Community development, empowerment and training services: The goal of FRS is to prevent similar situations of occurring and thus a community development strategy was developed involving the following:
The training of the Foster mothers is of utmost importance. This entails an intense training programme for the foster-mothers and mothers in the community.
Isolabantwana (Eye on the Child): Women as “eyes” in the community to identify the child in need (Isolabantwana), as well as vulnerable women and other needy people in the community; Asibavikele: and in the second place women who act as home based caregivers assisting people living with HIV/AIDS and caring for orphans and vulnerable children. One of the foster mothers has already been trained in home based care. This program will focus on children and women and their specific needs.
Training workshops for community volunteers, families, caregivers, foster parents and parents |