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Concept Note :-
Family Homes for Children Effected by
/ Suffering from
HIV / AIDS
Location :- Catembe, Maputo Province
1. Targets:-
| a) | To provide family home environment for children orphaned by AIDS and children with HIV / AIDS |
| b) | To provide community care and education re: HIV / AIDS |
| c) | To provide education opportunities for disadvantaged children |
| d) | To uplift life opportunities for community and underprivileged children |
| e) | To provide income generation scheme to help sustain centre (s) |
| f) | To provide training opportunities and job experience opportunities for disadvantaged |
| g) | To provide employment and uplift communities from poverty to self sustainability |
2.
Targets Achieved By :-
A.
To provide family home environment for children orphaned by AIDS and children
with HIV / AIDS
| • | Centre to have 5 houses (initially) |
| • | Each house to accommodate 12 children, 2 parents, 2 grandparents |
| • | Each house to have 5 bedrooms, 3 for children, one each for parents and grandparents |
| • | Other facilities to include study room, family room, toilets (see below re centre shared facilities) |
2.1.1 Philosophy :-
| • | Children would be accommodated within secure family environment, having parental control and grandparent guidance |
| • | Close proximity of other family houses would foster social skills |
| • | Provision of school facilities etc (shared by general community) would encourage learning skills |
To provide community care and education re HIV / AIDS
| • | Facilities within the centre would be utilised to foster HIV / AIDS education |
| • | Centre would act as a community focal point for HIV / AIDS prevention / care classes etc. and adult training re home care |
2.2.1
Philosophy
| • | HIV / AIDS prevention training is best performed within community |
| • | HIV / AIDS education is best directed towards youth, i.e. to impart knowledge before the youth are subjected to unsafe sexual practices |
| • | Responsibility for family / community response to HIV / AIDS problem lies within the family / community itself |
| • | Responsibility for home care of those with HIV / AIDS lies with the family and community. |
| • | Home care practices (re HIV / AIDS) will reduce the growing burden of state health institutions to provide such care |
A. To
provide education opportunities for disadvantaged children
Centre to include kindergarten & primary school facilities
1. Philosophy
| • | Education is a vital ingredient towards ensuring a socially acceptable, satisfying and productive life for children |
| • | Mozambique lags behind many nations with regard to providing educational opportunities for the underprivileged |
| • | Education facilities will create a purposeful and long term view with regard to future empowerment for girls |
A.
To uplift life opportunities for community and underprivileged children
General use centre facilities (i.e. kindergarten, primary school, bakery,
sports area, craft training, sewing centre, community centre, garden area,
three rooms for visiting volunteer helpers) will be available for use
by local community
1. Philosophy
| • | The community in general should be able to take advantage of centre facilities |
| • | General use will promote community spirit and acceptance of social responsibility |
| • | Facilities will provide community and social communication / networking |
A.
To provide income generation scheme to help sustain centre
The centre will incorporate :-
•
kindergarten,
• primary school,
• bakery,
• sports area,
• craft training,
• sewing centre,
• community centre,
• garden area,
• volunteer rooms.
All these
facilities will be used to generate income for the maintenance, upkeep
and staff salaries
1. Philosophy
| • | The centre needs to be self financing and sustainable as far as possible |
| • | The basic philosophy that self help is vital for community growth will be apparent |
A. To
provide training opportunities and job experience opportunities for disadvantaged
| • | The income generating facilities at the centre will provide skills training in the various income generating areas |
1.
Philosophy
| • | The centre will be seen as an important facet to community welfare |
| • | It is important to provide the means whereby the unemployed can be given the opportunity to train for an economically productive life in order to take care of themselves and their family |
| • | The basic philosophy that self help is vital for community growth will be apparent |
| • | Creation of ongoing local training will ensure community support and responsibility to the centres efficient management and operation |
A. To provide employment
| • | The centres income generating facilities will provide local people with employment opportunities |
1. Philosophy
| • | The centre will be seen as an important facet to community welfare |
| • | The basic philosophy that self help is vital for community growth will be apparent |
| • | Creation of ongoing local employment will ensure community support and responsibility to the centres efficient management and operation |
3. Programme and Centre Management
A separate
home adjoining the centre will be required to house centre management
/ project control staff / rooms for volunteer helpers.
4. Programme
Time Frame
It is considered
that the programme detailed above will require a time frame of 3 years.
| Year 1 | - Building of main housing requirements and centre facilities |
| Year 2 | - Building / creation of income generation scheme requirements / school & kindergarten |
| Year 3 | - Consolidation of centre facilities / services etc. |
At the end
of year 3, a full report and analysis will be made available detailing
the entire process of centre development and impact on community
5. Outreach
The programme will "reach out" into other Catembe communities,
where similar but smaller centres will be constructed (dependent on need).
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