Be Tho - building a dream

Sister Vinh celebrates the opening of the second Be Tho orphanage in Song Be, Vietnam.  The plaque reads: FROM THE GENEROUS CONTRIBUTIONS FROM OLIVER BONAS AND ROSE CHARITIES VIETNAM SUPPORTERS WE BUILD A CHILD'S DREAM ONE BRICK AT A TIME UNTIL WE HAVE A HUMAN WONDER.

Will Grut has 60 reasons to pick your pocket.

Will Grut, executive secretary of Rose Charities, is going to be 60 on February 22nd. While many of us keep this milestone a secret, Will is turning his big day into a charitable fund raising event for a cause that is close to his heart: health education. “It is amazing how just a little information can prevent so much terrible disease for so many. Much human suffering is generated not only from disease but also from reaction to disease caused by ignorance, for example appalling violence against women (and children) is inflicted through ignorance and bizarre beliefs about HIV transmission. Simple knowledge about clean water could prevent hundreds of thousands of child deaths every year. The use of a $4 mosquito net could cut down or even eliminate the 2 million annual malaria deaths (1 million of them children, four times the number of deaths in the Haiti earthquake per year, every year). Rose Charities works in a number of areas addressing education. Female eye health volunteers are trained in Nepali villages to identify early disease which will cause blindness. In Africa, through the Hillman Fund and partners, the Laura Case Trust trains young professionals in medicine and surgery. In Sri Lanka, Rose runs many education programmes specifically targeting females, and in Pakistan assistance is provided to train birthing attendants. There are many gaps in health knowledge which, if addressed, could prevent the suffering and deaths of millions, lessen the abuse of women and children and ensure a kinder life for the elderly and vulnerable.”
Please donate to Will for his 60th birthday; donations to Rose Charities are tax deductible. You can donate at Justgiving (UK), Firstgiving (USA) or Canada Helps (Canada)   (other locations please use one of the three)

Human suffering through ignorance... help put a stop to it. Please sponsor..

Much human suffering which is generated  both through th disease as well as what the ignorance can make people do to others.  Terrible violence against women (and children) is for example inflicted through ignorance and bizarre beliefs about HIV tranmission; simple knowledge about clean water could prevent hundreds of thousands of child deaths every year; the use of a $4 mosquito could cut down or even elimate the 2 million  annual malaria deaths ( 1 million of them children) .  This is 4 x Haiti disaster deaths.. per year. .every year...or  6.8 Boeing 747 'jumbo jets' packed with children crashing into a mountain ...every day...

Rose Charities works in areas concerning this. Village female eye health volunteers are trained in Nepal to pick up early diseasewhich will cause blindness In Africa, through the Hillman Fund and partners the Laura Case Trust young professionals are trained in medicine and surgery. In Sri Lanka Rose runs many education programs with females being specifically targeted. Assistance is given in Pakistan to train birthing attendants.

There are so many holes in health knowedge worldwide which, if addressed  could prevent suffering and death by millions.  It could cut down the abuse of women and children and bring kinder lives to the elderly and vulnerable

I have chosen these issues as a (significant) birthday cause for myself as Exec Sec. of Rose Charities.  To sponsor  USA   UK    Canada  (others please use USA or UK sites)  

Oliver Bonas supports Be Tho Orphanage, Vietnam

A brief note from Dr. Bhurji in Port au Prince

For those who have not met him, Dr. Pargat Bhurji is a pediatrician at Children's Hospital BC and a frequent and generous volunteer with Rose Charities. Dr. Bhurji and RN Kirby Pirckard recently arrived in Port au Prince with the latest Rose emergecy aid mission. Dr. Bhurji has just sent back this brief, touching message.

I am fortunate to be on this mission.  A lot of work needs to be done, Sick, tiny dehydrated babies are at the top of the list.  When I first arrived I worked with a French pediatrician, setting up tents for pediatric and neonatal care. Every day we get more than 10 admissions plus over 100 outpatients. Despite lack of proper resources, medication and equipment we are able to help.

On my birthday I saw a 32 week old boy whose parents wanted to name Pargat! After many tries to pronounce it in Creole we settled on calling him Peter. It was the best birthday gift ever.

I am glad that God gave me this oppotunity to serve.