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,...
We’ve been completely overwhelmed by the amazing results of our sanitary pad project. Here’s what a local Headteacher told us: Absenteeism is down by 40% across the school. It’s a co-ed school, and this figure is due to girls not missing school when they...
Charlotte is three years old and was in nursery school when she fell ill and was brought home by other children to her mother Ivyne. She had a fever, convulsions and was vomiting. Her mum started to treat her at home for Malaria but quickly realised that she needed to...
Photo of Anne with clinic staff, Eunice, Elijah, Vincent and Edward ‘For every person diagnosed with diabetes in Kenya, two are walking with it’* In June, Anne Wynne, a nurse with a wealth of experience in the diagnosis and management of diabetes, accompanied Sallie...
Photo is of schoolgirls at Nandrema School with their pads Our sanitary pad project is a huge success. Friends of Buburi has now delivered 185 packs of washable, reusable sanitary pads to schoolgirls in Buburi and they have been having a huge impact on the lives of...
Vincent, our laboratory technician The 21st August 2018 marks a very significant moment in Buburi’s history. On this day NHIF (National Hospital Insurance Fund) accreditation was awarded to the clinic. This is Kenya’s equivalent of our NHS but works in a very...
