Health programme
Our healthcare program focuses on supporting Masai people in the Masai Mara region of Kenya. This program stems from our belief that all people deserve access to quality healthcare services, regardless of their location or circumstances.
Do you know the challenges of Masai life?
The Masai are a tribe with a rich cultural heritage and a way of life that has endured for centuries. They live in harmony with nature, building their manyatas (traditional houses) out of mud and travelling great distances to fetch water. However, this way of life also entails significant challenges in terms of access to basic health services
With Mercy's help, Mbele has already covered the healthcare costs of 45 Masai families! This has enabled several women to give birth in hospital, thus ensuring their safety and that of their children. Such a basic right here is considered a real privilege for Masai women, who also have to travel two hours by motorbike to get to the hospital.
In October we visited them and they are incredibly grateful for the health coverage, which not only ensures safe childbirth for women, but also promotes family planning, healthcare for any other reason, and access to government vaccination campaigns.
We have assessed the possibility of including more families next year and have reconsidered the option of establishing our own clinic in the future. We know that many challenges remain in Maasai territory. Our greatest challenge is reaching the high hills and those tribes who, sadly, have not yet had access to any kind of development.
You can learn more about Mercy's wonderful work and the importance of the healthcare program in this video:
In Mercy´s own words:
The suport you are given us for the women to deliver in hospital is overwelming. I am praying with you if you are able to take more women in and suppor them in this way... You have saved lives!
In addition to the Maasai Mara program, since June 2024, Mbele has been covering the healthcare expenses of 35 families in Muranga, Kenya. In this case, families access the program through a points system and pay a portion of the costs themselves to promote responsibility and the project's sustainability. Thanks to this coverage, two children have undergone successful surgery and several patients have received treatment for chronic illnesses.
