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Berge — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 03:30:47 +0000

Child Sponsorship

Berge — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 17:19:25 +0000

In June, our sponsored children in Masisi completed the 2006-2007 school year. All of the children studied very hard and out of the 64 children sponsored to attend school, 58 were successful in passing their grade level. The six who were not successful were sick during the mandatory exams at the conclusion of the school year. In the school system in Masisi, children only have one chance to complete these end of the year exams. If a child is unable to complete the exams when they are administered, regardless of the reason, they cannot pass to the next grade level. Unfortunately, our six children will be required to repeat the same grade level during 2007-2008.

During the past year, the families of our sponsored children were trained in income generating activities, and were given a grant to enable the family to begin a small activity of their own. To encourage the families to save money, and to teach them the value of using their resources wisely, we required the families to put $1 into a savings account every month. To date, 100% of the families have been successful in doing this, a staggering number in comparison to the success rates of other programs. We are excited by this accomplishment and are encouraged that the families are motivated to work and save money for the future.

Families of our sponsored children were also given rabbits so that they could begin breeding the rabbits to eat or sell. Families were trained on breeding rabbits and were required to give one rabbit from their first set of offspring to the Nehemiah Committee in Masisi. This not only teaches the responsibility of caring for the community, but it also enables the Nehemiah Committee to continue to influence and support other struggling communities of people. At the end of July, we received word that 12 rabbits had been given to the Nehemiah Committee.

In July, HEAL Africa brought in an independent consultant to analyze the effectiveness of all HEAL Africa sponsorship programs. The consultant spent 10 days in the field with multiple program coordinators and made some very good suggestions on how we can improve our sponsorship programs to make a greater impact on the families, the school and the communities.

Lumo Receives Worldwide Recogonition

Berge — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 17:03:44 +0000

Lumo, a documentary that profiles a fistula patient at HEAL Africa and tells the story of sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo, has continually been recognized as an outstanding film. It was well received at the Human Rights Watch Festival in London and made its debut in the United States in North Carolina. It was also featured at the Human Rights Watch Festival in New York City.

More recently, Lumo was presented a bronze medal in the documentary category at the Student Academy Awards, the most prestigious award program for student filmmakers. Past award winners include Spike Lee (He Got Game and Love and Basketball) and Robert Zemeckis (Forrest Gump and The Polar Express). This fall, Lumo will debut on PBS as part of the Point of View series. HEAL Africa is excited about all of the publicity and awareness the film is raising concerning sexual violence and the political situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Visiting Fistula Specialist Performs 75 Operations

Berge — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 16:47:50 +0000

For five weeks during June and July, HEAL Africa brought in a VVF specialist to help reduce the number of patients awaiting fistula operations. Dr. Christina, originally from Holland, has been based in Kampala, Uganda for many years. She travels throughout Africa performing surgeries, and is very skilled in handling obscure and difficult fistula operations. During her time at HEAL Africa, Dr. Christina performed 75 fistula operations, often operating on three or four women per day. She had multiple doctors and nurses in the operating room with her at all times, training them as she operated. Her knowledge was greatly appreciated and her time at HEAL Africa was very important for the doctors, nurses and patients.

Dr. Christina also developed a very special bond with the fistula patients at HEAL Africa, many of whom had been awaiting their operations for months. When it was time for her leave, the patients sought her out, requesting pictures, singing songs and dancing for her. HEAL Africa is planning to invite Dr. Christina back to Goma in October, to continue the important and necessary work that she has started.

The Skeptic’s Guide to the Global AIDS Crisis

Berge — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 15:47:59 +0000

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Berge — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 03:24:53 +0000

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Berge — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 19:01:29 +0000

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