While in 2020 the MMH center was set up, the buildings were constructed and first training sessions on health took place, now the activities have grown – in numbers and topics. Many people join for the training sessions, even living in neighborhood counties. Training sessions on health topics and safety, special care for people with…
Tag: Bungoma
Do you think your house is not good enough? Well, think twice!
My house is not big enough, my house faces only a small terrace, my house needs definitely a fitness room and sauna, my house needs to be perfect… People in the “rich” world are often unhappy and dream of better, bigger, individual luxury. Are they happy? Difficult to say. It seems that the level of…
Students should not sit in the mud … huge impact with small solutions!
Waaau! The school tent is ready. The pupils are happy and even for the school headteacher it is a big step forward. “What a great idea and salvation done to this needy pupils in this school! At least we can now teach in a classroom even though not permanent, but we are now covered with…
Our MMH house – a house of trust, inclusion and partnering
The MMH house – a place that brings more health and happiness to the people This week, at our Making More Health house the training sessions re-started. The Making More Health house was built last year in a town in Western Kenya to teach people with albinism and to give them a place to meet…
Back to school in Kenya – or better staying at home?
Last Monday schools in Kenya re-opened. All children had to go back to school. Probably a good and not too difficult thing to do for all children from wealthier families but not so for children of the poor… The big challenge of payments Going to school means paying school fees, books, uniform. But how should…
Christmas is when people celebrate together who never did it before
After our first year of engagement in Webuye, Kenya we are happy that for the first time our community members, comprising more than 170 people with albinism and their families and also elderly, could come together in the Making More Health GAASPP Center to celebrate Christmas. Great achievements and inclusion The work that has been…
Some good news from our MMH house. But generally the situation is getting worse – help please!
Our Making More Health house is getting known in Western Kenya. After the awareness training sessions on albinism that we offered together with GAASP NGO to teachers, health care workers and other local stakeholders, now even more people with Albinism are joining. We have registered and involved in our program now ca 155 people with…
The impact of our albinism awareness program in Kenya
A few weeks ago we run several albinism awareness training sessions together with our local NGO partner Chris at the Making More Health house. The participants were teachers, nurses, governmental health workers and people with albinism and their families. Due to Covid 19 and the precaution measurements taken only 15 people could participate in one…
A great day – an important school inauguration in Bungoma county
A few days back a great event has taken place: the inauguration of the school which we have built under the umbrella of Making More Health in Bungoma county, Western Kenya. The school for more than 750 students was in a very poor and even dangerous status when our local project partner and myself visited…
Our MMH house in Webuye – first constructions are done !
All started last November when we rented a small house to run the first training sessions on health and income generation. In the Covid crises it was A central place to share information on hygiene and to produce soap more than 130 families and people with albinism joined. And the number of interested people to…
