IN LIGHT OF AFRICA
MASOYI
Two of our team’s favourite spots to work in Masoyi were Lula and K2, both Orphan Care Centres. Here, young heads of household leave their baby and toddler siblings for the day while they go to school. The little ones are fed in the morning, take naps, play, eat, learn basics, and are given medical care by a dedicated nurse. When they return to pick up the kids, the school children are fed in the afternoon before going home for the night. This happens each week day, and we joined in the care of these beautiful but emotionally scarred children, supporting the super-women who self-sacrificially lead in their care.
Two new programs to help young vulnerable girls began while we were there; the first was geared toward school girls between 10 - 15 years old, and the other was for young mothers. We were able to dive in with three brave women who started these projects that will greatly affect young girls, their futures, and the future of their children and community.
Home Based Care is at the heart of Hands at Work. Trained health care professionals visit and administer medical care to patients in otherwise ignored and impossibly poor neighbourhoods. These magnificent and resilient nurses and volunteers in Masoyi have have lead the way in patient care, setting a benchmark for other locations Hands is venturing into. We joined them on their rounds in Masoyi to prepare us for what lay ahead in Cork. continue
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