Lavender is expecting her first child. Unable to finish her high school education because she could not afford the school fees, Lavender stayed at home and helped care for her younger brothers and sisters. Now, she is preparing to start her own family, and can do so safely with the maternal health kit you provided!

Each kit includes a mosquito net to sleep under, water treatment drops to provide clean water for her entire pregnancy, a laboratory test for ongoing evaluations of maternal health, and medications including malaria prophylaxis, deworming, ferrous sulfate and folic acid. In addition, mothers visit the Med25 clinic each month during their pregnancy to receive maternal education and check ups from clinic professionals.

The biggest challenge Lavender has faced during her pregnancy is getting access to clean water. Because of a six month drought which significantly impacted her community, Lavender’s only water source has been Lake Victoria. She says what she is most excited for in this kit is the water guard, as she will be able to clean all the water she needs during her pregnancy.

Thank you for protecting Lavender against water borne illnesses which take the lives of many in her community!

Caroline is 25 years old, married and has three children. She has always wanted a large family and was so thankful when she learned she was having her fourth child. When she came to the MED25 Clinic for her antenatal care, she was thrilled to receive this maternal kit with everything she needed over the next several months.

Each kit includes a mosquito net to sleep under, water treatment drops to provide clean water for her entire pregnancy, a laboratory test for ongoing evaluations of maternal health, and medications including malaria prophylaxis, deworming, ferrous sulfate and folic acid. In addition, mothers visit the Med25 clinic each month during their pregnancy to receive maternal education and check ups from clinic professionals.

The mosquito net you provided will help her protect her unborn child from malaria. She is also able to protect her husband and their other children against water diseases with the water treatment. Thank you for helping Caroline care for herself and her family!

In Mbita, Kenya, many individuals struggle to eat two meals a day. Visiting a health care facility is often out of the question simply because people can’t afford it. Thanks to Med25 Community Health Workers, we are able to bring trained individuals to people’s home at no cost to them.

Judith, one of our community health workers, has always loved working with others, and when she was given the opportunity to train as a Community Health Worker, she knew she found the job for her. Judith is seen as a light to her community. Judith’s main goal is to help decrease the 37% HIV infection rate in her community through education programs at high schools and businesses in the area.

With a heart of gold and an outgoing personality, Judith has a gift of connecting with her patients. She is determined to make a difference in this world, one individual at a time. By sponsoring Judith, you have helped serve 185 households, reaching over 1,100 individuals. Thank you all for your support!

Community Health workers are vital to the success of MED25. As our eyes and ears in the community, community health workers serve as the first encounter a patient has when seeking medical treatment.

Mary, one of our community health workers, was born and raised in a small village in Mbita, Kenya, and currently lives just 2 kilometers away from the MED25 Clinic. Growing up in Kisui Beach Village, Mary watched members of her community unable to make ends meet with their subsistence farming.

After graduating high school and starting her own family, a cholera outbreak in her community made her realize she wanted more for herself and her loved ones. In 1998, Mary completed her official training to become a Community Health Worker for her village. In 2010, Mary joined the MED25 team and for the first time was able to refer community members to a facility where she knew patients would get the treatment they needed.

Mary’s primary goal as a community health worker is to educate members of her community on ways to prevent diseases that plague her community: malaria and water-borne illnesses. By sponsoring Mary, you have provided 422 households, more than 2,500 individuals, with a community health worker. Thank you all for your support!