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Friends of St. Teresa Nzara South Sudan continues to save children’s lives along with the lives of their parents. Medical treatment, surgery, safe birthing and COVID 19 preparedness is possible through a decade of support from Australian donors assisting the Comboni Missionary Sisters who manage the hospital. Nurse Training Donors have supported nurse training since… Continue reading Friends of St. Teresa Nzara Donations Photos

Friends of St. Teresa Nzara Hospital Expansion – Update 29 April – 05 May 2019 Overview The Solid progress of last week carried over, with some delays on electrical work, plumbing proceeded. Tiling work continued at the Theatre and the Surgical Ward. The cement skirting that borders the three buildings were completed in preparation for… Continue reading Friends of St. Teresa Nzara Hospital Expansion – Update 29 April – 05 May 2019

Overview  As of this week the veranda columns have been completed on three sides of the building, with 13 remaining to be casted. The lintel level tie beam was completed this week, allowing the final level of bricks to continue. Also the pouring of the veranda slab made progress and the excavation of the septic… Continue reading Friends of St. Teresa Nzara Hospital Expansion- Blood Bank Update 29 April – 05 May 2019

Geoff Elliott an Australian expert in computing and electrical design, Dr Cristina Tassi specialist Haematologist and Transfusion expert from Bologna Italy and myself met in Kampala before the MAF flight to Yambio South Sudan and onto Nzara. We were kindly shown around the Ugandan National blood Bank by Grace Otekat after a welcome by Director… Continue reading Friends of St. Teresa Nzara Hospital latest updates and recent trip

Dear Laura and All, Today I had a most inspiring and amazing day. Brother Bill Wilding cfc and I attended the Edmund Rice Parade College in Bundoora Melbourne for their end of year assembly where we were presented with a cheque for over A$54K. Matthew Casamento the head prefect whose team organised and coordinated the events… Continue reading Parade College Student Fund Raising for 2018

July 10, 2018 • Sarah Rubino • South Sudan Sarah Rubino is a nurse and midwife volunteering in South Sudan at St. Theresa Hospital. Both her and her husband, Martin, are Aurora Fellows and have been serving since May 2018. In this honest and heartbreaking piece, Sarah writes about what she has learned so far about the reality of motherhood in South… Continue reading The Look of Motherhood; credit CMMB site

June 11, 2018 • Martin Rubino • South Sudan Martin Rubino is one of our international volunteers and an Aurora Fellow from Enfield, Connecticut, that a three months volunteering job in Nicaragua, where hospitality of the good people struck a chord, showed him that the life of simplicity and hard work was fulfilling him. After that experience, he had the opportunity… Continue reading My Volunteer Story: Martin Rubino; credit CMMB site

The Abruzzo Sunday Lunch for St Theresa Nzara Hospital South Sudan was successful financially and socially. It was enjoyed by 120 guests with $15,000 raised through Auction and fund raising donations. Thanks to Domenica Vavala, Libby D’Alessandro, Christine Wright, Cristina Toscano, Tony Tardio and John Saunders. Generous donors of gifts and Auction items made this possible. Parade College… Continue reading The Abruzzo Sunday Lunch