In April 2017 we got a request through our Tanzanian contactperson in Simanjiro district, in north-east Tanzania, to develop a training programme to assist a number of health centres and dispensaries in the area. This dry and thinly populated region is mainly inhabited by the Maasai. Large hospitals are far away and often difficult to reach. … Lees meer…
During a churchservice on July 16, the Protestant Church Bierum-Holwierde-Krewerd officially ended its action year for SINTAN IP. From August 2016 onwards many activities were organised in support of our foundation. Like the sale of flowerbulbs in the autumn and the baking of “oliebollen”(kind of doughnuts) on New Year’s Eve by the youth. The whole … Lees meer…
On May 11, during a meeting of the members of “Inner Wheel Groningen-Zuid” the proceeds of the bridge drive which has been organised in support of SINTAN IP, has been announced.A wonderful amount of € 750,- has been collected by participants of the bridge drive. On the picture the chairperson of Inner Wheel, Mrs. Janny … Lees meer…
Students of the “Noorderpoort College” in Groningen designed a new flyer for SINTAN IP. Eleven students who attend the school for intermediate vocational education, got the assignment as part of their training in the subject of multimedia. Apart from designing students have to learn about customer contact and external assignments. Hans, Gerard and Hilde, three … Lees meer…
The fundraising activity “Baking for SINTAN IP” yielded a total amount of € 660,65. A huge thank you to the youth of Bierum who took this heartwarming initiative to support SINTAN IP.
SINTAN IP received a card which had been signed by doctors, nurses and midwives of Mvumi Hospital. They expressed their happiness and told us the NLS training has been a success. The pictures added to this article give an impression of the practical lessons attended by medical personnel of Mvumi Hospital. It also shows … Lees meer…
“Inner Wheel Groningen-Zuid”, a branch of the international service organisation Inner Wheel, organises a bridge drive in support of SINTAN IP. All the proceeds will go to SINTAN IP. The bridge drive will take place on Friday March 24th in Restaurant “De Twee Provinciën”, Meerweg 15, 9752 XD Haren. Telephone number 050-3090008. Information: http://www.innerwheel.nl/iw-groningen-zuid.html … Lees meer…
At the beginning of January the board of SINTAN IP and the team of pediatricians evaluated the NLS train-the- trainers course which took place in Mvumi in November 2016. SINTAN received positive reactions to the training from the participants and both the hospital staff and the NLS team were enthusiastic on the course. The main … Lees meer…
In Bierum, a small village in the northern part of The Netherlands, young people have taken the initiative to bake “oliebollen” on New Year’s Eve as a fundraising activity to support SINTAN IP. In The Netherlands it is a tradition to bake these deep fried doughnuts on the last day of the year. The fundraising … Lees meer…
Friday November 4th three paediatricians are leaving for Tanzania. They are taking a lot of medical equipment with them.