on my own, surrounded by donated stoma boxes, packing them off and sending them to this hospital in kenya, to these women i've never met. you know, it'sjust sort of gone boomph! and now, you have a charity. gill's channel swim raised funds for her charity chameleon buddies, which supports people with stomas in the uk and in kenya. gill chose the chameleon as it's adaptable — much like the people she wants to help. around 13.5 million people worldwide are thought to live with a stoma, an often hidden condition which sometimes leads to embarrassment and shame. and in kenya, women fear being ostracised by their communities. the chameleon buddies came to the gynocare hospital in eldoret, in the west of kenya, for a week to hand over supplies of bags, help the women learn to manage their stomas and to support each other.