WOMEN AND HEALTH
INITIATIVES
Patmos School welcomes medical groups from abroad to visit the school.
In June 2024 a team of doctors, nurses and healthcare professionals from the USA, under the leadership of Dr. Pike Roper, carried out a two day medical camp at the school.
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Dr. Pike Roper from the USA examining a child at Patmos School. June 2024
INCOME GENERATING
The Patmos Women's Tailoring Group (PWTG) is an income generating initiative which was set up in March, 2014 to help mothers and guardians of children at the school to set up a small business to help them earn a living. In 2014 the women initially focused on making the Mwezi reusable sanitary towel, however, over the last few years they have diversified into making school uniforms, bags and baby products such as nappies and baby carriers.
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In 2020 at the start of the new year the women made 84 sets of school uniforms.
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Women's tailoring project make the school uniforms and have also diversified into making baby carriers and other items
HEALTH INITIATIVES
Since 2013 Patmos school children have received twice yearly health checks by Dr. Daniel Okal Busela. The doctor monitors the children's height and weight and administers de-worming tablets as well as oral vitamin supplements.
The children receive a thorough health check and for those with minor ailments they are treated and given the necessary medication.
CLEAN UP EXERCISES
Over the years the school has organised clean up exercises to clear the trenches in the areas immediately surrounding the school to reduce the existing health hazard caused by rubbish.
Over 90 local people participated in the last exercise which was very much a community event.
