Positive Changes I’ve Seen

I felt very honored when I was selected to become a community health worker. I like being able to give help to the people in my community who need it. Before I got the training from Save the Children, I didn’t know how to identify illnesses and treat sick children. I learned so many things in the training. Now, every day I apply that knowledge and I can see the big difference I am able to make for the people here.

We do not have many cases of serious pneumonia these days, and this is a really good sign. This means the parents have learned that when their children are sick, they must bring them to me right away to be treated. They don’t wait like they used to and let their children get sicker.  A few years ago, almost every day or week, I had to refer children to the health post because they came in really sick. And I had to provide medicine to lots of children with pneumonia. It was very tiring and I worried a lot about so many really sick children.  Sometimes I got frustrated to see so many children suffering. But now things are much better. I have spent a lot of time talking with people in the community and explaining to them what danger signs they need to watch for. People know now that whenever their children are sick, they need to bring them to me. They know not to wait, like they used. This has prevented a lot of suffering, and possibly saved some children’s lives.

I feel happy that I am well-known here in my community and in nearby communities. It’s also gratifying to be known internationally through the videos, pictures and stories I give to GoodGoes. I am pleased that I am known by other people outside of my country for my work helping people. Thank God I am doing this, and if God allows me to continue doing what I am doing, I will not stop.