Guiding Light Orphans Inc.

“Expenses office supplies and expense 187 bank charges 506 computer services 251 telephone 23 web design and hosting 1,285 travel 1,481 travel 1,428 travel 740 travel 1,640 marketing 1,311 mailers and postage 241 barter fees 323 medical camp 4,342 epilesy clinic 4,565 community health program 2,294 girl program 1,012 medical clinic 2,951 child medical services 933 dues and subscriptions 120 miscellaneous 191 non-investment depreciation 233 total 26,057”

“Book / tax depreciation difference 13”

“Office furniture and equipment 1,173 1,173 less accumulated depreciation 168 335 clinic improvements 0 6,324 less accumulated depreciation 0 52 promotional material 0 5,572 less accumulated amortization 0 1,114 total 1,005 11,568”

“Guiding light orphans, inc. (glo) is a 501(c)3 charitable organization dedicated to providing orphans and critically vulnerable children and their caregivers in rural uganda with free, quality basic health care, training and skills for self-sustainability to break the vicious cycle of chronic hunger and poverty.”

“Medical clinics provide thousands of people with medical treatment and preventative health education. Two camps each year serve approximately 4,000 people over a two-day period, offering 12 different medical services to residents of 26 different villages in the remote rural region. In addition, two smaller one-day camps serve 300 people each and focus on specific needs, such as maternal and child health, epilepsy, malaria, etc. These smaller camps follow chw topical training and give the chws the opportunity to practice their skills in each area.”

“Epilepsy clinic is offered monthly and serves approximately 200 children and adults per month with free anti-epileptic drugs (aed) and counseling provided by psychiatric nurses, clinicians, and midwives. Over 90% of the epilepsy patients are seizure free and have learned to live positively with the disease, many now capable of performing their daily activities and even working to provide for their families again.”

“Community health workers (chw) glo trains and equips community health workers who provide health education and basic healthcare in nyantonzi and kasenene parishes while collecting data on life expectancy and child mortality. They provide a spectrum of health-related counseling, as well as preventive and curative health services outside of formal health facilities, bringing services closer to families who previously had limited contact with trained health workers all year round. Such services include: diagnosis, treatment and referrals for diseases such as pneumonia, malaria and diarrhea; sanitation and hygiene; nutritional counseling; maternity services and family planning; follow up on clinic visits; and other services. To date, glo has trained and supported 10 vhts and 10 peas who serve a wide region comprised of 26 villages, currently reaching approximately 10% of the population (2,500 people out of 24,500).”

“Girl program child medical services”