What made this health organizing successful?

Community Mobilization was very successful at stopping cholera and moving on to solve other problems. This happened because the health promoters.

Worked with people in their homes. Community Mobilization workers trained people house by house to keep their water supply clean. This helped the health teams learn about other problems and gain trust in the community. Brought many groups together. Local organizations, local government, national and international non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and the Ministry of Health all worked together. This made sure all of their resources and experiences were available to help stop the epidemic. Because they worked together, they avoided the problem of one organization doing the same job as another organization, or working against one another. Valued people as the most important resource. They did not blame the villagers for the health problems, and they did not depend only on help from outside the communities.

Instead, they used the peoples’ own experience to work toward a common goal. They used games, puppets, songs, discussions, and popular education activities to bring people together to share their knowledge and abilities. These activities built self-confidence and motivation as the villagers saw how their own knowledge and participation solved serious health problems.