Karanda Mission Hospital

February 8th, 2025

Dear Friends,

Hello from Zimbabwe. I trust that this message finds you well. 

Karanda has another amazing opportunity for a matching grant from our partners at Southwestern Medical Clinic Foundation (SWMCF). Our first fundraising effort together in 2021 purchased a lifegiving Oxygen Generating Station. The second successful effort in 2022 acquired a heavy-duty service vehicle, Toyota SUV, for our community care activities. In 2024, we were blessed by the completion of our new Rehabilitation Unit, sponsored once again by SWMCF.

In 2025, we are delighted that our colleagues at Southwestern Medical Clinic Foundation are offering a Matching Gift Program of up to $7,500 to help furnish our Maternity Department. 

Karanda Mission Hospital is a 152-bed district hospital serving a population of 250,000 people in rural northeastern Zimbabwe, and the nation at large. We have had 113,000 patients visit for medical care and treatment each year. At Karanda we are currently undergoing an expansion to our Maternity Block. Maternal Child Health is one of our busiest programs. In 2024 we performed 2086 deliveries, a record high. The expansion project is increasing our space by 33 percent and bed capacity from 34 to 50.

Once this renovation is completed, we will need to add the necessary medical equipment to fully utilize the space. We are requesting Southwest Medical Clinic Foundation partner with us to raise $30,000 to procure the following using a matching grant award:

Quantity                   Description                         Per Unit Costs                Total Costs

12                       Manual Hospital Beds                     $1,000                             $12,000

12                       Compact Metal Cupboards            $170                                $3,400

1                         Overhead LED Surgical Light         $10,000                          $10,000

1                         3 Drawer Crash Cart /12” Panel     $2,500                            $2,500

5                          Stainless Steel Cart/Trolley            $500                               $2,500

TOTAL ESTIMATED COST OF MATERNITY BLOCK FURNISHINGS     =     $30,400

The funds raised through this Matching Gift Program will go a great distance in helping us reach our goal.

Dr. Roland Stephens, missionary surgeon with Southwestern Medical Clinic, was one of the founders of Karanda Mission Hospital in 1961. He and his team of missionary coworkers and national health care professionals established and exemplified a level of health care that is much sought after by Zimbabweans to this day. In keeping with the memory of Dr. Stephens, the Southwestern Medical Clinic Foundation is partnering with us in offering a matching gift program to expand the Rehabilitation Unit.

The health and wellbeing of Zimbabweans is vitally important to us. Our ministry at Karanda provides holistic care, in body, mind and spirit, to an underprivileged corner of the world. Thank you for coming alongside of our ministry to support us in this time of great need with raising of funds to expand our Maternity Department.

Thank you, everyone, for your consideration of this new opportunity. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions.

Yours faithfully,