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                                                                                                                                                                                            Chem, Myanmar                                                                                                              Photo: © 2019 ADRA | Frank Spangler





                                                                                                                                                                                            “I learned a lot in the ADRA men’s group. For the sake of our             It has been good and nice to have such a men’s group.
                                                                                                                                                                                            children’s happiness, husbands and wives – men and women                  Without it, we seem to be alone. We can’t think better about
                                                                                                                                                                                            – have to help each other. We can’t care if it’s just the wife’s          the future because we’re passive, with no activities. But with
                                                                                                                                                                                            job or the husband’s job. We have to help each other. We                  the group, we have some fun, we discuss, and we share
                                                                                                                                                                                            have to spend more time with our kids so they are happy.                  things together.

                                                                                                                                                                                            Before, I didn’t help much and I often went other places a lot.           I wish to say thank you very much to the brothers, sisters,
                                                                                                                                                                                            After coming back from my work, I never helped my wife.                   uncles, and aunties, and farmers in Canada who work very
                                                                                                                                                                                            But now I’ve learned about gender, I help her and also take               hard to help us people in Cambodia. I wish them health and
                                                                                                                                                                                            the children for a walk and spend more time with the kids.                success in life.”





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