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, October 14, 2008

Lawn Maintenance

ak. It was lawn maintenance day at the Rhein-Valley Hospital. Since electric or gas-powered lawnmowers are rarely used in Kenya, the most common way to the cut grass is by use of a "slasher", a machete-type tool with a slight angle at the tip of the blade. To use a slasher, you must bend your body approximately 45° at the waste and slash horizontally in an arc, back and forth. Over a course of 2 to 3 hours, a skilled slasher will slash an approximate area of 20m x 20m, or 400m2. Not very efficient, but certainly an excellent workout!
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