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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.
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
Africa AHEAD Consultant.
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
(Africa AHEAD) Consultant.
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.