Nomakhaya Project

Since: 2005

 

Region: Eastern Cape, South Africa

 

Objective: To strengthen the sustainability of the programme by implementing an exit strategy with the Maqhinebeni Cezu Community and by expanding into a new project site within the same province, Eastern Cape.

 

The main strategies the programme will use are a gradual phase out of support to the Maqhinebeni Cezu community within the first two years, expansion into a new (to be selected) project site within the province and capacity building of staff and community members. The project also proposes to change the home visiting approach that enables households to receive individual attention.

 

The new approach is to support parents/caregivers in clusters, that is parents/caregivers gather together for training, discussion, development of play materials, etc. with the FCM (Family & Community Motivator) responsible for their area. The change is in recognition of the reality that the individual home visiting approach is rather expensive and therefore not sustainable.

 

Activities will involve: training and support for the Maqhinebeni community organization as well as the SDWs, FCMs and the parents/caregivers; further development and implementation of strategic plans for the Maqhinebeni community; selection and survey of new project site; selection and training of 15 FCMs, the new site community coordinating council, and one SDW; lobbying and continuing dialogue with the provincial government departments, particularly the Social Development Department to increase support for the programme; development and dissemination of a different product case study of the programme; and further development of training materials to include HIV/AIDS issues using the Masithethe series (developed by ELRU).

 

FCM Masikhule

Since: 2005

 

Region: Eastern Cape Province, South Africa

 

Objective: To build on the existing child rearing beliefs and practices to increase access by vulnerable children and their families to available resources and services.

 

The main purpose of this grant is to enable the project to carry out key activities and develop strategic documents for the handing over of the FCM project to the Community Coordinating Council that will continue with the project beyond the support provided by the partner organisation, Masikhule ECD Centre.

 

For the proposed grant period, activities will include: the training of the Maqhinebeni-Cezu Community Coordinating Council (CCC), the social development workers and parents; developing a case study of the FCM Masikhule programme for dialogue and identification of new project site with provincial stakeholders; and developing with Maqhinebeni Cezu CCC a plan for the CCC to take over and continue with the FCM programme.

 

Restrategising FCM Masikhule

Since: 2001

 

Region: Eastern Cape Province, South Africa

 

Objective: To secure the effective and efficient delivery of the Masikhule Family and Community Motivator Programme as an example of effective practice in meeting the needs of young children and families living in poverty.

 

The proposed planning grant is to enable the development of a clearer vision, and strategic and implementation plan of the FCM Masikhule programme through a strategic review and planning process that should address programme development and implementation processes, human resource requirements, organisational systems, competencies, and resource needs at Masikhule and community levels (that includes the Community Coordinating Council and the FCMs (family and community motivators)).

 

Geographical area:

 

Masikhule operates in the Eastern side of the Eastern Cape under the KSD Municipality

 

Masikhule Training Programme

 

Masikhule Family & Community Motivators Programme (FCM)

 

• Maqhinebeni/Cezu A/A 29 Villages

 

• Mqanduli A/A 8 Villages

 

Staff Complement

 

• Project Co-ord

 

• Trainer

 

• Liaison Officer

 

• Support and Dev workers (SDW)

 

• Family & Comm motinators (FCM)

 

Mission and Focus

 

FCM Programme as one of the programmes for Masikhule is a pilot programme in nature that focuses in marginalised areas characterised by:-

 

o       Little/No ECD centres within a community

 

o       Long distances travelled to ECD centres

 

o       Little/No access to social security grants

 

Areas of Expertise

 

To reach out children between 0-9 years who do not have access to ECD of any nature bc2 of diff reasons and circumstances.

 

Programmes

 

Psychosocial Support to caregivers & children

 

• Home visits

 

• Cluster workshops

 

Facilitate access to social security grants

 

Health and environmental education

 

Facilitation of income generating programs (IGPs)

 

Facilitation of playgroups

 

 Approaches

 

• Stakeholder Managements

 

• Forums (ECD, Community)

 

• Partnerships (campaign Roadshows)

 

• Departmental managements meetings

 

Publications

 

• Brochures

 

• Radio interviews (community radio)

 

• Newsletter

 

• Case Study

 

Contact

 

Private Bag 5292

 

Mthatha

 

5100   

 

Tel: +27 47 531 0231

 

Fax: +27 47 531 2730

 

Cell: +27 47 (0) 72 493 7290

 

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