Zanzibar - you may have seen someone's honeymoon photos - mile after mile of palm-fringed beaches - but do you know the real story behind the pictures?

1 in 6 children die before they are 7 years old.

Average life expectancy is 47 years.

1 in 180 women die giving birth.

HIPZ is wanting to rewrite these statistics. Through the revival of a district hospital in the south of Zanzibar, HIPZ is pioneering a new approach to healthcare, working in partnership with the Ministry of Health and the local community.

80,00 local people stand to benefit from your support. New hospital equipment; training for local medical staff; vaccinations for babies. HIPZ is entirely managed and staffed by volunteers, so your donation will go directly to to the people who need it most.

We're heading out for 6 months to help, but to prove our mettle first, we're having to circumnavigate the entire island (350 kms - and most of that is on sand!) - on bicycles. It'll be a great way to meet the locals. And we'll have a few hospital beds to choose from when we crash out at the end!

 

£25 for 10 mosquito nets - stop 10 kids getting malaria

£50 for a set of surgical instruments

£75 for a maternity bed

£100 for the C-section surgical instrument set

£250 for the theatre operating trolley

£500 for a new microscope

£2500 for the much-needed ultrasound machine