Typically 7 out of 10 moms and babies who come to our rural medical clinics cannot afford a $2. Fee. Without fees the clinic goes bankrupt. We started small local community farms to bring in sustainable funds to pay some of the fees. The idea of farming came from this old photo. Ugandans farm…
Mother Teo, Everlyn and I proudly show off our most recent project: The Mother Teo Retail Pharmacy. It is the latest entrepreneurial idea that has creatively become part of our “field of dreams” attempts to serve the poor in need of access to Medical services in Nakifuma village. The US based all volunteer MAAPFoundation has stood behind…
Today, Saturday morning garage sale organized by granddaughter. Proceeds she says will go to help a little girl in Uganda afford tuition for school this year. www.MAAPFoundation.org
These days many friends ask me when I am going back to Africa. I am currently undecided about dangerous travel to Uganda where a massacre recently killed many schoolchildren near our clinics. I tell everyone, I visit our 30 plus Uganda projects every day (by phone or email) I say: “We are “Ubuntu” connected,…
Bishop Christopher Kakooza from Lugazi Diocese with Deacon Don Unafraid: Big dreams, Big Challenges. My friends are 14+ leaders in Uganda trying their best to save 50 million needing urgent healthcare. I love helping them. We as MAAPFoundation…
Tonight our MAAPFoundation Program Team reviews 10 projects that are proposed to provide a grant to support a Uganda healthcare clinic. One standout requests to start a small pig farm. $6000 has been raised and now we shall decide if moms and babies in this village will be saved through income earned by the farm. …
10 years ago as a biologist/ tourist deacon I visited St Jude clinic in Uganda East Africa who are struggling to serve the poor. Immediately I noticed their rusty lab microscope was illuminated by a kerosene lantern. ”impossible” I said to Mother Teo, you cannot possibly diagnose malaria strains with this? She responded, “we…
Considering my next trip to visit 20 MAAPF Uganda supported medical care clinics we help for now 10 years. I may travel to our clinics in Kasese very near where visitors from all over the world are attracted to the mountains and trek to see the ever famous mountain gorillas. I thank US sponsors for…
Mothers and babies in Uganda beg for medical help and sometimes there are compassionate persons who hear their cries: One who heard my cries for help was Deacon Greg Kandra. He is a hero. Not very long ago US Deacon Deacon Greg Kandra allowed me to submit a guest blog to send out to his…
Deacon Don carried a donated ultrasound machine in his suitcase to St Jude Clinic in Uganda in order to assist midwives help mothers with breech deliveries. To readers: We would be so happy to hear from you. We as the US based MAAPFoundation 501 are at a great place of renewal and expansion. Our medical…