Potters Village, Kisoro, Uganda
I visited Potters Village to present the donated equipment, with a friend, Vicci a paediatric nurse. Our visit was a humbling experience, to In the Children’s Medical Centre, we witnessed tiny babies utilising the donated and cleanable cots and others in incubators, being cared for by 9 skilled nurses. The Children’s Crisis Centre cares for around 30 babies, some orphans and some whose mother was too unwell to currently care for her child, expertly nurtured for by dedicated Potters Village staff.

We learnt through Ezra Ndagije, a Rotarian with Rotary Club of Mgahinga Kisoro that on Mutanda Island, where Rotary (involving 4 Ugandan Rotary Clubs) have built a school, for some delightful children and very committed teachers. Mutanda Island is approx. 6 miles from Potters Village, with whom there are close links. Plans are now being developed for a Medical Centre on the Island, which is the next Project we aim to support, This will cater for some 270 people on the Island, very much subsistence farmers. This proposal seeks to improve maternal and child health through establishment of Maternal Child Health Unit. The maternal child health unit project will aim at improving the health status of women and children through improved access to reproductive and child healthcare services in the area. Many women and children die due to failing to get access to associated services. For example, from preventable causes related to pregnancy and childbirth. In addition, whilst in Potters Village, we met Laban, a safari tour guide, indeed we went with him on a short safari, magnificent. Laban, is a Rotoract President, and is working with the local Batwa people, (a pygmy race), and is trying to educate the Batwa children, as many of them have never seen a book! We anticipate trying to help Laban with