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We are all probably aware of the recent and brief water crisis that happened in Toledo. Toledo produced two microcystin (algae) sample readings in late July, and, as a result, there was a drinking water ban in Toledo. This resulted in over 500,000 people being unable to drink the tap water. You couldn’t boil the…
Read MoreGod’s Glory Found in a Food Truck Meet Up
We are so proud of what our summer interns accomplished for their fundraiser. Check out their take! We started out with a really big idea. Why not host a Blood:Water carnival with bouncy houses and face painting and you name it? In an earlier blog, we told you Blood:Water’s interns were tasked with hosting an…
Read MoreWhat It’s About
I greeted Saturday morning with a bad attitude. My alarm went off at 5:15a, just 25 minutes after I had gone back to bed after nursing Jude. I threw my bags together and hustled out the door to join the Jars guys in a van with a trailer, headed for Atlanta. We had a benefit…
Read MoreTax Free Weekend Challenge
It’s back to school time and that means tax free weekend time! This coming weekend, Aug. 1-3 is tax free weekend for my home state Tennessee. Now, I know that’s not the case for every state. But, don’t worry; many of your tax free weekends are coming. Check out this list to find out when.…
Read MoreBaby Angel
Our UNC interns were blessed with opportunity to meet a woman who successfully prevented the spread of HIV to her child. Read more of this touching story. Akumu Fildar is a young woman who sells roasted corn by the roadside. She is happily married and loves children. Two years ago, Akumu’s first child—a baby boy—died…
Read MoreQuality Improvement at the Clinic
Our UNC interns in Uganda have been working the past couple of months on improving health care operations at New Life Medical Center. Tori shares what she learned from the experience. Have you ever been frustrated with your job? How do you make an impact at work? Brianne and I have started teaching the clinic staff…
Read MoreSense of Urgency
I’ve worked at Blood:Water a little over two years now. Most of my days are not much different than someone working at any other office. There are emails to send, meetings to attend, and events to plan. There is a sense of urgency to complete all these tasks. But, at times, the sense of urgency…
Read MoreLessons Learned from Training
Our UNC Interns are about to wrap up their time in Uganda. Check out what they have been learning along the way. Sadly, a lot of HIV patients in Northern Uganda are used to waiting many long hours for treatment, and even being berated for not understanding health treatments or forgetting to take their pills.…
Read MoreFood Truck Meet Up
Every summer, fall and spring, Blood:Water welcomes a new round of interns. This summer, they have put together a fundraiser you don’t want to miss. When the beginning of June rolled around here at Blood:Water, five new faces also rolled into the office—Blood:Water’s summer interns. Their eagerness and excitement beamed as each of them started their…
Read MoreFunny Things that Happen When You are in Uganda
Our UNC interns are having quite the experience in Uganda. Here’s their Top 10 list of ‘Funny Things that Happen When You are in Uganda.” When you are on a long road trip and your driver is talking about how dangerous it is to pick up hitchhikers, then pauses mid-sentence to pick up a nun in…
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