Progress Report

After a period of preparation and fundraising (9mo) the first training course started on 8.9.96. The main obbjective was to train 80-100 trainees (approx. 20 trainees per class) within two years from the start of the training program while establishing Referral Units for provision of the HHCPs services to the community.

Following the graduation of the first course the services of the graduates (HHCPs) were offered to the community through the CWL project to test the reaction of the market to the system of service provision and supervision. The need of the community was overwhelming. The feedback from the clients proved that our graduates were not only well trained, but also reliable, well mannered and compassionate.

The procedures for receiving and processing requests for services were tested, refined, and re-retested. The fees were estimated according to the type of service and number of hours/days requested. Training personnel for future referral untis started on November 1997 at the CWL office. Two referral untis were established st CGS and SH respectively on Feburary of 1998 under the supervision of the CWL project. There is a fee for service, and the graduates are paid through the referral units. The HHCPs are now employed by the respective institute where the service is offered as an extension into the community of the institutes main services.