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, June 27, 2008

A vist to the refugee's garden

Mama Matata overlooking the garden

rs. The refugees are cultivating their own garden and are growing their own vegetables. Although the amount of rain is not big at the moment, the seedlings are growing well. The refugees were very proud when I visited their garden. In between the corn I found some beans and I told them that they are already ripe to pick. Besides the beans there are cabbages. The earth here is not easy to cultivate because when it is drained, it becomes heavy and cloggy. And when the earth becomes dry, it is solid like a stone. I explained how they can recycle kitchen garbage to nourish the earth. The Kenyans need some time to get convinced, but at the end we both can learn from each other!

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