During the year under review, the Eye of the Child training center and department successfully conducted a number of trainings that include a self- sponsored two months training for young people in Social Entrepreneurship. The other training was sponsored by Action Aid Malawi for the Organization to Train local Councilors in the laws that protect children from Child Marriages that was followed in child trafficking for the media sponsored by Norwegian Church Aid through the Malawi Network against Child Trafficking (M- NACT). We want to say thank you to our Partners Action Aid Malawi and Norwegian Church Aid for both financial and technical support rendered towards the organization of the two trainings and to all young people that attended the Social Entrepreneurship Training.
The Department has in the past 20 years offered trainings and consultancy services in Malawi, Zimbabwe, Zambia, South Africa, Lesotho and Tanzania.
In the year 2023, the department will organize the following trainings:-
1. Basic Training in Child Protection
2. Development of Child Protection Policies
3. Training of Trainers workshop
4. Parenting Skills
5. Training in Positive Discipline skills for Teachers and Parents
6. Protecting Children online
7. Child Care, Protection and Justice (ACT 2010)
8. Case Management
9. Fundraising Training 10.Proposal Writing Training 11.Understanding Child Rights and Responsibilities
12. Child Rights Based Approaches Training
13. Early Childhood Development (ECD)
14. Child Rights Monitoring and Reporting Training
15. Prevention of Vandalism’s in Schools Training
16. Child Counseling Training
17. Policy and Media Advocacy
18. Project Development
19. Monitoring and Evaluation
20. 20.Introduction to Social Welfare Services and Social Work
21. Understanding Trafficking in Persons and Trafficking in Persons Act (2015)
22. Introduction to the Marriage, Family Relations and Divorce Act (2015)
23. Social Entrepreneurship 24.Paralegal Training 25.Promoting Child Participation 26.Story Telling Skills
27. Understanding and Practical use of Children Related Laws in Malawi
28. Working with Child Justice Courts for NGOs.