David Tennant, malaria and how Mwenya Uganda will be helping

Comic relief are doing a brilliant job raising awareness (and a huge amount of funds!) for some very well deserved causes in Africa and in the UK. Uganda has been featured a huge amount, for those of you who've seen it I'm sure you'll agree that some of the footage and statistics have been horrific.

Look at this link for David Tennant's video about malaria
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LlwU-l3GxQI

Mwenya Uganda will be working to help people exactly like this, through a mobile dental and medical health clinic service, so we can reach those people who may not even be able to afford to get to a crowded clinic like the one on the video.





If you hold a Come Dine With Me dinner party, invite 10 guests who all bring a fiver - £50 donated to Mwenya Uganda will buy 25 insecticide treated mosquito nets.







YOU can halve at least 25 people's chances of getting malaria, all from having a party, cooking some good grub and inspiring your guests to do the same thing. You'll have a great time along the way and make lots of people 'mwenya' (Lugandan for smile).




Get in touch with any of the Mwenya UK team on facebook, or email Laura on l_cuddon-large@hotmail.co.uk for ready made invites for your guests and recipe ideas.

Do you need a better excuse to have a party?

Come Dine With Me!

DIY pizza, home baked bread and vanilla rum cocktails were the name of the game last week in Exeter's very own Come Dine With Me. All the guests at the party left full of delicious, home cooked food...and inspiration to go and cook their hearts out to raise more money for Mwenya Uganda. 

It was a fantastic night, every guest brought a £5 donation to Mwenya Uganda and agreed to host their own dinner party in the same format. Wherever you are in the world, get cooking, entertaining and talking about Mwenya Uganda, it's great fun and all for a brilliant cause. All you have to do is provide some food and drink and every guest brings at least a £5 donation to Mwenya Uganda.

Just email Laura for some ready made invitations (l_cuddon-large@hotmail.co.uk). In the mean time I'll leave you with some inspiration; these are some of the recipes I used for my party:

Starter: home-made Ciabatta bread with baked Camembert
http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/ciabatta_85453

Main: DIY pizzas & salad
http://www.jamieoliver.com/recipes/pizza-recipes/pizza-dough
Toppings included: caramelized onions, olives, sundried tomatoes, chicken, feta, mozzarella

Dessert: Choc chip muffins, brownies and ice cream
http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/triplechocolatebrown_7685

Hope that gives you some ideas! Happy cooking!

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Obubaka obwaniriza...or...Hello!

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Please follow our blog for information, news and pictures from both the team of dentists, doctors and teachers in Uganda and the student team in the UK. 

See 'Who Are We?' on the right hand side of the page for a summary of what we're all about.

We'll have lots of exciting news to share with you all. If you like what we do, please tell any friends or family you think might be interested too. As soon as the website goes live, we'll let you know and you can have snoop around. 


For now though, any help is extremely appreciated. All the members of the UK team are holding 'Come Dine With Me's left, right and center; the idea being ...provide your friends with an evening of food, drinks, possibly a bit of entertainment and everyone has a good time. All guests bring a donation to Mwenya, £5, £10, £15, depending on how rich your friends are! Each of your guests at your party then has to promise to hold their own 'Come Dine With Me' that follows exactly the same format. It's a great way to catch up with friends, have some good food and donate some money to a fantastic cause. If you're interested in throwing a bash, it can be as casual or posh as you make it, give our Administrative Director a quick email at l_cuddon-large@hotmail.co.uk, she'll give you some tips, some ready made invitations and let you know how to donate the money raised.

If you're not a culinary genius but want to give us a hand, do not fret. We'll be posting lots more information about how you can get involved (including volunteering in Uganda) in the near future, so check back for regular updates. 

But for now, for the first time, of what will be many I'm sure, 

Over and out from the Mwenya Uganda team