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MANY OF OUR REFERRERS AND CLIENTS CARE DEEPLY ABOUT MELBURNIANS

WE APPRECIATE THEIR SUPPORT

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OUR LATEST MELBOURNE HOMELESS AGREEMENT MATCHED $ FOR $ BY MARSHALL WHITE FOUNDATION

  • Over 275 families assisted, over $500,000 in cash given
  • Began in 2003 with Launch Housing
  • Typical accounts below

PRIVATE RENTAL PROGRAM SINCE 2006

WE BELIEVE IN MELBOURNE

Wominjeka. James Buy Sell respectfully acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the land, the Bunurong Boon Wurrung and Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung peoples of the Eastern Kulin Nation and pays respect to their Elders past, present and emerging.

Written October 2021 – in lockdown 6. visitmelbourne

BABY PLEASE DON'T GO

62 years ago I was born in Sydney. I stayed a week. I’m a Melburnian!!

 

Being on the spectrum I am hard wired positive, sometimes intimidatingly so and until recently, always looking forward to what’s next.

 

Right now, this is the lowest I’ve ever felt; not that the world will end soon low; just a long flat dull thud kind of low. For me joy is harder to find than it has ever been.

 

And I can feel many of you are the same way. Not a week goes by without an increasing number of you making some form of contact to talk about the possibility of selling up and moving on.

 

In many ways who can blame you – we have gone in our own minds, from the best city to damn near the worst. We are the laughingstock of Aus, despised by the Europeans and seen as laggards by the rest of the world in saving our planet. In our own minds. And all this whilst we are locked up, starved of friendships and worried about our futures. This is seemingly our lot as Melburnians.

 

Many think that at month’s end there will be some honeymoon champagne drinking for the more fortunate ones, but no earth-shattering, switch-flicking from all is wrong to all is right.

 

We have been relatively ravaged as Beirut has been, as Razzaq has been, as New York was 20 years ago. We are involved in collective trauma, the likes many of us have never experienced before.  So why would you not want to leave – to run – to look for life that is greener, sunnier, more vibrant on the other side of the hill.

 

Please, I am not about to suggest some jingoistic C’mon Melbourne campaign, although it wouldn’t hurt. In fact, I am not going to suggest or tell anybody how to deal with anything or how you should feel. It may seem unacceptable to many but I am even starting to feel a softer spot for the protesters, the anti vaxers, as I do for the medical teams and police. Things are less black and white for me in the 2000-2019 world’s most livable city than they were even a few months ago.

 

I have lost clear sense of my identity, of my community’s identity, of my beloved Melbourne’s identity. I am not as clear on who a Melburnian is. I want to get that back.

 

Yeah, I know chin up and soldier on and I will; but right now, it just doesn’t cut the mustard the same way it once did.

 

PTSD has become an acronym that we not only get conceptually, but we are now getting a version of by living in Melbourne.

 

I am not sure if any of the above helps you or me but I think acceptance is one of those stages of loss, as is anger. I am more regularly finding I have to ask – did you really just say that Mal? Is that how you really feel? Or was that a visceral reaction to your current circumstances – away from that specific interaction that you just seemingly lost your marbles in?

 

I have an underlying feeling of disturbance, an increasing sense of loss, and that back of mind experience of blunt force trauma. And like you, I am some way from fully getting over things, despite my channelling otherwise. AND I have less reason logically to feel that my difficulties are comparable to yours. I am extremely lucky by any standard, extremely well off by any measurement and yet I still feel a little lost.

MANY OF OUR REFERRERS AND CLIENTS CARE DEEPLY ABOUT CHILDREN IN MEDICAL POVERTY

Its not unrealistic for you to want to end medical child poverty. There are enough world resources and there is enough will. We all just start, one child at a time. Proof of Care is how we do it!

Vaccines, mobile phones, fintech, increasing life spans in Africa, evidence what others have done. You could right now: get a child to a local surgeon: pay: get the child back home < $1000.

Finding Mariamu

Mariamu found via outreach by Letion’s contacts. Father sent bus fare from Manyana. 

Fixing Mariamu

Money sent for weeks of pre surgery food & CT Scans. Waited for Dr Elibariki to be available.

Funding Mariamu

Mariamu is now recovering, will return home to village soon. Funded by Melbourne referrals.

It can be done via community health workers , connecting a child with a doctor, after-carer, verifier providing a high quality, low cost and immediate solution. We call it Proof of Care.

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current surgeries

We fund via % of our income every month – low-cost, high-impact, safe, local, family-permissioned, life-changing surgeries when no other satisfactory option for the child, is available to the family, due to poverty.

Trained surgeons. No one religion, no politics. No further intervention after this one magic life-changing moment.

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sponsored surgeries til NOV 2023

1. Work is referred between business

2. Instead of fee, sponsor surgeries

3. Client sign up and work done

4.  Paid and %$ go to child surgeries

5. %$ sits in morechildsurgeries a/c

6. Child found who needs surgery

 

Full financials click here 

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more child surgeries

7. Child video to morechildsurgeries

8. Agree to fund child surgery

9. Child to Diagnosis – Video

10. Child to Surgery fix – Checklist

11. Child to Village – Aftercare video

12. We Verify & Pay Medicals

We have developed this process with pictures to confirm identification (often difficult), increasing child pre/during/post surgery safety and verifying costs.

The google sheet is 4 years old, improving, and in 2024 we are hoping to build a cross-platform app to make communication safer and more efficient.

Click here to see full page google sheets on desktop Check out explainer video.

6 Local Hospitals.
Local African + German + American Surgeons

 

I am Dr Roberts Julius Maise, orthopedic surgeon. Born 26th Febr 1973.

I am married with 4 children and one orphan who is staying with us, we adopted her but not officially.

I am working at Selian Lutheran Hospital for 22yrs now, started as Clinical officer, then I went to medical school for first degree 2004 – 2009.

In 2012 I went to university for my Masters degree [second degree] as an Orthopedic Surgeon where as I graduated 🎓 in 2015 as an orthopedic and traumatologist.

My wife is a primary school teacher. My first born is at University 2nd year now and second born is in Form five, third one is in form one and the last born is in standard Six, the orphanage child is in standard five.

I like children surgery because I love children and they are lovely and innocent, it’s my passion doing child surgery. Asanteni sana.

Dr Elibariki Marco Lucumay MD,MMED (Surgery)


Our senior general surgeon who does pediatric and adult surgical conditions.


Expert in ENT conditions
General surgery cases elective and emergencies


He is our surgeon for 7 yrs now,


Elibariki did his first medical degree at KCMC then his master in general surgery at Bugando medical center with more experience in ENT

He is married to Eva and his a father of two Praygod and Derik

 

Diploma on community development

For me this is my life because I  like because it change the lives by restoring the lost smile, dreams, targets or hopes of children with disabilities in our community. 

I’m a father of one wife, Teresia and five children two boys three girls I have started working as driver at selian since 2001and 2007 I started working in these kids with disabilities and 2009 I got a chance and sponsor who paid for me to get a diploma of community development for two years I and I finish my college 2011 in Monduli

After that I was fully working in the community finding children with disabilities and take the plasterhouse  and ready for having surgery in Selian hospital or at ALMC – all in Arusha and I work with plasterhouse up 2018 then I start my own foundation called Zilper for children with disabilities and working with Mal and Sim and  Phoebe and Maddie from 2019 up now and I have started

I have done a computer course at Babati and starting a business course at Arusha

Since 2007 up now I have 15yrs working on children with disabilities

Letion

I am an Occupational Therapist and Outreach.

 

I like working with children especially those with disabilities and functional problems, that means those children who are not really free or independent on their daily functional activities. So what I always do with them is to bring back their life function, happiness, value, freedom, respect and function in their community, and their Self esteem.

 

I also work with their Mental status, body and their normal life development in all areas of life functions. So generally I help to bring children back from abnormal to normal life function.

 

I am a Maasai lady, from LONGIDO rural area ( village), Went to MAASAI GIRLS LUTHERAN SECONDARY SCHOOL, from 1998-2004 from form one to six there. Then joined to TUMAINI UNIVERSITY OF KCMC, from 2004-2007, for my diploma in Occupational therapy.

 

I started working with children here at Selian Lutheran Hospital from 2007 October to today 2021. is about 12 years now, and am enjoying working with children.

I Am Lilian E Olodi, MD graduate of university of Dodoma, working at Selian Lutheran hospital as the general practitioner in surgical ward for 1 year now.
I am a 2nd born in a family of 5 children (1 sister and 3 young brothers), We live with our mother, also am in a relationship.


I was inspired to participate in pediatric surgeries because I saw many children with different conditions which require surgical intervention but they are not able to get access for health care (either due to unavailability of experts, health care or poverty and lack of knowledge to a particular condition).

My Name is Martha Mangowi, a Registered nurse at selian working in Theater department. It’s the 23rd year now working at Selian Hospital, I have an experience of more than 23 years.
I studied my diploma in nursing and midwife at Hydom Lutheren School of Nursing.
I am married with 2 children and all are at school now. First born is in form six and the other is in form one.
I live at Ngaramtoni village.
I like children surgery and assisting in doing child surgery as its in my heart, I am so devoted to working in theater so as to help and make sure that child surgery is done perfectly and all checklists are adhered to. Its my pleasure to change life of children with disabilities from poor families.

 

I’m born at Moivaro ward in Arusha. 

I am the 5th in the family of 6 children. I studied primary education for 7yrs, later I went for secondary studies for 4yrs.

 

I undergone further advanced level studies for 2yrs taking Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics subjects. I did well and then applied for College studies in 2006 of which the government under the ministry of finance offered me sponsorship to undertake Computer Science at the Institute of Accountancy Arusha in Njiro, a three years course.

After I graduated in 2009 I applied for IT job post which was announced by Selian in 2010. I did the interview and performed well, selian employed me as an IT in July 2010.

 

I worked at Selian for 11 years now. In mid 2013/2014 I went for Postgraduate Diploma studies in Computer Science,  a one year evening program at IAA. I did my Postgraduate studies while working at Selian. In my undergraduate studies I also did basic accounting and accounting packages for two semesters.

I like doing the job with the children so as to improve life standard of a future Tanzanian generation and transform children poverty to well being. I have been working with children since early 2019.

 

I married in 2014 and now with two children, Giovann and Skylar. Giovann is in class one and Skylar is in baby class now. The picture above is me, Leah who is my wife and Giovann.

 

My name is RESTUTA TITUS KABEREGE

I Am 26yrs old

I am working at Selian Lutheran Hospital
I have an experience of two years at Seliani Lutheran Hospital as a Nurse
I am single and I don’t have any child
Qualification; I am a Registered Nurse

I like children surgery because it changes life of the children from disability to ability or normal health of the children and we will change the life of people in the community

I am Emmanuel Ibrahimu, I am working at Selian as an anaesthetist.

 

Born in 1992 in Vuchama Village in Kilimanjaro Region were I was living with my parents. I finished my primary education in 2007 then in 2008 i moved to Arusha town for Secondary studies. I graduated my Secondary studies in 2012 then joined Huruma Institute of Health and Allied Science for Diploma in nursing and midwifery. I graduated my diploma and was employed at Selian in 2017.

In the year 2019 Selian gave me an opportunity for further studies in anaesthesia at Kilimanjaro Institute of Anaesthesi. I finished and came back to work as an anaest8hesist at Selian hospital. I have 5year in Selian hospital. I am married with one child, my wife is still studying. I like working with children. Asante sana.

Rahman can now eat
Lob will now live
Magda can now run

REFERRALS FUND MORE CHILD SURGERIES

Work comes from referrals. Instead of fee to referrer, discount to client and balance of referral to child surgeries. Since 2015.

Thanks to referrals to real estate business like James Buy Sell like from Tyler Hunter of a business like DPM (financial services company for medical professionals) sponsors of African child surgeries happen on average, 9 times a month.

Ian & Sue Anderson referred work & changed lives

Doncaster: A 20 year supporter, client and referrer brought us a proposition where a business helped a couple sell without bank finance and downsize. In this case fees of $24,561 were donated.

Referral initiative by Michael Hudson

37 Child Surgeries paid for by Melbourne Sale

20 children - 20 hours road trip for a German Surgeon

DEEPER DIVE