Donating a Fundus Camera

Donating a Fundus Camera

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...
Sweet Dreams

Sweet Dreams

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...
Malaria Prevention Project

Malaria Prevention Project

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...
Wheelchairs for the Disabled

Wheelchairs for the Disabled

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...