Interim Site Visit to Kilifi, KenyaRotary Club of Kilifi (D-9200)

November 18-23, 2010

MG 64162Project Approved: 29 October 2007

Project Began: November 2007Projected Ending Date: November 2011

Total Budget: $140,424

International Partner: Rotary Club of Vinings (D-6900, USA)

Cadre Site Visitor: P/P Marilyn D. Farber, Jerusalem, Israel (D-2490)

The Kilifi Rotary ClubKenya – November 18, 2010

Pres. Alex Maina P/ Alex with Dr. Benjamin Tsofa

P/P Marilyn Farber- flag exchange

R/ Charles Mbogo with gift from Israel

Members of the club

Kibarani School for the DeafSchool Mission Statement

Marilyn Farber meets with Principal R/ Eric Muramba and R/ Jonathan Mativo

Deaf students at school – they benefit from computers donated by Rotary in a previous grant

Kibarani School for the Deaf

Students pose in front of map drawn by an American Peace Corps Volunteer that was assigned to the school

R/ Metivo, School Principal R/ Muramba, P/P Marilyn Farber, and computer teacher

Bahari Girls Secondary School

Rotary’s involvement:

Computers donated to school in previous grant

Bore hole (below) paid for by Rotary in previous grant

Rotary Scholarships pay for 5 students at school

Marilyn with R/ Johnathan Metivo, IT expert

Rotary/Kesho* Student Sponsorship Program, Kilifi Kenya

Rotary currently sponsors 25 children with scholarships to cover tuition and living expenses at 2 National and 13 Provincial High Schools

* Kesho means “tomorrow” in Swahili

Kesho Offices

From l to r standing: Cofounder Kate Nokes, Project Coordinator McKinley Mutsembi, Asst. Coor. Beatrice, recent HS grad, R/ Alex Macharia (Dir, Comm. Service Projects) and Zena Salim, Chair of Kesho and Charter Member, Kilifi Rotary Club. Seated: Ambrose, HS grad helping scholarship students to learn how to use computer

Resource center where scholarship students will study on school breaks

Deworming ProjectVisit to Kilifi District Hospital and

the Kenyan Medical Research Institute (KEMRI)

R/ Charles Mbogo (entomologist) in his office at KEMRI

Kilifi District Hospital

Deworming Project/Kilifi District Hospital

Rotarians Charles Mbogo, PhD and Benjamin Tsofa, DDS. Dr. Tsofa was the District Medical Officer for the Ministry of Health (MoH). He is currently the liaison with the MoH and the Kilifi Rotary Club

Pediatric Department

Deworming Project/Kilifi District Hospital

Mothers waiting in maternity ward

District Medical Officer for the Ministry of Health—works closely with Rotarians

Kilifi District Hospital

Sign on building housing malnourished children

Farewell Party Given by the Kilifi Rotary Club for Site Visitor P/PMarilyn Farber and her huspand P/P Mark Zober