Aug
29
2008
Towards the end of the meeting of the community resources, it is important to ask those present to indicate whether or not they wish to commit themselves to becoming part and parcel of a proposed street children committee. It is important to indicate the implications of such a commitment which are, among others:
- to have regular meetings (possibly every two weeks), especially at first in order to get organised;
- to possibly become part and parcel of the care group to screen or assess the children;
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Aug
29
2008
Getting organized in a town
As contact is being made with the children by the street animator, three to four committed people willing to get something off the ground need to get together. Their first step is to identify the possible resources within the community and to communicate with these people and organisations with a view to calling a first meeting of concerned citizens. It should be made clear that the meeting is exploratory and that people do not commit themselves in any way by attending. Such resources could include the following:
- Child Welfare in the town and township;
- Two priests/ministers of religion (preferably belonging to a ministers’ fraternal) one in the town and the other in the township;
- A lower and higher primary school principal/teacher in the township;
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