See What You Have Helped Do!

See What You Have Helped Do! OneMama 2014 Detailed Updates October 23rd, 2014, by Siobhan Neilland We Have new Partnerships for the Clinic Services Partners that will assist our OneMama Community health services: Monthly dental programs New HIV programs – such as circumcision Makerere University Walter Reed Project - circumcised 60% less chance of HIV then non-circumcised More family planning services - Marie Stopes & SoftPower Malnutrition partner - Saving his Children – new out reach programs Surgical clinic partners - in the future being able to perform more complicated surgeries – now have proper referrals and our new clinic room!   Partners who will assist our OneMama Community with economic services: Agriculture corn program – improving growth and improving market strategies Agriculture coffee program – improving growth and going to market strategies Crafts program we are looking to improve the program for both local market and Global – implemented new processes and long term goal Partners that focus on Skills development programs – sponsored vocational Education - CBO (Uganda Youth) that offers scholarships to OneMama and Community members that offer skill development   Agriculture Partner Classes to assist Community and keep OneMama self-sufficient: Training for OneMama Community in crops that are easy to grow and higher quality and higher revenue and distribution Training for OneMama Community to pick a unique crop that is easy to grow but unique to us to export Training for OneMama Community in creating teams of woman on how to sell as a community - Partners teach, train, and mentor and coach them thru this process - going to partner to sell locally Training on crops that as a community we are going to sell internationally Economic Sustainability - Crafts & Clothing Program We have increased our base of community members participating in the crafts & clothing educational programs which funds the clinics medical supplies and programs. Quality of coin purses, paper beads, seed necklaces, hats and African book bags have improved, and we continues to create new ideas. We created a NEW OneMama Fashion-Forward Collection of clothes that are focused more on a global market that continues to assist in our primary funding of the OneMama staff and programs OneMama Collection New or Updated Items: Tear-drop dress – short (red, black, blue, green) Tear-drop dress – long (red, black, blue) Tear-drop top – (red, black, blue, green) New Action Hero tops with sleeves – no African fabric, just cotton        (red, black, blue, green) New long skirts with slit (black, blue, red, aqua) New short skirts (black, blue) New halter top that ties and bottom is like action hero (black, red, blue, green) NEW short wrap hoodie (black, blue, red) New OneMama patch that goes on all clothes NEW beaded OneMama small dolls African “Patchwork” shoulder bags OneMama Collection Original Items: OneMama Dolls with pig tails OneMama paper beads (all colors) OneMama seed necklaces OneMama key chains Hoop earrings (all colors) Wood bracelets Batick bracelets Coin purses Drums Rattles Baskets OneMama Overall Organizational Updates The OneMama International Team for OneMama and local Directors met to discuss the long-term (5 to 10 year goals) strategies for the OneMama Organization and the Communities it supports. We implemented new communication processes to keep all key personal more informed and interconnected locally and internationally. There is a new system in place creating checks and balances to move us to being a more efficient organization. This includes monthly international conference calls with all team members. We increased nurse salaries and budgets for where there had not been an increase to keep our wonderful nurses happy and not moving to other organizations. We reevaluated all medical procedures and supplies to make sure we are up-to-date in the latest and best available to us within our budgets. We reviewed and updated all budget matters and took into consideration what comes in, how to increase donations, and also how to more efficiently utilize and budget clinic monies. Directors have now started a new initiative to pursue alternative donor and NGO programs locally not just internationally Community Meetings We met with the Local Community and the Community Advisory Board for OneMama We discussed all the new construction and long-term plans:                 Membership to OneMama clinic and services was addressed and improved Community is excited that on Health Services and Partner Days we can have up to 350-400 participants attending the OneMama Clinic However you choose to support to OneMama, remember to have fun doing it! We are not only about saving lives but also about creating joy in this world.