abha light

1. Abha Light Foundation Homeopathy and Natural Medicine

2. Abha Light FoundationHomeopathy and Natural Medicine Affordable Medicine for the People of Africa

3. Mostforeigners think of safaris and wildlife

4. whenthey think of Africa

5. Yet 60% of Kenyans live below the poverty line

6. in rural areas

7. and city slums

8. barely surviving

10. on a $1.00 a day.

11. It’s no wonder

13. that disease is rampant

14. and conventional medicines too expensive for most people.

16. Abha Light startedinKenya in 1998

17. conducting mobile clinics Kangemi slum, Nairobi, 1998

18. Akkik Patel of UK in city slums and rural villages. Uthiru slum, Nairobi, 2001

19. Ogembo village, 2001 Siaya village, 2003

20. Danny Hill of UK Tala village, 2003 Kendu Bay, 2007

21. our clinics are really Siaya, 2003 mobile! Students Joachim and Oscar with helper Kibwezi, 2003

23. Homeopathy & Alternative Medicine are ideal for developing countries 2007 grads celebrate with a cake!

24. Advantages of Alternative Medicinesfor Developing Countries Here’s seven reasons why… • Even the poorest people in the world can afford homeopathy & alternative medicines. • Effective in acute, chronic, traumatic, epidemic, and endemic diseases. • Safe and free of side effects so can be used at all levels including self-help. • It can be implemented in situations with very little infrastructure.

25. Advantages of Alternative Medicines for Developing Countries Here’s seven reasons why… • Alternative medicine benefits from but does not rely upon expensive diagnostic equipment. • Once Alternative medicine is established it just grows and grows. • In places where a doctor is two days walk, a simple homeopathic self-help kit is a lifeline.

26. As ALF grewin activities, Helen Morrell from Britain, 2001 Manyanga village, 2001

27. we realized a greaterneed than merely dispensing medicine for charity.

28. 3 A’sALF aims to establish a complete infrastructure of Affordable, Accessible & Alternative Medicine

29. ALF identifies certain systems of medicine will be most effective because these systems • Can be readily taught to anyone • Don’t need expensive equipment • Don’t depend on imports of expensive foreign medicines

30. Homeopathy African Herbal Medicine Naturopathy Nutrition Acupuncture Body Work & Massage Counselling These systems are

32. Our Story:In July 2000

33. Kariobangi, 2000 ALF opened itsfirst permanent clinic Kariobangi, 2001

34. as a small oasis of healing in the centre of the slums Kariobangi, 2003

35. in Kariobangi North, Nairobi with the aim ofintroducing homeopathy

36. as an affordable alternative

38. to costly Western medicine

39. After students graduate,ALF assists in openingnew clinics Juja Rd. clinic in Mathare slum opened July 2002

40. Tala village clinic openedJanuary 2003

41. Manyanga village clinic openedMarch 2003

42. Steve Smith, clinic managerwithRuth Nduku, assistant

43. Presently in 2008 ALF has11 affiliated clinics& about 25 mobile clinicsin Kenya • Kariobangi N Slum, Nairobi • Kibera Slum, Nairobi • Tala village • Makutanu village • Matuu village • Toru Health Centre, Kibwezi • Toru H. C., Kambi Mawi • Kendu Bay village • Mombasa town • Mtapa village • Nakuru town

45. Homeopathic Training Programme Heather Webster from South Africa, 2003

46. started in 2000 at our iron-sheeted Kariobangi clinic Bianca Sands from Australia, 2001

47. Volunteer instructors helpedteach students

48. fromslumsand villages

49. Kenyans learning anew profession

50. as ahomeopathic practitioner