by Power Of Pads | Feb 17, 2016 | Blog
In November 2015 I travelled to Kenya with Friends of Buburi, a UK registered charity, to work as a volunteer in a small community clinic in the rural county of Busia, near the border with Uganda. I always knew I had a passion for travel and working abroad and as a...
by Power Of Pads | Dec 31, 2015 | Blog
2015 has been a very busy year, there have been many developments which will ensure the longevity of the clinic. There is now a Community Based Organisation that will in time be responsible for the management of the clinic. It is right and proper that the facility...
by Power Of Pads | Dec 22, 2015 | Blog
This new building is almost finished. Once it is completed the women around the clinic will be able to give birth in relative safety. In Western Kenya the majority of women still give birth in their homes which puts them at a tremendous disadvantage and the statistics...
by Power Of Pads | Dec 14, 2015 | Blog
Coletta started working in the clinic as a volunteer right at the beginning. She had had a varied career working as police woman in Israel and also at Nangina Holy Family Mission Hospital as a Nurse Aid. This was on top of having 11 children! She was such a gentle and...
by Power Of Pads | Nov 25, 2015 | Blog
Another successful presentation took place at The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine when Trustee Jo Hanks paid a recent visit. We are always delighted to be invited by our Patron Dame Claire Bertschinger to talk to the students who are all studying to...
