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Humility in action - CRC student Ibrahim is acknowledged for service

6/18/2018

Every Sunday, Child Rescue Centre student Ibrahim Bockarie sits on the front row of Leader UMC, not so he can hear the sermon better, but because he has a friend who needs his help. Ibrahim’s new friend, Toma, is a blind man who faithfully attends church, but needs someone to guide him to his seat and assist him throughout the service.

Ibrahim escorts Toma to their spot on the front pew, helps him with the offering, renders assistance if Toma needs to use the restroom, and stays with him until the service is over so he can help him down the stairs.

The CRC recently recognized Ibrahim’s service with a special citizenship award, which was announced in front of the entire staff at Wednesday devotions. “Ibrahim shows humility and love to the blind man, as taught by God and directed by the Child Rescue Centre,” CRC staff member Victor Kanu said proudly.

Ibrahim is 12 years old and attends UMC Kulanda Primary School, alongside many other children enrolled in the Child Rescue Centre. Not surprisingly, Ibrahim loves playing football in his spare time.

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Mercy honors dedicated midwife with quarterly award

6/11/2018

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Midwife Mariama Bangali was very surprised and happy to receive Mercy’s quarterly staff recognition award in May. She is clearly a very dedicated worker, however, because she attended a training and the staff meeting one day, even though it was her day off. On top of that, she was sick and had a cannula inserted in her hand (what you connect to the IV). She even went on Outreach the next day with it still in! According to her co-workers, going above and beyond what is required is just what Mariama does.

About being selected for this award, Mariama said, “I am very excited and so happy. I think I won the award because I worked hard for it. I work in the maternity department and do the antenatal clinics and work in the labor ward. I started working at Mercy almost one year ago now. Mercy is so nice and I really like my colleagues and the management. Everyone works so hard. Mercy is quite different from other hospitals that I have worked at. The maternity department is trying our best and getting along so well. We work fast to make sure our patients are healthy and have safe deliveries.”

Christiana (her supervisor) had high praise for Mariama, sharing that ““she comes to work on time and she never leaves her duty. She is very diligent and committed. She is ready to do any duty at all. Mariama treats the patients very nicely, she knows how to talk to them and to encourage them. I feel very good that someone from our unit was chosen. She’s a hard worker."

- filed by Kim Nabieu, Medical Programs Field Director

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NPSE exam preparation for Child Rescue Centre students

6/7/2018

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Exam preparation classes were organized and held for all CRC students taking the National Primary School Examination (NPSE), and the Basic Education Certificate Exam in mid-April. NPSE classes were held on April 10th and 11th, and BECE classes on April 12th and 13th. These important exams are ‘gate-keeper exams;’ students are required to pass them in order to be promoted to Junior Secondary School (for those taking the NPSE), or to Senior Secondary School (for those taking the BECE).

Offered with the support and assistance of Allen and Patty Morell, these classes were led by tutors Lawrence Johnny, Edward Brewa, and Vandi Sitta. This was the first time that the CRC has offered exam preparation courses separately to NPSE and BECE students, who have always been combined in the past, and it worked very well. NPSE students took their exam on the first Friday in May, and the BECE exam will happen some time in June.