Capacitating Programme for Assistant Child Care Workers from Residential Care Programmes

Capacitating Programme for Assistant Child Care Workers 

from Residential Care Programmes

16th to 21st February 2015

A Report on EMS Volunteers Orientation Programme at CCCYC Bangalore

        The volunteers from Evangelishe Mission in Solidaritat (EMS), Germany arrived safely on 3^rd September 2014 at Bangalore international airport at 11AM received by two of the Project Officers of CCCYC Bangalore. They were exited to be in India as most of them traveling in India for the very first time and are anxious to meet the people they choose to work for the next one year. The 9 volunteers from different parts of Germany are Diana Yerlikaya, Elisabeth Hartmann, Finne-Ole Gaertner, Jana Strien, Kathrina Sckell, Laura Kranich, Leon Krebs, Lisa Budzisz and Lisa Frey.

On reaching CCCYC campus, Bangalore they met Chief Executive, Mr.Solomom P. Benjamin and Manager Mr.Asir Jeyasingh and expressed their happiness to be in India and their readiness to learn many new and interesting thing from the children and the communities they volunteered to work for the next several months. The manager explained to them about the two days of orientation by resource persons and by the team of CCCYC staff at Bangalore. 

Her Excellency Andrea Christ, the deputy Counsel General, consulate of Germany in Bangalore, addressed the inaugural and welcome function for the volunteers in the evening. She made the evening lively and interactive and urged the volunteers to use this opportunity and learn many new things from the Projects they are placed in south India. She extended her full support and cooperation all throughout their stay in India.

The programmes on 4^th and 5^th 0f September 2014 for the volunteers were as follows:

Day 1:

Introduction by Mr. Solomon P. Benjamin, Chief executive, CCCYC.

What is volunteers Programme? By Mr. Solomon P. Benjamin, Chief executive, CCCYC.

Social Analysis on India – The reality of Unity in Diversity by Mr.Asir Jeyasingh, Manager, CCCYC. 

Indian society, culture and church by Rev.Dr.Vincent Rajkumar, Director, CISRS.

Status of Women and Children in India by Mrs.Vasanthi Sathuri, Superintendent of Arpana special school, Bangalore.

Overview of CCCYC Projects by Mr.Augustine Aikyanandan, In-charge (RCP), CCCYC.

Day 2 :

Visit to Arpana special School for Mentally challenged children, Bangalore.

Overview of EMS supported Projects of CCCYC by Mr.Paul Jayaker, Project officer, CCCYC.

Important aspects of volunteerism by Mr. Robinson Doss, Weltwarts representative in India.

Arrival of EMS Volunteers at Bangalore Airport

Introduction by Chief Executive Rev. Solomom Benjamin

Session on Social Analysis by Mr. Asir Jeyasingh, Manager, CCCYC 

Session on Indian Society, Culture and Church by Rev. Vincent Rajkumar

Session on Status of Women and Children in India by Mrs.Vasanthi Sathuri

Photos of Inaugural Function presided by Her Excellency Andrea Christ, the deputy Counsel General, consulate of Germany in Bangalore

Session on Important aspects of volunteerism by Mr. Robinson Doss, Weltwarts representative in India.

Volunteers getting ready to go to the Projects

                          

The orientation programme for preparation of proposal for select Children at Risk projects

The orientation programme to facilitate project proposal preparation for the project staff from Adaikalam, Vellore, P. No. 20414 and Integrated Child Care Project, Ambur, P. No. 21321 was held on 29 April 2014 between 10.00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. The programme was organized as per the suggestions about submit time bound proposal before 30 August 2014 as communicated by Mr. Stefan Ernst, Programme Coordinator after his visit to the above-mentioned projects. 

Participants:

1. Mr. J. Asir Jeyasingh, Manager, Children at Risk Programmes, CCCYC
2. Mr. Joshua Kenneth James, Project Officer, CCCYC
3. Mr. Gnana D. Hans, Project Officer, CCCYC
4. Ms. Gladys, Social Worker, Adaikalam, P, No. 20414
5. Mrs. Veda, Adaikalam, P. No. 20414
6. Ms. S. Lekha, Project Coordinator, ICCP, Ambur, P. No. 21321
7. Mrs. Kanchana, Field Staff, ICCP, Ambur, P. No. 21321
8. Mr. Rajanandam, Field Staff, ICCP, Ambur, P. No. 21321

Highlights of the Programme:

The programme started with the opening prayer by Mr. Asir Jeyasingh, Programme Manager, CCCYC followed by the introduction about the programme. The need for submitting time bound project proposal for programme implementation (2015-2018) as per the suggestion of Mr. Stefan Ernst was discussed. Also, in the preparation of the time bound proposals the various facets to be considered in preparing the proposal was discussed. The significant aspects discussed in this regard are,

§  Understanding about the programmes implemented by the projects for HIV/AIDS infected and affected children by analyzing the programme implementation, impact of the programmes on the target group and specific areas that needs to be strengthened.

§  Planning programmes with significant participation of the various stakeholders, involving sustainable strategies and innovative programme plans ensuring better coverage that are to be included in the new proposal involving participation.

§  Charting realistic activity based budget distinctly highlighting the participation of the different stakeholders involved in the programme.

§  The different aspects to be included in the preparation and presentation of the suggested proposals were discussed in detail and session was facilitated by Mr. Joshua Kenneth James, Project Officer, CCCYC. The important aspect discussed in this regard are,

•    The content and presentation of the problem, programmes and plans for the target group.
•   The presentation of relevant statistical figures alongside the literature.
•     Presentation of the logical frame work

§  It was also decided that the initial draft of the proposal to be forwarded to CCCYC by 30^th May 2014.

§  The programme concluded with the closing remarks by Mr. Asir Jeyasingh, Programme Manager, CCCYC and closing prayer by Mrs. Veda.