Project Description Region: Africa Country: Uganda Location: Kampala Total Budget: $64,548 Area of Focus: Disease prevention and treatment View Online Proposal Form There are thousands of children in Uganda with cardio-vascular deficiencies. Many of these children require surgery.In 2010-11 we started to equip the Uganda Heart Institute at Mulago Hospital with some equipment.This enabled the surgical department to provide limited heart operations for children. We expect to continue providing the hospital with additional necessary equipment until the surgeons in charge feel our help is no longer needed. Primary Host Partner District: 9211 Rotary Club of: Kampala-West Primary Contact: Norah Bwaya Email: norah@coachafrica.com Primary International Partner District: 5340 Rotary Club of: La Jolla Sunrise Primary Contact: Henry Ebert Email: ebertgol@san.rr.com Project Status Completed This project is "Completed". This means the project has been implemented and the report was accepted by The Rotary Foundation. The project will stay listed on this website as a testimony of the achievements of the project partners. Project listed for the 2011-12 Rotary Year. The TRF Grant application number is #25659.

Proposed Financing Existing Contributions Towards This Project Date Cash DDF Total Rancho Bernardo Sunrise (San Diego) (5340) 4-Jun-11 $1,000 $1,000 $2,000 Coronado (5340) 4-Jun-11 $1,000 $1,000 $2,000 Point Loma (San Diego) (5340) 4-Jun-11 $1,000 $1,000 $2,000 La Jolla (5340) 8-Jun-11 $1,500 $1,500 $3,000 La Jolla Golden Triangle (5340) 7-Jul-11 $1,000 $1,000 $2,000 San Luis Rey (Oceanside) (5340) 9-Aug-11 $1,334 $0 $1,334 Kampala-West (9211) 12-Aug-11 $3,000 $0 $3,000 La Jolla Sunrise (5340) 15-Aug-11 $33 $0 $33 La Jolla Sunrise (5340) 22-Sep-11 $12,500 $9,000 $21,500 La Mesa (5340) 22-Sep-11 $571 $571 $1,142 Amount Requested from The Rotary Foundation $11,469 $15,071 $26,539 Total $64,548

Project Supporting Documents Alphabetical with icons By date with icons Alphabetical list format By date list format [18-Jul-12] acknowledgement letter [20-Jul-12] Chain of Hope [4-Jul-12] Letter of Appreciation [19-Jul-12] Wire transfer

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History Log Entries 4-Jun-11 System Entry Creation of project page. 4-Jun-11 System Entry Pledge of $9,311 by henry ebert of the Rotary Club of La Jolla Sunrise, District 5340. 4-Jun-11 System Entry Pledge of $1,000 by Paul Gorman of the Rotary Club of Rancho Bernardo Sunrise (San Diego), District 5340. 4-Jun-11 System Entry Pledge of $1,000 by Mary Griffin of the Rotary Club of Coronado, District 5340. 4-Jun-11 System Entry Pledge of $1,000 by Timothy McCully of the Rotary Club of Point Loma (San Diego), District 5340. 8-Jun-11 System Entry Pledge of $1,500 by Lora Fisher of the Rotary Club of La Jolla, District 5340. 7-Jul-11 System Entry Pledge of $1,000 by Stanley M. Faer of the Rotary Club of La Jolla Golden Triangle, District 5340. 9-Aug-11 by Philippe Lamoise Contribution of $15,500 DDF approved by the District 5340 Rotary Foundation Committee. 9-Aug-11 System Entry Pledge of $1,334 by John Rhoad of the Rotary Club of San Luis Rey (Oceanside), District 5340. 9-Aug-11 System Entry Project is now "Fully Pledged". 12-Aug-11 System Entry Pledge of $3,000 by Norah Bwaya of the Rotary Club of Kampala-West, District 9200. 12-Aug-11 System Entry Project reverted to "Published". 15-Aug-11 System Entry Pledge of $33 by Henry Ebert of the Rotary Club of La Jolla Sunrise, District 5340. 15-Aug-11 System Entry Project is now "Fully Pledged". 16-Aug-11 System Entry Proposal Sent to The Rotary Foundation through Member Access. 22-Sep-11 System Entry Project reverted to "Published". 22-Sep-11 System Entry Pledge of $25,834 with $9,000 DDF by Estelle Ebert of the Rotary Club of La Jolla Sunrise, District 5340. 22-Sep-11 System Entry Project is now "Fully Pledged". 22-Sep-11 System Entry Pledge of $571 with $571 DDF by John Fistere of the Rotary Club of La Mesa, District 5340. 22-Sep-11 System Entry Proposal Sent to The Rotary Foundation through Member Access. 9-Dec-11 by Pam Russell LJGT RC sent $1,000 to TRF for this grant. 13-Dec-11 by Henry Ebert Application approved by TRF 16-Dec-11 System Entry Proposal approved by The Rotary Foundation. 16-Dec-11 System Entry Application Sent to The Rotary Foundation through Member Access. 16-Dec-11 System Entry Application approved by The Rotary Foundation. 2-Mar-12 by Estelle Ebert The project was submitted some time ago to R.I. and approved by The Rotary Foundation. We are now waiting for the funds from R.I. to the La Jolla Sunrise Foundation and as soon as they are received, the equipment for our project will be ordered. 22-Mar-12 by Estelle Ebert The contributions from Kampala-West were sent to TRF before the project was approved. The Foundation is now tracking the contribution to find out where it was deposited. Once this is done, we should receive the funds from TRF. 27-Apr-12 by Henry Ebert Just received an e mail from TRF informing us that all the contributions have now been received from 9200 and the grant is now being processed for payment. The La Jolla Sunrise Foundation will be receiving the funds for this grant within 1-2 weeks. 9-May-12 by Estelle Ebert All pledges have now been received and accounted for by TRF. A wire transfer has been sent by TRF to the La La Sunrise Rotary Foundation and a wire transfer for the merchandise has already been sent to Chain of Hope who is supplying the merchandise for Mulago Hospital. 17-Jul-12 by Estelle Ebert Wire Transfer from La Jolla Sunrise Rotary Foundation sent to Chain of Hope (that made the purchase of the equipment) on May 8,2012.Letter of Receipt from Chsin of Hope Acknowledging receipt of wire transfer dated May 28, 2012. The equipment was handed over to the Uganda Heart Institute at Kampala Hospital at a special ceremony on June 3, 2012. A Letter of Appreciation was received by the Host Club (Kampala West) acknowledging all of the donors and informing us that the equipment is already in use.Dated June 26,2012. 17-Jul-12 System Entry Payment has been issued by The Rotary Foundation. 3-Oct-12 by Dee Doe This project is completed and closed per Mary Howard at TRF. 3-Oct-12 System Entry Final Report sent to The Rotary Foundation. 3-Oct-12 System Entry Final Report approved by The Rotary Foundation.