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CAMFED IMPACT REPORT Reflections of a Mother Support Group (MSG) Member Gertrude Kariko is a member of Nyangani Mother Support Group in Nyanga district, Zimbabwe. Gertrude tells her story of working with a local MSG to Angeline Murimirwa, Executive Director of Camfed Zimbabwe: “I may not be rich but I am not destitute any longer. Camfed supported my daughter Brenda through school and she is now a nurse at Marondera hospital. She has been a pillar to the family even when things got so bad last year. I know now that life can be better for every child and the opportunity came with other mothers who felt the same. Who am I not to help others? What is so special about me? Those are questions I asked myself and so felt fired in my heart to join.” Gertrude has been supporting two orphans, Pardon, a boy now in Form 4, since he was in Form 1 and, Tatenda, a girl, who is in Form 2. “I sacrifice to help them but I know it is for a good reason. They Figure can 4: Camfed’s help themselves working better partnerships in the future with an education than without it,” she says. Besides assisting the children by buying exercise books, pens and other necessities for them, she also takes care of sick parents in her community by helping with chores, cleaning and cooking, which helps their children go to school. Who am I not to help others? What is so special about me? Those are questions I asked myself and so felt fired in my heart to join. Gertrude tells that one of her most difficult moments came when parting with her daughter Brenda’s uniform, which had been provided to her by Camfed: “I looked deep into my heart and convinced myself that it was the right thing to do. We could not shelve it as just a decoration. Nonokaui was not in school half the time and I was concerned that she did not like school. But Brenda convinced me that it was because of the uniform and giving her the uniform would solve the problem. It did.” 40
CHAPTER ONE to the day-to-day problems girls face, the CDC creates a collaborative forum for shared learning and problemsolving. Representatives have been instrumental in developing community strategies for the greater protection of children, and collectively have played a significant role in developing national strategies. Because head teachers are members of the CDCs and SMCs, they are in a position to provide strong leadership for improved child protection within schools. Over the years the capacity and experience of CDCs has grown, leading Camfed to increasingly decentralize decision-making to these representative structures … Camfed does not pay lip-service to community participation, but aims to find effective ways for translating the principle of decentralization, which is crucial for sustainability of community development initiatives, into practice. 9 – External evaluation of Zimbabwe, 2006 As Cama, the Camfed Association network of young women school graduates, is established at the district level, CDC membership is extended to them, providing CDC members with insights from the constituency of young women they have worked to empower, and in return giving young women direct influence on policy and further leadership opportunities. Cama membership of the CDC is an indicator of systemic change, as young rural women join a decision-making body at district-level for the first time. who have too far to walk to school was first developed by the Nyaminyami CDC of Zimbabwe, and has since been replicated by CDCs in seven new districts in Zimbabwe and in Zambia and Ghana. Study findings from Tanzania and Zambia demonstrate high levels of engagement by Community Development Committee members. In Zambia, over 80% of CDC members in established districts had made a monitoring visit to a Camfed partner school during the previous 12 months. Findings also show that CDC representatives participate actively and candidly in decision-making without fear of intimidation or professional reprisals – all of which reflects a healthy governance culture. Nearly 100% of CDC members say they are comfortable expressing their views in meetings; more than half say members sometimes disagree; 96% say that decisions are never made unilaterally by the Chair. School Management Committees (SMCs) School Management Committees are a component of the national education delivery system. They typically include representation from the teaching body, parents and the local business community. SMCs were established in many countries across the sub-Saharan region as part of national decentralization strategies for education. However, because the capacity of committees to improve educational provision is often deeply constrained in resource-poor communities and schools, Camfed provides training and resources to help the SMCs fulfill their mandate. Camfed’s Safety Net Fund, described in Chapter Two, is administered by the SMC in partnership with school staff, and its decisions are open to scrutiny by the community. (This process is detailed in Chapter Four.) CDCs across each operational country meet at the respective national annual general meeting where districtlevel problems are shared. In many cases, solutions will be adopted in new districts, and Camfed facilitates visits between district CDCs so that the solutions can be seen in action. For example, the provision of safe housing for girls Mother Support Groups (MSGs) Mother Support Groups are a powerful demonstration of the multiplier effect of educating women as leaders of change. Inspired by the Cama members in their communities, over 1,890 Mother Support Groups have emerged across Camfed’s countries of operation as local mothers and 41
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