Buy a bike to assist Chrisphine Ochieng Okumu and his volunteers, working to eliminate Jiggers Disease in Busia, Kenya
What is Jiggers Disease?
Jiggers is a parasite that lives in the dusty environs of the villages where the children live. It enters the feet and hands causing painful wounds that do not heal and, as well affects the child’s immune system.
How is it treated?
Volunteers spray the dust to reduce the Jiggers. Then the children need topical treatment over six months to cure the disease. They must be supplied with shoes as they grow, in order to avoid being infected again.
The challenge
The Elimination Program’s ten volunteers must travel long distance on foot to reach the villages, in hilly and muddy terrain.
They carry the treatment packs and shoes, and often walk home in the rain. This is great dedication to save the children from this painful condition and they need our support.
They need bicycles and back packs to carry the shoes and treatment packs.
Buy a bike
How might you solve this Small Act creatively to buy a bike for a volunteer and make their work to treat Jiggers Disease so much easier.
There are ten volunteers requiring ten bicycles.
The cost
A basic bike in Uganda and a back pack is USD$100
About Chrisphine and the Jiggers Disease elimination program
Who is Chrisphine Ochieng Okumu?
Chrisphine is Executive Director MDG at Blue Bells Orphans support program. They look after about 200 orphaned and vulnerable children.
He works tirelessly on behalf of the children and the community as the Village Champion at Jubilee Village Project, a Christ-centered movement committed to serving the poor and ending world poverty through sustainable community-based transformation.
Chrisphine is also an active champion of the Jiggers Elimination Program.
Listen to our Small Acts podcast with Chrisphine
If you are interested in supporting Chrisphine in his wonderful work, please COMMIT TO ACT. You will receive an email once you do with more details on the project, contact details, and ideas for how you can help.
COMMITTING TO ACT IS NOT A COMMITMENT TO PAY THE FUNDS
Chrisphine explains Jiggers Disease
With our deepest gratitude for your willingness to support and enrich the lives of orphaned or vulnerable children.
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