By Lizzie LaCroix | Project Facilitator
Did you know that Hesperian and PERDHAKI have worked together for several years to successfully support community health programs?
PERDHAKI first approached Hesperian for free copies of books in English, because they could not afford to buy the books, even at a discount. After receiving and using the free books, Dr. Felix Gunawan, the director of PERDHAKI, saw an opportunity to improve upon the books: translating them into Bahasa Indonesia, the local language.
The view from the ground is often the best way to understand why health information is vitally important to a community. Dr. Gunawan describes the need this way:
“People on remote islands often lack in health and medical resources and therefore need to be self-sufficient. PERDHAKI has distributed our translation of “Where Women Have No Doctor” to health workers, community workers on the major islands (e.g., Java, Sumatra) but needs funding to distribute books to more remote islands. By giving village health workers current medical information in their native language, we can provide better care to mothers during their pregnancies and after, and to sick mothers and women in general.”
Any money raised by this campaign will make these books a reality. Each book, in turn, will support community health workers in caring for women’s health. Each health worker will then empower an average of 40 women with information, so that they are each able to advocate for their health as well. We hope you will share this campaign, and help PERDHAKI meet their goal!
Have you seen the English edition? You can view it on the Hesperian HealthWiki.
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