My name is H. Gunasoma. I am a public health midwife (PHM) in the Nuwara Eliya District, Rikillagaskada MOH (Medical Officer of Health) area. My area of work is Hanguranketha. In this area there was a child of 2 and a half years. As a baby the child’s weight was normal but with time he started to lose weight and became underweight. I asked the mother what was happening. She told me her husband drinks alcohol and because of that …
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I am Shammi Shirani, living in a Kirinda fishing village. Majority of the people in our village are fishermen and therefore, ceremonial activities of any sort would be done with the help of a loan. Recently, we had our daughter’s ceremony for attaining age. Before the event, my husband and I prepared a budget for the event which amounted to around Rs 60,000-70,000. My husband insisted that we should and must serve alcohol as he would be treated differently at …
My name is Nishanthi and I am from Kirinda. Recently, we had our second daughter’s ceremony for attaining age. Since Kirinda is a village known for fishermen, alcohol is common among most people. Other drugs can be commonly seen too. Whenever there is a ceremonial function, it was considered a village custom to serve alcohol. We served alcohol for our elder daughter’s ceremony for attaining age and it cost us around Rs 120,000 in total. Meanwhile, a few other similar …
My name is Gayani. I am from the village of Pathana from Sandungama. I am a member of the Janashakthi Bank Association. We had our daughter’s ceremony for attaining age. My husband and I planned the function and we agreed that we would not serve alcohol or cigarettes. Manager of the Janashakthi Bank Miss Chandralatha had educated us on the excessive costs of alcohol at ceremonies and the tendency for people to engage in fights. When we sent the initial …
“Smokers smell bad… They smell bad every second every minute and every hour…” We taught children about smoking and recited this poem along with them. Thereafter, a child came up to me and told me how his father was hitting his mother. I felt extremely sad and to deviate his mind, I showed him a bird who was flying in the sky. Although I did not immediately attend to this issue, I made sure to bring down his parents to …
My name is Rohini. I am from the village of Baravakumbooka. One of my sisters passed away. It was considered a village custom to serve alcohol at houses. Therefore, at any funeral house, it was customary to serve alcohol, beedi, cigarettes and betel. Adults both young and old consumed these drugs and alcohol as there was a myth saying that alcohol and cigarettes were essential to break rest at funerals. It was also strongly customary to serve alcohol at the …
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