Acknowledgements

Thanks to the following for their generous help with funding:

• The Carnegie Foundation
• The Enid Linder Foundation
• The William McCunn Trust
• The Mark Scott Foundation
• The Williamson Memorial Trust

Also thanks to:

• Ian Cox, a professional magician and balloon-modeller who helped me to learn some special entertainment for the trip. In my kit I had 500 balloons and pumps to be turned into dogs, bears and radon guns. I returned with none.
• Medical Division, Blackwell Publishing for supplying some books for Kanti Hospital.
• Clement Clarke and Yorkhill Hospital for supplying some peak flow meters, which were specifically requested by doctors at Kanti Hospitalfor managing children with asthma.
• Leroy Haring from Holland, for some of the photos on this site.
• Jonathan Riddell for assistance in setting up this website.