About Us

Our board member, Philip Tirone, returned in June 2024 from Nigeria to inspect a hospital our organization is building just down the road from the widow’s farm. See the farm progress with these three videos taken during the trip.

The Widows Clearing The Farm from 2023:  Watch Video

Interview with Agnes (head widow):  Watch Video 

Seeing the Farm for the First Time:  Watch Video

What is Next on the Farm:  Watch Video

Size of Widow’s Farm: Watch Video  

Project Cure is an American Non-Profit that provides used medical equipment to third-world countries at no cost.  We applied to Project Cure and were approved, subject to Project Cure sending a representative to confirm that 1) The hospital is there (to avoid fraud) and 2) Create a manifest of what the hospital needs.  As of June 2024, Project Cure has shipped 2,401 containers to 135 countries.  302 have been shipped to Nigeria.

In June of 2024, Chuck Irion (Assessor and Board Member of Project Cure) and Philip Tirone (Chairman of the Board for Sunrise) traveled to Uvuru to see the hospital.  

When we saw the hospital for the first time, it was MUCH BIGGER THAN I EVER DREAMED.  

VIDEO:  Watch this video of the walk-around of the exterior.

After the inspection, Chuck said, “This hospital can be an exemplary hospital in this whole area of Nigeria.” 

VIDEO:  Hear Project Cure’s Assessor, Chuck Irion, speaking about the hospital after the assessment.

Because of the Hospital’s size, we will need 4-5 containers to fill it, meaning we will need to raise an additional $120,000-$160,000 for the extra containers.

– Hire a full-time Hospital Manager who needs to be trained in Hospital management. They will do all hiring and firing, honor the Hospital, and live onsite.
– Apartments for the onsite staff.
– 24-hour paid security
– A landscaping master plan with continually monitored landscaping (landscape manager). Have a truck that can drag around and an iron rake to keep the driveway smooth without potholes.
– Plan cashew trees and other trees that can produce shade and fruit in the near future.
– Offer vendors the right to sell outside the property for a fee – nobody can sell for free.
– Wall around the entire property with the rocks that are already there.
– Provide sponsorship opportunities for donors to name rooms and parts of the rooms after their family and loved ones.

The Nigerian Board has put together its plan to accomplish all of his recommendations.

The next day, we had a medical mission and provided healthcare to 850 people. The need was overwhelming; 850 people attended the Medical Mission held at our new Hospital, which lasted over nine hours. The total cost of serving the 850 people was $10,000 ($11.76 per person, including examinations by a nurse, doctor, and pharmacist – and all prescriptions). The level of poverty and lack of essential services (like being able to take an Advil) is beyond comprehension to an American. Many of these people have not seen a doctor in years and look much older than their actual age.

VIDEO:  See a walkthrough of us serving the poor and needy in our hospital.

These people were provided dignity and honored- it was beautiful. They were tested for HIV, diabetes, tuberculosis, and high blood pressure (to name a few) and then walked away with medicine- all for free. They were abundantly grateful – and there was never a hint of entitlement.
The doctors, nurses, and pharmacists donated their time and poured into their people. They counseled them and were with them in difficult moments (for example, telling them for the first time that they were HIV positive).

VIDEO: Chuck Irion, the representative of Project Cure, called the Medical Mission “one of the best, organized, best attended” of all the medical missions he has attended (out of hundreds of them).