Tehilla, a Zambian woman in the Women Empowerment program, is actively involved with the Hospital Ministry at a Children/Women Hospital in central Zambia. She noticed the poor living conditions of bedsiders (a friend or family member providing additional care supplementing the care that a nurse would have given).
To make a difference, she focuses on keeping their shelter clean and teaching them hygiene practices.
Most shelters lack windows and doors, leaving the bedsiders exposed to the cold at night. Tehilla believes in the power of collective effort and community transformation, and she strives to be a positive contributor to improving the welfare of the patient and those caring for them.
This story first appeared in the EMIT Newsletter, February 2024.
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