IDP HIV/Medical Centre, Kenya
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My name is Rebecca and I began volunteering in Africa in 2010. My parents grew up in Zimbabwe and Malawi so I have always been drawn to this amazing continent. In 2015 I spent a month voluntering with underprivileged people in Kenya. I was working with refugees of all ages at a camp for internally displaced persons. I also volunteered as a nurse at Kivuli medical centre (2+ hours matatu ride from the camp) with patients suffering from illnesses such as HIV, TB and malnutrition.

The 2007 post election riots left thousands of Kenyans homeless and traumatised by what they saw and experienced. These riots killed over 1200+ people and resulted in 500,000+ displaced persons with no homes. I was volunteering at a camp that holds >4,500 of these internally displaced persons and have personally witnessed the struggles that these people are going through.
They have no access to any medical support, supplies or funding within the camp, so this year our goal is to build them a HIV/medical clinic!
Initially we will be building a clinic for HIV+ people and from there applying for appropriate permits to practice medicine within the clinic.
This is such an important project, as so many diseases can be easily prevented through education, medication and immunisation. Access to health care is so important!
Our starting budget for the building is around $24,000. It will have 6 rooms and a waiting room. Once that is underway we will begin budgeting for what is needed inside the clinic. This is a massive project, but after having personally seen how much these people are suffering - it is very needed and worth it! We will use people from he camp in construction as we can, as well as volunteers and skilled professionals.
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THIS YEAR I am hiking Kokoda with HIV Queensland to raise awareness for people suffering with HIV around the world. I will specifically be focusing on raising awareness for IDPs and the HIV medical centre in Kenya. This is going to be a HUGE challenge physically and mentally, and I would appreciate everyone's support!
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If you would like to personally contact me, I'd love to hear from you! I post updates and information about our project on my Kokoda for Kenya facebook and instagram pages:
-Follow me on instagram : @kokoda_for_kenya
https://www.instagram.com/kokoda_for_kenya/
-Follow me on facebook :
https://www.facebook.com/kokodaforkenya/
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This has been planned by Jess who has been fundraising for IDP people in Kenya since 2014. You can stay up to date with the progress and give her support via her Heal Kenya Facebook page.
Suzy is a hardworking volunteer from the states who is also funraising with us! Read her incredible blog.
Thank you to everyone for reading this and for your donations and support! Every dollar is appreciated!
Let's make a difference!
REMEMBER - you can donate directly to me! This avoids the 5% gofundme fee which is taken out of your donation :-)















Remember - you can always donate DIRECTLY to me! This avoids the 5% gofundme fee. Message me for the details!
The 2007 post election riots left thousands of Kenyans homeless and traumatised by what they saw and experienced. These riots killed over 1200+ people and resulted in 500,000+ displaced persons with no homes. I was volunteering at a camp that holds >4,500 of these internally displaced persons and have personally witnessed the struggles that these people are going through.
They have no access to any medical support, supplies or funding within the camp, so this year our goal is to build them a HIV/medical clinic!
Initially we will be building a clinic for HIV+ people and from there applying for appropriate permits to practice medicine within the clinic.
This is such an important project, as so many diseases can be easily prevented through education, medication and immunisation. Access to health care is so important!
Our starting budget for the building is around $24,000. It will have 6 rooms and a waiting room. Once that is underway we will begin budgeting for what is needed inside the clinic. This is a massive project, but after having personally seen how much these people are suffering - it is very needed and worth it! We will use people from he camp in construction as we can, as well as volunteers and skilled professionals.
•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••
THIS YEAR I am hiking Kokoda with HIV Queensland to raise awareness for people suffering with HIV around the world. I will specifically be focusing on raising awareness for IDPs and the HIV medical centre in Kenya. This is going to be a HUGE challenge physically and mentally, and I would appreciate everyone's support!
•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••
If you would like to personally contact me, I'd love to hear from you! I post updates and information about our project on my Kokoda for Kenya facebook and instagram pages:
-Follow me on instagram : @kokoda_for_kenya
https://www.instagram.com/kokoda_for_kenya/
-Follow me on facebook :
https://www.facebook.com/kokodaforkenya/
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This has been planned by Jess who has been fundraising for IDP people in Kenya since 2014. You can stay up to date with the progress and give her support via her Heal Kenya Facebook page.
Suzy is a hardworking volunteer from the states who is also funraising with us! Read her incredible blog.
Thank you to everyone for reading this and for your donations and support! Every dollar is appreciated!
Let's make a difference!
REMEMBER - you can donate directly to me! This avoids the 5% gofundme fee which is taken out of your donation :-)
Remember - you can always donate DIRECTLY to me! This avoids the 5% gofundme fee. Message me for the details!
Organizer
Beck Bradshaw
Organizer
Highgate Hill QLD
