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Roll Call. Children at Nkobe Care Centre in Maputo listening to their teacher.

Solomon with the pre-school kids at Nkobe Care point

Hope for the future

Interaction with staff members at Nkobe


I was well received by all the care workers at Nkobe. It felt as if I had been with them for the past 2 years. The cooks, the maintenance team, the teachers and the MoM representative were good to me.



I worked side by side the MoM representative, Mr. Fernando Daude Nala. He had been good to me and so helpful. We connected very well. I believe that he still has a lot to learn but he is doing exceptionally well.



Achievements and positive things happening in the centre


The teachers are very active and they put all their efforts towards the children’s program. They are punctual and that shows commitment. The children learn, sing, dance and they are fed. The teachers cooperate with the rest of the team to ensure the effectiveness of the program. These teachers are Celeste, Elfina, Fina and Marcos.



The mom representative, Mr. Nala also cooperates well with the other staff members. He is considered as the mediator amongst those care givers who are not in good terms with each other.



The cooks were very good and so welcoming. It’s laughter around them. It is a pity that any small conflict comes from them, but they manage to deal with it immediately.



The workers appreciate their leaders, Pastor Isaac and his wife Carol. They appreciate their leadership a lot. They say good and positive things about them.



Challenges


On the Mission of Mercy side, there is a lot that needs to be done.
Mr. Nala needs to learn how to use a computer.
The MOM representative needs to set his administration in order.
He needs to do proper filing for each and every child, keep his records in orderly (alphabetically) form.
He needs to keep proper records of ALL the children who are at the care point e.g., pictures, and different MOM forms, and have the relevant children’s name on those forms and dates of birth.
He needs to do house visits so that he is able to get more and more information about the children.



Suggestions {Children’s Cup}


Administration set up.
Designing Nkobe’s children birth certificates. This need to be completed by the parents of ALL the children who come to the care point. It consists of the child’s first name, middle name{also very important in Mozambique}, surname, date of birth, number of the siblings and the names of those who attend at the care point, father and mother’s names and their occupations and more information about the child’s healthy wise and behavior. These will be kept in the file even if the child has not received a sponsor yet.
Design a 6 month English lesson programme for the teachers and the MoM representative.
Design an early childhood English programme for the pre school children.
Design a computer basic lesson for the children.


Suggestions {Church}


I’m willing to serve under Pastor Isaac and also start with cell group meetings.


Conclusion


I can’t wait to start working in Maputo. It is now up to Pastor Isaac and his wife Carol and the team.