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T.E.(Terry)
Manning,
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"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,
“Poverty is created scarcity”
Wahu Kaara, point 8 of the Global Call to Action Against Poverty, 58th
annual NGO Conference, United Nations,
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.
For 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 :
The Moraisian trainers.
A member of the project coordination team.
The general consultant.
The
Representative of the local NGO Kiogoro Integrated Development Project.
At least 5 observers (possible coordinators for future projects).
20 qualified instructors indicated by the Ministry of Health to guide the
Health Club lessons.
297 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 coordination team.
- 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 (coordination team, 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.
A member of the project coordination team.
The general consultant.
The
Representative of the NGO.
Representative of the Health Ministry.
Representative of the Education Ministry.
At least 5 observers (possible coordinators for future projects).
10 qualified instructors indicated by the Ministry of Health to guide the
lessons.
60 teachers from the schools.
Duration of the workshop:
about three weeks.
The Workshop will be expected
to produce the following structures:
a) A system coordination
structure for coordination:
- with the project coordination team.
- 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
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