Kenya

Lodging

Campi ya Kanzi

Project #1

The Kanzi Academy is a primary school for gifted Maasai students on the Kuku Group Ranch. It is run in the international style by the Maasai Wilderness Conservation Trust, and located on the grounds of luxury safari eco-lodge Campi ya Kanzi, which partners closely with the Trust to support conservation, health, and education initiatives. The school children love visits from guests, and the Trust would love your support!

Needs

School Supplies:
Book bags, Colored construction paper, Colored pencils, Craft scissors, Crayons, Dry erase markers, Erasers, Glue sticks, Hand held pencil sharpeners, Notebooks, Pencils, Pencil cases/bags, Pens, Rulers, Watercolor paints, Watercolor paint brushes

Flash Cards:
English, Alphabet flash cards, Word flash cards

Games/Toys:
Bananagrams, Chess sets, Connect Four, Puzzles

Sports/Outdoor Activity:
Frisbees, Jump ropes, Soccer balls, Tennis balls

Clothing/Shoes:
New or gently used children's clothing, New or gently used children's shoes

First Aid/Health:
Band-Aids, Sanitary Napkins

Project #2

Campi ya Kanzi's ecotourism partner, the Maasai Wilderness Conservation Trust, operates a Health program that gives the local Maasai community their only access to reliable medical care. With one main clinic and three other dispensaries we're serving a population of 15,000, but we're always in desperate need of more supplies!

Needs

General Medical:
Ace bandages, Band-Aids, Blood pressure cuff - Digital, Blood sugar machines and strips, First-Aid kits, Oxygen tubing, Pen-torches / flashlights, Spacers for asthmatic patients, Thermometers (Digital), Toothbrushes, Toothpaste, Urine dipsticks, Other

Specialist Equipment:
Fetal doppler, Opthalmoscope, Otoscope, Slit-lamp, Stethoscope, USS doppler + probe, Other

Surgical:
Crepe Bandages, Plaster of Paris, Speculum, Surgical gloves, Surgical scrubs, Swabs

Testing Kits:
Pregnancy testing kits, Other

Medications:
Albuterol inhalers, Antibacterial ointment, Antibiotics, Antifungal cream, Antihistamine, Burn cream, Cough treatments, Ear drops, Eye drops, First aid spray, Ibuprofen, Paracetamol, Ceftriaxone IV,Cefuroxime IV,Cephalexin IV ,Augentin caplets, IV,Floxacillin caplets, IV,Ciprofloxacin tablets, IV,Norfloxacin tablets

Specifically for Children:
Baby blankets, Baby oil, Baby powder, Baby soap, Child O2 sats probe, Cloth diapers and clips, Hats (for premature babies), Newborn clothes (very useful), Pulse oximeter, children's toys

Reference Materials:
Baron's Medical Microbiology, Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine Medical dictionary, Oxford Handbook of Medicine, Robbin's Book of Pathology ,WHO 'Hospital Care for Children' Book,

Other Needs:
Portable nebulizers, steroid inhalers - beclometason, analgesics, acyclovir gel tablets, Franol tablets, ferrous sulphate tablets, anti-hypertensives, anti-convulsants, hemoglobin A1c test kits, vaccutainers, syphilis test kits, H.pylori test kits, rheumatoid factor test kits

Project #3

Campi ya Kanzi's ecotourism partner, the Maasai Wilderness Conservation Trust, runs a number of program dedicated to conservation of the surrounding ecosystem and endangered animals such as elephants and lions. Our locally-employed game scouts and rangers appreciate all the help they can get in battling poachers!

Needs

Camping Supplies:
Duffel bags, Roll mats, Rucksacks ,Sleeping bags, Small cooking pots, Water bottles

Field Devices:
Batteries of all sizes (AA batteries), Binoculars, Digital Camera (small) with memory stick, Laptops (Working/Solar), Mobile Phones (Old), Motorola 7.2v radio batteries, Solar battery chargers Torches/flash lights,

Medicinal Supplies:
Antiseptic ointment Antiseptic Powder, Band-Aids, Bandages for wounds/plasters, First aid kits

Clothing:
Boots, Bush hats, Socks, Rain coats

Other Needs:
A4 paper, hand cuffs notebooks, pens, plastic sheet protectors