A new lease on life after a surgery gone bad

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Dear Holly,

Namulondo is a 41-year-old mother of 3 children. Four years ago, Namulondo started having problems with her uterus and needed an operation. Five days after her operation, she started leaking urine and immediately told the nurses in the ward.

After investigation, they found that her bladder was accidentally torn during surgery. The physicians sent her back in to surgery but they did not manage to repair the damage. Namulondo was devastated. In doing her community work, Namulondo came across a woman who had been repaired at a Uganda Village Project (UVP) fistula repair camp and immediately contacted the UVP coordinator.

Namulondo was repaired at the camp and is extremely grateful: “I have had this condition for almost four years; it a miracle that I have been repaired and I am no longer leaking urine. I am very happy for the services you [UVP] provide and the good work you do. Thank you for you support!”

Thanks to you, Holly, Namulondo has a new lease on life.

 

 

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A net for her and her little ones

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Dear Prasad,

Catherine is a 39-year-old mother of  four children. She lives in the Kazigo B Village of Uganda, a village that Uganda Village Project (UVP) launched this year in June. Her husband is a farmer and she sells vegetables on the roadside to make ends meet.

When asked why she bought a net, she said, “I have bought nets because this area has many mosquitoes and I want to keep my children from getting bitten by the mosquitoes, as they cause malaria. Through the education sessions UVP has had I have learnt my little ones are most vulnerable, my two and four-year-old kids, therefore they now sleep under the new net.”

“I am very grateful that UVP and their donors sell nets at a subsidized affordable price. Thank you very much.”

Thank you, Prasad, for helping to keep Catherine and her family healthy!




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The Kawanguzi’s recieve a net

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Dear Prachi,

Mr. Kawanguzi is a 30-year-old father of three children. He lives in the Kazigo A Village of Uganda, a village that Uganda Village Project launched this year in June. Mr. Kawanguzi is a farmer and his wife Nangobi sells vegetables of the roadside to make ends meet.

When asked why he bought a net, he said, “I have bought nets because this area has many mosquitoes and I want to keep my children from getting bitten by the mosquitoes, as they cause malaria. I am very grateful that UVP and their donors sell nets at a subsidized affordable price. Thank you very much.”

Thank you Prachi for helping to keep the Kawanguzi’s healthy!




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Kazigo B gets it first ever HIV testing day in the village!!

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Dear Chris, Joe and Karen, Craig, Eran, Microsoft, Tim and Sherie, Molly, Lee, and Thomas,

Nabirye (seen in photo) is a 40 year-old mother of four children who lives in Kazigo B village in Uganda. Through your generosity, UVP recently launched a project in the village that will provide support to its residents for the next three years and offer yearly testing clinics for HIV/AIDS and STIs.

Nabirye and her entire family decided to take advantage of this opportunity. “We all came to test today,” she said smiling. “Uganda Village Project came into the village a few months ago, and my co-wives, my husband and myself agreed that we should all get tested. I also encouraged my neighbor to come. It is good to know your status.”

“I am happy for the opportunity Uganda Village Project and their donors have given us, by bringing testing to our village. They test at the local health center but it is far, about one and a half hours away, so walking there can sometimes be tiresome. Bringing testing to us is good and we are grateful.”

Nabirye and the community members of Kazigo B Village are thankful to you all for your kind support.




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a new lease on life at 60 years old!

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Dear Marisa,

Hadija is 60 years old and has no children. She lives in the Iganga district in the eastern part of Uganda in Nabitovu village. Hadija suffered from obstetric fistula for 32 years. Her family rejected her because of her condition so Hadija was more than thrilled when she heard about the Uganda Village Project. She decided to come and attend the fistula camp in the hope that she would be cured of this condition and be able to live the remaining years of her life a happy person. Due to your generosity, Marisa, Hadija is ecstatic. She is going to go home with a brand new lease on life thanks to you.

Hadija is grateful that she has had a chance to receive treatment for her condition and appreciates Uganda Village Project for providing the means for her to be able to begin her journey of recovery.




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A new lease on life at 18!

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Dear Lesley and Microsoft,

Kasubo is an 18 year-old high school student who resides in Nabitovu Village in the Iganga distrtict of Uganda. Kasubo was in senior 5 (the equivalent of 11th grade) when she got pregnant and dropped out of school. Kasubo’s parents were not very happy that she kept the pregnancy, and thus not very supportive, but nevertheless they did not abandon her. When labor pains began, Kasubo went to the nearest health center but was stuck in labor for two days and was unable to deliver. She was then sent to the local district hospital where she was put under anesthesia and the baby was delivered. Kasubo knew heading into the operation that the baby would be taken from her before she awoke; yet she was still distraught. To add to her troubles, Kasubo was realized she could not control her urine.

Her life after leaving the hospital was devastating, as she was told there was nothing they could do for her condition. No one wanted to be close to her due to the strong odors.

Fortunately, she met a former obstetric fistula patient who called Uganda Village Project. Sarah was transported to the fistula camp where she received life-altering fistula repair surgery.

Sarah is grateful for the help rendered to her. She is going back to school to finish up her studies. In her spare time, she spreads the word on obstetric fistula, creating awareness as a UVP ambassador. Thanks to you, Microsoft and Lesley, Sarah has a new lease on life.




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One more net for his grandchild

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Dear Kayla,

Ngovi Joseph is a 54 year old father of 5 and grandfather of 3 children who resides in Nabukone Village, Uganda, where UVP has been working for the past two years. Ngovi is a farmer while his wife sells the excess of what they harvest in the local market.

When asked why he bought a net, he says, “I have bought a net for my grandchildren because this area has very many mosquitoes and I want to ensure they do no get malaria. We have had VHTs hold sensitizations on malaria and I know there have been deaths in the village of children due to malaria, so I thought it was best to buy one.  I am very grateful to UVP and their donors for providing me with a  net,  that I can easily afford. Thank you.”

On behalf of UVP and Ngovi we say a  big ‘thank you’ to you Kayla!




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Sulaina got mosquito nets for her kids

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Dear Elena and Peter and Kim,

Sulaina is a 37-year-old mother of five children. She lives in the Buwaiswa Village of Uganda, a village that Uganda Village Project has been working in for the past two years. Sulaina sells vegetables to make ends meet, and her husband James is a farmer.

When asked why she bought nets, she said, “This season the harvest was good and we had enough money to purchase nets for the children. I have bought nets because this area has many mosquitoes and I want to keep my children from getting bitten by the mosquitoes, as they cause malaria. I am very grateful that UVP and their donors sell nets at a subsidized affordable price. Thank you very much.”

Thank you Peter, Kim, and Elena for helping to keep Sulaina and her family healthy!




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Nsubuga has his own net

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Dear Prasad,

Nsubuga is nineteen years old, and he lives in Buwaiswa Village of Uganda, a village that Uganda Village Project has been working in for the past two years. Nsubuga recently completed high school, but, since he is unable to meet the costs of university, he does odd jobs to make ends meet.

When asked why he bought a net, he said, “UVP has been coming to conduct education sessions in the village for a while, but I couldn’t afford to buy. But now I have been doing some odd jobs and I was able to buy the net. I thank UVP and their donors because they sell the nets at a subsidized rate — in the market it is almost 3 times more expensive. Thank you.”

Thank you for helping Nsubuga stay healthy!




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Susan and her family receive a net

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Dear Allison,

Susan is a 26 year old mother of two children. She lives in the Buwaiswa Village of Uganda, a village that Uganda Village Project has been working in for the past two years. Susan is a shopkeeper, and her husband Patrick is a farmer.

When asked why she bought a net, she says, “I have bought a net because this area has very many mosquitoes and I want to keep my children from getting bitten by the mosquitoes, as they cause malaria. UVP has had education sessions and I have learned a lot. I will buy more nets so we each have a net. I am very grateful. Thank you very much.”

Thank you for helping to keep Susan and her family healthy!




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