Project on Children’s Right

The program is to provide services and support to orphaned and vulnerable children is a proposal to be presented to the foundation that aims to “”improve the process of inclusion, gender and children’s rights in the area of education in the School “”. Greater use of services to disseminate the rights of the child, gender and inclusion on quality education-working with local agencies to strengthen your ability to initiate and retain children in schools by mapping the schools along with other social services in communities to improve coordination with educational and social partners with a view to strengthening the service connection activities on behalf of the other vulnerable children; Reducing vulnerability by missing or weak information at school and in the community; Empowerment of children and improvement of services for the development of the school-the community and the school will stimulate the empowerment and development of children are the objective of the project.

Project Background

Mozambique has about 12.6 million, representing more than half of the Mozambican population (52%). The country has one of the highest rates of premature marriages in the world: is in 11th place on the list, after the Niger, Chad, Central African Republic, Bangladesh, Guinea, Mali, Burkina Faso, South Sudan, Malawi and Madagascar, accounting for close to half of women who get married before 18 years and in 10th place in Africa. At the level of the Eastern and Southern African region, Mozambique occupies the second position, which is rather worrying from the point of view of the incidence of the phenomenon and of the policies at the country level, are implemented in order to reverse this situation. Some national studies show that some forms of violence against the child and girl in particular, as the premature marriages, are rooted in gender, social dynamics and discriminatory and harmful practices. The data of the survey of Multiple Indicators (MICS 2008) showed that 11, 4% of the girls aged between 20 and 24 years got married before the age of 15 years, and 51, 8% of them got married before the age of 18 years.

The economic pressure exerted on the poorest households, especially those in rural areas and the socio-cultural and religious practices prevalent, continue to drive families to marry their daughters earlier and earlier, when the girls have not yet reached sufficient maturity for marriage and for pregnancy or to take responsibility for being wives and mothers. Most school dropouts are linked to early pregnancy in girls, in a phase of your physical and emotional development in that they are not yet prepared to raise a child, with pretty serious consequences for your health and for the survival of their children.  On the other hand, the country has one of the highest rates of illiteracy, therefore, has more than 8 million of the population that doesn’t know how to read, write and do math, of which 5 million are teenagers and young people from 15 to 19 years of age, and 3 million others are elderly prim mainly women, of this population.

Premature marriages constitute human rights violations and their consequences

• the perpetuation of poverty,
• gender-based violence,
• reproductive health problems, contraction of new diseases
• the loss of opportunities for empowerment of female children and, consequently, of women.

The national strategy for preventing and combating premature marriages has as its Vision: “Mozambique promoting respect for the rights of the child and free from premature marriages”.

Objectives of The Project

General Objectives

The program to provide services and support to orphaned and vulnerable children is a proposal to be presented to the Pestalozzi Children’s Foundation (PCF) that aims to “improve the process of inclusion, gender and children’s rights in the area of education in the School “Primary.

Specific Objectives

The specific objectives defined for this purpose are:

• Objective 1: Greater use of services to disseminate the rights of the child, gender and inclusion on quality education-working with local agencies to strengthen your ability to initiate and retain children in schools by mapping the schools along with other social services in communities to improve coordination with educational and social partners with a view to strengthening the service connection activities on behalf of the OVC’s. On the other hand, the technicians and XXXXXXX will participate in the meetings of the coordination and management of the project. In parallel, the activities will reduce barriers to access or frequent blind school through innovative approaches to social change and behavior.
• Objective 2: Reducing vulnerability by missing or weak information at school and in the community – Identify the OVC’s extreme vulnerable ordering support to create environments of debates about the importance of reducing the vulnerability of OVC’s, with a view to integrating them into discussions and exchanges with other schools to exchange experiences.
• Objective 3: Empowerment of children and improvement of services for the development of the school-the community and the school will stimulate the empowerment and development of children from 6 to 17 years for gender, rights and inclusion for sustainability the activities of the XXXXXXX project will implement income-generating activities for vulnerable children, children heads of families and those who live with elderly parents victims of HIV/AIDS such as: building chicken coops for creation and production of eggs, vegetable production field;

Identification of local vocational training masters such as: carpenters, bakers, mechanics, tailoring, hairdressing, locksmiths, Masons. The beneficiary will choose according to their abilities.

Project Strategies and Target Groups of the Project

Monitors will be allocated (teachers and students) in schools in particular reference, EPC-Mulembja, EPC-Ribangua, EPC-Cambeve, EPC – April 7, EPC-Timaquene, EPC-Maragra, EPC-Maciana, EPC-Malavela, EPC-Chicunguluine, EPC-EPC,- Mphunguruine, EPC-Manguendene, EPC-Melembe that in coordination with the focal point of the SDEJT and technical education (teachers have the training), facilitate the identification of children with entry requirements for the project. The monitors will be working to identify key sector, such as: at school. After the identification of the potential beneficiary’s children in their families, at schools allocated monitors will negotiate House calls and make references to the monitors of the schools where they live, to follow up on families. At school it will be possible to identify children through the dissemination of information.

In the community

The target group of the PCF and XXXXXXX are the vulnerable children in the process of inclusion, gender and rights; children heads of family who live in households headed by seniors receive assistance for vulnerable community monitors. In the community, the beneficiaries will be identified in coordination with the community child protection Committees (SCCP), community leaders, religious confessions and other local structures. However, after your identification will be referenced for support services such as: health, education, social action Office of care of women and children against violence, Conservatory.

Training of Monitors

With a view to achieving the objectives of the project PCF and XXXXXXX will perform the following training, retraining and strengthening the skills of the monitors in accordance with minimum standards of care of OVC’s of MMGCAS:

• Training of monitors in schools, on the management of cases, including the stigma of discrimination, (Y days).
• Training of community monitors for the assistance of vulnerable children (days).
• Recycling of monitors in schools and in the Community (Y days).

Family-centric care

Will be used for the purpose, a family-centered approach, so as not to see the child in isolation, but rather as a member of a family and inclusive school. This approach has the advantage of identifying the needs of all members of the household, provide services and references holistically, which contributes to every family and school vulnerability, and not only, but also helps the involvement of two spheres in meeting the needs of vulnerable children which will facilitate the follow-up thereof after removal of the monitor in the family.

Creation and maintenance of reference networks

XXXXXXX will continue to map the services available in the community and at school who engage in care of orphaned and vulnerable children, the monitors will in the course of the work make your references and against reference to health services, Education, social action Office of assistance to women and children against violence, Conservatory.

Activities and Result of the Project

This project will implement activities to achieve three key results, in accordance with the objectives:

Outcome 1: increased use of social services, quality education

1.1 Activity: Strengthening and creation of links and reference systems that ensure appropriate access to education and social services

1. 1. Map schools and other social services available in communities to support OVC’s;
   2. Improve coordination with educational and social partners to strengthen the connection of service activities for the benefit of the OVC’s;
   3. Participate in meetings of coordination and management of the project.

1.2 Activity: Enhance the knowledge of the monitors on the development of students including monitoring and supervision

1. 1. Conduct training (days) for the monitors, monitors chiefs, technicians on the management of cases;
   2. carry out the recycling of (days) for base building monitors technical officers and chiefs, Coordinator on the monitoring, supervision and technical support in case management, including discrimination.

1.3 Activity: Creations of activity sessions of debate on the care and support to children in child rights, gender and inclusion through community radio, television

1. 1. a) Mobilize and refer to the beneficiaries of the project to participate in debates to be carried out by the project

1.4 Activity: Provide services and care to vulnerable children in accordance with the minimum standards of care, as defined by Ministry of women, children and Social Welfare (MMGCAS)

1. 1. Identify within schools and communities the OVC’s with criteria for the program to benefit from the project.
   2. Assess the State of OVC’s identified with the array of support the child, an action plan and provide service according to the needs, in a family-centered approach and at school;
   3. Articulate with the educational and community partners for ease of access to the OVC’s community services;
   4. Allocate within the school to enhance the identification of children for integration in the program and strengthen the links and reference systems against reference;
   5. Carry out follow-up visits) of the activities of the OVC’s.

1.5 Activity: Strengthen links with existing local structures and other initiatives that benefit the OVC’s

1. 1. Quarterly balance sheet Dates) of the project activities involving local structures and other actors working with the OVC’s;
   2. Monthly meetings of project activities with involvement of monitors’ heads, staff of the Organization;
   3. Perform Quarterly joint supervision visits with SDEJT, INAS, XXXXXXX and Social Action.

1.6 Activity: Support the school inclusion and school retention of children, particularly girls

1. 1. Sensitize teachers about the importance of inclusion and retention of children in school, with special attention to girl;
   2. Advocate the teaching institutions, sectors of education and social work services to ease of access of OVC’s at registration, uniform and school supplies;
   3. Promote gender equity and equality of opportunity.

1.7 Activities: facilitate the process of birth registration and legalization of documents of identification

1. 1. Identify children with needs of birth registration and identification documents and refer to notary services;
   2. Facilitate the acquisition of certificate of poverty by coordinating with community leadership, Welfare and Municipal Council;

1.8 Activity: Support housing activity to children

1. 1. Identify the needs of the children in the housing component;
   2. Sensitizing caregivers of children to improve their dwellings so as to ensure a decent shelter (airy, clean and safe);
   3. Mobilize the community to assist in the improvement of children’s homes;
   4. Refer to and facilitate the access of children to day-care services.

Result 2: Reduced the vulnerability of children preparing communities and schools to better overcome the impact caused by the lack or poor information at school and in the community about gender, rights and inclusion

2.1 support the activity monitors to implement interventions to reduce vulnerability in viable areas of strengthening communities and schools

1. 1. Identify VOC, s and provide support;
   2. Integrate the OVC’s and children heads of families and those who live with elderly savings groups;
   3. Integrate children in groups of discussions and exchanges with other schools to exchange experiences.

Result 3: Empowerment children and improve services for the development of school

3.1 Activity: Stimulate the empowerment and the improvement of services for the development

1. 1. Identify the local masters for the formation of the OVC’s;
   2. Promote in schools and communities empowerment for OVC’s;
   3. Integrate children in groups of discussions and exchanges with other schools to exchange experiences.
   4. Implement income-generating activities for vulnerable children OVC’s breadwinners and those who live with elderly people.

Sustainability of the Project

In the context of the sustainability of the project, will make building chicken coops for the creation of chickens and laying hens for egg production as well as horticultural production. This will allow after ending the draft the OVC’s continue to have a source of livelihood for your benefit.

Organisation Background

The XXXXXXX is an XXXXXXX for community development, community-based, created in 2006, and with legal status and registered, non-profit humanitarian character that has been developing its activities to awareness, advocacy and mitigation of the impact of HIV/AIDS along the communities, in partnership with the churches, their biggest implementation partners.

Is a community organization of excellence in care and services to people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) and orphaned and vulnerable children (Cov) effectively and sustainably, able to influence and change the lifestyle improvement, through information, education and communication, basic care, advice, evaluation and reference.

Mission-support PWHAS, orphaned and vulnerable children (OVC’s), Women in Pre/Pos childbirth, elderly people and other vulnerable groups, encouraging social solidarity and educating the family and the community and also the improvement in education.

Vision-A Christian Activism is increasingly able to contribute to the restoration of hope and faith together our communities turned to change and improve the way of life.