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SPRING 2009 NEWSLETTER FOR THE FUNZI AND BODO TRUST Baby Idris Will Walk Last November we were approached by a father seriously concerned for his child who had been born with his feet facing the wrong way. A lack of money had prevented the family from getting the baby the treatment he needed. It was thought he would never walk and would shuffle on his bottom for the rest of his life. With our help that’s changed and he’s now had an operation and is recovering well- he has little pots on both feet. Special shoes are being ordered and he will learn to walk. Spear Dance Marks Opening of New School Several hundred people and a host of senior officials turned up for the opening of the re built Funzi Primary School. Guest of honour was Richard Cook from Harrogate’s Transglobe Wealth Management Company. Richard, who has been instrumental in the formation of the Funzi and Bodo Trust, joined Massai warriors in full ceremonial dress as they leapt into the air and performed a traditional spear dance. Children from the school sang, recited poems and even did a rap song. All praising Richard and telling how the work of the Trust is improving their lives. The new school was declared the best in the whole region by the Chairman of the Kwale Council. In 2009 we plan to add a lending library to the school for use by adults and children. The Trust has already prepared the building and installed solar lighting for evening use. Books will be bought later this year. The Tailors Story The new ambulance has already been playing an important role in helping us treat the very sick. The Bodo tailor has endured a huge gaping wound on his lower leg for nearly four years. The product of a failed operation it bleeds constantly. Thanks to the new clinic at Bodo he’s now getting daily visits from our nurse who dresses the wounds and gives him injections. He’s also been taken to hospital in the new vehicle and undergone tests. It appears he has diabetes which has stopped the wound healing. We’re now funding his treatment to tackle both conditions and he’s expected to make a full recovery. The Biggest Challenge is to Come WA YS TO HELP Please continue to save your used stamps and old mobile phones for us to turn into cash for the Charity. Also we can recycle used inkjet toner cartridges (the small ones) but not laser cartridges which are the much larger, heavier ones. Thank you to everyone who continues to support the work of the Funzi and Bodo Trust In just over two years the Funzi and Bodo Trust has achieved more than was ever imagined possible. It has opened two clinics, re-built a school and has a water and road ambulance. Not to mention improving the health and lives of people in variety of other ways. Plans are already in place for more life saving and improving projects. But it won’t be easy. The opening of the new clinic has doubled our monthly costs and the economic downturn is seeing giving falling. We will continue to seek grants and organise fundraising. But we must attract more individual and regular giving if we are to maintain and grow this work. At present individual monthly donations only provide half of wh at we need to keep our clinics go ing. Can you help us? Visit our website at www.funzi.org.uk to contact us or telephone 0113 2526513 and speak to our Chairman Ashley Peatfield Current News From Funzi Baby Idris with his Pots Special thanks to Richard Cook and Transglobe Investments, Harrogate for their continued support
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SPRING 2009NEWSLETTER FOR THE FUNZI AND BODO TRUST
Baby Idris Will Walk
Last November we wereapproached by a father seriously concerned for hischild who had been born withhis feet facing the wrong way.A lack of money hadprevented the family fromgetting the baby the treatmenthe needed. It was thought hewould never walk and wouldshuffle on his bottom for therest of his life. With our helpthat’s changed and he’s nowhad an operation and isrecovering well- he has littlepots on both feet. Specialshoes are being ordered andhe will learn to walk.
Spear Dance MarksOpening of NewSchool
Several hundred peopleand a host of senior officials turned up for theopening of the re builtFunzi Primary School.Guest of honour was
Richard Cook fromHarrogate’s TransglobeWealth ManagementCompany. Richard, whohas been instrumental inthe formation of the Funziand Bodo Trust, joinedMassai warriors in fullceremonial dress as theyleapt into the air andperformed a traditionalspear dance. Childrenfrom the school sang,
recited poems and evendid a rap song. Allpraising Richard andtelling how the work of the Trust is improvingtheir lives. The newschool was declared thebest in the whole regionby the Chairman of theKwale Council. In 2009we plan to add a lendinglibrary to the school for use by adults and
children. The Trust hasalready prepared the
building and installedsolar lighting for eveninguse. Books will be boughtlater this year.
The Tailors Story
The new ambulance hasalready been playing an
important role in helpingus treat the very sick. TheBodo tailor has endured ahuge gaping wound onhis lower leg for nearlyfour years. The productof a failed operation itbleeds constantly.Thanks to the new clinicat Bodo he’s now gettingdaily visits from our nursewho dresses the woundsand gives him injections.
He’s also been taken tohospital in the newvehicle and undergonetests. It appears he hasdiabetes which hasstopped the woundhealing. We’re nowfunding his treatment totackle both conditionsand he’s expected tomake a full recovery.
The Biggest Challenge is to Come
WAYS TO HELP
Please continue tosave your used stamps and old mobile phones for usto turn into cash for the Charity.
Also we can recycleused inkjet toner cartridges (the small ones) but not laser cartridges which arethe much larger,heavier ones.
Thank you toeveryone who
continues to support the work of theFunzi and Bodo
Trust
In just over two years the Funzi and Bodo Trust has achieved more than was ever imagined possible. It has opened two clinics, re-built a school and has a water and roadambulance. Not to mention improving the health and lives of people in variety of other ways. Plans are already in place for more life saving and improving projects. But it won’tbe easy. The opening of the new clinic has doubled our monthly costs and the economicdownturn is seeing giving falling. We will continue to seek grants and organisefundraising. But we must attract more individual and regular giving if we are to maintainand grow this work. At present individual monthly donations only provide half of whatwe need to keep our clinics going. Can you help us? Visit our website atwww.funzi.org.uk to contact us or telephone 0113 2526513 and speak to our ChairmanAshley Peatfield
Current News From Funzi
Baby Idris with his Pots
Special thanks to Richard Cook and
Transglobe Investments, Harrogate for their continued support
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be installed. This just underlines howfragile life is on Funzi.
Funzi Village
The isolation of Funzi and Bodomakes it hard for people toreach hospital. In the past this
has been the cause of womengiving birth by the roadside, afisherman dying from blood lossafter a shark attack andchildren sick with malariaarriving at hospital too late.Last year’s donation of a water ambulance by the York VikingRotary Club helped ease thesituation. Now thanks to a newcharity called Cross Pollinatewe have a road ambulance.Our Chairman, AshleyPeatfield, was invited to make asix minute presentation and
take questions in front of agroup of Christian businesspeople in London at a Dragon’s
Den style event. In just an hour over £80,000 was donated to sixcharities. The Funzi and BodoTrust received over £14,000 for a new vehicle. Our friends atYork Viking Rotary Clubgenerously donated a further £2,000 and we now have aToyota Noah car , which seatseight people, as an ambulance.
“Dragon’s Den” Breathes New Life into Emergency Operations
The pump which brings drinkingwater to the surface on Funzibroke again . This was despiterepairs made by the Funzi andBodo Trust. Children lined thebeach and waited for hours for clean water to be brought fromthe mainland, two hours away.The Trust helped transport theclean water which had to bebought. It was brought in
buckets by road and car.Following talks with another wellwisher a new pump is finally to
Queues of sick people gathered outsideBodo clinic as it opened its doors for thefirst time. . Two doctors, two nurses, adentist and a pharmacy team were onhand to treat them. Like our first clinic-on Funzi Island- the clinic charges asmall amount for the consultation andprovides free medicine for however longit is needed. The clinic will be open sixdays a week and will eventually offer new services like the routineimmunisation of babies and small
children.. Health education will also be afeature of the work of this clinic. Themainland position of the clinic and thefree medicine will mean people willtravel from a wide area to be treated atBodo. The demand will be even greater as a new sugar plantation has openednearby bringing in new workers. Thesepeople earn as little as 70 pence a dayfor hard labour so they will need theservices of the clinic.
A 10 year old boy on Funzi with apainful eye condition was brought tothe Trust. His family lived in a mudhouse full of holes – stuffed withrubbish to keep out the rain. He wastaken to our fiends at the Kwale Eye
Centre which is a charity run by anEnglish doctor. He had anaggressive condition which leftuntreated would leave him blind.The family couldn’t afford to pay for the treatment. The Trust is fundinghis treatment and our manager, Ali,takes him for regular consultationsin the new ambulance. His eye sightwill be saved and the pain is goingaway.
Children Wait for Hours for a Drink.
Sight Will Be Saved
New Clinic Opens
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see our new web pages, photographs and films at www.funzi.org.uk
Dr Juma and our Nurse Ali
with the new Ambulance
Much needed treatment
at the eye centre
