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May 2006:
ICDP STARTS IN EL SALVADOR
ICDP signed a contract for training with UNICEF El Salvador who sponsored training workshops which took place during the last two weeks of April. Participants included 90 persons; teachers, volunteers, health nurses, social workers and community leaders.
This workshop will be followed up by a pilot project due to start on the 16th of May in 7 provinces of the country, by implementing the ICDP programme "I am a person too" with vulnerable families and children under protection. The project is led by Instituto Salvadoreño para el Desarrollo Integral de la Niñez y la Adolescencia (ISNA) which is the local Social Services network, and in cooperation with the Education and Health Ministries.
In early September the ICDP team will visit the pilot project in the field and then continue the training of the 90 persons who received the initial training workshop.
Topic: Guiding Interplay and Health (Salutogenes )
The ICDP Nordic Network meeting took place at Gränsö Slott, about 4 km from central Västervik. Västervik is situated on the east coast, 270 km south of Stockholm.
Welcome speech by Karin Edenhammar, chairwoman of ICDP Sweden www.icdp.se
Paul Bergman and Annelie Waldau, psychologists and psychoteraphists. ”The village concept and health (salutogenes)”
Henning Rye, professor at Oslo university.”The quality of interaction – neglect and abuse”
Karsten Hundeide, professor at Oslo university. ”Sensitization of the caretaker – free reign or straight guidelines?”
Lene Lindberg, psychologist and philosophy dr. ”Guiding interaction as a health promoting method – evaluation and continuation”
Lilian Berggren, psychologist ”Guiding Interplay – Effects on the school enviroment and teaching”
Peter Westmark and Jörgen Rondolds, psychologists ”Projektet i Frejlev”
COLOMBIA: AFTER FOUR YEARS ICDP IS STILL GOING STRONG IN IPIALES
Rosalba, Lizeth and Carmen
Four years ago ICDP developed a pilot project in Ipiales, Colombia, with the sponsorship by UNICEF. We trained 3 community mothers Rosalba, Lizeth and Carmen as ICDP promoters/ facilitators. To our surprise they recently appeared at the office of ICDP Colombia asking us to top up their training - they had come a very long way, 18 hours by bus, wishing to reconnect and receive more information and advice, because after 4 years of trying to receive recognition and funding for their work, they have now finally obtained local funding and are about to start several ICDP initiatives. Up till now they mostly worked on voluntary basis, out of a strong feeling of commitment and love for their community, which in their view benefits from receiving courses in ICDP. Now they told us they have even managed to start up an NGO of their own and to set up their ICDP office in the home of Lizeth. The 5 days we spent with them were very productive as well as enjoyable. We forged close links which no doubt will continue to develop from now on. Their courage and perseverance paid off and all three left happy and confident in their own abilities. - from the ICDP Colombia team.
NEWS FROM ICDP IN BRAZIL
Afonso Eleazar Luft, the ICDP trainer from Santo Angelo, is going this month on a visit to Florianopolis, where he hopes to negotiate with the officials from the municipality the start of the ICDP project which has been delayed due to slow government procedures. During this visit he will present an updated version of the ICDP Manual prepared specifically for the new project.
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