1. Southern Sun O.R. Tambo - Johannesburg, South Africa
CSTL Sharing Meeting 2014
[Ntenje Katota]
[Zambia]
Southern Sun O.R. Tambo - Johannesburg, South Africa
17-20 November 2014

2. COMPOSITION
NCU
District
Level
School Level

3. SCHOOL LEVEL School Management Team Representatives Teachers
Community Members (Parents or Rep of NGO’s,CBO’S,FBO)
Mukamabo example for Headman

4. Roles and responsibilities of the School Support Team
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
Run ( plan, implement and monitor) the care and support activities, with the head teacher providing overall leadership
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
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
E,g Headteacher, Guidance and counselling and other teachers. PTA Strengthened to address issues of ovc victim support

5. Cont … Network with service providers and other relevant stakeholders
Develop a directory of service providers and relevant resources of information
Facilitate training for school communities and stakeholders
Liaise with learners to ensure that children’s Rights are respected and that effective child participation is achieved
Ensure that resources are allocated to support care and support activities

6. Achievements
Joint planning for actives on identifying needs in schools(e,g Nutrition Programme)
Shared vision with the Community
Identification of relevant stakeholders
Looks at the safety and security of learners(Safe Houses)
Looks into the welfare of OVC
Creates Employment opportunities

7. Parents Running the Feeding Programme

8. School Feeding Programme

9. Challenges Lack of understanding their roles Limited resources
Keeping them motivated to remain in the structure(looking for job)
Knowledge Gap between Teachers and Parents(on going capacity building for SST-)
Trainnings: Basic counselling skills to support the victims of abused learners

10. Key Lessons Learnt
Need on going activities on Advocacy(Mobilize support for vulnerable learners)
Need debriefing (Trauma)
Training/Certificates
Need to identify champions/Incentives
Community will understand the role of the community

11. Conclusion

12. Comments and Questions from the Floor & Other
Panellists.