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Edition 13: 11 December, 2006.
Edition 14 : 06
September, 2013.
(200) Voluntary Community Health Clubs are set up within the project
area. The members of each Health Club, which can include men, follow a course normally
lasting at least six months. During the course, hygiene-related topics are
discussed under the leadership of a specially trained Health Worker.
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.
The structures, rules and administrative
aspects of the Health Clubs will be established during one or more
Organisational Workshops, during which the Health workers will also receive due
training.
For some indicative information on the courses,
refer to BASIC COURSE FOR
HEALTH CLUBS. This material is subject to adaptation according to the
preferences expressed by the Workshop participants. This may include family
planning and subjects such as the importance of breast-feeding and in
particular that of feeding colostrum
(the first mother’s milk) to new-born babies.
The Health Clubs will continue to meet
regularly after the course has finished. Their role is fundamental to the
project. They serve as a forum for identifying community needs, assisting with
project planning and implementation, and developing the sense of unity and
cooperation on which the success of the project depends.
A system will be set up to provide on-going
inspection of the individual sanitation and water supply systems by local
Health workers.
Water quality will be systematically monitored
by a local clinic or hospital using testing equipment supplied under the
project.
Hygiene education should become an integral
part of the school curriculum at all levels in the (35) schools in the project
area. The purpose of the courses is to reinforce 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. The courses will be held during
normal schools hours under the supervision of the teachers' commissions.
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.
Usually at least (one, two) Moraisian
workshop(s) 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 local art styles.
Indicative participation (all workshops together).
The Moraisian trainers.
The project coordinator.
The general consultant.
The
Representative of the 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
(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 art styles
from the project area.
Subject to discussions by interested parties during
the Moraisian workshops, the school hygiene education courses will be expected
to include coverage of menstrual hygiene and management for both girls and
boys. Coverage of HIV/AIDS and family planning issues is also recommended.
Indicative participation (all workshops together).
The Moraisian trainers.
The project coordinator.
The general consultant.
The (
Representative of the ONG.
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
Back: initial
environmental study.
List of
drawings and graphs.
Typical list of maps.
List of key
words.
List of
abbreviations used.
Documents
for funding applications.