Everything is still very much on schedule as we get down to our final days with New Concept/Jaishankar Memorial Centre! We have finished our clinic surveys, meeting our goal for the summer. We are currently collecting the GPS coordinates of all Anganwadi centres in Jasola, Shaheen Bagh, and Abul Fazal. In doing so, we've met the Anganwadi teachers and have been learning more about the services available at these centres. We are also working on creating maps of the area that will ideally incorporate all of the data points we've collected.
I must also personally add that I have been incredibly proud of the lovely women who have been studying very hard to become trainers of community health volunteers. We are covering a lot of material (the human body, changes during adolescence, pregnancy, labour and delivery, infant care, nutrition, and government schemes) very quickly, and the students are always so excited and engaged. We could not have asked for a better group of trainers. They very clearly care about the communities they serve and take a special interest in the material as mothers, wives, sisters, daughters, and friends. The group of five has been performing very well in class sessions; they ask wonderful questions, take thorough notes, and performed very well on the last exam. So far, two of the five students have given presentations as practice for when they begin teaching. I was worried that some of the material we had been teaching would be lost in translation, but their presentations proved otherwise! We could not have been happier to have shown that language has not been an insurmountable barrier to knowledge.
These five women, along with the other staff members of New Concept, the JMC, and the GRC have been critical to the success of our time here in Delhi. While we still have over a week left, it is so important that we say thank you to everyone who has been so helpful in our work. It is incredibly motivating and fulfilling to be surrounded by so many people who care about the same things as you.
Nicole Wong
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