All of Uganda needs better access to medical and dental care. Because of your incredible generosity, you made it possible to address this critical need. Navigating borders, delving into slums, venturing into inner cities, and reaching rural churches and refugee camps, the Kireka Kinship Project is committed to ensuring that every Ugandan, regardless of their […]
Addressing COVID Fears in the DR: How this Kinship Project Got the Ball Rolling
Social distancing, hand sanitizer, and personal protective equipment are crucial to fighting the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. But a resource that communities also need in abundance is education. The population of the Dominican Republic is far smaller than the United States, so the number of cases seems low. However, COVID-19 is very present in […]
Community Medicine in a Pandemic
COVID-19 has shaken the world in 2020. It’s hard to imagine the stress a rampant virus places on a community already severely lacking in resources. This new devastating challenge amplified their struggles, beyond the usual turmoil. But the hope you inspire through your generosity is helping “the least of these” survive a virus that wreaks […]
Eight-Year-Old in Coma Miraculously Recovers
In March of 2017, Tom, an active, smart, and kind eight-year-old from the Geta Kinship in Kenya, was hit by a motorcycle and nearly died. While walking home one day, a trip he had made many times, a speeding motorbike ran right into Tom and knocked him off his feet, sending him crashing to the ground. […]
No Hospital, No Money, No Problem for these Patients
Diseases don’t run on a schedule. So when they attack, you aren’t always prepared. You search for the nearest doctor to treat yourself, your child, your spouse. And then you consider the cost. But what if the nearest hospital was miles away? And even if you could make the walk, you couldn’t afford to pay […]