Overview of cfrhp with a touch of ict
- 1. OVERVIEW OF CFRHP WITH A TOUCH OF ICT WEST MAMPRUSI DISTRICT PRESENTED BY : Edward Samari, January 2013
- 2. BRIEF OF CFRHP • The Catholic Family Reproductive Health Project (CFRHP) started as an off-shoot of a then Catholic Agricultural Project. • In 1996, the organisation and the Integrated Social Development Centre (ISODEC) entered into partnership to implement a Family Reproductive Health Programme and the Programme took off the following year in seven pilot communities.
- 3. BRIEF OF CFRHP CONTD. • Eventually, the Project saw the need to move further than just message delivery on RH issues but also other social and economic needs in life as well as know and access reproductive health rights to include advocacy on Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health.
- 4. SERVICE COMPONENTS OF CFRHP CFRHP works on five service components of Reproductive Health, namely: • Safe motherhood, • Family planning,
- 5. SERVICE COMPONENTS CONTD. • Prevention and treatment of Reproductive Tract Infections (RTI), including Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI) and HIV/AIDS, • Discouragement of harmful traditional practices that affect the reproductive health of men and women such as female genital cutting, • Information and counselling on human sexuality, responsible sexual behaviour, responsible parenthood, preconception care and sexual health.
- 6. PROJECT OPERATIONAL AREA • The Project operates in thirteen communities of the West Mamprusi District and nine schools, where Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health is implemented, namely: • Zangum Walewale Snr. High Tech. School • Zangu-Vuga Wulugu Snr. High School • Zangu-Yakura Walewale Vocational School • Bugiya-Paala Zangum SDA Junior High School • Kata Bugiya D/A Junior High School • Diani Kukua/Loagri R/C Junior High School • Nayorku Gbani R/C Junior High School • Silinga Nayorku D/A Junior High School • Karimenga Gbimsi R/C Junior High School • Kpabugu • Gaagbini • Sayoo • Kayafongu
- 7. STRATEGIES FOR PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION • The organisation has a Health Outreach Team, which visits the communities where the team undertakes immunisations, Health education including improved infant feeding and treatment of minor ailments. The project implementation team comprises of a community health nurse, youth coordinator, Women Groups Organiser and project manager. This team visits all outreach points monthly to render these services. Team members also render home visits and other visits on regular basis.
- 8. STRATEGIES CONTD. • Community durbars on responsible parenthood and need for skilled delivery • Education on the use of ITN • Video shows on HIV/AIDS, STI, • Community Sensitization on dangers of migration for young women, to Southern Ghana.
- 9. Some activities utilised during project implementation Activities carried out to realise results include the following: • Encourage community participation in health planning and delivery of services. • Collaborate with TBA and community for effective referral system • Maternal Health Services • Promote improved infant and young child feeding • Infant health services including Immunisation
- 10. Case studies • Rabi Bukari OF Nayorku D/A JHS (18yrs F. 2)
- 11. • Barichisu of Bugiya D/A JHS. (15Yrs. F. 2)
- 12. CFRHP BEFORE ICT (COMMUNICATION) Message delivery used to be in the following methods: • Verbally to community volunteers through market women on market days • Programme messages delivered to smaller groups in the communities and schools. • Programme messages delivered through posters
- 13. Video shows were done through big and fragile equipment (television sets and video decks) carried to and from communities on donkey carts
- 14. CFRHP HEADING FOR COMMUNTY VIDEO SHOW ON DONKEY CART
- 15. CFRHP CURRENTLY WITH ICT TOUCH COMMUNITY VIDEO SHOW
- 16. REVIEW MEETING WITH IN-SCHOOL PEER EDUCATORS
- 17. • Messages from CFRHP to community and school volunteers are now delivered through texts on phones. • Quizzes are organised in schools and prizes are awarded to deserving candidates. • Drama on specific Sexual and Reproductive Health issues are video recorded for replay to larger audiences.
- 18. AWARDS AFTER A QUIZZ COMPETITION
- 19. PEER EDUCATOR TRAINING IN SESSION
- 20. • Now CFRHP produces and submits all reports in both soft and hard copies. • Reports are justified by appropriate photos • Staff are now getting to know how to use the internet profitably. • CFRHP now give basics of computer appreciation to pupils in Basic schools.
- 21. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION