Penina Continues to Work Hard!

Penina has worked as a Community Health Worker (CHW) for almost 20 years. Starting with UNICEF in 1992, Penina saw first hand how bringing health care and treatment to people in rural communities helps decrease the death rate of treatable illnesses. Penina knows that the hard work she has done pays off for her community, as she watches many recover from diseases like malaria, tapeworm, and cholera.

Penina was born and raised just 4km away from the MED25 Clinic. When asked about her schooling, Penina replies ‘I was one of the lucky ones’. As a female in her community, it is rare to graduate from high school (in this district only 11% of women attend high school even for a single year). With the support of her family, she was able to graduate with a high school diploma, a luxury that many women in her village have not had. After completing high school, Penina started a family and continued to pursue education by completing her CHW certificate. In this picture, Penina (left) is working with a teacher from one of the schools she serves planning their upcoming health education day for 1st and 2nd grade students.

Thanks to your donation, Penina has the stipend she needs for the next month to support her husband and seven children. While you are supporting Penina, you are also very much supporting her village, Chamakowa- Penina serves over 180 households. Through your donation alone, you are bringing a CHW to more than 1,100 individuals. Thank you so much for supporting Penina and Chamakowa Village!