We kindly ask your attention for a ‘mobile theatre’ project in Transkei, the Eastern Cape in South Africa running 2007-2008.... We are a theatre group of local players to: > realize and play performances on HIV/AIDS, using strong visual and musical elements > increase local HIV/AIDS- awareness and reach more and outlaying communities and schools in the next years > create an income of our own. Becouse of the sponsors from the Netherlands this website is in Dutch. See under Proposal 2009 and the Report in Process, May 2008. For Statistics, klick here...Statistics.htmlshapeimage_1_link_0
Eyes to watch,
hearts to listen...
WildCoastPoposalEng.pdf
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WildCoastTheatre - Masenze (let’s do something) Yearplan 2009 1.1 Title WildCoastTheatre / Mazenze Youth Centre 1.2 Place Give the name of the country, the region(s), city (cities), town(s), and/ or village(s) where the project will be implemented. Include a (copy of) a map of the project area, indicating the area/places where activities will take place, as Annex I to this application. South Africa, Eastern Cape Province, • The Ngqeleni district; population 140.000 people served by Canzibe Hospital who is linked to their running AIDS project: 47 villages and 15 primary schools, 
• The Elliotdale district; population 256.000 people, served by Madwaleni Hospital who is linked to their running AIDS awareness program from Madwaleni Hospital ARV-HIV program, different villages and primary schools • Districts around can play a role in the shows for tourists (Cofeebay etc.) 1.3 Duration The duration of the project will be _12 months Planned starting date: _1_ / __09/ 2008_ 1.4 Objectives Please describe the objective(s) of the project. Two goals 1. Continue the WildCoastTheatre project. A: Schoolawareness/Workshops by Bongiwe Zihange: LIFE SKILLS around HIV-AIDS by Peer-education 1 Human Rights - Selfesteem 2 Introduction to the HIV-Virus/Sti’s 3 HIV & AIDS - Drama, discussion and awareness 4 Sexual (Healthy) Relations 5 Alcohol and Drugsabuse B: Community awarenessdays by using Soccer/Music/Drama/Awareness Together with HIV supportgroup- and local communitymembers Support Kwasa HIV supportgroup in develop Drmagroup in HIV Prevention-drama Support Bonani Zongo in develop Dramagroup ‘positive living together’- Lifestyle 2 Mazenze Youth Centre - Luzjizweni Community • Make the WildCoastTheatre program sustainable by facilitate the first Youth Centre in this area. • Build Mazenze Youth Centre in the Lujizweni Community where the youth can be organized and come together. • A physical place from where they can organize activities to educate and develop the youth in getting skills, higher self esteem and a better future. • A centre in the first place for the Lujizweni communitie but also open for the other communities around, and to use for organisations as Transcape, Social Development etc, in their activities for the youth in this area. • Aplace where youth cab meet without alcohol & drugs and enjoy themselves. - There is a question for a Youth Centre coming out of this community. - The youth centre will be part of community development. Activities: Train the youth • garden project (still working with agriculture) • sewing • chicken Education/Workshops • HIV/AIDS • alcohol & drugs • hygiëne • bussiness lessons • after school programm • computerlessons Organize activities • Cultural: Dancing, Traditional Xhosa/Kwaito/Jive • Sports: Soccer for boys, home of a team, organise tournaments Netball for mixed (male ánd female youth The Eastern Cape - Wildcoast Transkei in the Eastern Cape is as former ‘homeland’ one of the outlaying areas of South Africa. Far away from the economic growth of the cities; poor and with a lot of healthcare problems. Most international and national development organizations carry out their campaigns in the cities and suburbs. Transcape NPO gives the rural areas in the Eastern Cape the attention they need for healthcare as well as sustainable development !! 1.5 Justification of the project and description of the target group Please provide the following information: a) identification of the needs and constraints of the target group(s) NEEDS: • information about HIV/AIDS: • sexual behaviour in relation to these; • prevention and healthcare in relation to these. • increased skills levels • no place where youth can meet. (only sjabeens, alcohol, drugs) CONSTRAINTS: • no access to quality education and training • no access to assistance with ideas for business, further study, grants etc • low skills levels • poverty • lack of transport • HIV/AIDS prevalent in this area • no electricity • no running water b) description of target groups social category and economic situation Rural area, 71.5%unemployment, 88% of the households live below minimum poverty level (http://www.ortambodm.org.za & http://www.socdev.ecprov.gov.za ) age group 8 – 70 at the community awareness (200-500p)
8 - 14 at the school awareness (100-300p) estimate of anticipated number of direct beneficiaries (give a approx number) - 30 plays at 100 – 500 p = 10.000 people
- written information in Xhosa > 5000 people
- youth centre first year 1000 people Gender what percentage of the direct beneficiaries are women/girls? (in% ) 55% man, 45 % woman Disability what percentage of the direct beneficiaries are with handicap? (in% ) 0.1% location what percentage of the direct beneficiaries live in a rural area and what percentage in an urban area? (in%) 100% rural 1.6 Detailed description of activities Describe the concrete activities that will be undertaken to achieve the objectives of the project (think of: “Who will do what and when?” Please number the activities. Activity (“What”) • Schoolawareness/Workshops by LIFE SKILLS around HIV-AIDS by Peer-education • Community awarenessdays • Build Mazenze Youth Centre in the Lujizweni Community Community Mazenze/ • Evaluation of the project Responsibility (“Who”) Bongiwe Zihange / Bert Koning/ Transcape Time of implementation (“When”) Januari 2009 - december 2009 1.7 Expected results Please give precise details and quantify the results as far as possible WHAT and FOR WHOM (e.g. “a school with 3 classrooms constructed (area constructed 108 m2, one floor); “access obtained to primary education for 120 children”; “three water systems constructed in three villages”; “access obtained to clean drinking water for 2,400 families”; OR “a rural health clinic constructed”; AND “mother-child care for rural area with 3.000 inhabitants, estimated number of 400 consults each year” Make sure that the results are directly related to the activities described under paragraph 1.6. • Increase the HIV/AIDS awareness in these two areas; especially at schools and outlaying communities. • More knowledge of taboes, role of tradition, sexual behavior according to HIV/AIDS by the target groups. • Connect cultural interested people: drama, dance, music and singing and challenge them to find creative ways to develop themselves related to income and related to cultural and social development in the area. • Bridge the gap between youth and adult people by organising awareness and sports themselves in wich the youth can play an important role in the community. 1.8 Contribution to achievement of Millennium Development Goals Please mention to which Millennium Development Goal (MDG) the project is related (or several, if applicable), and how the project will contribute to its achievement? WildCoastTheatre contribute the 2015 UN Milenniumgoals:
 1 halving extreme poverty and hunger
 3 promotes gender equality and empower woman
 4 reduce child mortality
 6 combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other disease Report in Progress - May 2008: 1. Results: 1.1 Output: a. Which activities were planned in the project application? 1 . HIV/AIDS awareness by: - Being part of existing Transcape NPO Community Awarenessdays - Setting up School Awareness Program 2. Jobcreation for the members of the project. b. To what extent have these activities been carried out? All is fully running now. c. If there is a difference between what was planned and what has been realised, please explain why this difference occurred. 1. The existing Transcape Community Awarenessdays in the ‘old style’ have been stopped at the end of 2007,because of the high costs and a change in strategy. After most communities had 1 or more of those large-scale, community-organised awarenessdays, Transcape moved to a new phase in its strategy with more emphasis on small scale awareness campaigns and more focus on the home based care approach. WildCoastTheatre took the initiative to organise Community Awarenessdays ‘new style’ by organising events to attract the youth of a community, with the aim to combine fun and information 2. In the original proposal theatre was the only means to be used in the awareness. However, while being here, I found out that local youth nowadays is more interested in soccer and music (kwaito/modern gospel). So in addition to theatre we also use soccergames and music to attract the youth. Fun and information (infotainment) is working. The community awarenessdays are playing a bigger role in the program than planned and are a great success. 4. New in the project is the creation of a short, to the point written handout about HIV, in the local Xhosa language. This handout deals with popular questions and answers about HIV. The handout also points out the place where people can be tested and the nearest local HIV-supportgroup (HIV-positive people) where they can get information and support. For this goal we bought an A3 copy/printer. This unique local ‘HIV news and information’-handout will also be interesting material for HIV-support groups, hospitals and clinics. 3. The original plan was to organise jobcreation by performing theatre-plays for tourists, but this has not been realised this first toerist season. The members of the group and in general the people in this area are not organised and skilled in performing art and theatre on that level. However, the members of the project are now helped to start up their own business to create their own income. WildCoastTheatre have already give four members a microfinance. This means jobcreation is still going on but in a different way as was planned. 1.2 Outcome: a. What was the planned objective of the project? - Community awareness days in at least 6 communities - School awareness in at least 30 primary schools b. To what extent is this objective reached? - Community awareness days in 5 communities - School awareness in 6 primary schools c. If the objective is not completely reached, explain what are the reasons for this. For the primary schools we maked a more intensive program instead of only a one-day awareness day: • We developed a 5 weeks program of Workshops in 1: Self esteem 2: Introduction to the HIV-virus 3: Drama/awareness/discussion about HIV/AIDS 4: Sexual relationships 5. Alcohol and drug abuse. • In the third week of this program, the WildCoastTheatre group plays sketches about HIV. We also give students the opportunity to ask questions about HIV, which are answered by a trained health worker who is leading the programme, and by people that we invite who are HIV positive and willing to talk about their lives. We also point out to the students where the nearest clinic is where they can be tested for HIV. • All students receive the handout with “all about HIV in 10 questions and answers”, in Xhosa language and information where they can test themselves, a picture from the closest clinic and information about the local HIV-support group. Because we decided to go for this more intensive program we probably will reach less than 30 primary schools the first year. d. Who is benefiting directly from the project? (number of people, male-female ratio, other important features) • 12 members of WildCoastTheatre: The dramagroup, and the group organising Awarenessdays. (self esteem, information about HIV, learning acting). All woman in the project are unmarried and have children, so their children and family’s have benefit by income. • 6470 members of communities and students of primary schools we reached so far, by fun and information. e. How are they benefiting from the project? • They benefit by obtaining lifeskills through professional theatre training. During this training they build up selfesteem, and lean more about themselves and others. They learn to communicate amongst themselves and towards the people they perform for. They are learning to work in a group. • They benefit socially, as by obtaining above named lifeskills they gain more status in the community they live in. • They benefit financially, by receiving the little income they get for the work they do for the project. • They benefit from the health-education, as during this project they get the opportunity to get good information about HIV/AIDS, testing and treatment by trained healthworkers and HIV positive people who share their lifestories. f. Who is indirectly benefiting from the project? • Several young people who have been involved in the theatre training at the start of the project, after which a small group was selected for the actual drama group. (self esteem, information about HIV, learning acting). • Members of the different soccerteams we invite to play. • Members of the different choirs we invite to sing. • School management who receive a free 5 weeks lesson program in life skills. • Local shops and business in selling food and sweets etc. • Local Tshani-community in renting out a house and several small jobs/income. g. How are they benefiting from the project? • By financial support. • Schools with our help by informing their students about some important life skills. h. What are the unforeseen effects, positive or negative, that are the result of this project? Unforeseen positive effects: • According to the principal of some schools we visited, the number of teenage pregnancies have decreased in some schools where workshops about HIV and (sexual) relationships were organised. • Principals of two schools asked us to extend our program by including sketches and workshops on alcohol- and drug abuse, as there is a strong relation between these issues and HIV. We see the importance of this request, and are now also preparing sketches about alcohol/drug abuse. Unforeseen negative effects: • Because of choice to give workshops in more issues around HIV and AIDS and the choice to work more intensively with less schools there will be schools planned to reach, which will not be reached this year… and every year is important at this moment. 1.3 Sustainability: a. Who is running at the moment the activities made possible by the project? I myself, Bert Koning, am project manager and coordinator of all WildCoastTheatre activities. I am training local people to also take responsibilities in running certain activities. For example the school awareness program is coordinated by a local trained villagehealthworker. The project is part of the HIV program run by Transcape NPO . b. Is the project for its continuation depending on external funds? Yes. c. If so, who are the donors that will continue to finance the project? Did you also find local/national financial resources. We will work on this the next period. d. Which parts of the projects will the donors finance? (food, electricity, construction, salary,…) We will work on this the next period. e. Describe the future plans concerning this project and the activities that will take place as a result of this project. We will work on this the next period. 2. Lessons learned: a. What did you learn from the implementation process of this project? What will you do differently when implementing another project? I learned that the implementationphase took more time and energy than I had expected. Most field-workers (including myself) are very occupied with running their own project, so that there is relatively less time to investigate in each others projects. I also learned that it is important to start with a clear vision on HIV-prevention. Transcape has a general vision on their HIV projects (see report Alice Clarefeld), but not a specified one on HIV prevention only. As it is so important for my project to work with a practical vision on prevention I started investigating the local opinions and ideas around HIV prevention. I did more than 150 interviews with local Xhosa people: teachers, headmen, chiefs, young boys, young girls, older men and women, shopowners in town and rural shopholders, policemen, local ‘christmas visitors’, working in cities like Johannesburg and Durban; visiting their ‘home’ with another point of view…..etc Nb: Positive about all this is that I have soon become more involved with the local people in these area, soon come closer to their needs and ideas. And this follows the way of PRA (Participatory Rural Appraisal) and PLA (Participatory Learning and Action). http://www.ortambodm.org.zahttp://www.socdev.ecprov.gov.zashapeimage_3_link_0shapeimage_3_link_1