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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Trustees Sallie Buck and Jackie Hamer are currently at the clinic in Buburi, accompanied by volunteers Katharine Hamer, daughter of Jackie, and Alice Cox, a midwife recently recruited from The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Diploma in Tropical...
Ed completed his first marathon from Bristol to Bath in 3hrs 39 mins. He chose Buburi as his charity because he was so impressed that the money he has raised will be spent directly on supporting the work of the clinic. We intend to use the money to help equip the new...
The Community Health Workers at Buburi Community Clinic are a vital link with families living within the community. The Community Health Workers are dedicated to helping and supporting their communities. They often walk miles in the heat of the day or in torrential...
Buburi Community Clinic provide free health care through their Social Fund for the most vulnerable within the community. These beautiful little children are being given special support and provided with some lunch whilst at the clinic.
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