AFRO-NETS> RFI: Community Participation in a Rural Health and Nutrition Program (2)

[Akinmade Aderemilekun <chiefngo@yahoo.com>]

RFI: Community Participation in a Rural Health and Nutrition Program (2)
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Dear colleague,

I quite agree with you that community participation could be very 
difficult than it is anticipated; due to poverty the developing coun-
tries are experiencing this hard times. Even volunteering among the 
rural people is decreasing; they want rewards. Community leaders who 
are almost 98% often times makes things difficult, because they are 
the opinion leaders and hold most lands and properties; but don't get 
discouraged, at this time communication matters, talk to the influen-
cials, involve women leaders, and work through women community based 
associations. With my organization experienced women are now pleading 
for involvement in community health development programs, because 
they feel men's attitude is: the winner takes it all. Also involve 
the local Government; they can donate an existing facility which we 
recently benefited from for our HIV/AIDS prevention program for the 
Youth out of school. 

Well I wish you all the best. If you buy a land and put up a simple 
structure for this project, that may be it. To me community partici-
pation should still be studied it works for some activities and does-
n't work for some.

Best Regards,
Remi Akinmade
Executive Director
Community Health Information Education
Forum [C.H.I.E.F] Lagos, Nigeria
mailto:chiefngo@yahoo.com

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