February 24: This morning we traveled two hours to the underserved district of Nyamagabe to visit "Kabeho Mwana" Child Survival Care Group Volunteers’ meeting. The child survival program mobilizes and trains community volunteers (care groups) to bring house to house health education focusing on prevention and treatment of malaria, diarrhea, and pneumonia.We also met with a care groups of pastors and religious leaders to learn about their role in supporting this program by promoting these key health messages to their congregations and communities. A bed net demonstration in a care group meeting is pictured here.
Some volunteer community health workers receive specialized training to help diagnose early warning signs of malaria and other fatal but preventable illnesses.
Grace proudly invited us into her home where she diagnoses childhood illness and makes appropriate recommendations to local health centers or hospitals if necessary.
Grace proudly invited us into her home where she diagnoses childhood illness and makes appropriate recommendations to local health centers or hospitals if necessary. Grace is in purple.
Community volunteer care groups are also supporting people living with AIDS to live more productive lives. In partnership with Food for the Hungry, World Relief mobilizes, equips and trains volunteer care group leaders to lead weekly meetings where group members come together to learn to cook nutritious foods and to learn about good hygiene and sanitation. Group members form bonds of friendship and trust and no longer feel alone in coping with their illnesses.
"A friend loves at all times." Proverbs 17:17
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