By James Malinga | Project leader
Meet Sarah, 29, VHT in Kyengera. June 22: new Ebola case confirmed. Sarah borrows 1 thermometer from the health center after each screening to check homes + stop rumors. She returns it every time. 25 VHTs need their own $27 kits. Donate today.
Full Report:
June 21, 2026 changed everything in Kyengera.
Uganda’s Ministry of Health confirmed a new Ebola case. The national countdown reset to 0. 20 cases total. Bundibugyo strain has no vaccine.
That night, WhatsApp lit up with rumors: “mystery illness in the market”. Mothers kept children home from school. Fear spread faster than facts.
The next morning, Sarah walked 2km to the health center.
Sarah Nakato, 29, is a Village Health Team member in Kyengera, Kampala. She’s trained by Uganda MoH. She speaks Luganda. She knows every household on her street.
But she has no kit.
So Sarah borrows 1 digital thermometer from the nearby health facility every time she screens. She checks homes for fever, teaches handwashing with WHO posters on the wall, then walks back to return the thermometer before the clinic closes.
Here’s what 1 borrowed thermometer did yesterday:
7:00am: Sarah borrowed the thermometer and started door-to-door screening.
11:30am: Thermometer beeped 38.5°C at Grandma Aisha’s house. Sarah followed WHO protocol: called the district nurse, isolated the family safely, taught safe handwashing.
3:00pm: At the market, Sarah used posters to replace 3 rumors with WHO-approved facts. 200 people heard it.
By sunset, Sarah had checked dozens of homes. But she had to return the thermometer. Tomorrow she’ll borrow it again. And again.
Sarah can’t screen 100 homes/day if she’s walking back to return 1 tool. And she’s just 1 person. We have 24 more VHTs ready.
Joseph in Ndejje. Maria in Lubiri. David in Busega. All trained. All waiting. All sharing 1-2 thermometers between them.
This is why your $27 donation today matters:
$27 = 1 VHT kit = Sarah keeps 1 thermometer + gloves + sanitizer + posters for 1 week
No more walking back to the clinic. No more wasted hours. 100 homes screened/day instead of 20.
With no vaccine for Bundibugyo Ebola, prevention IS the treatment. Temperature checks + handwashing + fighting misinformation saves lives.
Uganda has beaten Ebola before through community action. Sarah proved it yesterday with 1 borrowed tool.
Help us give Sarah plus 24 VHTs their own kits so they don’t have to choose between speed and safety.
All activities follow WHO + Uganda Ministry of Health protocols. Weekly photos + receipts posted here. We’ve raised $93 of $2,795 so far.
By James Malinga | Project leader
By James Malinga | Project leader
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