ACCES - African Canadian
Continuing Education Society (http://powernetdesign.com/acces/)
“The goals of ACCES are: to provide scholarships to assist high school
graduates to continue their education at universities, technical schools, nursing
schools or other educational institutions in Kenya ... to arrange, supervise
and fund basic literacy classes for children who cannot attend school because
of poverty .... to empower Kenyan youth to further the work of ACCES ... to disseminate
knowledge about HIV/AIDS.”
Carolina for Kibera, Inc. (http://www.unc.edu/depts/cfk/)
“Carolina For Kibera, Inc. (CFK) is a program of the University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC-CH) and is based at the University Center for International
Studies (UCIS) on that campus. It is supported by the Ford Foundation in addition
to private donors. Formed in January 2001, CFK established a youth sports organization
(CFKK), a medical clinic (Rye Clinic), and a Montessori nursery school (Carolina
Academy) in the Kibera slum of Nairobi, Kenya.”
Crescent Medical Aid Kenya (http://www.crescent-medical-aid.org)
Provides information about the work of the medical and dental clinics established
by this non-profit organization.
Development Gateway Country Overview (http://www.developmentgateway.org/)
“The Development Gateway helps communities, organizations, and individuals
build partnerships, share ideas, and work together to reduce poverty.” Search
by development projects as well as by country to identify additional web sites
and documents.
International Committee of the Red Cross (http://www.icrc.org/eng)
A search of this English language version of the ICRC site provides reports on
the current humanitarian initiatives of this organization in any given country.
Jamii Charitable Medical Centre (Nairobi) (http://jamii.org)
“JAMII is a non-profit making Charitable medical organisation based in
the Mathare slums of Nairobi, Kenya. It is derived from the Swahili language
JAMII meaning family.”
Kenya Association of Professional Counsellors (http://www.kapc.or.ke/)
The goal of the association is “... to facilitate the creation of a social
climate where society, communities, organisations, families or individuals can
consider the opportunities of change.”
Kenya Medical Mission (Phoenix Arizona) (http://www.kenyamedical.com/)
“KMM seeks to serve the people of Kenya by bringing needed medical supplies
and personnel to Kenya and by training community health workers.”
Kenya Society for the Deaf Children
(KSDC) (http://www.africaonline.co.ke/ksdc/)
“KSDC was established in 1958 to assist hearing impaired children to develop
their potential and facilitate their active participation in productive activities
as well as educating the society to appreciate the plight of the hearing impaired
children and accept them as responsible members of society.”
National Center for Infectious Diseases
Traveler's Health (Center for Disease
Control and Prevention) (http://www.cdc.gov/travel/)
The US CDC issues health warnings and advisories and related materials for countries
around the world.
Ojele Memorial Hospital (http://www.omh2.org/)
“Ojele Memorial Hospital (OMH) is a not-for-profit private hospital situated
in Migori District, south-west part of Kenya, approximately 550 kilometers from
the capital city of Nairobi ... OMH was established in 1996 on the initiative
of a small number of community members.” The site presents hospital statistics
and services.
United Nations (http://www.un.org)
The official site of the United Nations provides articles, reports, etc. in several
languages on all aspects of the initiatives and mission of that organization
as well as on the contemporary life, culture, society, international relations,
etc. of all the countries and peoples of the world.
United States National Library of Medicine (http://www.nlm.nih.gov)
The official web site of the U.S. National Library of Medicine provides access
to their online catalog, medical reports, bibliographies, travel cautions, and
a variety of information relating to the medical sciences and situation both
in the United States and for countries around the world.
World Health Organization (http://www.who.int/)
The official site of the WHO offers text in English, French or Spanish on its
mission and health initiatives, programs and warnings world wide. |