Request for Applications for Lesotho Grants Program

ACTIVITIES:
Objective Activities Outputs
To increase the capacity of
communities, families and
orphans themselves to respond
effectively to OVC needs.
Train community volunteers as advocates of child‟s rights
including OVC. Caregivers will be trained on child‟s rights, child
abuse, sexual offences and gender equality.
Train community volunteers, community leaders and teachers in
the provision of psycho-social support for OVC with the
assistance of other partners who have expertise in the area of
psycho-social support.
Train teachers on child protection issues- Teachers from local
schools especially primary schools and IECCD will be trained on
child‟s rights, child abuse, sexual offences and gender equality
using the same manual as above.
Train community leaders on child‟s rights focusing on child
protection issues- Chiefs, councilors, village health workers and
other civil society groups will be trained on child‟s rights, child
abuse, sexual offences and gender equality using the same manual
as above.
Conduct life skills camps for targeted OVC - During school
vacation selected children especially those who live on their own
and / or are head of households or live with the elders will be
invited to 5 days camp where they will be trained on basic life
skills such as hygiene; psycho- social support; HIV & AIDS;
sewing and knitting; gardening and will be given some
reproductive health tips.
Promote will writing through sensitization and the use of church
as custodian of copies of wills and written instructions for
customarily married parents. To that end, church ministers will be
mobilized and asked to join in this campaign and commit to
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Number of families and communities
supporting OVC materially, and through
psycho-social support, reporting cases of
abuse and other forms of child exploitation
Number of community volunteers sensitized
on OVC‟s rights and needs and willing to
support them
Number of teachers sensitized on OVC‟s
rights and needs and willing to support them
Number of community leaders sensitized on
OVC‟s rights and needs and willing to
support them
Number of households having written will
All children in the area have birth certificates
All children of school age are back to school