JOINT CLUSTER PRESENTATION

CINDI BOARD18 June 2008

Introduction– Clusters of members are working together to

achieve joint goals– Clusters are receiving support by members– Each cluster has their own strategic focus

according to the work done by members attending

– Each cluster has unique needs– Clusters are using funds to respond to

important needs of members– Members are working together to strengthen

the work of other members

Children in Care Cluster

Strategic VisionA group of organisations with different

capacities working together for the common good in order that children may have a future where their basic needs are met, they are protected and allowed to flourish as individuals.

Children in Care Cluster

MissionThe Children in Care Cluster exists to

strengthen its members in the provision of care and support services to vulnerable children from the greater Pietermaritzburg region living in either institutions or community based places of care in order for those children to develop into healthy adults.

Children in Care ClusterGoal 1 - Improved communication and networking

amongst the members in the cluster for the greater good  

Goal 2 - Improved quality of care for the orphaned and vulnerable children serviced by the member organisations - To provide training in relevant issues/topics (NACCW, counselling, nutrition, ECD, crime prevention); To continue with the Child Care Worker's Forum

Goal 3 - Enhanced capacity of the cluster to function effectively and provide leadership on children in care issues - Develop a plan to improve the functioning of the CIC cluster (funds, code of conduct and training needs)

CBO Cluster

Strategic VisionAn empowered CBO Cluster that provides

informed leadership to the CINDI Network on CBO issues and continually supports the growth and development of CBO’s to enable them to effectively address the needs of vulnerable children and their families

CBO Cluster

MissionWe insist on transparency and access to

information in our dealings with organisations. The CBO Cluster aims to effectively provide informed leadership within the CINDI network and to continually supports the strengthening of CBOs to address the needs of vulnerable children and their families.

CBO ClusterGoal 1 - Strengthened and informed leadership of the CBO Cluster -

Training in leadership for the cluster committee including Executive Committee responsibilities. Improve relationships with public sector departments by creating linkages with the various tiers of government and relevant departments

 Goal 2 - Focussed and effective functioning of the CBO cluster in providing

leadership on CBO issues - Develop a plan to ensure the effective functioning of the CBO Cluster – code of conduct for cluster, procedure for agendas, communication and information distribution and training

 Goal 3 - Enhanced and focussed functioning of the CBO members of the

CINDI Network - Develop a plan to improve the functioning of CBOs including code of conduct for CBO’s, policy development guidelines and training.

 

Community Development Cluster

Strategic VisionA Community Development Cluster

providing informed leadership and functioning effectively as a resource for good development practice in facilitating sustainable community well-being.

Community Development ClusterMission - The Community Development

Cluster aims to facilitate the building of development practice capacity within the organisations of the CINDI Network by:– Disseminating information based on practices and

experience of cluster members and the wider international community (i.e. trainings, workshops)

– Promoting the concepts of community ownership, agency and sustainability

– Providing a forum for discussion, reflection, idea sharing and networking.

Community Development ClusterGoal 1 - Improved development practice as the result of the

dissemination of practice based information and targeted capacity - Organise learning sessions or training to address identified issues.

 Goal 2 - Improved development practice as a result of internal

reflection on development experience and practice - Organise well facilitated internal reflection processes on development related issues; Devise a plan to capture key learning.

 Goal 3 - Strengthened community development cluster that provides

for networking - Create the space for networking and the opportunity to meet new local practitioners

Home Based Care ClusterStrategic VisionHome based carers receiving quality

training and support and reward for their efforts to provide quality holistic home based care to all housebound sick people in the communities they serve

Home Based Care Cluster

MissionThe CINDI Home Based Care Cluster aims to

provide leadership in ensuring quality training, support, recognition, and reward for Home Based Carers who deliver quality holistic care to all housebound sick people in local communities

Home Based Care ClusterGoals for 2008• Enhanced capacity of the cluster to function effectively

and provide leadership on home based care related issues.

• Adequate reward and recognition for the work of home based carers.

• Access to effective quality holistic training and supervision for home based carers to enable them to provide a high standard of care

• Expanded capacity to provide HBC to all who need it.

Psycho Social Support Cluster

Strategic VisionStrengthen each member

organisation’s quality of service by bringing a focus on PSS to integrate “ whole person” care into everyday practice of service to children and families.

Psycho Social Support Cluster

MissionRemembering the value of relationships

between member organisations in the cluster we commit to provide support to one another through referrals (appropriate referrals); sharing expertise; sharing available resources and; transferring expertise/ skills.

Psycho Social Support ClusterGoals 2008/ 2009• Strengthen members by providing a core set of

PSS training to members• Strengthen collaboration between cluster

members on joint issues affecting members - Bringing expert ideas, views, skills to issues affecting membership of the cluster and the Network as a whole– Care of Carers; Youth; Volunteers

• Raise funds for joint collaborative projects – according to need

Challenges faced by Clusters

– Boundaries and Responsibilities – Support from CNO– Clusters wish to choose their

focus – Funding

Some Suggestions

– Draw up guidelines stipulating what the ceiling of ‘own decision making is’ and where an issue would need higher authorization

– A filing system be put in place where every Clusters Minutes, List of Members, Records of Training is kept. This should be managed by the CNO.

Some Suggestions

– Re Referrals - The Information is either simply sent out to members for, if they choose to, attend to. Or the body wishing to disseminate information or requesting to do research are given a list of possibly interested members and asked to get in touch with them. In this way the onus / responsibility is placed on the ‘interested party’ to get in touch with people and the CNO is not responsible to co-ordinate a member response.

– That Grants to Clusters should be administrated to the same standard as ‘individual grants’ to members.