Though we have big dreams, at this point African Mothers Health Initiative (AMHI) and Chimwemwe mu’bereki (CU) are surviving hand-to-mouth. Because Bwaila is a referral hospital, women come from villages all over region to deliver there. This is our starting point. Nurses in the nursery maintain a log of all the babies who need follow-up at home, they obtain maps to their homes and then give the information to Beatrice.

Since CU has no vehicle, its amazing staff of one – Mrs. Beatrice Namaleu, enrolled nurse – travels via whatever transportation is available. A single visit commonly involves a 40 minute ride in a minibus followed by an hour long ride on the back of a bicycle.