Water…the staple of life. Water…that which fills our bodies,cleanses our souls, unites us as one. Water…life giving…life changing. Running water…something we take so for granted, but which, for much of the world, is unknown, unrealized. We at VPI have dreamed of placing running water in Papoli, Uganda, to supply the Pediatric Clinic, which cares for […]
Clean water is the anchor of life. Without it, life cannot exist. There are many parts of the world where the simple fact of having clean water is a luxury, not a right. Health problems and life threatening illness are the result of this fact, and the children, who are the most vulnerable, are at […]
Since 1995, a core group of volunteers led by Dr. Sylvia Campbell has traveled to the small Haitian mountain village of Mombin Crochu. Every trip is a new experience, each case a new challenge. Although no procedure is more important than another, upon occasion, an encounter sends them home never to be the same, for they have been […]
Fahad Bukenya was born May 27, 2007 in the country of Uganda. His was a normal delivery, and he began life as a normal child. But something was wrong. As time passed he did not thrive, he did not gain weight. He had no energy and just breathing became an effort. In December he was […]
I have never been to Africa. I have vague pictures in my mind of green forests covered in flowers, shaded by giant trees, and shrouded in mystery. Words and images from books, stories, and the ever-present world of movies and television have given me a vision of a place of beauty and excitement, tragedy and […]