Since we got started on the subject of children. This picture is from a well baby clinic that we set up in Midigo. It turns out that this was really important to the people in Uganda.
One of the most racist statements I hear about working over there... "They have been living like this for centurys, why worry about them now?" Or something like that...
It is true, they have been living and dying in Midigo for many many centuries, probably much longer. However, there are two things people need to remember. One, and the most important, is that no one, wants to see loved ones die. Two, despite having few visitors come to visit them, they have been negatively influenced by western cultures.
There are many, many complex issues involved in development work. Just keep thinking, and reminding yourself, that they deserve exactly the same or better treatment than you. Would you want a child to die of malaria, here in the US? How about your home town, or on your street? No, of course not! Why then do people think it is some how ok if it happens in Africa?
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