Dear Manjot Kaur, I am working for agricultural social insurance organisation in Germany (SVLFG) and also representing ENASP (European Network of Agricultural Social Protection systems). Some of our members like French MSA are committed to suicide prevention among farmers. In addition SVLFG has good relations to German LandFrauen-Verband (rural womans organisation). I would like to forward your request to both organisations if you allow. Best regards, Erich

Respected Erich Koch, thank you for the kind information. please forward my request to the above said organizations. Each and every suggestion regarding increasing the contribution of the women in suicide prevention are most welcome. please do participate and feel free to share your view point and various ideas here.

Thank you for your quick answer. I ˋll procede like this.

Respected Manjot Kaur, In their approach to preventing suicides, French Mutualité Sociale Agricole (MSA) does not distinguish between people acting as sentinels by gender, they train their elected officials without gender distinction. On the other hand, it was originally a group of women organized in an association "women's agricultural group" of TRAME: http://www.pardessuslahaie.net/frontend.php/trame/2422 who asked MSA to develop an action to prevent suicides for their husbands, brothers, sons, etc. These women's groups are very active in France on these issues, making films, information meetings, plays,... If I receive further information, I will send it to you.

Thank you Erich Koch for sharing valuable information with me. I have checked the link provided by you in your above reply. I guess it is in french language and i am unable to understand it. If you have any information to share about how rural women can contribute or trained to prevent suicide among their family members, kindly share it with me. i want to work on it.

I´ll try to translate the information into English asap.

I'll be highly thankful to you Erich Koch

Here you find the translation of the mentioned French website: "Radio bien-être: testimonials and news What is a wellness radio? Radio Bien-être is an original concept that allows you to listen to testimonies from farmers or agricultural employees and expert opinions on a theme related to human relations or well-being on farms, in a format inspired by a radio show. The objective is to share experiences and information with as many people as possible while staying at home and without blocking half a day. Conference calls are limited to 1 hour from 1:30 pm to 2:30 pm on a Monday. They offer a variety of content: testimonies from farmers or actors in the field, expert testimonies, conferences focused on a technical subject, etc. In practice, how does it work? You can register after receiving the invitation from each radio station or by sending an e-mail to a certain mail-aderess. A few days before the radio, you will receive the telephone number and the code to reach the radio. To listen to the radio, all you have to do is dial the phone number that will be sent to you after registration. Cost of a local call from a fixed and mobile phone (free for unlimited plans)."

I think this is just one example how to inform and inspire a lot of people in rural areas. This has been used for launching rural womans´ activities on suicide prevention, too.

Thank you Erich .... It's really a useful information.'wellness radio' is quite a new term for me. But my concern is that how a rural women can contribute to prevent suicide in her family. What are her strengths, that can be used to control suicide?