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Jane assisting with immunizations

Jane has long dreamed of becoming a nurse.  She began working toward that goal last month by enrolling in the 10th grade on her way toward the high school diploma required for admission to nursing school. 

Jane brings health and hope to countless people in her rural community in Luapula Province, Zambia.  She is the quintessential health worker!!  As she makes rounds in her village carrying a bag of guava leaves she'll use to make an effective antiseptic for open wounds, Jane keeps a log of the 30+ people she's seeing who have leg ulcers and need treatment.

She tirelessly weighs babies, walks moms in labor to the clinic to give birth, provides in service demonstrations at the local hospital, shares love and stories with the orphans, and makes innumerable home visits -- all while diligently caring for her own two children.

Supporting her little family as a single mom, it is often difficult for Jane to provide food and school supplies for her own children much less funds for her own schooling.  Thanks to the support of HealthEd Connect donors, Jane is now able to pursue her own dream of acquiring the education that will prepare her to better serve her community.