Director,
T.E.(Terry)
Manning,
Schoener 50,
1771 ED
Wieringerwerf,
The Netherlands.
Tel:
0031-227-604128
Homepage:
http://www.flowman.nl
E-mail:
(nameatendofline)@xs4all.nl : bakensverzet
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: 23
November, 2006
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
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