Support for the health centre in Koja – equipping the labour and maternity wards, renovating the clinic's buildings, and staff training
| Implementing entity: | Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Nairobi | Co-financing: | PLN 123,903 |
Koja is an exceptional place, as during and immediately after the Second World War it housed almost 3,000 Poles who escaped Siberia. Near the village there is a Polish cemetery, cared for by the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Nairobi. In 2016, Polish Aid funds and donations of former Siberian prisoners were used to extend the existing medical centre with a hospital, with Polish Salesian missionaries financing a solar panel to generate electricity. The project included renovating the gym, purchasing classroom equipment, computers, sewing machines and sport equipment, as well as renting premises where young people could be trained (in computer literacy or sewing and cutting). Some courses and sport activities were conducted by CSCA alumni who acquired education and a job thanks to the organization’s support, and are now repaying their debt of kindness. As part of the project, in 2018 the outpatient clinic and part of the hospital were renovated by repairing ceilings and the roof, laying tiles and connecting water supply to the newly constructed bathroom at the maternity ward. In addition, medical equipment to be used by pregnant patients was purchased. Two medical workers from the centre underwent training at the Embu hospital, run by two doctors from the “Treating with a Mission” organization.