Exactly on 30 Sept. 2022 at 9 Am, first morning assembly prayer in the district hospital Sitamarhi was prayed and it is today, it still feels fresh and gives me delights in the heart. It makes us feel proud that the first impact adventure in the Bihar health sector through Self change to system change model was started by Morning assembly prayer, and we are the evidence of that initiative. Earlier at the starting of the intervention, it was another story of how we convinced the hospital staff without any authority. I as Gandhi fellow was very new to the staff as well as it was new to me in dealing with such a big team/staff and working with government. Some staff were rigid to us, not responding properly, some were showing interest in the initiative but not attending prayer, some were ignorant at all saying it is not the school, etc.
I had gone through all these situations but never gave up on them and tried every day three times on all shifts with same determination for full one-month, convincing staff from each department. Which later started gaining a greater number of participants in the prayer. Today it is now ritual for the hospital staff to pray every morning themselves without any interfere as well as they had evolved this and added it in their monthly meetings, where they always start meetings with prayer. It also impacted on their timely arrival at the hospital and students come for practice also used to this prayer.
It gives them positive fresh start for the day. Also, it impacted on building co-relation between staff from different departments which was lacking before. It builds leadership between staff to take initiate without any hesitation and helped in building team. This sustainable impact makes us proud and motivates us to work hard every day.
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