On January 11th, a group of volunteers will fly to Tanzania to take part in our Phase 2 Programme. The programme will be based in ther District of Sengerema: Sengerema is 2 hours from Mwanza by road and ferry Its population is 639,103 90% of the population are in rural area and 10% of the […]
When our dental volunteers met 6 year old Mshimana in Kirambi village, Rwanda, they were shocked to find that she had at least 10 carious teeth. Even more shocking was how Mshimana’s Father explained that he was not aware that his daughter should be cleaning her teeth – and had never done so. Despite Mshimana […]
A huge congratulations to Bridge2Aid Patron, record-breaking Jockey AP McCoy OBE who came third during Monday’s Sports Personality of the Year (SPOTY) Awards ceremony. McCoy rode his 4,000th winner earlier this year and previously won the SPOTY title in 2010. Bridge2Aid Founder Ian Wilson was lucky enough to be there on the night and managed […]
On Friday 6th December Founder Ian and Marketing Manager Kayleigh were kindly invited to the Dentistry Awards in Leicester. Hosted by former professional cricketer Henry Olonga, Ian and Kayleigh represented Bridge2Aid as the event’s chosen charity and joined over 600 dental professionals at the spectacular African themed evening. Ian Wilson addressed the audience and introduced […]
– Joyce Mpanduji, dental programme manager On the 25th and 25th November, a team consisting of the following: Dr. Samuel Kalongoji (B2A Clinical Director) John Simba & Mussa Victor (B2A Site Administrators) and myself went on a visit to Kahama to finalize the sites and the hotels for the upcoming Dental Volunteer Programme in February. The […]
During October we were delighted to host an evening with our Patron, Professor Lord McColl of Dulwich at the House of Lords. We welcomed supporters old and new to celebrate our achievements and share our vision for the future in the beautiful historic surroundings, including Guest of Honour His Excellency Peter Kallaghe, High Commissioner for Tanzania to […]
Earlier this year the Bridge2Aid team was lucky enough to cross paths with Dental Design Ltd, a leading website design agency based in Poole. Managing Director Nigel Reece was keen to join the Bridge2Aid family having heard about our work in East Africa, and was particularly impressed with the sustainability element of our dental training programmes.
September’s Dental Volunteer Programme had a little more in store than usual for one dentist and dental nurse, as Rachel Hunter explains: “Rosemary and I first met way back in 1982 when she came to work for a short time as a dentist with what was then Borders Health Board in Scotland. I already worked […]
During September Bridge2Aid’s Clinical Director Paul Brind visited the Manyara region, in preparation for our February DVP taking place in the area. Here, Paul reports on his trip: Manyara region (popn. 1.5 million) is located in the north of Tanzania. It is north of Dodoma region, and south of Arusha region and Kilimanjaro region. Along […]
Last November we met Daniel Masesa, a Health Worker since 2003 in the village of Nyamwilolewa, Tanzania. Daniel successfully completed our training programme and having received his basic instrument kit from Bridge2Aid, began providing access to safe emergency dental care for his community of approximately 10,000 people.
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