Habiba Ousmane: “I Taught Kangaroo, Then Lived It”
The refugee community health worker had a preterm baby that helped her to practise the kangaroo care method she taught others.
“Practice,” the old saying goes, “makes perfect.” Meaning, it is not enough to preach or teach something you have not personally lived. Because – like another saying goes – “Experience is the best teacher.”
Habiba Ousmane, 35, is a
refugee from the
Gado Badzere Refugee Camp in
Eastern Cameroon. For long, she served as
community health worker or volunteer in the camp. Sensitising on several topics such as the care of premature babies and those delivered with