SOLASA SPORTS QUARTERLY REPORT JULY – SEPTEMBER 2012

SOLASA SPORTS
QUARTERLY REPORT JULY – SEPTEMBER 2012
PROJECT PREPARATION:
Several meeting were conducted with the local leaders who include chiefs, village elders, area
councilors, District Commissioner and Regional Provincial Commissioner. Meetings were also conducted
with SHGs to prepare them for the new partnership between SOLASA and COGICHIS (SOLWOGIDI
project) and formation of new groups.
Meeting with the Kapsoya location village elders to sensitize them on SOLWOGIDI/Solasa project and social
mapping exercise during SHGs formation in langas.
COMMUNITY FACILITATORS AND BOOK WRITERS TRAINING:
Seven community facilitators (CFs) were trained in Community Facilitations including Roles and
responsibilities both at SHG level, organization level and the community at large. Both the CFs and 32
book writers were trained in record keeping, roles and responsibilities of book writers and report writing
at SHG level. The leadership at SHG is rotational and comprise of Moderators (chairperson) who rotate
on weekly basis, the book writers who are two in every SHG and stay in office for not more than six
months and the two group representatives who rotate on yearly basis. The training was very important
to prepare the leaders on the SOLWOGIDI project.
SOAP MAKING TRAINING:
Four groups were trained in Soap making stage one: liquid soap and bar soaps and are expected to
continue with more the stage two of the training: Disinfectants, toilet and beauty soap, shampoos and
conditioners in the next quarter. The trainings were very successful and the groups have already
started selling the soaps.
Tumaini – SHG Ilula, followed by Ushirika SHG Munyaka and next is Faith SHG of Langas and the soap sample.
PEER EDUCATION TRAINING:

Fifteen girls were trained in peer education as follows; 5 from Langas, 5 from Huruma and 5 from
Munyaka. The topics covered included: Peer education Introduction, Sexual exploitation, trafficking in
Persons, Reproductive Health including HIV/AIDS, Family planning and Drug and substance abuse report
writing. The training took six days and was facilitated by Family Care Medical Centre of Eldoret. The
training was very successful and resulted in a new partnership between SOlWOGIDI (Solasa Sports) and
Family Care medical Centre. They will provide IEC materials to the peer educators and also be a referral
point for for STI/VCT screening, counseling and Family Planning services.
The Peer educators were issued Certificate during graduation and peer educator’s bags and IEC
materials by Family care.
Elizabeth Shako facilitating a session on Sexual exploitation, followed by Akinyi on Human trafficking and a
group photo during graduation ceremony.
BAKING TRAINING:
One group was trained in baking skills and the areas covered include: bread making, Swiss rolls, all cakes
and decoration, queen cakes, muffins, Biscuits, Samosas and scrisps. The groups started selling ready
breads starting the 2 nd day of training and this has attracted more people and as the days goes by more
and more people ask for more bread, snacks and cakes. The area councilor was also very impressed by
the project the 1 st of its kind in the area and assisted the group to repair the drainage system and
putting a temporary bridge to the bakery for the women.
Plans are underway to launch the bakery officially in the beginning of the next quarter where
stakeholders, local leaders and relevant government officials will be invited. Three more groups will get
the training starting next quarter; the trainings could not be done at once because the same institution
engaged will be doing the same training for 10 days for each group in their respective areas.
Neema SHG of Huruma during baking training, followed by baking items inside bread proofer, next is an oven
ready for baking and finally the ready made breads and queen cakes.
BUSINESS MANAGEMENT TRAINING:

Three groups were trained in Business management as follows: Faith SHG of Langas, Tamaini SHG Ilula
and Ushirika SHG of Munyaka. Four more groups will be trained in the next quarter and three in the last
quarter of the project those who are undertaking a sandal making training which will take two months
complete.
The graduation Ceremony will take place in the next quarter for the 7 groups where stakeholders and
relevant government officials will be invited.
Women in a training session attentively listening to the facilitator next while taking notes and finally women are
working in groups.
MONTHLY MEETINGS:
a. Meeting with Peer Educators:
One meeting was conducted with the peer educators where we discussed their individual activity
reports two weeks after they completed training.
Peer education report:
No. of people reached: 220
No, of people referred to: SOLWOGIDI/Solasa for:
- Sexual Exploitation - 42
- Trafficking in person - 16
- Counseling - 63
Family care for:
- VCT/ STI screening and treatment - 27
- Family planning - 26
Topics covered:
� Reproductive health including STI/STD, HIV/AIDS, Family planning methods.
� Teenage pregnancy and abortion
� Sexual exploitation and trafficking in persons.
� Drugs and substance abuse
Issues raised during the activity:
� Is use of Family planning method safe for persons above 40yrs.
� Questions on safe and unsafe abortion
� The community is very suspicious and were sometimes mistaken for Jehova witness preachers
� Issues of tribalism some of the people could not listen to them because they did not belong to
their tribe.
� Youths – it was not easy to deal with youths who were either drunk or in peer groups
� Some of the people were expecting payment to be educated

� Lack of IEC material and penal models
� Some of the old people had problems being educated by the youth a challenge that they were
able to overcome eventually.
� Girls having problem with sanitary towels (pads) during their menstrual circle
� Many cases of child sexual exploitation encountered very young girls as young as 13 with a child.
Recommendations by the peer educators:
� Need more Information, Education and Communication (IEC) materials
� Would like budges or IDs for Identification purposes
� Penal and virginal models for condom demonstration
� Sanitary towels for young girls from very poor background
Planned for activities where it was agreed that the peer educators will work as a team until October 13
when we shall have a big outreach activity in Langas.
b. Meeting with the Community Facilitators (CFs):
Held a meeting with the six community facilitators representing the 3 sites where the SOLWOGIDI
/Solasa project is being implemented. Discussed SHG progress reports and planned activities.
Challenges faced during implementation of activities and way forward for activities was also discussed.
FOOTBALL ACTIVITIES:
One of the SOLASA teams in the Division 1 League Furaha Ladies continued to lead the Eastern Zone by
winning all its matches in the 1 st leg which has just ended . The other teams continued playing
tournaments and friendly matches as scheduled. SOLASA was saddened by the sudden death of one of
its players from Western Butere/Mumias an 18 year old Caroline Nambuka who died in an accident in
Nairobi. Our heartfelt condolences goes to her family and her football colleagues in Western and
SOLASA as a whole.
SHG FOLLOW UPS:
Follow ups were made to the 18 SHGs and group activities, progress and challenges were discussed.
Groups were also informed of the planned activities and also selection of groups to be trained was
discussed. The criterion used to select the SHGs was performance in all SHG activities where the first 10
groups were selected.
NETWORKING AND COLLABORATION:
� Paid a courtesy call to the Huruma councilor who was very impressed with the work of
SOLWOGIDI and visited the project site where the women are training and promised to repair
the drainage system which was in poor condition and put a temporary bridge.
� Held two meetings with the youth coordinator Family Care medical centre to introduce the
SOLWOGIDI Project and to establish areas of Networking. The centre will facilitate the peer
education training at a fee and provide IEC materials and other medical services free of charge
for the very needy cases.
� Held a meeting with the Director of Agape Hands of Hope an NGO empowering youth in the
community and established areas of Networking.

� Held a meeting with Kenya Football Federation Secretary North Rift Branch on youth activities
and discussed planned football activities in the region and SOLWOGIDI / Solasa activities
including SOLASA end of the year tournament.
� Held a meeting with the Chief Executive Officer of Kenya Community Sports Foundation
(KESOFO) and established areas of networking.