Above: McLendon meeting a Mutwa student who hopes to become an engineer When first-year Kellermann Foundation board member Bob McLendon stepped on Bwindi soil last October, he didn’t know what to expect. After a week-long visit, however, he was sure of two things. The indigenous Batwa are some of the poorest but kindest peopl...
Continue ReadingRobert “Bob” Finocchio describes meeting Dr. Scott Kellermann and touring the health clinic at Bwindi in 2007 as “one of the most amazing experiences” he has had. During a three-week trek/climbing trip in Uganda and Rwanda, Bob’s tour group stopped at a lodge in Bwindi and met Dr. Kellermann by chance. Bob said, “We ...
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Kathleen Cook-Hunter was among a group of friends tracking gorillas near Bwindi in 2004 when one of them fell and injured her arm. Dr. Scott Kellermann came to their lodge to provide aid and invited them to visit Bwindi Community Health Centre (which became Bwindi Community Hospital). Kathleen and her close friend Cory toured th...
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Photo: Paul Thomas (right) records Eliphaz (left) telling a Bible story while Furugengyensi listens and learns. You may have heard the same Bible stories in Sunday school, but you might not recognize them immediately if you listen in at Bwindi. That’s because these stories are being told “the Batwa way.” Paul Thomas is a ...
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In April, volunteer Ken Earle, fire fighter with Diamond Springs El Dorado Fire Department in California, reviewed with hospital staff how to use fire extinguishers. Staff were able to practice their skills with extinguishers that had passed their expiration dates, giving all a chance for a good review of fire safety and action ...
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