On the first day, Dr. Tage Kanno, Executive Director talked about the purposes and importance of the program, the works of Future Generations, concept of development and the roles of communities in shaping their own future. In the following two days, the resource persons comprising of the FGA staff and staff of PHC, Sille demonstrated effective conduction of participatory training. The highlight was field visit to Mangnang village where the trainers interacted with the community members there and saw how each one is playing significant roles in the affairs of the village. The role of the VWW, who have also become the ASHA now, was especially inspiring. In the following days, the participants practiced the skill of participatory training that they had learnt. Each of the six teams tried to perform better than the other. The result was a strong team of trainers in some of the most inaccessible villages in Arunachal Pradesh.
While the training program ended well, an unfortunate incident dampened the mood in the last moment. One of the participant's child suddenly fell ill in the afternoon and expired early today morning. The father had brought the child to Itanagar from Yachuli and was upset that the mother could not be with the child at the time of need. All the resource persons and participants from all sites stayed with the mother till a vehicle could be hired. All the women who had come from Yachuli area accompanied the mother till her home. It was a tragedy nobody could foresee. Losing a child is an irreparable loss, but the solidarity that other members in the program showed was exemplary
Dear friends,
ReplyDeleteI am deeply grieved to learn of this tragic loss of a precious young child's life. Please convey my sorrow & deep condolences to the mother and family. Thank God, that the FGA women could stand by to give comfort & support.
You are all in my thoughts & prayers,
your sister Betsy
@Betsy,
ReplyDeleteThanks for the message. I'll convey the it to all the women.
The feeling of loss is all the more because the child was said to have suffered from measles, a disease no body should suffer from today.
Friends,
ReplyDeleteWhat a mixed item of news -- the joy of a successful training and the sadness of loss. My sympathies for the loss and my congratulations for the success. What especially pleases me is the wonderful support that the women provided in the time of grief--this is one of the great aspects of Arunachal society is the way of communal support.
I look forward to a chance to return to be with my friends there.
Warm regards, Dan'l
@ Daniel, thank you sir, for keeping our people in your thoughts. We'll look forward to having you in Arunachal again!
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