Senta Siller's Services to Society over the Last 75 Years
Thursday, May 23, 2024
This should not be understood as a homage to a person who always rejected such endeavors, but rather as an appreciation of an unusual idea, namely income-generating measures for people in rural areas, based on traditional culture and using local resources, and highlighting the selflessness of the project. This stands in complete contrast to the prevailing and increasingly growing global effort towards equalization of all cultures, discounting the fact that they are the real wealth of a country. Wealth, which is irrevocably lost in the onslaught of technology euphorics.
Senta Siller has worked in different positions and countries in the course of her life. In more than 75 years of activity, she has met countless people, a large number of whom can no longer be interviewed. In this writing, however, a few voices were able to have their say, in which they fondly remember their encounters with this unusual woman, not only in her doll-making projects.
Rarely do we meet people who are really unselfishly active for the benefit of society.
The present publication intends to stimulate the reader in the undertaking, in the sense of making a certain effort, even if everything else speaks against it, - all for the welfare of the general public, even if such projects, as initiated by SSi and implemented with the help of many volunteers, are directed completely opposite to the global and digital mainstream.
The editors would like to thank all the people, organizations, and institutions involved who have supported and continue to support the work and ideas of SSi.
Labels: Dr Senta Siller, SSi
posted by S A J Shirazi @ 10:29 AM,
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Health hut, kitchen garden and family-friendly work with arts and crafts
Thursday, May 16, 2024
The health movement initiated by Dr Leila* was continued by Dr Senta Siller from 1993 under the title One Baby-One Tree.
The village NGO's water project financed a deep well that made the tested water available to the villagers.
Labels: AFA (NGO), DGFK e V Berlin, Dr Leila Masson, Dr Senta Siller, TGD
posted by S A J Shirazi @ 9:12 AM,
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To remember from the beginning
Wednesday, May 15, 2024
In 1991 the film Amjads Village (see Archive www.dgfk-archive.de ) was made by the DGFK e.V. and premiered in the Babylon Film Theater in Berlin. A young doctor, Dr Leila, was inspired to provide basic medical care in the village between 1991 and 1993.
Between 40 and 50 patients came to her every day!
Even after her departure (she lived in the USA, New Zealand, now Australia) she financially supported the emerging BHU (Basic Health Unit), now with its own building.
She was followed by Dr Elizabeth from Melbourne (she received an Australian Order of Merit), Dr Karola (she received a German Order of Merit), -
Three village girls traveled to Dr Ruth Pfau in Karachit to train as LHV. The nurse Marlis from Switzerland, who also worked in the Cameroonian subsidiary project and received a medal of merit there, continued to run the BHU.
Labels: AFA, DGFK, DGFK e V Berlin, Dr Elizabeth Carew Reid, Dr Leila Masson, Dr Ruth Pfau, Dr Senta Siller, Marlis Bartkiewitz-Schmitt
posted by S A J Shirazi @ 1:16 PM,
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