Thursday, July 10, 2008

TCIF – TRAINING IN AGRA, July 09 2008













TCIF – TRAINING IN AGRA - 9th July

Transport Cooperation of India Foundation (TCIF) conducted a 3 day training program for all the doctors and nurses working in the “Kushy” clinics.

“Kushy” Clinics function in 9 States in India they work through 17 different sites. Each team works with the trucker population by providing them general health treatment and their focus is treating Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI). 

Our Founder Magdalene Jeyarathnam did, a half day training on approaches of doctors and nurses towards their clientele. The other sessions were on STIs and its treatment  handled by Family Health International (FHI).




Parenting Workshop - Olcott memorial School Chennai,July 05 2008

















Parenting Workshop – Olcott Memorial School - July 5th

This is a school run by the Theosophical Society Besant Nagar. The school is for the under privileged students. Students are from the near by fishing kupam. Many of them are first generation learners.

27 parents of five year olds who recently joined school had a one day workshop on parenting. In recent times there is a government law against corporal punishment for children in schools  we had interesting debates about should parents beat their child the discussion was interesting about disciplining children. Role of parents in the behavior of the child. We discussed nutrition that children should have.

We did activities that showed teachers and parents were on the same team.The parents seemed to enjoy the meeting and requested for a regular meetings once in 6 months in the future.