| Community Development Programmes |
Adults and youth who have participated in the Training and Personal Development Programme are expected to become involved in the Community Development Programme.
Here the strategic objective of CASE is to break the cycle of violence by establishing community projects that enhance the human and social capital of people in Hanover Park.
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Adults
Community Care and Counselling |
CASE counsellors are all women from the community. Counsellors are trained to offer emotional and psychological support to children, youth and parents in schools, in the community and at the local police station: |
| Focused support groups: |
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Women’s group |
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Bereavement group |
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Parent support group |
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Youth at risk groups |
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Teen girls sex and sexuality group |
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Youth Support group |
| Counselling: |
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Counsellors based at 12 schools & 1 police station |
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Counselling in key community areas |
| Care for Carers: |
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Professional counselling is offered to individual community members when needed. |
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Care for Carers workshops are run for specific groups of people |
| Literacy: |
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Reading groups for children and youth at schools |
| Lifeskills: |
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Lifeskills taught in schools |
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Workshops run in community to expose people to further lifeskills teaching |
Men's Project:
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| Men’s Project looks at men’s issues and their impact on community, violence and family breakdown. |
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CASE believes that absent fathers and unhealthy male role models are key causes of violence in communities. |
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The Men’s training group meets weekly to workshop “Models of Manhood”. |
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The Men’s Project includes camps: workshops, camps, hiking, arts and crafts sessions and a support group. |
Wellness:
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The Wellness Programme facilitates an holistic focus to maintaining the emotional well-being of “carers” in the community. Workshops and debriefings are held with police, educators, medical personnel and other key role-players for change. |
Physical Wellness:
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Physical fitness classes are run three days a week in collaboration with the Sports Science Institute of South Africa. Healthy body = Healthy mind. |
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Youth
Youth-In-Action |
Youth-In-Action leaders also have specific projects which they implement and run in the community under the mentorship of a community member: |
| Sport: |
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Weekly after-school sports activities for children and youth |
| FACE @ CASE: |
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Fun And Creative Experience (FACE) – a daily after-school programme for children is run at four schools in Hanover Park. This stimulates leadership through literacy based activities and creates a safe space for children who would normally return to a parent-less home after school. |
| M-A-D-D: |
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Music, Art, Dance & Drama (M-A-D-D) run with children and youth |
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Performances by M-A-D-D youth leaders |
| Youth-In-Community: |
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Holiday Programme: At least 500 children reached per day through a structured holiday club programme. |
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Christmas Kids Party: No less than 300 children in this underprivileged community are treated with gifts and a party to bring joy into their lives. |
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CASE Kids Club: Each Friday afternoon, at least 50 children (3-14years) experience a developmental recreational programme. |
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