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The Cause… Soft Power Health

In Uganda, Soft Power Health provides primary and preventative healthcare for rural Ugandans. It trains and operates sustainable education and community-based health programs run by locals and volunteers.  The Uganda Project has a 3-part program:

  • The Allan Stone Community Health Clinic/Mukagwa Twekembe
  • Malaria Education and Prevention Outreach Program
  • Family Planning Education and Administration Outreach Program
The ultimate goal is to make the program sustainable and managed solely by Ugandans.
An Inspiration…

Jessie is a doctor, professional kayaker, and founder and director of Soft Power Health. For the last 20 years, she has lived in multiple African countries - Kenya, Zimbabwe, and Uganda - and has traveled extensively through many others.  In 2003, she was on a kayaking expedition on the White Nile River in Uganda when two fellow paddlers became sick with malaria; she was able to witness this disease first-hand and treat the expedition members for malaria.  Jessie saw the devastating effects of the disease on the people in Uganda; it was soon after this trip that Jessie established the Uganda component of Soft Power Health in 2004.    

Since then, Uganda has become one of her favorite places in Africa.  She loves the beautiful countryside, the warmth and honesty of the people, and the incredible whitewater kayaking.   

Project Objectives:

Provide basic healthcare including but not limited to family planning, prenatal care, vaccinations, HIV/AIDS education, and effective anti-malarial treatment for rural Ugandans.

Educate the community about the economic benefits of preventative medicine.

Educate the local community about malaria and family planning through lectures, demonstrations, and hands-on techniques.

Increase availability of affordable long-lasting insecticide-treated mosquito nets and family planing resources for rural Ugandans.

Reduce infant mortality due to malaria and other preventable diseases in rural villages throughout Jinja, Kamuli, and Kayunga districts.

Create sustainable healthcare and health education programs to be run by local Ugandans with help from medical and non-medical volunteers.

Where To Learn More…

www.softpowerhealth.org

 

 

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