Even my closest friends are unlikely to come up with ‘sporty’ as a word to describe me. That makes it all the more surprising, for me as well as for them, that I’m undertaking Bridge2Aid’s sponsored cycle safari in Tanzania this November. It has been many, many years since I last rode a bike. My […]
A blog post written about our recent visit to Malawi by one of our Site Clinical Leads, Trustees and Clinical Advisory Group member – Andrew Paterson. Andrew is also a Senior Lecturer / Honorary Consultant at the University of Dundee Dental School, I am very fortunate to be a volunteer, trustee and site clinical lead […]
With ‘The Scotsman’, Bridge2Aid and Malawian partners in Lilongwe – two busy days On Friday 7th June I left Glasgow to travel back to Malawi for a ten day visit with multiple objectives in multiple places. In this first of two posts I will cover the initial couple of days of activities in Lilongwe. My […]
As a Global Development and International Relations graduate, I spent years learning about the importance of a sustainable approach to development so I already feel lucky to be able to work for an organisation that is such a great example of delivering this. Being told I would have the opportunity to go to Tanzania and […]
Last week our Ops Manager Paul Tasman met up with Tanzania’s Chief Dental Officer Dr Ray Masumo to celebrate a huge achievement. All the hard work designing and seeking funding for a National Oral Health Survey for Tanzania has paid off. The survey will be starting soon and the information gathered will be invaluable. This […]
Paul, our Operations Manager had a very promising meeting today with the Malawian Ministry of Health, the Dental Association of Malawi, Glasgow University Dental School and the Medical Council of Malawi. Bridge2Aid has recently won a grant to fund exploring development of the B2A model in Malawi, working in partnership with Dental Association of Malawi […]
Amit Patel, Head Dentist at mydentist in Bognor Regis, volunteered on the Dental Training Programme in Chato District, Tanzania in September 2018. Here he talks about his experience and why he volunteered for Bridge2Aid. Let me introduce Bridge2Aid, a charity set up by Ian and Andie Wilson in 2004 after ten years living in Tanzania. […]
There’s a proverb attributed to ‘Africa’ which I’d like to use. I normally wouldn’t, given that these “African proverbs” are usually anything but. However, this one has just been quoted in an advert by an African airline we use to fly into Mwanza, so I’ll risk it just this once: “If you want to go […]
Our CEO Shaenna shares her memories of the history of Hope Dental – and the visionary changes that have taken place in the past year “I feel fortunate to have had a close personal relationship with Hope Dental Centre in Tanzania for many years. As many of you will be aware, since 2004 Bridge2Aid has […]
So I open Facebook one evening to check on the world, to find my husband has “posted” (a rare event). There’s a photo of him holding a very small baby, wishing every day could start like that, and recalling a time when our two teenagers were that small. Apart from the shock of seeing him […]
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