Today, we talk about the St. Jude community clinic in a deeper way. Health is something we often take for granted—until a moment of crisis pulls us into its importance. For some, it’s a short, haunting text: “Call me. It’s about your son.” The world stops. You freeze & stare at your unfinished pizza order…
A good part of each $5000 MAAP Foundation grant approved by the MAAP Board requires a facility. Generally, this means construction from scratch or remodeling. The host supplies the land. Next, blueprints, engineering, management, labor, and materials come together. Once the facility is approved by our MAAP Uganda Staff (on the ground), an additional $2500…
With a donation of $1000 from the Ruebe Family, three sewing machines costing 2 million Uganda shillings have started a sewing academy in Mbarara, Uganda. This second “Dress a Girl” mission jump-starts a friendship with 300 young Uganda girls. Each will soon have the opportunity to make and sell their own dresses. Microfinancing will be…
In the heart of Uganda, in the district of Kasese, a small act of kindness has blossomed into something much greater than anyone could have imagined. At Our Lady of the Wayside School in the United States, a community of students, led by their teacher Joe Nigliazzo, set out to make a difference across the…
This is how a MAAP Foundation project begins. The Simple Process Often, $2500 is invested to build a poultry barn or livestock facility. When approved, a second $2500 investment is made in livestock feeding and care. Ultimately, eggs, chicks, or piglets go to market in a few months. Profits from the sales create a monthly…
$25,800 IS NEEDED to help us build the DEACON PIERCE SHEEHAN MATERNITY & PEDIATRIC WARD for the St. Philomena Clinic in KASESE, UGANDA! The Kasese region of Uganda is a stunning mountainous area, but it is prone to mudslides and floods. The closest hospital is 40 kilometers away over terrible roads and terrain, making it…
I am Deacon Don Grossnickle along with my Uganda colleague nurse midwife Teopista Nakawundu we took our burning compassionate empathy for the struggling mothers and babies in Uganda and pursued forging an action social entrepreneurship team to effect change. This team has set out improvising innovative ideas and testing them out all over Uganda. We fully intend to make strides conquering limited urgent care healthcare access for mothers and babies in Africa and across…
The MAAPFoundation involvement in Uganda communities begins with being invited as a partner involved in a project of concern to local leaders. We resist being considered as a source of exclusively being helpful supplying external solutions. Instead, as members of an “alliance” we accompany local leaders in “problem finding” first to investigate issues and clarify underlying…
“ No revolution is possible if it has not first begun in the heart and mind.” …….Camus In my journey of life I notice, that even among very young children a nurturing, a giving of hope, and sometimes a healing touch on behalf of another comes naturally. It brings joy. What touches me about…
Sharing a “Buzz Report” produced by the MAAPFoundation that is situated in a village in Uganda’s Jinja region. This Buzz Report shares an insight describing a “site visit” by MAAPFoundation team members as they evaluate the request of local leaders seeking a grant. Their grant proposal seeks $5000 invested by US donors. The grant proposes…