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Child Sponsorship update Bangui

20/07/2007

Sponsor a child Bangui

REPORT OF SOS INSTITUTIONS DEVELOPMENT (June 2007)

SOS Children Village of Bangui

Today, there are one hundred and ten (110) children in the village; among them we can count:

- 02 children of SOS Children Village are registered for SOS Nursery School
- 71 Children are in SOS Primary School
- 31 are in different schools of the area
- 05 are on technical and vocational training
- 01 child has not yet reached the school age.

Teaching Staff: 18

Events:
- Installation of the first stone of SOS Children Village of Bouar December 1st, ,2006 (National holiday Festival) by the head of the state,
- Visite of the Prime Minister on the occasion of the launching the semestrial examination of humanitarian call for the CAR,
- Visit of the Regional Director of SOS Nursery School for Central Africa and West Africa,
- Visit of a Swedish mission related to the construction of SOS Children Village of Bouar,
- Visit of a Swiss mission,
- Launching of the activities of Family Reinforcement Programme with the support of World Funds for the fight against Aids, Malaria and Tuberculosis,
- Provision of all and the familial houses with television sets, DVD player and cookers (stoves)
- Training of all the SOS Children Village Personnel on the children’s Village Manual,
- Training of SOS mothers and aunts on the Convention Related to Children Right (CCR),
- Training of the Social Assistant on education about sexuality and on the legal protection of Orphans and other Vulnerable Children (OVC) in Cotonou (Benin),
- Training of interim Director on the auto evaluation process of SOS Children Village manual in Cotonou,
- Celebration of Christmas tree with the Families of the Village,
- Celebration of the Village Festival,
- Celebration of Mothers’ day,
- Computer training on behalf of 13 children who obtained the best school results,
- Departure of Village Director,
- Retirement of the SOS Children’s Village landscape architect.

Perspectives:
- Starting the activities of the SOS Children’s Village of Bouar
- Future transfer of youth in community
- Admission of new children
- Persuing the diffusion and implementation of the Convention Related to Children and SOS Children’s Village manual
- Looking for partners for the construction of the fences of the SOS Children Village of Bangui
- Continue equipping the family houses
- Continue the computer training for the children.

SOS youth Institution
Number of Youngs 75: 16 girls and 59 boys:

• High school pupils = 30
• Students = 08
• Training centre = 07
• Field (training) placement = 30

Educational staff: 08

Events
• 2006 school year results = 03 youngsters have gotten their bachelor’s degree in Management, Finances Banks and Banks Insurances;
• 11 youngsters gots their vocational training Certificate (VTC) of auto mechanic motor, Electricity Refrigerating, Joinery, Office automation and accounting;
• Leaving of five (05) youngsters (1) girl and (4) boys
• Participation in the National forum on the promotion of the Centrafrican youth
• Training of two trainers on education about sexuality and on the legal protection of the OVC in Cotonou (Benin)
• Training of all the trainers on the Manual of the children’s Village
• Workshop of thought on the training system within the SOS educational institutions.

Perspectives:
• Self employment for the young
• Opening the first framed habitations for 24 youngsters
• Receiving new youngsters coming from the SOS Children Village.

SOS Nursery School
Accommodation capacity of 125 children five (5) educational classes and five (5) preschool educators

• 56 children (28 boys and 28 girls) have been oriented to the SOS PS including 4 in the (CP) and 54 in CI (104 of the SOS Children Village, 9 SOS grant holders and 41 externals)
• Number of children for the school year 2006-2007:

Boys Girls Total
- SOS Children 00 02 02
- SOS Children grant holders 05 08 13
- External children 35 32 67
General total: 40 42 82

Events:
• Training of all the teachers on the Manual of the children’s village
• Workshop of thought on the training system within the SOS educational institutions
• Holding of the meetings of the educational committee
• Workshop on the C.D.E.

Perspectives
• To install a room of psychomotricity
• To equip the SOS with computer tools

SOS Primary School
Accommodation capacity: 480 children divided by 40 students in 12 educational rooms with a number of 13 teachers.

Academic results 2005-2006

End of year exam (First year infants class to intermediate class1): Passed: Boys = 200/229; Girls = 149/181 with a success rate of 88,60%
- Primary School Certificate 1: Boys: 35/35; Girls: 27/27 Total = 57 that is to say pass rate = 100%.
- Secondary School: Boys: 30/36; Girls: 22/29 that’s to say pass rate= 80%.

Global success rate for the school: 88,86%
474 children including 71 SOS Children are registered for the school year 2006-2007.

Events:
• Opening of the SOS Primary School in the afternoons on behalf of 497 children cared for by the programme of family reinforcement
• Holding of meetings of the educational committee
• Visit of the representative of the FAO in Central Africa
• Donation of materials and agricultural seeds by the FAO to SOS Primary School
• Workshop of training for teachers and educational trainers on the CDE, HIV/AIDS, citizenship, the Central Africa educational system, SOS educational principles
• Training of all the teachers on the handbooks of the children village
• Workshop of thought on the training system within the SOS educational institutions
• Visit of the Representative of the FAO to the kitchen garden
• Visit of a Swedish mission
• Visit of a mission of the Swiss Friends Association.

Perspectives
• Opening of a computer room at the school
• Reinforcing teaching on the CDE at the school
• Extension of the teaching of English to all levels of the school.

SOS Medical Center
• Reinforcement of the implementation of the programme of the fight against HIV/AIDS
• Detecting and advice counselling
• Therapeutic and psychosocial caretaking
• Prevention of parents to children (PTPC) transmission of HIV
• Sensitization through information sessions, education and communication for a change of behaviour.

Events
• Part time hiring a physician
• Experience exchanger visit of a mission of the French Red-Cross
• Exchange visit of a CARITAS team from Bouar
• Visit of the SOS Medical Center by the adviser of the Minister of the youth
• Recruitment of a new manager at SOS Medical Center
• Visit of the SOS Medical Center by the Swedish and Swiss missions
• Beginning of the visits at the visits to the homes of the FRP OEV
• Supervision mission of the activities of PPTE;
• Two sessions of impregnation PPTE at the K-OTHRINE of mosquito nets of the children of the VESOS.

Perspectives:
Hiring of a
• Reinforcement of the laboratory with materials and reagent of the laboratory
• Opening of a service of ambulatory treatment of patients infected by HIV
• Research of funding for the acquisition of an ambulance.

Dr. ISSA GADENGA Eloge Armand
National Director of the SOS Projects

Relevant Countries: Central African Republic.

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