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Training Materials: Informal Settlements in South Africa

February 17, 2008 – 12:51 pm

Training Manual

This training manual is designed to be used for training community workers in informal settlements in South Africa who are preparing to develop and implement Community Health Clubs (CHC) using the participatory toolkit of visual aids. This manual is divided into three modules:

• Module 1: FEASIBILITY: This module provides rationale for the CHC Approach.
• Module 2: PLANNING: This module provides guidance on how to start a CHC project.
• Module 3: TRAINING OF TRAINERS: This module provides guidance on how to train community workers how to use the participatory toolkit of visual aids.

This manual is now available for download. Please follow the links below. Note: Currently this manual is not available as one pdf document. Each module is located in seperate zip files for download.

Training Manual: Introduction & Module 1

Training Manual: Module 2

Training Manual: Module 3 (3.0 - 3.12)

Training Manual: Module 3 (3.13 - 3.25) & References

Participatory Toolkit of Visual Aids

This toolkit is comprised of the 13 sets of illustrated cards found below. These visual aids are used to guide  the 24 CHC educational sessions and stimulate member participation.

1. South Africa: Personal Hygiene

2. South Africa: Skin Diseases 

3. South Africa: Oral Rehydration Treatment Guide

4. South Africa: Vendor Hygiene

5. South Africa: Water

6. South Africa: Drinking Water

7. South Africa: Community Management

8. South Africa: Hand Washing 

9. South Africa: Food Hygiene 

10. South Africa: Home Care  

11a. South Africa: Sanitation (Cards 1-10)

11b. South Africa: Sanitation (Cards 11-24) 

12. South Africa: Parasites

13. South Africa: Vector Control