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    GOING THE EXTRA MILE

    In October 2013 Yakub posted a picture on our Facebok page of a sweet young girl that he had transported back to her village after she had attended the Main Referral Hospital for the treatment and dressing of a large abdominal burn-wound. As I was travelling out to Uganda a few weeks later I took along emollient creams that I knew burn-wounds needed after healing, and I looked forward to delivering them. The long and bumpy road to Wabukwa took it's toll on Billy-Bus but after an hour or so we were there and that was when the shock set in. This beautiful little girl (Rachel) had not recieved any other healthcare after Yakub's visit and her wound had been dressed only in ash from fires to abso

    Meeting Caroline

    I first met Caroline when visiting Jinja in December, 2014. I was volunteering for TUSC and accompanying Yakub and "Billy Bus" on community village visits. One of our visits included providing some sun protection and sun education to a group of girls afflicted with Albinism. Being a fair skinned Caucasian from Canada, I was happy to go along and help out where possible - hopefully instilling some wisdom to these young women and reminding them of their value and worth despite the stigma that they endure. Did you know that in many parts of Uganda, people with Albinism are being hidden away, hunted and even killed for their body parts? There are widely held beliefs that the body parts of peo

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