Map of SHARE Projects in Kenya

Map of SHARE Projects in Western Kenya, in the vicinity of Lake Victoria. SHARE focuses its work in this region which has the highest concentration of AIDS.

SHARE stands for the “Society for Hospital and Resources Exchange”. It is a not-for-profit organization consisting of doctors, nurses, paramedics, business, and lay people who volunteer their time to work together toward a common goal to help children and communities in Kenya, Africa.

SHARE was founded in 1987 by Dr. Martha M. MacGuffie, a plastic and reconstructive surgeon, and Dr. Renée M. Brilliant, a pediatric hematologist. It is based in New City, New York with an affiliate in Kisumu, Kenya, Africa.

Mission

The mission of SHARE is to:

  • foster and promote health care education, research, advances in the health field, and the growth and availability of quality healthcare services
  • coordinate and support activities of not-for-profit organizations engaged in the betterment of mankind
  • promote and advance relationships between healthcare institutions, health care providers and the communities they serve.

The organization carries on its mission through numerous short and long term projects in both Kenya and the United States.

Our Work

Most of our activities are designed to be partnerships with the people and communities we help: for example, we supply building materials for pit latrines, but only after the community has dug the pits. This policy ensures that the projects are really wanted by the communities and also that the projects will be maintained by them after we leave.

One of many SHARE’s projects is helping children who have been orphaned as a result of AIDS. SHARE is also important in the lives of U.S. school children, many of whom have worked to earn money they have contributed to SHARE. Much of our support has come from the children of the United States. We try to involve our children here, for it will give them the knowledge that they, personally, can make a real difference in the world.

Board of Directors, SHARE U.S.A.

The following individuals serve on the Board of SHARE U.S.A.

  1. Madeleine C. Blanc
  2. Judy Boyian
  3. Bob Broadhurst
  4. Rajesh Dhawan
  5. Dr. Martha MacGuffie
  6. Keith Rosario
  7. Deanna J. Simon
  8. David Violante
  9. Jerry Warshaw
  10. Usha Wright

Board of Directors, SHARE Kenya

The following individuals serve on the Board of SHARE Kenya.

  1. Dr. Florence Atieno Diemo
  2. Dr. Ambrose Ooko Misore

Former Board Members, SHARE U.S.A.

The following individuals have served on the Board of SHARE U.S.A. in the past. We are grateful for their contribution.

  1. Louis J. Bassik
  2. Dr. Renée M. Brilliant
  3. George Eaton
  4. Syd Farber
  5. Bill Klein