{"id":3632,"date":"2024-09-29T20:42:18","date_gmt":"2024-09-29T20:42:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/faayocommunity.org\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=3632"},"modified":"2024-09-29T20:47:58","modified_gmt":"2024-09-29T20:47:58","slug":"outreach-activities-december-2023","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/faayocommunity.org\/index.php\/event\/outreach-activities-december-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"OUTREACH ACTIVITIES DECEMBER 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"justify\"><strong>Alinaitwe Eunice<\/strong> is a final year student pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Project Planning and Management at Ndejje University. Eunice has a passion for helping others. In December, Eunice offered to support <strong>FAAYO<\/strong> in its patient community outreach activity, which we called \u2018\u2019SHARING LOVE.\u201d. This was an activity of reaching out to patient families affected by heart disease to provide psychosocial and emotional support. We also provided general home-use goods such as food and soap. We extend great thanks to Eunice who funded the purchase of these basic necessities to create smiles in our <strong>HEART COMMUNITY<\/strong>. Eunice believes that even with a little, you can make a positive impact and change lives.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3636\" style=\"width: 248px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3636\" class=\"wp-image-3636 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/faayocommunity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/EUni.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"238\" height=\"359\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-3636\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Alinaitwe Eunice<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Patience<\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Patience is an 11-year-old girl who lives in Hoima. She started falling sick in October of 2023 with serious signs of joint swelling, swelling of the body, and a fast heartbeat. A sickle cell test came back negative; then she was diagnosed with pneumonia because of her fast heartbeat and abnormal breathing. In February 2024, Patience was referred to Mulago Hospital after doctors suspected a heart problem. Finally, Patience was diagnosed with Rheumatic heart disease at the Uganda Heart Institute. Patience was started on treatment and referred for surgery out of the country. That surgery is unfortunately delayed, and Patience waits.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"justify\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3640\" src=\"https:\/\/faayocommunity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/5.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"317\" height=\"237\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Grace, Wakiso District<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Grace was born with a heart defect. At the age of 2 and a half years, she travelled to India for heart-saving surgery. Now she is almost 4 years old, very strong, and living a normal life like any other kid. Health information about how to care for a child after<br \/>\nheart surgery still remains insufficient as parents put restrictions on the child because of many myths and misconceptions after surgery\u2014a gap Faayo is working hard on to ensure parents are empowered with the information they need to raise their children with confidence to lead a normal life.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-3632 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"326\" height=\"324\" src=\"https:\/\/faayocommunity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/2.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3637\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faayocommunity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/2.png 326w, https:\/\/faayocommunity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/2-175x175.png 175w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 326px) 100vw, 326px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3637'>\n\t\t\t\tGrace, Wakiso District\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"358\" height=\"264\" src=\"https:\/\/faayocommunity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/3.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"352\" height=\"262\" src=\"https:\/\/faayocommunity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/4.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p align=\"justify\"><strong>FAAYO<\/strong> works hard to offer continuous psychosocial support to families affected by heart disease\u2014both <strong>congenital and rheumatic heart<\/strong> disease. We want to bridge the knowledge gap and promote healthy lifestyles through health education and empowerment for families and communities. We are currently focused on the rural areas of <strong>Wakiso and Hoima<\/strong> Districts, reaching out to families affected by CHD and RHD by conducting community awareness campaigns. We need your support for our work through partnerships and donations. If you are interested in partnership opportunities to help us support the heart community in the rural areas of Hoima and Wakiso please email us at <em>faayocommunityheart@gmail.com<\/em> with Partnership Inquiry in the subject line. We look forward to hearing from you!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alinaitwe Eunice is a final year student pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Project Planning and Management at Ndejje University. Eunice has a passion for helping others. 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