Saturday, August 19, 2006
A THREE FOLD MODEL
The programme has three core activities responding to three areas of development.
MENTORSHIP-SOCIAL
PROMOTION AND EMPLOYMENT-ECONOMIC
SKILLS AND CAPACITY-CULTURAL
1. MENTORSHIP WITH MEN AND BOYS
The heart of Ubuntu Bamadoda is a mentorship programme that supports adult men in working with young boys at risk of entering a range of dangerous behaviours. A weekly rehearsal of Isicathamiya provides an opportunity for these boys to bond with their role models and form strong relationships that will lay a foundation for their future behaviour as men. Like the famous fulcrum Archimedes named, the programme has a fulcrum on which sustainable change rests. The psycho-social work with these mentors is this fulcrum for the Ubuntu Bamadoda programme. A unique modality called psychophonetics is used as a method for inner work. Working with their own stories and experiences as men is the starting point for change, first healing the painful memories of their own childhood, then offering something to the boys in their care. The mentors are therefore not just spending time with the boys but are actively taking responsibility for their own lives. This is the main response to the social needs of the participants.
B.A.S.S.
Ubuntu Bamadoda principles of mentoring
B-BE THERE
A-ACKNOWLEDGE THE GOOD
S-SAFETY
S-SELF EXAMINATION
2. PROMOTION AND EMPLOYMENT
The grassroots financial sustainability of the programme rests on the promotion of these choirs as professional musicians to a large potential client base in the Western Cape. None of the choirs in the programme earns a permanent income out of their performance, therefore the programme aims at achieving a partnership with the groups that would lead to efficient promotion, where the group can eventually gain a sustainable income. They are to be responsible for their own promotion and employment. This aspect responds mainly to the economic needs of the participants.
3. SKILLS AND CAPACITY
The cultural practice of Isicathamiya provides an ideal base from which to start and develop a capacity programme with participants. The capacity programme addresses the growth of the musical expertise, business skills and life skills of the group members. In this sense it dovetails perfectly with the mentorship and financial aspects of Ubuntu Bamadoda.
MENTORSHIP-SOCIAL
PROMOTION AND EMPLOYMENT-ECONOMIC
SKILLS AND CAPACITY-CULTURAL
1. MENTORSHIP WITH MEN AND BOYS
The heart of Ubuntu Bamadoda is a mentorship programme that supports adult men in working with young boys at risk of entering a range of dangerous behaviours. A weekly rehearsal of Isicathamiya provides an opportunity for these boys to bond with their role models and form strong relationships that will lay a foundation for their future behaviour as men. Like the famous fulcrum Archimedes named, the programme has a fulcrum on which sustainable change rests. The psycho-social work with these mentors is this fulcrum for the Ubuntu Bamadoda programme. A unique modality called psychophonetics is used as a method for inner work. Working with their own stories and experiences as men is the starting point for change, first healing the painful memories of their own childhood, then offering something to the boys in their care. The mentors are therefore not just spending time with the boys but are actively taking responsibility for their own lives. This is the main response to the social needs of the participants.
B.A.S.S.
Ubuntu Bamadoda principles of mentoring
B-BE THERE
A-ACKNOWLEDGE THE GOOD
S-SAFETY
S-SELF EXAMINATION
2. PROMOTION AND EMPLOYMENT
The grassroots financial sustainability of the programme rests on the promotion of these choirs as professional musicians to a large potential client base in the Western Cape. None of the choirs in the programme earns a permanent income out of their performance, therefore the programme aims at achieving a partnership with the groups that would lead to efficient promotion, where the group can eventually gain a sustainable income. They are to be responsible for their own promotion and employment. This aspect responds mainly to the economic needs of the participants.
3. SKILLS AND CAPACITY
The cultural practice of Isicathamiya provides an ideal base from which to start and develop a capacity programme with participants. The capacity programme addresses the growth of the musical expertise, business skills and life skills of the group members. In this sense it dovetails perfectly with the mentorship and financial aspects of Ubuntu Bamadoda.
