Project Description Region: Africa Country: Kenya, Ethiopia Location: Kerugoya, Addis Ababa Total Budget: $70,000 Area of Focus: Disease prevention and treatment Access to safe and affordable surgery remains one of the greatest healthcare challenges facing underserved communities across Kenya and the East African region. Thousands of patients continue to suffer from preventable disabilities, blindness, untreated tumors, fistula injuries, neurological conditions, and life-threatening surgical complications due to poverty, limited specialist availability, and long referral distances. Over the past three years, the Rotary Club of Nairobi Magharibi, in partnership with the Surgical Society of Kenya (SSK), Kenya Society for the Blind (KSB), county governments and volunteer specialists, has implemented highly successful multidisciplinary surgical camps across Kenya. Since 2023, the program has delivered over 1,048 free surgeries across Narok, Makueni and Homa Bay counties, restoring lives and protecting vulnerable families from catastrophic medical poverty. Surgical Camp Impact to Date Year County Surgeries Done 2023 Narok 281 2024 Makueni 511 2025 Homa Bay 256 Total 1,048 The camps have introduced advanced procedures including Neurosurgery, Vascular surgery, Cataract and glaucoma surgery, Laparoscopic surgery, Endoscopy, Obstetric fistula repair, Major abdominal surgery. The initiative has also strengthened county referral systems, trained healthcare workers, and established sustainable specialist mentorship networks. Recognising the transformative impact of this program, Rotary District 9216 has officially selected the Surgical Access & Capacity Building Program as a District Legacy Project. The project is anchored on the 5-Year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Rotary Club of Nairobi Magharibi, the Surgical Society of Kenya and the Kenya Society for the Blind to conduct free specialised surgeries and medical outreach programs across underserved regions. Under this partnership model, the volunteer specialist teams donate their professional services while Rotary mobilises resources for: • Specialist accommodation • Meals • Ground transport • Camp logistics • Community screening • Patient coordination • Training facilitation This significantly reduces operational costs while maximizing medical impact and sustainability. Primary Host Partner District: 9212 Rotary Club of: Nairobi Magharibi Primary Contact: Florence Kamaitha Email: fkamaitha@gmail.com Primary International Partner We are looking for a Club partner. Click here to pledge support for this project. Recording a pledge will make you the Primary International Partner for this project. Project Status Need $70,000 This project needs to receive some pledges to go to the next level. Please check the "Financing" tab to see the list of current pledges. Once the amount pledged is equal to the project budget, the status of the project will be automatically changed to "Fully Pledged". Click here to pledge support for this project. Project listed for the 2026-27 Rotary Year.

Proposed Financing Existing Contributions Towards This Project Date Cash DDF Total There are no contributions yet for this project. Remaining Amount to Raise Additional Club Contribution (Needed) - Add a contribution $70,000 - $70,000 Amount Requested from The Rotary Foundation - $0 $0 Total $70,000 Note: as of July 1, 2015 there is a 5% additional support fee for cash contributions. This fee does not appear in the financials above because it does not apply if the funds are sent directly to the project account (without going through TRF, and therefore without Paul Harris credit). Clubs sending their cash contribution to TRF must be aware they will have to send an additional 5%.

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