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Valley mom and daughter travel to Uganda to aid orphans
BY BONNIE BRUCKHEIMER As the mother of a 15-yearold daughter, I’m not surprised when most conversations with Miranda and her friends revolve around the topic of “I wonder what kind of car I’ll be getting for my 16th birthday.” So, the day I walked past my daughter’s room earlier this year and heard her say, “Mommy, I want to go to Africa and volunteer” was an incredibly happy one for me. I immediately got on my computer, emailing various friends involved with Africa -
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Obstetric Fistula: An East African Tour of Awareness
by: Becky Richards, RN, MSN Delegate 2005
My first exposure to obstetric fistula was over twenty years ago in a rural medical clinic where a post partum patient presented with a condition that she described as “a bowel movement out my vagina.” Though this may sound shocking and nearly unheard of in the United States, obstetric fistula is all too common in East Africa. Fistula is defined as an abnormal hole that opens between the urinary bladder and rectum (sometimes both) as a result of traumatic childbirth. In the U.S., most women have access to a skilled health care provider and/or alternative means to vaginal delivery. For example, a cesarean section intervention prevents the trauma of damaged tissues (fistula) caused by an obstructed and laborious childbirth. In African countries, however, the lack of modern medicine, supplies, and education contributes to the overwhelming number of women suffering from obstetric fistula.
Women are the entrepreneurs of Uganda
By Francine Hardaway, Ph.D., Delegate 2005
Today we visited a microloan fund whose mission was to instill godliness and wealth into every Ugandan household. In the mornings, they pray that their work will bear fruit. And when we saw three of their "success stories, " it appears it does. We visited one woman who started with a $50 loan ten years ago and has leveraged it to 600 chickens, laying 30 trays of eggs a day, at an income of $800 per month. With this money she has sent her two children to the university, and sent one to a master's program. She mixes her own chickenfeed, from maize, millet, and fish and greens. For the baby chicks she includes more fish. For the hens that lay eggs she includes more greens so the yolks are yellow and have more iron.
FGL Delegates Help Launch Woman-Owned Tour Company in Uganda!
Miriam Magada, an expert birding and wilderness guide, had always wanted to start her own tour company. With ten years of experience with the Ugandan Wildlife Authority, Ugandan Game Parks and as a bird guide with a local tour company, Miriam served as a guide on FGL's inaugural executive leadership safaris to Uganda.
Tears of caring . . . Africa trek . . . Show Low
Mar. 9, 2004 12:00 AM – The Arizona Republic Just back from . . . . . . East Africa. A dozen Valley professionals led by Eileen Rogers, owner of Allegra Print & Imaging, have returned from a safari in Uganda and Rwanda. They went whitewater rafting on the Nile, hiked and rode in boats, allowing them to get close-up views of mountain gorillas, hippos, crocodiles and exotic birds. The group traveled under the auspices of the Foundation for Global Leadership, which provides opportunities for American community leaders to learn about issues in the developing world.
Family of Woman Exhibit Huge Success in Phoenix!
The United Nations Population Fund's Family of Woman exhibit visited Arizona from August - October 2004 at Gammage Auditorium in Tempe. Family of Woman is a photographic journey into the invisible world of women throughout the world. Phoenix is one of only four cities that will be hosting the exhibit. The Foundation for Global Leadership was honored to be a coalition member of this important event.
