Arrow Web Hospital says Goodbye to Dr. Sharmini Ragunathan
Today the staff at Arrow Web Hospital said goodbye to Dr. Sharmini Ragunathan from Manchester Medical Center in the UK.  Right before her departure, an expectant mother, 6 months pregnant was admitted into the hospital in active labor.  Dr. Ragunathan was able to help her safely deliver a tiny baby boy.  Our staff was able to get the mother and child safely

To the readers
As a Documentary Filmmaker/Journalist, one of the pieces of advise we are given is to never get directly involved with the subject or subjects that we are filming or interviewing. I never understood this logic, until I arrived in Kenya to shoot the Arrow Web project. I have committed to write a couple more blog entries with the emphasis on needed hospital equipment and volunteers, my intentions are to still fulfill my commitment. However, this particular blog is written for myself and the thousands upon thousands of children that live in the Kayole-Soweto and even Kibera area. It is written for the millions of kids worldwide that continue to live and survive in harsh, politically corrup

Kwere
I met a man today at a site known as Kwere, a canyon that in many ways reflects the Grand Canyon located in Arizona. The difference between the two is the canyon in Kwere is not being shaped and sculpted by mother nature, it is in fact being shaped by the hand made hammers and hours upon hours of physical labor done by the men and woman that work here. From the top it is a very inspiring and magnificent site, but as you make the rocky, jagged decent down into the canyon, you begin to realize the painstaking work that has taken place in order to form this place. There are no machines, no trucks to haul the broken rocks up to the rim of the canyon, there is however,

Msingu
Msingu, or "white man" in English is what I am known as to the kids in Kayole. Everyday I arrive at the hospital I hear "msingu, msingu", It's not said in a derogatory manner, but instead the opposite. Everyday I am greeted with hand shakes from many people, curious as to what I am doing in their neighborhood and when I explain to them, they want to know why. My answer is easy...I care!I was able to film several kids receive their measel shots, as you can imagine there was alot of scared kids that was followed by alot of crying. I usually have a hard time seeing c

First Impressions
From the time my plane landed in Nairobi, I knew that I had landed in a very special place. I was met at the airport by my guide and friend Bramuel, the director of Arrow Web Hospital. We started off with a traditional Kenyan lunch and headed over to the hospital so that I may see where I would be shooting for the next three weeks. When I arrived at Arrow Web, I was greeted by several kids and each one of them had their hand extended out to me with a huge smile asking me, "how are you?" It's no secret that I am an outsider and many instantly pegged me as an American. The people of Kayole know why I am here and they have made