Richard M Kavuma explains that the structure of the Ugandan healthcare system, and the facilities available in villages, work on a referral basis. If a level II facility cannot handle a case, it refers it to a unit the next level up. Services in public facilities are supposed to be free, but in many…
St Jude Clinic Tour Welcome to a tour of MAAPFoundation’s first and long-standing project: St Jude Level 4 surgery clinic. Nearly 10 year donor support transformed it from poverty to full community service and near independence.
Ubuntu Ubuntu is an African philosophy that means “I am because we are.” It denotes our interconnectedness; we depend on each other in ways, big and small. To reach our full potential, both individually and as a society, we must help others achieve theirs. I am because we are.
When I don’t travel to Africa,- MAAPF Uganda comes to me/us via photos and phone calls. A clinic in Mbara is asking for a $5000 start up to earn money for a farm to buy medicine. Today their humble clinic mobilized to reach those too far from the facility. Please visit our web site to…
Celebrate women! (Like Teo in Uganda) What a great story to share. Mother Teo fell as she brought a placenta to be buried and was severely injured. For 50 years as a midwife nurse she brought hundreds of impoverished mothers and babies through childbirth. Penniless, Teo needs a $1500 surgery. US friends who don’t know…
Urgent Alliances Mission Uganda 2022 – photojournalist David Klein and Deacon Don Grossnickle are traveling across the globe actively connecting with many people in Uganda concerned about growing improved community access for the poor helping them connect to urgently needed healthcare. The main mission of the journey April 18-28 is to continue building leadership alliances…