Spring 2008 Newsletter

Villagers Benefit from Health Care
Mir Jaffar Khan Jamali (MJKJ) Foundation in Pakistan implemented a project in their area to provide curative and preventive health services for children.

In this locale, as many as 87 of every one thousand children die annually from such diseases as diarrhea, pneumonia, malnutrition, malaria, and hepatitis. And while this project was underway, an epidemic of leishmaniasis hit the region by way of sand flies and required mobilizing a treatment program.

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Cows Chickens and Bicycles-Part II
Umoja Women's Group, a recipient of a 2006 Small Grant in Kenya, has submitted their final report, though it hasn't been easy. But whereas they lack the technical equipment for writing reports, their project was a great success.

As reported before, 30 children living with grandparents were the beneficiaries of this project. The caregivers were trained in health issues of the children and they in turn are able to train others.

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