Karibuni
ONE LIFE AT A TIME — "The headway being made in HIV/AIDS education, awareness, prevention, and treatment is incredible. It seems as if everyone is getting tested. Educational posters and ads are
a common occurrence. The educational campaigns being launched in Kenya are changing the way people think and behave towards infectious disease, and they are giving us hope." —Ahmad Paarlberg ‘04, IU medical student and participant in the IU-Kenya Partnership.
ONE LIFE AT A TIME — "This is my home away from home. I’ve learned here that if you see someone who needs your help, you should open your arms, and you should open your home to them. That’s what Bob has done. That’s something I want to do in my own life." —Carolyne Jepkorir-Kitonyi, who recovered at the Einterz home after heart surgery,
is currently a third-year medical student.
ONE LIFE AT A TIME — He said, “I know women are
suffering from the stigma of infertility, but the stigma of AIDS is more urgent. We are burying 900 Kenyans a day.” —Violet Yebei, recalling the words of IU-Kenya Partnership’s Dr. Joe Mamlin, who convinced her to change the focus of her research.
ONE LIFE AT A TIME — "I met one of my dad’s friends when we were there. He was so kind to me. He made me feel at home. I wanted to stay in Kenya—I cried when I left. But I told my class all about it when I came back—about how there’s so much you can do to help, and how it takes so little." —Frannie Einterz, age 14
ONE LIFE AT A TIME — "We stayed [with Bob and Lea Anne] for six months after my daughter had her surgery. In Kenya this sort of thing will happen among relatives, but not strangers. This hospitality was extraordinary." —Philemon Yebei
“In the U.S., time is money, time is precious. In Kenya, people come first. Our two cultures can learn from each other. And those of us who learn here have an obligation to return to make Kenya a better place.” —Timothy Kitonyi