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Radda Barnen Yemen Mine Awareness Association

Organization: Radda Barnen Yemen Mine Awareness Association
Address:c/o PO Box 476, Crater - Aden,
Country: Yemen
Telephone: +967 2 231602
Fax: +967 2 232035
E-Mail: rbyemcacd@y.net.ye
Contact Name: Aisha Saeed Nalya (Programme Officer RB, Chairperson of Yemen Mine Awareness Assoc)

The programme reports

Organisation of Child-to-Child Activities:

We began our Child-to-Child activities in 1994. They are implemented through local voluntary organisations and a group of schools. Funding is provided by Radda Barnen, in cooperation with a partner organisation (the Yemen Mine Awareness Association, who obtained funding from the Norwegian government).

Child-to-Child Activities:

The children involved in the activities are based in urban, rural, and slum contexts. There are also children based in refugee camps who participate. Approximately 150,000 children based in schools in the Aden, Taiz, Lahaj and Abyan regions participate. About 218 schools (in Aden, Lahaj and Abyan governorates) participate in the Child-to-Child programme. In each school, teachers and children make their own Child-to-Child plans (these could be focused on health, mine awareness or inclusive education etc).

The overall aim of the programme is to enhance children's participation in spreading knowledge about health. We are also interested in encouraging children to work together with families and the community. We use the Child-to-Child six-step approach in order to stimulate children's participation. We aim to develop a number of skills in children, including thinking, practical and communication skills. Our aim is that children support each other and are listened to in Arab society.

Monitoring and Evaluation:

We evaluate activities by comparing what was achieved with what was planned. Thus, we measure changes in children's attitude and behavior etc, through questionnaires, interviews, studies and reports. In our evaluations we have found that Child-to-Child has improved teachers' teaching methods and has enhanced the participation of children. Communities have become more supportive of Child-to-Child activities. In many schools, the health situation has improved. Additionally, in areas close to mine fields, children are now adopting safer behavior. This was demonstrated in a survey we carried out.

Training:

Teachers, social workers, community leaders, youths, youth supervisors, refugees and returnees all receive training. Trained teachers, head teachers and trained programme officers are the trainers. The content of training is based on the six-step approach, participatory teaching and learning, and mine awareness education with the Child-to-Child approach.

Use, Adaptation, Translation and Production of Child-to-Child Materials:

We use the Child-to-Child training manual, the Child-to-Child activities book, the training book, and the activity sheet on mine awareness education. We have translated the mine awareness activity sheet into Arabic, along with parts of the Child-to-Child training manual. Additionally, children have developed simple materials in their activities. They have also addressed other non-health problems on prepared activity sheets.

Date: 2000. Updated information awaited.