We trained 14 CVCs (2 for each of the 7 parishes) with the help of Jordan B. and two great health educators, Arthur and Abel. We had prepared individual folders containing all of the material--our complete curriculum on water, sanitation, and hygiene, copies of the posters we’re getting printed this weekend, three different scripts for the different types of talks they’ll be giving, and pen and paper for note-taking.
I was so impressed with both the quality of the teaching from Arthur and Abel and with the work ethic of the CVCs themselves. Not only did Arthur and Abel do a wonderful job covering the curriculum and eliciting further ideas from the CVCs for inclusion, but they even brought their own educational materials to help reinforce the messages, such as an illustration of the “safe water chain” and flashcards for the CVCs to describe as either positive or negative safe water and hygiene practices.
As for the CVCs, everyone was incredibly attentive, diligent, and extremely hardworking. It’s easy to see that these individuals are quite smart and eager to learn to better their communities, and it gives me hope for the success of our work here. As I’ve expressed before, we’re here to serve them and help them empower themselves so that they can carry on once we leave in a few weeks. Of course, disseminating the information throughout the community is the next important step following training, but it’s still amazing to see the process we’ve made since the beginning of the summer.
[Some of the folders we prepared.]
[Arthur teaching about the use of rainwater.]
[Abel teaching the CVCs about nutrition.]
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