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He developed
a preliminary relationship with a Sudanese medical care clinic
and its administrator. The clinic is located in Duk County,
approximately 45 minutes from Peter's village of Duk-padiet.
The head administrator of Duk county clinic said that they
have not been paid for eleven months and they have not receive
medical supplies yet, so he lost his employees. He said that
children are suffering from air borne disease because they
have not been vaccinated for many years. There is also a lack
of antenatal care for women and a lack of all care for many
more. The advantages of a relationship with this clinic include
use of the permanent structure for storage and distribution
of supplies and aid; and a local liaison who can work with
Peter to identify the priority of needs. The disadvantage
is its distance from Duk-padiet.
Peter
learned that there is indeed a Lutheran World Federation presence
in Sudan. Leif's on-the-ground arm, Lutheran World Relief,
is currently working to build a school and develop a tap water
source in Amil, a town some miles away.
Peter
took extensive video footage of areas in need, which has since
been edited into a PowerPoint presentation with the help of
Pr. Koch. Speaking engagements thus far include St. Ignatius
High School in May 2008 and a north shore Rotary chapter in
June. The PowerPoint presentation highlights the need to develop
a water filtering system, pump, and tap source. People returning
from refugee camps to their villages are going back to the
refugee camps due to the lack of health care and schools.
Our first
goal is to establish a health care system in Duk-padiet.
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