14/08/2026
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DAISAN Club and PEER Helper Club conducted a Health Awareness Program titled โWellness First: Understanding Our Bodies and Safetyโ for the upper primary students of the following nearby primary schools:
1. Semjong Primary School
2. Dunglagang Primary School
3. Pemathang Primary School
4. Patshaling Primary School
5. Rangthangling Primary School
6. Gosarling Primary School and
7. Tsholingkhar Primary School This initiative aimed to empower students with the knowledge and skills to maintain personal hygiene and ensure their safety and well-being. The sessions were delivered by students of Damphu Central School to upper primary students of the above-mentioned schools. This created a more open and comfortable environment for younger students to learn and interact freely.
The main objective of this program was to create awareness among students on essential health topics such as:
1. Good touch and bad touch
2. Bullying
3. Menstrual hygiene
4. Taking care of oneโs body
The program was conducted in rotation by different student volunteers under the guidance of the club coordinators: Sonam Wangmo (DAISAN) and Seldon Lhamo (PEER Helpers).
Young students were found to have enjoyed the session by the elder students. During the session on menstrual hygiene, after the demonstration by the senior girl presenter, the girl health captain and volunteers were invited to come in front to show how to fix sanitary pads in the inside of the innerwear. Other girls were found to be looking with much interest.
In the taking care of oneโs body, the presenter explained taking a bath often and keeping oneself clean to improve their hygiene as well as to improve their learning capability. They were advised to change their innerwear often, at least once a day.
Young ones also learned about screen time and the practice of the rule 20-20-20. (After every 20 minutes of screen time, look at an object 20 feet away for 20 seconds) to reduce eye strain.
There was an interactive session on good touch and bad touch. Younger students were asked questions on good touches and bad touches. Examples of bad touches were cited and emphasized so that the children could identify the two. Demonstrations of different touches were also shown to the younger students. The last presentation was on anti-bullying. Older students shared their own experience of being bullied and how they felt when bullied. The younger ones were told not to bully others as the one bullied would feel sad, hurt, neglected, and sidelined. Overall, 250 students of the nearby primary schools benefited from this program. While the younger ones got the advice, knowledge, and information, older students gained experience to speak in public, interact with younger ones, work as a team, and share their childhood experience and relive the good memories.
