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MEDICAL MISSION TO KENYA

Location: Nairobi, Kenya

Focus: Orphans and vulnerable children

Dates: September 20-October 4, 2008

Cost: Approx. $3,500 per person

(subject to change depending on cost of airfare)

Medical and Non-medical volunteers needed!

A Project of The Rotary Clubs of Marietta Metro, Smyrna and Dunwoody, GA, Lebanon North, PA and Nairobi North, Kenya, Rotary Districts 6900 & 7390. And Rotarians For Fighting AIDS. For further information about the trip or to make a tax-deductible contribution or donate supplies to assist the medical team.

Fast Facts about the Mission

Nairobi is home to one of the largest populations of children orphaned due to the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Most of them live in extreme poverty in child-headed or adolescent-headed households or with grannies who have no means of supporting them. Education is the only way out of poverty, but unless they are well enough to attend school, that opportunity is lost. As well, many of these children have only one meal a day, which they receive at school. So keeping them in school is very important. During this mission, the children will be screened and treated by pediatricians, dentists and eye care professionals. They will also receive health education, including proper hand washing, tooth brushing and HIV/AIDS prevention information. Both Rotarians and non-Rotarians can join the mission team. Kenyan medical professionals and non-medical volunteers will work with us.

Contact Sally Platt: SEPlatt@cs.com

Contact John Glassford: john@glassford.com.au

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HOPE worldwide serves the poor from Jamaica to Russia to South Africa to China to the United States. We provide homes for orphans and leprosy patients. We care for the sick, educate the disadvantaged, meet the needs of children and seniors around the globe, and provide training and access for employment opportunities.

	Health We improve the health of critically underserved communities through health, education and the delivery of high quality, compassionate healthcare.
	Education We empower disadvantaged adults and youth to become productive members of society through basic educational assistance, vocational and technology training, mentoring, teaching, and arts and sports programs.
	Children We give children hope for a productive and fulfilling future by providing healthcare, education, opportunities for development, mentoring, counseling, foster care and adoption.
	Seniors We help seniors age with dignity, respect and security by providing them with friendship and by meeting their personal needs through senior centers and home visits.
	Employment We create opportunities for the newly trained and for the disadvantaged to find sustainable employment to support themselves and their families.
	Outreach We motivate, train and mobilize volunteers around the world to deliver critical assistance that supports health, education, development and care programs. Global Outreach inspires volunteer participation to help meet the needs of disadvantaged children and adults.