Kenya Working Group

In August 2008, five working professionals participated in a month long volunteer placement in rural Kenya. Our diverse group was comprised of three physiotherapists (specializing in HIV rehabilitation, paediatrics and orthopaedics), a speech language pathologist and a photographer to document our journey.

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As pediatric Occupational Therapists (OT’s) in Canada, we were able to use our summer vacation to volunteer internationally. Organizing and fundraising for our trip, while still working full time was no easy task, but the look on the families’ faces when we provided services, or delivered a piece of equipment, made it all worthwhile.

During our stay in Kenya, we spent 4 weeks working as OT’s at the Disability Service Program (DSP). Mr. Okidi, his family and his DSP team (Florence, Theresa, Thomas, Jared and Mary) were very welcoming and with their guidance we learned an incredible amount about Kenyan culture; from the health care system and the provision of rehabilitation services, to how to cook a Kenyan meal from start to finish.

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We went on a 7 week placement to Kenya in November and December of 2006. We arrived anxious and uncertain of what we were about to embark on. Upon meeting the Okidi’s we instantly felt like family and started to settle into the Kenyan lifestyle.

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Elaine Foster-Seargeant is a physiotherapist and associate professor at McMaster Univeristy. In November 2003 she travelled to Kenya with her family and spent time living and working in the Disability Service Programme, the community programme that the Kenya Working Group has partnered with.

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