We are happy to include here 3 video clips of our activities during our latest trip on Sunday, 6th September. We did not have as many "patients" as we did last month, as the menfolk were busy building the 1st toilet in the village, with part of our team . So this time, we were able to spend quality time with the women & children.

Generally, the villagers are looking much better than they did last month (most of them were down with the flu then). Some had even put on weight...:) The usual health monitoring checks were done by our healthcare team, and multivitamins given to all. Some with skin problems were treated accordingly.

Kids were reminded on the proper way to wash their hands, as we found that most of them came with dirty fingers again. Health education is not something that can be done in just one visit & we will have to keep repeating ourselves till cleanliness & hygiene becomes a part of them.

The kids were really blessed this time with lots of donated breastmilk (above left), and multivitamins (above right) donated by some very kind individuals. To promote breastfeeding & the consumption of breastmilk, Baby Paradise contributed 100 pcs of breastmilk storage bags which will come in very handy for us to transport the frozen breastmilk in, as it takes up less space than bottles.

H C TV - 06 September 2009



During the health programme, the men were busy with the construction of the toilet as they had to make as much use of the available daylight as possible:


To keep the kids occupied after the health check (and to make sure no one falls into the septic tanks while the toilet was being built), WoA organised a fun time for the kids



Some well-meaning city folk are questioning the need for our frequent visits, but since we realise that the concept of hygiene is practically non-existent, we have to persevere. There are some really bad cases of skin disease among some kids - some of the pictures may be quite gross, but we had to share them so that we are all aware of the need for this program, and its related projects like toilet building & clean water supply.

A two-year old girl recently died after having diarrhea for just one night - while were shocked that this could happen in this day & age, we just can't sit around & complain about what has not been done for these people. While we all have to accept the will of God & realise that death is not something we can control, it is time we realise that one innocent life was lost while we're busy complaining about the authorities, what should be done & what wasn't done. It is time to get off our rear ends...time is not on our side - lives are at stake. You can make a difference:

Don't turn your back..Lend a hand...Do something..and Touch a life!

For details on how you can support this project, please email us at health.care.to.villagers@gmail.com