Children of Rwenzori Mountains
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Lovely Linda Robson Birds of Feather and Loose Women Fame supports me
I have an extra few parcels waiting to go through generosity of kind people,whatever you donate will be used to post a parcel within 48hrs of donation direct to Rita who donates the items for me in and around Rwenzori Moutain districts
MORE I RAISE MORE I SEND..
58 New T Shirts sent out
Brand new Crocs sent out
rita miller Retweeted sandra webb
All who support @sjwebb47 your kindness reaches many. I see the smiles & joy that light up faces, me included when I give out her goodies
PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU READ MY LATEST UPDATES
Kagando donations arriving
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RrUHuA1M4I
IF YOU HAVE ANY OUTGROWN CROC STYLE SHOES OR SANDALS PLZ DM ME ..Thank you x
Croc shoes are a hit! Light & cool to wear durable, can be washed. Kids love the colours.Thanks @sjwebb47 for sending over & thanks donors x
My Name is Sandra Webb I live in a small Norfolk Village in UK, I have been supporting Kagando Hospital Uganda for a while now, I send regular knitting and clothing out to a nurse friend Rita who works there, she also treks to outreach villages and thats where she came across Rosie & Fortunate here are their stories..
ROSIES STORY - from Rita
A week before I was due to return to the UK, I was asked to visit a girl called Rosie. I was told she was blind and had other disabilities, and there were concerns that she was also malnourished. I went to see her with Sr Evanisa, a very experienced paediatric nurse (she is the in-charge of paediatrics and also lead nurse for Rwenzori Women for Health).
We found Rosie sitting on the floor in one of the two rooms of the house; a 15 yr old but in a child’s body, eyes a distant look, yet when we spoke to her she smiled and turned her head to where she could her our voices. Although she was painfully thin we were relieved to see that there were no worrying signs of malnutrition. We had a long chat with her mother (sole carer) and we could see she did what she could for Rosie, with the little she had, but it was obvious they were poor poor.
The only item of ‘furniture’ in the room was a wheelchair. Someone had very kindly made Rosie a wheelchair from a plastic chair attaching four wheels to it; it worked but sadly it was far too big for her and she couldn’t sit in it for any length of time as it was uncomfortable and she slid off it.
The situation broke my heart and I started to think what, if anything, could be done.
On returning to the hospital I spoke to Ken the physiotherapist – he said he would organise a wheelchair for Rosie. The wheelchairs available are provided by ‘wheelchairs for kids Australia’, they’re brightly coloured and are fitted to the individual measurements…perfect!
Ken, Richard the technician, and I went back a couple of days later. I took with me some clothes, and toys including an activity toy, which I thought would be good for Rosie as it was tactile and noisy! I was given this toy some 3yrs ago but I kept it, waiting to hand it over to the right little person. So many times I’m given clothing, or toys, and I hold back until I think yes that’s just right for that person – and so it proved to be…
As I held Rosie’s hands over the toy and guided her to move wheels and cogs and made lots of noise, she proved to be a quick learner. I soon left her to it and started taking photos.
I was merrily clicking away, when through the viewfinder I noticed Rosie had pulled the toy to her face and was very still. Uncertain what was happening I lowered the camera to take a better look. She was ‘looking’ at the mirror that was part of the activity toy. In an instant i realised what had happened and before all emotions completely took over, I took some more photos until the moment I saw raise her head and smile. It was all too much.
Rosie could see. It was a priceless experience.
The next day I arranged for Michael the clinical officer from the eye department, and William, a staff member to visit her, and more great news was to follow: they felt something could possibly be done to improve her sight…so watch this space!!
Fortunates story
Picture taken with some plimsolls I sent out given to Fortunate - they're still big for her but she's growing fast...her mother died after she delivered her; she bled heavily and the ambulance couldn't get too her because the river had flooded; terrible. Anyway babe was brought to hospital and an aunt who lives in mountain village of buzira came to look after her. The paediatrician knew that's one of the villages RWFH went to and she asked if we could keep an eye on her, as her aunt was poor poor and uncertain she would cope..
I have recently raised £250 for postage of kindly donated clothing for the girls and surplus money for food for them
Rosie with a jumper and Teddy I sent out
Rita and Rosie with the Mirror toy the moment when they realised she could partially see herself after thinking she was blind..such an emotional moment
So you can see Rosies house is in need of work and would be amazing to raise enough to maybe help her home surroundings..
Ive also got some clothing to post to these 2 little girls two sisters who's father is a leper and live in great poverty...in their mud house which is falling down they have a small suitcase that they put their few items of clothes in and a 'mattress' - for all three, in part eaten by rats...I have linked with an organisation which is rebuilding a brick house for them - thank God. These are the situations I encounter and they break your heart. Onwards and onwards...! X
Pictured with some of my donations I sent out you can see the mattress behind them on floor
New Mattress delivered for childrens first ever
APPRECIATED and THANK YOU x
Few items already received
Rosie pictured here in Nov 2017 in above donated orange dress
The above shoes arriving at Rural Primary School
Hand Puppets kindly donated have now been posted and awaiting donation to children there,pics will be available as soon as
Here are the Puppets with the children seeing Puppets for the first time
Rita handing out my shoe donations to kids who maybe have never had a pair of shoes
Nov/Dec 2017 Pictured giving out donated shoes
Kagando Hospital
Dresses I sent out - 2017
Hugs for her new Knitted Teddy I sent out
Thank you for taking the time reading this page
Any donation will go direct and be gratefully appreciated
Thanks Again
Sandra x
Lovely Linda Robson Birds of Feather and Loose Women Fame supports me
I have an extra few parcels waiting to go through generosity of kind people,whatever you donate will be used to post a parcel within 48hrs of donation direct to Rita who donates the items for me in and around Rwenzori Moutain districts
MORE I RAISE MORE I SEND..
58 New T Shirts sent out
Brand new Crocs sent out
rita miller Retweeted sandra webb
All who support @sjwebb47 your kindness reaches many. I see the smiles & joy that light up faces, me included when I give out her goodies
PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU READ MY LATEST UPDATES
Kagando donations arriving
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RrUHuA1M4I
IF YOU HAVE ANY OUTGROWN CROC STYLE SHOES OR SANDALS PLZ DM ME ..Thank you x
Croc shoes are a hit! Light & cool to wear durable, can be washed. Kids love the colours.Thanks @sjwebb47 for sending over & thanks donors x
My Name is Sandra Webb I live in a small Norfolk Village in UK, I have been supporting Kagando Hospital Uganda for a while now, I send regular knitting and clothing out to a nurse friend Rita who works there, she also treks to outreach villages and thats where she came across Rosie & Fortunate here are their stories..
ROSIES STORY - from Rita
A week before I was due to return to the UK, I was asked to visit a girl called Rosie. I was told she was blind and had other disabilities, and there were concerns that she was also malnourished. I went to see her with Sr Evanisa, a very experienced paediatric nurse (she is the in-charge of paediatrics and also lead nurse for Rwenzori Women for Health).
We found Rosie sitting on the floor in one of the two rooms of the house; a 15 yr old but in a child’s body, eyes a distant look, yet when we spoke to her she smiled and turned her head to where she could her our voices. Although she was painfully thin we were relieved to see that there were no worrying signs of malnutrition. We had a long chat with her mother (sole carer) and we could see she did what she could for Rosie, with the little she had, but it was obvious they were poor poor.
The only item of ‘furniture’ in the room was a wheelchair. Someone had very kindly made Rosie a wheelchair from a plastic chair attaching four wheels to it; it worked but sadly it was far too big for her and she couldn’t sit in it for any length of time as it was uncomfortable and she slid off it.
The situation broke my heart and I started to think what, if anything, could be done.
On returning to the hospital I spoke to Ken the physiotherapist – he said he would organise a wheelchair for Rosie. The wheelchairs available are provided by ‘wheelchairs for kids Australia’, they’re brightly coloured and are fitted to the individual measurements…perfect!
Ken, Richard the technician, and I went back a couple of days later. I took with me some clothes, and toys including an activity toy, which I thought would be good for Rosie as it was tactile and noisy! I was given this toy some 3yrs ago but I kept it, waiting to hand it over to the right little person. So many times I’m given clothing, or toys, and I hold back until I think yes that’s just right for that person – and so it proved to be…
As I held Rosie’s hands over the toy and guided her to move wheels and cogs and made lots of noise, she proved to be a quick learner. I soon left her to it and started taking photos.
I was merrily clicking away, when through the viewfinder I noticed Rosie had pulled the toy to her face and was very still. Uncertain what was happening I lowered the camera to take a better look. She was ‘looking’ at the mirror that was part of the activity toy. In an instant i realised what had happened and before all emotions completely took over, I took some more photos until the moment I saw raise her head and smile. It was all too much.
Rosie could see. It was a priceless experience.
The next day I arranged for Michael the clinical officer from the eye department, and William, a staff member to visit her, and more great news was to follow: they felt something could possibly be done to improve her sight…so watch this space!!
Fortunates story
Picture taken with some plimsolls I sent out given to Fortunate - they're still big for her but she's growing fast...her mother died after she delivered her; she bled heavily and the ambulance couldn't get too her because the river had flooded; terrible. Anyway babe was brought to hospital and an aunt who lives in mountain village of buzira came to look after her. The paediatrician knew that's one of the villages RWFH went to and she asked if we could keep an eye on her, as her aunt was poor poor and uncertain she would cope..
I have recently raised £250 for postage of kindly donated clothing for the girls and surplus money for food for them
Rosie with a jumper and Teddy I sent out
Rita and Rosie with the Mirror toy the moment when they realised she could partially see herself after thinking she was blind..such an emotional moment
So you can see Rosies house is in need of work and would be amazing to raise enough to maybe help her home surroundings..
Ive also got some clothing to post to these 2 little girls two sisters who's father is a leper and live in great poverty...in their mud house which is falling down they have a small suitcase that they put their few items of clothes in and a 'mattress' - for all three, in part eaten by rats...I have linked with an organisation which is rebuilding a brick house for them - thank God. These are the situations I encounter and they break your heart. Onwards and onwards...! X
Pictured with some of my donations I sent out you can see the mattress behind them on floor
New Mattress delivered for childrens first ever
APPRECIATED and THANK YOU x
Few items already received
Rosie pictured here in Nov 2017 in above donated orange dress
The above shoes arriving at Rural Primary School
Hand Puppets kindly donated have now been posted and awaiting donation to children there,pics will be available as soon as
Here are the Puppets with the children seeing Puppets for the first time
Rita handing out my shoe donations to kids who maybe have never had a pair of shoes
Nov/Dec 2017 Pictured giving out donated shoes
Kagando Hospital
Dresses I sent out - 2017
Hugs for her new Knitted Teddy I sent out
Thank you for taking the time reading this page
Any donation will go direct and be gratefully appreciated
Thanks Again
Sandra x
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Sandra Webb
Organizer