Updates!!

We've been staying in Busembe, a village deep in Kalalu Parish, without electricity, running water, and thus without Internet access. But the work has been going forward, and we are happy to report on the updates!

Last Thursday, we got to meet with Soula at Ibulanku Health Care Center, where we organized First Aid and CPR training for the Ibulanku staff this coming Tuesday. We were also privileged to spend the day working at Ibulanku. I have the great honor of delivering a beautiful baby boy, the third child for a couple from Busola, another village near where we are staying.

Friday, we trained 50 primary school students (leaders in their classes) and teachers from Kalalu Primary School, and 50 secondary schools students and teachers from a secondary school in Busesa. Our students were very attentive and learned the skills well - evidenced by the high percentage that passed the exam.

Saturday, we worked with 50 adult leaders from all the villages in Kalalu Parish - members from Bugye Bukye (pronounced Boo-ga-boo-chay), Local Councelors (kind of like mayors or town council), and pharmacy shop owners on First Aid and CPR. More than 90% of the participants passed the exam with an 80% or above, and all demonstrated proficiency in demonstrating CPR for both adult/child and infants. They also decided to form Emergency Clubs to respond to emergencies within each community. We will assist these clubs by providing basic first aid kits, which will reside with each community's lead Club Responder.

We also received word that the World Health Organization and the Ugandan Ministry of Health are on board for our ambulance project, thus we fully expect to be moving forward with training, fundraising, and supply raising as soon as we return to the US. HOORAY for teamwork!

Thank you to all who are following our blog. More to follow soon...