Economic Strengthening Programme ( Livelihoods )
About the Livelihoods programme
The Livelihoods Program is a Child Protection Society's Economic Stregthening initiative for vulnerable households sustainability. These households are supported and equipped with knowledge and skills to equip them in developing sustainable income generating projects in a saving environment. Families are engaged in Internal Savings and Lending (ISALs) and Income Generating Projects to enable them to meet their basic household needs, finance their projects and eventually accumulate profitable assets. The program targets caregivers from various thematic areas including PMTCT mothers, ECD caregivers, Primary school caregivers, Child Care Workers (CCWs) IMPACT and adolescent Girls Empowerment Program (AGEP) beneficiaries.
The vulnerable households are identified from the communities, schools, clinics and primary schools where we are supporting the OVC with direct school fees payment.
ISAL Training as an economic strengthening strategy is for caregivers who have:
• Problems accessing capital.
• Have interest in using their initiatives and resources
• Have interest in joining groups in order to build their own capital.
The caregivers go through a three day training which covers five modules, that is, member self-selection, Groups and Leadership, Constitution, Group Fund Development and Record keeping.
Livelihoods Goal
To help the Beneficiaries develop sustainable income generating projects in an income cost saving environment.
Livelihoods Key Players
PMTCT mothers
ECD caregivers,
Primary school caregivers,
Child Care Workers (CCWs)
IMPACT
Adolescent Girls Empowerment Program (AGEP) beneficiaries.
Livelihoods Objectives
The program enables the caregivers to:
• Form strong and cohesive groups
• Mobilise their own savings, which are used as capital for their income generating projects, consumption and other basic needs
• Manage their own resources and activities
• Understand why they should be their Own SAVERS, Own Bankers and Own Lenders
• Maintain easy Book-keeping systems for transparency
• Increase and improve income generation and
• Increase and improve safety net mechanism in times of economic or natural crisis.
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Established in 1952, Child Protection Society (CPS) is a Not for profit Child Rights Organization based in Belvedere, Harare with operations across the Provinces of the country. We registered as a welfare organization in 1967 with the Department of Social Welfare. Its original thrust was in the care of children in difficult circumstances. For more than 50 years CPS has been promoting the well being of children, and protecting them from abuse, suffering and neglect.