ask for a meeting with the health care department or whatever office the programme comes under;

not just listen to what the health office/department wants women to do, but also present some ideas and suggestions. Women should not just be told what the problem is, but be able to tell government departments and officials what problems they found. Women could also suggest problems they would like worked on first, that is, set priorities. Again, this is a small area where women

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could be gaining a bit more control and influence, if they had more input. This is a way of empowering women.

Women's suggestions. Women could see that their suggestions are listened to, or in some cases, women could put forward demands. The listing of what is more or less important by women working in the field should be taken into account by government planners and officials.

Women could ask for training in skills other than what they already have in that area (in this case, health). For example, is there training of traditional mid-
wives to help provide better health care services for women in the villages? Women's groups could ask that their traditional healers be incorporated into the health care system. A WHO programme is I think already doing this for the Pacific.