Midwife Training in Pakistan

WELS Christian Aid and Relief, through its World Missions humanitarian aid grant program, is helping Missionaries and national churches in our fellowship bridge the Gospel with funding for programs such as this Midwife Training Course in Pakistan. These courses are held periodically and are helping to lower the mortality rates in childbirth among the Pakistani people. A note of appreciation and thanks comes from a doctor who presented and taught at the midwifery training course.

“I feel greatly honored to present you the 6th Midwifery training course. This course was started from July 1st till 31st August 2012. In this course the total numbers of students was 21. All of these students come from different villages.

This time all the students were provided with rickshaw and van transportation. This is sad to learn that many girls who have passed their 10th grade also belong to very poor families and they have no other choice but to work with their mothers cleaning in their neighbor’s homes and some as cook’s in middle class people’s homes. One girl’s father and mother died and the neighbors were giving her food and clothes.

These unfortunate girls took this golden opportunity to get midwifery training done as not only to support themselves and their families but to also provide them with self-confidence and self-respect. They are all thankful to the WELS for supporting this project. Two of the student’s got jobs in our hospital and the orphan girl has gone back and is taking care of many unfortunate mothers in her village and has started working for her living too. The girls working in our hospital are very happy that they are out from their houses and now are working in a Christian hospital. During their stay in this hospital they have the access to learn about Christian faith. In our society most of the girls have been kept confined in their houses most of the time, they only go out with their parents to the market and shopping areas. In many parts of the country you can watch on Pakistani television that only the men have been seen in the public places. Sometimes, I also feel very uncomfortable while I also visit these places with my wife where I don’t see other women. These girls are now out in the world to flourish them selves in a better way.

The arrangement of traveling for every student was made possible. Refreshment and food was served daily. All students were poor and needy. They were happy for getting Midwifery training freely as well as all the refreshment and traveling. They all are very much thankful for the WELS Christian Aid and Relief grant which provided them the opportunity to get this course done. “

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