Where There Is No Doctor 2011
This kind of group discussion helps build people’s confidence in themselves
and in their ability to change things. It can also make them feel more involved in
their community.
At first you may find that people are slow to speak out and say what they think.
But after a while they will usually begin to talk more freely and ask important
questions themselves. Encourage everyone to say what he or she feels and to
speak up without fear. Ask those who talk most to give a chance to those who are
slower to speak up.
You can think of many other drawings and questions to start discussions
that can help people look more clearly at problems, their causes, and possible
solutions.
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What questions can you ask to get people thinking about the different things
that lead to the condition of the child in the following picture?
Try to think of questions that lead to others and get people asking for
themselves. How many of the causes underlying death from diarrhea (see p. w7)
will your people think of when they discuss a picture like this?
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