Orphans and many of the neighbors who let the children spend the night at their homes. During the day, the children come back to the orphanage to be cared for. The most extreme cases stay at the orphanage all the time.
This is Marie Josee who has founded this orphanage. She is a nurse and is head of maternity at the hospital in Luputa but she also runs this orphanage and women's clinic. Here she is holding a baby that was extremely malnourished and was found lying next to his dead mother. She has a heart of gold and is truly making a difference in many peoples lives. She has no funding, just lots of love.
Elder Barlow with Marie Josee and her training chart she posted on the wall in the birthing center. She went to the Neonatal Rescusitaion Training organized by the Barlows,(DR Congo Humanitarian Directors), and went back to Luputa and starting training all the doctors and nurses. A week later she called the Barlows laughing and crying because they had just saved a baby that everyone thought was dead. She followed the procedures she had been taught and on the third try, the baby started breathing and is now strong and healthy!
Birthing table.
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