Two days Seminar on Health and Hygiene for women On Saturday and Sunday October 25-26, 2014 53-Tample Road Lahore
Organized by Christians’ True Spirit (CTS)
Christians’ True Spirit (CTS) is a non Government, non-profitable a Christian organization in Pakistan working devotedly for the better future of disadvantaged groups of society and to promote basic education among the children especially young women and girls from unprivileged vulnerable groups. CTS develop education and awareness among vulnerable groups to empower young, ambitious people to lead their conflict affected societies into prosperity.
CTS organized a two-day seminar on “Health and Hygiene” from 25th to 26th October 2014, at 53- Temple Road Lahore. A group of 17 women including organizers participated in the seminar. The aim of CTS was to educate women about their health issues and make them aware that how they can address these issues which they face regarding their own health and cleanness in daily life. The women happily participated in activities during two days.
As the Seminar was intended to be an interactive on, the sessions from the resource person were followed by open discussion and participants fully participated in the discussions.
The resource persons:
Ms. Ruby William, Sociologist
Ms. Katherine Sapna Human Rights Defender.
Topics:
The following topics were discussed and the well known resource persons delivered lectures and presentations accordingly:
1- Basic Concept of Human Rights
2- Health –HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus)
3- Hygiene
Resource persons briefly introduced the idea of health of women and children and shared its importance in one’s life. The participants were keen to learn about the health issues among women and children in routine. They actively participated in the activities and conversations.
Open discussions:
What is health?
Why the Hygiene important for women?
How they can avoid sickness?
How they can overcome diseases?
List of Participants
1- Shazia Sadaqat
2- Shabnam Muskaan
3- Sadia Rasheed
4- Shamim Younis
5- Marriam Kamal
6- Humera Samsoon
7- Rahmeen Asad
8- Zareena Anwar
9- Ruby William
10- Parveen Shamaun
11- Usha Shahid
12- Nomee Karamat
13- Marriam Ijaz
14- Nargis Parvaiz
15- Saima Moon
16- Katherine Sapna
17- Shabnam Jahangir
The participants’ shared that it was their first time to attend this kind of seminar. They were very happy to learn about women issues and requested CTS to organize more learning and awareness programs for them. At the end of the seminar the facilitators focused on conflict- affected situations that address this issue and encourage the women to foster peace and harmony.
The Seminar was followed by food:
Reported By:
CTS Lahore- Pakistan
Dated: October 31, 2014