DATE : 17th March, 2023

FROM : Community Facilitator, TAs Liwonde & Nsanama

TO : The District Social Welfare Officer, Machinga.

CC : PNHAO, Machinga

CENTER MANAGEMENT COMMITTEES TRAINING REPORT

Find attached here with, a report on Center Management Committees training conducted from 13 th to
15th March 2023 at Mbonechera Ntaja Health Centre.

I hereby submit this report to your good office for your knowledge, record and action.
Yours faithfully,

Claire J. Kachapira
IEYP COMMUNITY FACILITATOR
1 .INTRODUCTION
For every successful management and operations of CBCC, there is a Centre Management Committee
(CMC) on the steering. If the CMC is vibrant, CBCC operations score highly. Conversely, many CMC in the
impact area do not have proper capacity and skills for the proper management and operation of the
center. Most of those who were trained drop out. This is shown by many centers performing on
average. It is everybody’s responsibility to plant trees, we all need trees for firewood, oxygen,
construction and we all need trees for almost everything which we do every day. Trees helps to
conserve environment and make sure that we have adequate water. Trees help to mitigate climate
change issues such as drought. In fact, we need trees more than trees need us. We cannot spend a day
without using something made from trees

In a bid to achieve excellence in management and operations of CBCCs in TAs Liwonde and Nsanama,
the project conducted training of CMC members from Nthundu model and its five cluster CBCCs in TA
Liwonde and Madzianjuchi model and its cluster CBCCs in TA Nsanama.

2. ACTIVIITY OBJECTIVES
The objectives for the training was to equip CMC members with knowledge and skills to;
 Effectively advocate for ECD in their communities
 Mobilize communities in realizing their roles and responsibilities towards children
 Support creation of a stimulating environment for the holistic development of children in their
communities
 Effectively manage all resources in their various ECD centers

PLANNED ACTIVITIES
 Presentation of sessions
 Role plays, Brainstorming
 Group work, Story telling

3. EXPECTED OUTCOME
Below were the expected outcomes for the activity;
 30 CMCs members participated in CMC trainings
 6 CBCCs participated in CMC trainings
 Vibrant CMCs who are eager and ready to work and maintain sustainability of their centers
 CMCs that are able to mobilize resources in order to run their CBCCs
 Good Collaboration and networking with other stakeholders

4. TARGET GROUPS
This activity brought together CMC members from Nthundu model and its five cluster CBCCs as well as
Madzianjuchi Model CBCC and its five clusters. Five participants from each CBCC. (10 males and 20
females). The cluster CBCCs that participated in the training are; Ntotokola, Ntangatanga, Namisangu,
Siyo, Nsonthe and the model Nthundu

5. ACTIVITY FACILITATORS
The following extension workers facilitated the activity
Nthundu Model (TA Liwonde) Madzianjuchi Model (TA Nsanama)
NO NAME POSITION PHONE # NAME POSITION
1 Victor Julius SWO 0 881 998 120 Romeo Chaheka CF
 1 Mary Mbatata CPW 0 882 676 223 Ishmael Chuma CPW
2 Claire Kachapira CF 0 999 322 323

METHODOLOGIES USED
During the CMC training, the following methodologies were applied;
 role play, Story telling
 Group work, Brainstorming
 Lecture
TOPICS COVERED
Roles of CBCCs in supporting Child Development

 CBCC in context
 CBCC management team structure, roles and responsibilities
 Importance of community involvement
 Community mobilization
 Guidelines for operating ECD centers
 Organization and management of CBCCs
 Resource mobilization and management (IGAs)

TIME TABLE
DAY 1
TIME ACTIVITY RESPOSIBLE
PERSON
9:00- 10:30 Introduction, Objectives and expectations CF/ CPW
10:30 Break Welfare
10:45- 12:00 Roles of CBCCs in supporting Child SWO
Development
12:00- 13:00 Lunch All
13:00- 14:30 CBCCs in context CPW
14:30- 14:45 Break Welfare
14:45- 16:00 CBCC management team structure, roles and CF
responsibilities
16:00 Closing All

DAY 2
08:30- 09: 00 Recap All
09:00- 10:30 CBCCs management structure (Cont’d) CF
10:30- 10:45 Break Welfare
10:45- 12:00 Need for community participation SWO
12:00- 13:00 Lunch All
13:00- 14:30 Community mobilization SWO
14:30- 14:45 Break Welfare
14:45- 16:00 Guidelines for operating ECD Centers SWO
16:00 Closing

DAY 3
08:00- 08:30 Recap All
 08:30- 10:30 Organization and management of CBCCs CPW
10:30- 10:45 Break Welfare
10:45- 12:00 Resource mobilization and management (IGAs) CF
12:00- 13:00 Closing & Lunch All

6. ACTIVITY VENUE AND DATE

The training was conducted at Ntaja Health Centre, TA Liwonde and TA Nsanama headquarters, TA
Nsanama. The activity took place from 13th to 15th March 2023

7. CHALLENGES
 The activity was marred by heavy rains which affected the starting time as well as the minimal
audibility during session presentations
 Participants were walking long distances to both venues, because the proposed venues were
changed due to heavy rains
 The training manual left out the session on nutrition which is very important to CMCs in as far as
CBCC management is concerned

8. SUGGESTED SOLUTION
 In future, trainings of this nature to be scheduled not in rainy seasons
 Three days wasn’t enough for the training taking into consideration the content and importance
of the training
 To include nutrition session in the manual.

15. CONCLUSION
All in all, the activity was successful, the turn up was just good. Although heavy rains delayed the
activity, participants endured. The activity will help CMC Members to effectively and efficiently manage
their CBCCs.
Participants sharing notes during group work Participant presenting group work