OUR PLANS FOR 2007

Last week we holed up in the workshop at the craft market in the waterfront and did a powerful review of the year's work.

We came up with new goals for the year ahead, as well as a new vision statement which we are very proud of but was also the source of much debate!

So have a look and please send me your comments!

Men as Partners (Cape Town) Vision statement 2007

Healthy families that care and strive together
for responsible manhood in their community.

Goals for 2006/2007

• MAP workshops
To educate 600 men (new learners) in Khayelitsha about reproductive health and gender based violence issues through the M.A.P programme.
• Community Action Teams
To engage 150 men and 50 women in sustainable M.A.P community action teams in Khayelitsha.
• MAP Training Pathway
To develop a clear process and curriculum for training community action teams ( end of March 2007)
(MAP workshops → Training the Trainer → Community Action Teams)
• Database
To establish an active database of partners.
Finalize categories by the end of March 2007
• Condom Dispensers
To keep 30 condom dispensers full for 12 months across Khayelitsha.
• Prisons Programme
To revive and sustain Prisons programme.
• Mentorship Programme
To hold 3 mentor training camps with 30 mentors and 3 camps with boys and mentors
• Events
To do 6 events that will raise awareness about M.A.P/ health/gender issues/HOPE worldwide which reaches 6000 people as audience.
• Schools Programme
To run a year long school programme with 6 schools in Khayelitsha with 600 learners collaborating with other HOPE worldwide SA programmes.
• Support group
To keep a support going January – December 2007 in Khayelitsha for male participants of M.AP.
• VCT
To improve access for men from Khayelitsha to get tested.

• Rural programme
To deliver MAP training and capacity workshops from January 2007 to December 2007 in partnership with Menstrust South Africa with local forums on Health and reduction of GBV in the following towns:

• George
• Swellendam
• Caledon
• Beaufort-West
• Laingsburg
• Worcester
• Paarl
• Malmesbury
• Vredendal
• Vredenburg

As you can see it is big year ahead, but we are rearing to go!