Friends

Hospice Jinja

We have been working with the Rays of Hope Hospice Jinja for the last ten years.

They provide pain relief and other care to people in the Busoga region of Uganda who are suffering from Cancer, HIV and other life limiting diseases.

TUSC facilitates transport for some of their patients that are suitable for care from the Cancer Institute in Kampala or other medical facilities, and Hospice will accept referrals from us when we detect very seriously sick people during our work.

This working together helps very sick people have access to the healthcare that they need and that is available, and we have massive respect for our friends and the work that they do.

SNUPA

We have a Memorandum of Understanding with SNUPA and both organisations support the work of the other to help prevent the health challenges that people with albinism face.

Lack of skin pigment leaves their bodies vulnerable to skin cancer and their eyes can also be damaged by sunlight.

SNUPA works to sensitise all people with albinism and also the wider communities to reduce the dangers that can be experienced by this client group.

TUSC will help transport people with albinism to the organisation, distribute sun lotions that SNUPA provides to people with albinism that we meet in the villages, and also help support their outreach programmes.

Again, working together makes life better for people, helping to prevent serious disease and reduce stigma and discrimination.

Home of Hope

Is a Community Based Organisation (CBO) in the Jinja area that provides holistic care for children and young people with profound disabilities.

Following the closure of our previous partners Home of Hope kindly agreed to accept the children that we have been taking for physiotherapy into their programme.

For the last ten years we have been transporting our little friends (who opt in and out of the sessions according to their circumstances) for physiotherapy on a weekly basis. The benefits are physical, social and emotional, with the children and their parents/carers forming supportive bonds and friendships.

On physio days we cover many miles but the vehicle is usually full of chatter and laughter and this continues once we arrive at Home of Hope who are so welcoming of our little friends.

When funds allow, we purchase padded and supportive chairs, standing frames, walking frames and splints so that the children are safer, more comfortable, can practice any developing skills between sessions, and are easier to care for.

These items are always in demand as the children grow and the items wear out.

Julie’s Knits and Bits

For over three years a lovely lady and her sister have been freely knitting baby items, selling them and donating the profits to TUSC.

This money goes into our ‘mosquito net’ fund that we give out to pregnant women and young babies (sadly we can never meet the whole need but thanks to friends we do what we can).

These beautiful items can be obtained from their Facebook page or message via our ‘Contact Us’ link and we will connect you.

The idea of babies helping babies humbles us; pregnant women and very young babies are so vulnerable to the evils of malaria.