Kenya 2009 Project Report

The Cowdray Health Centre

Week Two

This week saw the scouts laying the hardcore and concreting on the veranda floor, and all the rooms

in the extended building.  Also the delivery room in the ward / maternity block had a shower cubicle

installed along with the floor being tiled and the walls being half tiled. 

The next room along in the same block, the post-natal room, also had the floor tiled along with half

tiled walls.  The ladies can now deliver their babies, have a shower, and then rest in the post-natal

room.  These two rooms were tiled purposely to promote hygiene. 

             The clinic in 1996                                                            The clinic after we finished

                                                      Delivery room before work started

               The delivery room and post-natal room, tiled and with a shower in the delivery room  

All buildings were painted, the ward / maternity block, being pained inside and out.  With the site

given a good tidy up which included re-painting and laying the pathway rocks.

We attended a school assembly this week and handed over all the pens, pencils. books, maths sets,

sports equipment that we had brought with us.  The children were excited and at the next break it was

great to see them kicking a couple of balls around.  Later in the day as the children were leaving we

could see a lot of new pens and pencils grasped in hands to show parents when they got home.

The increased height of the water tower to allow for the new shower and the extended original building

                                                                 Planting trees on the site

The Local School Scouts                                               The UK and Kenyan Scouts

The Opening

On the last day at the soite we had an offical handing over ceremony at which we thanked everyone

for their hard work.  We asked Freddie Kiuru, General Manager of the Travellers Beach Hotel in

Mombasa, who has supported all our projects since 1990, to officiate.  There were also the local

community elders and the headmasters of the local schools at the ceremony with a special guest.

Joan Smith, who runs a children's home in Mombasa called 'Tumaini'.

During the presentations the school scouts who had been helping us were presented with a

Wimbledon and Wandle scarf and woggle and a Kenya 2009 badge.  All the UK scouts and Navy

scouts were also awarded a Kenya 2009 badge.  One of our leaders, Martin Whiting, was also

presented with his long service award for 40 years of scouting service. 

Once this was all completed we were treated to a Kenyan feast cooked by us by the Kenyan scouts

and the local ladies.  Then finishing off a wonderful day with a huge campfire with all the scouts

involved, singing and dancing the evening away. 

The Next Project

The next project is to install a boundary fence aroung the site, as the freehold for the site has now

been obtained, possibly in 2011.

After the electricty is connecte, the Ministry of Health in Milindi have said the Dispensary will be

upgraded to a health Centre.

We would give our cincere thanks to the Kenyan Navy Commander and his tema for their support

with our projects.

Your support

If you wish to make a contribution to our project, please contact us at contact@1stmertonparkscouts.co.uk. 

We are grateful for everyone's support.

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