Hi Everyone! We hope you all had a wonderful Holiday. We wanted to share with you a wonderful article that was written about The Gretta Foundation. Please read and enjoy!
http://www.danvilleexpress.com/news/show_story.php?id=6897&e=y
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
“How are you and how is everyone at home there? Otherwise I am fine and only busy doing the end of semester examination. I only want to wish you Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Thanks a lot for all the support and care you are rendering to us, we really appreciate it. Bye for the moment and greetings to all.” Gretta Scholar
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“I have almost come to the end of this semester. Next week am beginning exams and am reading hard for better results. This semester we have been very busy and i have gained much experience which is a bit different from clinical experience which I have gained in the previous academic years. I had administration and leadership placement in Butabika psychiatry hospital where I was able to interact with the nurse in-charge. This helped learn leadership responsibilities, planning, organizing, monitoring and evaluation while a manager in an organisation.
I also had domiciliary practice where one is supposed to book a pregnant woman from antenatal clinic ,conduct her labour, discharge the mother, go with her home and nurse her plus the baby for 7 days after delivery( I did 3 cases).All at a free fee. It needed handwork and time but all in all it was fun!!.
Finally we had community health nursing. This time round we moved from hospital setting to people's homes. We had community practice in Mpigi district which is found on Masaka-Mbarara road. We health educated people in their families and communities.
Much love to u as u sleep tonight, may u sleep like a newborn.” Gretta Scholar
Sunday, September 18, 2011
“News of home and Uganda”
“News of home and Uganda”
We came back from holidays, unfortunately I fell sick, I was diagnosed with malaria, given treatment and I'm fine now I got this malaria from the village when I went to visit grand dad. Otherwise the holiday was wonderful. I volunteered in some hospital for some time, and then mum requested me to help do some things at home.
It's the rainy season and my region; in eastern Uganda in Bulambuli district near the slopes of Mt. Elgon. We still experienced landslides. This time 29 people were buried, including babies, animals, and so many plantations destroyed. None of my relatives were affected though this region is occupied by people of my tribe. Hundreds of homes were destroyed by floods, and government plan to relocate all people in this area though it is taking long. The government and other organizations is also providing them with food in camps since all their crops and animals were destroyed.
Also there are so many demonstrations taking place, teachers, medical workers and different other social groups are complaining of the little pay since there is increased inflation in the country…Prices for all commodities and services have gone up, most of them have doubled. I don't know where we are heading
Gretta Scholar
Sunday, August 7, 2011
Conflict survivor. Abducted by rebel forces and escaped after 8 years in captivity.
I am so grateful to send you this mail. I have finished my exams today and will be going for holidays back to Gulu soon. It was a busy year and at last come to the end of first year. I am so grateful for all the support you are giving me. I send my greetings to you and everyone. Gretta Scholar 2nd year.
AIDS orphan from village called Buuobot Ochi up-country Uganda.
We have come to the end of the academic 2010/2011 and would like to send my sincere gratitude to the almighty God for all the care and protection he has always been giving us. Secondly I would like to bring to your notice that the semester has been very fine and we have finished all the examinations and will give you results as soon as they are ready. I would love to request you and all the other donors to continue giving us the help that we need to see us through our education. We are grateful to all of you. Wishing you all the best in whatever you do. Gretta Scholar 2nd year.
Daughter of peasant farmers from Mbale, Uganda.
I hope you are fine over there. I have just finished my last exam for this semester…It has been a long semester with a lot of work, however, I have successfully completed my results for the whole academic year.
This scholarship has helped to achieve my career of being a nurse. I am now seeing this bright feature ahead of me. During the semester, we had two months in class and two months practicing what we learnt in class on the ward. For what I learnt and practiced this semester, I feel I am a professional.
In Mulago Hospital, I was able to:
· work on the special care unit where I learnt how to take care of newborn babies who have conditions asphyxia, respiratory distress syndrome.
· take care of patients who have undergone surgery and those who are to go for surgery, also to deal with an emergency condition on the surgical ward. Patients on this ward have conditions like; intestinal obstruction, fractures, large wound with gangrene, even some cancer patients after surgery. This reminded me of the nurse who inspired me to be a nurse in my childhood. she actually died of breast cancer.
· take care of patients with infectious diseases, basing on the principles of infection control, including barrier nursing. These patients include tuberculosis patients, tetanus patients, HIV patients with opportunistic infections due to very low immunity.
· take care of malnourished children.
· carry out the regular immunization against the six killer diseases for the children below 5 year. I also I did vaccine management.
· carry out all the family planning methods in Uganda. These included inserting Norplant, intrauterine devices, oral contraceptives, injectable s, giving out condoms, and lastly giving health talks and counseling clients on matters of reproduction.
· I was also able to carry out cervical cancer screening on this ward.
I am proud to be a nurse, and I would like to take this opportunity to thank you " MEG" and all those who are generously contributing all that they offer to support this programme. You are really improving health care in our country. You cannot imagine that at the moment, you find only 3 nurses on a ward of about 90 patients in our main referral hospital. I tell you the situation is so demanding here. We the students whom you are supporting now are ready to work and improve the image quality and quantity of nursing care in Uganda.
I will be leaving for holidays next week, i intend to work with some organisation in our home district where they particularly deal with HIV and Tuberculosis patients. This is to improve on my nursing career and to also keep me busy during the long holiday as I give back to my society what I have learnt. I will be up dating you of what will be happening to me.
With lots of love.
Long-time HIV program volunteer from Masaka.
I really apologise for the long time minus any communication from me but I have been a little caught up with my program where I have been preparing for my end of academic year exams, however I have completed my final paper today.
Meg, I would love to take this opportunity to thank you more for being in my life as my parent and more like a mother to me. Please thank you very much for the endless support you offer to me every time day and minute. Now I’m completing my 2nd year of study I and my family are very happy and proud of you and your mercy of all people to grant me this opportunity.
I really don't know how much I should express my sincere gratitude to you but to me very day is a change in my life because of your support and I will always say thank you. I have now started seeing my dreams come true and I really like it when I get opportunity to help the sick in hospitals and at-least do something in their lives.
PLEASE KEEP UP THAT SPIRIT IN YOU. GOD KNOWS HOW PRECIOUS HE WILL PAY YOU. Gretta Scholar 3rd year.
Conflict survivor with widowed mother in Gulu.
I just want to say I am so grateful for all you have done to me in all aspect of life. From where I was not making any step you pull to make steps. Where I was not seeing any better life, you made me to see, where and what I did believe you made me to believe. You supported me always and you are beside me to make sure that everything goes on well as far as academic and our well-being issues are concerned. The semester went on well with nothing bad. The exams was not all that bad and even the test was also fair. I wanted to say a word before we depart for the holidays and not forgetting to send you regards from my family's members especially my mum who said THANKS A LOT FOR YOUR SUPPORT. May the Lord bless you.
THANKS…..Gretta Scholar 2nd year.
Hi Everyone!
We are starting to get news from our scholars! It is a very exciting time for them. Please read and enjoy the posts below. Keep them in your thoughts.
We are starting to get news from our scholars! It is a very exciting time for them. Please read and enjoy the posts below. Keep them in your thoughts.
Daughter of widow living in urban Kampala.
I know it has been so long since you got updates from me, my apologies! I am on holiday now. I am back during this long break.
Mum always gets teary eyed whenever she talks about my progress in school and how grateful she is for Gretta foundation; for she can now be able to support my siblings who are still in school too without having to worry about me. This might sound funny, but, surprisingly she has put on a little weight. Thank you for the great work you are doing. My family really appreciates!
As I had earlier on told you, we did several clinical-specialty courses and practicum last semester. Nursing specialties define the complexity of nursing as a profession. Here knowledge and proficiency are required, for example, in oncology and cardiology nursing. This opened my eyes as to why we need baccalaureate training of nurses. I found almost all areas intriguing after we rotated in different specialist departments and institutes. Hospice Uganda is one of the best hospices in Africa.
I learned that it is important for a patient to receive care from a confident nurse. I have also learned to serve, love and care however much complex the patient's condition is. As a matter of fact, I always take a minute or two to explain the important work nurses do whenever I encounter people who do not understand or understate what nursing is.
I was among our university representatives this year on the International Nurses Day celebrations at Butabika hospital. As I reflected upon those events I am inspired by how you (the TGF team) joined efforts to make me become part of the national nurses workforce, which is no doubt, the back bone of Uganda’s healthcare delivery system.
I am so much looking forward to my final year, especially the research project.
Thank you, and the team for seeing me through the previous academic year. I cannot go without saying I am a proud Gretta scholar!
Warm regards…..Gretta Scholar 4th year.
Thursday, June 16, 2011
Friday, April 29, 2011
Monday, April 25, 2011
Saturday, April 23, 2011
We are also fine and also very busy in the hospital and at different wards…It's really a pleasure that I'm seeing most of the conditions on a new ward, never seen before and I'm aiming at knowing how to best manage these conditions for example respiratory distress new borne and how to save these babies lives…Send my regards to all family members, Janet and
others. GOODBYE Gretta Scholar
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Friday, April 15, 2011
Thursday, April 14, 2011
This is why we do what we do. Please read this wonderful email a second year Gretta Scholar.
Thank you all for your good work. Stay inspired because lives are being empowered and lives saved because of all you do to support Gretta's mission.
"It´s long ever since i wrote to you. With hope that you are fine, i am fine too.
I am already in my clinical practice by two weeks. It is my pleasure to inform you that this week in my ward i have saved the life of a very young malnourished beautiful girl(one and a half years also HIV positive) whose mother died last week on Tuesday due to HIV infection. She was being taken care of by the aunt who also has her own child to take care of. This baby had profuse diarrhoea and vomiting and i identified that the problem was poor hygiene. I held a health talk about proper hygiene with the caretaker,monitored her closely and today i am a proud nurse when i tell you that the diarrhoea and vomiting had stopped by yesterday evening. I realised that life can be saved, not only by medication but also by word of mouth. I also realise that, more than ever, i love my job and i enjoy it. I will fore ever be grateful to the Gretta foundation for supporting me to make my dream come true. Thank you very much for supporting me and, please may you continue supporting me. With much love from;" ~ A Gretta Scholar
Thank you all for your good work. Stay inspired because lives are being empowered and lives saved because of all you do to support Gretta's mission.
"It´s long ever since i wrote to you. With hope that you are fine, i am fine too.
I am already in my clinical practice by two weeks. It is my pleasure to inform you that this week in my ward i have saved the life of a very young malnourished beautiful girl(one and a half years also HIV positive) whose mother died last week on Tuesday due to HIV infection. She was being taken care of by the aunt who also has her own child to take care of. This baby had profuse diarrhoea and vomiting and i identified that the problem was poor hygiene. I held a health talk about proper hygiene with the caretaker,monitored her closely and today i am a proud nurse when i tell you that the diarrhoea and vomiting had stopped by yesterday evening. I realised that life can be saved, not only by medication but also by word of mouth. I also realise that, more than ever, i love my job and i enjoy it. I will fore ever be grateful to the Gretta foundation for supporting me to make my dream come true. Thank you very much for supporting me and, please may you continue supporting me. With much love from;" ~ A Gretta Scholar
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Dear Friends,
Time is flying by! We'd like to take a minute to reflect on two recent and exciting developments:
1. Our first annual Year In Review newsletter is now complete! Check out this interactive flip book for a recap of TGF's 2010 accomplishments, scholar and donor profiles, a list of donors, and a hint of what's new for 2011.
2. TGF has its first graduate!
Ruth just graduated with a baccalaureate degree in nursing from The Aga Khan University in Kampala, Uganda. In Ruth's own words, "I would have cheated myself if I did not extend my sincere thanks to the entire foundation for your support. Currently I was given added responsibility of spearheading the mentorship program for nurses at the Institute...so that I can build my career and be able to mentor other nurses in provision of quality care for our patients. Once again I say thank you!"
Meg Styles
Thursday, March 31, 2011
"The two months we have been in class have been the most challenging since ever since I started the course, I have 8 subjects that have all so demanding more so that I want to improve my grades to some better level that last semester's level. I am now through with class work and now on the ward for the next two months.
I do not know when you are coming o visit us, let me hope it is soon. I feel good when you come, the things you tell us are all inspiring. Thanks so much for struggling to provide for us, I have never forgotten my mission in this scholarship, I read day and night for the best." ~ Gretta Scholar
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Saturday, March 12, 2011
Monday, March 7, 2011
Monday, February 14, 2011
Exciting Gretta News!
The Gretta Foundation is very proud to announce that we have our first Graduate!
"Ruth is our first graduating Gretta Scholar. This is very exciting and we should all be very proud of her and ourselves because none of this would be possible if it weren’t for all of you and everything that you do for TGF and our scholars. This is just wonderful! My most heartfelt thanks to all." ~ Message from our Founder
"I would have cheated myself if I do not extend my sincere thanks to you the entire foundation for your support that enabled me achieve my BScN degree this month. I have already started putting the knowledge and skills acquired into use. Currently I was given added responsbility of spearheading the mentorship program for nurses at the Institute. Once again I say thank you. God bless" ~ Ruth ~ First Gretta Graduate
"Ruth is our first graduating Gretta Scholar. This is very exciting and we should all be very proud of her and ourselves because none of this would be possible if it weren’t for all of you and everything that you do for TGF and our scholars. This is just wonderful! My most heartfelt thanks to all." ~ Message from our Founder
"I would have cheated myself if I do not extend my sincere thanks to you the entire foundation for your support that enabled me achieve my BScN degree this month. I have already started putting the knowledge and skills acquired into use. Currently I was given added responsbility of spearheading the mentorship program for nurses at the Institute. Once again I say thank you. God bless" ~ Ruth ~ First Gretta Graduate
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