The Graduate From Sudan...

A documentary has been made on Dr Victoria Anip Achut and will be shown in Adelaide this Saturday afternoon. It tells the story of her life in Sudan and then settling in Australia as a medical professional. Victoria is a member of my medical advisory group. She works tirelessly for her community, both here in Adelaide and at home in Sudan. She is a strong advocate for women's health and education, and speaks out strongly against the practice of female genital mutilation. I encourage you to come along and be inspired.

The film will be shown at Mercury Theatre, 13 Morphett St Adelaide, at 2 PM. Entry is free, but over half the seats are already allocated. Contact me to obtain RSVP details - use the email link in my profile section. If you cant make it, it is scheduled to be broadcast on SBS on Wednesday 28th October at 8.30 PM.

A Spaceship to Sudan...

Spell-checkers on computer programmes are very handy - but they dont always get it quite right!

I have written to several airlines asking if they will provide assistance with freight of medical equipment on our next visit to Sudan. One airline executive wrote a very gracious letter of reply, commenting how inspired he was by our projects, but regrettfully couldnt assist with "spaceship". Obviously he meant to write "sponsorship", but with the aid of our innovative software it was changed into something quite different.

I resisted the temptation to reply that we werent going to Mars, and that a 747 would do the job just fine. (And I will continue to see what help we can get with transporting this vital equipment).