Overview
In order to create
leaders of sanitation in the villages of Vadasar, Motibhoyan and Khatraj (Kalol
block, Gandhinagar District), we invited a 6-member delegation from each
village (3 youth workers, a primary school teacher, an anganwadi worker, a village
panchayat member, an asha worker) and 2 block officers to a 3-day training
workshop at Environment Sanitation Institute, Sughad, 16-18 September 2013.
Topics and
sessions
Topic
1: Being the change through values. We strove to inculcate strong values and
habits in participants through:
·
Daily prayer, safai, inspirational readings and
circles of sharing.
·
Sharing of Gandhiji’s philosophy through visit
to Sabarmati Ashram.
Topic 2:
Sanitation and health. We trained participants on technical sanitation
skills and habits through:
Overview of Tata Housing and how we can work
together to build model villages
·
Creating a vision of sanitation in villages with
Jayeshbhai Patel, Director of ESI
·
Government Sanitation Schemes with two Taluka Panchayat
members
·
Preventing water-borne diseases with
Devenderbhai of ESI.
· Building strong sanitation and nutrition for
children with Sharmishtaben, principal of anganwadi worker training centre.
·
Low cost sustainable Rural sanitation
technology.
·
Showing them Documentary about sanitation, water
& health.
Topic
3: Leading others. We introduced participants to inspirational community
leaders through:
·
Field visit to Safai Vidyalaya and Manav Sadhna,
two NGOs based at the Gandhi Ashram working with sanitation, education and
community development
·
Toilet inauguration in Vadasar village.
·
Session on becoming a community leader with
Christopher Loman, leader in the Loving Community leprosy community in
Ahmedabad
·
Session on Gram Swaraj, spirituality and service
with Gopaldada, follower of Gandhiji and Vinoba Bhave,
Feedback.
Participants stated that they learned the following from the program:
·
Why toilets are important for the social,
economic and physical health of a cillage
·
How to care for children in terms of sanitation
·
How to build unity in a village
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