Still Holiday time!

The team from Northern Ireland are here for a second week to help at a fun day for the Hospital’s ‘Afaayo’ (He Cares) Club. This is a regular time for children and young people who live with the challenge of being HIV+, usually because they acquired the virus at birth.

 However, there was more work for them to do. To raise funds to pay the fees for those who cannot afford to pay for treatment or need assistance to buy food there was a sale of items brought here by visitors and left (including a suit, 2 jackets and ties Malcolm no longer has a use for). The team became willing stall holders and almost 2,000,000  Ugandan shillings was raised (about £380). This is a great help to the 20 million shillings needed per year to support this assistance.

The team left on Thursday. They presented bags of toys to help with the Hospital’s clubs for children.

 

They also presented a banner which had been made by one of Rory’s patients when he was a GP in Ireland.

 

So next week – Malcolm really must get down and do some proper work! We are still waiting!