WMF Scholar Alpha Pokharel of Nepal was observant of her communities needs and held an awareness training about snakebite care. The community near Nobel Medical College has many paddy fields and snakebites are a common occurrence. Alpha reports, “I saw people applying cow dung at the bitten area so I thought of giving a short […]
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WMF Kenyan Fellowship Meeting Report
WMF Kenyan Fellowship Meeting Report – Prepared by WMF Scholar Brian Juma It is my pleasure to report to you that the planned community activity was carried out successfully. The event took place on Saturday, November 8th at the Thomas Barbados Children’s Home, from 1100 hrs to 1500 hrs. The main aim of the visit […]
WMF Kenya Fellowship Service Saturday!
Start your Monday with these smiling faces! WMF Scholars and Alumni from Kenya organized a day of service at the Thomas Barnardo House – Kenya Children’s Home in Nairobi on Saturday. The WMF Kenya Fellowship initiated and implemented every aspect of the day. They pooled their resources to help those traveling many hours to reach […]
WMF Nursing Scholar Teaches in Kenya
WMF Scholar Paul Omondi Owuor of Kenya jumped right into his WMF Scholar Community Service Commitment of 100 hours in September. In addition to his Nursing Studies at the University of Kabianga, Paul teaches English, Science, and Mathematics at the Kapkatet Primary School in his hometown.
1600 Applications Have Been Reviewed!
It is official! The reviewing of 1600 Empowerment Through Education applications is complete! We look forward to welcoming our new 2014 WMF Scholars on August 1st! Over 80 volunteers read your personal statements, essays, applications, and supporting documents for a combined total of 1000 hours. The Empowerment Through Education program is about supporting one another, sharing […]
WMF Schoalr Diane of Rwanda Coaches Soccer
Diane Tumutoneshe of Rwanda studies Rural Development at the Independent Institute of Lay Adventists of Kigali. For three hours a week she volunteers as a football coach at the Dream Football Academy. The academy, “..helps rejuvenate the Rwandan youth, increase their self-esteem, promote peace, reconciliation and unity and inspire a joyful spirit. The program will […]
WMF Scholar Continues Teaching Full-Time While Studying
Grade 7 students of WMF Scholar Peter Kabethi participate and make observations of a class science experiment. Peter is employed as a full-time teacher at the Kerugoya Primary School for the Deaf and attend classes towards his degree in education with a specialization in special needs at Mount Kenya University.
Future Projects of the WMF Kenya Fellowship Group
Highlights of future actions the WMF Kenya Fellowship participants agreed upon this past Saturday: – “It was agreed that as young people, we were going to make a challenge to work together towards making a difference in our society. The short term goal was to mentor and motivate young people who are struggling through life […]
WMF Scholar Leads the Blind in Cameroon
Olive Tem of Cameroon has been volunteering at the Rehabilitation Institute for the Blind in Buea. Olive is pictured with Elvira, one of the youngest members of the institute as they work on learning and reading basic braille. She has also assisted with arts and craft lessons such as weaving and basket making with the […]
Update: Eyeglasses for Haiti
Update from the field: WMF Scholar, Ralf Etienne’s return trip to Haiti has been extremely successful. On the morning of June 7th, Eyeglasses for Haiti was able to provide quality eye care and prescription glasses to 70 patients! At the time of his update, Ralf stated that there were 60+ patients anxiously awaiting their turn […]
