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Lebanon

Naba’a

Name of Organisation: Working without limits – Naba’a Address: Abdel Majeed Bezzi bldg. – Sarail st. – Saida – Lebanon.
Telephone: 961 7 732 601
Fax: 961 7 732 601
E-mail: nabaa@nabaa-lb.org
Website: www.nabaa-lb.org
Contact name: Kassem Saad

Organisation of Child-to-Child Activities

CtC activities started in September 2001 and the Nabaa team gained experience in this approach in 1995, since most of the staff were previously working in Save the Children – UK. The number of beneficiaries differs depending on the geographical site, but the children’s groups succeed in reaching a large number of beneficiaries. For example, in Nahr El Bared, the children beneficiaries (from all ranges) are about 5000 who participated in the “Nabaa el Farah Carnival” 2005. Previously, the focus was on children groups inside schools. But the focus has expanded since 2003, to reach new groups such as children outside schools, children with disabilities, and parents.

Child-to-Child Activities

The subjects and interests of children groups differ according to the nature of the problems they face:

• Heavy school bags and their negative effect on children’s health,
• “Nabaa el Farah Carnival” that focus on rights subjects and the harmful games,
• Rotten food, and expired food cans,
• School dropout and the importance of education,
• Pollution of drinking water,
• Skin diseases “scabies and lice”,
• Dental care,
• Child Rights awareness,
• Violence against and between children,
• Smoking,
• AIDS,
• Clean oceans.

The six steps are being used in the training stage, the implementation stage by children, and Naba’a has decided to use a seventh step which is the documentation for children. Naba’a has developed this step from “ideas boxes”. It includes 4 small steps that help the groups document their activities effectively and easily. The 6 steps are considered as a planning tool and used in all activities and planning processes. CtC activities are not considered separate activities but crosscutting between programs, and are not only used by teams but as an approach to working used by everyone. Work is done with children in schools, Naba’a projects and centres, in neighbourhoods, in coordination with other institutions and clubs, and during summer activities and camps.

In 2004-2005, the highest number of schools (10 elementary and intermediate schools) are involved and Naba’a implements and monitors the extra-curricula CtC activities, in a program that includes life skills There are CtC committees inside each school that focus on first aid activities which became a part of the school plan in the program agreed with the schools. The children’s activities in the community are the neighbourhood club that is completely administered by children and Naba’a el Farah Carnival where children took part in Eid festivities because the camp is far from the city and the children do not have the opportunity to enjoy the holiday in a good way.

Monitoring and Evaluation of Child-to-Child Activities

Many ways are being used to evaluate the activities, the children beneficiaries and the CtC children’s groups. Through the documented reports, especially those of parents and schools, the major change in children is about enforcing and promoting their personality in the community. The groups’ children have the skills and courage to talk to adults and debate with them. Some other changes have also occurred in the parents and community to change some negative attitudes towards children (children can do a lot if we give them the opportunities).

Some schools demand that we open on Friday to work with children.

Training Activities

The training unit is considered one of the most brilliant Naba’a projects. The unit does a large number of trainings that target social workers, teachers and parents. Some trainings are focused on the CtC approach, leadership skills, group work, life skills, collective leadership, children’s rights, planning, evaluation, communication with children, active learning, children’s participation and protection.

Use of Child-to-Child Materials

We use the training and activity manuals, and other manuals published by ARC such as the training kit, along with other materials in participation and child’s rights published by Save the Children UK and UNICEF.

Date: 2005
Source: Naba’a