Jessica and Gloria are two girls who in 2008 lived in Nkoaranga village at the foot of Mt. Meru, north of Tanzania. When they heard rumours in the village that there was a plastic surgeon at Nkoaranga Hospital in November 2008, they both went to the hospital to hear if there was a chance that […]
We all know how painful it is to be burned! When buying a Care4Burn Christmas card you engage in improving the quality of life for children with severe burn injuries in Tanzania. Qualified local treatment ensures better opportunities for these injured children to re-join their local communities in the future. Merry Christmas from Care4Burn Together […]
Care4Burn first met Emmanuel in 2009. Then he was 19 years old and it was obvious how ashamed he was of his appearance. It was difficult for him to keep eye contact and most of the time he looked down and into the ground when he spoke to people. Emmanuel had contractions on both his […]
Faraja is the first patient with burn injuries that Karianne W. Fjære met and the patient who inspired and gave life to Care4Burn, in the summer of 2008. When Faraja was 6 years old, she suffered from third-degree burn injuries to almost half her body. As she was playing with her sisters in the family […]
In September 2018, Care4Burn’s founder, Karianne W. Fjære, returned to Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Center (KCMC) at the foot of Mt. Kilimanjaro in Moshi, Tanzania. The aim of the visit was to continue the collaboration with the hospital and to resume the conversation on how Care4Burn can contribute to KCMC and the Burn Unit’s ambition to […]
A meaningful evening The 14th of June 2018, Care4Burn held its first charity event at Møbelfabrikken in Copenhagen. Together with Magnus & Søn, Care4Burn hosted a meaningful evening with lectures on pediatric burn injuries in developing countries and Care4Burn’s work in Tanzania by Karianne W. Fjære. Burn injuries often occur in connection with food preparation […]
