This page will highlight work done by some of the college students, high school students, middle school kids and even kindergarten kids towards supporting the Lwala Community Clinic.
Jared and Ethan Friedland (both sons of Prof. Friedland Chair of Environmental Studies at Dartmouth College)
For Jared's 11th birthday on May 5th he requested that his friends donate money to the Lwala Clinic instead of buying him presents. His and the efforts of many such dedicated kids from the Upper Valley in New Hampshire helped us realize over US$ 3,000 last year. Jared's story has caught the imagination of a tv news reporter, Barry Simmons of Nashville Channel 5, who visited Dartmouth during the weekend of May 5th 2005 and interviewed Jared Friedland as part of a story on the Lwala Clinic project.
David Kim, rising senior Duke University
Travelled to Kenya this past summer to assist in conducting health surveys in Lwala Village in western Kenya. He is representing the Lwala group in Duke University. David Kim is involved in fundraising for Lwala Clinic at Duke University.
Abbie Foust, Vanderbilt College Class of 2006
Abbie travelled to Kenya in the summer of 2006 to assist in conducting health surveys in Lwala Village in western Kenya. Currently in Nicaragua. See her blog at http://www.lwaladiaries.blogspot.com She has also helped set up a commercial website through which donations can be given to the clinic. The CEO of Siena commerce has agreed to donate 25% of the sales from their online merchandise (cds, dvds etc) to the clinic. Please encourage family and friends to visit the website to buy items to support the clinic. http://www.sienacommerce.com/lwala Abbie will lead a group of 3-4 students on a trip to Kenya in the summer of 2007 to protect 2-3 water springs. The trip is being organized by the Vanderbilt Office of Active Citizenship and Services
Little Cody's gift to Lwala kids
Cody is only 10 years old. Yet for her birthday in 2006, she told her parents that she wanted to donate the money to assist the children of Lwala.
Omar Amir BA Dartmouth College, MPH Harvard School of Public Health
Omar is our liason to the Real Medicine Foundation. He brings in a lot of expertise from his work doing similar projects in Indonesia and Pakistan.
Caitlin Reiner BA Dartmouth College
Caitlin is the chair of the Education Subcomittee of the USA Lwala Development Committee
Danielle A. Snyder Vanderbilt University Class of 2006, Alexa Von Tobel, Harvard University Class of 2006
Together they led a group of talented women from Harvard, Princeton and Dartmouth in organizing a fundraiser for Lwala Clinic in New York City under the auspicies of 85Broads. Over US$25000 was raised at the event. They are planning a similar fundraiser in New York City for the fall of 2007.
Johanna Riesel Vanderbilt University School of Medicine Class of 2010
Johanna will be undertaking her first year Emphasis Project in Lwala village in the summer of 2007. Visit Johanna's blog and read about her experience in Lwala.
http://lwalasummer.blogspot.com
Vanderbilt Students for Kenya
Led by Vanderbilt seniors Daniela Biscariollo and Danielle Snyder, the team of undergraduate students is put together a magnificent fundraiser for Lwala Clinic on March 29th 2007. The guest speaker was Former US Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist. Over US$25000 was raised.
Katherine Mueller Vanderbilt Class 2010 http://mylettersfromkenya.blogspot.com/
Ben Murphy http://lwalaben.blogspot.com/
Natalie Roebuck http://natalietravelstheworld.blogspot.com/
Diveristy Club Rabun Gap- Nacoochee School
Stan Sonu, a graduate of Vanderbilt class of 2006, took our fundraising efforts on the road. Now students of Rabun Gap- Nacoochee School are organizing fundraisers for Lwala Clinic. So far they have had three bake sales, a casual day and have received donations from the school honor society to support Lwala Clinic. They have already raised over US$1000, enough money to pay the salary of the clinic nurse midwife for 4 months. They plan continuing their fundraising next year.
