It's been a long time coming, but, today I finally sent our Academic Director $600 to give to the medical clinic in Shirazi.
We were able to match 20% of the clinic's construction needs. The $600 comes out to about Ksh 50,000 and their total estimated cost is Ksh 250,000.
Please, do not donate any more money here! It probably won't go anywhere.
If you have any more questions about the Shirazi medical clinic, please contact thabitimchambi@yahoo.com
Thanks for the donations and the care!
Asante sana!
Help Fund the Shirazi Medical Clinic
The rural community of Shirazi offered us cultural enlightenment and a new home. Now, it's our turn to give what we have.
Friday, June 1, 2012
Monday, December 26, 2011
Progress
We have raised $285!
Not too bad..
I will be sending what ever money has been raised for the clinic before January 2012 ends.
Not too bad..
I will be sending what ever money has been raised for the clinic before January 2012 ends.
Sunday, July 17, 2011
Friday, July 15, 2011
What They Need
The Shirazi medical clinic still needs:
- roofing
- tarring
- doors and windows
- flooring
The predicted cost of all of this is about US$3,000.
The construction of the Shirazi Medical Clinic has so far been funded 100% by previous SIT Kenya: Health and Community Development students. And, thus, there will not be any more construction until the contractor and construction crew receive more money. Under Kenya's new 2010 constitution, "43. (1) Every person has the right — (a) to the highest attainable standard of health, which includes the right to health care services, including reproductive health care..." and thus the federal government has told its constituents that if communities build their own clinics they will provide funding for medicine and a doctor's and/or nurses' salaries.
Friday, July 8, 2011
The Shirazi Medical Clinic
The Shirazi community started building the clinic in September of 2009. All of the money since has come from fundraising done by SIT students. |
The clinic will have 12 rooms, which includes a room for a medicine dispensary.
We were fortunate to be able to help a little bit with the construction of the clinic. We noticed that there is a lot of work that needs to be done... |
An Overview of Our Time in Shirazi
Shirazi is a small rural village of 400 people located a 90 minute drive south of Mombasa.
We walked to our new homes, thinking it would be impossible to differentiate between the different dirt paths and mud houses on our way to and from school the next day.
Many men in Shirazi were either farmers or they were fishermen because for some the Indian Ocean is only a 2 minute walk from their house. |
We bought mumus, kangas, and kikois to fit in better with the community. |
Hii ni picha ya darasa ya kiswahili. |
Everyone welcomed us into life in Shirazi. The kids especially loved us - breaking up their repetitive days where they rarely see foreigners.
As foreigners and newcomers to the cultures of the Swahili people, we were encouraged to attend events such as funerals, community prayers, and weddings [pictured above].
A lot of our mothers wouldn't let us dress ourselves. We wore a lot of prom dresses. |
On a boat from Fundi Island. Someone said the most expensive resort in Kenya is on Fundi Island.. but, I might be remembering wrong. |
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