Query: Experiences of effective community response to the issue of alcohol - Community life competence2024-03-29T11:53:46Zhttps://aidscompetence.ning.com/forum/topics/query-experiences-to-address-effective-community-response-to-the?xg_source=activity&feed=yes&xn_auth=noThese are great actions Kalan…tag:aidscompetence.ning.com,2018-07-28:2028109:Comment:1706192018-07-28T05:51:05.012ZRituu B. Nandahttps://aidscompetence.ning.com/profile/RituuBNanda94
<p>These are great actions Kalana. What I liked is that you are addressing deeper issues. Thank you!</p>
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<p>These are great actions Kalana. What I liked is that you are addressing deeper issues. Thank you!</p>
<p></p> 1. “Happiness calendars” - Th…tag:aidscompetence.ning.com,2018-07-26:2028109:Comment:1709032018-07-26T05:12:21.574ZKalanahttps://aidscompetence.ning.com/profile/Kalana
<p>1. “Happiness calendars” - This monitors how happiness, anger and sadness of one member impacted on others in a family leading to the <strong>self-realization</strong> (as opposed to someone else pointing out the fact, which leads to defensive behavior) of the bad impact one's own alcohol use and violent behavior have on other family members. This prompted change within one's self</p>
<p>2.Community groups started to challenge (during their daily conversations, gossip and chit chat) their…</p>
<p>1. “Happiness calendars” - This monitors how happiness, anger and sadness of one member impacted on others in a family leading to the <strong>self-realization</strong> (as opposed to someone else pointing out the fact, which leads to defensive behavior) of the bad impact one's own alcohol use and violent behavior have on other family members. This prompted change within one's self</p>
<p>2.Community groups started to challenge (during their daily conversations, gossip and chit chat) their perceptions about roles of men and women in households, unfair privileges given to men who use alcohol to be abusive, male-dominant decision making</p>
<p>3. Community solidarity groups (both men and women) started supporting women who were subject to Gender Based Violence (eg. choosing such households to host the "collective child stimulation evenings", especially when the drunk men arrive home).</p>
<p>4. Exerting social pressure on abusers to stop violence - several seemingly independent men talking to those men (who consume alcohol and/or behave abusively), at different times delivering the message in different tones. Village shop owners stopped granting credit-based purchases for these men's own personal needs until they demonstrate change, people stopped showing friendly gestures etc</p> Greetings! Thanks a lot Kalan…tag:aidscompetence.ning.com,2018-06-25:2028109:Comment:1702502018-06-25T09:29:23.946ZRituu B. Nandahttps://aidscompetence.ning.com/profile/RituuBNanda94
<p>Greetings! Thanks a lot Kalana. What were the actions taken by the community to reduced alcohol consumption?</p>
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<p>Greetings! Thanks a lot Kalana. What were the actions taken by the community to reduced alcohol consumption?</p>
<p></p> “That day at Suva Sahana Comm…tag:aidscompetence.ning.com,2018-06-23:2028109:Comment:1702462018-06-23T03:34:41.454ZKalanahttps://aidscompetence.ning.com/profile/Kalana
<p>“That day at Suva Sahana Committee meeting, we understood health includes lives without stress and good social relationships. We also understood that there is a wide variety of factors that determine our status of wellbeing. We identified alcohol as the main impediment to our ‘village wellbeing’. <br></br>We wanted first to find out the magnitude of our problem. So we walked from house to house, surveying for alcohol users. Of 71 houses, 61 had at least one person who regularly consumed…</p>
<p>“That day at Suva Sahana Committee meeting, we understood health includes lives without stress and good social relationships. We also understood that there is a wide variety of factors that determine our status of wellbeing. We identified alcohol as the main impediment to our ‘village wellbeing’. <br/>We wanted first to find out the magnitude of our problem. So we walked from house to house, surveying for alcohol users. Of 71 houses, 61 had at least one person who regularly consumed alcohol. When we talked to the family members to get the details, we also tried to enlighten them about the identified issue. Finally our community understood that the reason given for violent behavior as alcohol use is just an alibi and should not really frighten us. The biggest myth we had - that alcohol only affects the drinker was also changed. We realized that the money wasted on alcohol deprived our families of a better living standard and destroyed the dreams of our children. After so many years of suffering, we refused to be frightened.” - Karuna, 45 year old woman from Palagala , Sri Lanka</p> Hi Rituu,
As we discussed too…tag:aidscompetence.ning.com,2018-05-30:2028109:Comment:1696572018-05-30T05:13:34.390ZVarun Sharmahttps://aidscompetence.ning.com/profile/VarunSharma
<p>Hi Rituu,</p>
<p>As we discussed too, I have experience to work on alcohol and opium issues in Rajasthan and Gujarat. We have adopted two different approach in Gujarat we worked with Woman Groups and did comprehensive cash flow analysis with woman and other community members. Gradually enter in to family level and many male members were goen through camps and get out from this.</p>
<p>in other case in Rajasthan we have work with Village Development Committee and again use cash flow analysis…</p>
<p>Hi Rituu,</p>
<p>As we discussed too, I have experience to work on alcohol and opium issues in Rajasthan and Gujarat. We have adopted two different approach in Gujarat we worked with Woman Groups and did comprehensive cash flow analysis with woman and other community members. Gradually enter in to family level and many male members were goen through camps and get out from this.</p>
<p>in other case in Rajasthan we have work with Village Development Committee and again use cash flow analysis for communicating our massage strongly.</p>
<p>We got very good success.</p>
<p>Regards</p>
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<p>Varun</p>
<p> </p> PNG experience
See this video…tag:aidscompetence.ning.com,2018-05-03:2028109:Comment:1692922018-05-03T11:33:16.460ZRituu B. Nandahttps://aidscompetence.ning.com/profile/RituuBNanda94
<p><strong>PNG experience</strong></p>
<p>See this video at 2:25 - people are addressing their vulnerabilities <a href="http://aidscompetence.ning.com/video/papua-new-guinea-their-pride" target="_blank">http://aidscompetence.ning.com/video/papua-new-guinea-their-pride</a></p>
<p><strong>PNG experience</strong></p>
<p>See this video at 2:25 - people are addressing their vulnerabilities <a href="http://aidscompetence.ning.com/video/papua-new-guinea-their-pride" target="_blank">http://aidscompetence.ning.com/video/papua-new-guinea-their-pride</a></p> Experience from Russia
People…tag:aidscompetence.ning.com,2018-05-03:2028109:Comment:1694952018-05-03T11:14:33.201ZRituu B. Nandahttps://aidscompetence.ning.com/profile/RituuBNanda94
<p><strong>Experience from Russia</strong></p>
<p><strong>People helped me, now I want to help</strong></p>
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<p><strong>Experience from Russia</strong></p>
<p><strong>People helped me, now I want to help</strong></p>
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<p><a href="http://aidscompetence.ning.com/profiles/blogs/people-helped-me-now-i-want-to" target="_blank">http://aidscompetence.ning.com/profiles/blogs/people-helped-me-now-i-want-to</a></p> Experience from Sri lanka
Tuk…tag:aidscompetence.ning.com,2018-05-03:2028109:Comment:1694942018-05-03T11:04:27.869ZRituu B. Nandahttps://aidscompetence.ning.com/profile/RituuBNanda94
<p>Experience from Sri lanka</p>
<h1>Tuktuk drivers in Mattakkuliya give free rides to VCT centre.</h1>
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<p>Experience from Sri lanka</p>
<h1>Tuktuk drivers in Mattakkuliya give free rides to VCT centre.</h1>
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</ul> Sanghamitra shares her experi…tag:aidscompetence.ning.com,2018-05-03:2028109:Comment:1693952018-05-03T10:58:47.243ZRituu B. Nandahttps://aidscompetence.ning.com/profile/RituuBNanda94
<p><strong>Sanghamitra shares her experience from Mauritius</strong> on a SALT visit to a rehab centre for women struggling with alcohol issues.</p>
<p><a href="http://aidscompetence.ning.com/profiles/blogs/when-you-believe-people-can-they-can" target="_blank">http://aidscompetence.ning.com/profiles/blogs/when-you-believe-people-can-they-can</a></p>
<p><strong>Sanghamitra shares her experience from Mauritius</strong> on a SALT visit to a rehab centre for women struggling with alcohol issues.</p>
<p><a href="http://aidscompetence.ning.com/profiles/blogs/when-you-believe-people-can-they-can" target="_blank">http://aidscompetence.ning.com/profiles/blogs/when-you-believe-people-can-they-can</a></p> Experience from PNG
Comment b…tag:aidscompetence.ning.com,2018-05-03:2028109:Comment:1694932018-05-03T10:53:47.686ZRituu B. Nandahttps://aidscompetence.ning.com/profile/RituuBNanda94
<p>Experience from PNG</p>
<p>Comment by<span> </span><a class="fn url" href="http://aidscompetence.ning.com/profile/LaurenceGilliot">Laurence Gilliot</a><span> </span>on August 22, 2010 at 5:25pm<a class="icon delete delete_link" href="http://aidscompetence.ning.com/profiles/blog/show?id=2028109%3ABlogPost%3A24726&commentId=2028109%3AComment%3A24841#" title="Delete Comment">Delete Comment…</a></p>
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<p>Comment by<span> </span><a href="http://aidscompetence.ning.com/profile/LaurenceGilliot" class="fn url">Laurence Gilliot</a><span> </span>on August 22, 2010 at 5:25pm<a href="http://aidscompetence.ning.com/profiles/blog/show?id=2028109%3ABlogPost%3A24726&commentId=2028109%3AComment%3A24841#" class="icon delete delete_link" title="Delete Comment">Delete Comment</a></p>
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