Dear Diary March 2025
SOLUTION: Part of the reason of expanding the network of hospitals, is where possible (local medical competency) to keep everything local, so as to minimise travel costs, time away from family and infrastructure needed to support this. Navad is a good case in point of the local network beginning to work after a month – by Navad who needs updated prosthetics (he is growing) was able to be taking to the local hospital in Kigoma for a review and new prosthetics. Navad’s ongoing story below.
NAVAD - 2023
COST: Navad is a child who originally was involved in a motorbike accident with his mother when he was 2. He was found when he was 6. We visited him in Jan 2025 and big improvements. Navad costs $400 to $800 USD per annum to “upkeep” with new stuff as he grows.
NAVAD - 2024
NAVAD - MAR 1 2025
NAVAD TRAVEL 2024 FOR CHECK UP
NAVAD TRAVEL 2025 FOR CHECK UP
IRINE's STORY
Habari. I received information about this young girl from BUKOBA. She is requesting support to get surgeries in referrals hospital like KCMC. Batro
What is her name – what is the issue? Please give me a Google Sheet number
Feb 23
COST ESTIMATE is $750 to $1000 but it simply maybe more if plastic surgery etc is possible. Not to pay for the surgery but for transport
SOLUTION: First Up she needs the correct diagnosis and we need some more details. Bukoba is a long way from where we normally operate so we will have to consider 1) getting a video so a telehealth diagnosis can be made without sending her all over Tanzania 2) working out which surgeon and where – as close as possible. 3) how long in aftercare 4) and of course various permissions
Do it mate – Mal
Thank you . I’m organizing from now and will let you know. Batro
Mar 5
This week I had to travel 760km from Kigoma to BUKOBA and back to KASULU to visit this young lady.
Outreach Video. She really need support and I had a talk with the Doctor who did operation by removing her EYE. The doctor recommended to send this girl to KCMC as they have a good Eye doctors. Therefore I m submitting the matter upon your decision. Thanks Batro
Mar 10
Batro I went to an eye specialist today in Melbourne. Irine probably has cancer of the eye and prognosis is not great. She needs to get to KCMC. They are the only doctors who can help her. Fingers crossed.
IRINE's LIVES - BATRO's TRIP
IRINE's TRIP TO KCMC HOSPITAL
Welcome my name is Mal James, I am a businessman in Melbourne Australia.
Many of us support Child Surgeries Tanzania, administered by local African medical and community professionals. This isn’t “my charity” this is a professional African NGO – I can, however, vouch for the quality of outcomes and value for money given, as I have been involved with those on the board and who work there for over 8 years and we have seen their work (over 1000 serious child surgeries) first hand via 7 African visits since 2014.
Each month @ Dear Diary you can see what’s going on, which children need what specific help and where the money goes.
SOLUTION: RED
:WHATSAPP FROM AFRICA; GREEN
WHATS APP TEXT FROM US: GREY
Follow up on Rose
This child in Morogoro has broken their arm, and the bone is protruding. They have not received proper medical attention. I am pleading for help so that their arm can be saved and not amputated. Letion
Do it I will pay. I have sent you 100 USD now
Saturday 22nd: Hi to you all I have taken in Rose who fell from a tree and broke her arm, and the bone came out. She had the accident in October. I received her yesterday evening, and today I took her to the regional hospital here in Babati. The doctors have seen her, taken an X-ray, and cleaned the wound. They have scheduled her to be admitted on Tuesday for surgery on Wednesday. I wanted to share this with you all. If you think she should have the surgery here, it will be on Wednesday. But if you advise me to take her to Selian, I have children to take to Maggie to get their AFOs and splints checked, and to get Lobikieki’s prosthetic legs adjusted. I could take her to Selian then. I’d like your opinions. Letion
Well done Letion – My advice is ask Dr Elibariki – he is our medical director what he thinks.
SOLUTION: First Up she needs the correct diagnosis. 1) Can her arm be saved. Lets hope so. 2) working out which surgeon. 3) how long in aftercare 4) and of course various permissions. If this was a simple break and attended immediately then almost any doctor and low cost.
SURGERY HAS BEEN DONE early MARCH: WAITING FOR VIDEOS. She will not lose her arm.
See report below for Rose Tekeyo
Bunks have arrived for the new Childrens Wing
Overall Donations
We fund via % of our income every month – low-cost, high-impact, safe, local, family-permissioned, life-changing surgeries when no other satisfactory option for the child, is available to the family, due to poverty.
Trained surgeons. No one religion, no politics. No further intervention after this one magic life-changing moment.
1. Work is referred between business
2. Instead of fee, sponsor surgeries
3. Client sign up and work done
4. Paid and %$ go to child surgeries
5. %$ sits in morechildsurgeries a/c
6. Child found who needs surgery
7. Child video to morechildsurgeries
8. Agree to fund child surgery
9. Child to Diagnosis – Video
10. Child to Surgery fix – Checklist
11. Child to Village – Aftercare video
12. We Verify & Pay Medicals
Each month here @ Dear Diary you can see what’s going on, which children need what specific help and where the money goes.
And then you can help if you want, directly to Child Surgeries Tanzania or via Rotary in Australia (you can get a tax deduction).
https://donations.rawcs.com.au/26-2024-25 You fill in your details on one page, followed by your payment information on the next page. Rotary is safe and secure, and a tax-deductible receipt will be sent. Rotary’s fees are 5.5%, and after that, all funds go directly to Tanzania. It works I send money regularly.
More information on the child surgery program. 2. All children getting help – google sheets 3. Latest Financials
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