Summary Report
Achievements
SAPLER has successfully managed to achieve its 6 months’ plan which mainly was to target schools in Garankuwa & Hebron. SAPLER’s ten pioneers and manager Edward Mabunda were distributed to 5 High schools & 6 Middle schools around Garankuwa & Hebron.
The past year (1998) our pioneers experienced problems with material; this has been dealt with successfully the past 6 months, condoms & charts were readily available from Odi District Health (Odi Hospital).
Posters, leaflets, AIDS Helpline stickers, condoms, t-shirts and caps and STD education material (forwarded to St Peter’s Mandlenkosi Family Health Company) were also obtained by Mr Mabunda from AIDS Action, Auckland Park and widely distributed in Odi District.
Problems
Most of our pioneers found it difficult settling down at the beginning of the year. According to pioneers’ reports, there is not a common syllabus being followed by all our pioneers. We will however try to draft a common syllabus for all pioneers, one for high schools and one for middle schools.
Plans
We intend in the last six months of the year to target schools around Winterveld & Mabopane. To start school health visits and promote external evaluation. To establish a programme for the re-visiting of old schools.
Failures
Sapler managers have not effectively monitored the work of its pioneers, partly due to widely distant schools and partly because Edward Mabunda was himself teaching part of the time at Botse-Botse High School. Mr Mabunda and deputy Lettie Dube intend to intensify our monitoring the during last six months of the year.
Personal Reports:
Edward Mabunda (Odi District Manager)
I attended Aids conference in Mmabatho called: Northwest Aids Youth Plenary Programme.
Venue: Uniwest – Chris Hani Centre
Unfortunately we arrived late due to transport problems. During the brainstorming session I personally brought up the issue of condoms and volunteers in schools. I was strongly supported by most of the youth delegated to the conference.
When I ask the programme director why the government does not allow condom distribution in school yards/premises, he was surprised. He said that circuit managers must ensure that school policy does allow condom distribution in the school premises.
He also agreed to our suggestion that of volunteers of youth from the community can be given basic training and can do the job. The suggestion was endorsed by Mrs. Lawren Force, who works at the Department of Health, Rustenburg District.
Plans
From the 1st of September to the 7th of September 1999 will be school Aids week. I have planned to combine three schools - Tsibogo Middle School
- Bafeti Middle School
- Atlegang Middle School
The school that is going to host the event is Tsibogo Middle school. During the second week of August I am going to meet with Odi Aids coordinator in the district to finalise with the preparations.
03/06/99
Meeting with Sister Nhlapo at Odi district office to form AIDS/STD Health Promotion Committee with NGO’s.
04/06/99
Meeting with the district manger of Odi district Education Department Mr. Moloto – To ask for a permission letter to visit schools in Mabopane/Winterveldt areas.
08/06/99
Meeting with Dabea Odi Aids coordinator and Miss Ndudu to submit our working plans e.g. what are we going to do in school and of course which schools we have targeted for next term June-November.
11/06/99
Meeting with the pioneers at the office: To discuss the reports – monthly & weekly reports & statistics & new school allocations and transport allowances.
12/06/99
Attend PPASA Annual General Meeting (A.G.M) at Odi Stadium board room. Topic was Aids latest development. And I have rendered a poem in praise of Mr. Baloyi.
14/06/99
I was invited to attend the formation of Health Promotions School Committee. The aim or duties of this committee are to see to it that all the NGO’s that are giving services in school do not duplicate services. Any NGO that wants to go to a school must go via this committee. The committee consists of the following structures:
22/06/99
I attend Child Protection day at Tlhako-A-Thamaga Middle School with Violet Shokwe. I rendered a poem "Child Abuse".
18/06/99
Management Meeting at David Hirsch’s office in Melville (Johannesburg)
Pioneer’s Activity: January – June 1999
Edward Mabunda, Odi District Manager
SAPLER Population Trust
22nd July 1999