Training for Community Health Evangelism CHE

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Training for Community Health Evangelism
(CHE)
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CHE Is

• A multi-faceted, community-based, development
  strategy that deals with the WHOLE person which
  builds on the peoples and their the communities
  assets. CHE trains them how to use those assets
  to solve their own problem. It is about neighbor
  helping neighbor.
• Releasing individuals communities to be all
  they can be, by transforming individuals
• who transform their community
• from the inside out

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CHE Is Used Worldwide

• In 80 Countries
• By 350 teams of which 2/3s are from other
  agencies, churches and denominations.
• In over 2100 villages and urban neighborhoods.
• There are support networks established in each
  country and Region that fosters teams learning
  from other teams.

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Roots of CHE
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Groups to Be Trained in CHE

• Training Team- Initiates work in a target area
  and trains the other two groups.
• Committee Members- Local leaders who oversee the
  program itself.
• CHE Volunteers-Works who apply what they learn in
  their home and share with 10 to 15 neighbors

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Training of Trainers (TOT)

• Purpose To equip trainers for implementing CHE
  in a local area.
• Participants People who will implement CHE
  programs and become trainers of CHEs and
  committees.
• Materials Three TOT Manuals and Lesson Plans for
  Trainers
• Training Process is divided into three phases
  with several months between each phase in order
  for trainees to practice what they have learned.
  The recommended time between Phase I and Phase II
  is 6-9 months and 4-9 months between Phase II and
  Phase III.

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Training of Committee Members

• Purpose To train the local committee members in
  CHE concepts, their job responsibilities,
  including how to choose CHE volunteers.
• Participants Local people chosen to be committee
  members.
• Materials Committee Training
• Process A seven-day initial training curriculum
  consisting of three to four hours per day,
  generally one to two days per week until the
  seven days are completed. Then on-going training
  to build the committees capacity

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Training of CHEs

• Purpose To train local villagers in physical,
  emotional, social and spiritual topics chosen by
  the community.
• Participants Local villagers chosen to be CHEs.
• Materials 1000 or more CHE Lesson Plans
• Process The prime training target is the CHE.
  This training is carried out by the trainers
  after they have trained the committee members who
  then have chosen the CHEs.
• The CHE trainees generally walk to a central
  point in their area one day a week for 40-50
  days. Each training day they receive one physical
  and one spiritual subject.
• They immediately put into practice what they have
  learned and visit in 10 to 15 neighbors homes
  sharing what theyve learned.

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All Training is Participatory

• Le----Learner Centered
• P-----Problem Posing
• S-----Self Discovery
• A----Action Oriented
• S-----Spirit guided

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How Done

• Each lesson starts by presenting a simple problem
  posing
• Drama
• Story
• Picture
• Starter is
• Simple
• Presents Single Problem
• Exaggerated so people laugh
• Solution not presented, comes from participants

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Sample Teaching Picture
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How Class Facilitated

• All participants sit in one circle including
  facilitator
• 80 of answers come from participants
• Facilitator adds what missing only at the end or
  by asking questions to draw them out.
• Questions draw out multiple segments to an
  answers
• Break into small groups each hour with each
  reporting back their answers
• Use activities fostering application of what they
  learned.
• Participants
• Writing on flipchart and posting around room for
  whole training
• Act out role plays
• Read stories or Bible verses around the room by
  many

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1500 Lesson Plans

• Over 100 series with 1500 lessons that are
• All designed in same format so once the
  participant knows how to teach from one they can
  teach from any one.
• All designed at 4th grade level so neighbor can
  teach neighbor. Dont need to be a professional.
• Teaching content increase as education level of
  participants since all content comes from them

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Picture Books

• 45 Picture Books on Physical topics
• 25 Picture books on Spiritual topics
• Used by the CHE when they do home visiting and
  sharing with their neighbors.
• Format Tri-fold
• What is the disease
• Causes
• When go to seek medical care
• How prevent
• How treat

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High Blood Pressure
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Keys to Seeing Teaching Take

• Keep teaching participatory
• Focus on learner not teacher
• Be concerned with multiplication, who you teach,
  will teach others.
• Keep materials simple so lay people can teach
• Deal with all elements of a persons life over
  time not just disease or business etc.

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