Dear friends,
outside the usual schedule of departures to Zanzibar, a trip was organized from 14 to 19 January 2020. The justified absence for serious family reasons of our dear friend Peppe and the justified absence of the volunteers, almost all busy for work reasons or university exams, reduced the possibility of being present at two important events to only two people.
– the specialist visit to the hospital required for approximately 180 children from various nurseries.
– the first “Mobile Clinic Camp” in the village of Uzi.
This gave full life to the “Elena Project” which will represent the founding part of our presence and commitment in 2020 in some villages of the island, where our association is present with the “ESSETRE OLIMPIC” and “LA NUOVA ARCA” both from Rome.
This project in fact included two paths:
the first – a four-monthly visit to the nurseries, to check the children's health, giving an important signal of self-care from an early age.
the second – a visit by a group of doctors to the villages where the kindergartens are located, to carry out various medical checks on adults free of charge.
The aim was to "bring the village closer to the nursery" and allow for healthcare that, for various reasons, is almost completely non-existent in Zanzibar. Not only that, but also to overcome the reluctance, fear and ignorance that are still present in the mentality of local inhabitants in believing in the benefits of medical science.
FOR MORE INFORMATION DOWNLOAD THE NEWSPAPER “ELENA PROJECT JANUARY 2020”.
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