Engineering Missionaries International provided technical drawings of our preferred design

The design for the new facilities of Hope Clinic Lukuli have been prepared by John Sauder of EMI (www.emiusa.org) in consultation with the existing medical staff at the clinic and with input from the medical professionals among the Friends of Hope Clinic. The right-hand side of the clinic has the reception/ cashier, laboratory and two consulting rooms and so is the focus of the out-patients services. Further into the building, the right side has the dispensary and two rooms for confidential counselling sessions. The central area is for waiting patients and training sessions.

The left side of the building has a general ward (4 beds), children's room (2 beds) and a 4-bed maternity/ women's ward which shares the toilet/ hot showers with two delivery rooms. This admissions area benefits from mosquito screens on the windows, nets over beds, a power back-up to ensure that nights are lit and two patients' bathrooms. Belgian Development Agency (BTC) funds provided a solar water-heating system and have since helped us add a hard-standing and large tent outside the clinic which is used for child immunisation sessions and meetings.

The construction followed designs by Engineering Missionaries International (John and Chet) and our "construction supervisor" and God-send, M.L. Swanee Schwanz. Swanee's dedication to our project and the team of Ugandan builders he has developed has been the huge factor in its rapid progress.

Support has been received and is welcome in many forms: helping us to link with and gain access to an existing programme seeking an outreach location; links to volunteers and self-funded individuals with professional expertise for one day, short term or longer relationships; guidance on grant providers or offers to link us to a group of friends looking for a safe project to support. If you already know of a way to help us or have equipment or funds please contact us by e-mail and we can discuss it further. E-mail: support@hcluganda.org I read the Bank or Gift form