Arrived safely! Finally the container with medical equipment has made it to it‘s new home The Nathan Hall Williams Center in Nakuru, Kenya. Thank you all so much for making this possible! There are hundreds of people waiting to get medical equipment. We're looking forward to see the distributions in the next weeks/months.

Delivery of donated men clothes and merchandise, showergel and deodorant to Solidarité Grands Froids, facility in the center of Brussels supporting homeless people. They are always welcoming and thankful for the donations.

Community health volunteers are arguably the most important stakeholder we work with for our health projects. They work tirelessly inside people’s homes, spending their time educating, making referrals to hospitals and clinics, collecting vital data, and acting as a sounding board for their neighbors and beyond. Their work is even more important now that many clinics and hospitals are out of reach or inaccessible due to Covid.
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As part of our commitment to healthcare, we are taking our “clinics” to the homes of those most in need. On Friday last week, we sponsored a training for 30 new community health volunteers in Nakuru north. They went through an intensive 10 day training to learn everything primary healthcare — family planning, antenatal care, immunization, nutrition, hygiene, HIV, Malaria, Tuberculosis, life skills, and more!
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These skills are extremely vital as the volunteers are the first point of contact in the community. Over the next few weeks we will share more of what goes on at the household level and how we are continuing to provide primary healthcare in these changing times.

Our container has been spotted in Nairobi today. Last week on July 7th it arrived safely in Mombasa. At the moment our container full with medical equipment is in the verification area and last phase and hopefully arriving at it’s new home The Nathan Hall Williams Center in Nakuru soon. Exciting!

Our container full of medical equipment and mobility devices is arriving at the port of Mombasa TOMORROW! Then begins the process of customs and clearing so that the container can make the long journey from the coast to Nakuru. We are very excited to begin our mobility project again, albeit a bit differently than before. Updates to come as we navigate customs. Thank you to everyone making this project happen.

Donation drop off this morning in Dortmund. We brought men clothes, toothpaste, showergel, socks and deodorant to a hygiene center for homeless people in the center of Dortmund.

Every single one of The Nathan Hall Williams Center disability enterprise group members runs a small business. Their businesses are what feed their families, pay their rent and school fees, and secure their futures. #Covid19 has taken a tremendous toll on the informal sector, taking a large majority of small businesses down with it. We strongly believe that in times like these, we are able to do must be committed to bridging the gap for people with disabilities. Thanks to your support, we do just that once again this month. Our monetary contribution to each family means they can keep their small businesses afloat, keep their roof over their head, and keep food on the table. It’s a small gesture that we are grateful to be able to make. Thank you to all of you supporting our work and making it possible!

Finally after so many months we could do a donation drop-off at de Regenboog in Amsterdam. We brought men clothing, showergel, toothpaste, deodorant, socks & sleeping bags, which will be divided in their 7 walk-in houses. In these walk-in houses homeless people can take a shower or have a shave, exchange their clothes, or get social help from experts. They always appreciate our support.

Finally! Our latest container with wheelchairs and medical equipment is on it's way to Kenya. This morning the container has been picked in Hemer. First going to Duisburg, from there going to Antwerp. On June 2nd expected to leave from Antwerp to Kenya. If everything goes right arrives in Mombasa the first week of July. We keep you posted! We want to thank everyone who donated for this project and also citizen foundation "Wenn's im Leben Brennt" for their partnership and logistic sponsorship from Germany to Kenya.

The situation in Kenya is growing increasingly worrisome for families. We have been speaking with the government, our local partners, and to community leaders in order to meet the needs that arise during this crisis. Right now, more than anything, we need to help the families NHWC has worked with for years. Vulnerable people living in low income communities are being affected countrywide. Looking for daily bread is difficult (for some, impossible even) as there is less and less work to be found. People with disabilities are at an even greater risk of not only contracting the virus but of marginalization and economic hardship.
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We want to step in and help. We have donated €3500 to help 50 families of people with disabilities over the next three months. This money will allow us to provide enough items each month to sustain a family of six.
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We know this is a hard time for everyone. We raised the funds for this project through our DIY mask project so thank you for your continued support. If you can, please consider helping us!
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