Welcome to Little by Little
A Message from Our Founders
Our first medical team that served at Mountain Top Ministries (MTM) in Gramothe, Haiti was in 2005 with the mission to provide medical/nursing care to those in need of improved health and well-being. During our first trip we focused our resources on identifying and treating acute illness and infections, intestinal worms, skin infestations such as scabies and fungus which commonly affected women and children. We knew that malnutrition was prevalent, so we were prepared with de-worming medication, peanut butter and vitamins for distribution to children, pregnant and breast-feeding mothers. We also treated many adults with chronic conditions such as hypertension, diabetes, gastrointestinal disorders along with injuries and skin infections.
Our first mission was so successful we organized a larger group to return in January 2006, serving more than 1,000 during that week. Along with the efforts of several other medical teams providing care at MTM throughout the year, we were amazed to see how our care significantly improved the general health of the village.
In response, to structure and direct ongoing healthcare and health education in the village of Gramothe and beyond, we created Little by Little, a nonprofit organization with the goal to “Faithfully Partner with Those in Need of Improved Health and Well-being”.
Little by Little has expanded to also serve in Uganda in partnership with Nyenga Hospital physicians, nurses and other health workers. Pop-up outreach centers are coordinated to care for families in low-resourced, rural villages. Children receive immunizations, vitamins, and all receive mosquito nets to prevent malaria acquisition. Anti-malaria treatment is also available as needed.
Little by Little is built upon the enthusiasm of average people – no one with great wealth, no one with extraordinary skills, and no one with celebrity. Rather, everyone simply has a heartfelt and unselfish desire to help others in need. We have been humbled and inspired by the outpouring of this selfless commitment to the well-being of others. Together, it’s amazing what we can accomplish, little by little.
Sue and Brian Walsh
News & Updates
New support efforts in Uganda
We share a vision of serving the marginalized with Fr. Patrick Kizza, who serves at Our Lady of Perpetual Help parish in Glenview, Illinois. His dreams to support the Nyenga Parish community in his home country of Uganda match the aims of Little by Little: to relieve suffering and provide access to care for malnutrition, hypertension, diabetes, AIDS and malaria where 27% of deaths in Uganda are due to Malaria. These conditions are preventable and/or improved with accessibility to care.
View reports of their work in Uganda, now being supported by Little by Little:
Latest Report | Report 1 | Report 2Little by little, we can faithfully partner with those in need of improved health and wellbeing.