The Rhein - Valley Hospital in Nakuru-Kasambara opened in 2004 and is directed by Ruth Schäfer of Switzerland. The hospital relies solely on donations for buying food and medicine for the poor and suffering locals. Moreover, all funds are used directly for patient care. Every year thousands of people visit the hospital for medical help and nowadays also for food and shelter. Blog Editor: Kedar Misani.

You can send your donations to the Alpha Rheintal Bank, CH - 9442 Berneck, Switzerland; Clearing 6920, BIC RBABCH22926;
IBAN: CH75 06920016 1856 71206, Verein Rhein-Valley Hospital, CH - 9450 Altstätten, Switzerland.


Wednesday, February 20, 2008

Fearful refugees, empty streets and no tourists

sh. The news in the media does barely reflect the situation here. We just discussed the situation today with Mr. Joseph Muya, a good friend of of the Rhein-Valley Hospital, here in Nakuru. In the last few days he donated corn, rice and cabbage for distribution to the refugees. Mr. Muya said, we want peace and we want the return of the tourists. Normally 300 hotel guests frequent the Lake Nakuru Lodge, today it's empty. We saw only one tourist bus in the whole park area, it's unbelievable. The people who find shelter in the football stadium, are traumatized. They want to escape because they fear the immediate future. Many don't know what tomorrow will bring. The few existing trucks are filled to the brim and the people are fighting to get their little belongings on board.



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