We've had a busy couple of days in the barrios working with the women. We've had lively classes with lots of discussion and good participation with 11 women. The primary focus of our discussions to date has centered around diarrhea and dehydration...obviously an ongoing problem. The next area of interest is nutrition so we'll be delving into that tomorrow. Sandy did a great job of teaching today! Tomorrow we'll provide pictures of food items and help the women identify three basic food groups: Body Building (Grow foods), Energy (Go foods), and Protective (Glow Foods). This is always a fun session!
At this point we're still introducing the women to the vision and possibilities inherent in CHW programs. It will then be up to the women as to whether or not they want to have additional training and work within a formalized volunteer program. It will be interesting to see how this unwinds.
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