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.


Saturday, May 17, 2008

80 new members four our tent camp

rs. Today I had a long day. I only came home at 8:30 pm. We had 80 additional people joining our camp. As the Kenyans have no sense of time, some only came as late a 6 pm. It was good to see how the women helped preparing and cooking the evening meal while the men took responsibility for the fires. Young and old sat happily together around the fire places. In the evening it was quite chilly and the fires served a double purpose. Some children went their way because they usually have special private lessons in the house. Our new small patient who has amyotrophia first was quite lost. Then I found a walking aid in the hospital and a little later he get used to it and he is also accepted in the group despite his handicap. At the end of my stay at the camp I again explained the rules to the newcomers and they got their mattresses and 2 blankets. Everybody also got something to eat.

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