RETURN OF JIGGERS: If conditions within the home do not change, then how can we expect that we will win the fight against the Jigger? Yes, without change, the Jigger will return and they will bring the victim back to his former state and - and, actually, even worse than before! Ten per-cent of the victims we have treated have reported a relapse; and, we had to return and help them again. QUALITY OF CARE GIVING is the most contributing factor. When a parent/guardian is not present or able, then the living conditions don't change and the Jiggers set in again. Parents living with disability, orphaned and vulnerable children and the aged are the most at risk of becoming reinfected. Tragically, for Martin and his siblings, their mother had a stroke 1 1/2 years ago. She had been the bread winner as her husband was mentally ill. Now that she is unable to function fully, the home has nothing and everyone has Jiggers except for her. She would have them too, but she must take extra care somehow. She told us that no one digs them out but that they just don't bite her! SQUARE ZERO: What do we do when things get back to square zero? Our philosophy at Rise Up is to go an extra mile and step in when things get bad again. We keep track of those we help and we go back when we get reports that they again need assistance. Even though we work in a very vast area, and with limited resources, we depend upon help with prayers and donations to keep going forward. Are eyes are focused ahead on the goal but we keep an eye on the side mirror to see what's happening in the back! We're still young and struggling, but we are determined to win this battle. As we grow from strength to strength, we shall devise the means to better help manage things. It is challenging, but not impossible! Before us stands the need for a jigger hospital. We need $50,000 to build it and people are donating already! I wish to so deeply THANK THEM! Every extra $ you put in pays for that subscriber who is unable to do it. I know when this facility is operational (I'm hoping it takes as little as 6 months), that things will change. As we bring in victims to be treated in their own place with respect and honor. While they are being treated at the hospital, their homes will be cleaned and disinfected. We will make sure there's no Jigger by the time they return back home. The fight against jiggers will be put at a higher level. Please, go and donate if you haven't done so already, or do it again. Go to http://www.killthejigger.org/cause/ THE PURPOSE OF THIS DOCUMENTARY: These videos are for educational purposes and this does not entail just getting the education while watching, but it is also very important for future endeavors in research. We believe every video is a building block for the future research efforts because every individual video presents unique features which might interest an individual researcher in the future. In this regard we shall put out as many videos and we can, and this is a very important way to share to the world more about the jigger and what it is doing unnoticed in Africa. We also hope to encourage financial partnership with our viewers that will enable us to purchase supplies needed to eradicate the Jigger menace in Kenya. We have no corporate or government funding for supplies and expenses and are, instead, supported by kind-hearted donors. For more information, or to donate, visit our website at: http://www.killthejigger.org or to e-mail me personally, use: Jim@killthejigger.org Thank you for helping! REGISTERED CHARITY: Rise Up Society, Kenya, is a Christian non-profit society registered with the Government of Kenya. We are showing God's love in action. Our goal is to help alleviate this jigger infestation suffered by an estimated 1.5 - 2.4 million of the 40 million Kenyans are Jigger Victims. This is a serious situation affecting over 5% of the population. MEDICAL CONDITION: The condition depicted is known as "Tungiasis". It is an infestation of the skin by a burrowing flea called Tunga penetrans (aka: Chigoe Flea). A victim is commonly referred to as having "Jiggers." These fleas tend to infest those who have inadequate living conditions and sanitation. The flea lives both outside around warm-blooded mammals and inside poorly constructed homes. COPYRIGHT PROTECTION: Copyright © 2015 by Jim Nduruch. All rights reserved.

• published: 22 Oct 2015
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