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July 2019 Update
I'm taking a rest now the Open Day and the June Sunday coffees after Mass are over, Harriet is on Maternity Leave for a while longer, but...
lmw218
Jul 19, 20191 min read
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Sam Wauju from "Rags to Riches" (comparatively speaking!)
I have known Sam's family for about 15 years and watched the youngsters growing. They live in a small clearing almost hidden by plantain...
lmw218
Jun 21, 20191 min read
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KUMI UPDATE 13 JUNE 2019
Elspeth, for this child has spina bifida and hydrocephalus he is 2yrs and 6 months but not able to sit without support , kindly l was thinki
lmw218
Jun 13, 20191 min read
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lmw218
Jun 12, 20190 min read
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Kumi Community Fund Update 3 June 2019
The entry below was yesterday's and we have moved on to an even greater total raised on Saturday. I have spent the afternoon like the...
lmw218
Jun 4, 20192 min read
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Kumi Update 28 May 2019
Kumi Community Foundation Update 28 May 2019 Photo 1: Simon, the boy with leaves inserted into his deep wound by using traditional...
lmw218
May 28, 20191 min read
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NEWS FROM THE NUTRITION UNIT
https://www.facebook.com/elspeth.robinson.3/videos/1523510577785291/?t=8 https://www.facebook.com/elspeth.robinson.3/videos/1523490957787...
lmw218
May 26, 20191 min read
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KUMI COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OPEN DAY
KUMI COMMUNITY FOUNDATION (UGANDA) OPEN DAY KUMI COMMUNITY OPEN DAY SATURDAY 1 JUNE 2019 11.00am – 4.00pm www.kumicommunityfoundation.co....
lmw218
May 6, 20191 min read
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Update on Godsgrace
Godsgrace, a year old baby we identified on a home visit in Kyere, is still hanging on to life in Stone Ward, the children's ward in Kumi...
lmw218
May 3, 20191 min read
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lmw218
Apr 14, 20190 min read
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Wheelchair delivery
The children we saw last week now have their wheelchairs thanks to Harriet and Peter, our driver, who really have continued with their...
lmw218
Apr 12, 20191 min read
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TUESDAY 2 APRIL 2019
DAY 29 TUESDAY 2 APRIL 2019 It’s not quite the end yet as my final farewells were yet to come. I woke early to no power and my torch,...
lmw218
Apr 12, 20193 min read
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DAY 28 MONDAY 1 APRIL 2019 1st April and it was also April Fool’s Day here so I was on my guard!
DAY 28 MONDAY 1 APRIL 2019 1st April and it was also April Fool’s Day here so I was on my guard! My final day had come round once again...
lmw218
Apr 12, 20194 min read
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DAY 25 FRIDAY 29 MARCH 2019
Today, Hanneke, Ouke and little Anna leave their life in Kumi for good and return to their homeland of Holland. They will be sadly missed...
lmw218
Mar 30, 20193 min read
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DAY 24THURSDAY 28 MARCH 2019
DAY 24 THURSDAY 28 MARCH 2019 Friday 5.15 am as I start to write yesterday’s account and I’m cold and, no wonder, my thermometer...
lmw218
Mar 30, 20194 min read
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DAY 23 WEDNESDAY 27 MARCH 2019
Another day of dust and dirt and the last home visit day until my return in October. Peter, the driver, Harriet and I were meeting up...
lmw218
Mar 30, 20194 min read
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Hot off the press!
The rains arrived this evening with a bang - a bright flash of lightening with the thunder crashing at the same moment! Suddenly, we feel...
lmw218
Mar 27, 20191 min read
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DAY 22 TUESDAY 26 MARCH 2019 I detected a slight change in the air which may lead to cooler conditio
DAY 22 TUESDAY 26 MARCH 2019 I detected a slight change in the air which may lead to cooler conditions or maybe not, I’m no...
lmw218
Mar 27, 20193 min read
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DAY TWENTY ONE MONDAY 25 MARCH 2019 If I was wearing socks today, I’d be pulling them up and making
DAY TWENTY ONE MONDAY 25 MARCH 2019 If I was wearing socks today, I’d be pulling them up and making a huge effort to manage the day ahead...
lmw218
Mar 27, 20194 min read
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DAYS NINETEEN AND TWENTY
DAYS NINETEEN AND TWENTY SATURDAY 23 MARCH AND SUNDAY 24 MARCH 2019 My nose is on a non-stop drip which is called ‘flu here but I call it...
lmw218
Mar 27, 20193 min read
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Thank You John!
Kumi Community Foundation (KCF) would like to express our gratitude to the congregation of West View Baptist Church in Hartlepool for...
Elspeth Robinson MBE
Kumi Community Foundation is delighted to announce that Elspeth Robinson, founder and Chairman of the charity, has been awarded an MBE by...
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