Jan 19, 2005 | Humanitarian Projects, Scholarships
In 1995, a scholarship program founded by Bhante Wimala successfully assisted fifty boys and girls in furthering their education. In a recent phone conversation, Bhante revealed what compelled him to start a scholarship project specifically for girls. “I quite...
Jan 17, 2005 | Humanitarian Projects, Scholarships
Bhante Wimala presenting two sewing machines to two young women who grew up in the orphanage. They were leaving the orphanage to live with their relatives. The girls had no other possessions. These sewing machines will be their only possession that will help them to...
Jan 16, 2005 | Eyecare, Humanitarian Projects
Of the many projects completed in 2002, one of the most satisfying was the Cataract Eye Operations Project in East Africa. While in Nairobi over a year ago, I spoke with several physicians and learned of the seriousness of the eye problems in Africa. In fact,...
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...
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