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The Power of Bicycles: Stories
Frank and Nebo
Nebo is a volunteer caregiver who makes door-todoor rounds visiting 15 patients per day. With the power of his new bicycle, Nebo has chosen to take on caregiving as his full-time livelihood. “It helps us to go further, faster,” he says. His ever-present, dazzling yellow hat is perfect metaphor for his delightful care-giving manner. In March of this year, Nebo learned that his fellow community member, Frank, was no longer able to work as a taxi driver due to rapid weight and energy loss. An emergency ambulance ride to the clinic on the crossbar of Nebo’s bicycle gave access to testing, which found Frank positive: he has AIDS. Because of the clinic visit, he was prescribed ARV drugs.
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Frank (left) and Nebo (right) live in George Compound, a small crowded urban community on
the fringes of Lusaka, Zambia’s largest city.
Only three short months later, Frank is putting onweight and an occasional smile due to Nebo’s regular, upbeat care and medication monitoring. Frank plans to find full time work as a driver when he is fully recovered.