Transcript Training for Community Health Evangelism (CHE)

Training for Community
Health Evangelism (CHE)
CHE Is
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A multi-faceted, community-based, development
strategy that deals with the WHOLE person which
builds on the people’s and their the communities
assets. CHE trains them how to use those assets to
solve their own problem. It is about neighbor helping
neighbor.
Releasing individuals & communities to be all they
can be, by transforming individuals
who transform their community
from the inside out
CHE Is Used Worldwide
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In 80 Countries
By 350 teams of which 2/3s are from other
agencies, churches and denominations.
In over 2100 villages and urban
neighborhoods.
There are support networks established in
each country and Region that fosters teams
learning from other teams.
Roots of CHE
Groups to Be Trained in CHE
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Training Team- Initiates work in a target area
and trains the other two groups.
Committee Members- Local leaders who
oversee the program itself.
CHE Volunteers-Works who apply what they
learn in their home and share with 10 to 15
neighbors
Training of Trainers (TOT)
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Purpose: To equip trainers for implementing CHE in a
local area.
Participants: People who will implement CHE
programs and become trainers of CHEs and committees.
Materials: Three TOT Manuals and Lesson Plans for
Trainers
Training Process: is divided into three phases with
several months between each phase in order for trainees
to practice what they have learned. The recommended
time between Phase I and Phase II is 6-9 months and 49 months between Phase II and Phase III.
Training of Committee Members
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Purpose: To train the local committee members in
CHE concepts, their job responsibilities, including
how to choose CHE volunteers.
Participants: Local people chosen to be committee
members.
Materials: Committee Training
Process: A seven-day initial training curriculum
consisting of three to four hours per day, generally
one to two days per week until the seven days are
completed. Then on-going training to build the
committee’s capacity
Training of CHE’s
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Purpose: To train local villagers in physical, emotional, social
and spiritual topics chosen by the community.
Participants: Local villagers chosen to be CHEs.
Materials: 1000 or more CHE Lesson Plans
Process: The prime training target is the CHE. This training is
carried out by the trainers after they have trained the committee
members who then have chosen the CHEs.
The CHE trainees generally walk to a central point in their area
one day a week for 40-50 days. Each training day they receive
one physical and one spiritual subject.
They immediately put into practice what they have learned and
visit in 10 to 15 neighbors’ homes sharing what they’ve learned.
All Training is Participatory
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Le----Learner Centered
P-----Problem Posing
S-----Self Discovery
A----Action Oriented
S-----Spirit guided
How Done
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Each lesson starts by presenting a simple
problem posing:
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Drama
Story
Picture
Starter is:
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Simple
Presents Single Problem
Exaggerated so people laugh
Solution not presented, comes from participants
Sample Teaching Picture
How Class Facilitated
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All participants sit in one circle including facilitator
80+% of answers come from participants
Facilitator adds what missing only at the end or by asking
questions to draw them out.
Questions draw out multiple segments to an answers
Break into small groups each hour with each reporting back their
answers
Use activities fostering application of what they learned.
Participants
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Writing on flipchart and posting around room for whole training
Act out role plays
Read stories or Bible verses around the room by many
1500 Lesson Plans
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Over 100 series with 1500 lessons that are
All designed in same format so once the
participant knows how to teach from one they
can teach from any one.
All designed at 4th grade level so neighbor can
teach neighbor. Don’t need to be a professional.
Teaching content increase as education level of
participants since all content comes from them
Picture Books
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45 Picture Books on Physical topics
25 Picture books on Spiritual topics
Used by the CHE when they do home visiting and
sharing with their neighbors.
Format Tri-fold:
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What is the disease
Causes
When go to seek medical care
How prevent
How treat
High Blood Pressure
Keys to Seeing Teaching Take
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Keep teaching participatory
Focus on learner not teacher
Be concerned with multiplication, who you
teach, will teach others.
Keep materials simple so lay people can teach
Deal with all elements of a person’s life over
time not just disease or business etc.
PO Box 576645
Modesto CA 95357
www.lifewind.org