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heart and mind

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In my heart the children, the population that I had the honor to meet and in my head thousands of ideas buzzing on how to collect funds for them. In my legs, a lot of energy to pedal and in my suitcase, their beautiful, contagious SMILE! At my wrist pearls from Uganda, mirror effect from Sweden and studs from Italy....

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incontri

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This is the journey of encounters, of listening and opening our eyes. There is a lot to be done, but fortunately there are wonderful people trying to make a difference and incredibile places like the CoRSU hospital and the Mengo Eye clinic- both receiving funds from CBM Italia- where we have spent a lot of time with a very special patient, the little Jessy, who's story I'll tell you all about very soon. Emotions and hope for a better future. Many thanks and hellos from our little Italian team: Settimio, Laura, Fabio, Massimo and myself. f. ...

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I sit down

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...and reflect. There are children everywhere, and more are born every day. The average age of the population is below 15. And then there are the women. The mothers. They are strong, majestic, colorful, neat (with my plain ponytail I look like a disaster, with their beautiful braided or flat permed colored hair, they are always perfect, even in the slums). They work, transport, give birth, nurture the children, they cook and clean. When they go to the doctor they'll wear their best outfits, carrying plastic basins to be able to clean their children and themselves for overnight hospital stays. Dignity. The men our often defined "mobile", not present. #inviaggioconcbm ...

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