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The Nova Onda Foundation is dedicated to transparency and clear goals. Together with local communities, we strive to improve healthcare, tackle resource shortages, and promote knowledge. By collaborating with partners including local governments and NGOs, we work to develop sustainable health projects. These include first aid programs in schools and creating local job opportunities through training initiatives. Our objective is to empower people to run these programs independently in their own communities.

What we're about

The foundation is dedicated to strengthening the health structures of local communities in the Global South. Our projects aim to create lasting impact by prioritizing collaboration with local partners and community members, ensuring that the benefits are deeply rooted and sustainable.

Our current initiative focuses on establishing a self-sustaining, community-led project on the island of Santo Antão. This project involves providing first aid training, certifying local individuals, and supplying Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) to the island.

We primarily receive income through donations, as well as by attracting new donors and forming partnerships that contribute financially. We manage the foundation’s funds using a “four-eyes” principle, ensuring that all financial transactions are reviewed by multiple board members. All financial matters are overseen by the treasurer, and any expenditures must be in line with the foundation’s policy plan, financial guidelines, and statutes.

The foundation is committed to serving the public good. We do not have a remuneration policy; no remuneration is provided for activities, and board members are not paid for their work. Additionally, we do not employ any staff members. The annual financial and activity reports will be uploaded by January 1, 2025.

By making a monthly contribution to our foundation, you could become part of the Nova Onda Foundation and help us create new waves together.

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Santo Antão - Cape Verde

Santo Antão is part of the Cape Verde group of islands and lies off the coast of West Africa in the Atlantic Ocean. Uninhabited until they were colonized by Portugal in the mid-15th century, Cape Verde became an independent country on 5 July 1975.

The island hosts a diverse mix of ethnicities, languages, and religions, with traditional music, dance and cuisine playing central roles in local life. Cape Verdean Creole is widely spoken, with variations in pronunciation across the islands, reflecting a mix of several languages.

As the second-largest island among the 10, Santo Antão covers 779 square kilometers and is home to around 48,000 people. The island's diverse terrain, including valleys, mountains, volcanoes, and coastal villages, contributes to a widely dispersed population. Agriculture thrives, with farmers using traditional methods like terracing and irrigation to produce crops like sugarcane, coffee, fruits and vegetables.

The island's beautiful valleys and hiking trails attract tourists interested in exploring its landscapes. But as there is no airport, visitors rely on boats that operate twice daily between Santo Antão and the central island of São Vicente, Mindelo.

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Uniting for Health, Empowered by Unity

We understand that the change we want to produce will not happen overnight. That’s
why our goals reflect our ongoing commitment over the next few years to
collaborating with communities for long-lasting improvements in healthcare. Each of
our initiatives is designed to contribute to our objective of advancing health and
wellbeing in communities across the Global South.

After 1 year

Our goals and ideas for the coming year

  • Conduct Refreshment Courses
  • Train over 200 individuals as Certified First Aid Responders
  • Starting project AED Aid Santo Antão – Bringing and Installing 10 AEDs

After 3 years

Our goals and ideas for the coming 3 years

  • Supply First Aid Materials to Hospitals and Small Clinics
  • Implement Drones for AED Transportation
  • Establish ‘Train the Trainers’ Program
  • Bring 10 more AEDs to the island
  • Extending projects (to different islands)