This document provides an overview and summary of the Foundation for International Cardiac & Children's Services (FICCS) programs and activities in Kenya in 2014. Key points include: - FICCS opened its own Women's Center in Nairobi in 2014 to provide health training, nutrition programs, and scholarships to empower women and children living in poverty. - Programs included health education, fitness training, feeding 350+ people daily, medical camps, and supporting disabled orphans. - FICCS also provided cardiac care, donating medical equipment, and training local medical professionals. - Personal stories highlighted several women who benefited from FICCS scholarships and programs.

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2014
FICCS
Kenya Report
Prepared By
Stacy Harris
FICCS/Managing Director
3/1/2015
End of Year Report
Building Strong Women, Building Strong
Families and Building Strong Communities
Nairobi, Kenya
FICCS
(Foundation for
International Cardiac &
Children’s Services)
1010 Sheridan Road
Wilmette, IL 60091
224-875-1631
info@ficcs.net
www.ficcs.net

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Mission Statement
FICCS is dedicated to improving the healthcare and
education infrastructure for at risk populations in East
Africa, focusing on the needs of women and children.
“I was getting ready to get married (at age 16) when FICCS came to my
rural area (Magadi) and talked to my father. To my disbelief, they
convinced him to let me train with them in Nairobi so I could get skills to
help provide for my family. Now my father does not look at me as a burden
and all the girls back home want to be like me. I thank God everyday for
saving my life and giving me a chance to do what I want to do.”
Celestine Mainka, Member of the Shompole Group Ranch Maasai
“The feeding program has promoted the school enrollment and as well as
improved the living standard of the children. The sanitary pads have made
the girls to remain in the classes and has stopped regular absenteeism.”
Ayub Shimaka, Director of Ramah Care Center in the slums of Nairobi
Dr. Patel Trains Cardiologist in Kenya

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. Part One: Overview 4 -6
a. Core Values
b. Our Team
c. Objectives
d. Our History
e. Managing Director’s Report
2. Part Two: Program Information – East Africa 7 - 8
a. Women’s Center
b. Health and Fitness Training
c. Scholarships
d. Feeding and Nutrition Program
e. Medical Camps
f. Disabled Orphans
g. Cardiovascular Care
h. Medical Equipment and Health Supplies Donations
3. Part Three: Our Stories 9 - 10
a. Rebecca Maundu
b. Caroline Akinyi
c. Naomi Wayua
d. Celestine Mainka
e. Elizabeth Siyiantei
f. Isabella Asenwah
g. Magda Harris
h. Lucy Adhiambo
4. Part Four: General Management 11
a. Administration
b. Human Resources
c. Corporate Partners
d. Donations
Changing Lives in Kenya

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Part One: Overview
Core Values
To help train, educate and improve lives of at risk populations in
East Africa, focusing on the needs of women and children. Our goal
is to reduce easily preventable diseases and promote sustainable
health and development solutions for vulnerable and impoverished
communities in East Africa.
Our Team
Dr. Parag V. Patel, Founder and President
Dr. Patel is the Director of Cardiology Fellowship and Coronary Intensive Care Unit at
Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge, IL. Dr. Patel, born in Kenya, graduated
from University of Osteopathic Medicine and Health Sciences in Des Moines, Iowa and
began his missionary services to Kenya in the 1980’s
Stacy Harris, Managing Director
Stacy graduated from Colgate University in 1988 where he played football with Dr. Patel.
He has been working and living in Kenya since 2006 and oversees all FICCS programs in
East Africa.
Millicent Ila, Program Manager
Millicent is a certified Kenyan nurse who manages our Women’s Center in Nairobi and
teaches health classes. Millicent graduated from Kenya Medical Training College.
Caroline Akinyi, Assistant Program Manager
Caroline teaches computers and life skills classes and helps coordinate all of the Women’s
Center programs and activities. She received a FICCS scholarship 2011 and received a
diploma in Early Childhood Education.
Rebecca Maundu, Outreach Coordinator. Rebecca teaches health classes and
provides support for our outreach activities. Rebecca is a student at Kenya Medical
Training College where she received a scholarship from FICCS in 2011.
Peter Ole Tingai, Rural Programs Coordinator, Peter oversees all of our rural Maasai
programs and he is an elder in the Shompole Group Ranch Maasai community in
Shompole, Kenya. Peter has been with FICCS since 2011.

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Objectives
Promote sustainable healthcare solutions for impoverished
communities in East Africa through training, research and education
and reduce malnutrition and easily preventable diseases.
• Reduce easily preventable diseases
• Increase access to healthcare, medicines and immunizations
• Increase access to state of the art medical equipment and services
• Reduce malnutrition and stunted growth
Our History
In 1995 Dr. Parag V. Patel’s family started Global FICS in Kenya to support
disadvantaged patients and children in Nairobi. In 2003, Dr. Patel began conducting
charity catheterization procedures and training for East African cardiologist.
To date, Dr. Patel has performed over 60 consecutive successful charity cardiac
catheterization procedures and has trained dozens of East African cardiologist, nurses
and biomedical engineers. In 2006, Dr. Patel performed the first successful Bi Vent
pacemaker installation in Kenya at Kenyatta National Hospital in Nairobi. In addition,
over 200 patients have received donated pacemakers.
In 2010, FICCS partnered with Aqualia Foundation and began introducing programs to
empower young women and children in rural and slum communities of Kenya. The
program has proven extremely successful with over 350 young women participating in
health training, nutrition, fitness and computer classes and scholarships.
• 4 Nursing College scholarships
• 2 Teaching College scholarships
• 15 Primary boarding school scholarships
• 4 Boarding High School scholarships
• 1 B.S. in Psychology scholarship
• 1 Physiotherapy College scholarship
• 3 Interns at FICCS Women’s Center (2 sewing school scholarships)
In 2014, FICCS opened its own Women’s Center
in Nairobi to make the program more
sustainable. FICCS runs a feeding and basic
medical supply and sanitary pad support
program for over 3000 women and children living
in extreme poverty. FICCS also provides charity
cardiac services in Chicago for the uninsured.
FICCS Team Visits Maasai in Magadi, Kenya

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Managing Director’s Report – Stacy Harris
2014 was our best year ever. After four years of hard work and due diligence we finally
managed to open our own facility. In May 2014, we opened the FICCS Women’s Center
located strategically in the slums of Nairobi so we could better cater to the needs of the
women and children we service, including providing daily meals.
I always noticed that the girls typically had to walk two hours each way just to get back
and forth to school or to programs they were involved with. Although I admired their
determination, they continually had problems. But since they could not afford to take a
bus, they had to walk miles each day because this was their only hope to get out of the
slums. On top of that, they never had food to eat and when they would get home after
such a long day, they were saddled with numerous chores ranging from fetching water to
taking care of their younger siblings. I kept thinking, “How do they do this?”
So Dr. Patel and I decided that in order to give these young women the best chance to
succeed we need to have our own center in an area where they can get to easily. As a
result, the FICCS Women’s Center was opened so now the girls no longer have to walk
through dangerous areas nor do they have to cross four lane highways just to succeed.
The joy from the girls was immediate and the center provides a sustainable solution to
their most pressing needs. Even though they have an immense desire to succeed, with so
many obstacles in life, only a few are able to keep up with the rigorous demands of
getting to school and programs. We have eliminated their biggest obstacle.
But this was not enough. Thanks to the support of my wife, we opened a kitchen within
the center so we now cook breakfast, lunch and snacks for the afternoon. No more going
home hungry and wondering what or if you will have a meal. For many girls, this is the
only food they will have for the day so it is not only inspiring but it is a necessity.
Managing Director, Stacy Harris and the Women’s Center Staff

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Part Two: Program Information – East Africa
a. Women’s Center
The Women’s Center, which opened in May 2014, is
located in the slums of Nairobi. It provides health,
fitness, nutrition, computer, job and life skill training to
underserved women. It also provides a safe and secure
environment for the women to learn and grow. The
Center helps eliminate obstacles such as discrimination;
lack of security and it even provides a free daily meal.
b. Health and Fitness Training
The Center provides a yearlong health and fitness
program designed to provide young women with skills
necessary to maintain a healthy lifestyle. The training
includes CPR, first aid, yoga and much more. It also
provides the women with new skills that they can share
with their family, friends and community. But most of
all, the training boosts their self-esteem and confidence.
c. Scholarships
Scholarships have proven to be very rewarding for the girls. Getting out
of the slums and the generational poverty requires a good education. To
date, FICCS has provided 15 primary school scholarships to Maasai
girls who otherwise would be married off to older men. We have
provided 4 Nursing scholarships; 3 boarding Highs School scholarships
and 2 ECE Teaching scholarships. 2 Maasai girls (pictured right) started
internships at the Center, which include computer and sewing classes.
d. Feeding and Nutrition Program
The feeding program expanded in 2014 and now provides
a daily meal to nearly 1000 young women and children. In
addition, the program includes cooking classes (pictured
left), which provide the young women with the skills and
knowledge necessary to provide healthy meals for
themselves and their families. Women in the slums
routinely eat unhealthy which leads to easily preventable
diseases and promotes unhealthy lifestyles.

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e. Medical Camps
In 2014, FICCS provided free medical camps for over
200 women and children who otherwise would not have
received these services. Dr. Kavi Patel (pictured right)
engineered free dental exams for women and children in
the slums and medical exams were provided for the
women at the center. Dr. Patel provided CPR training.
f. Disabled Orphans
Our newest partner is CHDF, a program that caters to
disabled orphans (pictured left). In 2014, FICCS provided
CHDF with food, medical, hygiene and sanitary supplies,
dental and medical support and clothes and school
supplies. Orphans in Africa are literally discarded like
trash because they are seen as curses by God or too
much of a burden for the already overwhelmed families.
g. Cardiovascular Care
In 2014, Dr. Patel and visiting medical workers provided 8
successful charity cardiac catheterization procedures at
Kenyatta National Hospital in Nairobi. Kenyatta is the only
public hospital in Kenya that provides these services. All
patients received donated pacemakers.
h. Medical Equipment and Health Supplies Donations
To date, FICCS has donated over $2 million USD worth
of state of the art medical equipment, medical supplies
and medicines to needy hospitals and clinics in East
Africa. In 2014, FICCS donated over $300,000 worth of
medical equipment and supplies including pacemakers,
defibrillators and other medical equipment. Other
donations included first aid supplies, food and over
2000 sanitary pads. Without pads the women and girls
often miss school or work and they ultimately use
unsanitary means, which lead to infections.

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Part Three: Our Stories
Rebecca Maundu, 23
Rebecca (pictured right with Dr. Patel) is in the final
year of a FICCS nursing college scholarship. She is
also working as a health teacher at the newly opened
women’s center. At school she has helped deliver
babies and is grateful to be able to give back to the
girls at the FICCS Center that live in her community.
Caroline Akinyi Onyango, 23
Caroline (pictured right) is our first FICCS graduate. She
graduated from Premese Montessori Early Childhood
Education Teaching College in May and is now working as
our Assistant Manager at the Women’s Center. Caroline
teaches computers and provides life skills support. She is
also in charge of the after school program for children.
Naomi Wayua, 21
When Naomi’s mother passed away she had to take
care of her 5 younger siblings and did not know what
her future would hold. Naomi (pictured right) is in
the 2nd
year of a FICCS nursing scholarship and now
she looks forward to a brighter future.
Celestine “Nasha” Mainka, 17
Celestine (pictured right) was our first FICCS primary school
scholarship in 2010. When she graduated 8th
grade, after 4 years
on scholarship, she was set to be married off to an elderly man,
which is the tradition of the Maasai communities. After intervention
by FICCS, Celestine started an internship at the Women’s Center
and is currently studying computers and sewing. She has become
an inspiration for her entire community and looks forward to
opening her own business one day.

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Elizabeth Siyiantei, 18
Elizabeth (pictured right with her family) was also
scheduled to be married off just like her fellow
Maasai Celestine. In Maasai culture, girls have little
value so a father typically believes that educating her
is fruitless because she is being trained to take care
of her future husband. Elizabeth is now at the
Women’s Center and is also studying sewing and
computer while she prepares herself for a new future.
Isabella Asenwah, 27
Due to the great need for psychological counseling,
Isabella (pictured right/middle) was awarded a B.S.
scholarship to study counseling at the University of
Nairobi. The trauma of living in the slums is often
equated to that of a soldier and on top of this there
are no services available for treatment. Isabella
provides weekly counseling and training at the Center
with the goal of equipping the girls with skills so they
can go and help others in their community.
Magda Harris, 28
Magda (pictured right holding a cake she baked) was
awarded the 2014 FICCS Volunteer of the Year
Award. Magda teaches cooking, life skills and
provides emotional support for the women in the
programs due to her knowledge of the girls needs.
She has been volunteering with FICCS since 2010
and she is also the wife of our Managing Director.
Lucy Adhiambo, 21
Lucy (pictured right) is in the first year of a FICCS
nursing scholarship. Her desire to become a nurse
came after she witnessed her friends dying of easily
preventable diseases such as malaria, typhoid and
cholera because they did not know what to do. At
first, she was denied entrance to nursing college
because she did not have school fees, but after
volunteering her journey to college soon began.

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Part Four: General Management
Administrative
FICCS has offices in USA and Kenya which helps provide efficient services for our
entire program needs. A team of volunteers provides services ranging from
accounting to medical support and training.
Human Resources
FICCS has a new team of Kenyan employees overseeing the women’s center and
they provide our on the ground health and educational training and
administration. The team consists of a Program Manager, Assistant Program
Manager, Outreach Coordinator, Counselor and a Rural Programs Coordinator.
Corporate Partners
To keep expenses at a minimum, yet continually providing high quality services,
FICCS relies on corporate partners to offset costs of things such as medicines and
medical supplies. Corporate partners allow FICCS to provide Western standard
medical care for poor and disadvantaged communities in East Africa.
Programs
Due diligence, project assessment and monitoring and evaluation are parts of the
FICCS oversight of its interests in East Africa. Each program partner is carefully
monitored to ensure they comply with proper charity rules and regulations. All
scholarship candidates are carefully screened and evaluated to ensure the best
results. All accounts are fully audited and comply with federal regulations
Donations
To make a financial contribution please visit our website at www.ficcs.net
Report compiled by Stacy Harris/Managing Director