1. OVERVIEW OF CFRHP WITH A
TOUCH OF ICT
WEST MAMPRUSI DISTRICT
PRESENTED BY :
Edward Samari, January 2013
2. BRIEF OF CFRHP
• The Catholic Family Reproductive Health Project
(CFRHP) started as an off-shoot of a then
Catholic Agricultural Project.
• In 1996, the organisation and the Integrated
Social Development Centre (ISODEC) entered
into partnership to implement a Family
Reproductive Health Programme and the
Programme took off the following year in seven
pilot communities.
3. BRIEF OF CFRHP CONTD.
• Eventually, the Project saw the need to move
further than just message delivery on RH
issues but also other social and economic
needs in life as well as know and access
reproductive health rights to include advocacy
on Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive
Health.
4. SERVICE COMPONENTS OF CFRHP
CFRHP works on five service components of
Reproductive Health, namely:
• Safe motherhood,
• Family planning,
5. SERVICE COMPONENTS CONTD.
• Prevention and treatment of Reproductive Tract
Infections (RTI), including Sexually Transmitted
Infections (STI) and HIV/AIDS,
• Discouragement of harmful traditional practices
that affect the reproductive health of men and
women such as female genital cutting,
• Information and counselling on human sexuality,
responsible sexual behaviour, responsible
parenthood, preconception care and sexual
health.
6. PROJECT OPERATIONAL AREA
• The Project operates in thirteen communities of the West Mamprusi District and
nine schools, where Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health is implemented,
namely:
• Zangum Walewale Snr. High Tech. School
• Zangu-Vuga Wulugu Snr. High School
• Zangu-Yakura Walewale Vocational School
• Bugiya-Paala Zangum SDA Junior High School
• Kata Bugiya D/A Junior High School
• Diani Kukua/Loagri R/C Junior High School
• Nayorku Gbani R/C Junior High School
• Silinga Nayorku D/A Junior High School
• Karimenga Gbimsi R/C Junior High School
• Kpabugu
• Gaagbini
• Sayoo
• Kayafongu
7. STRATEGIES FOR PROJECT
IMPLEMENTATION
• The organisation has a Health Outreach Team,
which visits the communities where the team
undertakes immunisations, Health education
including improved infant feeding and treatment
of minor ailments. The project implementation
team comprises of a community health nurse,
youth coordinator, Women Groups Organiser and
project manager. This team visits all outreach
points monthly to render these services. Team
members also render home visits and other visits
on regular basis.
8. STRATEGIES CONTD.
• Community durbars on responsible
parenthood and need for skilled delivery
• Education on the use of ITN
• Video shows on HIV/AIDS, STI,
• Community Sensitization on dangers of
migration for young women, to Southern
Ghana.
9. Some activities utilised during project
implementation
Activities carried out to realise results include the
following:
• Encourage community participation in health
planning and delivery of services.
• Collaborate with TBA and community for
effective referral system
• Maternal Health Services
• Promote improved infant and young child feeding
• Infant health services including Immunisation
12. CFRHP BEFORE ICT
(COMMUNICATION)
Message delivery used to be in the following
methods:
• Verbally to community volunteers through
market women on market days
• Programme messages delivered to smaller
groups in the communities and schools.
• Programme messages delivered through
posters
13. Video shows were done through big and fragile
equipment (television sets and video decks)
carried to and from communities on donkey
carts
17. • Messages from CFRHP to community and
school volunteers are now delivered through
texts on phones.
• Quizzes are organised in schools and prizes are
awarded to deserving candidates.
• Drama on specific Sexual and Reproductive
Health issues are video recorded for replay to
larger audiences.
20. • Now CFRHP produces and submits all reports
in both soft and hard copies.
• Reports are justified by appropriate photos
• Staff are now getting to know how to use the
internet profitably.
• CFRHP now give basics of computer
appreciation to pupils in Basic schools.
