Beit Cure is a private hospital in Blantyre.
However it treat children free of charge if they cannot pay in an orthopaedic ward, for things such as birth defects, bowed legs, cleft palate, club foot, brain tumours, spina bifida and burns.
Some children may be in for a couple of days whilst others may be in for months.
Since its creation in 1996, CURE has completed more than 5 million patient visits and 300,000 life changing surgeries.
Changing Stars Malawi has supported BEIT Cure since 2018 following Charlie’s first visit with Anne from The Malama Trust.
Charlie was amazed with the work they were conducting and was desperate to see how he could help.
As a training teacher at the time Charlie looked into the classroom in particular that the children in the care of CURE used during their stay.
The classroom had some toys and books to engage the children and there was a daily teacher.
However many of the children who were being operated on could not leave their beds and could not access the classroom.
When Charlie spoke to the children on the wards they were bored and some said they were worried about missing school. Changing stars were already providing teddies as comforts for the children as well as sweet treats, but we wanted to do more.
Realising that the children who had operations on their legs or who were immobile after their operations were unable to get to the classroom, Charlie’s idea was that if the children can’t get to the classroom then the classroom will go to the children.
He set up a mobile library that was funded and stocked with essential curriculum books for children to read in their beds whilst at the hospital.
A system was set up to check in and check out books which the teachers at BEIT Cure were very keen to use!
The mobile library was really well received and is still in use today.
Although this project was only small, it had a huge impact on the children who were in hospital, not only for their education but also for their well-being.
Although our goal was achieved here we do check in to top the books up if needed.
If you would like to sponsor a child then please check out our shop section where you can choose to sponsor a child’s education for the year.
