Our medical director explains why he gave up a hospital director’s post and a staff of 100, to lead the small but growing clinic at Olmoti.
Read MoreDiane Raleigh, expecting a handful of Maasai to show up to hear her plans for a local primary school, was met by an overflow crowd of 140.
Read MoreSomething was different when Dr. Raleigh arrived at the clinic this time. Kids milling around, toddlers on mothers’ backs – no one had flies in their eyes.
Read MoreBecause of her life-transforming efforts on behalf of the Maasai population there, “Mama Diane,” as she’s called, was given the goats, the ultimate gift of gratitude and respect. Dr. Raleigh is profiled by Points of Light Foundation…
Read MoreStoic in his mother’s arms, the toddler stared at blood oozing from gashes across his small hand, waiting next to a dilapidated LandCruiser that would carry him to lifesaving medical treatment. It was a day that had begun calmly.
Read MoreMore than 400 Maasai turned out with excitement to watch the water spurt from the Olmoti Clinic's new pipeline, bringing their first accessible clean water. Singing, slaughter of goats, and a river of smiles marked the day.
Read MoreOlmoti Clinic is providing crucial hygiene education for the community in an effort to realize the promise of fresh water and a new culture of washing clothes, bodies and cooking items, and cleansing wounds against infection…
Read MoreTwo dozen tiny hands, wielding pink and blue plastic mugs, darted in and out of huge metal pot, its sides and the bottom caked with porridge. It was the remnants of the first daily breakfast at Olmoti Kindergarten.
Read MoreThe young mother had been discarded by her husband, who was disgusted that a firewood accident had taken her sight. She was blind, until her brother found a way to transport her to Olmoti Clinic. There her life began again.
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