CSTL Sharing Meeting 2014 Ntenje Katota Zambia Southern
CSTL Sharing Meeting 2014 [Ntenje Katota] [Zambia] Southern Sun O. R. Tambo - Johannesburg, South Africa 17 -20 November 2014
COMPOSITION NCU District Level School Level
SCHOOL LEVEL q. School Management Team Representatives q. Teachers q. Community Members (Parents or Rep of NGO’s, CBO’S, FBO)
Roles and responsibilities of the School Support Team q Identify, support ( access support for) and monitor vulnerable learners and refer them for support to relevant service providers to enable them to achieve their education rights q Run ( plan, implement and monitor) the care and support activities, with the head teacher providing overall leadership q Ensure that the whole school community, including representatives from the broader community ( PTA, parents, other role players such as police, clinic staff etc) are involved q. Liaise with other committees of the school-such as school safety, health promotion, HIV and AIDS, school nutrition etc – to ensure that different programmes are aligned with or integrated into the CSTL programme
Cont … q. Network with service providers and other relevant stakeholders q. Develop a directory of service providers and relevant resources of information q. Facilitate training for school communities and stakeholders q. Liaise with learners to ensure that children’s Rights are respected and that effective child participation is achieved q. Ensure that resources are allocated to support care and support activities
Achievements q. Joint planning for actives on identifying needs in schools(e, g Nutrition Programme) q. Shared vision with the Community q. Identification of relevant stakeholders q. Looks at the safety and security of learners(Safe Houses) q. Looks into the welfare of OVC
Parents Running the Feeding Programme
School Feeding Programme
Challenges q Lack of understanding their roles q. Limited resources q. Keeping them motivated to remain in the structure(looking for job) q. Knowledge Gap between Teachers and Parents(on going capacity building for SST-)
Key Lessons Learnt q. Need on going activities on Advocacy(Mobilize support for vulnerable learners) q. Need debriefing (Trauma) q. Training/Certificates q. Need to identify champions/Incentives
Conclusion
Comments and Questions from the Floor & Other Panellists.
- Slides: 12