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Title: Big Brothers Big Sisters


1
  • Big Brothers Big Sisters
  • of
  • South Africa

2
Mission
  • Making a difference
  • one by one by enabling creative relationships
    between a
  • caring role-model and a child be established
  • through friendship

3
BBBSSA Mentoring
  • A structured, goal-directed 1-to-1 mentoring
    relationship between an adult volunteer and a
    young person in need.
  • Targets Children/Youth between the ages of 6-18
    years
  • Focuses on the needs of the youth within a
    consistent, caring and supportive relationship
  • Provides positive role-models and life
    experiences to help build quality values such as
    self-esteem, self-respect and respect for others
  • Serves to enhance the quality of the youths life
    and aims to assist them to reach and develop to
    their full potential

4
International Status
  • BBBSSA is affiliated to BBBSI
  • 4th leading BBSS Programme in the world
  • 1st country in Africa to implement the programme
  • exceeded international benchmarks in terms of
    quality, quantity and length of a match

5
The BBBSSA Branches
BBBSSA Western Cape
BBBSSA Kwa- Zulu Natal
BBBSSA Gauteng
6
Focus Areas
  • The child is the primary client of BBBS and is
    identified as a child at risk or in need due to
    single parent households, sibling headed
    households, domestic violence, sexual abuse,
    substance abuse, HIV/Aids or other familial
    disturbances which renders the child emotionally
    vulnerable and in need of a supportive
    relationship
  • Schools- Based Programme
  • Children's Home Programme
  • Diversion Programme for youth in conflict with
    the law
  • Diversity Programme for physically challenged
    children
  • Programme in support of those affected and/or
    infected by HIV/AIDS
  • Child-Headed Households Programme

7
Background
  • 2000 September - Big Brothers Big Sisters South
    Africa becomes recognised as "Programme in
    Formation" affiliate of Big Brothers Big Sisters
    International.
  • 2001 July - 20 of South Africa's first BBBSA
    matches established. Schools Programme
    established in Maitland.
  • 2002 January BBBSSA Launches a branch in
    Gauteng, to
  • bring mentorship to the children of
    Gauteng
  • 2002 Awarded full Affiliate status by Big
    Brothers Big Sisters International
  • Chosen to be THE project to represent the
    Western Cape at Nelson Mandelas 84th Birthday
    celebration

8
Background Cont
  • In co-operation with the Department of Psychology
    at the University of Cape Town, BBBSSA started
    it's own evaluation with a first study in
    December 2002.
  • It was continued by a further outcome study in
    October 2003.
  • The following main results are significant
  • Increase in communication skills
  • Increase in academic performance
  • Reduced participation in risky activities
  • Reduction in the number of times being involved
    in a fight
  • "Evaluating a Youth Mentoring Programme in South
    Africa" by Johann Louw and Basil Russell,
    University of Cape Town.

9
Background Cont
  • 2005BBBSSA KwaZulu Natal is launched in
    Chatsworth at the Nelson Mandela Youth Centre
  • 2006February - The Umsombvu Youth Fund, National
    Youth Commission and BBBSSA Partnership Launch
    takes place in Mamalodi, being endorsed by South
    African Deputy President Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka.
  • 2006 August - BBBSSA Pietermaritzburg
  • is launched in KwaZulu Natal.
  • November - BBBSSA Gauteng hosts
  • the 1st National BBBSSA event in
  • Celebration of Mentorship.
  • BBBSI CEO, Kitty Balsley, visits
    BBBSSA.
  • 2007 Expanded to Pretoria, featured on SABC2
  • Morning Live Breakfast Show

10
Objectives Goals
  • Reduce Antisocial Activities
  • help them cope with peer pressures
  • think through the consequences of their actions
  • become involved in socially acceptable
    activities
  • lessons the tendencies to get involved with
    harmful
  • activities, substance abuse, early
    parenthood.
  • Improve Academic Outcomes
  • encourages the value of education
  • takes an interest in the youths school progress
  • volunteers influence their Littles attitudes
    toward
  • school and their school performance.

11
Cont
  • Better Relationships with Family and Friends
  • help the youth learn how to trust others
  • express feelings more productively and generally
    become
  • more able to relate effectively with others.
  • Improve Self-Concept
  • a successful relationship will affect how a
    Little feels about
  • themselves
  • instill a better sense of competency, self-worth
    and respect.
  • Social and Cultural Enrichment
  • Many of the activities that the volunteer and
    Little participate
  • in over the course of a match expose the Little
    to new
  • experiences.

12
BBBSSA Volunteer Application Process
  • Application form
  • 3 Character references
  • Interview
  • Security check
  • Training

13
Training
  • Goal
  • To equip new volunteers with training that will
    develop and support them in their role as adult
    mentors to young children recruited from schools,
    children's homes, diversion programmes and
    children affected or infected by HIV/AIDS, who
    have been identified to be in need of mentorship.
  • Objectives
  • To facilitate the "Mentor Preparation Training
    Courses" at regular intervals in order to equip
    volunteers with basic life-skills that will
    assist them in the fulfilment of their role as
    mentor.
  • To provide additional in-service training
    sessions at regular intervals throughout the year
    for the benefit of all mentors, which focus on
    specific specialist areas relating to issues that
    they may need to deal with in their match
    relationships.
  • Modules
  • 1. Relationship Building
  • 2. Self-Esteem Development
  • 3. Communication Skills
  • 4. Values And Ethnicity
  • 5. Child Development
  • 6. Sexuality

14
Success Stories
My match was a child called Dane, he was 9. He is
very good at Snakes and Ladders, unbeatable (by
me) at Pool (the sign of a misspent youth!).
Danes favourite game by far is chase, in the
road around the cars, through the maze at the
park even through he house. One day Ill catch
him. It was never questioned by either of us that
at the end of the compulsory year that we
wouldnt carry on. February will be two years and
in that time we have eaten a LOT of Ice Cream,
seen a few movies, been swimming, ran miles,
hiked together, played computer games, discussed
school, exams and even discussed the Pope, but I
have no idea what his favourite colour is. Try
and test him on any car on the road and he will
know what type it is. What have I learnt from
Dane? He has brought fun back into my life,
child fun, trust is a big part of Danes life,
never give up on learning, you can learn
something new every day. A sons love of his
mother is something not to interfere with but to
learn from, totally unconditional, but in this
case equally reciprocated. I am proud of the
fact that other than when I was out of town I
have only missed ONE meeting. Ive been late and
swapped days around many times but only missed
one. Its important to the Little it relates very
strongly to trust and commitment. Would I
recommend Mentoring. Yes, but its not for
everyone. In my group two potential bigs
withdrew before the end of training and I lost
touch with most of my group after training but at
the end of the 1st year only 3 of my group have
carried on. I feel the children really benefit
from this type of mentoring. Big Brother really
needs more Bigs Regards, Tom
15
Success Stories
  • We doing well, so much has happened since last we
    spoke at the Awards Presentation. I was pregnant
    at the time, but unfortunately miscarried a week
    later. June has been an enormous support in
    dealing with this experience and has helped me
    bounce back, stronger and more positive than
    before - she's my little angel in disguise.
  • June is keeping very well. We hosted her for 2
    weeks during the Christmas holidays and she spent
    the remaining 2 weeks with my mother, as my hubby
    I were in Durban. In fact, I'll be taking her
    back to Firlands this afternoon so that she can
    start preparing for her return to school on
    Wednesday.
  • I'm very proud to announce that not only has she
    passed St 8 but also improved on her rapport
    during the course of 2005. My hubby I are
    highlighting the importance of good education and
    trying to motivate her on being more focused on
    her school work, especially during St 9 - just
    being in St 9 is already such an accomplishment
    for her. In fact one of her best friends failed
    and will be repeating St 8. This is the same
    friend whose family hosted June on weekends, the
    time that she
  • was caught out for lying to Matron about
    her whereabouts' and was grounded - and then we
    were matched - can you believe it, the same
    friend.
  • Thinking back, I
    thank God for His intervention as I'm confident
  • That she would
    have shared the failure of St 8 had we not been
  • matched. She has
    changed so much since that experience.
  • I must be honest,
    I'm very sad that the holidays are over 'cause
  • it was an
    absolute pleasure to host June. We both have
    discussed
  • and agreed that
    we will be continuing our friendship for this
    year
  • and I pray that
    many more good experiences will come of it.
  • Kind Regards
  • Svenja

16
Success Continued
  • Well let's see. I completed my training in 2004
    with Natalie and about a month later they told me
    that they have matched me. I met with the Big
    Brother agent at Firlands Childrens Home and
    they introduced me to my Little.
  •  Jaco was 13 at the time, he was a little shy at
    first but we quickly warmed to each other.
    Initially I only visited him at the children's
    home and we played Yoh Gi Oh.. Big Brother
    matched us excellently since we had the same
    interests and enjoyed the same things.
  •  After the first 3 months I was allowed to take
    him out, we did all kinds of things, from movies
    to paint ball and always had a great time
    together. He opened up to me fairly early, I
    think it was only about the 5th time I saw him
    that he started to talk about his parents and how
    he felt about them.
  •  Of course it isn't that easy to gain your
    Little's trust. The big thing that I found which
    made the difference was being dependable. You
    need to show up every week at the arranged time
    consistently. One day I was late and Jaco must've
    thought that I wasn't coming , and by the time I
    got there
  •  I adopted Jaco in June 2006, which was amazingly
    easy. Of course since Jaco was 15 already they
    basically just asked him what he wanted, and it
    was signed sealed and delivered. The process
    essentially took about 3 months. And voila we are
    now officially family.
  •   We moved to
    Singapore shortly after the adoption, and Jaco is
    doing amazingly well.
  • We expected the
    worst here in Singapore because not only was he
    struggling in
  • school
    previously but he now had to be educated in
    English. But he is doing really,
  • really well. I
    think all he needed was a little support.
  •   He has now
    adjusted well and made a whole lot of friends. We
    will be celebrating his
  • 16th birthday on
    the 27th of this month. This will essentially be
    the very first birthday
  • party he has
    ever had, and it's only the start of his future
    a future where he will
  • actually have a
    chance to reach his potential
  •  
  • Regards,
  •  

  • Minette.

17
Recommendations
  • The match between Izelda and Jean marked the
  • beginning of our 2nd National Partnership, this
    time
  • with Girls and Boys Town.
  • Comment from Izelda
  • I find this to be a nice rewarding programme
    where
  • you can get quite involved and also have the
    support
  • of Big Brothers Big Sisters of South Africa and
    Boys
  • Town. Its good that you dont require money or
    anything, just time. I have a really close
  • bond with my little and this is definitely
    something I would recommend to others.

Networking Organizations From the moment the
association begun, in January 2003, the role that
the organization plays has been beneficial to our
students and the department of social work.
(Solomon Matumba, Field practice coordinator,
University of Johannesburg) After the initial
few matches, we found that the children felt
special about being allocated an individual who
was available to them only. As a result of the
increase in self-worth and because of the
apparent beneficial effects, we then decided to
request a BIG for all of our children.
(Heather Snyman, Counsellor, Nkosis Haven)
18
Value of Mentorship
  • How do we get the world, not just the world
  • leaders, but people in the world, to see that all
  • children are really our children?
  • It takes ordinary people to get involved in
  • ensuring that every child is given a chance
  • for a better future.
  • The Future belongs to those who believe
  • in the beauty of their dreams
  • Former President Nelson Mandela

19
Contact Us
www.bbbssa.org.za
  • Cape Town (Head Office)
  • Tel 021- 551 6996
  • Fax 021-551 7379
  • Email
  • makeadifference_at_bbbssa.org.za
  • Gauteng
  • Tel 011-482 2740
  • Fax 011-482 2742
  • Email bbbsgauteng_at_bbbssa.org.za
  • Durban
  • Tel 031-461 1137
  • Fax031-461 5649
  • Email
  • bbbskzn_at_bbbssa.org.za
  • Pietermaritzburg
  • Tel033 345 6929
  • Fax 033 342 1615
  • Email bbbspmb_at_bbbssa.org.za
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