There is nothing more refreshing on a hot afternoon then a cold drink of water, or in my case a Mountain Dew. This past week (mid June) I have been drinking from a fire hose. Not literally, that would hurt a lot. I have been taking a Trainer of Trainers seminar for the CHE program. This is the Community Health Education program that our Mongolian friends want us to help them with in ByonHunger. The training was pretty intense but very practical for what we want to do in Mongolia. Here are some pictures of the training.
This is the whole group.
2 cool guys from Modesto CA.
Of course you can't have a seminar without the coffee breaks!!
One of the things I really appreciated with this training is the highly participatory element in the training. I also like the fact that I do not own the program but the Mongolian's own it from the beginning. CHE is a development approach that uses local resources to meet local needs. The focus is on prevention and teaching at the family level. It will be a slow start and a lot of community meetings but eventually the Mongolian people will be able to identify and meet most of their own needs. We can't wait to get back and start doing the work.
