CURRENT PROJECTS

The container arrived at the port of Mombasa in Mid-February and was immediately dispatched the 700 kilometres up to the school, unpacked, and put to good use. The school now has lots of happy children learning to play musical instruments, utilise all the new furniture sports equipment and clothing, ride bikes and learn computer skills on their...

In response to the overwhelming demand for ophthalmic services, the MEAK team returned to Busia to carry out procedures on the remaining patients that were unable to be seen in December. On this mission an additional 101 cataract operations were performed, bringing the total cataract and other surgeries performed to restore sight at this location...

MEAK is very happy to provide an update on the building works that have been occurring at the JM Goodhope Academy, a rural, co-educational, infant, primary and junior secondary school for 242 local, and often very disadvantaged children. MEAK has supported the school in numerous ways over the last few years, from drilling a borehole that supplied...

At the request of local MP, the Hon. Mary Emaase Otucho, the MEAK eye and dental teams travelled 450km from Nairobi to Busia to treat an estimated 300 people who had been identified as needing ophthalmic services. The MEAK team of medical professionals from the Lions’ Sight First Eye Hospital in Nairobi, reviewed 3,200 eye patients, resulting in...

Many generous philanthropists and local donors answered the call for donations to the MEAK sponsored school JM Goodhope Academy. These donations will be used in the school and in the new classrooms and offices. The donations included: School sports clothing from Hazelwood School in local Oxsted Musical instruments, including drum kits, guitars,...

In collaboration with The Milgis Trust, the MEAK eye and dental teams travelled 500km from Nairobi to Ngurunit to treat people in this remote, semi-arid area. The team of 13 medical professionals, including an ophthalmologist, two cataract surgeons, nurses and a dentist saw over 3,500 patients, demonstrating how medical help is desperately needed...

The JM Good Hope Academy in is a coeducational primary and junior secondary school that was established to provide schooling for disadvantaged children. There are currently 252 children attending the school, including 36 orphans who are accommodated on-site and 28 children from disadvantaged families who receive subsided tuition fees. MEAK has...

In collaboration with USA Foundation March to the Top and the Hon. Dr Daniel Manduku M.P for the Nyabari, Masaba constituency, MEAK travelled to Masimba, the south west of the country, close to the Tanzanian and Ugandan borders. This site was chosen due to need for corrective eye surgery and the high level of engagement from the government to...

Pursuant to the recent terrible tragedy at the Endarasha Hillside Academy in Nyeri, Kenya where 21 children died in a dormitory fire, MEAK has donated fire safety equipment for the JM Goodhope Academy. These include: 10 wireless smoke detectors which have been installed in the girls’ and boys’ dormitories and the dining hall Break glass fire...

The MEAK eye team have carried out another very successful eye mission in a very remote and medically-underserved area. The wholly-Kenyan team of 16 medical professionals, including an ophthalmologist, cataract surgeons, nurses and a dentist travelled by road to Sololo, a journey of over 700km. 2,526 patients were reviewed with 241 patients...