Annual Report 2019

Fifteen years: from roots to branches to fruitby Gayle Porter, Chairman

All Glory to God that the Kellermann Foundation just completed a very successful 15th year in existence. From the first time I met Dr. Scott and heard the KF story, I’ve always been most drawn by the fact that every step taken has been Holy Spirit–driven. I truly believe that is the key to its success.

As I was looking over our “accomplishments” for 2019, I saw God’s provision in all of it:

God provides leadership: It’s Diane Stanton’s fourth year with KF. In recognition of their compas-sionate work with the Batwa, Diane and Scott and Carol Kellermann were awarded the Michael Ramsey Award by Nashotah House.

We also have amazing leaders in Bwindi, including Dr. Birungi at BCH and Jane Anyango at the Nursing School who are both pursuing higher education degrees to lead with even more excellence and knowledge; Jovahn and Penelope Turyamureeba, who run the BDP with excellence and visited us here in Texas during the year; Canon Bagaba, who oversees spiritual growth; and the One Story program, which continues to spread the Gos-pel to those who haven’t heard it. We were also blessed to have visits during 2019 from the strong Anglican Bishop Dan Zoreka and his lovely wife, Mama Florah, (their first visit to the US), who continue to advise and oversee the BDP with love, wisdom and grace.

God provides resources for schools: The school at Kitariro has been rebuilt, the Nina Waits school is being updated, the school at Byumba is on the radar for rebuilding, and renovation and expansion for a new school at Kishanda is complete.

God provides resources for buildings: An expand-ed surgical unit, a Premium Ward at BCH and a Nursing Skills Lab were all constructed in 2019. Kitchens and latrines are being added to four bandas. A matching grant was given to build a new ICU unit and the funding is nearly complete. Dental and vision clinics are also in the works, as eager volunteers visit Bwindi, bringing treatment for these important health issues.

God provides nourishment: KF ensures that every child in our schools receives a meal during the day. John Bosco, BDP’s agricultural officer, has taught many Batwa to grow their own crops, and some are selling their crops for income. Even when crops have been

“God delivered us so we would have a relation-ship with Him through which He could carry out His mission to redeem a lost world.” Henry Blackaby

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1 On May 23rd, Nashotah House Theological Seminary presented Diane Stanton, Dr. Scott and Carol Kellermann the Michael Ramsey Award in recognition of their distin-guished ministry providing hope and health in Uganda.

3 KF intern Annie Corley and the Batwa improved farming and bee cultivation. Out of the forest, 49% of the Batwa are farming to grow healthy food for their fami-lies. With the help of an agri-cultural officer and extension workers, the Batwa aim to provide 25% of the farmers market by the year 2023.

4 Jubilant singing each Sunday welcomes about 250 people to the new worship banda at Bwindi Community Hospital. An offering collect-ed each Sunday is designated to help patients with medical costs. BCH also has a garden to help families feed family members who are staying in the hospital for treatment.

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With your partnership

in health, education,

spiritual outreach and

economic empowerment,

the Kellermann Foun-

dation envisions that

the Batwa pygmies and

surrounding communi-

ties will—by the grace of

God—achieve life in all

its fullness.

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2 The new Nursing Skills Lab at Uganda Nursing School Bwin-di opened in 2019 to provide nursing students with lecture space and hands-on skills train-ing in a 15,643-sq-ft building.

Because of you, I have hope.

Program AchievementsThe Batwa Development Program (BDP), formed to “help the Batwa help

themselves,” continues to alleviate poverty, provide hope and health, and promote sustainability. Your support to the Kellermann Foundation helped accomplish the following for the BDP in 2019:

• Supported more than 271 children in education at every level from nursery through secondary school with uniforms, shoes, mattresses and other supplies, and provided school lunches for nearly 1,000 students

• Provided tuition, tutoring and transportation during breaks for 43 Batwa stu-dents at Bishops’ Primary School (boarding school)

• Conducted Career Day to guide students to a successful vocation

• Provided flood relief to Batwa families including food and seed to replant crops

• Constructed 6 Batwa homes and introduced interlocking brick-making

• Built 3 sets of kitchens and pit latrines

• Built 1 worship banda with water catchments

• Repaired and expanded 2 schools

• Trained Batwa in sustainable agriculture and animal husbandry; expanded gar-dens in settlements and schools; supplied families with chickens, ducks, pigs, goats and rabbits

Because of you, I have an education.

Healthcare Advancements• Provided over 1,500 surgeries with less than 1% sepsis rate

• Conducted daily community outreach programs with topics such as mental health, domestic violence, alcohol rehabilitation and health education

• Provided dental and eye programs to an average of 80 patients daily

• Hosted surgical camps for skeletal, urinary and reproductive diseases

• Contributed 58% of national distinctions from UNSB graduates passing the rigorous national nursing exams, receiving licenses and finding employment

• Constructed UNSB’s Nursing Skills Lab

• Collaborated with University of Scranton, University of Vermont, EPICS at University of Texas–Dallas and Dominican University, Mayo Clinic, Mbarara University and Uganda Christian University Mukono

Because of you, I have healthcare.

Revenue97111791011

Programs 79.0% $771,284

Management 10.4% $101,387

Fundraising 10.6% $103,455

Total 100% $976,126

Expenses

Contributions 98.9% $1,012,700

In Kind 0.00% $0

Mission Trips 0.2% $1,629

Events 0.7% $7,449

Other 0.2% $2,641

Total 100% $1,024,419

• Sold hundreds of items made by Batwa women through the Batwa Women’s Centre including uniforms, dresses, jewelry, baskets and bags

• Provided spiritual care in settlements and schools in the form of One-Story Bible teams, reconciliation training, grief counseling and mentoring

• Purchased three parcels of land

Your generous support of the Kellermann Founda-tion in 2019 makes high-quality, low-cost healthcare available to over 280,000 area residents through Bwindi Community Hospital (BCH) and ad-vanced-level nursing education for 345 students at Uganda Nursing School Bwindi (UNSB): • Constructed a 2,352-sq-ft teaching theatre, surgical

ward, and a chapel that can hold 250 people

• Decreased number of dangerous home deliveries from 65% in 2000 to 5%

• Delivered 1,800 babies with 97.3% resulting in live births; 95% of newborns completed recommended schedule of newborn check-ups

• Cared for over 1,000 critically ill children with 98% recovery rate for malnutrition

• Treated 1,065 HIV-positive patients with 91% in viral load monitoring and achieved 100% success in the prevention of HIV mother-to-child transmission

Because of you, I have a future.

1992|The Batwa are forcibly removed from the remote Bwindi Impenetrable Forest to a life of poverty and disease.

VisionBy the grace of God, the Batwa and surrounding communities will achieve life in all its fullness.

MissionTo provide resources for healthcare, education, spiritual outreach and economic empowerment for the benefit of the Batwa pygmies and adjacent communities.

FoundersCarol Kellermann Scott Kellermann, MD

StaffDiane Stanton Executive DirectorMichelle Ribble Executive AssistantLaura Corley Communications Coordinator

Board MembersGayle Porter, Chairman Dallas, TXStacy Lippert, Secretary Park City, UTBob McLendon, Treasurer Richardson, TXAnn Bradbury Denton, TXCarol Doggett Dallas, TXPeter Huntress Pittsburgh, PABrendan Kimbrough Lake Jackson, TXJohn Macaulay Dallas, TXLillian Niwagaba New York, NYAndy Nyberg, MD Park City, UTCindy Waits Dallas, TX

ContactP.O. Box 832809 Richardson, TX 75083-2809 (972) 685-0279 info@kellermannfoundation.org www.kellermannfoundation.org

2000|Scott and Carol Kellermann arrive in Bwindi and find deplorable conditions. Life expectancy for the Batwa had fallen to age 28 among adults and age 5 among children. Healing begins under a ficus tree.

2001|Carol starts the first school and enrolls 40 children.2003|Construction begins on Bwindi Community Health Centre (BCHC).

2017|Bandas with water catchment systems are built in Batwa settle-ments to be used for worship, com-munity celebrations and projects.

2018|The Nyakatare Maternity Clin-ic is constructed for remote prenatal care and hydroelectric power is added to provide 24-hour electricity.

2019|UNSB Skills Lab and teaching theatre constructed.

2004|A group of pilots and supporters establishes the Kellermann Foundation to sus-tain and expand the work of Scott and Carol.

2008|BCMC becomes Bwindi Community Hospital (BCH) and is accredited by Uganda.2010|BCH constructs hydroelectric power to provide 24-hour electricity; eQuality insurance is established to reduce the cost of healthcare for the Batwa.

2015|Sylvia Kokunda, the first female among the Batwa to graduate from university, speaks to the UN about the Batwa.

2011|The Batwa Experience hosts is first cultural retreat to teach young Batwa about their heritage. By this time nearly 100 homes have been built for the Batwa adjacent to the rainforest.

2013|Uganda Nursing School Bwindi opens with 13 students. In just a few years they will increase enrollment to 345 and earn 58% of national distinctions given to stu-dents for excellence on the National Nursing Exams. The first UNSB student among the Batwa enrolled in 2016.

Our journey out of the forestThe Kellermann Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit charitable organization. In accordance with the IRS reporting requirements, the Kellermann Foundation reserves the right to redirect the use of funds to another beneficiary within the same program.

Annual Report 2019

destroyed due to floods or drought, KF has provided funds to feed the affected families.

God provides ideas: Volunteers Jan McCorstin and Barbara Cole researched and found a brick-mak-ing machine (made in Africa) that allows the Batwa to build more stable, longer-lasting homes. Penelope Turyamureeba increased the output from the craft bandas, allowing the women to contribute to their family’s income and feel respected. Bob McLendon coordinated the EPICS team from the University of Dallas—amazing work from a group of young college students who are anxious to help people a world away with the knowledge and skills they possess.

God provides a voice: Our communication vehi-cles improved in their scope, vision and relatability, due in large part to the knowledge and experience and of our own Laura Corley. A KF video will be premiered later this year, thanks to the efforts of our own Fr. Brendan Kimbrough. And Scott’s story is nearly ready for publication, thanks in large part to our own Stacy Lippert, allowing many more people to hear the story of God’s provision for his beloved Batwa.

Finally, God provides amazing people to sit on this board who have all agreed to give of their time, talent and treasure to help manage the work that He has given KF. In a devotional called Experiencing God Day by Day by Henry and Richard Blackaby, I recently read these words about Psalm 110:3, “Your people shall be volunteers in the day of Your power,” which gave me a heavenly perspective for our work:

“One mark of revival, during which God comes to His people in power, is that God’s people are compelled to offer their lives for His service. The mission fields are crying out for Christians to go and share the gospel with those who’ve never heard it. What we need is not more pleas for volunteers, but an outpouring of the power of God. When God comes among His people in power, there is never a shortage of volunteers or resources for His work. We are not saved from our sin simply so we would qualify for heaven. God delivered us so we would have a rela-tionship with Him through which He could carry out His mission to redeem a lost world. There is no need to pray that God would come in power. That is the only way He ever comes. We need hearts that are so responsive to Him that He will choose to demonstrate His power through us. Is your heart so filled with love for God that you are watching for the first opportuni-ty to say with Isaiah, ‘Here am I. Send me!’?” Faithfully,

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Scott and Carol Kellermann first treated the Batwa underneath a large ficus tree with few resources—no buildings, no electricity, not even a common language. A look at the Kellermann Foundation’s work spanning fifteen years since its founding in 2004 shows the beauty of what has grown from underneath that tree.

• Bwindi Community Hospital, a 135-bed hospital with maternity, pediatric, neonatal, surgical, and HIV wards; a teaching theatre and waiting mothers hostel; and an ICU and dental and vision clinic on the way, and a medical team who can boast an estimated:

• 10,000 surgeries, 550,000 outpatients, 25,000 inpatients

• 14,000 babies delivered and immunized

• Reduction of under-age-5 deaths from 38% to 3.6%

• Countless HIV patients treated; transmission from mother to child reduced to less than 2%

• Decrease in malaria from 40% to 2.5%

• Batwa Development Program, including:

• 12 settlements and 153 homes

• 9 bandas with water catchment systems

• 5 fully-supported schools educating and feeding nearly 1,000 children annually and 12 partially-supported schools where we enroll additional Batwa students

• 2 university graduates

• Craft Banda and training in agriculture, sewing, carpentry and brick-making

• Cultural preservation and education through the Batwa Experience and Batwa Walk

• Uganda Nursing School Bwindi, a 385-student, top-tier nursing school earning 58% of the nation’s distinctions in the National Nursing Exams

Because of you, I have hope.