The power of mobile health care, like what Alabaster Mobile Clinic provides, is that it eliminates barriers between people and the care they need. Distance and culture are two of the most obvious barriers it ... Read More
This is What Reaching Isolated Communities Looks Like
Alabaster started with a call to go to the furthest places. Kenya was certainly far from Alabaster’s base in the U.S., where Shannon, its founder, and most of its other leadership and team members are ... Read More
Celebrating Five Years, and a Bright Future
This summer marks five years since our first trip to Kenya is 2012. That means we’re celebrating here at Alabaster! And we hope you’ll join us. As we prepare to send our sixth team to ... Read More
Putting the Endonyolasho Clinic on the Map
The Endonyolasho First Aid Clinic that you helped to build has been standing for about two years. Now, we're on the map. The Kenya Ministry of Health map, to be specific. The image above is ... Read More
Wheelbarrows, Motorbikes, Backs: Bringing Care Closer to Those We Love
There is a story that’s told about a woman who came to one of Alabaster’s first clinics in Endonyolasho. She was so old and frail that she was unable to walk from her boma (homestead) ... Read More
Sharing what life looks like through students’ eyes
It was a busy fall for folks in Alabaster Mobile Clinic. With the help of a handful of committed volunteers, we launched our very first series of photo exhibits featuring photos taken by students ... Read More
We Have So Much To Share With You
We can't believe it's already the middle of March. That means we're only 4 months away from our annual summer trip to Kenya! It also means we haven't shared on this blog with you, our ... Read More
Kenya Partner Spotlight: Meet Stanley
Alabaster team members love building relationships with Kenyan healthcare providers. These partners teach our teams about their communities and how to provide care in remote communities, and they always end up being such good friends. ... Read More
On Not Being Needed: Building a Model of Community Partnership
For five years, Alabaster Mobile Clinic has been taking small teams of seven or eight people to Endonyolasho, a rural and isolated community near the Tanzanian border. The community was first identified by our Kenyan ... Read More