Director,
T.E.(Terry)
Manning,
Schoener
50,
1771 ED
Wieringerwerf,
The
Tel:
0031-227-604128
Homepage:
http://www.flowman.nl
E-mail:
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Incorporating innovative
social, financial, economic, local administrative and productive structures,
numerous renewable energy applications, with an important role for women in
poverty alleviation in rural and poor urban environments.
"Money is not the key that
opens the gates of the market but the bolt that bars them"
Gesell, Silvio The Natural
Economic Order
Revised English edition, Peter
Owen, London 1958, page 228
Edition 11:
The
Health clubs have two tasks:
The
first is hygiene education itself tending to the improvement of health standards
pending the installation of the drinking water and sanitation structures
foreseen under the project.
The
second is the formation of a socially acceptable platform enabling the
population, and in particular women, to work together, which is basic to the
success of the project. The health clubs constitute a forum for women, helping
them to identify the requirements of the community and to fully participate in
the planning and execution of successive phases.
Hygiene
education should become an integral part of the school curriculum at all levels
in the schools in the project area. The purpose of the courses is to reinforced
the work done by the Health Clubs. The cooperation of trained personnel of the
Ministry of Health is foreseen. This personnel will participate in the Health
Club workshops during which the courses will actually be prepared and the Health
Clubs organised. Teachers from the schools will also participate in the workshop
and in the preparation of the material for the courses.
Where
necessary, schools will be supplied with appropriate quality clean drinking
water and proper sanitation systems under the project.
In
some cases children from poorer families may not have access to the schooling
system, especially where schooling is mostly funded by parents. This will put
extra responsibility on the Health Clubs which will in such cases be called upon
to cover hygiene education for the children not covered under the arrangements
made with the schools.
The
Health Clubs must form a socially acceptable platform to get users, and
especially women, to work together as this is the base of the project. They will
create a forum for women, so that they can identify the needs of the community
and participate fully in the planning and execution of the structures to be set
up.
Foe this project (one) Moraisian workshop will be held during which draft Health Clubs rules will be prepared and discussed with the local people so the community fully "owns" the project. The Health Clubs will be a socially acceptable method of getting people used to working together, the cornerstone for a successful project. Local Health Workers will be trained to lead Health Club discussions. Material for the Health Clubs and for hygiene education courses in schools will be adapted, preferably using local artists. Preference will be given to the use of traditional (give name) art styles from the project area.
Indicative
participation (all workshops together) :
The
Moraisian trainers.
The project coordinator.
The general
consultant.
The
Africa AHEAD Consultant.
Representative of the local NGO.
At least 5
observers (possible coordinators for future projects).
20 qualified
instructors indicated by the Ministry of Health to guide the Health Club
lessons.
350 female initiative takers at the level of the future Tank
Commissions.
Duration
of each workshop: about three weeks.
The
Workshops will be expected to produce the following structures:
a)
A system coordination structure for coordination:
- with the project
coordinator.
- amongst the main project areas.
- with the Health
ministry.
- amongst the Health Ministry trainers and the women locally
responsible.
- the statues and rules for the running of the clubs.
b)
A materials structure:
- discussion with potential members of the Health
Groups.
- definition of the content of the courses according to local
requirements.
- adaptation of the material according to local customs
(illustrations, languages etc).
- actual physical preparation of the course.
- distribution of the material.
c)
A methodical structure:
- how to use the material.
- the role of the
Health Ministry specialists.
- the role of the local Health Club leaders.
- practical exercises.
- how to call meetings and lead the first
lessons.
- continuation of the Health Clubs after the termination of the
courses.
d)
A communications structure
- vertical, at project level (coordinator, Health
Clubs leaders, Health ministry teachers).
- horizontal, amongst local Health
Club leaders, (future) radio programme.
e)
A structure at local Tank Commission level:
-
Payment of the local Health Club leader once the local money systems have been
formed - Relationship between the local Health Club leader and the (future) Tank
Commission - Relationship between the local Health Club leader and the Health
ministry teacher responsible for the area - Discussion with persons (women)
interested in the (future) local Tank Commission - Registration of Health Club
members - Practical organisation of the lessons and later group meetings
BASIC INDICATIVE COURSE FOR
HEALTH CLUBS
(One)
Moraisian workshop will be held during which Local Health Workers will be
trained to lead hygiene education courses in the schools. Material for the
courses in schools will be adapted, preferably using local artists. Preference
will be given to the use of traditional (give name) art styles from the project
area.
Indicative
participation (all workshops together):
The
Moraisian trainers.
The project coordinator.
The general
consultant.
The
Africa AHEAD Consultant.
Representative of the NGO.
Representative of
the Health Ministry.
Representative of the Education Ministry.
At least
5 observers (possible coordinators for future projects).
20 qualified
instructors indicated by the Ministry of Health to guide the lessons.
70
teachers from the schools.
Duration
of each workshop: about three weeks.
The
Workshops will be expected to produce the following structures:
a)
A system coordination structure for coordination:
- with the project
coordinator.
- with the Health ministry.
- with the Education ministry.
- amongst the Health Ministry trainers and the teachers' commissions.
b)
A materials structure:
-
discussion of course content according to the different levels of the pupils.
- definition of the content of the courses according to age groups
(illustrations, language etc).
- adaptation of the material according to
local customs (illustrations, languages etc).
- actual physical preparation
of the course.
- distribution of the material.
c)
A methodical structure:
- how to use the material.
- the role of the
Health Ministry specialists.
- the role of the teachers.
- planning the
courses.
- continuity.
d)
A communications structure:
- vertical, at project level (coordinator,
Health ministry specialists, teachers' commissions)
- horizontal, amongst
the teachers' commissions and the families, (future) radio programme
e)
Formalities - Payment (in LETS) of the Health ministry specialists - Payment (in
LETS) for the teachers involved
List of drawings and
graphs.
Typical list of maps.
List of key
words.
List of
abbreviations used.
Documents for
funding applications.