We’ve just put together an awesome newsletter detailing the work of the summer
A PDF version can be downloaded here.
And the text will be put in in these updates.
And in other news, we have just selected new Berkeley students for both on-campus and India-based positions! We welcome an amazing group of twenty new students to join HMS, picked out of a highly competitive applicant pool of 70 applicants!
We are pleased to announce that the first series of “train the trainers” workshops has been a righteous success! Five women in Behram demonstrated their natural ability to teach the topics covered in the health education program, and this week their first independent workshops are initiating a new level of outreach in the community.
After our departure at the end of August, students from Somaiya College will continue to work with the women of the Mahila Mandals in the Behram community. We look forward to hearing how their progress goes.
(The Haat MeN Sehat Treatment System in a household.)
(Adam replaces a clogged cartridge.)
The project members are glad to announce their return back to business in Mumbai. We have decided to stay, and feel safe in doing so.
Adam continues searching for the perfect reservoirs to house the one-micron cartridges, Scott waits with anticipation to find the right assistant to conduct his epidemiological study with, Anu creatively employs her graphic design skills as she works on a new, compact version of our “Educator’s Kit”, and Erin is making preparations for a collaborative project workshop for all project members (around 40 people at this point) that will take place at the end of the month. Read the rest of this entry »
Everyone on the project team is fine and safely waiting for further news.
Today around 6:30pm, six Mumbai local trains were bombed. They hit during rush hour in the first class compartments, and this is very sad news for so many families. We will remain in Mumbai for one or two days to see whether we are comfortable remaining here to continue working. If there is any possible way to remain safely in Mumbai, we will. However, we will make the most responsible decision for the project, placing the safety of our project members first.
The following link is to a NY Times Article from today about the events.
Exciting new photos!
Anu and friend at a health workshop for children.
Adam oversees poster-making.
The infamous crawford market. How baazaar.
Erin ensures that every child washes her hands with soap before the workshop starts. Read the rest of this entry »
Children of Behram. Photo by Anu.
Published in SIMSR’s “Imprints” Magazine, July, 2006
Written by Erin Inglish
eswbindia@lists.berkeley.edu
July 8, 2006
“Diarrhea is a part of childhood,” admits a mother in the community of Behrampada. This statement exposes a sad reality for the children of the estimated 175,000 residents of this Bandra East slum. What this mother does not know is that every year over 1.5 million people die from diahrreal diseases—often resulting from poor drinking water quality—and of these deaths, an estimated 90% are children under the age of five (WHO/UNICEF). With this said, she is also unaware that she has the power to reverse this trend; she has the power to save her child’s life. Read the rest of this entry »
Erin, Sakina, and Adam in Behram. Photo by Anu.
During the past two weeks–where everyday has seemed like a Monday–the Mumbai team has been working diligently to meet our initial goals, not to mention making the necessary adjustments to life in Mumbai.