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Eldoret Kenya Gynocare Center

At the Gynocare Center in Eldoret Kenya

Eldoret Kenya Gynocare Center

I wasn’t planning to put up a Photo Friday post today, but then I got this photo in my email from my friend Barb, who’s currently in Eldoret, Kenya with her 15-year-old son and fellow board members of Seattle-based One By One. In her mail, she says: “We spent the day at Gynocare meeting with the staff, touring the facilities, and talking with patients. It is overwhelming”. I understand that she found it overwhelming but I really want to know how her son found it? Spending a day at a women’s clinic would be challenging for most men I know. What does it feel like for a 15-year-old? In a rural Kenyan clinic no less?

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Eldoret Kenya Gracemont Guest House

First Impressions of Eldoret Kenya

Eldoret Kenya Gracemont Guest House
Today’s guest post is by my friend Barbara who is currently on her first trip to Africa. She is traveling with her teenage son and fellow board members of Seattle based NGO One By One, working to end fistula.

Our group is made up of three board members, three staff and four family members. We arrived this morning in Eldoret, Kenya via a 30 minute flight from Nairobi. It’s hard to believe we’re in Africa so effortlessly.

My first impression is that are so many Americans working here – since our arrival two hours ago, we’ve already met a woman visiting her grandparents who run a clinic started 20 years ago by Indiana University, and a nurse practitioner (with her husband and adorable 10 month old) who is working at a clinic in rural Western Kenya to bring better healthcare to women, including early detection for cervical cancer.

The local paper I read on the plane had an article on the early rate of sexual activity in girls in the region. It is heartening to see this openly discussed, as it is seeing people here to work on bringing better healthcare to women.

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