The SHARP Programme (Sensible, Healthy and Responsible People)

Budget Notes

The above budget would deploy 90 peer sexuality educators at half the secondary schools in Brits (70 schools), Mabopane (48) and Temba (71) (total 189 schools, total learners approximately 107 000)

By the end of the second term, 2001, about 26 000 learners would have had a double period of sexuality education on most weeks for 4 terms, and about 26 000 for two terms.

Assuming peer educators provided sexuality education workshops during two thirds of the timetable for 90% of the scheduled days for 90% of classes each week, they would provide 26000 * 140 * .9* .9 /5 = =589680  leaner hours of workshop facilitation for a cost of R1108 050 or R1.88  per learner hour of workshop facilitation during Phase I. 

 Implied in this calculation is an average school population of 26000/45 = 577 learners.  If there are an average of 40 learners per class, this implies an average of 14 or 15 classes per school.   If there are 45 class periods in the week’s timetable, the peer educator is able to give each class a double period workshop during two-thirds of the timetable periods.   Some flexibility may be required, with an additional pioneer facilitating some of the double period workshops during 1 or 2 days a week at large schools.  

During phase I it thus seems reasonable to expect the programme to deliver an hour of sexuality education to a learner at the cost of about R2, or about R56 per learner over 28 weeks during the year, provided the commitment to provide a double period for every class every week, envisioned in the Business Plan, is met.

During phase II, R448 150 is spent delivering 90 days of sexuality education.   Using the same formula,  26000 * 90 *.9 * .9 / 5 = 379 080 hours of workshop facilitation is delivered for a cost of 448 150.  This is  R1.18  per learner hour of workshop facilitation during Phase II or about R21 per learner over 18 weeks. 

Phase II overlaps the second half of Phase I – it assumes that when the first set of peer educators have settled down, a second set may be deployed with   minimal additional overhead.  If  funding constraints do not permit further recruitment for phase 3, the phase 1 educators can move to new schools for the 3^rd term 2001, and Phase II educators can move for 1^st term 2002 – by the end of 2002, all schools will have had 1 years sexuality education and all peer educators 2 years community service..

*  These costs apply on a once only basis.  If further districts were incorporated in later phases, these costs would not be incurred.  This work would begin immediately a contract was agreed .

 ** Although course material is based on standard training materials such as the Life Skills Curriculum for North West  and works such as  “Responsible Teenage Sexuality”  published by Planned Parenthood (PPASA), it would be tailored to the outcomes based model in collaboration with UNISA. This work would begin immediately a contract was agreed . These costs apply on a once only basis

*** This computer would be securely housed at the St Peter’s Clinic, Winterveldt. In addition, back up capacity would be available from the existing St Peter’s computer. (the level of theft suffered by many NGOs in the area is high)

 **** Assuming peer educators can travel daily to the training venue, which seems quite feasible in Brits, Mabopane and Temba.

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