Information means Protection

Every year, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugee (UNHCR) in Republic of Moldova organizes informative trainings on healthy lifestyle. This year wasn’t an exception – on 23 November, in the Summit conference center, took place the training themed Informative sessions on health, it was attended by refugees and representatives of the partners NGOs.

The moderators of the session were Ludmila Schiopu, psychologist, national trainer on reproductive health and Ludmila Chitic, obstetrics and gynecology professor, national trainer on reproductive health.   

 The audience was intrigued by the diversity of the proposed theme, being involved in various activities and discussions related to reproductive health, maternity, HIV/AIDS, sexually transmitted diseases, interpersonal relations and gender roles, gender equality, etc.

Moderators have provided information’s on prevention and treatment of various diseases and illness, and participants learned the answer to many questions and daily problems, showing interest in activities in which they were involved.

Participants had the opportunity to inform about the HIV/AIDS problem from a guest who confessed that he is a carrier of HIV/AIDS. He told details of his life and how it is possible to live carrying this virus. The guest sayings have touched the participants, eventually they accepted that persons carrying HIV/AIDS still remain people and our friends.

In one of the breaks, Peter Kessler, UNHCR representative in Moldova, shared his rich experience during its mission in Africa, so that participants found out some unusual things from the life of a diplomat, which relaxed the atmosphere and brought smiles on the refugees’ faces. Kessler received a letter of thanks from the refugees and an icon made by one of the refugees.

Mrs. Satibaldieva, refugee from Kirgizstan, told us that she was very delighted with the discussed themes and in generally with the session. Being mother of seven children, for her the information gathered during the sessions will be very useful in the future.  I will go home and I will share with my children and nephews, about the things leaned today. Because it is very important that everyone would be informed – said Saribaldieva.  

The same thing said Mr. Arslan Hamraev, refugee from Turkmenistan which also remained satisfied, because he and his colleagues obtained the answer to many questions thanked to this meeting. The training took place throughout the day, and the participants from the most remote locations of Moldova had a wonderful opportunity to communicate with and to see each other again.

Marina Artene, 

Mariana Răileanu,

Students -journalists,

ULIM

24 November 2011

Information means Protection

Every year, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugee (UNHCR) in Republic of Moldova organizes informative trainings on healthy lifestyle. This year wasn’t an exception – on 23 November, in the Summit conference center, took place the training themed Informative sessions on health, it was attended by refugees and representatives of the partners NGOs.

The moderators of the session were Ludmila Schiopu, psychologist, national trainer on reproductive health and Ludmila Chitic, obstetrics and gynecology professor, national trainer on reproductive health.   

 The audience was intrigued by the diversity of the proposed theme, being involved in various activities and discussions related to reproductive health, maternity, HIV/AIDS, sexually transmitted diseases, interpersonal relations and gender roles, gender equality, etc.

Moderators have provided information’s on prevention and treatment of various diseases and illness, and participants learned the answer to many questions and daily problems, showing interest in activities in which they were involved.

Participants had the opportunity to inform about the HIV/AIDS problem from a guest who confessed that he is a carrier of HIV/AIDS. He told details of his life and how it is possible to live carrying this virus. The guest sayings have touched the participants, eventually they accepted that persons carrying HIV/AIDS still remain people and our friends.

In one of the breaks, Peter Kessler, UNHCR representative in Moldova, shared his rich experience during its mission in Africa, so that participants found out some unusual things from the life of a diplomat, which relaxed the atmosphere and brought smiles on the refugees’ faces. Kessler received a letter of thanks from the refugees and an icon made by one of the refugees.

Mrs. Satibaldieva, refugee from Kirgizstan, told us that she was very delighted with the discussed themes and in generally with the session. Being mother of seven children, for her the information gathered during the sessions will be very useful in the future.  I will go home and I will share with my children and nephews, about the things leaned today. Because it is very important that everyone would be informed – said Saribaldieva.  

The same thing said Mr. Arslan Hamraev, refugee from Turkmenistan which also remained satisfied, because he and his colleagues obtained the answer to many questions thanked to this meeting. The training took place throughout the day, and the participants from the most remote locations of Moldova had a wonderful opportunity to communicate with and to see each other again.

Marina Artene, 

Mariana Răileanu,

Students -journalists,

ULIM