2024 opened with a big push on our “ALMA” program – African Lives Matter Absolutely. As a charity, we want to do something to bring awareness to the plight of the Africans in many countries, whose terrible sufferings and difficulties often do not make world news. We are thankful that we can now expand our refugee work to include other needy areas of the world as well.

Four Turkish volunteers, two of them doctors, two Hungarian volunteers, and local volunteers and artists teamed up to launch the “Coloring the World” project in Africa. This project brightens up the lives of children suffering from long term illnesses with colorful wall murals for hospital wards, creating a child-friendly atmosphere. Studies have shown that bright, cheerful surrounding can positively influence a child’s well-being, attitude, and intelligence. In Uganda, we cheered up two hospitals and one village school.

We also held a mini-medical camp in western Congo, towards the Congolese border. Over 160 patients received treatment and 54 Ugandans had a free dental  checkups.