Africa

Nine physically challenged persons, Murang’a district hospital and Muriranjas Sub district hospital were recent beneficiaries from donations worth hundred thousands of shillings from Ven. Bhante Y. Wimala, a Buddhist monk from Sri Lanka. The donor had been invited by Kiharu Member of Parliament Hon. BC Muturi Mwangi. The monk said his donations were a calling…

Muranga District Hospital receives its first heart monitor. On the 13th of February, Triple Gem Society donated a multipurpose heart monitor to Muranga Hospital along with other essential life saving equipment. Bhante Wimala presented the machine to the medical director of the hospital and it was immediately put to good use! This District Hospital, which…

In November of 2008 we were able to finish 25 homes in Molo, Kenya for those who were driven out of their villages by political violence. The project had started in September of 2008 and I was able to return in November to personally see most of the houses we sponsored.  We are currently building…

After driving in mud and on dirt roads for a while we arrived at a refugee camp. What I saw was shocking and it made me sad. We had traveled about 200 km from the capital, Nairobi, and were in the Molo district of Kenya. This area was the most effected by the political violence…

David Schouela from Cambridge, MA joined Bhante Wimala on his November, 2007 visit to Kenya. David shared his experience of distributing medical equipment in Kenya with Bhante Wimala in a recent article: “Our trip also included a visit to three medical clinics in Marangwa district and 2 clinics in the town of Kilgoris located in…

In today’s world computer skills are more and more an essential skill. Many who have no opportunity to have computer training are left behind in our technologically advancing world, especially the students of so called third world countries which include many African countries. In the past we have had many programs to renovate schools, provide…

In our last newsletter we informed you about our ongoing work with disabled people in Africa. Over the last few years, my interactions with these people, as well as the information I learned from disabled associations and health officers, has help me a great deal to understand the severity and complexity of these problems. Unofficial…

Loreshow health clinic is located in one of the poorest areas of Nairobi suburbs. On the side of the main building a few forty foot containers attached together provide extra space needed for the medical staff and the patients. When we were approached and asked to provide some of the most needed medical equipment to…

Imagine how it would feel if you were to be sick and could not get medical care and you had to suffer day after day for a long period of time because you don’t have money to pay for medicine. There are so many people on this planet who cannot afford medical care, the fee…

A year ago I visited the Loreshow Primary School in Nairobi, Kenya. When I first entered the classrooms it was a big surprise. The roof was leaking, ceilings were falling down and there were pot holes on the floor. It not only looked bad it looked dangerous. As I toured the school, one room after…