Operational MethodologyOperational Methodology20062006

Renewed VisionRenewed Vision

Challenged at the end of 2005Challenged at the end of 2005 Reach 100 000 OVCsReach 100 000 OVCs By 2010By 2010 With at least 3 servicesWith at least 3 services

Essential ServicesEssential Services

Safety and SecuritySafety and Security EducationEducation HealthHealth Food & NutritionFood & Nutrition Psychosocial Support and Mental Psychosocial Support and Mental

HealthHealth Civil Rights and ResponsibilitiesCivil Rights and Responsibilities

Main categories of essential services as per USAID

Renewed StrategyRenewed Strategy

To support:To support: Faster replicationFaster replication 50 – 80 Masoyi / Kabwe size projects50 – 80 Masoyi / Kabwe size projects Financial Integrity & AccountabilityFinancial Integrity & Accountability Prompt Feedback & StatisticsPrompt Feedback & Statistics Efficient CommunicationEfficient Communication Increased support organisation baseIncreased support organisation base Change funding profile (Church)Change funding profile (Church)

VisionVision

The local Church in Africa effectively caring The local Church in Africa effectively caring

for the dying, orphans and widows, and for the dying, orphans and widows, and

unified in this mission with the Church unified in this mission with the Church

outside Africa.outside Africa.

MissionMission

The purpose of ‘Hands @ Work in Africa’ is to, through The purpose of ‘Hands @ Work in Africa’ is to, through relationship with the local Church in Africa, challenge, relationship with the local Church in Africa, challenge,

encourage, develop and support the ministry of encourage, develop and support the ministry of servanthood among those in need in their community servanthood among those in need in their community

through the replication of the Masoyi community through the replication of the Masoyi community intervention model. The Biblical mandate to care for the intervention model. The Biblical mandate to care for the dying, widows and orphans is not only for the Church in dying, widows and orphans is not only for the Church in Africa, but also elsewhere, and Hands @ Work will be Africa, but also elsewhere, and Hands @ Work will be

a prophetic voice to the Churches outside Africa, a prophetic voice to the Churches outside Africa, challenging them to fulfil their mandate.challenging them to fulfil their mandate.

Masoyi Home Based CareMasoyi Home Based Care

Established as a home-based care in 1998Established as a home-based care in 1998 Began to care for 1st orphaned child in 1999Began to care for 1st orphaned child in 1999 Has since grown to care for over 600 patients Has since grown to care for over 600 patients

and over 2100 orphaned children and over 2100 orphaned children The project was designated Best Practices in The project was designated Best Practices in

2000 by USAID2000 by USAID Hands at Work in Africa works across Sub-Hands at Work in Africa works across Sub-

Saharan Africa to duplicate the Masoyi Models Saharan Africa to duplicate the Masoyi Models of Care of Care

Masoyi Community Masoyi Community Intervention ModelIntervention Model

MasoyiMasoyi Community Intervention ModelCommunity Intervention Model

HBCHBC Orphan CareOrphan Care GardensGardens Community OVC day care centre (Lula)Community OVC day care centre (Lula) Community SchoolsCommunity Schools YouthYouth Building projectsBuilding projects IGAsIGAs

Practical Practical ImplementationImplementation

The Lula Care Centre Model The Lula Care Centre Model

Building the resilience of the Building the resilience of the communitycommunity

Parts of the LCCMParts of the LCCM

The Lula Model

EmotionalSupport

MentalSupport

SocialSupport

PhysicalSupport

SpiritualSupport

1. Physical Support1. Physical Support

Ensuring Ensuring the the physical physical health of health of the the children children and the and the families in families in our careour care

a. Nutritional Supporta. Nutritional Support

3 Meals provided 3 Meals provided daily to local OVCsdaily to local OVCs

Training for Primary Training for Primary Care Givers (PCGs) Care Givers (PCGs) in nutritionin nutrition

Community Gardens Community Gardens to increase food to increase food stabilitystability

b. Medical Supportb. Medical Support

Weekly visits to Weekly visits to community nursecommunity nurse

Transportation for Transportation for critical children to local critical children to local clinics and hospitalsclinics and hospitals

Medical files kept on Medical files kept on sitesite

Education about Education about HIV/AIDSHIV/AIDS

Support groups for Support groups for PCGs with children on PCGs with children on ARVsARVs

c. Protection from Abusec. Protection from Abuse

Advocate for needs Advocate for needs of childrenof children

Train volunteers Train volunteers about warning signs about warning signs of abuseof abuse

Connect volunteers Connect volunteers to local resourcesto local resources

Maintain positive Maintain positive relationship with relationship with effective community effective community programsprograms

2. Social Support2. Social Support

Developing and Developing and supporting our supporting our children to be children to be the leaders of the leaders of tomorrow, and tomorrow, and connecting the connecting the community to be community to be an active part of an active part of our journeyour journey

a. Group Therapy and a. Group Therapy and CounselingCounseling Play therapyPlay therapy Psychosocial Psychosocial

supportsupport Trained staff of Trained staff of

community community volunteersvolunteers

Consistent care and Consistent care and supportsupport

b. Educational Supportb. Educational Support

Provision of Provision of school uniformsschool uniforms

Advocacy for free Advocacy for free school fees for school fees for OVCsOVCs

Provision of Provision of school suppliesschool supplies

After school After school support for OVCssupport for OVCs

c. IGA/Lifeskillsc. IGA/Lifeskills

Weekly youth Weekly youth meetingsmeetings

Annual Annual community-run community-run youth festivalyouth festival

Football teamFootball team WoodworkingWoodworking Crafts Crafts

(beadmaking)(beadmaking) SewingSewing HairdressingHairdressing

d. Training and d. Training and WorkshopsWorkshops

Workshops for orphans Workshops for orphans who are young motherswho are young mothers

Monthly workshops for Monthly workshops for community HBC community HBC volunteersvolunteers

Training for PCGs Training for PCGs (grannies) in play (grannies) in play therapy, grief and therapy, grief and bereavement, and bereavement, and psychosocial supportpsychosocial support

Leadership workshops Leadership workshops for youth and PCGsfor youth and PCGs

Educate about grants, Educate about grants, pension, etc.pension, etc.

e. Community Child Care e. Community Child Care ForumsForums Monthly and Monthly and

emergency meetingsemergency meetings Key government and Key government and

non-government non-government officialsofficials

Discussions on key Discussions on key topics concerning topics concerning OVCsOVCs

Design integrated Design integrated community response community response plansplans

3. Emotional Support3. Emotional Support

Connecting those affected by trauma to the available resources, Connecting those affected by trauma to the available resources, and training community to helpand training community to help

4. Mental Support4. Mental Support

a. African Preschoola. African Preschool

African Preschool - rote African Preschool - rote learning – repeating over and learning – repeating over and over againover again

Stimulation - Play dough, Stimulation - Play dough, waterplay, jungle gyms, waterplay, jungle gyms, bicycles ( proper levels for bicycles ( proper levels for the current training levels of the current training levels of the kids)the kids)

Safe place for the kids to play Safe place for the kids to play – children can just be – children can just be children (correct focus)children (correct focus)

b. Care for the Youthb. Care for the Youth

Life Skills Development Life Skills Development for teenagers (HIV/AIDS for teenagers (HIV/AIDS education, small groups)education, small groups)

GoLD Program – GoLD Program – Leadership development Leadership development focused outside of target focused outside of target group – connect to group – connect to OVCsOVCs

5. Spiritual Support5. Spiritual Support

Foundational to Foundational to all activitiesall activities

Encourage Encourage spiritual growth spiritual growth in OVCsin OVCs

Weekly Bible Weekly Bible Club meetingsClub meetings

Open forum for Open forum for questions about questions about GodGod

ResultsResults Over 200 OVCs Over 200 OVCs

receive meals monthlyreceive meals monthly Over 50 pre-school Over 50 pre-school

OVCs receive care OVCs receive care from centresfrom centres

Responsive care to Responsive care to physical, mental, physical, mental, social, and social, and psychosocial needspsychosocial needs

Culturally and Culturally and community sensitive community sensitive programsprograms

Challenges:Challenges:

1. Stigmatization: Community perception of attendees being HIV-positive

2. Networking: It is difficult to build consistent relationships with other community members to benefit those in need

3. Limited Resources: Low levels of training/high rates of illiteracy make program implementation and monitoring difficult

4. Scaling up: Further gaps are continuously identified without adequate resources to provide new programs

First Steps to TakeFirst Steps to Take

1.1. Establish HBCEstablish HBC natural growth point for OVC carenatural growth point for OVC care establishes trust/relationshipsestablishes trust/relationships

2.2. Identify property for centreIdentify property for centre

3.3. Establish approval/support of local leadership and Establish approval/support of local leadership and community leaderscommunity leaders

4.4. Focus on partnerships, community forums, and Focus on partnerships, community forums, and networkingnetworking active stakeholders in communityactive stakeholders in community Able to learn from others’ experiencesAble to learn from others’ experiences

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