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The Medical Wagon
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After four years of working toward providing healthcare to communities living in and around
Esiteti School, ASK has launched a two-year medical
outreach program serving 6,000 Maasai. Our custom clinic-on-wheels, The Health Wagon under the direction of Dr. Toro, will provide childhood vaccines, HIV screening, family planning education & contraception,
prenatal care, treatment of pulmonary, skin & ophthalmic infections,
STD/TB
screening,
trachoma treatment, blood pressure & glucose monitoring nutrition & hygiene, and treatment of parasitic illness.
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Dr. Toro and Outreach Team
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he Health Wagon was generously donated Dr. Harshad & Bharti Sandhvi with Jhpiego and Johns Hopkins Hospital. Currently, a
Toyota Land Cruiser is being leased on a month-to-month basis until we acquire an 'exemption of duty' with the Kenyan government and buy our own.
With the support of First Lady Edna Lenku of Kajiado, the County Ministry of Health is supplying all necessary medications, as well as, a Certified Nurse.
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Elizabeth Katamboi
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Elizabeth Katamboi spoke at Owanto's "One Thousand Voices" exhibition at Zeitz MOCAA Museum in support of Feb.6th,
International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation. Elizabeth shares her brave story of how she refused FGM, while convincing her mother who was one of 15 'cutters,' to allow her to continue her education. The exhibit was an immersive sound installation with a collection of audio testimonies from FGM survivors creating
one collective story
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We can't wait for you to welcome Elizabeth Katamboi, the first Maasai from Esiteti to ever visit the States. Elizabeth was the first girl to refuse FGM, first to graduate high school and first to finish college. Our home will be
transformed into an elegant gallery for ASK's Artisan Affair on Sunday
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April 28 from 6-9pm. See invite April 1st.
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eaturing rare limited Havana art, iconic art by Andy Warhol, Thomas Hussung, Malcom Farley, along with pop culture movie and music B&Ws.
For Sale at a discount, all net proceeds will benefit ASK and the two-year
Health Wagon project.
Our silent auction will display one-of-a-kind art and photography, $5,000 gift certificate from Donna Karan
Urban Zen and much more. Meet
our Kenyan safari friends, Tim & Di Melesi who will be on hand to talk about your travels through Africa.
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