HOSPICE CARE KENYA

ANNUAL REPORT

1st April 2002 - 31st March 2003

Registered charity number 1001709

The Charitable Trust is governed by the Deed of Trust set in January 1991


Patrons

Lord Carey
Archbishop Desmond Tutu
Professor Michael Richards
Mr Michael Wooldridge

Trustees

Miss Elizabeth Salmon

Honorary Chair

Mr Brian Lloyd

Honorary Treasurer

Mrs Bar Bennett

Trustee

Mrs Eileen Carey

Trustee (resigned June 2002)

Mrs Margaret Gandon

Trustee (appointed July 2002)

Dr Michael Hughes

Trustee

Dr Festus Kipkebut

Trustee (appointed May 2002)

Miss Heather Richardson

Trustee (resigned July 2002)

Mrs Gwyn Sloan

Trustee


Staff

Ms Kate Jones

Manager

Mrs Betty Fuge

Administrator


Offices

The principal address of the Trust is:

Church House
23 Great George Street
Bristol
BS1 5QT
England

Telephone:

0117 9074205

Fax:

0117 9074206

Email:

[email protected]



Banker

Examining Accountant

CafCash Ltd
Kings Hill
West Malling
Kent
ME19 4TA

Giffard Taylor & Co
41 New Road
Chippenham
Wiltshire
SN15 1JQ



Objectives of the Trust

  1. To raise funds and public awareness and to collect equipment, medical supplies, vehicles and other goods and services for:
    • The work of the hospices in Kenya, which currently include the Nairobi Hospice, Nyeri Hospice, Eldoret Hospice and Kisumu Hospice; and since 2001, Coast and Meru Hospices;
    • The benefit of the residents in Kenya, directed towards the treatment care and counselling of persons who are terminally ill with cancer or other incurable diseases;
    • The counselling of their families and close associates;
    • The education and the training of those providing or involved with such treatment, care and counselling.
  2. To act as the agency for the grant-making organisations which operate through UK charities in their support of overseas projects.

Introduction and History

The first hospice in Kenya opened in 1990 in the grounds of Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi.  The hospice was established as a result of the efforts of a group of people led by Mrs Ruth Woodridge (wife of one of our patrons) and a Kenyan doctor, the late Professor Kasili.  This charity, originally known as Nairobi Hospice Charitable Trust, was set up shortly after in the UK to raise funds and awareness of the growing hospice movement in Kenya.  Nairobi Hospice, now very well established, flourishes and, as well as caring for the dying and their families, runs a number of courses to educate health care professionals.  Now, twelve years on there are hospices in Nyeri, Eldoret and, Kisumu, Mombasa and Meru.


Trustees and Staff

The Trustees met four times a year in London and Bristol.  Barbara G Bennett, a trained architect, designed the first hospice in Nairobi.  Barbara, now known as Gwen Cottrell became the first Executive Director of HCK and is now a trustee.

Sadly we had to say goodbye to two trustees this year.  Eileen Carey stood down after many years� service and Heather Richardson who resigned because of her many commitments.

Welcome to Dr Festus Kipkebut, from Nairobi who is currently working and studying in London and Margaret Gandon who was a mission partner in Nairobi for five years when she worked at Nairobi hospice as a volunteer.

There are two members of staff, who between them work 35 hours a week and they are assisted by a volunteer.


New Developments

Coast Hospice

The Coast Hospice operates from two rooms in the Coast General Hospital and we are happy to report that the Hospital has allocated a further two rooms.  The management of the CGH have also agreed to second a doctor, which means that the Hospice now has a doctor on staff, where previously the doctor worked as a volunteer.  Dr Christine Wanza Kisia has accepted a lower allowance than the hospice has projected which will allow them to take on a fund raiser/development officer.  Due to the growing number of referrals at the Hospice, they have been able to recruit a volunteer nurse.

Association of Kenya Hospices

We are pleased to report the foundation of The Association of Kenya Hospices.  The inaugural meeting took place in August 2002 and all six hospices are represented as well as Chogoria Hospital and the Maua Methodist Hospital.  One of the immediate benefits has been huge savings for the hospices by the joint purchase of drugs.

Doctors on Rotation

Funded by the Community Fund and Hospice Care Kenya, this scheme has been running since February 1999.  Doctors are sponsored for three months at either the Nairobi or Nyeri Hospice.  During this time the doctor takes part in every aspect of the hospice work � consultations, teaching, counselling, case conferences and home visits.  At the end of the three months the doctor returns to his/her own speciality aware of the scope and value of palliative care for patients for whom cure is not possible.  Palliative care is not on the medical school syllabus and this scheme has been very successful.

Oxford Brookes and the Diploma in Palliative Care

The Diploma Course in Palliative Care is run by the School of Health and Social Care of Oxford Brookes University in collaboration with Nairobi Hospice.  The course is open to health practitioners from Africa and neighbouring regions and offers the opportunity to achieve an internationally respected qualification with the minimum absence from their own practice and workplace setting.  The fee for the full diploma course is £1,800.

Acknowledgements

We gratefully acknowledge the support we have received from individuals, groups and charitable foundations.  This year we received £70,830 in donations from our supporters, much of which has been Gift Aided.  In particular we acknowledge gifts from:

Abingdon School

Jill Franklin Trust

Burden�s Charitable Foundation       

Kings Norton Parish Team

All Saints Church, Coddington

Michael & Harriet Maunsell Charitable Trust

Community Fund

Old RN College Chapel

Cumber Family Trust

Dr P H Saunders

Mr & Mrs Gordon Davies

St Helens Church, Abingdon

Douglas Turner Trust

St Martin-in-the-Fields

Furlong Fund

The Beatrice Laing Trust

Mr & Mrs Greenslade

Trusthouse Charitable Foundation

St James� Church, Halse

W F Southall Trust

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