CHILD WELFARE SOUTH AFRICA (CWSA) SOUTHERN KWAZULU-NATAL: STAFF DEVELOPMENT, DECEMBER 2008

Wednesday, February 25, 2009

STAFF DEVELOPMENT, DECEMBER 2008

Gertrude Lushaba, re-elected on KZN, Provincial Board thanks staff of the region at the joint staff development and end of year get together. Mrs. Lushaba is one of the founding members of CWSA - Umzumbe in the 1980's. A highly committed volunteer

The final staff development session focused on Crises Intervention Management - Child Abuse and Neglect.

Venue: CWSA - UMZINTO. Participating organisations that are in receipt of " DIRECT" supervision of their professional staff from CWSA are:

CWSA - VULAMEHLO ( 3 staff)
CWSA - UMZINTO ( 3 staff)
CWSA -EKUBUSISWENI (3 staff)
CWSA- UMZUMBE (2 staff)
CWSA - EZINQOLENI (2 staff)
CWSA -UMZIMKULU (2 staff)

The staff development session ended on a good note. Each staff received a small gift. However, due to financial constraints of CWSA and its affiliates, each staff member was requested to purchase a gift for R20.00 or less.CWSA and its affiliates contributed towards catering.

AFFILIATES ARE THANKED FOR THEIR CONTINUED SUPPORT AND CO-OPERATION .

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CHILD WELFARE SOUTH AFRICA PRINCIPLES

Child Welfare South Africa shall:

-Accept as a primary consideration the fulfilment of its object in all policy, management decisions and efforts.

-Be voluntary by nature and this characteristic shall be reflected in its management.

-Remain non-governmental and independent.

-Confirm its belief in the dignity, diversity, equality and worth of all people.

-Be committed to developing and maintaining services which accessible and relevant to the basic needs children.

-Be committed to providing services in a form and language which is accepted to the communities served.

-Be committed to providing services which are affordable within the context of the need in this country.

-Emphasise preventive, promotive and developmental approaches in the planning and implementation of its services.

-Be committed to creating public awareness of children's needs and rights and society's responsibilities to provide a nurturing environment for them.

-Maintain structures which ensure the devolution of power to regional and local level.

-Commit itself to the broadest possible democratically representative base in its local, regional and national structures.

-Promote community volunteer, personnel and consumer participation in structures and services.

-Strive to uphold social justice, democracy and human rights.

-Not align itself with any particular ethnic group, political party or ideology.

-Remain accountable and transparent to its constituency and the public for its decisions and actions.