Module 5: WORKING IN THE COMMUNITY

Session 5.1 Introduction to the module

What does this mean to you? Function #5 Working in the community, as part of a team, and with different organisations What does this mean to you?

Working in the community Key competencies Promote community awareness of domestic and gender based violence and family violence and exploitation issues, by strengthening community capacity to take preventive action, to adequately report cases and to access necessary services Know how to sensitize the community and communicate with other service providers Communicate and collaborate with the community and different actors within the community

Session 5.2 Working with others in the community

The socio-ecological model The child his/her physical and intellectual capacity Immediate environment : family, school, neighbors Institutions & structures e.g. media, faith based institutions Environment in the widest sense – laws and policies, cultural values Environment affects the child. The child affects his/her own environment Environment and biology influence the child’s development Source: Bronfenbrenner

Source: Scottish Government, http://www. gov

Questions for discussion Who should participate in these meetings? At the community level, what are the coordination opportunities for actions implemented to meet vulnerable children’s needs?

Session 5.4 Role of psws as advocates for child protection

What is community mobilization? Mobilization aims to motivate communities to be active in child protection. Techniques can be anything from organized campaigns to informal interactions. Techniques can involve lots of people in the community or be one-on-one discussions. Awareness raising is one mobilization technique – but not the only technique! Children, parents and families, communities, community-based organizations, civil society groups and service providers can all be mobilizers.

Key mobilisation messages Everyone in the community can be a mobilizer – not only organized stakeholders. Children, parents and families have important roles. People listen to their friends and family – it is important to engage informal networks. It is important to have a shared goal and for communities to work together to achieve it. Communities are stronger and more effective when they work together with good communication to achieve a common goal.

This training is made possible by the generous support of the American people through the United States President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) under cooperative agreement AID-OAA-A-14- 00061. The contents are the responsibility of the Coordinating Comprehensive Care for Children (4Children) project and do not necessarily reflect the views of USAID or the United States Government. Coordinating Comprehensive Care for Children (4Children) is a five-year (2014-2019), USAID- funded project to improve health and well-being outcomes for Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC) affected by HIV and AIDS and other adversities. The project aims to assist OVC by building technical and organizational capacity, strengthening essential components of the social service system, and improving linkages with health and other sectors. The project is implemented through a consortium led by Catholic Relief Services (CRS) with partners IntraHealth International, Pact, Plan International USA, Maestral International and Westat.