"Modern Heroes" child rights comic | Pilot version

7/27/2019 "Modern Heroes" child rights comic | Pilot version

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THE INCONCEIVABLY TRUE STORYOF HOW WE DECIDED OUR CHILDRENS HOMES SHOULD RUN

THIS ISYOUR COPYOF THE RULES FOR YOUR HOMEYOUR OWN CHILD-FRIENDLY VERSION OF THE

MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR RESIDENTIAL CHILDCARE FACILITIES IN NAMIBIA

broughtto you by:

and he modern heroesa heNamibia Childrens Home

Governmen ohe Republic oNamibia

Minisry oGender Equaliyand Child Welare


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You live a a childrens home, or youre moving ino one soon. Everyone who works here will do heir bes omake you eel a home.he governmen makes sure your home ollows a rulebook, which says exacly how i mus ake good care oou. The advenure in his comic book will share hose rules wih you. Kids a he Namibia Childrens Home wroeby answering he quesion: I you go los on an island and had o make your own home here, how would youan i o run? The rules in heir sory are he same as he ones or your childrens home in real lie.

O course, your homes rules weren acually invened on an island. This is an inconceivably rue sory:nconceivable means you can imagine ha is rue. The ruh is, 100 children a homes in Caprivi, Khomas andjozondjupa helped wrie he rules. Tha makes kids like you he real heroes.)

ecause he rules in his comic all have he same numbers as in your homes rulebook, is easy o nd hem ine ull rulebook whenever you wan o alk abou hem a your home. I you agree ha everyhing writen under

ach sandard is rue, hen your home is ollowing he rules. I anyhing isn rue, your home has more work oo and you can do somehing abou i. See he back cover o learn how you can ge help.

hope his comic will make your lie beter, by helping you undersand how your home mus ake care o you, andha you can do i heres a problem. Im proud o you or helping your home ake good care o all is children!

ncerely,

he Honourable Rosalia Nghidinwa, Member o Parliamen, Miniser o Gender Equaliy and Child Welare

On dieren pages in he comic, he heroes wrie herules on yellow papers like he one below. (They callhem sandards insead o rules, bu ha means hesame hing.) Each paper has a big red number and aile ha says wha his group o rules is abou.

The red number macheshe chaper number inyour homes rulebook,which looks like his.

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ChAPTER4.AdinistrationandFinanceSTANDARD15- FINANCIAlmANAgEmENTTheRCCF/organisation ensures thatitis nanciallyviableatalltimes andhas

sufcientresources tofullits obligations.AcievinteStandard1. The RCCF/organisation can atalltimes prove its nancialviabilityandsustainability

(e.g. bydonorcommitments and/orsecuredcapitalsufcienttocoverthe running costs

ofthe facilityfora periodofthree years).2. An annualauditofthe nancialrecordsis carriedout byan accreditedaccountant.

3. The auditednancialreport is addedtothe RCCFsAnnualReportandis senttothe

responsible MinistrybyJuly1 of the each year.4. The responsible Ministrywillprovide feedbackaboutit tothe RCCF/organisation.

5. Auditedreportsshouldbe monitoredbythe Governmentof the Republicof Namibia

(GRN)in ordertoprotectthe organisation.6. Financialrecords aremaintainedaccording toclearly laiddown nancialpolicies and

procedures.

STANDARD16- FuNDRAISINgTheRCCF/organisationhas a transparentfundraisingstrategyandproperand

accountableregistrationandspendingofdonations andGovernmentsupport.

AcievinteStandard. TheRCCF/organisation responsibleforfundraising has a clearfundraising strategyand

tools in accordancewith thelegalrestrictions fortheprivacyofchildren.

2. Allincoming donationsarerecordedandvisiblein thenancialrecords of theRCCF/

organisation. Afundraising documentation leis in placeshowing incoming donations

andjustication ofspending.3. Children willnotbemisused8in fundraising activities.. Pictures of children andpersonalstories willbeusedfor fundraising purposes only

with permission of thechildren andtheperson legallyresponsiblefor thechild. This

permission isrecordedin thefundraising documentation le.

5. In thecaseof foreign/internationaldonors, thedonationsarejustiedaccording tothe

legalrequirements ofGRNandthedonorcountry.6. In thecaseofdonations linkedtoindividualchildren,nochildwillbetreatedin a different

waytochildren whohavenoindividualdonor.

8 Misuse implies fundraising throughstreet shows,beggingetc.

This is also he same as he number insideyour homes rulebook, which looks like his.

(The rulebook always uses ancy wordso say he same hing as he comic, likeAdminisraion and Finance insead oMain Oce.)

Finally, ligher words aer each ruleexplain wha your home should do oollow ha rule.

Nex, each rule on he yellow papers sarswih a litle black number.

(See how number 17 is missing, beween 16 and 18? Someimes his comic book skipsrules ha are in your homes rulebook. The missing rules alk more abou how your home haso work wih he governmen. You can always ask o see he ull rules: This comic is jus o ge you sared.)

WHOS WHO IN THIS COMICOUBOET: 88 andsuper srong. Donunderesimae him!

T.K.: Ouboesgrandson. The richesman on earh.

LEE: Ouboes grandson and T.K.s litlebroher. He hinks hes a maser hie,bu hes really so much more.

PLANET 51:An army hero sincehe was 16.

RAGIN: Looks likea princess, bu shecan see he uure.

CATALYA: Survived or years in hedeser by alking wih her animal riends.

RICKY & KEVIN, THE BOOM BANG BOYS: Naughy brohers who came o he islandrs. They make lie hard or he heroes.

CHIEF OVAGANGAN: Luckily hes on heisland o help he heroes oo, like yoursocial worker in real lie.


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* Read page 17 o ind ou wha happened.


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MAKING THE MODERN HEROEShese are he kids who helped wrieis comic, posing like he picure he cover. Each o hem is playinge hero hey creaed: Can you ell

hos who? Find ou more abouem on he nex pages!

PLANET 51by Frans Marti, 14

Frans also wroe he originalsory or Chie Ovagangan.

CATALYAby Charlotte Stelzel, 16

Charloe also wroe mos o hewords beween Caalya and Ricky.

THE BOOM BANG BOYSby Melani Julie, 14 (left) and Denice De Wee, 21 (right)

Heres how heir village used a crysal ball o send hem o he island:Denice wroe he sory, and Melani drew he picures. (Charloe alsohelped draw he second page.)


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T.K.by Tangeni Kalaputze, 13 (left)

OUBOETby Paulus Ouboet Owosed, 13 (centre)

LEEby Lee Rinounongo, 10 (right)

eres how Lee used o rob banks, and how T.K.ared a new counry: All o hem wroe heory, and Tangeni drew he picures.

EXTRA HELP WITH THE STORYby Laurika Van Wyk, 20,and Nathan Vyklicky, 33

Laurika helped wih he sory rom he sar.

Nahan works a he inernaional non-proiha helped he Minisry o Gender Equaliyand Child Welare make hese sandards orNamibias residenial childcare aciliies.He organised he aciviies wih he kidsand did he inal ar. Thanks also o all hisamily, colleagues and riends who helped especially Sean Oslin, Helvi Ienge and ChrisLoureno (bu any bad pars are his own).

RAGINby Rachel Wilbard, 13(left) andGina Martin, 11 (right)

Ragins name is a combinaion o her creaors names:Rachel drew and Gina helped wrie. Their quick black-and-whie drawing inspired page 6.


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ALL THE PEOPLE WHO WILL HELP IF YOU NEED BETTER CARE

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Ongoing ServicesShelter / Place of safety

Counselling services and psychosocial supportCase tracking and case management

Legal support and adviceChild witness support and court preparation

Namibias National Protection Referral Network

SHELTER

All sexual offences are referred directlyto the Police/WACPU for medical

examination and police intervention.

At entry point, only crisisadvice/debriefing and emergency

transportation (i.e. no in-depthcounselling or interrogation)

Child Helpline (116)School counsellorCommunity counsellorSocial workerShelter caretakerYouth leaderReligious leader

EntryPointChild Helpline (116)CommunityCommunity support

groupsCounsellorCommunity facilitatorSchool principalSchool counsellorSports coachTeacherCaregiverFamilyCommunity memberHospital / ClinicImmigration officialLabour inspectorYouth officerSocial workerTraditional Authority/ traditional l eader

Religious leaderPolice

1+1=2A B C D

SocialServices

Civil Registration

Birth and deathregistration (MHAI)

Grants (MGECW)Aftercare

Community supportRehabilitationReconstructionAfter-trial services

(alternative care etc.)

CounsellingServicesLifeLine/ChildLinePhillipi Trust NamibiaPrivate practitionersChurch leadersPEACE Centre

(trauma counselling)

LegalServices

Prosecutor

ConsultationsLeading evidencePresiding Ofcer(Judge / Magistrate)

JudgementSentencing

SupportServices

Police / WACPU

Criminal investigation

Doctor

Medical examinationTreatmentEmergency drugsSocial Worker

CaseworkAlternative careDiversionChild witness supportCourt preparation

he sa a your childrens home are jus some o he people who are ready o help i you re in rouble.Sar a he lef o his char and ollow he arrows o see everyone who can be on your side, you alk o anyone in hegreen box called Entry Pointand ell hem you are no geting he care you need.

The Minisry o Gender Equaliy and Child Welare made hischar wih suppor rom he Unied Naions Childrens Fund.


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HOW CAN I GET HELP?Remember, you can always ask your house parens how your home is making hese sandardswork. And you can always ask your social worker o explain hem and make sure your home akescare o you he way i should.

If your home isnt following a standard the way it should, you can...

Reportitatahousemeeting Talkaboutitwithyourhomesyouthpanel(ifyouhaveone) Callthesephonenumbersforhelp:

police emergency 10111 (no code)

ministry of gender equality andchild welfare

061.283.3111

lifeline/childline 061.232.221

child helpline 116 (no code, oll-ree)

woman and child protection units (wacpus)eenhana 065.264.200

gobabis 062.566.100

lifeline/childline 066.253.060 / 081.269.8775

keetmanshoop 063.221.826 / 081.255.4504

lderitz 063.221.826 / 081.245.8660mariental 063.240.574

opuwo 065.273.483

oshakati 065.223.6056

otjiwarongo 067.300.600

outapi 065.251.199

rehoboth 062.523.223

rundu 066.255.209tsumeb 067.223.5053

walvisbay 064.219.068

windhoek 061.209.5226 / 081.129.3997

MINISTRY OF GENDER EQUALITY AND CHILD WELFAREDirecorae o Child Welare Services June 2013

Juvenis Building, Independence Avenue, Privae Bag 13359, Windhoek, Namibia

Chie Ovagangans parro is hiding somewhere on every page inhe comic, keeping a sae eye on he heroes. Can you fnd her?(Shes only here once on he double pages: 23 and 1213.)

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