Social Entrepreneur Teamwork

  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…

Ubuntu Collaboration Model

 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…

Taking Care of Their Own?

 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…

Microfinancing Works?

  Microfinance Builds Sustainable Healthcare Access in Uganda Villages  Ugandans are eager to have ready access to healthcare for themselves, their families and community. Local leaders working with entrepreneur support in the US are creatively improvising profit making enterprises to keep front local medical services available especially to vulnerable mothers and young children.  Ugandans know jobs are scarce and young and old must work to…