Mwenya Uganda's team on the ground has started on their outreach projects. Jhon, our Ugandan Director, has been out to Nyomerwa village in the Mpigi district of central Uganda to try and assess where help is needed most.
On his trip he met a 77 year old woman called Mariam. Mariam has had 10 children, tragically 9 of those 10 children have since died. Jhon reported that Mariam is HIV positive, however she is not on any medication to treat the virus. Since she is very weak, she is unable to cook food and collect water as the well is too far from her house.
By working on the ground and engaging in discussion with the people that need help, Mwenya Uganda is working at a community level to build relationships with people. With an extremely dedicated team of dentists and doctors who are volunteering their time, we can make a real difference to people just like Mariam. The team will return to see Mariam later in the week and discuss ways that we can help her and others.
To be registered as a non-governmental organisation in Uganda, we have to prove that Mwenya Uganda is active in the community. Although this is a case of just one person, these are the little steps we are taking so that we can become an NGO and Mwenya Uganda can work to help more and more people in the future on a larger scale.
Please show your support for Mwenya Uganda by liking our facebook page here:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Mwenya-Uganda/212472142102064
We will be launching the website very soon, with a donate page so that you can help us help Mariam and so many others like her.
On his trip he met a 77 year old woman called Mariam. Mariam has had 10 children, tragically 9 of those 10 children have since died. Jhon reported that Mariam is HIV positive, however she is not on any medication to treat the virus. Since she is very weak, she is unable to cook food and collect water as the well is too far from her house.
These are some of the photos that were taken during the trip
Mariam's bed area, this is all she has to sleep on.
Mariam in her house, Mariam told Jhon that the house leaks when it rains.
Jhon and Mariam.
This is just one case. Of thousands.
There are so many people like Mariam across Uganda.
And Mariam is a lucky one, because the Mwenya Uganda team found her.
By working on the ground and engaging in discussion with the people that need help, Mwenya Uganda is working at a community level to build relationships with people. With an extremely dedicated team of dentists and doctors who are volunteering their time, we can make a real difference to people just like Mariam. The team will return to see Mariam later in the week and discuss ways that we can help her and others.
To be registered as a non-governmental organisation in Uganda, we have to prove that Mwenya Uganda is active in the community. Although this is a case of just one person, these are the little steps we are taking so that we can become an NGO and Mwenya Uganda can work to help more and more people in the future on a larger scale.
Please show your support for Mwenya Uganda by liking our facebook page here:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Mwenya-Uganda/212472142102064
We will be launching the website very soon, with a donate page so that you can help us help Mariam and so many others like her.
