by Power Of Pads | Aug 28, 2019 | Case Study
Angel Monica is two years old and when she arrived at the clinic she was a very poorly little girl. She had Malaria and pneumonia and she was also dehydrated and had anaemia. Angel lives with her Grandmother as her mother died a year before and she was brought to the...
by Power Of Pads | Jul 18, 2019 | Case Study
Jackson and his wife support their family by subsistence farming on their small shamba (or field), and also by manually digging out tree roots. They have two sons with learning difficulties and they have been struggling with painful and recurring Jigger infections of...
by Power Of Pads | May 23, 2019 | Newsletter
It is great to go and visit the clinic in Buburi as it reminds us why we became involved in the first place and see for ourselves what a difference it makes to people’s lives. It gives us the opportunity to monitor how our donors’ money is being spent,...
by Power Of Pads | May 21, 2019 | Case Study
Several years ago Agnetta, who is in her eighties, had an amputation of her leg following a very severe infection with Jiggers, or sand flea larvae. She is now too weak to walk and has also lost her sight. Elderly subsistence farmers like Agnetta receive only a very...
by Power Of Pads | May 21, 2019 | Blog
In 2013 Friends of Buburi put in place a strategic plan for handing over the complete running of the clinic to the Community Based Organisation by 2020. This means the clinic will be fully run and managed by the community for the community. The appointment of a...
