Mossy Foot Project - Village Clinics

In November and December of 2013, Sharon Daly, Mossy Foot Project President, spent five weeks in Ethiopia. During this time, much progress and important decisions were made. You can read full details in our attached newsletter on our website. Here are some of the key events of the last few months:

• A QuickBooks consultant worked with the Mossy Foot accountant to convert the accounting system to QuickBooks, which is the same system used in the US. This will streamline the accounting process.

• A new Ethiopian Executive Director and Country Representative was brought into the organization. Yoseph Menna brings many years of experience in non-profit management and will be a great asset to the leadership team. Sharon was able to spend quality time with Yoseph refining the ministry vision and goals for the coming year.

• Yoseph and Sharon Daly attended a Federal Ministry of Health workshop in Addis Ababa and had the opportunity to present the work of Mossy Foot Project to several hundred health workers in Soddo.

• Five Mossy Foot Project staff attended a three-day Community Health Evangelism (CHE) training on disabilities presented by trainers from Global Transformation Network, a ministry focused on serving the disabled in Africa.

• Photographers from Starkey Hearing Foundation came to follow up on stories they filmed earlier on the changed lives of patients treated by the Mossy Foot Project.  

• Work has been completed on the first phase of construction on property the Ethiopian government has provided for new Mossy Foot Project headquarters. The wall, guard house, and out house are all completed. Phase 2 will begin as soon as funds are available.

• The Ethiopian government renewed Mossy Foot Project’s status as a Foreign Charity on January 10th. The government supports the project and wants the project to expand into other provinces.

• Because of a generous donation, we have been able to offer cataract surgery to mossy foot patients experiencing loss of sight. The first group of patients have received surgery and restored sight, improving their ability to care for themselves. 

• Due to the collaboration of several other non-profit organizations, Mossy Foot Project received a large shipment of donated shoes, enough for 13,736 children. This is a key component to our prevention strategy, as wearing shoes practically guarantees the elimination of mossy foot disease. 

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