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Below is a
list of 'numbers of things', that happened at some the projects run by Theosis
during the year September '98 to September '99.
Formal statistics are available for each project.
The House
Drop-in Centre (est. 1991)
1
567: Hours of Fieldwork were
done by the staff. The main aim of
fieldwork is to retrieve girl-children from the streets and to make the Drop-in
known to the children on the streets. 3
712: Contacts were made with the children on the streets while doing
fieldwork (some of these will be the same children on different days). 147:
Of all the contacts with the children made during fieldwork, 147 of those
children decided immediately to go with the staff to the Drop-in. 78:
Children were successfully referred to other programmes. 35:
Girls referred to other programmes or re-integrated with their families. 10
250: The number of times that a
child or young girl came through the doors of the Drop-in. The girls visit us for numerous reasons - for condoms, to chat or seek advice, a sandwich,
counselling, referral, to spend time in St. Magdalene Church, or ... just to be
off the streets and in a safe place where they are treated with love and
respect. 35
320:
Peanut butter and jam sandwiches and many more cups of tea/coffee, were
made and served, to the more than 10 250 girls that came to the Drop-in. 2
687: The number of times that children slept at the Drop-in.
We understand this as part of the harm reduction principle
- the child makes the
choice to sleep in a shelter's discipline and not on the streets. 5
374: Meals (supper /breakfast)
were prepared and served to the girls that slept at the Drop-in. 178:
Formal counselling opportunities. We
try to maintain a therapeutic environment at the Drop-in, therefore most
interaction with the children are of a therapeutic nature.
At times the girls request individual and formal counselling, which can
be about a number of problems related to their lives and lifestyles:
about their drug abuse, a rape or assault, information and possible
testing for STDs or HIV, the trauma of child sexual abuse, how to change their
current lifestyles, and many times they are in need of bereavement counselling. 1
465: The number of young people that attended the Sunday service at St.
Magdalene Church at the Drop-In Centre. 400
000+: The number of condoms distributed to the girls, either at the Drop-in
or during Fieldwork. 107:
Pairs of shoes were needed. 829:
Items of clothing were needed. 5:
Double bunks added. 3:
Additional showers were installed. 6
199: Times the girls made use of the shower facilities. 513:
Toothbrushes were given to the girls. 2:
Wash troughs were installed for the girls to do their washing. 3
016: The girls made use of the facility and opportunity to wash their
clothing. While the girls are
waiting for space on the washing line, or for their clothing to dry, we make use
of the opportunity to talk to them about what's happening in their lives, and
the possibility to change. 1
543: Life skills were presented as part of the daily interaction with the
children. Of the life skills
such as cleaning, preparing meals, teaching about personal hygiene, HIV
or STD's, communication, coping skills, etc. more than 1 543 children shared in
these activities. Intombi
Shelter (est. 1996)
6
426: Opportunities to provide 24 hour shelter for the girls in the programme.
The girls make the decision to enter the reintegration programme to
enable us to help them to return home or to find other suitable placement. 52:
Girls were successfully reintegrated with their families. 10:
Girls were referred to the Kulula Self Employment Skills Centre. 19
723: Meals were prepared
by the staff and the children. The
children assist with the cooking of all the meals and the washing-up and
cleaning of the kitchen. 43:
Girls while in Intombi celebrated their birthdays. 456:
Counselling sessions presented in preparation of the children's future
plans and for integration within their families or other programmes were
attended by 456 children. 15:
Double bunks and lockers were purchased, thereby increasing the shelter's
capacity from 20 to 30 beds. 2:
One industrial stove and one large deepfreeze were bought. 137:
Pairs of shoes were needed. 1
645: Items of clothing were
needed. 7
219: We endeavour to
maintain a therapeutic environment with life skills training underlying in most
of our interaction with the children. 7 219 Opportunities for therapeutic and
life skills training were made available to the children - most of the children
eagerly participated. 63:
Scarves were knitted / crochet by the children during the winter. 37:
Trips to Kulula Self Employment Skills Centre for either a weekend or
holidays. 485:
Intombi concentrates on the reintegration of the girls, therefore the
discipline and routine of studying is very important, making it easier for the
girls to later adapt to the 'normative' routine of home and school.
During the past year 485 study hours were given for studies.
390:
The programme does not allow for unlimited hours spent in front of the
television, therefore only 390 weekday hours were allowed for the girls to watch
their favourite programmes. 291:
Children participated in social or educational outings, as well as
cultural events. Kulula Self
Employment Skills Centre (Pilot Project since 1997)
41:
Girls entered the Kulula Life Skills programme. 17:
Girls were successfully reintegrated with their families. 2
518: 'family' actions (eating together, worshiping together, performing
plays together, cleaning and gardening, etc.) 118:
Children from the streets spent weekends and holidays at Kulula. 937:
The children from the streets were the guests of Kulula for a combined 937 days. 22:
During Christmas and New Year 22 children spent
time with us instead of on the streets. 10
262: Meals were prepared and
served by the girls in the project. 435:
While many life skills are presented academically, we endeavour to maintain a
therapeutic environment with life skills training underlying in most of our
interaction with the children -
the girls attended and participated in more than 435 such opportunities. 372:
The number of times English tutorials presented
- focus is on the spoken word, grammar, literature, comprehension, doing
research with oral presentations, video and book reports, etc. 562:
Typing lessons attended. 18:
Words per minute, the average typing speed of the girls that have been in
the programme for longer than 6 months. A
remarkable accomplishment - the girls never typed before. 82:
Ducks, geese, turkeys and chickens hatched. 30:
Girls experienced the turkey's bad temper by being chased all over the
farm. 3:
Girls kicked by the turkey - thought that they could tease him and get
away with it - a well learned lesson for them. 140:
The depth of the borehole before finally finding water (3 000 lt/hr). 2
600: The metres of pvc water
pipe installed. Now all the
buildings have running water, plus, and additional 47 copper taps were fitted
for outside/farm use. 850:
Metres of electrical cable used for the installation of electricity in
all the buildings. 277:
Square metres of structures completed - the main and storeroom/classroom
buildings. 3:
Wooden cabins added to the existing 5 cabins - these cabins are used for
the housing of the children and the staff. 1
100: In an attempt for the project to eventually become more self-sufficient
1 100 olive trees were planted on 4 hectares of land. 350:
Indigenous trees planted on the farm. 600:
Year-old saplings are being nurtured and cared for, to be planted next
year. 2:
'Donkey Children' are welcomed, loved and immediately spoiled.
The two donkeys, named "Patat" and "Lekkerbek",
provides ample opportunity for affection. 1:
Large vegetable garden established.
Each girl also has her own veggie patch for which she accepts sole
responsibility - this exercise provides an opportunity to evaluate individual
performance and dedication to see a long-term task to an end. 27:
Social, educational and cultural outings were attended. 209:
Children had the benefit of attending the arranged social, educational
and cultural outings.
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