DONATIONS!
To the incredible people who have donated to this project. Your donations, however big or small have made a HUGE impact!

Your kindness and love have touched these people and enhanced their lives.

These pictures cannot fully express the emotions and gratitude of the people but hopefully it will give you a little sparkle in your heart.

Murakoze Cane!
Thank You Thank You Thank You!

This page will be continually updated- check back frequently!
And FYI:
We receive donations sporadically so there is no way to determine when packages will arrive but they WILL come!

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Feeling Inspired?
click "April" then "Make a Difference!" to the right and learn how YOU can help

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Peace to the People
These flags hang at the residence. They blow with the wind and look over the food security program gardens and remind us that there really is hope for these people.

The Blanket & Beanie Brigade
Although it is warm most of the time, the night can be chilly and for those who are malnourished and have compromised immune systems the cold can push them over the edge. Keeping them warm is crucial to keeping them healthy and preventing worsening conditions

Hussein- Malnutrition


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Anicet- Severe Malnutrition

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Liesse- Severe Malnutrition/HIV+


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I Love (her real name)- Malnutrition


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Angeline- Unknown intestinal complication

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Irambona- Severe Malnutrition



Hygiene is Key
Intestinal parasites are rampant here! Hand washing is an extremely important tool to helping stop this and other diseases that are taking over the community.

Gerrard (a translator) LOVES the blackberry vanilla soap...

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Soap for hand washing (bottom right). Two containers like this have recently been placed by the hospital and malnutrition ward. These allow patients to get clean water for drinking and finally hand washing! Everyone is washing their hands...it's beautiful!


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Adda (malnutrition 'milk mother') is the 'soap guardian' because everyone wants to keep using it. Our kids are cleaner now- less risk for infection and faster healing.



Infection Control
Most of the problems we treat here are due to communicable illnesses. Infection control is the key to stopping the spread.

Constantine (AKA Barack)(one of the nurses) loves the antiseptic wipes and so does Anna (one of the janitors) this is a HUGE help for infection control in the hospital and malnutrition ward.

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Hillarie (one of the nurses) is modeling this lovely Germ X donation! Now we can sanitize our hands and equipment between patients and help stop infection...this is huge!


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Madeline drinking clean water from her own cup. This may sound normal but until these donations of cups arrived most of our patients were sharing one cup!
Two Words: Infection Control


Patient Care
The reason why we do what we do- the patients. These supplies help us take better care of our patients and HEAL them.

Hagabimana & Bacitracin for his foot wound.
Without it this, small wounds can turn into super infections...we see it regularly.
We at home take things like this for granted.


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Maombi- "I Spy" card game.
Many of our patients do not know that they will be admitted to the hospital. Games and activities help them pass the time, forget about being sick, and produce smiles & laughter!


Clothes
Nestor (Malnutrition) is rockin' his new yellow tank top, looks like he already dribbled but trust- he loves it!


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Methocel & Claude (Malnutrition) LOVE their new shorts.

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Emmanuel (severe malnutrition) desperately needs to stay warm. These red sweatpants are the answer, Thank You!

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Irambona & Hagabimana (Malnutrition) a great new dress & hat, and Hagabimana is our new GAP model

Health Promotion
Cycle Beads (new name coming soon) are a natural family planning method that I introduced. Most patient's religious beliefs forbid the use of contraception but this natural form is non gorane (no problem). The women will assemble the beads, educate others, and spread the word! The beads were bought with money donated by you wonderful people!
(this will be one of the images we use to promote the product, isn't Hilarie beautiful!)

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Natural Cures: The information provided will allow Will, our farmer, to work with the clinical staff to determine which herbs and plants can be grown and used to help treat patient's illnesses and symptoms. We can also teach families about this information!