The session will demonstrate how World Relief has utilized the special influence and stature of church leaders to bring about positive outcomes in the health of women and children through the child survival programs in two countries.

1. Dr. Gil Odendaal, Ph.D
Vice President, Integral Mission
Dr. Paul Robinson, MBBS, MTS, MPH
Director, Health & Social Development Team
World Relief
Christian Connection for International Health
Annual Conference,
Arlington, VA; June 9, 2013

2.  Introduction to Integral Mission: central role of the church
 Utilizing Care Group Model to achieve Integral Mission
 Project design in Rwanda and Burundi
 Selected accomplishments
 Conclusion
--------------Group Process-------------------------
 Small Group Discussion
 Report Out to Large Group

3. Introduction to
Integral Mission:
central role of the
church

4. GOD LONGS FOR THE BROADEST, MOST
DIVERSE SOCIAL NETWORK ON THE
PLANET
– THE CHURCH –
TO RISE UP LIKE NEVER BEFORE TO
ENGAGE
THE GREAT CAUSES OF OUR DAY:
TO STAND FOR THEVULNERABLE
ESPECIALLY ORPHANS
TO FEED THE HUNGRY
TO HEAL THE SICK
TO MEET THE NEEDS OF OUR NEIGHBORS
AS JESUS DID

5. Then the righteous will answer him,‘Lord,
when did we see you hungry and feed you, or
thirsty and give you something to drink?
When did we see you a stranger and invite you
in, or needing clothes and clothe you? When
did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit
you?’
The King will reply,‘Truly I tell you, whatever
you did for one of the least of these brothers
and sisters of mine, you did for me.’
Matthew 26: 37-40
Why The Church?

6. God’s purpose was to use the Church
to display His wisdom in its rich
variety to all the unseen rulers and
authorities in the heavenly places.
This was His eternal plan which He
carried out through Christ Jesus our
Lord.
Ephesians 3: 10-11

7. • We do not work _____ the Church,
but ________ the Church
• Our work (project) is Church- __________,
not Church- _______
It is more than semantics
with
through
owned
based

8. The goal of Integral Mission is to develop
healthy,growing and self-sustaining local
churches which reach out to share God's
LOVE with the hurting,helpless and
hopeless,the most vulnerable in their
community.

10. 1. World Relief Training Team gives vision seminars to Pastors in a
region (12-25 pastors)
2. Pastors decide whether or not to engage with World Relief and
Integral Transformation pathway.
3. When invited,Training Team together with Pastors select two
persons from each participating church to be trained as trainers
4. Once Trainers have been trained (4 month and three district
trainings lasting 5 days each) they and the Pastors select the
Integral Ministry Volunteers (church members) - about 5 times
the number of trainers - and they are then trained by newly
trained trainers under the supervision of the World Relief
Training Team.
5. Training consists of basic community health and specific issues
identified by the trainers in cooperation with local health
authorities.

11. Training Team (T.T)
Vision seminar
T .T gives TOT1
TOT2 & TOT3
IMTs Train IMVs
C
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M
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T
Y
Invites Pastors in the Sector
Pastor Trainings
Pastors choose IMTs
(Integral Mission Trainer)
IMTs elect Executive Committee
Training Skills,
Managing the Program,
Practice TrainingPastors and IMTs
Work together to
Choose IMVs
(Integral MissionVolunteer)
Both IMTs
And IMVs
Visit Homes
-Community health
begins to improve
-Churches become
healthy
-Community
identify their
problems and
address them
After this the church
can send the IMTs to
go to another
Community as a
Training Team
Implement seed projects

12. Utilizing Care Group Model
to achieve Integral Mission

13. Staff
Trainer
Staff
Supervisor
http://www.caregroupinfo.org/blog/

14. Photo: Courtesy of HIV/AIDS Healthcare Initiative,
Saddleback Church,Western Rwanda

15. Training of Pastors & church leaders
Photo: Courtesy of HIV/AIDS Healthcare Initiative,
Saddleback Church,Western Rwanda

16. Training on nutrition, hygiene,
reproductive health, HIV/AIDS, TB,
Water & Sanitation
Pastors, church elders,
small group leaders

17. Project design in
Rwanda and Burundi

19. WR Rwanda/ Umucyo CSP
(2001-2006)
338 Pastors
from 11
denominations
trained bi-
wkly in 33
Pastors Care
Groups
Pastors
delivered health
messages
during Sunday
church services
Church leaders
visited approx 26
Care Groups to
encourage volunteers
18 local churches initiated
45 PD Hearth sessions for
411 moderately
malnourished children.
30% rehabilitation rate
Church leaders
supervised 18
community based
nutrition demo sites
for PLWHA

20. WR Rwanda/ I CSP (2011-2015)
Church
Leaders
Comm.
Leaders
Comm.
Health
Workers
536 Integrated Care Groups
Care Groups
Meet monthly to
• review SBCC
messages
• analyze
village health
data
• coordinate
village health
activities
Oct – Dec 2012
• installed 50 latrines
• started kitchen
gardens for 60 families
• disseminated FP
messages during
church services
• planned establishing
of more hygienic
latrines, handwashing
stations and kitchen
gardens

22. Both groups
trained in
C-IMCI and data
collection
Saturating
communities in
the project area
with focused
SBCC messages
2,853 Care
Group
Volunteers
265 Pastors
24 Pastors Care Groups

23. Selected accomplishments

24. 43.7
17.1
32.7
62.2
99 94.8
89.6
96.9
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
ORS use Presumptive Tx
for malaria
Newborns
visited within 3
days
Mothers know
two signs for
treatment
Percent
Baseline Final
Source: Final Eval KPC Survey, 2012

25. 18
32.4
63.4 62
90.6 89.6
99
85.4
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
Handwashing
with soap
Increased fluids
during diarrhea
Continued
feeding in
diarrhea
Immediate
breastfeeding
Percent
Baseline Final
Source: Final Eval KPC Survey, 2012

26. Significant project outputs and
outcomes have been achieved by
empowering local church leaders and
members for health project
implementation in
Rwanda and Burundi.

27.  Melene Kabadege, MCH Regional
Technical Advisor,WR Burundi/ Rwanda
 Francois Niyitegeka,WR Burundi Program
Manager
 JJ Ivaska, Program Development &
Accountability Director,WR Burundi
 Olga Wollinka,WR HO MCH Specialist
 Melanie Morrow, Director of MCH

28. probinson@wr.org

29. The Empowerers
 What is your organization doing to empower local churches in
health program implementation?
 What can your organization do to empower local churches?
 How does/can your organization approach the empowerment of
local churches?
The Problem Solvers
 What constraints did/would your organizations face in
empowering local churches?
 How did/would your organizations address these constraints?
The Planners
 What will you do in your role to influence your organization for
becoming more engaged with local churches in health
programming?