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1 / 7 — Rolling out BEAM to the communities

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Our main objective

To familiarise the learner with key processes of setting up the BEAM implementation systems at the community level
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Expected results

Explain the BEAM social mobilisation process; the BEAM capacity building process; and the process of establishing CSCs

2 / 7 —IEC Campaign and Social Mobilisation

Stakeholder Training

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stakeholder training coordinated by the BMU

National Train the Trainer (ToT)

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ToT training being administered to national level stakeholders

Provincial and District Training

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These will in turn train provincial and district level trainers

Community Training

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Districts will cascade the training to the CSCs and other community level; stakeholders

3 / 7 — BEAM Capacity Development Process — BEAM Management Unit

Designing, Rolling out IEC campaign and Disseminating to relevant stakeholders

  • The expected outputs of the IEC campaign include:
  • Enhanced public awareness on existence of the programme;
  • Public awareness of BEAM goals, objectives and target groups and beneficiary selection criteria;
  • Informed responses from the target communities, stakeholder groups and households;
  • Empowered communities that demand transparency and accountability from their leadership, CSCs and school heads; and
  • Stronger BEAM ownership and accountability among communities.

4 of 7 — Establishment of CSCs

  • Through meetings convened by the ward Councillor, the (community defined around a primary school catchment area) selects a Community Selection Committee as its representative body mandated with carrying out the beneficiary selection process
  • The CSC will have 12 members with a tenure of two (2) years;
  • 6 members should be elected by the community (3 women and 3 men)
  • It should include boy and girl child representatives of the child led CPC
  • It should include 4 ex-officio members (2 SDC members (one (1) from primary and one (1) from secondary school SDC), school head and primary school guidance and counselling teacher)

5 of 7 Functions of CSCs:

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Coordinate the dissemination of BEAM IEC material in the community; Facilitate collation of child nominations by different stakeholders encouraging broad participation;

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Convene a meeting for the production of the prioritized BEAM Master List; Inform the community on the selected beneficiaries to enhance transparency and accountability;

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Prepare and submit to the BMU via the school head and DEO approved lists of beneficiaries, consistent with the community’s hard budget for payment; Monitor school attendance by the beneficiaries;

6 of 7 Functions of CSCs ...cont'd

Avatar Convene termly programme review meetings to receive reports from school authorities on school attendance and challenges encountered by the BEAM beneficiaries in their learning; Liaise with complementary programmes to ensure BEAM beneficiaries access other needs that improve their learning;
Avatar Engage relevant NGOs to promote economic strengthening of BEAM beneficiary households; Engage parents/guardians of BEAM beneficiaries to build and ensure their preparedness for graduating out of the programme; and
Avatar Engage relevant NGOs to promote economic strengthening of BEAM beneficiary households; Engage parents/guardians of BEAM beneficiaries to build and ensure their preparedness for graduating out of the programme; and

7 of 7 BEAM CASE MANAGEMENT

  • Case management will be critical role of the CSC in conjunction with CPCs and school authorities. Monitor cases relating to:
  • Withdrawal of BEAM-supported children from school;
  • Non-attendance of BEAM-supported children identifying reasons for such non-attendance
  • Overseeing removal of children from the streets, enrolling them in school and monitoring of their education needs, attendance and performance; and
  • Ensuring smooth primary to secondary school transition
  • Refer to the BEAM operational manual and see the issues that have to be taken cognisant of when selecting the CSC

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