Wednesday, January 25, 2012

A ugandan energy bomb is coming to Denmark!

Phibby Otaala is the director of Ugandan organization Hands of Hope. And she is not a woman to write about – she is a woman to be experienced! Lively and with an exceptional drive and energy, she can blow away most normal people. Through the last 10 years she has been working tirelessly to make the lives of people from Tororo better. And now she is coming to DK.


Phibby (in the middle) with one of the nurses of Hands of Hope project

We will of course report about her visit on this blog, but you can also get the chance to meet her: On March 22 at 19.00 she will be speaking about her work at Hands of Hope in Copenhagen, Blegdamsvej 24, Nørrebro. Join us there – it is free and we promise that it will be an experience (just send an email to sfof@sfof.dk)!

In the meantime here is just a small excerpt of what she has accomplished through her organization:
  • Hands of Hope has started two secondary schools for children who cannot afford to go to other schools.
  • Hands of Hope has supported a group of young women who did not have the means to get an education.
  • Hands of Hope organizes “screening-days” for women who wishes to be examined for signs of cervical cancer. Every time such a screening day is organized hundreds of women show up – and very often they bring husbands and children to be examined for other diseases too since that is their only possibility to be seen by a doctor.
  • Hands of Hope educate local midwives too take better care of pregnant women and their newborn children by teaching them about hygiene etc.
  • Hands of Hope has started a local basketball club – We are sending a volounteer to train the young men in February 
  • Hands of Hope is also educating local ambassadors to inform about the prevention of hiv/AIDS

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