Westside Surgical Hospital & Breast Center was proud to support the 2^nd Annual Ulinzi Walk benefiting the Breast Cancer Initiative of East Africa on June 18, 2016. It was a beautiful morning full of hope, inspiration, warm embraces and a few tears.

The 2^nd Annual Ulinzi 5K Walk/Run was held at Eldridge Park in Sugarland.  The mission of BCIEA comes from the Swahili word “ulinzi”, which means “to protect, guard, watch over, save.” The Ulinzi Walk begun after Philippa Decuir, Founder and Director noticed a growing need for public breast health information, particularly for the people of East Africa.

The campaign behind the Ulinzi Walk was for the newly released BCIEA Train the Trainer program through which a mobile phone application is used to educate women around the world about breast cancer, its detection, treatment and social ramifications. The initial walk was held in Rwanda in 2011 and has since become an annual tradition in East Africa.

Westside Surgical Hospital & Breast Center was proud to be a sponsor for this walk.  We had 7 volunteers who dedicated time to registration, handed out water bottles, sold T-shirts and more. We also gave away branded promotional items and educated the public on our facility and the services that we offer.

We look forward to being a sponsor for next year’s Breast Cancer Initiative of East Africa’s Ulinzi Walk.

Below you will find a gallery of event photos for your viewing pleasure.

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