| The Rehabilitation Friendly Centre (RFC) is to be | | | | to come and watch programmes. The cinema should |
| located in a sub-urban area that is central and | | | | however be free for students of the institution and |
| accessible by both rural and urban dwellers. The | | | | the orphans. |
| primary focus is care and support for the orphaned | | | | The cafeteria would serve as the feeding area for |
| due to HIV/AIDS and other orphans and people living | | | | the orphaned children only while the restaurant can |
| with HIV/AIDS. | | | | sell various local dishes for outsiders who are |
| Components | | | | interested in patronage. The hall could be rented for |
| - A hostel accommodation for the orphaned children | | | | events by members of the surrounding community. |
| - A vocational and skill acquisition training centre | | | | Staff Strength (Sample Assumption) |
| - A cinema | | | | Hostel |
| - A cafeteria and restaurant | | | | Supervisors for male and female hostels - 2 each to |
| - Voluntary counselling and testing centre | | | | run shifts |
| - Games room | | | | Vocation and Skill Acquisition Training centre |
| - Supermarket and Cash Centre | | | | Principal - 1 to be volunteered by the Local |
| - Hall for Rent | | | | Government Council (if possible) |
| How it Works | | | | Curriculum Teachers - 4 to be supported by youth |
| The hostel accommodation is to house the orphaned | | | | corps members |
| children due to HIV/AIDS. The capacity of the | | | | Vocational and Skill Acquisition Teachers - 5 |
| accommodation would depend on the budget | | | | depending on areas of expertise |
| approved for the project. It is however anticipated | | | | Cinema |
| that the number of orphans might be limited due to | | | | Supervisors - 2 |
| the fact that most Nigerian extended families cater | | | | Games Room |
| for orphaned relatives. | | | | Supervisors - 2 |
| The vocational training centre is to provide financial | | | | Cafeteria and Restaurant |
| support by generating funds through training centre | | | | Cooks - 4 for cafeteria and 2 for restaurant |
| fees and the sale of products manufactured by the | | | | Waiters and waitresses - 3 for cafeteria and 2 for |
| students. The training centre will draw students from | | | | restaurant |
| all over the surrounding areas coming to acquire | | | | Supermarket and Cash Centre |
| vocational education and skills. The standard and | | | | Sales persons - 2 to close at 6.00pm |
| quality of teaching must be adequate to enable the | | | | Teller - At discretion of bank (Private Partner) |
| training centre compete favourably with other | | | | Cleaners and Janitors for RFC |
| existing institutions which are usually deficient in rural | | | | At least four (4) |
| and sub-urban areas. | | | | Security Guards |
| Some of the students would be trained as peer | | | | Three (3) at each shift |
| educators to educate other students and their | | | | The infrastructural should be adequate to contain the |
| household members about HIV/AIDS. HIV/AIDS | | | | entire components and arranged in a manner that a |
| courses would be mandatory for all students. The | | | | field would be located in the centre. The aesthetics |
| products manufactured from the training centre | | | | and landscaping should be beautifully planned with |
| would be displayed for sale at the supermarket and | | | | flowers and trees. This is very important in reducing |
| cash centre. The focus of the training centre should | | | | tension and attracting people to the RFC. An office |
| be products which have an adequate raw material | | | | block should also be made available for workers. |
| base such agric products. The training centre would | | | | Computers should be provided for key personnel |
| be free for the orphaned children and students who | | | | together with necessary furniture. Issues of wages |
| are living with HIV/AIDS. | | | | can be negotiated at the point of recruitment or the |
| The Supermarket and Cash Centre is another income | | | | Private Partner can pay what it proposes. A bus and |
| generating instrument for the RFC. The supermarket | | | | a car can be provided to ease movement for staff, |
| would sell general provisions and household items, | | | | orphans and students. |
| food items and agricultural related products | | | | It can be said with confidence that when |
| (expandable). A branded cash centre owned by the | | | | experimented, this model would become a centre of |
| bank (Private Partner) would be established to serve | | | | attraction for rural dwellers in close proximity to the |
| as a payment point for the RCF. The cash centre | | | | RFC and also people living in the sub-urban area of |
| should be located in the supermarket as payment for | | | | location. The sub-urban areas are emphasised chiefly |
| items purchased would be paid for at the cash | | | | because they are development centres which serve |
| centre. Training centre fees and other payments are | | | | as a meeting point for both urban and rural dwellers. |
| also to be made in the cash centre. All monies | | | | In this way access is not limited to any settlement |
| collected from the RFC would be transferred to an | | | | type. The RFC is expected to be able to sustain |
| account specially opened and operated for the RFC | | | | itself after a period of at least three (3) years if all |
| by the bank (Private Partner). A branded Automated | | | | the funds accruable are properly managed by the |
| Teller Machine (ATM) should be located in the cash | | | | bank (Private Partner) for the RFC. |
| centre and a sharing formula for income generated | | | | Project Management |
| by the ATM established with a portion going into the | | | | - A project management committee should be |
| account of the RFC managed by the bank (Private | | | | constituted with the major stakeholders providing |
| Partner). The management of the account by the | | | | members and state coordinating body as chairman. |
| bank (Private Partner) is a good thing because the | | | | - Project Management Committee should hold |
| bank can use the money for investment which will in | | | | meetings every quarter within the premises of the |
| turn yield more turn over. The bank (Private Partner) | | | | RFC |
| if interested can develop the cash centre into a mini | | | | - There should be proper data collection on variables |
| service provision outlet. | | | | important for Monitoring and Evaluation |
| The Voluntary counselling and testing centre would | | | | - Comprehensive reports should be submitted to |
| be manned by trained counsellors drawn from care | | | | bank (Private Partner) every quarter for information |
| and support groups in the area and nurses from a | | | | update, accountability and reference purposes. |
| VCT centre in the area. The amount of people who | | | | - Capacity building workshops should be carried out |
| test would depend on the amount of convincing the | | | | for staff of the RFC periodically |
| peer educators and counsellors can impact on the | | | | - The bank (Private Partner) should submit a detailed |
| students and people from surrounding areas. | | | | statement of the RFC account to the project |
| The games room will mostly provide indoor games | | | | management committee every six (6) months to |
| for the orphaned children and students who will make | | | | monitor financial growth and areas of possible |
| use of them during spare periods. A cinema with a | | | | expansion |
| large screen and Satellite services should be provided | | | | - All payments in the RFC must be made in the cash |
| for viewing. Small fees can be paid at the cash | | | | centre. |
| centre and tickets obtained by outsiders who intend | | | | |