Saturday, 4 February 2012

World Health Mental Day

WORLD HEALTH MENTAL DAY

On 10th October 2011, AMSA Jakarta celebrate World Health Mental Day by execute an event. Fortunately we have some opportunity to interview one of the participants to know more about this event. This time we gave some questions to Victor-2009 AMSA UPH from Internal Division about his testimony.

Q : What is the purpose of this World Mental Health Day event??
A : The purpose of this event is to appreciate those children who has the special need, also to give some support to their parents.

Q :          When and where this event was celebrated, and who is the participants??
A : This event is celebrated on 22nd October 2011 which placed in Panti Asuhan YHCI Jln. Bulun no 84, Condet, Cilitan, Jakarta Timur. The participants was from all the members of AMSA Jakarta and the comittees was from External Division

Q :Is there any special dissability that the children has that become the target of this event??
A : from this event, mostly of the children that we met that day is the one with ADHD, Hyperactive and autisme

Q : can you tell us a bit of the event ??
A : This event is start with the talk show from some doctors. The seminar was heard by the parents. The purpose of this thing is to give some informatios as what those children need, why the dissability could happen, what will happen in the future of those children and how to manage it. After the talkshow, all the children was gather in the yard with the participants and the comittees and they sing together. There were also some drawing competition with the winner in purpose to appreciate those children.

Q : In your personal opinion, what do you think you could learn from this event ??
A : from this event, i learn that there still a lot of people that need our support including the parents from the mental dissable children. Also, from this event, i learn to give thanks to the life that God has given to us where we could have the perefect healthy life mentally and physhically. And from this event, i realize that, when some of the children in there could get some accomplishment, we actually can do something more in our life and appreciate it.

Q : From all the things that happened that day, what the memorable thing that you could never forget??
A : Actually, i really impress with the patience that the parents have. For me, they really have a big passion to bring up their children in their shortage. Their patience is seemed unlimited to me.

Q : in your opinion, is there any weakness in this event??
A : Maybe the weakness is about the place, because the place is a little bit hard to be accessed and found. But from the overall event and the comittees, i think this event is the great one.

Q : Is there any advice for the comittees so they can work better next time??
A : actually, i heard some positives respond from the parents. They asked for the next time this kind of event to be held again. From me, maybe this event could be held more bigger dan not only in East Jakarta.

-VIVA AMSA UPH-

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