Below are two videos shot and edited by Streetwize. They were filmed during Workshops at Silveira House, Harare, Zimbabwe, from the 22nd till the 28th of October 2010. The workshops were organised by the Quality Education and Vulnerability Programme in Zimbabwe. This is a partnership between VVOB and the Ministry of Higher and Tertiary Education in Zimbabwe.
Management training with college principals
From the 25th until the 28th of October 2010, VVOB Zimbabwe brought the Principals and Deans of students of all teacher education colleges of the country together for a management training with a difference. The focus of the training was on authentic leadership, building self-esteem of college lecturers and students; working with intrinsic motivation and on creativity. The workshop was facilitated by Streetwize.
The wisdom of Streetwize is based upon the experiences with the non-profit organisation Mobile School, which works with street children. The creative, pro-active and team building experiences of these children form the basis of Streetwize’s work around management issues.
On the last day of the training, the Principals pitching some of the concrete actions that they want to take at their colleges to students and lecturers.
Outreach training with peer educators
Peer education is a very important way of learning and sharing for students of the teacher education colleges in Zimbabwe. Members of peer educator clubs will engage with their peers on lifeskills issues, HIV/AIDS and environmental concerns. It is the dream of the peer educator clubs of all 14 teacher education colleges to reach out to vulnerable children in nearby communities as well. Mobile School, an internationally recognised organisation that develops educational methods and learners’ games for street children, facilitated a week long training organised by VVOB in Zimbabwe.
The training ran from 22 until 28 October 2010, and brought together peer educators and their supporting lecturers from all teacher education colleges of the country. The training focused on building self-esteem of children, basic counselling skills, creativity and game development. At the end of the week’s training, the peer educators pitched their products and concepts to the Principals of the colleges.
