May 12, 2023: Hamadira
Clinic 11...done and dusted. Another mission in the books. We are hot, tired, grubby, grateful to be able to help but ready for a rest. We saw just over 400…
May 11, 2023: Monoywa
Clinic #10. It's been a long haul...the train is almost into the station, nearing the end of the line. Social tanks are overcapacity emotional tanks are running on fumes and…
May 10, 2023: Viyalo
Another clinic in the books. This has been our busiest and most attended so far this mission with well over 600 attending and these numbers don't include the Jiggers clinics…
May 9, 2023: Kedohi Friends
I should call this blog Tails From Beneath the Net, since I write this at night in my bed all tucked in under the mosquito net...usually. Beneath the Net Today…
May 8, 2023: Chavakali
As we go into clinic #7 I would like to wish The Squad and all our colleagues a Happy Nurses Week. I have had the privilege of working with so…
May 7, 2023: A Little R & R
Today was our day off and yay...we got to sleep in...or so we thought...0530 there was the daily call to prayer sounds (this happens every morning), followed by early morning…
May 6, 2023: Igunga
Today we reach the midpoint of our stay. We're all tired, ready for a break. Clinic went smoothly enough but busy. Jiggers clinic also saw several people. From a bit…
May 5, 2023: Wangulu
Today was a day that my get up and go, got up and went, so I stayed behind to get some needed rest and did not attend clinic. By reports…
May 4 2023: Wodanga Chavuli
Today was a regular start to our day, with no early meetings to attend we arrived at our clinic site on time. Todays clinic opened with drumming and singing. Always…
May 3, 2023: Itegara
Today we had a bit of an earlier start as the whole team was to meet with the Governor of Vihiga County. This is the county that CNFA visits every…
May 2, 2023: Budaywa
Apologies for the delayed post. After taking the scenic route (read took a wrong turn) we arrived at our clinic site more or less on time. A small contingent to…
Day 1: Part 2
May 1, 2023 Kigama Friend's Church, our first clinic post Covid. A lot of mixed emotions going into day 1, that of excitement, anticipation, perhaps some fear or trepidation, a…
Day 1
Start of our week of clinic. We have had a full building all day and still going.
Prep Day
Busy day for the squad today. Following a hearty breakfast we made a road trip to Kisumu for our medication order, a side trip to the Masai Market for some,…
More Planes, Trains & Automobiles
To quote The Proclaimers "I would walk 500 miles, and I would walk 500 more..." in our case over 16,000 km to get to our final destination... you do the…
CNFA 2022 Online Auction
Bidding is NOW OPEN! Check out the amazing auction items! For more information click here!
3rd Food Distribution Program Complete!
Thank you to everyone who donated! Our team was able to provide essential food products to over 1,100 families and to the homes of 50 shut-ins. See our Projects Page…
Like-new Shoes Distribution!
As part of our Covid-19 Relief Program, we have been able to distribute 130 pairs of new shoes to children! Check out our Projects Page for more info!
2nd COVID-19 Food Distribution now complete!
The 2nd COVID Food Distribution Program has completed! Thank you to every single person who donated and allowed us to exceed our goal and providing basic food to 1,226 families,…
2nd Food Distribution underway!
On August 11th, we began our second food distribution program in the Vihiga region. This time we will be giving basic food supplies to 1000 families PLUS 100 shut ins!…
*New Project Alert* CNFA’s COVID-19 Food Distribution Program
On Monday, June 29th, CNFA launched the COVID-19 Food Distribution Program in our communities around Vihiga. Thank you so much for your donations, and a special shout out to our…
11 women, 200 suitcases
Jambo! The day has officially arrived, we’ve touched down in Kenya. All 11 of us and what feels like 1200lbs of supplies that we’re…
Pictures from Clinic Week One
Below you will see another wound, as well as Jeff treating Jiggers. Johnstone moves around so fast I haven't got a picture of him! Jerry is so great with that line…
Clinic Day 6 – Inguga
Today, clinic was alongside of what seemed to be a main thoroughfare rather than a more isolated location. The hustle and bustle of Saturday traffic was an added attraction for…
Clinic Day One Itegero – April 25, 2016
After traversing some crazy, bumpy roads we arrived at the village of Itegero. Lots of constructions means the nation is developing so, how can we really complain? We were terribly…
Clinics tomorrow
Habari from Kakamega! Brief intro. I am Michelle, Gail's niece, and I have the privilege of doing the blog this season. Quick update: We picked up the medications today from…
Hamadira
This was day 11 and the last day of our series of clinics. We treated well over 500 patients today and provided treatment for those infected with jiggers. We conducted…
Kigami – North Maragoli
We had a very successful clinic today. It was held in the Kigami Friend’s Church, a larger space than yesterday, which made working much easier. We treated 538 patients in…
Budaywa – Basali West
Today’s clinic was held in a Friend’s Church, which is actually a Morman church. It was a typical Kenyan church, with corrugated iron roofs and a very dusty concrete floor.…
Thank You From Kenya
At times, we are too busy to remember to thank people who helps to make our lives better. So before I slept yesterday evening, I wrote a small reminder on…
Kedohi
Another sunny and hot day in Kenya…I see from photos that North Bay has snow…brrr. We showed the pictures to our Kenyan staff and the general consensus was that it…
Chavakali
A successful clinic today in a Friend’s Church…it was roomy and even had glass in the windows. We treated 690 persons, held our jigger’s clinic, treated 12 wounds, and picked…
Jiggers
The word Jiggers has been mentioned in this blog on several occasions. This week we have treated well over 400 persons but the joyful news is that because of prior…
Out of Africa Gala
Canadian Nurses for Africa is holding our second annual Out of Africa Gala in support of our work in Kenya. It will be held on February 23, 2013 at the…
Kedohi, Wednesday May 9, 2012
We held our tenth clinic of the mission at a Friends Church in Kedohi. If you are an old blog follower, you may remember that last year our van, after…
Tuesday May 8, 2012, Viyalo
This morning we set up our clinic at Viyalo in the Viyalo Friends Church. It was quite a large building and so we were able to at least navigate without…
Monday May 7, 2012, Chavakali
Now that we have had our day off, it is time to get back to work. We travelled to the area of Chavakali, which is near Evojo School. This is…
Sunday May 6, 2012, Chavakali
Today was a “sleep in day”. Like most days when you plan on sleeping in, you find yourself awake at the usual time. The nice thing was the opportunity to…
Two Babies
One of the most difficult things to see in Kenya is the suffering children. Whether it is from malnutrition, malaria, or worms, it is always a heartbreaking thing to witness.…
Jiggers- Warning Disturbing Photos
Hello and love to all my family and friends. Once again we are having an amazing trip. The impact of what we do here each year never seems to amaze…
Margoli, Saturday May 5, 2012
Today we drove to a small church in the community of Margoli. We had initially been scheduled to work at a previous years location in Kakamega. The church, which was…
Kigama, Friday May 4, 2012
Today was a good day. No one was arrested; no one ran out of gas; and the police ignored us. Even the ATMs are working. We drove to the area…
Wangulu, Thursday May 3, 2012
What a day we had! We left the Sheywe Guest House shortly after 7:00 am and travelled to a bank to get some money. The ATMs were down and had…
Mundungu, Wednesday May 2, 2012
This morning we left Kakamega at the usual time and travelled about 40 minutes from the city into a very rural area. The foliage was very thick, green and heavy…
Budaywa, Tuesday May 1, 2012
This morning we left the Sheywe Guest House shortly after 7:00 am and drove into a very rural area of Kenya. There are no businesses around this area, and the…
We have spent the day organizing ourselves
We have spent the day organizing ourselves. We had to bully the staff here a little to have them remove both beds from the room we use to store the…
