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NECS REGISTERED CHARITY 1181777 Nkuringo Education and Community Support • May/June 2020 People 2 People NEWSFREEFREE ONLINE NEWSLETTERNEWSLETTER FOR FOR ALL ALL SPONSORS SPONSORS AND AND FRIENDS FRIENDS letter thank you for our Easter Joy! see pages 14-17 for details 2 Editor’s comment May/June 2020 3 NECS REGISTERED CHARITY 1181777 Nkuringo Education and Community Support • May/June2020 People 2 People NEWSFREE ONLINE NEWSLETTER FOR ALL SPONSORS AND FRIENDS letter N THESE UNUSUAL TIMES we have brought forward the production of the special bumper May/June newsletter as we know a lot of you will have a little more time to read it as Ilockdown continues. Our thoughts are with all the essential workers all over the world working so hard to keep us all safe and well. We hope the information and stories in these pages will bring you some comfort and joy for an hour or two! I have to start by commenting on the amazing gifts of Easter Hens as shown on our front cover and then on pages 14-17. Hens and goats are wonderful gifts to a needy person and Obviously the virus issue has affected everyone including our commu- we try to make a special effort at Easter time to remind people that for £10 they can buy a nity - where they are also in lockdown. Mel Dolding brings us stories hen for a needy family, name it and receive a photo to give as a gift instead of chocolate to a of lockdown through the eyes of the headmaster and one of the pupils. loved one. Because of the current situation we decided not to push it this Victor was prince in our pantomime and is well known to many of the Go year – but you our wonderful sponsors and friends had other ideas! Led Uganda groups. His story is bitter sweet – on the one hand as he is by Tara Garritt and Jan Dupree, among others, the donations began to staying with his uncle far from Nkuringo during the lockdown he has pour in and we were thrilled to see so many families in Nkuringo given the benefit of television, electricity and running water but is very such a precious gift at a time when they are all desperately worried about aware that his school friends back in Nkuringo have none of that. getting ill and being unable to feed their families. Eggs are a good He has some wonderful views on the situation (page 7) –written source of protein and hens can be bred to a sustainable flock size in his own words. I particularly like it when he says we need to be very quickly! If anyone else would like to give a hen – just £10 for a patient in the current situation as it doesn’t matter how long we hen or £30 for a goat will make such a difference! wait but rather how we behave while we are waiting. Thank you This edition of the newsletter is usually a bumper edition to Victor for taking the time to give us your thoughts. follow the adventures of the latest Go Uganda group visit. The virus has also halted many fundraising efforts – many have Unfortunately this May trip had to be postponed so we decided had to be postponed until a time when we can all move freely to bring you a more in depth look at the trips and perhaps get again. However we do bring to you on page 9 the story of Adam more people interested in going on a future one! If you like what Cort and his friends who raised money for hens and goats and you see please do let us know – we are happy to reserve places on Georgie and Molly Dolding who are still hoping to do an online future trips – no money needed at this stage! singathon! You will see that we also have photos of children who still Finally can I draw your attention to pages 48 and 49 where we desperately need sponsoring if they are to stay at school. Mel has outline the areas in which we still need help and support. If anyone is photos of nine such children needing help to stay at Secondary School good with paperwork and is willing to take on the job of applying for (page 8) and on these pages I show Michael Twinomujuni and Francis gift aid for us we would be very grateful as currently none of the Iradukunda who are at Primary School. They have their uniforms and Trustees has the time or ability to do so and we are missing out on were sponsored but the current Coronavirus outbreak has unfortunately much needed funds. affected the employment of their sponsors and they are unable to Finally we hope you enjoy the newsletter. If you have any questions on continue. If anyone can help Michael or Francis to stay at school please any of the articles in these pages please get in touch. get in touch. It would be £120 for the school fees for a full year. Both Above all stay safe and hoping by the time our next newsletter is out we boys are doing so well and we would love them to be able to continue will be in better times! EK NT O with their education. It takes so little to change a life. POSITIVE LIVING HOSPITAL PROJECT Best wishes Left: Michael Twinomujuni TEK N O Jan Right: Francis Irakukunda POSITIVE LIVING HOSPITAL PROJECT NECS Newsletter is published bi-monthly by Janet Duchesne EK NT O Printed by Chec Enterprise, Haywards Heath Road, North Nkuringo Nkuringo NTEKO Chailey, East Sussex BN8 4EF UK. For further information Foundation Community P S T V Positive about Nkuringo and the work NECS does please email Nursery Vocational O I I E Living and Primary Secondary LIVING HOSPITAL PROJECT Hospital [email protected] NKURINGO School School Project 4 NECS May/June 2020 5 VACCINES AND ANTIMALARIA By Eileen Johnson You must ensure you are prepared to travel to Africa. For those who UGANDA travel regularly far afield you may find you have all the vaccines you As you are all aware the May 2020 Go Uganda is not happening need already. It is however worth checking. because of the Coronavirus issues touching the whole world. 2020 Please visit your GP practice nurse to discuss Vaccine Private Clinic NHS what vaccines or boosters you require and £59.00 HIS EDITION of the newsletter is normally the bumper edition the Saturday morning to arrive back in Gatwick on the Saturday discuss the options available for anti malaria Hepatitus A free Tfollowing a Go Uganda trip – bringing you stories of all the afternoon. Total of 10 days. tablets and the possible side effects that you Hepatitus A & Typhoid £79.95 free latest group got up to and an insight into their work and updates You have the option to add on a safari extension. If you do the could encounter. Diphtheria, Polio & Tetanus £33.00 free Note that legally the only one you need to have on our community. extension you also leave Nkuringo on the Friday morning but Typhoid £34.00 free is the Yellow Fever jab as you may be required We decided to bring out a bumper edition anyway but instead of travel to the Queen Elizabeth National Park. You stay in luxury to show your certificate at the border. Cholera £46.00 free making it a story of the last Go Uganda trip we thought we would accommodation for two nights. During your stay you will do Please do this no later than two months before Rabies Only required if staying more than 1 month and living turn it into a Go Uganda bible of facts so anyone thinking of going wildlife safaris as well as a water safari. You leave the lodge in the Community departure as if you leave it too late you may Yellow Fever £71.00- £85.00 £65.00-£75.00 on a future trip can just read through these pages and have most Sunday morning to go chimpanzee trekking before moving on to have to attend a private travel clinic. These will of their questions answered. Everything from injections you may Lake Bunyoni for your last night in an Eco Lodge on island on the charge anything from £15.00 - £20.00 for the need to clothes to wear plus a bit more information on the Guest lake. Monday you travel back to Kigali via the Holocaust Museum consultation, the price of the vaccine and an Doxycycline 100mg you need to start taking a usually come away with 18 tablets at a cost of House and the things we do. for your early dinner at the Hut restaurant before basic accommo- additional fee for administering the injection. day or 2 before departure, all the time you are between £20-£25. We hope you find the information useful – of course if you have dation near the airport. You fly Tuesday morning and arrive back in Nkuringo and continue for 28 days after your Some in the group do not take malaria tablets. Antimalaria return. The pharmacist will charge anything It is your choice and how you feel most any questions please contact me! In the meantime we hope you at Gatwick Tuesday afternoon. You should always discuss this with your nurse from £12 for the course. comfortable. enjoy – and do keep this edition handy for the time you may go Cost: You pay for your own return flight on RwandAir which who can give appropriate advice depending Whether you take malaria tablets or not I also on a trip yourself! We are always happy to take names for future includes two 23kg bags.