Five months ago. I met this beautiful two day old Angel baby-Amina (pseudo name used), she was carried on her mom’s back but her head was totally covered….. This created an impression that something was being hidden. After approaching her mom I realized that the baby had hydrocephalus (water in the brain) making the head circumference grow wider than it should.
In a sorrowful mood her mom who was just eighteen explained how it is a taboo to have a child with such a condition and children with hydrocephalus don’t survive past five years, she thought her marriage will not last too (since most women in the area who have children with any form of disabilities are divorced). From the few minutes dialogue that we shared I empowered her with knowledge on that took us to another step…where she could get help.
Five months down the line, I decided to do a home visit in the hilly and green village called Vianzi to find out how things are….
It was all a success and the community members were very happy and thankful! I was happy that the whole baby-Amina’s success has changed the negative attitude that people in the village had towards hydrocephalus.
It just takes knowledge to touch and change people’s lives!
Cheers friends
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