August 31, 2013 Burirdanga, Dinajpur Organized by: Volunteer Service Overseas International University of Business, Agriculture and Technology “Working Together Towards a Healthy Community” স্বাস্থ্যসম্মত সমাজ গঠনে ঐক্যবদ্ধ প্রচেষ্ঠা

The Health Camp was conducted to facilitate a process of knowledge transfer to the community health workers who are members of Youth Club (YC) and Citizens Committee (CC) and help students to understand the real situation in the rural areas and internalize the necessity of human resources where marginalized and disadvantage people has no access to quality health services.

Together with the Youth Club members, senior nursing students helped prepare the venue for the health camp. Senior nursing students preparing the area for BP and other vital signs as well preparing equipment for BMI, height and weight taking.

Provided the following services to around 250 adivashi community: Blood pressure taking Vision testing Height and weight taking – BMI Temperature, respiration, pulse taking Blood sugar testing Consultation by a doctor Health teachings

This is Arif Tutul, our student who already completed his nursing course and joined us in the camp. Currently, Tutul is hired by BRAC as Clinical Coordinator for the Midwifery department of LAMB Hospital based in Parbatipur, Dinajpur. Four other students who completed their courses were hired by BRAC and now working as clinical coordinators for Midwifery in Cox’s Bazaar, Mymensigh, and Sylhet.

Jim, our volunteer Nurse faculty, spearheaded the preparation of the health camp together with Shahed and seven other senior nursing students. The photographer is Oscar, from the Netherlands, is also a volunteer and was with us to document the activity and will use some materials for VSO- Netherlands’ fund-raising events.

The senior nursing students were assisting clients, who are not able to read and write, to complete the data sheet.

Community people patiently waits for their turn to be served by nurses.

Nurses at work.

The health camp team together with Sanders the VSO Netherlands Fund-raising Coordinator, Jim and Niels, VSO international volunteers and Shafiqur, VSO Bangladesh Partnership and Grants Manager. sanders neils jim shafiqur

Fun after work.

September 1, 2013 GBK Training Center Parbatipur, Dinajpur

IF I HEAR IT I FORGET IT. IF I SEE IT I REMEMBER IT. IF I DO IT I KNOW IT. Senior nursing student demonstrates proper hand washing technique to the YC participants.

The senior nursing students was able to provide a lecture-workshop to the YC members. At least 22 YC leaders from 5 different villages were able to participate.

Topics discussed during the lecture were on Personal and Home Hygiene (Hand washing and Bathing), Food Hygiene and Housing Quality.

Ashim and Rozina giving lecture on Bathing. Seeta and Kanika were talking about food hygiene.

The lecturers leading the demonstration on proper hand washing. Nursing faculty Shahed discussing importance of good housing condition.

Our students were able to capture the interests of the participants and engaged them to participate in the discussion and return demonstrate some skills.

After the lecture, the students supervised the participants in coming up with creative ways on how would they teach the topics back to their villages. All of the participants chose role playing.

Supervising participants in planning their presentation.

Group presentations

Thank you so much!