| ADWR: Children Focused Malaria program |
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The Project works with children in villages and more than 10000 school children, to protect them from communicable illnesses and help them lead a healthy, safe and fulfilling life with dignity. School program: The project works through children health clubs at high schools and churches to promote prevention and early treatment of malarial infection among children. The teachers and students of the schools are more aware and actively participate in reaching out. The students of the Borigaon High school conducted health teaching in the neighbouring village and taught 14 families about malaria. They also planted trees on world environment day. The Teachers and Blue Ribbon Clubs from various schools designed posters and displayed them in their schools on various health topics. A desire to learn more has been kindled and this led to requests for teaching on HIV-AIDS, oral cancer and environment. Community program: The community volunteers are bringing change in the community; they treated patients, referred them in time and also fought to save a child's life; all this without any incentives or remuneration. The Volunteers also conducted health teaching in Sunday schools, youth fellowships, women's groups and are enthusiastic though the project is not providing any financial remuneration. The Bhorlaguri Blue Ribbon Club requested the project to teach them about HIV AIDS and they invited 3 other church BRCs to participate in the workshop on HIV- AIDS and Oral cancer. The Bhairabhkunda SHG and church are highly motivated and involved with developing and helping the community. |
| Krishan, fifteen, was born and brought up in a low income family. His father was diagnosed to be HIV positive in April 2003, and turned to Shalom for help. Krishan would often accompany his father to Shalom for treatment. When Shalom started the adolescent programme, Krishan joined in, but showed little interest in the activities. However, he was deeply touched by the love and care shown by Shalom to his father and family. |
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