1. Connect Network
STRATEGIC PLANS
2012 -2015

2. Steps of the Planning Process W
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3. Members who have signed off plans

4. VISION
Thriving families,
Transformed communities

5. MISSION STATEMENT
We are a network of NPOs and
churches working together with
women and children at risk, to see
communities transformed.

6. VALUES
Pure and undefiled religion before God the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows
in their trouble, and to keep oneself unspotted from the world. James 1 v.27
(NKJV)
We are committed to Christ and seek to demonstrate biblical values in our work.
We are committed to the dignity, uniqueness and worth of every individual, regarding everyone
with love, compassion and respect.
We are committed to working together as the Church, regardless of denomination.
We are committed to quality, accountability and best practice which are reflected in our biblical
worldview.

7. STRATEGIES

8. GOALS
These are our high level goals we have to address our issues

9. Addressing
Orphans
and
Vulnerable
Children
Objective 1: Objective 2: Objective 3:
Safety in Communities Quality care for children Church Mobilisation
To mobilise 16 communities To equip 30 % To engage and mobilise 40
to work together for the of organisations working churches to respond to the
well-being of their children with children to provide needs of the children at risk
through SuperClubs by 2015 quality care, through in their community by 2015
healthy, well functioning
systems by 2015
Activities : Activities: Activities :
•SuperClubs •Abandoned children focus •Green Ribbon Campaign
•Parenting support group •Child protection training in
•Youth leadership training •Advocacy to DSD churches
•Protective behaviours •Mobilise church support •Child friendly church
•SuperCamps •Parenting Skills •WWP
•Resilient kids training •Let Your Light Shine •Church networks
•Sport training Training •Resource manual
•Children's’ advocacy •QIS •1 child – 1 family – 1 church
working group (Child •Children’s Act information
ambassadors)

10. Addressing
the issue of
Limited
Education
Registered and well run ECD Centre’s Quality learner support for basic
education
Objective:
To ensure 80% of the ECD centres linked to Objective:
the network are empowered to comply with To ensure 1500 children from Grade R to 12
DSD requirements by 2015 have access to quality learner support
through homework clubs by 2015
Activities : Activities:
•ECD Focus group •Expansion of Homework clubs
•Map ECD members & city stats •Training in learning styles, numeracy literacy
•Partner with DSD •Partner with schools and WCED
•Explore grassroots QIS for daycare centres •Parent literacy and support
•Develop grassroots Early childhood •Develop HWC manual
development training course •Resource mobilisation
•Train daycare centres in QIS and ECD •QIS

11. Addressing the
issues of
sexual
exploitation,
violence and
crisis
pregnancy
Counselling skills training Cohesive networking for action
Objective: Objective:
To ensure that at least 80% of the To engage 50% of women focused
women focused projects are equipped organisations to prepare them for
with ETS crisis counselling skills by 2012. collaborative action by 2015
Activities : Activities :
•ETS training •16 Days of Activism
•Explore and identify accreditation of ETS •Working Group
•Develop ETS trainers •Developing quality resources for women
•Identify and develop ETS training hubs •Micro-enterprise opportunites
•Translation of ETS material •Resources for pregnant women in crisis.