On Monday Viseisei Sai Health Center presented an all day workshop to the Family Life educators in Lautoka. It is believed that the teachers in Fiji should be responsible for teaching Sex education as the parents do not do this...won't do this....can't do this. So we have young girls who have no idea what menstruation is or what happens in the bush!!! We have older women who have no idea what menopause is!!!!! No one talks about it!!!! But teen pregnancy is increasing, STIs are increasing, people are dying of cervical cancer. Joe and I were on a panel of parents and teachers talking about our experiences as parents in talking to our children!!!! On Thursday VSHC presented to the teachers in Nadi. I have not met one teacher that I don't really admire - Wellsville and Fiji. They work hard and care. Corporal punishment has recently been abolished in Fiji.....That is GOOD but the teachers state that classroom management is more an issue.....Schools, Minister of Education, and Viseisei Sai Health Center are partnering to promote wellness. Culture, Behavior Change, Poverty are challenges.
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