4th World

The First World's financial crisis has increased the size of the fourth world, and over the next two years we will probably see things getting harder for the people that have had the misfortune to slip in to this slot in our society. Lately members of Mediterranea Mallorca have manifested their desire to start working to help this sector. As most members know we have always been doing things in the 4th World but the time has probably come to start taking a more active and on going role.

Possible steps to be taken:

1)Put together a team of volunteers. Organise the team.
2)Identify problems we could act upon.
3)Hold meetings with other NGO's that work in this sector to learn from them and evaluate if we can cooperate with them.
4)Locate a place that could act as warehouse (sorting, storing etc)
5)Promote awareness and recruit helpers/members
6)Potential projects

• a)Providing food to dining rooms and refuges
• c)Stockpiling toys for the Xmas season
• d)Linking up restaurants and dining halls so that left over food can be distributed to those in need.
• e)Locating vulnerable communities (illegal immigrants, ethic subgroups, etc), investigating ways in which we can help them.

If you would like to help in this sector please get in touch with us on Tel: 971676334 or email-:>ong@groc.info

Just an antibiotic

We are very pleased to inform you that a very special hospital-use-antibiotic supplied by the Juaneda Clinic/Hospital was sent to a patient called Samuel in Ethiopia.

Samuel has already undergone three operations this year to stop the spreading gangrene in his leg. A further operation had been programmed but thanks to the swift reaction of the Director of the Juaneda Hospital the infection has been cured and has put an end to further amputations.
(The Juaneda Clinic is a member of Mediterranea NGO)

Photo Album

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Mykias's Birthday outing

Mykias celebrated his twelfth birthday in the Pirates show in Magaluf. He was very taken by the fantastic show, and when the birthday cake was brought to the table his mother was visibly moved.

Wheel chair.

Mykias and his mother came to test and pick up the new wheel chair that arrived in Palma, from Madrid, last week. It is a very good one and they were very happy with it. It will clearly better his quality of life.
On future visits to our schools in Addis, Victoria will be able to take the parts and accessories Mykias might need as time goes by.

Champ!

Martha's third operation has been a success and we hope that she will be discharged from hospital in the next few days. We hope that she will have a tranquil convalescence and still enjoy the remainder of her stay in Mallorca...
It isn't easy to find such a special, brave and positive little girl. She's a real champ!