Information Sharing Dialogues
Awareness raising dialogues on various topics that ultimately affect the well-being of the young child are held in the communities where Thušanang works with ECD centres. Topics include: Children’s rights; child trafficking; child protection; alcohol & drug abuse; gender based violence; the importance of early childhood development and others. Specialists in the relevant field are invited to co-facilitate the sessions.
Parent Capacity Building
Workshops that build on existing experience, knowledge and skills of primary caregivers are held at ECD centres affiliated to Thušanang. The workshops introduce new ideas and provide information and the opportunity for dialogue on the care, protection and development of children.
Self Help Group Approach - SHG
Self Help Groups are an informal association of women in a community with a common objective of working together for their economic and social development. The project is taking place in five different areas and is supported by eight community facilitators residing in those areas.
There are currently over 140 established Self Help Groups with a total of over 2,500 members. There are two Cluster Level Associations that are made up of leaders from the SHGs who work together on specific community projects.
Basic First Aid
Thušanang offers the St John Document C First Aid Course at levels 1 and 2. The initial aim is to ensure that at least one practitioner from each ECD centre affiliated to Thušanang has acquired skills in Basic First Aid. Thereafter a second practitioner is trained.
ECD Cluster Project
This project to strengthen ECD and the implementation of children’s rights is now being rolled out in four clusters in Maruleng municipality, Mopani district. The project targets ECD centres, primary caregivers and community stakeholders so that they collectively support the care, protection and developmental needs of young children. It involves building the capacity of ECD practitioners, supervisors and committees to provide quality ECD services in the communities; improving primary caregivers knowledge, skills and attitudes to create a caring and playful home environment that fosters healthy family relationships and early learning; and promoting a child-friendly environment in the communities. Public awareness of the importance of ECD is promoted through ECD Centre Open Days.
Newsletters keep communities informed of various programmes and are distributed in the four clusters.
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