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£610
raised of £500 target by 36 supporters

    Weʼve raised £610 to buy much needed medical supplies, medical equipment, school supplies and other essentials to take to Tanzania in April 2017.

    Salisbury, United Kingdom
    Funded on Tuesday, 4th April 2017

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    Story

    At the end of last year, we spent 5 weeks on a medical elective in Tanzania. The purpose of this was to experience nursing care in a less developed country, but it became so much more than that.

    Our first four weeks were spent at Mt Meru hospital, a government hospital in Arusha. Carys spent two weeks in the emergency department followed by the labour ward. Amy spent two weeks on a general medical ward followed by two weeks in intensive care. Our final week was spent in a clinic in the Maasai village of Engaruka.

    It is very difficult to describe what we witnessed within a limited word count, and what we saw was very personal to us both. However, the medical care is under-resourced, under-funded and there are issues with staff shortages. The government hospital is subsidised, but no treatment will be given unless it can be paid for first and a receipt is produced. There is nothing to fall back on - if you cannot pay for your treatment, you will not receive any treatment. The staff do their very best with what is available to them, but daily they run out of simple equipment such as syringes, incontinence pads and even gloves. It is frowned upon to congratulate a pregnant woman because infant mortality is still so high, and the average life expectancy is 60yrs - the age many in the UK begin retirement planning.

    Despite these issues, Tanzania is a beautiful country with a wonderful culture and people. We truly felt at home in our 5 weeks, and we have already planned a return trip for 3 weeks in April.

    The purpose of our crowd funding is to raise money to buy supplies to take to Tanzania and also buy and donate medicines while we are in the country. We will send regular updates prior to our trip to let you know what we would like to buy and share some of our personal stories.

    Anything donations would be gratefully appreciated, or even just sharing this page with your family and friends.

    Asante sana rafikis!

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    • Amy Scott7 years ago
      Amy Scott

      Amy Scott

      7 years ago

      We're now over halfway! Thank you to everyone who has been so generous with their donations, and also to everyone who has liked and shared the link. Carys and I have been very busy with uni work recently, but in the coming weeks we will be sharing some personal stories with you from our time in Arusha. We will also be letting you know of any specific items we would like to raise money for. Thank you again!

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    36

    • Brigid King

      Brigid King

      Apr 4, 2017

      Good luck ladies, wish I could be there with you again :) You've done an amazing job already!!

      £30.00

    • Katie schreiber

      Katie schreiber

      Apr 3, 2017

      You girls are amazing! Hope this small donation can help! X

      £10.00

    • Becs Dean-Skinner

      Becs Dean-Skinner

      Apr 3, 2017

      Hope you have a great time, changing lives, and making a fantastic difference.

      £20.00

    • Yvonne McDonald

      Yvonne McDonald

      Mar 29, 2017

      Good luck, Amy - I'm looking forward to your mum telling me how you're doing !

      £25.00

    • J Horsley

      J Horsley

      Feb 27, 2017

      Good luck Carys+Amy; look forward to see you in the summer Carys so I can hear all about it. Its payday now so I can donate lol! All my love Jilly X

      £25.00

    • yasmin mcashee

      yasmin mcashee

      Feb 20, 2017

      My Friday donation early xx

      £10.00

    • Brian & Carol Hill

      Brian & Carol Hill

      Feb 20, 2017

      Good luck Carys and Amy

      £100.00

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