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Global FICCS Women’s Center Global FICCS (Foundation for International Cardiac & Children’s Services) www.ficcs.net About the Center The Global FICCS Women’s Center, located on Outer Ring Road in Nairobi, is designed to provide young women and girls with a safe and secure environment to learn, develop and they can be themselves without outside interference. The facility provides the participants with health training, life and career skills, computers and cooking classes. The goal of the Center is to provide the women with the skills necessary to acquire employment or pursue further educational studies. Located in the Kariobangi, the Center is the ideal location for the women and girls we service in the slum communities. The participants walk to the center where they are provided daily lunch, access to Internet, specialized training and a place to relax and enjoy themselves. The facility includes: • Health Training Classroom with Projector • Computer Classroom • Fitness Center • Kitchen/Office/3 Bathrooms • All Purpose/Lunch Room Medical Camps Visiting and local doctors and nurses provide free medical camps. In May 2014, 150 women and children received dental check ups via USA dentist. Healthy Hearts Global FICCS is a registered Kenyan Medical NGO, which provides charity heart surgeries for poor and needy Kenyans, trains local medical workers and donates medical equipment to local hospitals and clinics. Center Manager, Millicent Ila (l), also a registered nurse, and visiting USA dentist check a young woman’s teeth.
