PROJECT: 

To Upgrade the Kakumbi Clinic in Mfuwe, Eastern Province, Zambia

 
The recent history
 
The earliest history of our involvement with the Kakumbi Clinic is outlined in the Background Page.
 
The Great Storm
Since last year a few things have happened.  About a month before we arrived, there was a huge storm with high winds.  This destroyed completely the roof on the garage/store just behind the Clinic.  It also lifted off the coping from above the Female Ward and above the Lab, so that now the water just pours in:
 

     

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The new nurse's homes, which were finished some time ago, still didn't have electrical power when we arrived.  The roof on Nurse Christine's house was also badly damaged, so she moved to her new house even though she had no power there.
 
 
She moved into her new house just behind the new water tower, kindly supplied and built by Andrea Bisaro the owner of Mfuwe Lodge.
 
 
Doctor Jane's partner Joe, who was here at the time of the Great Storm, did his best to repair the Clinic roof, but there was only a limited amount that he could do with the resources available to him out here.  At first we saw the extent of the damage to the roof as an opportunity to get the Zambian Government involved in the Clinic Upgrade Project.  Maybe they would feel obliged to repair the roof themselves.
Alas no such prospect!
After several requests for money and support, the Clinic was told that there were no funds even for repairs let alone any major replacement of the old roof.  So it looks like its still up to us.
 
Forward!
Since arriving we have managed to get the clinic measured and have prepared plan and elevation views.  We have also made numerous proposals which have been modified and fine-tuned:
 
       
 
But we have both also been very busy getting sponsorship for Kelvin Msipu (High School), Francisco Nkhoma (High school,  Jimmy Sakala (Secondary School), BJ (Driver's License), William Phiri (volunteer Health Worker),  and Masson (High School) (Johnny's private sponsorship). 
Work continues apace!!

 

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