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Gretchen Feinholz facilitates a female only training session

Gretchen learns about the plight of female drug abusers in Nepal.

Jake Epperly and board member Gretchen Feinholz returned to Kathmandu to facilitate training sessions and to monitor progress in our existing projects.

Gretchen presented a day long seminar titled, "Women's Issues in Recovery." Female addicts/alcoholics are highly stigmatized in and marginalized out of Nepalese society as well as their family systems. This female-only session gave the women in attendance the opportunity to fully explore the issue in an open, safe environment.

Jake presented a training session covering "Addiction Treatment Program Structure" which addressed the basics of addiction/alcoholism treatment such as modalities, lectures, use of 12 step programs, counseling and group work.

Both programs had a very good turnout of approximately 20 – 25 participants each as well as representation of at least 6 other agencies wishing to work with Recovery Beyond Borders.

In addition to the above training Jake and Gretchen visited sites we are currently working with; The Recovering Group, Dristi and Jyoti and met with other individuals seeking assistance from RBB.

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