Description
Introduction/objectives:
Human health has a great role to play in the economic growth and development of every country which is linked to environmental and animal health. However, humans are responsible for their health, environmental and animal health. The process of educating them to take up this responsibilities, especially in rural areas have been a great challenge which sometimes have bearings in their culture. For example, how can you tell villagers to stop drinking water or the need to improve the quality of water that they have drank for the past ten decades? How can we educate a community on good practices of farming from their regular practice to ensure human, environmental and animal health? The experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic was a great lesson because rural communities were at greater risk. This calls for a need to re-think the role of education to ensure One Health and its sustainability. Education is an enlightening experience, the process of acquiring or transmitting Knowledge, skills and attitude that is beneficial to the Individual and the society which can be through formal education, informal and non-formal education. Education is a socialisation process and depends on the characteristics of the people you are educating and an understanding of the cultural norms and values. This paper examines education of the community of Akonolinga on One Health activities and its outcome. This includes self-awareness, capacity building and curriculum activities through collaboration, communication, and coordination.
Methodology
The paper draws insights from application of the One Health Water Africa Field School, holding every year in Akonolinga community, the first edition held in November 2022 and the second edition in November 2023. Working in community for water related and water borne diseases, sensitizing and educating the community. The paper uses Health as a common good and proposes to portray adult education, rural community education, field and ground level sensitization, education and mass communication for the communication of risk aspects linked to One Health issues as the Nyong river is considered a natural resource and to be used by farmers, households, shepherds and breeders posing a real one health issues.
Results and discussions
we need to re-think roles played by different forms of education to ensure One Health and its sustainability. Education has to be a fulfilling experience, a process whereby all kind of profiles acquire Knowledge, competences and insights to the entire community. Education has to be a socialisation process and depends on the characteristics of the people you are educating and an understanding of the cultural norms and values.
Conclusion
More of such incentives are highly needed in our own environment.
keywords: Education, One Healy, Culture, Community Participation
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