{"id":7143,"date":"2026-03-29T09:21:23","date_gmt":"2026-03-29T01:21:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/panap.net\/?p=7143"},"modified":"2026-03-29T09:21:23","modified_gmt":"2026-03-29T01:21:23","slug":"building-collective-action-for-healthier-communities-cpam-training-highlights","status":"publish","type":"panap_updates","link":"https:\/\/panap.net\/beta\/updates\/building-collective-action-for-healthier-communities-cpam-training-highlights\/","title":{"rendered":"Building Collective Action for Healthier Communities: CPAM Training Highlights"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Organised by PAN Asia Pacific (PANAP), Community Pesticide Action Monitoring (CPAM) &amp; Focus Group Discussion Training in Penang brought together participants from Indonesia, Malaysia, Pakistan, Philippines, and Sri Lanka.<\/p>\n<p>Day 1<\/p>\n<p>It kicked off with shared expectations, an introduction to PANAP, and the basics of CPAM. The day also featured sessions on health impact body mapping, a fruitful presentation on health impacts and first aid by Dr. Vivien How, and a meaningful discussion on Women and Pesticides.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1881\" src=\"https:\/\/ipam-global.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/658506070_1528226446004181_7430430748943598213_n-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This is a strong start to a collaborative journey toward healthier communities and pesticide justice.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1883\" src=\"https:\/\/ipam-global.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/658355548_1528230586003767_6462971666030337421_n-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Day 2<\/p>\n<p>The sessions covered the politics of pesticides, understanding pesticide labels, and a detailed walkthrough of the CPAM survey guideline &amp; questionnaire. Participants then engaged in a hands-on CPAM survey exercise, followed by feedback sharing and a demonstration of data input using the CPAM web-based application.<\/p>\n<p>Together, we aim to build knowledge, sharpen our skills, and strengthen our collective action for healthier communities!<\/p>\n<p>Wrapping up on Day 3<\/p>\n<p>The day featured sessions on FGD, hands-on exercises with partner feedback, and a practical presentation &amp; demonstration on PPE use. The 3-day training concluded with planning for CPAM &amp; FGD in each participating country, and closing remarks from Sarojeni Rengam, Executive Director of PANAP.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1882\" src=\"https:\/\/ipam-global.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/657141491_1530278649132294_1451857881744598820_n-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This is a strong finish to three days of learning, collaboration, and collective action.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Organised by PAN Asia Pacific (PANAP), Community Pesticide Action Monitoring (CPAM) &amp; Focus Group Discussion Training in Penang brought together participants from Indonesia, Malaysia, Pakistan, Philippines, and Sri Lanka. Day 1 It kicked off with shared expectations, an introduction to PANAP, and the basics of CPAM. The day also featured sessions on health impact body&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":7144,"template":"","update_categories":[111],"class_list":["post-7143","panap_updates","type-panap_updates","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","update_categories-update"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/panap.net\/beta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/panap_updates\/7143","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/panap.net\/beta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/panap_updates"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/panap.net\/beta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/panap_updates"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/panap.net\/beta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/panap.net\/beta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/panap_updates\/7143\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/panap.net\/beta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7144"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/panap.net\/beta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7143"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"update_categories","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/panap.net\/beta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/update_categories?post=7143"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}