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017 - Learning for Life Programme, Cape Mental Health, South Africa
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ONTACT
Cape Mental Health
Ms. Ingrid Daniels
South Africa
www.capementalhealth.co.za+27 21 447 9040
ingrid@cmh.org.zaO
VERALL GOAL
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MISSION
Learning for Life and providing affordable training and study materials to build the capacity and develop the skills of
community workers, caregivers, therapists, nurses, teachers, class assistants, project supervisors and non-government
organisation staff.
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HE SOLUTION THAT HAS BEEN DEVELOPED
LfL seeks to address these disparities by providing quality, customized, affordable and accessible training to service
providers, including community workers, medical personnel, educators, care workers, caregivers, teachers, nurses, class
assistants, occupational therapy students, project supervisors and other NGO/government staff. They aim to continue
to expand their reach into rural areas of SA where it is needed most and utilize the "task shifting" model of training to
empower professionals and leaders in these communities.
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OUNTRY IN WHICH IT WAS DEVELOPED
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South Africa
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OUNTRY
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COUNTRIES IN WHICH IT IS OPERATING
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South Africa
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ACTS ABOUT SIZE AND SCOPE
In the past 2 years, 23 students all working in the intellectual disability sector enrolled in the course. This totals a
number of approximately 500 indirect beneficiaries.
Final-year Occupational Therapy student supervision (2013 - 2015): 20 students
Short courses/workshop beneficiaries (2013- 2015): 358, and indirect beneficiaries: 5 432
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UTLOOK
Expansion of the train-the-trainer model into other provinces now that the programme is being rolled out in the
province of Gauteng.
Development of the post-school qualification for adults with intellectual disability mentioned previously and
commencement of the piliot phase of this project.
Expansion of the programme by recruiting a second trainer and mulitple contract trainers.