Tne people's welcome of the centres" to. their midst was sur= pooaed aly yee. Beatty e0: operation with and their confidence In the workers. Cleaning the villages, moving and closing up latrines, repairing roads and fixing up playgrounds, looking after their animals and chickens to prevent them from destroying vegetable gardens, etc, os suggested by th Workers from time to time, deen willingly carried out by the villagers.
Daily clinics with an average attendance of forty or more (after they had been looked upon with suspicion by the villagers), boys" clubs, adult education classes, operatives, and home industries ar some of the activities which have Proved to be especially popular.
Disputes between rival clans or groups have been" brought to. the attention of the welfare centre work. ers for arbitration. In one case, 9 Iawsult had been bitterly fought by two families over a piece of ground. Each claimed tt to be its own. Both sides appealed to the welfare work. ers. A David came to judement and satisfactory to both rached. The dispute Tand was presented to the centro a part of its farm!
There was another case in which three rascals had stolen a cow from a farmer. They were found and convicted for their theft. The local authorities appealed to the welfare centre workers as to what should be done with them. Since they had no money, it was useless to fine them, To imprison them did nobody any good, Under the guidance of the welfare workers, a solution was ached, acceptable to everyone, cluding the convicted men, A' fine of two days' labour was Imposed on each of them and their labour was contributed to the welfare central Through their work, a nubl'e latrine was moved from the centre of th village to a more secluded spot.
As a result of this good work, an arbitration board to settle dispute was formed by the village lerdens with the welfare workers serving an advisory capacity.
Thus, just punishment was meted out: a" public Iatrin" removed, resulting in the improvement in the health and the appearance of the village; and an organization, which now does much for the preservation of the peace and order of the village was formed.
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