Lillian, CSS Member
HealthEd Connect’s Child Support Specialist Trainings
empower women to address critical problems they see in their community. Lillian, a young mother who attended CSS
training in March 2012, used her recently honed courage and communication
skills to save a young boy’s life. The
twelve year old boy shifted houses to stay with his auntie for the month during
school holidays. During this time, he
was “blessed” by a pastor/prophet who gave instructions for the boy to stop
taking his ARV [Anti-Retro Viral HIV] medication, saying that the prayer and holy water would heal the
boy’s HIV symptoms. Lillian, herself an
auntie to Robson, saw his condition worsen and was immediately concerned. “I went to my fellow CSS ladies and told them
the story. Together, we confronted this
caretaker and encouraged the boy to begin taking his ARV medication again. He was getting so thin and weak, but within
two weeks his health had improved.”
Thanks to the keen eye and the courageous action of Lillian, Robson is
healthy enough to start school for Term 2, and will be able to participate in
the CSS Group activities once again. 
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