Africa
Caring for the Sick
As you might know, health care crises are a common occurrence in most parts of Africa. Many rural Africans have very little, if any, access to health care. Over the years, we have conducted several projects to provide medical equipment and medicine to help sick or disabled people. By participating directly in each project, I…
Read MorePainting a Hospital Ward
On one of my visits to Wajir Hospital in Kenya, a male nurse approached me with a request. He asked if I could find a way to help repair and paint the hospital ward where he was working. He discussed how bad the conditions were and explained that he had already spent great effort to…
Read MoreRepairing a School Floor
Finally, we arrived at the Makuyu School in the district of Maragwa. We had traveled there to distribute gifts and uniforms to some of the students who had earned excellent grades on their exams, but our journey to the school had not been an easy one. We traveled about two miles on a muddy dirt…
Read MoreFeeding The Famine Stricken Children
Atula Shah from Nairobi wrote a letter to Bhante and Triple Gem Society requesting help to feed children in a famine stricken area of Mutumo, an area Bhante visited on one of his last trips to Nairobi. In her letter, Atula explained that “there is a severe famine in Mutumo where you visited us last…
Read MoreStopping Female Genital Mutilation
When I first heard about the Female Genital Mutilation practices in Africa from a friend, I was shocked and deeply saddened. I decided to learn more about this by visiting the villages, talking to medical professionals, social activists, and women and girls who have undergone FGM. I also met those who perform female circumcision in…
Read MoreThree More Girls Receive Scholarships
In 2002 we started a scholarship program to help the most needy underprivileged girls to continue their education. In the last two years, we have given five university scholarships and seven college and high school scholarships to girls from Africa and Sri Lanka. This year we have been able to brighten up the future of…
Read MoreBreath of Life
Several years ago, in an interview with a doctor in a rural hospital in Cameroon, I learned how he does all surgical operations under local anesthesia. He explained how many deaths occur simply because of the lack of available oxygen to assist the patients’ recovery. This discussion made me realize that this problem is common…
Read More62 Bed Home for Street Children in Rwanda
Accepting an invitation from individuals conducting humanitarian projects in Rwanda, I spent three days in the capitol, Kigali, visiting many hospitals, rehabilitation centers, Aids orphanages, and homeless shelters in the surrounding towns and villages. The 1994 genocide of close to one million people in this tiny country has created severs and long-standing problems. It has…
Read MoreWelfare Project in South Africa
In this age of disposable technology, we often take for granted the high tech equipment that makes our lives so much easier. In many parts of Africa, people do not count on these luxuries. This year I was invited to visit Durban, South Africa by a South African gentlemen who lives in Key West, Florida,…
Read MoreHelping the Disabled in Kenya
In my travels to rural Kenya, I participated in donating more wheelchairs, crutches, and prosthetic limbs to children in outlying villages. I also sponsored additional cataract operations as part of our ongoing involvement with the rural eye clinics. I was delighted that one of our main sponsors, Mr. Pejuta and his girlfriend, Susan, decided to…
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