The Mission Rabies and Worldwide Veterinary Service education campaign kindly acknowledges the assistance and generosity of The Dogs Trust (UK), the Blantyre Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Malawi) and the Department of Animal Health & Livestock Development (Malawi).
In September 2013, we vaccinated 60,000 dogs in 30 days. But that was just the beginning... Over 99% of cases of human rabies are caused by an infected dog bite. Once symptoms of the disease develop, it is always fatal. Every year, millions of healthy dogs are inhumanely killed for fear of this deadly disease. However, this doesn't halt the spread of rabies, which causes the deaths of around 61,000 people a year the majority of which are children under 15. Mission Rabies is going to change that. Vaccinating dogs against rabies has been proven to stop the spread of the disease to people and saves the lives of humans and dogs. Our aim is to eliminate rabies from the world by 2030. We launched the programme in the rabies hotspot of the world India - where a third of all deaths are reported to occur. Our work in India was just the beginning - all over the world people and animals are affected by this horrific disease, so in 2015 we are expanding our proven dog vaccination programme to other high rabies-risk countries in Asia and Africa; wiping out rabies at the source and saving lives. Rabies is 100% preventable. Mission Rabies is working to prevent needless deaths from this devastating disease and we need you to be a part of it. Come with us on our journey. Mission Rabies (UK registered charity number 1162293) www.missionrabies.com Email: enquires@missionrabies.com Our vision To provide a sustainable veterinary resource to help animals all over the world where veterinary aid and assistance is limited due to the expense and availability in the country they are based. Our mission To champion animal welfare and to treat animals in places where no one else will. Our values WVS values are at the heart of what we do, they are: Passionate Everything we do is about the welfare of animals and our work is inspired by the needs of animals. Impactful It is vital that our work and everything that we do has a strong impact. Positive We pride ourselves on a positive and proactive response. Inspiring We are inspiring and aim to inspire our supporters, fundraisers, volunteers, staff and partners. Integrity We have high integrity and WVS is associated with reliable and results-focused work. Integrity is vital to building and maintaining trust and good relationships with our supporters, partners and volunteers. Value We value our supporters, staff, volunteers and our partners. Educators We pride ourselves on working with local communities with the aim to educate, promote and produce long-term sustainable projects to the benefit of local animal and human populations. Innovators We always want to innovate (whilst inspiring) and our aim is to always stay one step ahead. Worldwide Veterinary Service (UK registered charity number 1100485) www.wvs.org.uk Email: info@wvs.org.uk 14 Wimborne Street, Cranborne Dorset BH21 5PP United Kingdom
The education team in Malawi will each spend a day at an allocated primary school, teaching all eight standards throughout the day, starting with standard 1 (age 6 upwards) and finishing the day with standard 8 (ages 13 upwards). This reflects the timetable structure as standard 1 children will start and end the day earlier and standard 8 children will start later, this is due to limited classrooms and teachers being available. England & Wales Malawi Year Key Stage Minimum age at Sept Standard /Form Nursery N EYFS 3 x x Reception R EYFS 4 Pre Pre-school Primary 1 1 5 Pre 2 1 6 Standard 1 Primary 3 2 7 2 4 2 8 3 5 2 9 4 6 2 10 5 Secondary 7 3 11 6 8 3 12 7 9 3 13 8 10 4 14 Form 1 Secondary 11 4 15 2 Further Education 12 5 16 3 13 5 17 4 The table above shows the comparative key stages. Please note that in Malawi the age at September is the minimum. It is very common to have a range of ages in each standard e.g. Standard 8 actual age range is 13 to 18. The junior education pack has been designed to be used by a similar academic ability to the education target group in Malawi. The senior education pack is to be used for secondary school children (Key Stage 3 and 4) in both countries, and also further education (Key Stage 5) in the UK.
The original lesson being taught in Malawi is approximately a one hour session and will use all the resources listed, except for computers/projectors, as there is no electricity in Malawi schools. The PP slides are used as A3 laminates/flashcards, with use of the chalkboard being used to illustrate images and identify key words. In the version of the lesson here, we have divided it into five sections which have more learner-led activities and allows you to expand the learners knowledge. These are marked in the top right hand corner with an orange UK. The core text remains the same. The layout of the lesson plan reflects the Malawi class structure. The text is written in full as the education team in Malawi recite the text without the use of all the visual aides. The education pack can also be used as a learning aide for students in the teaching profession. UK Section 1: Introduction Section 2: Rabies is serious LO: Describe the rabies virus Section 3: How to be safe around dogs LO: Demonstrate how to prevent the spread of rabies Section 4: First Aid & community protection LO: Explain how children in Malawi can help Mission Rabies eradicate rabies Section 5: Dog population management LO: Recognise the importance of dog population management
Malawi Standard 5 (age 11-to 15) to Standard 8 (age 14-18) Subject: English, Chichewa, mathematics, Science, Social Science UK equivalent Key Stage 3/year 6 to 9 (age 11-14) & Key Stage 4/year 10 & 11 (ages 14-16) Subject: Citizenship, English, mathematics, Science, Drama. UK FE equivalent Key Stage 5/year 12 to 13 (age 16-18) Subject: AS/A2 level: Biology, General Studies Level 2 and 3 in Animal Care/Management (age 16+) BTEC L2 QCF Animal Care (2010) Unit 4 Maintain Animal Health & Welfare, Unit 6 Introduction to the Principles and Practices of Animal Behaviour and Handling Unit 7 Understand the Basic Principles of Animal Biology BTEC L2 NQF Animal Care (2015) Unit 1 Animal Health Unit 2 Animal Welfare Unit 5 Principles of Animal Behaviour City & Guilds L2 QCF Animal Care (2010) Unit 201 Maintain Animal Health & Welfare Unit 205 Understand the Basic Principles of Animal Biology Unit 206 Introduction to the Principles And Practices of Animal Behaviour and Handling BTEC L3 QCF Animal Management (2010) Unit 1 Understand and Promote Animal Health Unit 2 Understand the Principles of Animal Biology Unit 7 Undertake an Investigative Project in the Land-based Sector Unit 13 Understand and Interpret Animal Behaviour and Communication Unit 14 Understand Animal Welfare and Breed Development BTEC L3 NQF Animal Management (2016) Unit 2 Animal Biology Unit 3 Animal Welfare & ethics Unit 5 Animal Behaviour Unit 6 Animal Health and Diseases Unit 8 Investigative Research Project Unit 20 Human and Animal Interaction City & Guilds L3 QCF (2012) Unit 301 Understand and Promote Animal Health Unit 305 Understand the Principles of Animal Biology Unit 306 Undertake an Investigative Project in the Land-based Sector Unit 310 Understand and Interpret Animal Behaviour and Communication Unit 312 Understand Animal Welfare and Breed Development
Promoting rabies prevention and to see the Mission Rabies team promote the health & welfare of dogs and people. Ensuring dogs stay safe by annual vaccinations and people are safe from dog bites. Attend and enjoy the session. Achieve personal development and see how the Mission Rabies team enjoy their work. Engage in group work & decision making. Supporting communities around the world. Engage in positive behavior. Engage in further education. Relate to the monetary cost of rabies prevention and treatment. To educate the children of Malawi on the threat of rabies to their community and how to prevent the spread of the disease. Mission Rabies aims to prevent deaths from rabies through controlling the spread of the disease in dogs through mass vaccination programmes and providing immediate risk reduction education intervention. At the end of the session the participant will be able to: All learners will recognise the importance of rabies prevention. Most learners will have an understanding of the link between dogs and humans and the spread of the virus and relate to effective dog population management. Some learners have progressed further and will understand the science of the virus, the effect to the wider community and relating to the means of effective dog population management. Note taking, role play, demonstration, writing on board, direct/indirect questioning, classroom survey, class/review questions, songs, reflective account. Computer/Projector/Interactive Whiteboard (if applicable), Protractor, calculator, Dog Masks x 12, Large Syringe (250ml if possible), Bottled water & Bar of soap (for demo only), Bottle of Dettol/Antiseptic (for demo only), Marker Crayon (Green & Red), Chalk/Pens/pencils, Puppets/stuffed dogs (optional). Targeted questioning (the more able learners will be asked more challenging/complex questions), planned groups (ensuring a mix of abilities). Different learning styles: Visual PP presentation, role-play, use of pictures, video, note-taking. Auditory Listening, pair/group work, role-play, discussion, repeating/recall, fact based Kinaesthetic Note taking, regular change in activities, worksheets/flashcards, role-play
Reading, writing/note taking, speaking & listening, discussion, role-play/drama, songs, language translation (English to Chichewa). Time, percentages, conversions, pie charts/degrees, multiplication, timed activities/slides. Powerpoint presentation, embedded video, accessed materials via website www.missionrabies.com Virus Transmission First aid Zoonotic Herd Immunity Infect / Infection Injection Vaccine / Vaccinate / Vaccination Sterilisation Population Volunteer/employment opportunities in the veterinary sector. Formative Tutor observation of activities, feedback to learners, direct questioning, completion of tasks / extension tasks & worksheets, summary questions. Contribution to discussions. Summative Lesson can be used as a summative assessment as part of a research assignment or task for various learning outcomes....... MALAWI. Inform parents, friends and other people who own a dog to bring to the Mission Rabies campaign vaccination static points (at a local school) to be vaccinated against rabies and, if applicable, neutered. UK & MALAWI. Extension tasks and worksheets are available. Including (as end of section 5): Review the lecture, the Rabies overview report, and external sources and write a [100/200/300 word dependant on Key Stage and level] essay on the following; Explain the aetiology and transmission of rabies. Describe the prevention and treatment of rabies in dogs. Describe the prevention and treatment of rabies in humans. Did the participants learn with respect to the intended learning outcomes? Note the participants who did not achieve the LO and those participants that excelled (skills developed, attitudes, evidence) Note the general response from participants; positive, negative Did the teaching aspects meet expectations (strategies, styles, organisation, management, activities, and resources)? Identify areas for further development
Books Boden, E and Andrews, A (2015) Black's Veterinary Dictionary, 22nd edition. UK: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc. Website Kids Health (2016) Word! Virus, Available at: http://kidshealth.org/en/kids/word-virus.html (Accessed: 21st April 2016). Electronic Journal Depani, S, 2012. World Rabies Day: evidence of rise in paediatric rabies cases in Malawi. The Lancet, [Online]. Volume 380 Number 9848, p1121-1202. Available at: http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/piis0140-6736(12)61668-7/fulltext [Accessed 20 April 2016]. Electronic Video Videos from Mission Rabies video archive except for the following; Anderson, Paul. (2015). Vaccines and Herd Immunity. [Online Video]. 9 February 2015. Available from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kluzwt9twxy [Accessed: 27 May 2016]. Jitendra Shekhar. (2011). Rabid girl with hydrophobia. [Online Video]. 2 March 2011. Available from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdlibzy_qee. [Accessed: 27 May 2016]. Vaccines today. (2012). What is Herd Immunity? [Online Video]. 11 June 2012. Available from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=raghxmq9ttw. [Accessed: 27 May 2016]. Suriya883. (2009). Hydrophobia in Rabies. [Online Video]. 6 November 2009. Available from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otiytbljzqc. [Accessed: 27 May 2016]. Electronic Images Images from the Mission Rabies photograph and illustration archive except for the following; A.D.A.M. (2014) Animal Bites - self-care [ONLINE], Available at: http://slu.adam.com/content.aspx?productid=617&pid=60&gid=000734 (Accessed: 20th April 2016). Awele (2016) The Work Stress Buster [ONLINE].Available at: http://www.theworkstressbuster.co.uk/news/consultantworship/ (Accessed: 22nd April 2016). Benjamin Cummins (2004) Pathology of Rabies infection [ONLINE]. Available at: http://classes.midlandstech.edu/carterp/courses/bio225/chap22/ss3.htm (Accessed: 20th April 2016). BT (2016) Dealing with diabetes [ONLINE]. Available at: http://home.bt.com/lifestyle/wellbeing/could-you-havediabetes-5-hidden-symptoms-of-diabetes-that-could-mean-youre-suffering-11363943735246 (Accessed: 22nd April 2016). Cliparts.co (2016) Cartoon dog pictures [ONLINE], Available at: http://cliparts.co/cartoon-dog-pictures (Accessed: 18th April 2016). Jez Ross (2011) Talking Dog [ONLINE], Available at: https://uk.pinterest.com/pin/468233692480014966/ (Accessed: 10th May 2016). karenguzman1597 (2016) Rabies Presentation copy2 [ONLINE], Available at: https://www.emaze.com/@aqfooiz/rabies-presentation-copy2 (Accessed: 22nd April 2016). McLaren T, 2013, The Hot Seat, [ONLINE]. Available at: https://tmclarensite.wordpress.com/2013/06/29/post-7/ [Accessed 3 rd June 2016]
Electronic Images Images from the Mission Rabies photograph and illustration archive except for the following; McLaren T, 2013, The Hot Seat, [ONLINE]. Available at: https://tmclarensite.wordpress.com/2013/06/29/post-7/ [Accessed 3 rd June 2016] Pixabay, (2016), Stroke [ONLINE]. Available at: https://pixabay.com/en/photos/stroke/ [Accessed 1 June 2016]. Pixabay, (2016), angry dog [ONLINE]. Available at: https://pixabay.com/en/dog-angry-dog-aggressive-snappy-329280/ [Accessed 2 June 2016]. Plueger, J, (2007), German Shepherd displaying threat behaviour [ONLINE]. Available at: http://www.offutt.af.mil/shared/media/photodb/photos/070417-f-7797p-001.jpg [Accessed 1 June 2016]. World Health Organisation, (2016), Database queries [ONLINE]. Available at: http://www.who-rabiesbulletin.org/queries/maps.aspx [Accessed 1 June 2016]. Yin, Sophia Dr (2011) Preventing Dog Bites by Learning to Greet Dogs Properly [ONLINE], Available at: https://drsophiayin.com/blog/entry/preventing-dog-bites-by-learning-to-greet-dogs-properly/ (Accessed: 22nd April 2016). The education pack is copyrighted under the Creative Commons (CC) license Attribution-No Derivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-ND 4.0). You are free to: Share copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format for any purpose, even commercially. The licensor cannot revoke these freedoms as long as you follow the license terms. Under the following terms: Attribution You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use. No Derivatives If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you may not distribute the modified material. Matthew Simonds (Head of Education and Community Engagement), 2016. Revised and adapted from original script material by Rosalind Johnston, 2015.