Becky, Steve,
Thank you so much for your donation, it made my day. It is truly an honor to be able to count on your support. I have been in India for about 10 days; time is going really fast. The trip is going really great, a lot of long days working; however, all worth it. Below is a summary of the projects we have completed in the last four days.
We completed a food distribution in a community with 75 families. We provided enough supplies to last for approximately three weeks. Supplies included flour, lentils, rice, cooking oil, salt, sugar, etc. We also had the opportunity to provide treats to the children of the slums. We provided them with chocolate, cookies and mango juice. As you can see from the photos below, the mango juice seemed to be the favorite.
We also completed a medical camp. We brought a local Doctor and three Nurses to the slums. We set up the medical camp at one of the edges of the slum and hire two locals to inform its residents about the camp. One hundred and sixty-five people came to the camp and were all checked by the local Doctor, assisted by the Nurses.
During the camp, a mother brought her three-year-old son who had severe burn skin. His sister (five-year-old) inadvertently knocked a pot with boiling water, some of which landed on his skin. The child had only received basic wound cleaning, inadequate to the level of the burn sustained. Thanks to donations we were able to transport the child to a prestige local private hospital. The donations helped cover the cost of his medical treatment. The child must come to the hospital every day for the next 14 days. Treatment will be slow however, he is now in good hands.
Tomorrow we will be visiting a school in the slums and doing a drawing competition. One hundred thirty-five children will take part in this competition. The top 10 children with the best drawings will receive prizes. Their work will also be available online for purchase. The proceeds will be used towards their school tuition and supplies for the school. Below I am sharing with you a few photos of our visit to the school today.
I will keep you updated on the next campaigns. Once again, thank you for your support.
Billy.
Food Camp
