Diarrhoea and malnutrition are the two highest causes of child death under the age of five in Cool Earth’s Asháninka partnership. That’s why the top priority for mothers there was to set up a programme focusing on health. Thanks to our supporters, last year we ran an initial set of workshops for 75 women. Fifteen women were elected to be health promoters, and are now sharing their skills with mothers and families across the partnership.
With the help of specialist NGO One Heart Worldwide, the health promoters completed training in the nearby town of Satipo to tackle basic sanitation, nutrition and infant health issues such as handwashing and food safety. Being away from the community enabled the group to focus on getting the most out of the workshop, without having to tend to their daily activities. Using role play and humour broke through taboos about discussing uncomfortable subjects.
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