A Ssese Islander sits on a schoolroom bench in Kasekulo Village, Kalangala, Uganda, while a volunteer dentist extracts a tooth.
Ugandan Rotarians have taken hourlong ferry rides from Kampala to the community of islands for more than 16 years. The Rotarians provide dental care, general health treatment, and deworming for islanders, many of whom have never left the island or their fishing villages.
Since 200l, twice each year, members of the Rotary Club of Bainbridge Island, Washington, USA, have participated in the one-day clinic.
To read more about the project visit: A Program With Teeth