I have asked that my donation to the Stephen Lewis Foundation be directed to a specific project: the Reach Out Mbuya Parish HIV/AIDS Initiative. Reach Out Mbuya is a community-based HIV/AIDS project that serves the local community in Mbuya on the outskirts of Kampala, Uganda. The project includes a clinic which administers ARV treatment, a sewing workshop, a micro-credit scheme and support for school children affected by AIDS. Reach Out Mbuya is staffed almost exclusively by volunteers, both expatriate and Ugandan, with more than half of the program staff being HIV positive. I am a big believer in Micro-Credit programs… but I think that might be my story for next year.

Nadine Villasin & Milan Roy