We had a chance to talk to Norah Nyaboke during the Kisii fistula camp and this is what she had to say: Norah Nyaboke 23 years old from a small village in Gucha had VVF/Bladder stones. She says that she was orphaned at early age when she was 6 years old, I was raised by …Read More
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Kisii Fistula Camp 16th-22nd September 2012 (Esther Kwamboka’s Story)
This is Esther’s story which was revealed to us during the Kisii Fistula Camp: Esther Kwamboka from Kisii 19 years of age narrates of how she became pregnant while still in school. I had gone to school as usual and I received a call from my boyfriend who requested me to escort him to the …Read More
Kisii Fistula Camp 16th-22nd September 2012 (Robina Nyangote’s Story)
This is Robina’s story which was revealed to us during the Kisii Fistula Camp: Robina Nyangote 55 years from Sirari got fistula in 1993 while delivering the 3rd born, she recalls very well that it was a boy child. She had delivered 3 times and only the first child the daughter survived. She says her …Read More
Kisii Fistula Camp 16th-22nd September 2012 (Catherine Kwamboka’s Story)
Catherine Kwamboka (26), mother to Sarafina (8) was one of the beneficiaries of this camp. She narrates: I had a disagreement with my husband and ran away from home that night and slept at the neighbors place. The following day when I came I found my daughter had been left with the grandmother and she …Read More
Kisii Fistula Camp 16th-22nd September 2012 (Rachel Wanjiku’s Story)
During the Kisii Fistula Camp, we met a 62 year old Rachel Wanjiku who comes from Busia district and has lived with fistula for 45 years. This is her story: We lived with our parents in Nyandarua and when my parents died I decided as the first born to relocate with my siblings to Eldoret. …Read More
Kisii Fistula Camp 16th-22nd September 2012
Introduction Amref VVF camps started in Kisii in 2009 and since then Amref in partnership with Freedom from Fistula and Flying Doctors Society and other partners have held annual camps in this site. During this camp the No. Of Consultations were (60) and Operations (52). Major cases seen in the camp include VVF, RVF, and …Read More