BBC Lifeline Appeal

On Sunday 16th February 2003 and again on Wednesday 19th February 2003, Richard E Grant appealed on BBC Lifeline for donations to Skillshare International. We had an amazing response to the appeal and would like to thank you all of you who made a donation. We received over £11,000 in individual donations and this will help us carry out our work in the future.

Skillshare International responds to the needs of local communities as identified by them and provides a sustainable solution to those needs. We offer a holistic approach, including financial resource development, skills development and strategic leadership development. Mozambique was once a thriving country but after 17 years of civil war and the closure of the rice exporting and cashew processing industries, it is now one of the ten poorest countries in the world. One in ten babies die in their first year and adult life expectancy is just 43 years.

Dr Patrick Okinedo and Dr Patricia Okinedo joined Skillshare International to bring their medical knowledge to the people of Mozambique. In Mozambique there is an acute shortage of doctors and nurses have to carry out a far wider range of tasks than they would in the UK. Patricia teaches basic nursing skills to the nuns at the Casa Maria Madre orphanage. There are 110 girls here whose parents have abandoned them or died. AIDS has killed tens of thousands in Mozambique and three million people, one in six of the population is HIV positive.

 

To make a donation to Skillshare International, please send a cheque made payable to Skillshare International to:

Skillshare International
Freepost MID 16922
Leicester
LE1 7ZU

To make a credit card donation, telephone CAF on +44 (0) 1732 502 111

For more information on Skillshare International please email info@skillshare.org

 

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Skillshare International responds to the needs of local communities as identified by them and provides a sustainable solution to those needs. We offer a holistic approach, including financial resource development, skills development and strategic leadership development. Our aim is to strengthen the voices of the disadvantaged, build the capacity of organisations and support economic and social development at different levels in society. Mozambique was once a thriving country but after 17 years of civil war and the closure of the rice exporting and cashew processing industries it is now one of the ten poorest countries in the world. One in ten babies die in their first year and adult life expectancy is just 43 years. Mozambique is short of money and the human skills that are vital to help the nation get back on track. Dr Patrick Okinedo and Dr Patricia Okinedo joined Skillshare International to bring their medical knowledge to the people of Mozambique. In Mozambique there is an acute shortage of doctors and nurses have to carry out a far wider range of tasks than they would in the UK. The Okinedos share their skills with the doctors and nurses in and around Maputo. Dr Patricia Okinedo teaches basic nursing skills to the nuns at the Casa Maria Madre orphanage. There are 110 girls here whose parents have abandoned them or died. AIDS has killed tens of thousands in Mozambique and three million people, one in six of the population is HIV positive. Once a fortnight, Dr Patrick Okinedo travels by boat to Inhaca, an island which lies 20 miles off the Mozambican coast. For the 4000 inhabitants, the island's small health centre is their only access to medical care. There is no resident doctor so the nurses based here have to cope with both emergencies and routine health care. One of the main problems on the island is high blood pressure, which is made worse by drinking contaminated water from wells with a very high salt content.