So I just got back from the field, was there all day, and back safe and sound. We left early this morning, and as usual, I had to run after admin to make sure they had my papers so I could go to the field. We need them in case we run into some military guys who give us some trouble and ask for our "papers." I went with the health team, and today, they were training the health facility workers, head nurses, doctors, etc., on how to conduct a focus group discussion. Next week, we're planning to conduct 3 discussions on emergency obstetric care, which will measure the impact of our program in the health zone in that area. Among services we give are training of traditional birth attendants and emergency care.
The training started a bit late, since the head nurses, etc. weren't there yet. The drive to Kabare wasn't as bad, although always as slippery and muddy, with the cliff on one end. It's crazy, b/c the driver was new, and we were all telling him to slow down and to put the 4-wheel drive b/c we didn't want to fall off the cliff and die. I spoke a bit of kiswahili with the health workers there, and we started the training. Overall, there was one woman participant, which is not so great b/c the focus group discussions need to include women so that the participants won't feel as intimidated. Anyways, the discussion went well, but I feel that we didn't have enough time to do role-plays. They spent more time verifying some translations, which I thought was silly b/c they apparently need to improve their facilitating skills. One of the guys in my group who was facilitating didn't even introduce the rules, purpose, etc of the discussion.. bad!
Anyways, now I'm back in the office after a bit of a tiring day. I'll be going to the field next week again to do the discussion with the community participants.
Radio check, blah!
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