Kisizi

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Kisiizi is a community centred around Kisiizi Hospital in the Rukungiri District of south-west Uganda. Most of the locals speak Rukiga. There are a steady stream of visits by Western medical students. Kisiizi Hospital also has a primary school, one of the best in Uganda, and close links with a secondary school named Rubirizi Secondary School.

Kisiizi waterfall is the site of a hydroelectric dam project, due to be completed in 2008. The Hospital's water engineer, Charles Swainson, is the head of the project. It is expected to power many homes and also the hospital. The current turbine produces 60kW but the new installation will generate 300kW. It will be inaugurated at Kisiizi Hospital's Golden Jubilee weekend 14-16th November 2008 when there will be a time of celebration and thanksgiving for the work and ministry of the Hospital in its first 50 years.

The town is split into upper and lower Kisiizi (~5minutes journey by car). Both the primary school and hospital are located in lower Kisiizi, along with a small market, an internet cafe, and various residential buildings. The Internet Cafe (run by MicroCare Ltd. in co-operation with Project Trust volunteers) also offers daily IT tuition to local school and hospital staff. Upper Kisiizi consists mainly of shops and housing with a number of small bars.

Hospital

Kisiizi Hospital was established in 1958 and is run by the Church of Uganda. Kisiizi Hospital provides a wide range of services and patients travel from a wide catchment area to access care. The hospital receives a lot of support from Friends of Kisiizi and has had generous donations towards new buildings from Ireland including St. Andrew's College, Dublin, and St. Paul's Church in Dublin. The only local church is located at the center of the hospital complex.

Friends of Kisiizi in the UK has an annual Friends Day.

External links

* [http://www.kisiizi.supanet.com "Kisiizi Hospital"]
* [http://www.kisiizihospital.org.ug "Church Of Uganda - Kisiizi Hospital"]