martinw51Nov 17, 20233 min readAutumn 2023 NewsletterIt has been a busy Summer and Autumn for the Amalthea Trust. We have had three programs running, eight volunteers placed for two weeks...
martinw51Jul 7, 20222 min readWe are once again sending volunteers!After more than two years of suspended operations overseas the Trustees have taken the important decision that it is time that the...
martinw51Oct 7, 20201 min readVolunteering in the time of COVID19Unfortunately all field activities have currently been suspended as we cannot send volunteers out to Uganda, Zambia or anywhere else in...
martinw51Oct 30, 20193 min readUser Training for Student Midwives and Nurses at Fortportal International Nursing School, UgandaAmalthea Trust training at FINS, Fort Portal, Uganda. 18th to 27th October 2019. Tired, and with aching limbs after travelling for over...
martinw51Apr 5, 20187 min readA volunteer’s trip to Fort Portal International Nursing School (FINS), Uganda, March 2018Well, it wasn’t a very auspicious start to my journey. The BBC news was full of dramatic stories of accidents, travel chaos, school...
martinw51Mar 23, 20171 min readMr Dave Robinson: training student nurses at FINSI have just returned from a week in Fort Portal, Uganda, training student nurses in their final year on the care and use of medical...
martinw51Nov 14, 20161 min readNew Projects: Fortportal International Nursing SchoolThe Amalthea Trust has been asked to make use of our volunteers in training nurses and midwives in the correct use and care of frequently...