Project Report
| Jul 5, 2016
Protect 1800 people on Kokwa Island from Malaria
By Lucy Mathenge | Project Assistant
We are happy to report that soon Kokwa community will be having a new dispensary as the Baring County Government has really worked hard in construction of the new dispensary after the failed project by CDF. The dispensary has already been roofed and they are now doing the finishing work they have promised that By September everything will be done including stocking the dispensary with the necessary drugs and equipment ready for use by the community by October 2016. This is really good for the community as they have been looking forward to this. We thank the Baringo County Government for their quick actions and we are optimistic that they will keep the promise of the dispensary being operational by October 2016. The area is still dry and hot and the community is hoping for the rains very soon.
We have continued working closely with the community and especially on health issues where we have done some activities with them to improve their nutrition health. We have supported a women group with a cow and 5 dairy goats to ensure that their families will have improved nutrition health and at the same time the group will generate income from sales of milk from the cow and dairy goats to the larger Kokwa community. Although this is very little just like “a drop of water in the ocean,” we are piloting this project to monitor the impact that it will create. If successful, we are ready to fundraise for many more such projects. We welcome all our well-wishers to join us in making our dreams into reality. We thank all those who have continued to support the Kokwa community and to encourage them continue supporting them.
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Apr 5, 2016
Protect 1800 people on Kokwa Island from Malaria
By Lucy Mathennge | Project Assistant
Kokwa dispensary construction has not been progressing on very well despite the slow pace as it has been. There have been conflicts between County government and the office of the Constituency Development Funds (CDF). Initially, Kokwa dispensary project was funded through Constituency Development Fund (CDF) but they did not fully implemente the project when the County Government came in and offered to construct a dispensary for the Kokwa community they did not want to continue with the already constructed part by the CDF and instead opted to start their own construction they started the foundation work and CDF gave up and stopped their construction. At the moment there are 2 unfinished structures at Kokwa but the county government is still continuing with the project. They held meeting with the community and promised that they will construct the dispensary to its completion. The community is now optimistic after being in the darkness for a long time. They hope that the county government will keep the words and speed up the process. We have continued working with community and supporting families with very serious health problems mainly referred to other hospitals for further medication. We hope for the best very soon as we realize that many people are really struggling and suffering from their unhealthy status which cannot be solved at the current temporary dispensary. The area has been very dry and the community is struggling to provide food for their families we hope the situation will improve soon to the benefit of the community. We thank all those who have contributed to the succes of this community this far. We urge them to consider supporting the community even further for them to improve their living standards.
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Jan 14, 2016
Protect 1800 people on Kokwa Island from Malaria
By Lucy Mathenge | Project Assistant
The progress in Kokwa is good with the community enjoying the previous support on dispensary furniture and other medical equipment. The dispensary is still under construction still at a slower pace but we hope that it will be completed soon. The government representative in the area had conducted a meeting with the community and promised them on improvement towards contribution. Although the community still has the temporary dispensary, they feel the need of having the main dispensary and its operations, since most of the cases have been referred to other hospitals apparently being very expensive and some of them not affording the high costs including transport costs and some end up suffering even more. We hope the situation improves and the community will continue benefiting from the facility. We continue supporting them in all ways possible and especially supplying drugs to them. We are still fundraising towards medical camp with hopes of conducting it in the course of this year. Join us in improving health life of Kokwa community. Thank you for your generosity.
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