ReLive Mission Group – March 2014
Completed: March 2014
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Olopikidongoe Primary School
The oldest primary school in the area and until recently the only boarding school within the district was in need of a major face lift. Ongoing support resulted in a new cafeteria, a dining area and a library including hundreds of books. Though everyone said it would be a useless endeavor and that local families would not pay the fees associated with girls boarding and education, AMS built a girls dormitory. The first year the facility become home to 90 girls. The next year that number grew to 120. School staff stated that many of the girls were placed in the dorm rather ...
Oloosinon Primary School
Few Maasai families have access to transportation, and this makes the need for schools located within walking distance of villages, or bomas as they are called, vital. Beginning as a one room school, the Oloosinon Primary School is now an eight-classroom school with more than 300 students every year. Continued support includes a lunch program, books, uniforms and recruiting donors to sponsor education opportunities for girls. A dormitory expansion is currently near completion.
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Water Projects
Kenya has a sporadic rainy season, and obtaining clean drinking water is a constant challenge. After researching several potential solutions, it was determined that water storage was the most sustainable solution. Every classroom, building, church and even the clinic all have a simple water catchment system that can be accessed by all the villages in the area. Clean water is a vital part of preventing disease and improving the quality of life for every person in the Maasai community.
Community Health Clinic
In 1999 AMS started holding bush clinics in the villages within driving distance of the camp. Volunteer physicians, nurses and medical students would see more than 100 patients in a day during a weeklong clinic. The need for a permanent health-care resource was clear. Today Engos clinic is open daily to see patients and employs a full-time doctor and nurse. The clinic was expanded in 2010 to include a maternity ward that now delivers about a dozen babies every month. When the Kenyan government canceled its children’s immunization program, Engos clinic stepped in and, ...
Oloosinon Primary School Cafeteria
From This to That in a Blink of the Eye
Time truly flies….it seems like it was just a few days ago when Andy came back to camp with a photo of a baby born with CDK. (See our first blog for all the details.). And in my mind it was only yesterday that Francis and I, (really Francis), worked out the details on getting Baby Florence and her Mommy settled for the 5 week stay in Kijabe at the CURE International Hospital.
Well, the truth is, it’s been almost 3 weeks since these events took place, and even though the plan of action was for casting changes to occur every Monday for 5 weeks, it took only one ...
Rainy Season is Here
A Little Bit Goes a Long Way
On Sunday, March 2nd, 2014, a baby girl was born in the clinic with both legs deformed. None of us had ever seen this condition, so we took photos and emailed a doctor who loves AMS and is always willing to answer our questions, or find us answers if he doesn't know the answer. Within the day we had his reply. Baby Florence was born with Congenital Dislocation of the Knee (CDK). CDK is a relatively rare condition and most often can be treated by serial castings on babies up to one month of age.
In mid-2012, we were told about 'Cure International' a pediatric ...
Sponsored School Children
Completed Jan - Dec. 2013
Location: Emurutoto (17), Oloosinon (21), High school (3), Nursing School (2) scholarships
