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Bridges to the World The Summer 2005 Tour
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Bridges to the World The Summer 2005 Tour
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It's hard to imagine that anything has improved in the Lawley Township since the days when Mahatma Gandhi made it his home. On this day, though, we hoped to assist at least 12 families with a week's worth of supplies, as well as to be increase our understanding of the problems faced by those whose abject poverty restricts their chances of making a better life for themselves and their families. |
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| Cora introducing GDCU travelers to members of the Lawley Community Health Workers. | This
is Fequila. She's the leader of the Community Health Workers in Lawley. Without Fequila
& the CHW's, the people of Lawley would have little assistance.
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are the Community Health Workers in Lawley. They are very humble people. They know being
caregivers in their community makes a difference.
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This 7 year old girl has AIDS | ||
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| This is a typical "house" in Lawley. | There
are thousands of these "houses" in the Lawley Township.
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| GDCU'ers
huddle around Fequila as she explains the work that Community Health Workers do in the
township.
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CHW's and GDCU'ers unload the groceries from the vans. | ||
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| CHW's
sort the groceries into 12 piles for the families they have decided need assistance most.
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Everyone gathers around the supplies as the workers begin to sing. | ||
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and dance are often the only things they have to show their thanks for assistance. Today
is no different, as the workers sing and dance. They even wrote a song specifically to
sing to us.
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GDU group with the Lawley Health Care Workers | ||
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is Alice, a Community Health volunteer in Lawley. She's had AIDS since 1985. She says that
she was on the verge of suicide when Cora convinced her that her life had meaning and
purpose. Listen to what Alice said MP3 WMA |
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little boy just "showed up" one day - so Alice took him in. Government rules
require that his status be evaluated after 6 months, after which time Alice may be awarded
guardianship of him - as Alice puts it - forever. Alice says "I may have AIDS, but I
have so much love to give". Listen to what Alice said MP3 WMA
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