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Opening hearts for epileptics in Ireland
In Dublin, Rachel Ashe was shocked when she was diagnosed with epilepsy. First by the fact that she would have to take medication for the rest of her life, but also by all the prejudice and ignorance about the disease that she encountered. So, she decided to set up her own support network – Epilepsy Ireland – and now she spends much of her time helping others with epilepsy and raising awareness about the illness that affects some 30 to 40 thousand people in Ireland. One of them is reporter Eoin Kernen, who brings us this week’s Generation Change report from Dublin.
Listen to Eoin Kernen’s report from Dublin:
Opening hearts for epileptics in Ireland
Rachel Ashe has exceded her own expectations (Copyright: R. Ashe)
More about Epilepsy Ireland on their website and their Facebook page.
UK mentor brightens dying child’s world
What’s it like to know you’re going to die soon? If you’re 10 years old and terminally ill, what you probably need the most is a good friend. Shlomie, a youth orthodox Jew from northern England, is like a big brother to a terminally ill boy. Sharing the gift of quality time, says Shlomie, is a small sacrifice that makes him feel on top of the world.
Listen to the report by Andrew Edwards in Manchester:
UK mentor brightens dying child’s world
Shlomie Abenson wouldn’t miss his volunteer work for the world
Dignity in disease
Playing the piano, going for walks and doing household chores are what make Daniel in New York an everyday hero for Alzheimer’s patient Byron O’Connell. Now he’s making a film to encourage those dealing with the disease.
Listen to the report from Laura Postma in New York:
Pictures: J.P. Dobrin
The two are the subject of a documentary film
Byron has helped Dan see people differently
More on Daniel Davy’s blog.
An ear for adolescent girls in Bangalore
Sinu, 30, from Bangalore, gave up a promising engineering career to give back to her community. She is now on a mission to keep adolescent girls in school by promoting awareness about the taboo topic of menstruation.
Listen to the report by Pia Chandavarkar in Bangalore:
An ear for adolescent girls in Bangalore
Sinu Mundkur conducts sessions for adolescent schoolgirls in and around Bangalore, promoting awareness of menstruation.
Since menstruation is a topic that is rarely discussed in public, Sinu and her team have devised the program in such a way that the girls can relate to it and feel comfortable enough to open up about it
Nigerian gives blood to save lives
How many times have you donated blood? A young man in Nigeria is so concerned about saving lives that he co-founded Club 25, enouraging others to donate blood 25 times before their 25th birthday. Women in childbirth are in particular need of fresh blood transfusions.
Listen to the report by Nonye Aghaji in Abuja, Nigeria:
Nigerian gives blood to save lives
Abdullahi Idris gives blood as often as he can
Abdullahi encouraged his friend, Hussein, to donate as well
Lebanese student encourages others to donate blood to save lives
If you live in a country with no centralized blood bank, where do you go if you need a transfusion? For Lebanese pharmacy student, Yorgui Keyrouz, the answer was his mobile phone. Lebanon’s health sector was in tatters following the country’s 15 year civil war, so Yorgui started an initiative to fill the gaping hole and he’s saved 15,000 lives already.
Yorgui Keyrouz started the blood bank on his mobile phone
Samar Khoury is ready to give
Listen to the report by Dalila Mahdawi:
Young refugee from Burma organizes medical aid for others
Halfway between Mae Sot and the Friendship Bridge linking Thailand and Burma stands the house of the Back Pack Health Worker Team, an association that, since 1998, has been giving health assistance to refugees and migrant workers in Thai territory and internal displaced people inside Burma.
A refugee and young mother herself, Snow is the deputy director of the Back Pack organization.
Listen to the report by Roberto Tofani (presented by André Leslie):
Young Burmese refugee organizes medical aid for others
Snow prefered not to be photographed. Here are some impressions from the region. Photos by Robert Tofani.
The Moei River forms a natural border between Thailand and Burma
These Burmese children are pictured on the border with Thailand, on the Thai side
These kids attend a school for refugees, which is run by local NGOs
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