We were fortunate to be able to purchase 2,700
treated mosquito nets for distribution in the region. Malaria is a deadly
disease that kills millions each year. Above are children from Chekombero School
for the Hearing Impaired. Many of these children were left deaf due to Malaria.
We visited schools and community groups to distribute.
Those receiving the nets were instructed on the method and importance of
consistent use. Each net is good for 5 years and is large enough for two adults
or several children to use.
It was a project close to our hearts to help prevent the disease
that took the life of our friend, Dr. Ebi Kimanani-Johns. Thank you for the
donations that made this possible
A child from Lion Hill School receives her net.
We were also fortunate to distribute 4 Physician Travel Packs, each containing
$5,000.00 worth of medicine and healthcare products chosen for the needs of this
region. They were obtained from Health Partners International. Paige carries a
box into the Institute of Tropical Medicine.
Hospitals and clinics were pleased to receive the packs which also
contained small knitted dolls used as packing material. Here Sr.
Bernadette opens the pack with a colleague.
Above is Sr Bernadette who has been working tirelessly at Pandipieri, a clinic
in the slums of Kisumu for the last eight years. Her gentle manner and her love
for the people she serves were an inspiration to us. She herself came close to
death from Malaria last spring.
Crissy delivers sports equipment donated by the University of Ottawa to the boys
at St. Peter's Seminary. We appreciated the use of their school van to make
deliveries.
Many thanks to The West Island Soccer School for soccer equipment donations and
also to Hudson /St. Lazare, Dorval, & Lakeshore Soccer Clubs These orphans spent
a day clearing a field of broken glass, rocks and garbage to create their own
soccer pitch ! They no longer need to use a ball made of string and rags.
