Updates from CERESAV: 2019 in Review

Dear our supporters,

I am sharing this summary update on behalf of CERESAV

We appreciate all your efforts and prayers as we continue this mission to address acid attack violence and its consequences in Uganda. As we start a new year, we wish to share our 2019 review. While acid attack cases have declined since we spearheaded a rigorous campaign and pushed for the passing of the toxic chemicals prohibition and control law (THANKS TO YOUR OUTPOURING SUPPORT FOR OUR PETITION), there were a few cases reported in 2019. However, as we always say, the effects of such attacks are so overwhelming and devastating that, as our founder once said in a 2012 yahoo news interview “just one acid attack is way too many”, Hanifa Nakiryowa.

CERESAV did not take up new acid attack cases in 2019 because of the increasing medical demands from the existing cases we have been handling from 2016 and especially the 2017/18 cases. While we provide lifesaving care, our mission is to continue to support survivors we take on until they are fully reintegrated back into their communities. We continue to incur huge costs of rehabilitation as well as reconstructive surgeries and various medical interventions to address emerging after-effects. With your generous support,

1. We managed to support Kato’s revision of facial skin grafts and eye care following an auto accident on his way to work.
2. We managed to take Maggie for routine eye care throughout 2019 to ensure that she does not completely loose her sight.
3. We provided routine medication required to keep survivors in good health.
4. We provided transportation to three different survivors to attend routine medical reviews.
5. With support from one generous donor, we managed to take one of the survivors' child back to school throughout 2019 after the parent was left with no means to continue the child’s education. We are committed to making sure that children of survivors we support with education stay in school.

While we have seen many lives being transformed, we would not have done all this without your generous support. You are helping us transform lives one survivor at a time; you are helping us rebuild hope one family at a time.

Please consider donating to our cause at https://ceresav.wedid.it/ to help us fulfill our mission.

Happy fruitful 2020

Hanifa Nakiryowa, on behalf of CERESAV