Projects
Diversion School Holiday Project
PROJECT CONTACT PERSON:
Zain Halle
CONTACT DETAILS:
Shop 2
Afrispot Centre
Temba
Hammanskraal
Tel: 084 4180 676
WHY WAS THE CLUB STARTED?
This project was developed as we were funded by the Department of Social Development to render diversion services in this area. Due to the small numbers from the courts regarding diversion we decided to implement a early intervention diversion programme with learners at the local primary schools. Once we had started delivering the programm...
PROJECT CONTACT PERSON:
Zain Halle
CONTACT DETAILS:
Shop 2
Afrispot Centre
Temba
Hammanskraal
Tel: 084 4180 676
WHY WAS THE CLUB STARTED?
This project was developed as we were funded by the Department of Social Development to render diversion services in this area. Due to the small numbers from the courts regarding diversion we decided to implement a early intervention diversion programme with learners at the local primary schools. Once we had started delivering the programme we realised that there were serious issues within the community, the children were faced with complex social problems related to high unemployment rates as well as violence and substance abuse within their immediate environments. This early intervention programme was then extended to two schools at a time, the programme runs for 10 weeks and unfortunately we only have enough funding for one facilitator. The issues that are coming out on a daily basis show just how much at risk these youth are and the serious need for this programme.
KHULISA TRAINING INPUTS:
CLUB ACTIVITIES:
We have now not only made sure that we target children at risk but that we continue working with these children once the programme has finished in order to make a lasting change. Many of the children are facing sexual, physical and emotional abuse within their familial context and we have arranged with the local social development office for counselling to be offered to those who need it. The other issues we are currently trying to deal with are the children who are infected with HIV. Some form of counselling is needed for these children, unfortunately without money for our own social worker this is very hard. There are a number of children at school from child headed households and we are currently trying to get sewing machines donated. Our out of school Ubuntu members who will then sew uniforms to help these children. The children who are seen as most at risk are then put into our Indigenous Games’ Groups within their areas in order for us to continue monitoring them as well as providing adult support and supervision. Unfortunately we do not have funding for extra facilitators as we would preferably put a facilitator in the school in order to provide Indigenous Games to the whole school. The numbers of students in a class averages at around 40 children and so it is difficult to do more than one class at a time, we feel that if we had more facilitators we could reach more children; the impact of the programme has been very successful and reports from headmasters and teachers has been very positive.
DATE CLUB COMMENCED:
February 2009
TARGET:
The beneficiaries of this project are school children between the ages of 10-13. They benefit from this programme as it allows them an opportunity to understand who they are in relation to their environment, and allows them the opportunity to form close relationships with their peers. Emotional intelligence is often a foreign concept to children and unless they grow up in a loving and stable environment, it may be something that they never learn. Emotional intelligence may be a relatively new phenomenon, but it was born out of the lack of emotional control witnessed in society today due to many variables. It has been empirically proven that children who go on to become juvenile delinquents and then criminals have all had a history of some form of abuse. Peer pressure today is a reality and with the increase in gang culture, these children need to form positive peer groups, in order to refrain from joining delinquent peer groups.
IMPACT:
The impact of the programme is measured through facilitator and staff feedback as well as by the behaviour changes witnessed within their school environment. Today children spend a majority of their time at school and it has been proven that the school environment has a large impact on any child. With the breakdown of close knit family groups in today's society, children and parents are relying more on the education system than ever before. Due to this and many other reasons which have become visible through the programme we implemented the ‘School Holiday Project’ which is rolled out through Indigenous Games’ Groups, now targeting 12 different villages within the Hammanskraal district. The Indigenous Games’ teams give the children an opportunity to belong and also keep them in touch with their culture. We are hoping to start cricket, soccer, netball, drama and poetry groups in order to provide continuing support for all children. We realise that not all children want to participate in Indigenous Games,but this way there is a group to belong to according to each individuals passion. Drama and poetry enables children a positive outlet for any emotional pain. Drama allows the children a safe space in which to come to terms with issues within their environment, and is seen as extremely therapeutic.
BENEFICIARIES:
Number of beneficiaries
Number of men:
0
Number of women:
0
Number of girl children:
12
Number of boy children:
8
Total direct beneficiaries:
200
Estimated indirect beneficiaries:
2000
WHAT SUPPORT WE NEED:
These young Ubuntu Club members wish to be able to help the child headed households survive, they will continue to do collections of clothing, blankets and other necessary items. They will do a vegetable garden which will at least provide some fresh vegetables for the families especially for the young HIV positive children who are orphaned.
Staff Needs
Volunteers who would like to help them do outreach work and maybe give them some training on home based care
Funding Needs
R10 000 to buy some gardening tools, wheel barrows and seeds as well as netting and pots.
Other Needs
-
Blankets
-
Clothes
-
Kitchen utensils
-
Pots
-
Pans
-
Gardening equipment
-
School books
-
Stationery
-
School uniforms
-
School shoes and
-
anything else anyone is willing to donate
PROJECT CONTACT PERSON:
Zain Halle
CONTACT DETAILS:
Shop 2
Afrispot Centre
Temba
Hammanskraal
Tel: 084 4180 676
WHY WAS THE CLUB STARTED?
This project was developed as we were funded by the Department of Social Development to render diversion services in this area. Due to the small numbers from the courts regarding diversion we decided to implement a early intervention diversion programme with learners at the local primary schools. Once we had started delivering the programm...
PROJECT CONTACT PERSON:
Zain Halle
CONTACT DETAILS:
Shop 2
Afrispot Centre
Temba
Hammanskraal
Tel: 084 4180 676
WHY WAS THE CLUB STARTED?
This project was developed as we were funded by the Department of Social Development to render diversion services in this area. Due to the small numbers from the courts regarding diversion we decided to implement a early intervention diversion programme with learners at the local primary schools. Once we had started delivering the programme we realised that there were serious issues within the community, the children were faced with complex social problems related to high unemployment rates as well as violence and substance abuse within their immediate environments. This early intervention programme was then extended to two schools at a time, the programme runs for 10 weeks and unfortunately we only have enough funding for one facilitator. The issues that are coming out on a daily basis show just how much at risk these youth are and the serious need for this programme.
KHULISA TRAINING INPUTS:
CLUB ACTIVITIES:
We have now not only made sure that we target children at risk but that we continue working with these children once the programme has finished in order to make a lasting change. Many of the children are facing sexual, physical and emotional abuse within their familial context and we have arranged with the local social development office for counselling to be offered to those who need it. The other issues we are currently trying to deal with are the children who are infected with HIV. Some form of counselling is needed for these children, unfortunately without money for our own social worker this is very hard. There are a number of children at school from child headed households and we are currently trying to get sewing machines donated. Our out of school Ubuntu members who will then sew uniforms to help these children. The children who are seen as most at risk are then put into our Indigenous Games’ Groups within their areas in order for us to continue monitoring them as well as providing adult support and supervision. Unfortunately we do not have funding for extra facilitators as we would preferably put a facilitator in the school in order to provide Indigenous Games to the whole school. The numbers of students in a class averages at around 40 children and so it is difficult to do more than one class at a time, we feel that if we had more facilitators we could reach more children; the impact of the programme has been very successful and reports from headmasters and teachers has been very positive.
DATE CLUB COMMENCED:
February 2009
TARGET:
The beneficiaries of this project are school children between the ages of 10-13. They benefit from this programme as it allows them an opportunity to understand who they are in relation to their environment, and allows them the opportunity to form close relationships with their peers. Emotional intelligence is often a foreign concept to children and unless they grow up in a loving and stable environment, it may be something that they never learn. Emotional intelligence may be a relatively new phenomenon, but it was born out of the lack of emotional control witnessed in society today due to many variables. It has been empirically proven that children who go on to become juvenile delinquents and then criminals have all had a history of some form of abuse. Peer pressure today is a reality and with the increase in gang culture, these children need to form positive peer groups, in order to refrain from joining delinquent peer groups.
IMPACT:
The impact of the programme is measured through facilitator and staff feedback as well as by the behaviour changes witnessed within their school environment. Today children spend a majority of their time at school and it has been proven that the school environment has a large impact on any child. With the breakdown of close knit family groups in today's society, children and parents are relying more on the education system than ever before. Due to this and many other reasons which have become visible through the programme we implemented the ‘School Holiday Project’ which is rolled out through Indigenous Games’ Groups, now targeting 12 different villages within the Hammanskraal district. The Indigenous Games’ teams give the children an opportunity to belong and also keep them in touch with their culture. We are hoping to start cricket, soccer, netball, drama and poetry groups in order to provide continuing support for all children. We realise that not all children want to participate in Indigenous Games,but this way there is a group to belong to according to each individuals passion. Drama and poetry enables children a positive outlet for any emotional pain. Drama allows the children a safe space in which to come to terms with issues within their environment, and is seen as extremely therapeutic.
BENEFICIARIES:
| Number of beneficiaries | |
|
Number of men: |
0 |
| Number of women: | 0 |
| Number of girl children: | 12 |
| Number of boy children: | 8 |
| Total direct beneficiaries: | 200 |
| Estimated indirect beneficiaries: | 2000 |
WHAT SUPPORT WE NEED:
These young Ubuntu Club members wish to be able to help the child headed households survive, they will continue to do collections of clothing, blankets and other necessary items. They will do a vegetable garden which will at least provide some fresh vegetables for the families especially for the young HIV positive children who are orphaned.
Staff Needs
Volunteers who would like to help them do outreach work and maybe give them some training on home based care
Funding Needs
R10 000 to buy some gardening tools, wheel barrows and seeds as well as netting and pots.
Other Needs
- Blankets
- Clothes
- Kitchen utensils
- Pots
- Pans
- Gardening equipment
- School books
- Stationery
- School uniforms
- School shoes and
- anything else anyone is willing to donate
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