It is maybe be good to mention that the greatest challenge is with the "others" out there and especially their concept of morality. The best way according to me is to underpin the concept of relativity in thinking and acting. there needs to be  a reawakening in the way we perceive diversity viz a viz deviancy and the authoritative discourses.

Hello Syed,

From my point of view to transform already set in place policies and stratagies holistic the first step is evaluating these policies and stratigies from a holistic perspective. I understand my suggestions will take time but the first thing I would do is get what is needed to the people in need. If people aren't doing the job with a sense of ergency fire them on the spot in public that will get some attention.

To make preexisting programs and stratgies holisticis a process in which the first step is to step back and critically look at the relationship between the desired result and then match that with the critical question can these preexisting policies and stratigies achive that. Do not think in terms of "well posibily" but can they or not.

Second, Holistic means wholeness as you know but what does that mean region by region? For example, the concept of wholeness in Chili  is not the same concept in Egypt, is not the same in Turkey. Therefore, culture studies are needed and training in critical decession making skills if the life of a mother or child can be saved but cultural beliefs must be set aside the person has has been given that power to do so.

Third, Development of a holistic program for those who are working in this program. It must be made clear that this XYZ is the respectful greating here, this is the respectful way to cummunicate, and so forth?

Fourth, If the goal is truly comprehensive as you list then education is a piece and the development of a comprehensive holistic curriculum is needed is does not based in the frame work of culturalism. This is hard to do and finding the right people who on one hand are being culturaly respectful but one the other are going to teaching the curriculum from a non cultural perspective.

Last, as part of designing the curriculum there must be holistic male adolescent program also. Reproduction is not a one persons endevior.

Sorry one more suggestion,  self and program reflexivity  from a critical perspective must be an ongoing process not an expection every so often. The workes input must be respected from the tolit cleaner to the program directer.

Holistic approaches must act like a whole before it can teach how to be a whole. 

In solidarity

Douglas