What is Moompi?

• Moompi is a national programme empowering children in the age groups 3-9 years not to become a victim of sexual, physical and emotional abuse

Who initiated the programme and when

• It was initiated in 1999 by the Department Of Education, Tshwane South

• Eye Spices cc was awarded the tender to develop and implement the programme. The brief included the development of a muppet Moompi, that would become the national Child Protection Character, together with all supporting documentation, visual material, music, etc.

• The themes of personal safety, cleanliness and basic HIV AIDS are included in the programme

What has happened over the last eleven years?

• The programme has been researched, developed, tested and implemented over the last ten years

• Based on feedback from tried communities, the programme is being refined on an ongoing basis

• The programme and all it's supporting material - music, rhymes, games, is currently available in Zulu, Sepedi, English and Afrikaans

• Translation in Tswana has just commenced

• Some spiritual, private, community institutions and organisations, etc. are now using Moompi also in other countries in Africa

How does the programme work?

• Parents, educators, social workers, police officers, nurses, psychologists, community workers are guided and empowered to become child protectors

• A wide range of topics lead to the point where trainees are guided working with "Moompi" the Child Protection Muppet

• The interaction is between the trained educator and the somewhat uninformed Moompi

• The children will then correct the behaviour of Moompi with a firm "yes" or "no"

Where and when is the training conducted and how long?

• Training is presented in urban as well as the most remote areas of South Africa

• Conducted over a period of one to two days (training over two days are recommended)

• Read more about the training in our Training Outline section

Who is facilitating this training?

• Facilitators include professional trainers ranging from educators, councillors on Masters and PHD levels

Is Moompi for entertainment; what about the live Moompi shows?

• No, Moompi focuses rather on edutainment

• As part of Moompi sustainment, the lovable man-size Moompi character visits schools and other institutions on invitation

• The duration of a typical Moompi visit is about two hours where children participate in their own language in practical lessons, singing and dancing 

Track record and sustainment of the programme

• The Moompi training teams do not believe in a start-stop approach

• Return on investment and sustainment are priorities that are driven via continued post implementation involvement, monitoring and refresher courses