Send Off to the Field

The third and final day of training began with several songs, which various participants led. As we have every morning, we allowed some time to review the previous day’s topics and ask for comments and questions. Then, we reviewed the forms that the Regional Representatives will use to keep track of activities they lead as well as the women they refer to Gynocare and follow-up with. We had everyone fill out a post-training survey so we can garner feedback from the participants about the training. Then, everyone signed an agreement to take on the responsibilities of a Regional Representative and join our Western Kenya team. We distributed cell phones so that the representatives can communicate with one another, community members, women living with fistulas, and Sarah Omega – phones will be vital to their community outreach and referral work. Everyone exchanged words of thanks, from the facilitators and One by One to the participants and from the participants to Sarah Omega and One by One. Of course, before boarding matatus back to their respective communities we had one last celebratory lunch all together. The Regional Representatives left cheering “One by One Let’s End Fistula. Moja kwa moja Pamoja Tukomeshe Fistula.”

Asante sana to our 31 Regional Representatives!