St. Angela's School Projects: 700 students - 50 orphans - 35 children in the community with Albinism

Community and School Projects Planned for October 2015 Visit to Uganda

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1. Vision Project:
Currently, no student wears eyeglasses.  Teachers will be taught how to check vision and adjustable glasses are being taken to fit students with immediate eyewear purchased through adlens.com. 

2. Students with Albinism:  

There are roughly 35 children with albinism with the majority as orphans in St. Angela’s School.  They suffer from severe light sensitivity with skin cancers developing in their teens resulting in death in their 20’s from preventable skin cancers.  If that is not enough, children with albinism are kidnapped  and body parts sold for witchcraft.  The program to be implemented with this visit will include teaching to teachers, community leaders, and medical staff.  Photos - Children with albinism and 20 year-old boy with painful facial skin cancers and secondary abscesses.  He subsequently committed suicide shortly after this photo was taken in April 2015.

3.  Student Orphan sponsorship program:
There are 60 orphans boarding at the school.  Nuns have asked for a program to help pay for the cost of taking care of these kids.  Plan during the next trip is to obtain a photo and attached biography for each child needing sponsorship.   900,000 shillings/year  ($23/month).  Photo - Greeting by orphans and boarding students at St. Angela’s School.


  

4.  Sipi Falls Convent Visit

GHE has been asked to expand trainings to another health center associated with another Ugandan Convent in Sipi Falls (the home of Sister Claudia Chebet who runs the Convent at Magale).

2 days will be allowed at the end of the October trip for new site assessment and trainings.

Please contact me with any questions or suggestions!

Judy

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