From Kageno Nursery School to Laura and the whole WE CARE Solar team.
Kageno Nursery Kids holding their finished poster
February 20th was Laura Stachel’s birthday, the co-founder of WE CARE Solar whose efforts are going beyond borders, touching mothers and changing lives. I spent some time with the KIDS at Kageno Nursery School, a school supported by KVF and whose mothers visit the clinic that just received a solar suitcase. Together we made posters as a token of appreciation for the wonderful work that WE CARE Solar is doing.
I first met Laura in March last year and we spent an hour on her couch in her Berkeley home getting to know each other as she meticulously took notes on her notepad. She has this presence about her that was slightly intimidating, but very open and warm. As we talked, I was immediately impressed by how well versed and spoken she is in her field. She exudes this aura that seems as though a cloud of knowledge floats around her head. Her phone is constantly ringing, and people dropping by her house, but she somehow manages to welcome us all and still balance being a great wife and mother. That March meeting spiraled into me getting into a project that has led me to meet so many great people, see so many different places and really understand what a huge problem maternal mortality is. Spending all that time at health facilities had led me to greatly respect health physicians and especially mothers in developing countries for their strength and endurance in bringing life to this world in the most meager health facility conditions.
Thank you seems like such a small word for all you are doing Laura, but thank you for inspiring me to find something I am passionate about, get off the spectator seat and grab the proverbial bull by the horns. Wishing you many more years of health and prosperity. Happy Belated birthday and a million hugs and smiles from all of us here in Kenya.
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