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CAMBODIA WOMEN’S DEVELOPMENT AGENCYIMPLEMENTATION OF SUPPORTING MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTHIMPROVEMENT AND BUILDING LITERATE ENVIRONMENTS (SMILE) PROJECTIN CAMBODIA
Empowering Asian
Women to Dream
About the CWDA
� CWDA promote women’s economic and social rightsthrough three main programs:
• Community Self-Prevention Against Trafficking of Women and Children
• Women’s Health and HIV/AIDS
• Vocational Training
� CWDA have formal and informal networks with local, national and international governments and NGO’s.
� CWDA work with local communities in to develop and promote women’s rights.
About the CambodiaLiteracy Resource Centre
� Vast range of educational materials (books, posters, leaflets, newspapers, multi-media etc) on many topics
� Computerised database in Khmer and English.
� Awarded the status of national literacy resource centre in 1996.
� Provides books and materials to other organisations as well as supplying resources to the CLCs and the CPU Women’s Room.
Introduction SMILE 2008-2011
� Promotes maternal and child health education for illiterate and neo-literate mothers, to create literate environments and improve mother and child health.
� Focuses on the mothers’ role in families and communities.
� Target 2008-2009
4 villages in Prey Veng Province, 5 villages in Phnom Penh Outskirts, 250 pregnant women and those with children between 0-5 years
� Target 2010-2011
7 villages in 4 Sangkats of Khan Dangkor and 1 village in1 Sangkat of Khan Russey Keo , 162 pregnant women and those with children between 0-5 years
Objectives
�1. To improve women’s literacy situation
�2. To build literate environments at home and in communities
�3. To improve the health condition of mothers and children
Needs Assessment
� CWDA analysed existing education/facilities in target communities-identified existing resources
� Discussion with the CLC members, Chief of villages, facilitators, women leaders, project officers and female community members.
� Pre-test was made
Utilising Existing Resources
�Human resources:
• Community members helped restore already established and successful CLCs
• Contacted facilitators/ institutions who have previously worked with CWDA
�Used community sites to conduct the SMILE classes
INNOVATIVE
Facilitators and Learners
� Selected 16 facilitators of 8 villages (2 per village) 162 illiterate and semi-literate women
� CWDA collected information about the learners and facilitators to make detailed information sheets
� Organised training workshops for our facilitators and local authority on “Mother and Child Health”
� 12 facilitators (2 people per village) and 4 contract teachers were introduced to the DNFE curriculum
Mothers Groups
� To share experiences
� To plan, manage and process learning activities.
� Created money management scheme for community loans.
� Discussions with health agents
� Created message boards to share health advice with other women
INNOVATIVE
Gift Packages
� (1 pen, 1 note book, 1 soap, 1 towel, 1 Khmer alphabet poster including reading books relate with mothers and child care)
Literacy Classes
� Literacy through practice and theory Maternal and Child healthcare- now learners have a full knowledge of maternal/child healthcare which they can practice at home
Home Visits and Monthly Meetings
� To promote reading at home and follow up the learners home practice after SMILE classes
� SMILE members share a sense of belonging from the support of their facilitator through home visits.
� Extra classes were conducted when possible (i.e. How to process soya beans, practice food nutrition, make rehydration formulas)
INNOVATIVE
Learner Monitoring and Evaluation
� Project Coordinators collected information and detailed monthly reports from the female facilitators
� Monthly meetings with the facilitators to share the progress of learners and CLC activities.
� Pre test, Mid term test and Final tests were used to evaluate the learners progress
Project Monitoring and Evaluation
� September 2010 a delegate of ACCU and staff of Kao Company implemented the SMILE monitoring mission
Strengthening the Project
� Post-literacy classes were developed to support the learners.
� Self-study and sharing information.
� Husbands and wives conduct informal lessons in the family/ to the community.
� 2 men have enrolled in the SMILE class to learn about Maternal and childcare and share this information to their wives.
INNOVATIVE
Additional Achievements
� 67% improved their levels of literacy
� 100% households now have reading materials.
� All women reported that they received their vaccinations during pregnancy and immunized their children.
� 100% of have a healthcare card,
� 100% have access to post-natal care
� Seen as knowledgeable about health issues in the community.