Jan 15, 2005 | Eyecare, Humanitarian Projects
As part of our ongoing contributions to the eye care specialists at the Lions Sightfirst Hospital in Nairobi, we were able to donate a fundus camera this Fall. Prior to our donation, there were only three of these specialized machines in all of Kenya. A fundus camera...
Jan 15, 2005 | Helping Children, Humanitarian Projects
Bhante is joined by the Sri Lankan High Commissioner to Nairobi while donating mattresses to orphans. On my November 2003 trip to Africa, one of the employees of the Sri Lankan Embassy approached me with a concern. She told me that she had visited an orphanage on the...
Jan 14, 2005 | Humanitarian Projects
Malaria is a life-threatening illness transmitted from one person to another through the bite of the female Anopheles mosquito. It is one of the greatest public health challenges preventing economic development in the poorest countries of the world. Although more than...
Jan 13, 2005 | Humanitarian Projects, Wheelchair Donations
In 2002 we were able to distribute 50 wheelchairs to disabled people in several remote regions of Kenya. The inspiration for the wheelchair project came as I was visiting the Spinal Cord Injuries Hospital in Nairobi some time ago. This hospital provides medical care...
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