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.


Friday, May 9, 2008

A new family joins our tent camp

rs. When I arrived at the hospital this morning I first had to deal with Simon. He returned drunk at the camp site yesterday night and didn't behave well. As we do not accept alcohol on in tent camp he has to leave. This is hard but we have to implement certain rules, otherwise life becomes unbearable, especially for the women. Today we also had some newcomers: a mother and


her four children joined the camp (see picture). I started to speak with them and learned that she lost her husband (a Luo) during the crash when she ran out of her burning home. She doesn't know if he is still alive. All what remained were her four children and one blanket. Inquiring how they could sleep she explained that the children parted the blanket and she managed to find some pieces of card board. Njaga took her particulars and they got a place in the camp together with mattresses and blankets.

Editorial note: The next report will be published on Monday

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