Many families we support face not just illness, but hunger. Caring for a sick loved one often means giving up work, leaving little money for basics. Some even sell their land to pay for treatment, with nowhere left to grow
Growing Hope Appeal
Supporting Men’s Palliative Care in Machakos County
Gender inequality continues to affect access to palliative care, with men and women facing different barriers to support. In October 2024, we launched new projects across four counties to address these disparities by improving awareness, reducing stigma, and ensuring gender-specific
Supporting Cancer Patients at Joanna’s House, Nairobi
Over the past year, we have helped our partner Tumaini La Maisha in running Joanna’s House in Nairobi, a hostel offering accommodation and support for cancer patients and their caregivers who travel from across Kenya for specialist treatment at Kenyatta
Sack gardening for better nutrition and wellbeing
Thanks to a very generous response to our February appeal to raise funds for our vertical sack gardening initiative, the project is going ahead and becoming a real success. We’re delighted to report that 100 palliative care patients, and their
Thank you to Saint Mary’s Church Stafford
We would like to thank Saint Mary’s One World Group and the entire congregation of St Mary’s Church Stafford for their successful fundraising efforts on behalf of Hospice Care Kenya. Their incredible generosity and commitment to our work has meant
Compassion in Crisis: Delivering Palliative Care in Dadaab’s Refugee Camps
Last summer, we brought you news of our project to advance palliative care services within the refugee camps of north-east Kenya. A year later we can share the impact the project has made. In Dadaab, a vast refugee camp housing
Empowering caregivers, transforming children’s lives
A new Hospice Care Kenya project, in partnership with Embu County Referral Hospital, is providing vital support to families of children with cerebral palsy. Led by Dr Christine Marete, the project delivers practical training and emotional support to caregivers, helping them
Supporting men with prostate cancer
Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men in Kenya, yet many face their illness in silence. Societal expectations, stigma and the distressing side effects of treatment make it difficult for men to seek help. As a result, too
Every Child Counts – reaching more families in Nyeri County
We’re thrilled to announce that thanks to generous funding from The Austin Bailey Foundation, we’re expanding our Every Child Counts project into Nyeri County!
Celebrating 10 years of supporting Palliative Care nurses in Kenya
For the past decade, we have proudly provided partial sponsorship for nurses pursuing the Higher Diploma in Palliative Care Nursing at the Kenya Medical Training College (KMTC). This initiative has been instrumental in strengthening the palliative care workforce across Kenya,