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  • Writer: ypomuheza
    ypomuheza
  • Jan 13, 2019
  • 1 min read

As I write this it is exactly 214 days until we leave to Tanzania. It sounds like ages away, but I know that it is going to fly by!

In these last few months I have been working hard to try and raise money for my participation in this trip. In aid of this cause, I am taking part in a half marathon on the 17th of Feb, unfortunately that’s only 40 days away! I’ve found it really hard training especially now it has gotten so much colder, but it’s nice to have a focus and I’m lucky that my Dad is helping me every step of the way.

In these next 6 months I am embarking on a huge adventure of my own; I am leaving home for 5 months with a friend going travelling working our way through 7 different countries. Before I leave I am keen to make sure that I can devote as much time as possible to the Young People’s Outreach project, I am also hoping that my time away will teach me a lot and make me a more valuable team member.

As we enter into this New Year it is just over a year since my incredible sister, India, died at St Michael’s Hospice. Looking back on everything which the hospice did for my family it feels as though there is no better time to be looking at what I can do support other people going through a similar experience. I am so looking forward to my time in Tanzania and I hope that we can have a genuinely positive impact on the children and families we come across.


 
 
 

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About the Founder
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About the Project
Leader

In 2001 Dr Karilyn Collins, a palliative care physician from the UK, and her husband Dr Richard Collins a general physician, went to work in Teule hospital Muheza. Richard became the hospital medical superintendent and senior physician. 

Karilyn, who could see a huge need for palliative care within the hospital and the community, founded Muheza Hospice Care.

Karilyn has supported the children and young people’s service at St. Michael’s Hospice since its inception in 2003 and still volunteers her time for children’s support groups.

Karilyn also worked as a hospice doctor for St. Michael’s Hospice.

It is Karilyn’s passion that has sparked this project and it’s with her will and ambition that all of this is possible.

 

In 2014 Emma Speedy started working in St. Michael's Hospice Hereford as a social worker with the children and families team. She supported young lives affected by the illness or loss of a loved one. 

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After a visit from Edgar, Muheza Hospice's social worker who runs their kids club; Emma had an idea! Inspired by the stories of the children and young people needing support in Muheza, and the courage, strength and ambition of those she worked with at St. Michael's Hospice; Emma developed the YPO project Muheza. A project where young people could come together from across the equator to share mutual compassion and understanding of what it means to lose someone you love. 

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