Post Mwanza

It has been two days since most of us flew out of Kilimanjaro International Airport. My return home to Walnut Creek is delayed a few weeks as I stopped in Istanbul, Turkey to see how my project is going. Istanbul has many problems including very low salaries for the majority of its people. My project includes visiting public hospitals. From what I see I know I would not want to visit any of them if I were sick or injured. However, compared to the people of Tanzania, the Turkish people have a high standard of living and excellent healthcare.

The contribution that our team made in bringing the Patricia Ward nearly to completion and with providing most of the materials for the Birthing Center and constructing many major building components will assist the people in Mwanza with access to affordable health care.

Observing first hand how the 2nd world (Turkey) and the 3rd world (Tanzania) people live on so little while we have so much, reinforces the fact that those of us with the ability to share our talents and treasures must use them to assist those whose talents andtreasures are needed just to survive. Healthcare and education in Tanzania are greatly lacking. How can we continue to help these beautiful people?