For a while now I’ve not put this link up – but I’ve decided to now, seeing as mum and dad are getting their act together (in a blogging sense!)
A week before I left Ireland, my parents set off for Uganda – to an area called the Mountains of the Moon. Dad’s job was to set up a university. From scratch. They have made simply amazing progress, which has been very hard at times. Mum – while initially with no project to work on (like that was ever going to last) has been trying to find funding to create an IV Fluid production plant. Tens of thousands (at least) die all the time from an inadequate amount of IV fluids (e.g. patent gets sick from malaria – but dies because they do not have the fluids to keep them alive). So far she has raised, I think, about half ($150,000US) and needs the same again. She is investigating some avenues of funding, but, if anyone out there does know of any places which are worth checking out – please pass them on.
Anyway, that’s what they’re up to. I find it amazing – and I hope that when I am 60 odd that I will be able to do the same sort of thing. It’s really never too late is it?
If you’re interested, their weblog (which is basic – I haven’t made time to really swish it up yet) is : http://mountainsofthemoon.blogspot.com.
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