{"id":736,"date":"2025-09-26T14:06:24","date_gmt":"2025-09-26T12:06:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koroboi.nl\/?p=736"},"modified":"2025-11-07T17:11:58","modified_gmt":"2025-11-07T16:11:58","slug":"an-inspiring-step-forward-our-visit-to-valencia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koroboi.nl\/en\/een-inspirerende-stap-vooruit-ons-bezoek-aan-valencia\/","title":{"rendered":"An inspiring step forward - our visit to Valencia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||4px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; link_font=&#8221;||||on||||&#8221; header_2_line_height=&#8221;2em&#8221; header_4_font_size=&#8221;14px&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<h1><strong>Een inspirerende stap vooruit \u2013 ons bezoek aan Valencia<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p><strong>&#8211;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In onze laatste nieuwsbrief kondigden we al aan dat het bestuur van <strong>Stichting Koroboi <\/strong>half september in Valencia bijeen zou komen voor een bijzonder bezoek. Inmiddels kijken we met dankbaarheid terug op twee intensieve dagen vol ontmoetingen, inspiratie en nieuwe perspectieven voor de toekomst van het ziekenhuis in Kibara.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ontmoetingen vol vertrouwen<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Op 15 september spraken wij in Valencia uitvoerig met bisschop\u00a0<strong>Simon Masondole<\/strong>\u00a0en zuster\u00a0<strong>Maria Almudena<\/strong>. Het werd een warme en openhartige ontmoeting waarin vertrouwen en wederzijds begrip centraal stonden. De bisschop benadrukte hoe belangrijk het is om het ziekenhuis van Kibara weer zijn oude reputatie terug te geven. Niet alleen als plaats van medische zorg, maar ook als onderdeel van zijn persoonlijke missie:\u00a0<strong><em>healing as a mission \u2013 not only spiritual but also physical<\/em>.<\/strong><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/koroboi.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Een-inspirende-stap-vooruit-1-1.jpg&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Een inspirende stap vooruit 1&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; show_in_lightbox=&#8221;on&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; border_width_all=&#8221;2px&#8221; border_color_all=&#8221;#fcd116&#8243; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>Foto:<\/strong> Ontmoeting met Bisschop Simon en zuster Maria Almudena<\/em><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; link_font=&#8221;||||on||||&#8221; header_4_font_size=&#8221;14px&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<p>De dag erna werden wij ontvangen door de\u00a0<strong>Universidad Cat\u00f3lica de Valencia (UCV)<\/strong>. Verschillende hoogleraren en specialisten deelden hun betrokkenheid en plannen om Kibara concreet te ondersteunen.<\/p>\n<p>Er zijn missies gepland in oktober en november, waarbij onder meer medische rapporten zullen worden opgesteld. Deze inzichten zijn voor ons onmisbaar om te bepalen hoe we de broodnodige steun aan het ziekenhuis kunnen vormgeven.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vooruitblik en keuzes<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>De komende maanden zullen cruciaal zijn. Samen met het bestuur van het ziekenhuis in Kibara bekijken we hoe we op korte termijn het verschil kunnen maken \u2013 bijvoorbeeld door de aanschaf van medische apparatuur en andere middelen die direct levens redden.<\/p>\n<p>De rapporten van de artsen uit Valencia zullen hierin richting geven. Zij kennen de uitdagingen van binnenuit en helpen ons de juiste prioriteiten te stellen. Daarnaast onderzoeken we samen mogelijkheden voor structurele verbeteringen: van opleiding van lokaal personeel tot duurzame oplossingen op het gebied van energie, voeding en water.<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/koroboi.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Een-inspirende-stap-vooruit-2.jpg&#8221; alt=&#8221;Een Nieuwe Mijlpaal voor Stichting Koroboi: Het Ondertekenen van de MoU&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Een inspirende stap vooruit 2&#8243; show_in_lightbox=&#8221;on&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; border_width_all=&#8221;2px&#8221; border_color_all=&#8221;#fcd116&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221;]<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>Foto:<\/strong> Ontmoeting met artsen en beleidsbepalers op de universiteit van Valencia<\/em><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221;][et_pb_column _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/koroboi.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Een-inspirende-stap-vooruit-3.jpg&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Een inspirende stap vooruit 3&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; show_in_lightbox=&#8221;on&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; border_width_all=&#8221;2px&#8221; border_color_all=&#8221;#fcd116&#8243; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>Foto:<\/strong> Bisschop Simon ontvangt als geschenk een Koroboi &#8211; wijnkistje met inscriptie van zijn persoonlijke lijfspreuk<\/em><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; link_font=&#8221;||||on||||&#8221; header_2_line_height=&#8221;2em&#8221; header_4_font_size=&#8221;14px&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<p><strong>Onze belofte<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Wat deze reis ons vooral liet zien, is dat samenwerking over grenzen heen niet alleen mogelijk is, maar ook vruchtbaar en noodzakelijk. Wij bouwen stap voor stap aan een stevig fundament van vertrouwen, waarbij het belang van de mensen in Kibara altijd vooropstaat.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Stichting Koroboi <\/strong>blijft trouw aan haar belofte: kleine, gerichte projecten, zonder overhead, met directe impact. 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