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July 31, 2010
Elliot Harmon and Sarah Yergeau, the two new Union College Minerva fellows selected for an internship with Engeye, arrived in Uganda on July 21, 2010 and travelled to Engeye Clinic on July 24. The two will be working with one of Engeye's best translators, Hudson Nsubuga, to learn some basic Luganda.
Sarah and Elliot are also beginning to make plans for what projects they will tackle while in Ddegeya. The pair is already beginning to make a difference by helping in the pharmacy, assisting staff with patient records and they are getting involved with the Design Team's work so they can act as liaison's when the Design Team leaves Ddegeya and continues its work in the United States and Canada. Sarah and Elliot plan on continuing the familiar morning program after the UIC Medical Mission (August 9 - August 23) departs. They will also help keep us updated on clinic happenings with stories and pictures that will be posted on our blog.
 Elliot Harmon
Hometown: Portland, OR
Concentration: Neuroscience
Go to Eliot's blog >>>
 Sarah Yergeau
Hometown: Ossining, NY
Concentration: Sociology and Economics
Go to Sarah's blog >>>
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July 14, 2010
 The first two of five Engineer Without Border-MIT team members arrives to upgrade the solar capability at Engeye Clinic. The remaining team members will arrive on August 1.
EWB-MIT team will be installing a new PV solar system that will increase the electrical capacity at EHC by at least 10-fold. EWB-MIT is supplying deep cycle lead acid batteries and logged data from the system will allow EWB-MIT to relay suggestions and warnings to Engeye in the event that usage patterns are damaging the batteries and shortening their lifetimes. One of the most common causes of solar panel failure in the developing world is improper use and lack of knowledge concerning maintenance. EWB-MIT is circumventing this dilemma by implementing a system where logged data will be streamlined from Uganda to MIT, allowing them to monitor all aspects of the solar panel use. With the advanced electricity provided by the PV system, Engeye will be able to further its mission. We anticipate the increase in electricity to help establish vaccine refrigeration, laboratory diagnostic equipment, clinic lighting, clinic computer use, and mobile phone charging for villagers. |
June 30, 2010
Engeye has just launched its new website in an effort to keep Engeye's supporters up to date on all the latest news. Over the next few weeks, we will continue to improve the site to make it as user-friendly as possible - thank you for your patience in this transition period.
The website features a new, simpler media section that includes Bryan Meltz's latest work in Uganda. Engeye will now keep a blog, accessible from the home page, so that you can quickly catch up on what is happening in Ddegeya Village. You can also keep up with Engeye by joining our RSS feed or by joining our e-list for periodic updates. For the sake of transparency and to keep our generous donors up to date, the 501(c)3 organization's financial information has been updated with our 2010 budget outlook. While we hope to keep you more updated with our new website, we are only an e-mail away.
Please feel free to contact Engeye at anytime if you have questions about the organization or how to get involved.
Thank you.
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