Monthly Archives: May 2010

Income generation update

The programme for Income Generation started in March 2009 with ten people making handicrafts to sell to our visiting volunteers. Now, one year on, we have 20 people making jewellery, weaving mats and bags, making bowls and the recently started … Continue reading

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Work and play

Its great to be at Bukumbi this week as the centre a bit  of a buzz about it. The sewing group are busy in the community building with their work,  the farming advisor from the centre is sorting out a … Continue reading

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DVP – Why use Volunteers?

In the lead up to our seminar on Friday 21st May in Liverpool, we’re blogging on the B2A DVP and the Clinical Officer Training programme that it supports. In this our last post before Friday, we look at why we … Continue reading

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A good day for ducks!

Today was a good day for ducks at Bukumbi! The heavens opened and the rain poured down, leaving the community huddled in the corridors of their dormitories.  Pans and buckets were strategically placed all over the camp to catch the … Continue reading

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Sustainable, effective impact – B2A DVP

If any model for training is going to be of long term use in developing nations, it needs to contribute to sustainability, be effective and create lasting impact.

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The community block is finished!

The  Schulke Mayr team and friends worked very hard over the last two weeks.  On the first day when we just visited  the building, one of them said to me” its not as bad as I thought” but then the next … Continue reading

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A world in pain – what can we do about it?

In the lead up to our seminar at the BDA conference in Liverpool on Friday 21st May, we will be blogging on some of the issues behind our training programme in emergency dentistry, which our DVP volunteers support. In the … Continue reading

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