The Kenya project is one of the SCOPH Exchanges available to medical students World wide , It is a project which is Coordinated by the Norwegian Medical Students Association and Provide International.
The Kenya Project is run by medical students in Bergen, Norway. The clinics in Nairobi are run by Provide International.
The aim of the project is to give students from developed countries an experience of the slums and see how difficult the living-conditions are for a lot of people in the world. But also see that it is possible to do a lot, with simple means only. And that each small step forward means a lot.
Most students stay for two weeks only and will probably not change the world during those weeks . Still we believe the project is important to both the local community and the participants. Participants acquire experience and knowledge. In return, they can offer their skills, they can raise the awareness and knowledge in their home countries and hopefully contribute directly through donating medical equipment or money.
It is important that the students visiting take initiatives by themselves to take part in the work at the clinics. The people working there have a heavy work-load. Anyhow, we are continuously working to improve the participation-program of the visiting students. Welcome as a volunteer!
DETAILS
Project Coordinator : Emma Sjogren
Contacts: kenyaproject@kenya-project.org,www.kenya-project.org .
Have fun while painting the world orange.
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