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Bed Nets For Babies (Download Flyer)

MALARIA KILLS 3,000 BABIES AND CHILDREN A DAY!

Stephen Schneider, 11th grader at Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake High School, will be flying to Arusha, Tanzania on July 5th 2010 to purchase 1,000 Olyset bed nets. He will personally distribute these nets to families with babies, pregnant women and children under 5 years old in the impoverished Malaria endemic village of Burere located on the shores of Lake Victoria in Tanzania, Africa.

Help Stephen meet his goal and complete his mission. The cost of a net is $5 and donations are tax deductible. All proceeds will be used to buy nets.

Checks can be made out to:
Friends of Musoma and mailed to Friends of Musoma, PO Box 74, Burnt Hills, NY 12027.
Questions or comments: call Gina Schneider, President of Friends of Musoma at 518-399-1961 or email at gina@friendsofmusoma.org

Biseko

During the Schneider's first visit they were introduced to Fr. Biseko, a Mother Teresa of the Musoma area. Fr. Biseko has been touched by the plight of the region's “unwanted”; AIDs and leprosy victims, the mentally and/or physically handicapped, the elderly and street children. He created an organization called Servants of Love to provide a safe, loving place where these people could live with dignity. Fr. Biseko and his volunteers live as one of the people in a rural area outside of Musoma where they provide clothing, shelter, food and medical assistance for the many residents of this very special home.

Despite the difficult conditions and circumstances, Fr. Biseko lives his life full of joy. His enthusiasm and love are contagious and his attitude toward the gift of life is apparent in the home he has created.

The Servants of Love do not have a consistent source of funding and rely solely on the generosity of others. Friends of Musoma Society donates money and supplies to this cause. During the Fragnoli's Nov. 2007 visit they donated soccer balls, a wiffle ball and bat, frisbees and jump ropes to the residents. They also gave Fr. Biseko a $1,000.00 donation from the funds they collected during their fund raising drive through Friends of Musoma.

Nyarambo Health Care Center

This remote health care center in the Musoma-Mara region of Tanzania is the only source of health care for the many residents of this area. The sisters who operate this clinic work tirelessly to provide for the medical needs of many. Friends of Musoma gave this clinic a $1,000.00 donation during the Fragnoli Family's visit in November of 2007. The sisters planned to use this money to purchase sheets and blankets for the beds, to purchase medicine and supplies, and to make much needed repairs to the buildings.

AIDs Orphans (Support center for Women suffering from AIDs)

Sisters Mary Reese and Rosalie LaCorte offer a safe haven for the many AIDs orphans in the Musoma area as well as a supportive, loving environment for women who suffer from AIDs. This center helps people understand this deadly disease through education. They teach the infected about proper medical care, nutrition and how to prevent spreading the disease. They also provide much needed love and support to the many children who have been affected by this epidemic. The African culture encourages relatives to take in the children that have been orphaned, however, due to the extreme poverty and difficult living conditions, these relatives are often not able to provide sufficiently for these children. So they turn to these two sisters for the safe environment they need.

The sisters teach the children how to care for themselves, as well as teaching them skills that will help them make a living as they move out on their own.