Care Criteria This criteria serves to differentiate Care Groups from other women’s groups or peer education methodologies, and to ensure the essential for the successful implementation of ‘ingredients’ the Care Group model are clearly outlined. The following table lists the 13 essential Care Group criteria, and provides a rationale for each. Care Group Criteria Criteria for Care Groups Rationale 1. The model is based on Care Groups are not the same as Mothers Clubs where health promotion mothers are simply educated in a group. An essential (mother-to-mother for element is having women serve as role models and to maternal and child health and promote adoption of new practices by their neighbors. nutrition behaviors). There is evidence that leaders” (like Care Group “block Volunteers) can be more effective in promoting adoption Care Group Volunteers should of behaviors among their neighbors than others who do be chosen by the mothers not know them as well. within the group of households that they will serve or by the Care Group Volunteers who are chosen by their neighbors leadership in the village. (or by a consensus of the full complement of community leaders) will be the most dedicated to their jobs, and we believe they will be more effective in their communication, trusted by the people they serve, and most willing to serve others with little compensation. 2. The workload of Care Group In the Care Group model, the number of households per Volunteers is limited: no more Care Group Volunteer is kept low so that it fits better with
Care Criteria This criteria serves to differentiate Care Groups from other women’s groups or peer education methodologies, and to ensure the essential ‘ingredients’ for the successful implementation of the Care Group model are clearly outlined. The following table lists the 13 essential Care Group criteria, and provides a rationale for each. Care Group Criteria Criteria for Care Groups Rationale 1. The model is based on health promotion (mother-to-mother for maternal and child health and nutrition behaviors). Care Group Volunteers should be chosen by the mothers within the group of households that they will serve or by the leadership in the village. Care Groups are not the same as Mothers Clubs where mothers are simply educated in a group. An essential element is having women serve as role models and to promote adoption of new practices by their neighbors. There is evidence that “block leaders” (like Care Group Volunteers) can be more effective in promoting adoption of behaviors among their neighbors than others who do not know them as well. Care Group Volunteers who are chosen by their neighbors (or by a consensus of the full complement of community leaders) will be the most dedicated to their jobs, and we believe they will be more effective in their communication, trusted by the people they serve, and most willing to serve others with little compensation. 2. The workload of Care Group Volunteers is limited: no more In the Care Group model, the number of households per Care Group Volunteer is kept low so that it fits better with
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