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.


Tuesday, May 20, 2008

About the laundry passion of the Kenyans...

rs. When I arrived at the hospital today, Fundi showed me the refuge for the camp people. We had to enlarge the cooking section in regard to a bigger capacity in case of rain. Also for the elderly among the IDP's we need some banks and tables because most of them were used to a better life before the crash. Now we have a big family and we have to help them leading a decent life within the given circumstances. During the day I was again and again suprised to see so many people doing their laundry. It seems that washing clothes became one of the main occupations... I realized that it is high time to make a laundry plan, as we know it in Europe, otherways there soon will be a chaos. After the lunch break our security man Maine told me that some asked for more flour, sugar, milk and beans. And also there was no more soap around. So we went to our storage container and filled the needs. We waited in vain for the promised corn delivery by the WFP, but patience is needed in Kenya.

Little patient with a present from Mama Matata

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