Community Champion Kumbirai speaks ….
The Business Council for Africa is a not-for-profit organisation connecting Africa to the international business community and investing in Africa’s next generation of business leaders. The pandemic has posed many challenges for the health education field, however we have pursued on, taking advantage of openings whilst paying much attention to public health guidelines to ensure safety of our patients and staff.
The strength of any education program is its longevity. In line with our sustainability model, we were keen to measure the impact that the project has had in upskilling leadership skills in our Community Champions and Researchers. Here we share some of the testimonies shared by our community staff
Kumbirai 20 year old young woman from Mbare said:
‘The workshop in Ngomahuru mental health hospital helped me get more knowledge on Mental health and l also got some basic skills on how to facilitate workshops which may include mental health patients, it also helped me know how to access information on epilepsy and the safe guarding needs of the patients.
The workshop boosted my confidence more as l had to facilitate more workshops on mental health and sexual health which some of the stakeholders also took part in and the patients where really free and opening up which also helped me develop more knowledge beyond.
Working with Doc Chido was one of the best experience ever in my life ,she was really free and open to talk to or for discussion even when I didn’t feel like l could do things she made me believe l was the best in it as working with her l learnt how to facilitate workshops on sexual health and mental health which was a great experience for me and l took notes from her as well which is now an advantage to my skill as l learnt a lot from her also not forgetting the supportive team which was there to back me up whenever I needed a hand and it was a great experience exchanging knowledge between us as young people’
Posted by Dorcas Gwata – ZHTS Trustee December 2021