Mackline's New Chapter Many of us remember Mackline Tumusiime. In July, 2011, the 14 year old girl came to Ohio for reconstructive surgery to correct injuries she sustained as a baby when she was mauled by a wild pig. She traveled to Ohio, accompanied by her beloved friend and tutor, Maria. They became affectionately known as M&M. ​ Mackline and Matt in Kabingo - a joyous reunion. M&M spent their time in Ohio moving between Hudson and Cincinnati. In Hudson, they were emb

It was another fabulous trip to Kabingo. The very committed Engineers Without Borders’ team successfully contracted the drilling of new wells and built a water treatment plant. Dr. Jim Maher worked with the dispensary staff and is working on a plan to improve the lab environment and expand available tests. My goal was to check on HFK’s many projects, see how we could be helpful and understand the ongoing barriers. #New

Two professional engineers and four Miami University Students worked with the Ugandan team including two HFK sponsored engineering students, HFK sponsored chemistry teacher and many other workers. The EWB team was pleased with the community response in terms of service and partnership. Two bore holes were drilled – one with the tested capacity of over 9,000 liters/hour the other estimated to be 4,500 liters/hour. The testing of the second was ongoing when we left. For refere

The schools, dispensary, Women’s center and several homes are hooked into the grid. Work needs to be done to integrate with the existing solar panels. Father will submit a RFF for additional work to fully connect and integrate with solar I think acceptance will be gradual though advancements that electricity will allow came up in multiple conversations during the week. Father Richard and others reviewed and truly appreciated the electrical safety education sheet developed by

The students were on vacation so the place seemed like a ghost town! The results for the primary school national exam were coming in over the week. Out of 29 students sitting for the exam, there were 8 first grades (the highest) which is very remarkable. Only one failure – sorry to say it was our special girl. They were still waiting for the remainder of the results when we left. Father Richard purchased a 26 seat bus to transport the students to events and possibly leased ou

Jim researched and collaborated with the dispensary staff, especially, Aloys, to develop a plan to improve the lab services. He is working on the details and will provide input in the next few weeks. Spoiler alert - anticipate a thorough and well thought out plan. There were still a ton of medications left over from last summer. They were mixed in with our other supplies. I separated them and Madame Dahlia will make sure the dispensary uses them. There are now concrete trench

Fred is the interim Agriculture Coordinator. He is waiting to hear about his application to the seminary. He is getting oriented to the many projects and has good understanding of the purpose of his position. Father and I spoke about the importance of having them available and he purchased 300 for the school and villagers. I hope we can fund this out of 2016 golf outing funds. The Women’s Bank continues to operate and is considered to be beneficial. They are struggling with 8

January 2018 Trip Highlights It was another fabulous trip to Kabingo. The very committed Engineers Without Borders’ team successfully contracted the drilling of new wells and built a water treatment plant. Dr. Jim Maher worked with the dispensary staff and is working on a plan to improve the lab environment and expand available tests. My goal was to check on HFK’s many projects, see how we could be helpful and understand the ongoing barriers. EWB Water Project Two professiona