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Malvin is one of three children living in the poor neighbourhood of Kawangware in Nairobi. His mother died four years ago from severe meningitis, so now his father, who works as a security guard, has to look after the family on his own. With the …

Francis and Margaret, both orphans, lived with their grandmother in Githogoro, a slum near the affluent suburb of Runda in Nairobi. The contrast with this wealthy suburb could not be more stark. Their mother’s death left the twins with their grandmother, with no savings or …

From Madagascar, we received the following moving and impressive report from our local partner, Tanja Hock of the NGO ‘Mobile-Hilfe-Madagaskar e.V.’: Jeannette is 27 years old and lives in a village near Beroroa in Madagascar. We met her at the small Beroroa health centre, which …

Beatrice is a single mother living with her two daughters (Josephine, aged 12, and Maureen, aged 4) in Makina, a district of Nairobi plagued by poverty and violence. Three years ago, her husband died of AIDS, leaving her with her children and without any savings …

Dr Clemens, a German anthropologist working in the Pokot region, a very remote area in northern Kenya, met the girl who had suffered severe burns. Half of her scalp was missing and the wound was severely infected. Dr Clemens felt compelled to find out if …

Since her husband’s death three years ago, Grace has had to raise her three children (one daughter aged 9 and a pair of twins aged 7) on her own in the notorious poor suburb of Kawangware in Nairobi. There, she lives with her children in …

Liberate Nshimirimana, our patient from Burundi, who had suffered from severe hip joint damage for years, was able to undergo successful surgery in Nairobi thanks to your donations. On 1 June 2011, the first operation took place, during which her right hip joint was replaced …

As you may recall, Tressy lives on the outskirts of the notorious Kibera slum in southern Nairobi with her four-month-old sister and her mother, who contributes to the family income by doing odd jobs as a cleaner. Tressy’s mother came to Nairobi from Kisumu on …

We remember 6-year-old Mohammed. When he was 3, Mohammed fell from his sister’s back whilst she was carrying him, sustaining a severe combined pelvic and leg injury on his left side. This not only led to a walking disability, but also caused permanent back problems …

Five-year-old Jotham lives with his siblings and parents in a single room, without water or electricity, in the notorious Kibera slum in the south of Nairobi. Their monthly income amounts to the equivalent of €40 to €60. Little Jotham was suffering from enlarged adenoids, which …