[afro-nets] Lay or community health workers can improve the health of children (15)

["Glen Williams" <sfh@stratshope.org>]

Hi Wendy,

Nice to read your note about Indonesia's posyandu cadres, and to learn that they are still going strong.  I wrote about them for WHO and UNICEF back in the early 1980s.  I also researched a film about them for the BBC's Global Report programme.  (Come to think of it, that means they've been around for nearly 30 years.)  I agree with you that lay health workers should be supported by government services as well as by their communities.  It's self-evident really.

I'm still working on the Strategies for Hope project.  The 'Stepping Stones' training package (first published in 1995) is still very popular - there are about 15 different language versions now.  We've also published 'Stepping Stones PLUS', which includes new chapters and exercises.  A lot of our materials in recent years are designed for use churches and faith-based organisations.  Our film, 'What can I do?', about the life and work about the HIV-positive Ugandan priest, Gideon Byamugisha, has also been widely distributed and produced in 12 languages.

With warm regards,

Glen

PS. You might find our website (www.stratshope.org) interesting.

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Glen Williams
Strategies for Hope Trust
mailto:sfh@stratshope.org