the photo is of the clinic in 2006 As the New Year begins we’re excited about what lies ahead for Friends of Buburi, Buburi clinic and the community they serve and we can also reflect on the humble beginnings and the incredible progress that’s been made to...
Many schoolgirls in Buburi will miss school when they have their period because they don’t have access to sanitary products. This is why Friends of Buburi has started a project to provide washable pads to girls in the local community. Periods are a natural process...
Steven is 20 years old, lives with his mother and two sisters and arrived at the clinic with terrible burns. The family usually cook outside on a fire made from wood. However if it’s raining they cook inside on a jiku and charcoal is used, but charcoal is expensive so...
As a small charity, fundraising is a vital part of what we do. After all, we wouldn’t be able to support Buburi Clinic without it. In the past year we have been spending a lot of time applying to grant giving organisations, with some success. We have also organised a...
As a volunteer for Friends of Buburi and a midwife in the UK, I was really excited to see the completed maternity unit when I visited this year along with another midwife volunteer, Yaa. I last visited Buburi in 2012 when I helped Noreen, one of the Trustees, set up...
In June we ran our 100 Friends Campaign, when we asked people to make a regular donation of £10 per month. We aimed for 100 donors and although we didn’t quite achieve that we raised a staggering £4000 and most of this is in regular donations. It’s...
