SAN LUCAS CENTER

GRANT PROVIDES PARTIAL SUPPORT FOR A PROJECT RESPONSIBLE FOR TRAINING RURAL HEALTH PROMOTORS AND MIDWIVES IN THE DELIVERY OF HEALTH EDUCATION AND PRIMARY SERVICES. EVALUATN METHODOLOGY NOT DEFINED. THE SAN LUCAS CENTER PROVIDES NON-FORMAL LEADERSHIP TRAINING PROGRAMS TO MEN AND WOMEN IN HEALTH. AFTER THE INITIAL COURSE AND 6 MONTHS TO A YEAR IN THE FIELD,60% OF THE FIRST LEVEL GRADUATES MAY BE INVITED TO ATTEND THE SECOND LEVEL COURSE. A ONE-WEEK REFRESHER COURSE IS ALSO AVAILABLE. THE GREATEST PROJECT BENEFIT HAS RESULTED FROM HEALTH PROMOTERS INITIATING COMMUNITY PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES AFTER RETURNING TO THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITIES. THE SSN LUCAS CENTER"S PERSONNEL HAVE ALSO FOUND EMPLOYMENT IN THE MINISTRIES OF HEALTH OR EDUACTION. PROGRAM SHOULD BE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED ON SCHEDULE. HEALTH COURSES HAVE BEEN OFFERED WITH 4 MORE IN PREPARATION,EDUCATIONAL TARGETS ARE BEING MET,60% OF THE CENTER"S GRADUATES BECOME HEALTH PROMOTORS,THE NUMBER OF LATRINES AND POTABLE WATER PROJECTS PROJECTED HAVE SURPASSED THE NUMBER TARGETED,NURSES ARE PROVIDING INSTRUCTION IN FAMILY PLANNING,AND FIRST-AID TREATMENTS & EMERGENCY INJECTIONS HAVE SURPASSED EXPECTATIONS. THE NUMBER OF COMMUNITY HEALTH TALKS ARE PROBABLY HIGHER THAN INDICATED SINCE SOME PROMOTORS HAVE NOT SUBMITTED MONTHLY REPORTS. OTHER PERFORMANCES WHICH SHOULD BE IMPROVED ARE TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF COMMUNITY FIRST-AID CHESTS, INCREASE THE NUMBER OF COUPLES PRACTICING FAMILY PLANNING, MORE THAN DOUBLE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF SUPERVISORS OF HEALTH PROMOTORS BY PROVIDING THEM WITH MOTORCYCLES OR SOME OTHER FORM OF RELIABLE TRANSPORTATION.