Final Project Research 3- Similar Organization, Canada
February 9, 2010
http://www.kidney.ca/Page.aspx?pid=183
The Kidney Foundation of Canada is people working together for a common cause. We are volunteers, individuals living with kidney disease, donors, and staff members — from all walks of life, all across Canada.
Since its creation in 1964, The Kidney Foundation has helped millions of Canadians suffering from kidney failure and related disorders such as hypertension, diabetes, urinary tract infections and kidney stones.
Source: http://www.kidney.ca/Page.aspx?pid=305
History
In the 1960s, people with kidney failure had little hope of survival. Dialysis was considered an extraordinary treatment and restricted to very few. Transplantation was still experimental.
It was during this time that a young Montreal architect, Morty Tarder, died from kidney disease. Confronted with their son’s death, the Tarder family vowed to start an organization that would raise money for research into this poorly understood disease. In 1964, The Kidney Disease Foundation of Canada, as it was known then, was created in Montreal.
Today, the Kidney Foundation of Canada is the national health charity committed to kidney health and to improved lives for all people living with kidney disease. Our vision for the future is an enduring legacy of those dedicated volunteers who, 40 years ago, started out with a compelling cause and the resolve to make a difference.
Source: http://www.kidney.ca/Page.aspx?pid=308
http://www.kidney.ca/Page.aspx?pid=183
As seen from the screenshot above, we can see that the Kidney Foundation of Canada had used many social networking tools. Therefore, I think that the Kidney Dialysis Foundation in Singapore should also do it too as to create more awareness.
