We had a busy few days. Last week six doctors and medical students from Slovenia held four workshops for women, men, girls and boys from Nyamirambo community. Doctors and medical students live in Uganda, on lake Bunyonyi, where they have trainings and practice from tropical medicine. So we decided it could be useful for both us and them if they would visit NWC and give a lecture to people from the community.
The themes covered on the workshops were family planning, sexual and reproductive health, safe sex and health in general. All the workshops had the same framework. After a short round of introductions the workshop leaders encouraged the participants to brainstorm about differences between the two sexes. The same answers were used to show the difference between sex and gender. Next, the participants were divided into four smaller groups. Each groups had to discuss and answer a question about sex and/or contraception. The questions given to the groups were “why do people have sex?”, “what can a couple do besides having sex?”, “what types of contraception do you know?” and “why some people do not use protection?” respectively. The answers given from the groups were then used stress the dangers of sexually transmitted diseases and to point out risk factors and risk groups. Syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, genital herpes, crabs were all mentioned. Special attention was given to HIV/AIDS and the importance of early testing and treatment. The workshop leaders proceeded on to explaining the golden rules of safe sex and demonstrating the use of condoms. For the demonstration of the use of condoms the leaders asked for two volunteers from the group. Main parts of male and female reproductive organs were drawn and explained, as well as women’s menstrual cycle.
On the first day two workshops were held. The morning one, for the women, was extremely successful. More than 50 women participated in the workshop. The classroom, where we usually have workshops and classes, proved to be too small to accomodate everyone who wanted to participate. The workshop was moved to the office room, where the women sat on the mat. In the afternoon workshop thirty men participated. I consider this to be the least successfull of the four workshops held, since some of the men did not take the lecture and subjects seriously. Indeed, some were drunk and asked insulting questions. On the second day 20 girls and 30 boys participated on the workshops. The workshop leaders encouraged the participants to actively participate and give feedback. All participants were active in the discussions, asked many questions and gave ideas. At the end of each workshop the leaders distributed condoms to all the participants. A number of condoms were also given to NWC to be available for free for people from Nyamirambo community.
Doctors and medical students from Slovenia with NWC members
Workshop for women
Showing how to use a condom
...
and then giving out free condoms
Workshop for men
Workshop for girls
Workshop for boys
Marko
The themes covered on the workshops were family planning, sexual and reproductive health, safe sex and health in general. All the workshops had the same framework. After a short round of introductions the workshop leaders encouraged the participants to brainstorm about differences between the two sexes. The same answers were used to show the difference between sex and gender. Next, the participants were divided into four smaller groups. Each groups had to discuss and answer a question about sex and/or contraception. The questions given to the groups were “why do people have sex?”, “what can a couple do besides having sex?”, “what types of contraception do you know?” and “why some people do not use protection?” respectively. The answers given from the groups were then used stress the dangers of sexually transmitted diseases and to point out risk factors and risk groups. Syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, genital herpes, crabs were all mentioned. Special attention was given to HIV/AIDS and the importance of early testing and treatment. The workshop leaders proceeded on to explaining the golden rules of safe sex and demonstrating the use of condoms. For the demonstration of the use of condoms the leaders asked for two volunteers from the group. Main parts of male and female reproductive organs were drawn and explained, as well as women’s menstrual cycle.
On the first day two workshops were held. The morning one, for the women, was extremely successful. More than 50 women participated in the workshop. The classroom, where we usually have workshops and classes, proved to be too small to accomodate everyone who wanted to participate. The workshop was moved to the office room, where the women sat on the mat. In the afternoon workshop thirty men participated. I consider this to be the least successfull of the four workshops held, since some of the men did not take the lecture and subjects seriously. Indeed, some were drunk and asked insulting questions. On the second day 20 girls and 30 boys participated on the workshops. The workshop leaders encouraged the participants to actively participate and give feedback. All participants were active in the discussions, asked many questions and gave ideas. At the end of each workshop the leaders distributed condoms to all the participants. A number of condoms were also given to NWC to be available for free for people from Nyamirambo community.
Doctors and medical students from Slovenia with NWC members
Workshop for women
Showing how to use a condom...
and then giving out free condoms Workshop for men
Workshop for girlsWorkshop for boysMarko
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