by Power Of Pads | Sep 11, 2017 | Newsletter
As a small charity, fundraising is a vital part of what we do. After all, we wouldn’t be able to support Buburi Clinic without it. In the past year we have been spending a lot of time applying to grant giving organisations, with some success. We have also organised a...
by Power Of Pads | Sep 11, 2017 | Newsletter
As a volunteer for Friends of Buburi and a midwife in the UK, I was really excited to see the completed maternity unit when I visited this year along with another midwife volunteer, Yaa. I last visited Buburi in 2012 when I helped Noreen, one of the Trustees, set up...
by Power Of Pads | Sep 11, 2017 | Newsletter
In June we ran our 100 Friends Campaign, when we asked people to make a regular donation of £10 per month. We aimed for 100 donors and although we didn’t quite achieve that we raised a staggering £4000 and most of this is in regular donations. It’s...
by Power Of Pads | Sep 11, 2017 | Newsletter
Fostine was 20 years old and pregnant with her first child when she arrived at the clinic at 2 pm in the afternoon. For the first few hours it was incredible to believe she was in labour as she preferred to sit outside with her sister in law rather than lie in a bed...
by Power Of Pads | Aug 19, 2017 | Blog
Today Friends of Buburi is celebrating World Humanitarian Day. This is a day held every year on the 19th August to celebrate the spirit that inspires humanitarian work around the world. Buburi Community Health Clinic owes its very existence to so many people across...
