A most hardy welcome to the first post of Ethiopia Project 2010. My good friend, Lori McNeil, and I have been invited to volunteer on a medical mission to Gimbi, Ethiopia, in February, 2010. And, I can tell you that we are both unbelievably excited to be able to do hand's on work with the Ethiopian people.
The "Project" actually encompasses several mini-projects. They consist of; 1) surgery for fifty women who suffer from prolapsed uterus; 2) purchasing mattresses for the dorms at the school in Dongoro; 3) updating and repairing the well at the school to provide fresh drinking water; 4) getting used and/or new laptops for the school teachers and hospital administrators; 5) getting used eye glasses and sunglasses (lots of premature cataracts from excessive sun and dust exposure); 6) new toothbrushes; 7) bottles of children's and adult multivitamins; 8) taking village children into town to buy new clothes and shoes; and, 9) bringing gently used long dresses for each woman who has had surgery so they can go back to their village renewed in body and spirit.
The doctors and lay people who are going to Ethiopia all volunteer their time and expertise. Surgery for one woman costs $150. This amount will pay for: pre-operative screening, surgery costs (anesthesia drugs, monitoring, surgical suite expenses, linens, wound dressings, etc.), recovery (nursing care, medicine, etc.), and the hospital stay post-surgery.
Funds donated to Ethiopia Project 2010 will go through Deneke's Hope Foundation, http://www.ethiopianhope.org/, and are tax deductible.
You may also be interested in looking at my business site, www.elegantbeading.com. I produce very unique and functional pieces of art. They make outstanding, thoughful gifts for any occassion. And, all of the net proceeds from sales go to Deneke's Hope Foundation.
We are in the very start-up phase of fundraising and have come up with some outstanding ideas. Of course, we're also open to ideas from anyone interested. I will do my best to keep updating our progress which will continue through our trip and beyond.
Let's get started!
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