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Moompi is a National Child Protection Programme
It empowers educators, caregivers, health care workers, police
officers, parents (in fact everybody concerned/involved with child
care)
to empower the child in turn,
not to become a victim of sexual, physical or emotional abuse
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Moompi started way back in 1999
as a joint partnership between the Department of Education
(Tshwane South) the Tshwane Child Protection Initiative
(TCPI) and Eye Spices cc |
Various stakeholders were involved;
including Departments of Education, Health, Justice and
Constitutional Development, Social Services, tertiary
institutions and private concerns |
Moompi is a
prevention programme
It focuses on the age group 3 - 9 years |
The
programme is a unique concept where text, rhythm and
rhyme
and other material are used by child protectors to explain
in a practical way to learners personal safety, hygiene
and the basic concepts of HIV/AIDS
Empowered learners interact with Moompi, the Child
Protection Character |
More than 3 000 educators, welfare and community workers,
legal, medical, police officers, psychologists, to name but
some, have already participated
nationally in the
programme
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