The chekechea of Nambehe is a project that was born in 2007 at the request of the village authorities and the local counterpart, the Archdiocese of Songea and the Parish of Msalaba Mkuu to create a day center to support families and children in difficulty in the village, which offered food support to combat child malnutrition, assistance to orphans, health care and education. Thanks to the availability to use the premises of the old Chekechea (nursery school) of the Parish, the proposal became reality.
The project includes multi-sector planning that covers different areas of intervention such as education and information, child protection, income redistribution.
The constant collaboration and involvement of the beneficiaries and the parents' committee was fundamental for the success of the project and the achievement of results. The participatory approach has favored the process of self-appropriation of the project, of the objectives to be achieved, thus becoming an indispensable condition for sustainability, which today is autonomous and managed by the Counterparty with broad participation and involvement of the local population.
The results achieved over the years and that we set for the future concern: the improvement of the performance of our students once they arrive at primary school; the general improvement of the health and growth conditions of the young pupils; The activities carried out by the teaching staff and the parents' committee are multiple and diversified:
- Preparation of lessons and games with creative methods and attentive to the needs of children;
- Preparation of meals and snacks that follow a balanced diet;
- Close collaboration with parents through the organization of periodic meetings.
