Karibu!

Karibu!

We have arrived in Musanda, a small village near Kisumu in western Kenya. Here we are staying with the NASIO trust in the old chiefs house which is opposite St Irene’s childhood development centre and the small medical centre - a very new addition to the charity.
For those who are unfamiliar, the NASIO trust creates sustainable healthcare and education projects that support the children in the area, many of whom are orphans. Today we were introduced to the children at St Irene’s school during playtime and became the recipients of many enthusiastic hugs and high fives. We taught the children their first game of duck-duck-goose and entertained 40 five year olds with renditions of heads, shoulders, knees and toes.
This afternoon we had a tour of the medical centre, comprised of a consultation room, a procedure room, an antenatal ward and a small laboratory where they test for malaria and other tropical diseases. We were shown how to prepare blood films for the diagnosis of malaria and how to interpret these beneath the microscope.
We watched our first tropical storm from the windows of the medical centre which was almost immediately flooded by the torrential rain.
So far we have stood on the equator, been welcomed by the wonderful NASIO staff and been offered a thousand karibus (welcomes) by everyone we’ve met.
We are both apprehensive and excited for the coming weeks and all they will bring.

(We are a bit low on photos at the moment but we'll be taking plenty in the weeks to come)






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