Auto Parts and Vegetables
In rural Uganda, so many children leave school with no opportunities for work and no skills to earn a living. The 4 primary schools that ran our malaria project branched out on their own to build wonderful vegetable gardens. We are using these gardens as a place to teach the students basic business, marketing and entrepreneurship … Read More
Prizes for the Best Medical Students in Kenya
The Kenyan Pediatric Association again awarded Hillman Leadership Prizes this year to the top outstanding medical students. The cash prizes enabled them to attend the Pediatric Association Conference and present their research.
Do Children teach their Parents About Brushing their teeth?
Oral Health in Uganda If a child learns something at school about health that will affect his or her life, then that child is likely to go home and teach what they have learned to their parents. By focusing on health issues that are important to each community, Health Promoting Schools improve the health of … Read More
Physiotherapy In Cambodia
Physiotherapy Workshops Physiotherapy is becoming better understood and more widely used in Cambodia. A few years ago it was largely unknown. The country has a high rate of traffic, industrial and farming injuries leaving long term recovery needs that would benefit from physiotherapy. The Hillman Funds on-going assistance to the Cambodian Physical Therapy Association provides 3 … Read More
Malaria Treatment in Schools.
A life at school with the terrible headaches and fever of malaria is part of every day life for many of Uganda’s school children. But this has all changed at 4 primary schools in the heart of Uganda’s malaria region. In these schools, trained teachers diagnose and treat malaria as soon as the child begins to feel … Read More
Auto Parts and Vegetables – Unlikely Teachers
In rural Uganda, so many children leave school with no opportunities for work and no skills to earn a living. The 4 primary schools that ran our malaria project branched out on their own to build wonderful vegetable gardens. We are using these gardens as a place to teach the students basic business, marketing and entrepreneurship … Read More
Rising Stars- The Hillman Scholars in East Africa
Supporting rising stars and future leaders in healthcare is a powerful way to impact long term health outcomes around the world. The Hillman Fund provides awards and support for healthcare students and professionals who demonstrate exceptional potential leadership skills. Every year, we provide research awards for top medical students in Kenya. We support the research projects of 2 young physicians in Uganda … Read More
Safe Motherhood Training in Guatemala
2017 marked the 15th year of the Safe Motherhood Project in Guatemala. To recap, the Safe Motherhood Project is an educational project to train traditional Mayan Midwifes (Comadronas) in safe birthing techniques and emergency skills in caring for women who have their babies at home. Each course is 5 days long. We now have a … Read More
Family Planning and Safe Motherhood in Camps in Afghanistan
Life in the camps around Kabul is difficult. It is hard to keep the family fed, especially when there are 9 or 10 children. The girls marry as very young teenagers and have their first babies before their bodies are fully mature. These camps have the highest maternal mortality rates in the world. Many men … Read More