The Dalitso Project
July 2018
7/22/2018
So as many of you know, a team of 4 were out to Malawi in June. The team had a great few weeks catching up with all of your sponsor children and checking out the clinic and centres. Some of you may have heard the big news from the clinic. Unfortunately the piped water to the clinic which has always been intermittent at the best of times, has been almost non existence as the reservoir which supplies the area of Kambilonjo is almost entirely empty. Not only that, but the local bore hole has also run dry. This means that in order to supply water for the clinic (without our staff walking a mile for each bucket of water), we will have to drill another borehole. This will cost upward of £5000 in Kambilonjo and some of you may have seen our recent facebook appeal which has generated some support. So thank-you to all of you who have so generously donated and helped us out with this appeal. Obviously the primary aim of a healthcare clinic is to be a clean and sterile place for sick patients to be treated, however currently, even this basic necessity is incredibly tough to achieve at the moment. We are planning on drilling this borehole at the earliest possible opportunity- so if you or anyone you know is interested in donating please get in touch with us as soon as possible. Other than this though the clinic has been going well, treating upwards of 25 patients each day. This may not seem like a lot, but over the course of each month, it is making a huge difference in the lives of many people in Kambilonjo who wouldn’t have been able to access healthcare previously. Caroline Farquhar who was out last month as part of the team and who has a wealth of experience in emergency healthcare (as a minor injuries nurse) did an incredible amount of work, working with the team on their policies and procedures and teaching our staff in specific areas that they had less experience in. Caroline and her amazing knowledge and experience was such a blessing for the clinic this year. Some of you may also remember the story from February of meeting a young family on the way back from inspecting the gardens at Kambilonjo. The 2 young children’s clothes were torn, ill fitting and dirty. They were also malnourished and under-developed for their size. We were able to give them new clothes from the container and take them into our programme so that they could get an education and food each day. These two children are called Tryness and Ishmael and the team who were out in Malawi were pleased to see them looking much healthier. The team did take them home one day after school and were shocked to see the size and state of their home. (Please see little round house in the centre of the picture.)Whilst most people in Malawi are incredibly poor and all of the children that we work with come from considerably impoverished backgrounds, every now and then we come across families who even fall below the normal poverty level. This family, although they have a mother and father, are some of the poorest children that we have ever come across. We hope that as we work with them we can slowly start to change the fortunes of this young family by giving them an education and the opportunity to find employment that will pay a fair wage and allow these children to provide for their own families in future. And for all those who donate clothes to the container- one of the most exciting parts of being in Malawi is playing spot the container items! I was excited to get a photo of one of the young lads sporting my old Arbroath Football Club Uniform! The next date for the container leaving for Malawi will be in mid September with the last date for collection as Sunday 2nd September. At this point, all sponsor child Christmas presents and Christmas cards should be handed in also. There will not be much room for manoeuvring this year so please do endeavour to get your presents in by August 26th at the latest. This year again we would like you all to give your sponsor child the following: 1. School backpack 2. A 160g-200g packet of haribo/maoams or other similar jelly sweets. 3. A notebook and packet of pens. 4. A toothbrush and toothpaste 5. A bottle of shower gel. 6. A bath towel 7. A pack of pants 8. A christmas card and letter Thanks again for all your support! Please look out for our upcoming fundraisers: 28th October - Soup Lunch at St Andrews Church 10th November – Murder Mystery With thanks again for being amazing! Becky
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