Over 200 girls trained in Nairobi
Indirectimpacteffectshundredsmore
Individual
Training
Community
Training
Health Training Impact
Family
Training

14. Membership Privileges/Waiver
• Attendance in classes
• Access to fitness center
• Access to library/internet
• Participate in special
events and medical camps
• Access to special classes
• Job skills training

15. Code of Conduct
• No inappropriate
behavior or dress
• The center is a safe
and welcoming
environment
• Follow center rules
and guidelines
• Respect others

16. Types of Membership
• Full Membership
– Access to entire facility
• Youth Membership
– Access to library/internet
• Guest Membership
– One day pass with member
• Program Membership
– Limited access
– FICCS partners

17. Anticipated Results
• Decrease in easily preventable diseases
– Improve performance and attitude
• Decrease in visits to the clinic
– Save money and time
• Decrease in female related problems
– Provide sanitary pads and hygiene products

18. Our Sponsors
• USA
– Advocate Medical Group
– St Jude Medical
Foundation
– Medtronic Foundation
– Advocate Lutheran
General Hospital (IL)
– Aqualia Foundation

19. Kenya Partners
• Fuji Film Kenya
• Meditec Systems
• Nairobi X Ray
• Kenyatta National
Hospital
• The Karen Hospital
• Cardiac Implants

20. Resources
• WIRED Health Resources
www.wiredhealthresources.net
• FICCS Medical Mission Trip – 2013
www.ficcs.net
• Khan Academy
www.khanacademy.org

21. WELCOME TO THE FICCS
WOMEN’S CENTER

22. WWW.FICCS.NET