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Gender roles Conflict Prernclonnt MnMarernctMnnt reoolclon Also in our cultures the gender roles of women and men can cause conflicts. They carry this mentality to work and to other groups. When women assert themselves or are encouraged to do so this may raise some issues with men. Men may refuse to work under women leaders or to allow them in decision making and leadership roles. Women may also refuse to participate in community activities because they feel their contributions are not recognised in the community. Gender issues are common sources of conflicts in our communities. Position and situation in life Unfortunately many people use position and situation in life as a measure of importance and ability. Some people become proud and others sometimes view them as such so their attitude and the way they relate to others becomes a source of conflict for the people they work with. Box 1.5.1: Personal reflection 1. Take a few minutes to think about some conflicts you have personally had with other people. 2. What happened? Who was involved? How did it affect you personally? How did it affect the other person? How did you resolve it? 3. Do you have peace about it now when you think of it? If not, tell yourself ‘let go of all these issues...!’ Seek professional help if need be. NB: Refuse to think about the issue. Otherwise this inner conflict affects your work all the time. Talk to a counsellor. At times the position of a person is seen as the important thing and not his character, his ability to reason and to make good decisions. So whether he is right or wrong his decisions are not questioned even though people may not be happy with it. For example, the chief and his elders have their final say on most issues concerning a community just because of the position. However, some community members may not be in favour of their decisions. Again, we view learned people like doctors, nurses, lawyers as influential and knowledgeable, who may not be questioned for their practices. Though we might not agree with what they do. Political groupings are also seen as powerful, as are opponents who must fight each other to gain power. Some decisions and actions may be taken because of a person’s present situation in life, just to serve a present need and not the future generations. Conflict can occur in such situations too. The age of people has also been a barrier to work in our communities. For instance, enthusiastic young men are not encouraged to seek leadership positions and assert 73
Module 1 The CHPS Concept 74 themselves in our communities but rather to take instructions and be followers. Some youth also use their youthfulness to sabotage community development. Some say it is their right to demand accountability from community leadership. But some make their demands in an unpleasant way which makes it disrespectful in our cultures. The elders may get offended and conflict may occur. Political atmosphere Both the national and local political atmosphere of a place can cause conflicts. For example chieftaincy issues, party politics, unresolved conflicts between two ethnic groups and perception of injustice and fair play may taint the thinking of the people in a local area and result in conflict at the least provocation. Exercise 1.5.5 Group work Objective 1. To find out the effect of conflict on our lives Time: 1:30 minutes Question 1. What are the effects of conflicts on our lives? Effects of conflicts Negative effect Instructions to the facilitator 1. Send volunteers out in groups to talk with community members about personal and community conflicts 2. Use the findings to discuss effects of conflict on community health work. 3. Ask people some of the conflicts that have occurred in the community and to individuals 4. Ask what was the effect on health and the people 5. Discuss and summarise Conflicts have moved whole nations to civil wars and spilled blood. Nations have risen up against nations causing mass genocide. Families have been torn apart. Organisations have lost valuable personnel. Resources are wasted and development stalled. Conflicts have many effects. Makes team members passive Teamwork is left to a few volunteers while the others look on. They lose their motivation to actively participate in health and other activities. They become passive volunteers.
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