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Home and Country Spring 2007
5
WI is Alive in Five
Brenda Willsie, Director
S ince I last addressed the membership in the Home and Country I enjoyed a wonderful holiday
season with my family. Shortly after the New Year it was back to work at WI Projects.
In October I had the privilege of joining with women from 4 nations for the Area Canada
Mini Conference of the Associated Country Women of the World. I would like to sincerely thank
all of the members of District Five for sending me to the lovely conference in lieu of the Federated
Women’s Institutes of Canada Convention in Red Deer. I was joined by 6 other members from
the district, one member’s husband and two guests of a member from Denmark.
On Saturday morning the conference was addressed by Norma Wildeman. Norma is a
Health Educator with the Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science and Technology. She has done
a tremendous amount of work with the people of Nepal. Nepal is a very small country containing
56,826 square miles of land that is populated by 24.7 million people.
The people of Nepal were governed by a Constitutional monarch prior to April of 2006.
This country has been under civil war for the last 10 years. There are less than 25% of females considered to be literate in
this country with a life expectancy of 57 years.
Child birth statistics in Nepal are absolute unbelievable. The annual birth rate is 34 births per 1,000 women. There
are between 515 and 740 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births. There is considered to be one maternal death every 2
hours in Nepal.
There is only 1 birth in 8 that is attended by a doctor or midwife. This leaves approximately 64 deaths per 1,000
births. Many women only have the assistance of a family member and possibly a birthing kit that contains a very limited
number of essential items. These kits contain a plastic sheet, a small piece of string, a very small bar of soap, half of a
razor blade and a sheet of very simplistic picture directions to deliver a baby.
Once a child is born they have a difficult struggle ahead of them just to survive. Fifty percent of children in Nepal
suffer from moderated malnutrition and 165 of 1,000 children die annually from malnutrition, diarrhea, respiratory infection
and accidents. Many of these children are being cared for by mothers who are suffering from anemia.
I understand how disturbing these statistics are. I know we all have complained about the health care standards
in Alberta. So I will leave you with one question. Is our health system as bad as we really think? wi
I t has been busy at the national level
since taking office last June. The
first FWIC Executive meeting was
held in October before the ACWW
Area Conference in Regina.
Each educational convener
presented her priorities for the com-ing
triennium and you will be hearing
more about these in the days to come.
My convenership is International Af-fairs
and the project chosen is called
‘ A Toonie for a Shingle’ to re- roof
the picnic shelters at the International
Peace Garden on the borders between
Manitoba and North Dakota. FWIC
has been involved in the Peace Garden
since it was created in 1929 and those
of you who have had the opportunity
to visit it know what a beautiful place
it is.
The FWIC picnic nook was
FWIC Report
Elizabeth Rushton
dedicated in 1956 to commemorate
the contributions of Mrs. Alfred Watt
to the organization. This is adjacent to
another site developed by the Manitoba
Women’s Institutes who take care of the
WI area of the Gardens.
I hope you will support this
project - the money raised is to be sent
to FWIC who will let each province
know of the donations received from
their branches.
Looking ahead, the 90th Anniversary
FWIC Convention will be held at the
University of Prince Edward Island in
June 2009.
The theme for the coming
triennium is:
“ Women Inspired
Women Involved
Can Achieve Anything”
I n t o t h e
North Phase
I I w a s
planned and
you will be
r e c e i v i n g
more infor-mation
on
thi s f rom
the office,
along with
the triennial
competition categories.
Remember to study Finland
where the ACWW Triennial Confer-ence
will be held June 2- 10 this year!
If you need further informa-tion
on any aspect of FWIC, please do
not hesitate to contact me. wi
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| Transcript | Home and Country Spring 2007 5 WI is Alive in Five Brenda Willsie, Director S ince I last addressed the membership in the Home and Country I enjoyed a wonderful holiday season with my family. Shortly after the New Year it was back to work at WI Projects. In October I had the privilege of joining with women from 4 nations for the Area Canada Mini Conference of the Associated Country Women of the World. I would like to sincerely thank all of the members of District Five for sending me to the lovely conference in lieu of the Federated Women’s Institutes of Canada Convention in Red Deer. I was joined by 6 other members from the district, one member’s husband and two guests of a member from Denmark. On Saturday morning the conference was addressed by Norma Wildeman. Norma is a Health Educator with the Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science and Technology. She has done a tremendous amount of work with the people of Nepal. Nepal is a very small country containing 56,826 square miles of land that is populated by 24.7 million people. The people of Nepal were governed by a Constitutional monarch prior to April of 2006. This country has been under civil war for the last 10 years. There are less than 25% of females considered to be literate in this country with a life expectancy of 57 years. Child birth statistics in Nepal are absolute unbelievable. The annual birth rate is 34 births per 1,000 women. There are between 515 and 740 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births. There is considered to be one maternal death every 2 hours in Nepal. There is only 1 birth in 8 that is attended by a doctor or midwife. This leaves approximately 64 deaths per 1,000 births. Many women only have the assistance of a family member and possibly a birthing kit that contains a very limited number of essential items. These kits contain a plastic sheet, a small piece of string, a very small bar of soap, half of a razor blade and a sheet of very simplistic picture directions to deliver a baby. Once a child is born they have a difficult struggle ahead of them just to survive. Fifty percent of children in Nepal suffer from moderated malnutrition and 165 of 1,000 children die annually from malnutrition, diarrhea, respiratory infection and accidents. Many of these children are being cared for by mothers who are suffering from anemia. I understand how disturbing these statistics are. I know we all have complained about the health care standards in Alberta. So I will leave you with one question. Is our health system as bad as we really think? wi I t has been busy at the national level since taking office last June. The first FWIC Executive meeting was held in October before the ACWW Area Conference in Regina. Each educational convener presented her priorities for the com-ing triennium and you will be hearing more about these in the days to come. My convenership is International Af-fairs and the project chosen is called ‘ A Toonie for a Shingle’ to re- roof the picnic shelters at the International Peace Garden on the borders between Manitoba and North Dakota. FWIC has been involved in the Peace Garden since it was created in 1929 and those of you who have had the opportunity to visit it know what a beautiful place it is. The FWIC picnic nook was FWIC Report Elizabeth Rushton dedicated in 1956 to commemorate the contributions of Mrs. Alfred Watt to the organization. This is adjacent to another site developed by the Manitoba Women’s Institutes who take care of the WI area of the Gardens. I hope you will support this project - the money raised is to be sent to FWIC who will let each province know of the donations received from their branches. Looking ahead, the 90th Anniversary FWIC Convention will be held at the University of Prince Edward Island in June 2009. The theme for the coming triennium is: “ Women Inspired Women Involved Can Achieve Anything” I n t o t h e North Phase I I w a s planned and you will be r e c e i v i n g more infor-mation on thi s f rom the office, along with the triennial competition categories. Remember to study Finland where the ACWW Triennial Confer-ence will be held June 2- 10 this year! If you need further informa-tion on any aspect of FWIC, please do not hesitate to contact me. wi |
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