<p><span style="color: #000080;"><strong>Your donations have already made a big difference!</strong></span></p> <p><span style="color: #000080;">Thank you for&nbsp;your fantastic donations of <span style="text-decoration: underline;">$1,889.81</span> (<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; color: #000000; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;">&pound;</span></span>1,159.00).&nbsp; <br /><br /></span><span style="color: #000080;">We agreed priorities with staff, and&nbsp;from January 2011 </span><span style="color: #000080;">have already spent <span style="text-decoration: underline;">$1,352.35</span>.&nbsp; This is what you made possible:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></p> <p><span style="color: #000080;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span style="color: #000080;">* Children's pens, toys <strong>$22.10</strong><br />&nbsp; (prizes for children for making decorations for children's ward) <br />* Nutrition training <strong>$10.00</strong><br />&nbsp; (snacks for children and staff whilst attending g</span><span style="color: #000080;">ardening training)<br />* <span style="color: #000080;">Laminator and plastic sheets&nbsp;<strong>$68.75</strong><br />&nbsp; (</span></span><span style="color: #000080;">children's decorations, child-friendly signs, infection notices)<br />* Infection control <strong>$319.50</strong><br />&nbsp; (paint and cleaning kit for deep clean of wards)<br />* Ward equipment <strong>$277.00</strong><br /></span><span style="color: #000080;">&nbsp; (blood pressure cuffs, scales, ambubags, xray light boxes)<br /></span><span style="color: #000080;">* Ward equipment <strong>$275.00</strong><br />&nbsp;&nbsp;(lockable cabinet for medical equipment, Medicine ward)<br />* Ward equipment $<strong>155.00</strong><br />&nbsp; (lockable cabinet for trauma equipment,&nbsp;Emergency Room)<br />* Solar power <strong>$225.00<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;</strong>(new batteries for Obstetrics, Medicine and Emergency Room)</span></p> <p><span style="color: #000080;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span style="color: #000080;">We also used the funds to get started on the new playground next to the children's ward.&nbsp; This was such a success that VSO's education programme then agreed to fund the whole project, meaning your donations could be spent as above.</span></p> <p><strong><span style="color: #000080;">&nbsp;</span></strong></p> <p><strong><span style="color: #000080;">TOTAL:&nbsp; $1,352.35</span><span style="color: #000080;">&nbsp;</span></strong></p> <p><strong>&nbsp;</strong><span style="color: #000080;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span style="color: #000080;">Over the next months we will work with staff to spend the rest of your donations ($537.46, plus the balance from Gift Aid).&nbsp; Our priority is improving care for mothers and children. <span style="color: #000080;">For example, we will buy small items of equipment for obstetrics, and help made the new children's ward more child-friendly.</span></span></p> <p><span style="color: #000080;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span style="color: #000080;">Our aim as VSO volunteers remains to share our skills, working alongside local staff.&nbsp; These small amounts of money helped us&nbsp;spend&nbsp;less time worrying about how to fund initiatives, and much more time sharing our skills and&nbsp;trying to change lives!&nbsp;</span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="color: #000080;">Thanks again,<br /><br /></span><span style="color: #000080;"><strong>Alison (nursing volunteer) </strong>&amp;<strong> Oly (management volunteer)</strong></span></p>