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Year 2007:
During 2007 the main objectives were to continue
training national institutions, NGOs and CBOs, and to raise public
awareness. ICDP operated mainly in Maputo town and province, and
in partnership with a regional network, called REPSSI, ICDP work
reached south to Gaza and north to Zambézia provinces. Twenty
one training workshops in the ICDP programme were held for 331 staff
linked to 34 institutions. In addition, assistance was offered to
two institutions, Khanimambo and ADSC, to help improve their organizational
procedures and to give coherence and structure to their training
plans.
Two members of ICDP Moz participated in a seminar
in Tanzania through partnership with REPSSI. In July ICDP International
concluded a training course for countries in the region, attended
by 13 people from South Africa and Zimbabwe. An evaluation was carried
out by Professor Lorraine Sherr, from University College, London,
showing the relevance and impact of the ICDP programme and making
important suggestions to enhance the work of ICDP Moz. One example
of relevant achievements was to find out, through an interview with
children in an education centre, that the relationship between adults
and children had greatly improved and that physical punishment as
an ‘educational’ tool had dropped dramatically. Interpersonal
communication changed for the better among adults too, generating
more team work than before and the overall atmosphere in the centre
was found to be much better.
Year 2008:
In 2008 the main
focus was on the training, monitoring, field follow-up and
supervision of promoters working in the Maputo districts 4 and 5,
where poverty and HIV have a strong incidence. In addition, ICDP
trained several organizations and partner networks which led to
spreading of the ICDP program into other provinces, namely Gaza,
Inhambane and Zambézia. “Centro Boa Esperança”, ADSC, Kanimambo
Association, Mozambican Women’s Organization, Ministry for Women and
Social Affairs, Education authorities (ZIP) are some of the
organizations ICDP cooperates with. More than 10.000 children were
potentially reached by training 306 promoters and caregivers. The
Second regional seminar held in Maputo, gathered 13 people from
neighbouring countries and this event also marked the creation of
the ICDP Africa network.
Year 2009:
During 2009
ICDP team put special emphasis on quality and sustainability. Internal
workshops for staff to become "trainers of trainers" were carried out
by the senior members of the Mozambique team. ICDP work involved 12
institutions. 267 caregivers and promoters were trained, reaching 2142
children. ICDP activities are grouped as A and B projects:
A - Focused
projects: 1. ICDP work in District 4 of Maputo, in Mavalane and
Laulane community, together with the local women’s network,
Organização da Mulher Moçambicana (OMM); 2. Cooperation with the
Maputo Ministry of Women and Social Affairs (DMAS) where ICDP training
is given to staff in 4 Child Centres; 3. Preparing to upgrade
orphanages in the region with an ICDP competence building project; 4.
Cooperation with the new Pedagogical University where ICDP will be
part of a master thesis program; Partnership was established with UEM
(E. Mondlane University) and two geography students received
sensitization in the ICDP programme and afterwards participated in
field training by joining the ICDP team.
B - ICDP services
and training provided according to request: 1. ICDP training requested
for teachers in the Maputo area; 2. Continuous ICDP support given to
CBOs: ADSC and to “Rebuilding Hope”.; 3. Continued support is also
given to 1st of May Orphanages; 4. ICDP Mozambique signed a
'Memorandum of understanding' with the Red Cross and in the first
phase ICDP training will be for staff at a Day Care Centre for 150
children at high risk.
ICDP gave important
input at a workshop organized by UNICEF, advocating for psychosocial
support to become top priority and be mainstreamed in the current
programs by UNICEF and its partners.
SOUTHERN AFRICAN
NETWORK MEETING
Professionals from
several African countries travelled to Maputo to share their
experiences at the network meeting. There were 18 participants from
six different countries: South Africa, Malawi, Zimbabwe, Tanzania,
Mozambique, Ethiopia – participants from Lesotho were prevented from
coming. There were also representatives from Portugal, from Norway,
including from the Norwegian Embassy. Perhaps the most rewarding part
of the meeting were the informal contacts and the friendly atmosphere
that developed among all present – exchanging experiences, sharing
meals, going out together and being inspired by the ICDP projects that
were developed in different countries. Thank you letters sent by
participants after the meeting expressed great appreciation and
motivation to work on further expansion of ICDP.
Year 2010:
An evaluation study
of ICDP in Mozambique, led by Professor Lorraine Sherr from London,
showed that the ICDP intervention had a positive impact on adult-child
relationships, resulting in less negative and violent behaviour. The
evaluation also showed that the effects of the intervention have been
sustained in parents who had received ICDP two years previously. Click
here to read the
study summary.
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