Mera
Parivar reaching out 35 School in Gurgaon
Peers are
persons who belong to the same age group and social cultural background.
In addition to promoting healthy behaviours, we can build local capacity
by training peer educators in effective communication and participatory approaches.
Even after the end of a emergency communication initiative, these individuals
can continue to pass on messages through casual conversations with
friends,
family members and their wider peer group.
Mera
Parivar finding points to consider in tapping peer educators in an emergency in school programme :
1. They can be easily organised in
emergencies but you must invest in training which takes time.
2. They need supportive supervision.
3. Affected individuals can both
give and receive information. Does not need to be costly
4. If planned and supported well,
can be an effective way to motivate people.
5. Affected people may not have a
lot of time in an emergency to participate in meetings.
6. Sharing personal information may
not be culturally acceptable in some affected communities and will require time
to establish trust.
7. Messages spread via word-of-mouth
may diminish message accuracy.
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