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Team members who attended the August 09 trip were: This is what they accomplished: ·
Numerous educational projects at Kiguza, Tumaine, and Kiziko schools. Examples:
flags of Africa, children’s photos, sock puppets, T-shirt painting, flower
making, and more ·
Olympic Day at Tumaine and Kiguza schools. Sports play day with the children,
incorporating concepts of team work and lesson on dehydration. Distribution of
water, juice, biscuits (purchased from women in Kisele), pens, pencils, paper,
water bottles, shampoo, mugs, crayons. ·
Distribution of CROCS shoes to children at Kiguza school. ·
Completion of toilets at Tumaine school (prior one was very unsanitary and
falling apart) and Kisele village (previously none existed). Team funding. ·
Completion of purchase and installation of mill and diesel engine for grinding
corn and cassava – significant income generating project for village men. ·
Continuation of feminine hygiene/pad project to Kiguza, Kitonga, and
Tumaine schools. Principals reporting related increase in attendance/retention
rate of teenage girls. ·
Moringa trees planted during Nov trip – now full grown and healthy. Leaves
ready to be dried and stored. ·
Education Day for 60 women in Kisele, 4 rotating stations: -
Moringa trees demonstration on cutting back trees to enhance growth,
grinding leaves to powder (team supplied 2 leaf grinders, mounted on cabinets
for future village use); nutrition and nutritious eating/making potholders;
basic first aid, health and hygiene using local resources; and yoga/massage to
strengthen and relieve chronic neck and back problems. -
Distributed fruits, basins, pitchers, toothpaste, floss, toothbrushes,
washcloths, soap, shampoo, lotions, lip balm, etc. ·
Malaria project – collected 170 specimens from children in Kisele and Kiziko
with permission of village heads and Tanzania Ministry of Health and informed
written consent of mothers. Goal is to test specimens in NYS laboratory using
pyrosequencing to better define malarial infection and most appropriate
treatment plans. Visited National Institute of Medical Research in Tonga to meet
with researchers and discuss malaria research performed in this Tanzania
laboratory. ·
Visited School for the Blind in local village. Deliver guitar to very
educationally gifted blind boy from Kisele who requested a guitar during the
team’s November visit. ·
Prepare to open St Francis maternity clinic: sand and paint beds, purchase and
deliver mattresses, supply and distribute bed linens, medical equipment and
supplies, as well as infant and mother clothing, basins, washcloths, blankets,
pillows, cribs, toys, etc. Grand opening with regional commission present prior
to team’s departure. Safe and loving place for child birth and prenatal care. ·
Accompanied St Francis medical clinic staff on home health care visits. Assisted
with needs list such as food, medicines, pots and pans, soap, washcloths, basic
hygiene needs, etc. Donated several bicycles to home health care workers to
assist with transport to home sites. ·
Installed solar panels ·
Held village first aid clinics in Kiziko. Arranged for hospital
treatment/transport in several more serious medical cases, such as young boy
with severely infected jaw. ·
Fluoride treatments at Tumaine and Kiguza schools. ·
Delivered numerous supplies – many chalkboards, desks and chairs, school
supplies, 60 bicycles, clothing, shoes, sewing material and supplies, 3 sewing
machines, etc ·
Delivered numerous hospital supplies including wheelchairs, walkers, medical
equipment, etc., to Amana Hospital in Dar es Salaam. Arranged for critical care
of men with gangrene and large leg ulcers. Toured hospital to learn more about
healthcare needs. ·
Delivered numerous hospital supplies including wheelchairs, OR tables, walkers
and medical supplies to Mkuranga District Hospital. Toured hospital to learn
more about healthcare needs. ·
Delivered material and pattern for malaria netting to sewing school at St
Francis. Netting sewn and distributed to local villagers. Donated additional
sewing material and supplies to school.
Team members who attended the November 08 trip were:
This is what we accomplished: Temporary Medical Clinic - Treated more than 1000 people at 2 sites, many of whom walked many kilometers each way.
Income generating (local)
Hospital visits: 3 different sites
Visited mushroom farm, learned about techniques used there Established political alliances with District Governor, Regional Commissioner, Ministry of Health, etc Conducted orphan interviews - Needs assessment for future projects Distributed basins, pitchers, bowls to villagers Feminine hygiene project
Moringa trees
Provided bicycles to teachers who walk to school, home health care workers so that they can more easily travel to treat a larger number of patients, and to women's groups Constructed building, safeguarded doors and windows
Solar Panel installed
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