Images: (1) members from Hepatitis B Free, Special Olympics and the Lions Club / (2) a musical group for intellectually disabled children from China, it's a bit hard to see from the picture but they were truly absorbed in the energy and enjoyment of the moment, jamming together and making happy music Sunday November 24th: Special Olympics Inner West Breakfast Presentations, Burwood RSL...
This was the first fundraising run by Hepatitis B Free, in collaboration with Kokoda Track Foundation. It was a Trivia Night held at Marrickville Town Hall in June/July/can't remember but it was raining. Funds were raised by selling tickets for admission, raffle tickets on the table, food and drinks at the back (that suspicious gathering in the top left corner) and also hand-held...
Note: the following images are not my own. Captured by various members of the Hepatitis B Free team during the first trip July 2013 The children: shoeless, malnourished yet smiling Spot the asian. That's my mum ^^ The team emphasises collaborating and helping to upskill local health care workers, not just 'parachute in' and act as heroes from the priveleged Western world. It's...
Quick hello before I rush off, HELLO! Take this post as a teaser trailer of what is to come, a whirlwind underground medical project taking shape by a small group of passionate, like-minded health professionals by the name of Hepatitis B Free, soon to be registered as a fully operational, non-profit charity! My hope is for this blog to be a way I...