Competent Communities Rebuild Nepal - Community life competence2024-03-29T06:27:11Zhttps://aidscompetence.ning.com/forum/topics/competent-communities-rebuild-nepal?commentId=2028109%3AComment%3A146694&feed=yes&xn_auth=noHello Saunak,
My name is Mich…tag:aidscompetence.ning.com,2015-07-20:2028109:Comment:1478442015-07-20T18:55:46.164ZMichelle Strutzenbergerhttps://aidscompetence.ning.com/profile/MichelleStrutzenberger
<p>Hello Saunak,</p>
<p>My name is Michelle Strutzenberger. I am interested in sharing your story with our networks, through a site called <a href="http://www.axiomnews.com" target="_blank">www.axiomnews.com</a>, but only if you think this might be a benefit to you. The story would focus on what you are experiencing and the different possibilities that you envision with respect to creating community-led responses to the earthquake. If you are interested, please email me at…</p>
<p>Hello Saunak,</p>
<p>My name is Michelle Strutzenberger. I am interested in sharing your story with our networks, through a site called <a href="http://www.axiomnews.com" target="_blank">www.axiomnews.com</a>, but only if you think this might be a benefit to you. The story would focus on what you are experiencing and the different possibilities that you envision with respect to creating community-led responses to the earthquake. If you are interested, please email me at michelle(at)axiomnews.com.</p>
<p>Warm regards,</p>
<p>Michelle</p> A response from facebook
Dhr…tag:aidscompetence.ning.com,2015-07-10:2028109:Comment:1475022015-07-10T02:13:28.162ZRituu B. Nandahttps://aidscompetence.ning.com/profile/RituuBNanda94
<p>A response from facebook</p>
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<p><span><a class=" UFICommentActorName" dir="ltr" href="https://www.facebook.com/dhruba.paudyal.33?fref=ufi"><span><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></br>Dhruba Paudyal</span></a></span><span><span> </span><span><span class="UFICommentBody _1n4g"><span><span>Ms. </span><a class="profileLink" dir="ltr" href="https://www.facebook.com/rituu.competence?hc_location=ufi" target="_blank">Rituu At Constellation</a><span> thank you so much for sharing the article…</span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p>A response from facebook</p>
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<p><span><a class=" UFICommentActorName" dir="ltr" href="https://www.facebook.com/dhruba.paudyal.33?fref=ufi"><span><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"/>Dhruba Paudyal</span></a></span><span><span> </span><span><span class="UFICommentBody _1n4g"><span><span>Ms. </span><a class="profileLink" dir="ltr" href="https://www.facebook.com/rituu.competence?hc_location=ufi" target="_blank">Rituu At Constellation</a><span> thank you so much for sharing the article on recent earthquake issue. I agree with most of the issues raised. Definitely the bereaved communities need support but establishing an instition/system/policies is equally important</span></span><span><span><span>. Political bipartisan emerged in the distribution of relief materials from the outsiders knowingly or unknowingly. That was refused by some communities while rest didn't. Some reputed international communities distributed even nonedible food items.</span>
<span>I agree with the opinion builder in the issue of creating dependency. It was suspected before requesting outside support but ethical part was solicited with the supporting parties. Slowly and slowly the communities are gearing up to build on their own.</span><br />
<span>Hope things shall be improved soon.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p> I sincerely respect and appre…tag:aidscompetence.ning.com,2015-06-18:2028109:Comment:1472082015-06-18T05:24:00.991Zbarsha shresthahttps://aidscompetence.ning.com/profile/barshashrestha865
<p>I sincerely respect and appreciate all of your ideas and experiences. I would like to share about the 5 steps, which I learn in a training. May be, we Nepali are in the first step of knowing Earthquake (EQ) "First Step" now it's time to move on to the next step which is self awareness to our self about the disaster. Many organizations, country, and people are helping us, but now it's time to raise our self and have ownership to build our country in better shape. I am following personally…</p>
<p>I sincerely respect and appreciate all of your ideas and experiences. I would like to share about the 5 steps, which I learn in a training. May be, we Nepali are in the first step of knowing Earthquake (EQ) "First Step" now it's time to move on to the next step which is self awareness to our self about the disaster. Many organizations, country, and people are helping us, but now it's time to raise our self and have ownership to build our country in better shape. I am following personally those five steps to rebuild myself after this disastrous situation. I am starting with my family. I would like to request all of my country people to have ownership and compassion. </p>
<p>We will rise again. :) </p>
<p>PS: Ritu thank you so much for you sharing, much appreciated. :) </p> Unfortunately the activities…tag:aidscompetence.ning.com,2015-06-17:2028109:Comment:1472052015-06-17T18:19:29.073ZFrank Adu-Asarehttps://aidscompetence.ning.com/profile/FrankAduAsare
Unfortunately the activities of some multinationals and some donor agencies through their work have created this dependency syndrome and attitude among a lot of communities.this attitude kills initiative and breeds laziness. As an NGO Working on environmental sanitation and self empowering projects in deprived communities we have always been mindful of dumping ideas and support to where ever we work,we always rely on the strength of the community and together we implement a project or a…
Unfortunately the activities of some multinationals and some donor agencies through their work have created this dependency syndrome and attitude among a lot of communities.this attitude kills initiative and breeds laziness. As an NGO Working on environmental sanitation and self empowering projects in deprived communities we have always been mindful of dumping ideas and support to where ever we work,we always rely on the strength of the community and together we implement a project or a programme. One recent project we are doing with support from World Vision -Ghana,is to empower deprived communities through a self identified sustaining agricultural activity,so that we facilitate technical advice to the community.No dumping of ideas or dumping of freebies. Our motto as an NGO is Impact your world,but to sustainably impact ,community strength is one bet to tap into,because they have what it takes to turn the tables. This response comes courtesy…tag:aidscompetence.ning.com,2015-06-12:2028109:Comment:1470952015-06-12T14:45:42.616ZRituu B. Nandahttps://aidscompetence.ning.com/profile/RituuBNanda94
<p><em>This response comes courtesy Taos associates community. </em></p>
<p><span>Dear </span><span class="il">Sally</span><span> and Ritu,</span><br></br><br></br><span> It is indeed a challenge, but an opportunity too, for medical/psychiatric</span><br></br><span>professionals, psychologists, activists, volunteers, family members and</span><br></br><span>friends to heal the 'wounds'. I would like to share my own experiences of</span><br></br><span>participating in the psycho-social rehabilitation of the…</span></p>
<p><em>This response comes courtesy Taos associates community. </em></p>
<p><span>Dear </span><span class="il">Sally</span><span> and Ritu,</span><br/><br/><span> It is indeed a challenge, but an opportunity too, for medical/psychiatric</span><br/><span>professionals, psychologists, activists, volunteers, family members and</span><br/><span>friends to heal the 'wounds'. I would like to share my own experiences of</span><br/><span>participating in the psycho-social rehabilitation of the survivors of</span><br/><span>Kutch earthquake (also know as Kachchh or Bhuj earthquake) of 2001 in</span><br/><span>India.</span><br/><br/><span>Often in the post-disaster scenario, potential helpers think that it is</span><br/><span>only the medical professionals who can be of some help to the distressed</span><br/><span>survivors (often termed as psychiatric patients of posttraumatic stress</span><br/><span>disorder) . But, that belies the reality that for most of the survivors,</span><br/><span>distress primarily has relational and political dimensions. Helpers'</span><br/><span>empathic connect and the state's initiative to ensure social/economic</span><br/><span>justice for survivors in the post-disaster scenario are the key to healing</span><br/><span>or rehabilitation. I have two recommendation based on my research:</span><br/><br/><span>1. As pointed out by Saunak, relief money and material are definitely the</span><br/><span>need of the our but its mindless distribution based on survivors'</span><br/><span>social/religious groups can divide the community at a time when the</span><br/><span>community is the biggest resource for their healing. My article</span><br/><span>(</span><a href="http://home.iitk.ac.in/~krp/Papers/KRP_Publication_6_EPW.pdf" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://home.iitk.ac.in/~krp/Papers/KRP_Publication_6_EPW.pdf</a><span>) provides</span><br/><span>further details. Having them participate in some income-generation</span><br/><span>activity rather than simply providing the relief money and material for</span><br/><span>long is the need of the hour. This may help counter dependency/passivity</span><br/><span>observed among the survivors.</span><br/><br/><span>2. Creating a space of the survivors (particularly those who suffered loss</span><br/><span>of a family member) to share is another challenge. Helpers' (could be</span><br/><span>medical/psychiatric professionals, psychologists, activists, volunteers,</span><br/><span>family members or friends) genuine concern may facilitate the process of</span><br/><span>sharing by the survivors. This sharing of experiences in the humanizing</span><br/><span>space often has a healing impact of the survivors. This narrative healing</span><br/><span>become possible through the shared cultural/religious beliefs of the</span><br/><span>survivors about life/death/distress. For details, please see the article,</span><br/><a href="http://home.iitk.ac.in/~krp/Papers/KRP_Publication_2_QHR.pdf" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://home.iitk.ac.in/~krp/Papers/KRP_Publication_2_QHR.pdf</a><span>.</span><br/><br/><span>What I have shared above have been the observation of many other</span><br/><span>researchers working on qualitative methodology or disaster mental health.</span><br/><span>I hope this helps. I am also hopeful that UN/WHO that might be planning</span><br/><span>psycho-social rehabilitation are aware of the significant role of</span><br/><span>cultural/religious healing process as mentioned above.</span><br/><br/><span>With best wishes,</span><br/><br/><span>Ravi.</span><br/><br/><span>Kumar Ravi Priya</span><br/><span>Associate Professor of Psychology</span><br/><span>Department of Humanities and Social Sciences,</span><br/><span>Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur,</span><br/><span>Kanpur - 208016, Uttar Pradesh, INDIA</span><br/><span>Web page: </span><a href="http://home.iitk.ac.in/~krp/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://home.iitk.ac.in/~krp/</a></p> I totally agree with Mr. Bhat…tag:aidscompetence.ning.com,2015-06-01:2028109:Comment:1466942015-06-01T09:18:30.110Zbarsha shresthahttps://aidscompetence.ning.com/profile/barshashrestha865
<p>I totally agree with Mr. Bhatta we are also helping people by coordinating with local government bodies because they are the one who knows about the villages and our community very well. We decided that if any organization or anyone personally support to help we coordinate with VDC secretary and local clubs so because of that we can conduct relief work smoothly w/o controversies. </p>
<p>I totally agree with Mr. Bhatta we are also helping people by coordinating with local government bodies because they are the one who knows about the villages and our community very well. We decided that if any organization or anyone personally support to help we coordinate with VDC secretary and local clubs so because of that we can conduct relief work smoothly w/o controversies. </p>