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Hope Rises with New Hospital in Dandora, Kenya

By Katy Cashman|2018-08-06T08:01:00-05:00July 21st, 2015|Categories: Hospitals, Stories|Tags: Africa, Dandora, DAWN, Health, International Health, International Shipments, Kenya|

There is a Kenyan proverb that says "It is the grass that suffers when the elephants fight". For the poor living in the surroundings of the dump in Dandora, this proverb epitomizes their experience. A resident of Dandora walks across garbage in the huge dump surrounding the slum. The Dandora dump sits in [...]

First Matter Container Arrives in Dandora, Kenya

The first of three shipping containers filled with medical supplies arrives in Dandora, Kenya, at the newly completed hospital Dandora, a slum outside of Nairobi, Kenya, is home to the largest dump in the world – and 300,000 people. Many of the residents of Dandora seek out a living sifting through the [...]