by Amanda | Apr 29, 2024 | Aid, Community Development, Ethiopia, Hope Collective, Main, medical care, Water
Cholera Outbreak Cholera Outbreak and Ethiopia Support Right now, cholera is spreading rapidly throughout Ethiopia. In 2023, there were over 30,000 cases and more than 400 deaths in Ethiopia alone. This year, the spread of cholera has accelerated – In the last 3...
by Amanda | Jun 12, 2023 | Aid, Community Based Care, Community Development, Food Aid, Main, medical care, Otino Waa, Roots, Sponsor a Child, Uganda
Transportation Needs at Otino Waa Right now, one of our more pressing needs in Uganda is related to transportation. There are 3 different types of vehicles needed: 8 Motorcycles for Social Workers and Staff We have 334 children in our Community Based Care...
by Amanda | May 17, 2023 | Aid, Community Based Care, Community Development, Education, Hope Collective, Main, Otino Waa, Roots, Sponsor a Child, Uganda, Water
Holiday Break – Uganda Right now in Uganda, the students are on holiday break. This means that most of our residential Otino Waa children are back in the bush living with relatives. It is a very important time of year in Uganda, as there is so much work to do in...
by Amanda | May 5, 2023 | Aid, Community Based Care, Community Development, Hope Collective, Main, medical care, Otino Waa, Roots, Sponsor a Child, Uganda
Barobogo Medical Outreach – Uganda On May 3rd we had the opportunity to do a Medical Outreach to the Barobogo community in Northern Uganda. This is one of the communities that we drilled a well for in 2022. Since the well was drilled, we have seen a major...
by Amanda | Jan 6, 2023 | Aid, Community Based Care, Community Development, Ethiopia, Food Aid, Hope Collective, Main, Sponsor a Child
Food Distribution in Ethiopia Part of our CBC program in Ethiopia includes food aid to each family. We recently held a rice and cooking oil distribution day. The guardians were so thankful to receive the items. The majority of the guardians of our Ethiopian children...
by Amanda | Jan 6, 2023 | Aid, Community Based Care, Community Development, Hope Collective, Main, medical care, Otino Waa, Roots, Uganda
7th Medical Outreach in 2022 The year wrapped up with our 7th Medical Outreach in 2022. About 340 patients were seen and treated, making it the largest medical outreach of the year. There was a lot of malaria and respiratory tract infections among the children. ...
