One4Another’s primary focus is providing life-changing surgeries for children in Uganda who would otherwise not be able to afford it.
Many children in Uganda are born with debilitating conditions resulting in a lifetime of suffering and exclusion. Ugandan parents often find themselves with an impossible decision to make between their families’ financial survival or the life of their child. These same parents will go deep into debt selling off their most valuable possessions in order to pay for their children’s hospital bills. We don’t think it should be this hard. With the generous support of our donors, we can ease the burden of these families and shift the trajectory of a child’s entire life.
We focus largely on orthopaedics but also do general surgery and more specialized pediatric surgeries. The majority of our surgeries and rehabilitations are done through our partnership with St. James Surgery & Orthopaedics at our facility in Jinja, Uganda. We partner with hospitals and surgeons outside of our center if more specialized care is required. Surgeries usually cost between $200 – $1,200, depending on the condition.
It’s more than a surgery!
Musa brings kindness and care to the children we serve as he goes about this works of doing patient assessments, compiling progress notes, and keeps patient information up to date.
Lillian is a primary school teacher by profession but has joined our team as a recreation and play therapist.
Steven is a natural community builder. He has a background in clinic administration but his passion is linking children in villages with treatment that they otherwise would not receive. He works humbly and tirelessly on behalf of our children and with our community leaders.
Joel brings enthusiasm and versatility for a role that is near and dear to our hearts and that is ‘follow up care’.
Toni is a program nurse who is helping us expand our capacity in Uganda. He works to get the kids to their appointments and helps facilitate the rehabilitation process which often involves a lot of travel to remote villages. The work is often tedious and progress can be slow which is why the first requirement for hiring our nurses is a genuine love for the children and an affable nature.
Olivia is our lead nurse and is based in her hometown of Jinja, Uganda. In addition to a nursing degree, she also has a degree in social administration. She coordinates the program on the ground which includes: outreach, assessment, consultation with the surgeons, coordination of medical tests, operation schedules, transportation, and follow-up care.