【Healthy Lanka】
【7.27-7.29】
The 1st day
It`s their enthusiasm that impresses me most.
We were respected by the association and I really appreciate that.They made a concrete self
introduction and the Chairman wrote down our name and characteristics,trying to remember and
showing kindness to us.
Then,we looked on some videos related to smoking,which is always regarded as a way to show
heroism and so called “cool”in the movies.
Later on,we were shown some novel and scientific researches about alcohol. Actually,alcohol
cannot make you feel excited nor have a better atmosphere within group.Actually we are able to
do this even without alcohol.It is just a bad and stubborn stereotype of us. E.g A group of students
were given drinks they thought were alcohol(of course actually it merely looked like that),talking
about things related to career,academy and anecdotes...they cheered,having a quite high
atmosphere,even someone acted as drunk!After they were told the truth,they were definitely
shocked! And this uncovered that even without alcohol,we can get a good atmosphere,and what
we thought is just a stereotype.
Through the example given,we tried to dig out more reasons for using alcohol,both authentic and
in stereotype.We listed out some reasons(like a brainstorming),people using alcohol for social
interaction needs,for forgetting some painful feelings and problems,for getting warm,for
diseases,etc.Then we start to pick out the stereotypes and know the truth.
Actually,we just acted as what we thought,like self-cheating.Alcohol is a depressant,but as we
thought it can help us get excited,then we did express ourselves in this way.It is nothing about
alcohol.
Then was time to leave,after enjoying a big afternoon tea.
The 2nd day
Go on talking the reasons why people are using alcohol？
What is free from alcohol?
Here we were given 2 bottles of beer and wrote down our feeling in a piece of paper.Our opinion
were listed in the blackboard,both negetive and positive point. We thought alcohol can make us
relaxed,making us think of celebration,bubble,in cool style and also it can make us feel
uncomfortable,not tasty...
We started to define what is “free from alcohol”.It was neither positive nor negetive thinking we
gave above. It is a correct and rational thinking about alcohol,not allowing it to influence you.
Then we talked about some interesting way to spread the harmfulness of smoking.e.g Smoking
causes sexual impotence.
The 3rd day
We went to Gampaha
Conducting tobacco selling point with youth
Visit the child club
House to house visit,participating some prevention activities
After a 2 hours`s cab,we arrived a bus station of Gampaha,where a group of youth is waiting us.
We walked along the street and found some shops that sell cigarettes,persuaving them to accept
the stickers and making some contribution to a healthy Lanka.
Although the boys were kind of shy,we really had a good time , we saw the “21 forbiddden”mark
and realized Lanka has become a pioneer of reducing cigarettes. Only a few shops sell cigarettes
and one shopkeeper`s word inspired me.We cannot force others to smoke or not , now I stick the
poster on the right side,and the cigarettes box on the left side,so it is the customer himself that
should choose his own side.
In the evening,we went to a temple school,making some interactions with the children there.
Why will you choose to come to this school?
How do you talk about tobacco and alcohol with your parents、
How often will you come to this school?
How can you identify a drunk person/alcoholic?
I learnt a lot.
And we spent an hour and a half to make a house to house visit,climbing the mountain and
introduce our project to the house owners.Really find a feeling to be a volunteer.It`s very cool!!
【It is the leader that impressed me most. He not only taught me knowledge but also the attitude】
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