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a3 economist sunsuntribune community pridaydec2s3003 partnership aims to bring medical facilities to village frompaftt volunteers bring a fridge to the tanzanian village of igoma at right is an overview of igoma the vil- lages annual income is 300 and of every 1000 babies born 100 die in their first year submitted photos income in whitchurch- stoufiville is 900000 a mere 300 a year comes into homes in the african village life is fragile there of every 1000 babies bom 100 die in their first year its an agricultural subsis tence economy with 80 per cent of the population of 42000 involved in primitive farming tools and equipment for even the simplest trades or farming if available at all are substandard at best mr geense said mr neufeld and mr geense know firsthand how the people of igoma are forced to live last summer they joined 16 other residents of whitchurch- stouffville and markham to spend a month on a humanitar ian project there they helped build a muchneeded medical centre to our group it was an eye opener as we had never seen such poverty mr neufeld said homes were for the most part shacks virtually on top of each other and all cooking is done outside with charcoal igomas first medical centre now needs equipment and staff this is where whitchurch- stouffville comes in mr neufeld stressed arrangements are being made to supply seven pieces of basic equipment valued at about 13000 high on the list is a 2000 malaria detection device malaria is one of the most prevalent diseases in this area mr geense said a detection device is a must- have we can buy it in africa and supply it immediately if we had the money partnership committee members recently met with markhamstouffville hospital officials to arrange for unused equipment to be donated to the clinic homes were for the most part shacks virtually on top of each other and all cooking is done outside with charcoal as well talks are going on to see if any doctors or nurses from markham or whitchurch- stouffville would be interested in providing medical service in igoma our requests were very well received at markham stouffville hospital mr neufeld said the partnership committee has also presented the project to whitchurchstouffville clergy again the response has been positive mr geense said armed with its slogan join ing hands creating hope the partnership committee also made presentations to local service clubs in the hopes their members would back the project this too is proving successful the youth in igoma are being offered educational training in the nearby city and a vocational facility is available if funding is provided at a cost of 250 for a two- semester course training is offered in fields such as medical lab plumbing masonry electri cal carpentry computer literacy and food services a plan is in the works to have whitchurchstouffville resi dents sponsor the youth of igoma so they can take these courses and improve the vil lages quality of life local students will be asked to become involved with this aspect of the project through partnership arrangements the committee is busy reaching out to all sectors of the town its hoped individuals fami lies neighborhoods churches service clubs and schools will all support partnership mr neufeld said donations to the partnership can be sent to stouffville missionary church 6500 main st stouffville l4a 574 make cheques payable to stouffvillelgoma partnership for more information call 9056403911 mountain sports starts at 8am sharp dec 26th ixing week markdown even every item clearance priced or now marked dawn 26 0 no gst until 1 0 am massive clothing blowout a mt all discontinued jrjh nmam17 ojumbu footwear 4099 gg all mens womens i saucqny running apparel your besjt may not be enough anyr more to find out about not-for- profit long term care- housing and services for jj seniors in your corrirhuh nity connect to wwwbahhss6rg were here for you ontario association of nonprofit homes and service for seniors this message brought to you as a community service ot the economist sunsuntribune mothers against drunk driving 180m65madd ttismessagebroogftfe senfedlteeanorbt jsovsuvtbw cure leulcomia canadian research is fundediy lrf please help leukemia i aesurch fund i 1 1 10 finch ave w st jh toronto ontario mjj 212 tet 416 6g1cure 1873 fa 416 6613840 this message ttmp ftyou hsxftmny sextet tw eoonomsi jsintrcune jlmajml