Mimi's Village and How Basic Health Care Transformed It by Katie Smith Milway

Mimi's Village and How Basic Health Care Transformed It by Katie Smith Milway

In this fictionalized story about a real humanitarian problem facing many countries in the developing world today, readers meet Mimi, an ordinary girl from an ordinary family in Africa. When her younger sister, Nakkissi, gets very sick after drinking unsterilized water from the stream, Mimi learns firsthand how quickly things can go terribly wrong. With no health care provider close by, her whole family must travel on foot to a nearby village to see the one nurse who can provide the medical care her sister desperately needs. Though Mimi is relieved when her sister recovers, she wishes they could get a health clinic in her own village. Several months later, it is Mimi herself who becomes the catalyst to make her wish come true. Author Katie Smith Milway, a former aid worker in Africa, has written the best kind of global education book for children, filled with information that engenders empathy and understanding. The picture-book format with captivating artwork by award-winning illustrator Eugenie Fernandes brings Mimi's story to life. Along with further information, a glossary and a map, an addendum includes suggestions for how young children can get involved, highlighting how inexpensive, easy-to-make improvements can transform people's lives. This terrific book would find many uses in elementary classrooms, including lessons on African culture, African family life and the basic health care needs of people everywhere. Most important, it offers opportunities for inspiring discussions about compassion, volunteerism and making a difference in one's own community and the larger world community.

Katie Smith Milway, a native of Vancouver, B.C., has worked for Food for the Hungry in Africa and Central America, consulted for World Vision in Senegal on village banking, and was a delegate to the 1992 Earth Summit. She is currently a partner at Boston-based nonprofit consultant The Bridgespan Group, where she has produced books and articles on sustainable development.

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ISBN 13	9781554537228
ISBN 10	1554537223
Title	Mimi's Village and How Basic Health Care Transformed It
Author	Katie Smith Milway
Series	Citizenkid Ser
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Kids Can Press
Year published	2014-05-01
Number of pages	32
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.