On the second day of training, the Regional Representatives met in small groups to discuss their personal plans of who they were going to contact in their respective communities to start their outreach work. They jotted down ideas of specific people to speak with, such as religious leaders, chiefs, politicians, women’s group leaders, coaches, and teachers, in order to organize educational outreach activities. Volunteers were given resources to help them with public speaking and to organize their presentations to include personal stories as well as the information they have been taught on the prevention, causes, and treatment of obstetric fistula. Presenting to their communities is one of the many ways that One by One is addressing prevention steps. It also presents the opportunity for women who may not have known there were others with this condition to understand that there is a treatment or for someone in the community to refer a woman living with fistula.
We spent much of the afternoon discussing what the Regional Representatives will do when they find a woman who may have a fistula. The participants offered their ideas on how to provide psychosocial support and involve the woman’s husband and family. To conclude our day, we all took a trip to Gynocare. We toured the facilities and met some of the staff.
We also got the opportunity to speak with some women recovering from fistula repair surgery. Hugs and greets were exchanged, as many of the Regional Representatives knew the patients. It was a joyous conclusion to another day of training.
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