by Power Of Pads | Apr 7, 2018 | Blog |
Friends of Buburi believe that health is a Human Right not a luxury. We feel strongly that “No one should get sick and die just because they are poor or because they cannot access the health services they need. No one should have to choose between death and financial...
by Power Of Pads | Mar 8, 2018 | Blog |
Kenya has its own inspirational women including judges, politicians, scientists and many entrepreneurs and it’s great to see that some women are successfully challenging the glass ceiling. Women are being educated to the highest levels however there isn’t a...
by Power Of Pads | Feb 22, 2018 | Blog |
Many schoolgirls in Buburi will miss school when they have their period because they don’t have access to sanitary products. This is why Friends of Buburi has started a project to provide washable pads to girls in the local community. We already have dozens of women...
by Power Of Pads | Dec 1, 2017 | Blog |
With the increased availability of anti retro viral treatment (ART) HIV AIDS is not the death sentence that it once was in sub-Saharan Africa. However there was a whole generation that was decimated by this unrelenting disease. This lost generation are the ones who...
by Power Of Pads | Nov 13, 2017 | Blog |
It’s World Antibiotic Awareness Week and we all know that antibiotics are used to prevent and treat bacterial infections and we are lucky to have them. But we are learning we should not take them for granted and the world urgently needs to change the way it...
by Power Of Pads | Nov 10, 2017 | Blog |
It’s been over two weeks since I returned from my first trip to the clinic in Buburi. Here are the things I loved about my visit there: Seeing how hard the dedicated staff work in sometimes difficult circumstances was inspiring All the beautiful babies –...