Support Us
Fuel and repairs to our vehicle account for our largest costs. In Uganda the price of fuel currently (August 2024) is around £1.20/litre, and the very poor condition of the roads means that our vehicle is often in need of attention/repairs.
We do sometimes cover the costs of treatments but this is very much on a considered basis and cannot be our norm sadly. If we had more funds we could help more; accessing healthcare is very rarely free as treatments are often not available and have to be bought.
We mainly rely on donations from friends, family and small fundraising events. We are grateful for all and any donations and 100% of monies raised is used to support the work we do out in Uganda. Local overheads (such as hosting the donation site) and all trips by the UK side of TUSC are covered by the Trustees and Members.Â
Fundraise
Fundraising is a talent in itself and in these days of so many competing demands and needs is a real challenge. If you have any skills in this area or feel that you would like to help raise funds for us please contact us.
There are now restrictions on taking medical items into Uganda but during regular trips by the Trustees we can take small amounts of wound dressings. These can be very hard for people to obtain but can help a wound to heal effectively and more comfortably than the usual gauze swabs. These are given freely to patients/their clinicians.
We also collect small baby hats/clothes and blankets for premature babies. Again, all donations are gratefully received and make a huge difference to individuals and organisations in Uganda.
Mosquito Nets
Insecticide Treated Nets (ITN’s) are the best prevention tool against malaria and to date we have donated around 6000 nets, alongside instructions on safe use.
Often more than one person will sleep under the nets and we prioritise babies/children, pregnant women, the elderly and those whose health is already compromised.
Nets cost us approximately (depending on the exchange rate) £250/100 and we are very grateful for any help towards procuring these to help prevent this very miserable and dangerous disease; PREVENTION IS BETTER THAN CURE for so many reasons.
We also try (when funds allow) to provide soap for people when we transport a person with a gastric infection so that the wider family is less likely to be infected too.