KELEBOGILE SHOSHOMA

INDUSTRIAL ATTACHMENT REPORT

BACHELOR OF ARTS DEGREE IN PUBLIC HEALTH

BAPH 17/40

HOST INSTITUTION: HUMANA PEOPLE TO

PEOPLE CHILD AID GHANZI

PERIOD: FROM 01 FEBRUARY TO 30 APRIL 2021

DEVELOPED BY KELEBOGILE SHOSHOMA

SUBMISSION DATE:

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

The successful completion of this project is an outgrowth of consolidated efforts of people

from disparate fronts. Firstly, I would like to acknowledge the God almighty for His

protection. I express my sincere thanks to the Humana people to people Child Aid Ghanzi,

for giving me an opportunity to learn, grow and widen the horizon of my knowledge and

inculcate the spirit of dedication to the purpose.

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EXECUTIVE SUMMERY
I was attached by Humana People to people in Ghanzi since it is an organization that works

in collaboration with other healthcare organizations like the governmental hospitals to help

fight against the growing prevalence of infectious diseases like HIV/AIDS and TB. I was

attached under the program Child Aid which is devoted to creating a better life for children

and offer support to those children that are facing hardships due to poverty. As a student, my

involvement in this attachment was to make sure that I acquire new knowledge and practical

skills, improving my confidence in problem solving and to utilize the opportunity to relate

with different category of people likely to be met in real life situations. This report gives all

the activities I undertook at Humana people to people child Aid Ghanzi, the experience I

gained, the practical skills acquired and the personal inputs to the organization. My report

gives a brief introduction about Humana people to people and the work/duties of different

departments in the organization. The report also gives details of the duties/functions of my

host department. The information am giving in this report reflects all the achievements I

achieved according to my objectives set herein. This report shows the benefits, success,

challenges encountered and how I was able to overcome the challenges. It also shows my

recommendations and the conclusion of my training.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS………………………. 2

EXECUTIVE SAMMARY......................................................................................................3
CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION.............................................................................................4
1.2 Humana People To People Main Functions....................................................................6
1.3: Vision, mission and corevalues......................................................................................6
1.4 Organisational Structure Humana People To People......................................................6
CHAPTER 2: FUNCTIONS OF THE HOST...........................................................................8
2.1 Key Functions of the Department...................................................................................8
2.2 Staff Establishment.........................................................................................................9
2.3. Goals and specific objectives.......................................................................................10
2.4 Attachés Assigned Duties.............................................................................................11
CHAPTER 3: EVALUATION OF THE ATTACHMENT PERIOD.....................................20
3.1 Success or Failure of the attachment.............................................................................20
3.2 Challenges Encountered by the student during the attachment.....................................20
3.3 How Challenges were overcomed.................................................................................23
3.4 Recommendations.........................................................................................................25
CHAPTER 4...........................................................................................................................26
4.1 Summary, Conclusions and Recommendations............................................................26
4.2 Summary of the Attachment Activities.........................................................................27
4.3 Problems Encountered during the Programme..............................................................27
4.4 Suggestions for the Improvement of the scheme...........................................................28
Bibliography............................................................................................................................29

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CHAPTER 1

1.1 INTRODUCTION

Humana people to people is a development or movement of individuals with a common point

of bringing about improvement for marginalized communities, born within the early 1970’s

with the desire to battle against colonialism, be that as it may when the remaining nations of

Southern Africa picked up their Autonomy, and the apartheid was ceased but those inside the

development needed to contribute to supporting the advancement by building unused social

orders and engaging individuals to require control of their possess lives. Subsequently this

lead to the primary organization which was established in Denmark in 1977.However the

Humana people to people organization begun to formally participate in 1989 in spite of the

fact that , in 1986 the alliance for Affiliations associated to The Universal Humana people to

people development had as of now been built up.

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Humana people to People is a big organization that is helping to fight the spread of major

infectious communicable and prevalent diseases through 3 community mobilization for

mobilization programs and they are Hope Humana, Community Health Agents and Total

Control for Epidemics, Total control of Epidemic works diligently to increase HIV/AIDS

awareness, decrease stigma and discrimination,

Built up in 2001, Humana people to people Botswana is a national non-profit development

organization. Since the starting, it has been included within the change of destitute

communities battling with the negative impacts of degraded destitution, unforgiving climatic

conditions, shortage of rural assets, and the perseverance of the HIV and Helps widespread.

The organization carries out its ventures through grassroots programs designed to enable

individuals with the instruments, information and abilities essential to make economical long-

term improvement. In 2020, the project reached to more than 300,000 individuals. To achieve

the goals reached , Humana people to people Botswana counted on the hard work of more

than 200 staff members and 275 volunteers. in 2001, Humana Individual

Humana People to People works alongside communities across the country to overcome the

pressing issues that they face, issues in health, rural development, education and

environment. Humana People to People Botswana has developed specific programs in each

of these areas. Programs are constantly developed and adapted, including fighting alongside

the poor for women’s economic empowerment, for stopping the effects of HIV and AIDS,

securing nutrition, promoting conservation agriculture and starting preschool programs.

Humana People to People works alongside communities across the country to overcome the

pressing issues that they face, issues in health, rural development, education and

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environment. Humana People to People Botswana has developed specific programs in each

of these areas.

Programs are constantly developed and adapted, including fighting alongside the poor for

women’s economic empowerment, for stopping the effects of HIV and AIDS, securing

nutrition, promoting conservation agriculture and starting preschool programs. An example:

Humana People to People Botswana initiated the program Total Community Mobilization

(TCM/ TCE). TCM was conducted mainly through door-to-door outreach by dedicated Field

Officers and community volunteers to secure detailed knowledge on HIV and AIDS, decrease

stigma and discrimination, form supporting structures, encourage people to get tested and

understand the benefits of ARVs. The three years’ campaign reached all corners of the

country to about half of the Botswana population from 2001 to 2005. This was a frontrunner

for the government to scale up ARV treatment.

Each of the districts where Humana people to people operates have a project that defines the

geographical area and thereby the people involved in the action. Each project has a Project

Leader who stays and works in the same area. The Project Leader and other staff assist the

people to organize and to define the problems and define the solutions on a continuous basis

with inputs and inclusion of all parties to the community. Many volunteers are mobilized to

support the project.

Humana People to People Botswana works in close cooperation with a strong network of

community support partners, including the traditional leadership, local authorities, health

agencies, NGOs, local and international bilateral and multilateral donors, business leaders,

local entities and the Government of Botswana. These partnerships and networks have

invariably yielded strong results. Humana People to People worked during 2019 face to face

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with about 300,000 people in 9 projects in the following districts in Botswana: Ghanzi,

Southern, Kweneng, South East. Central and North East.

The Child Aid Program

s The Child Aid program is devoted to creating a better

life for children and offer support to those children that are facing hardships due to poverty.

The project brings people together to take action in their lives and address all the challenges

of development. It builds the capacity of families and their communities to work towards the

common goal of improving their children’s lives.

The program is all-inclusive and recognizes that in order to nurture children successfully, the

entire community must be strengthened. Child Aid is community-driven and places control of

the development processes and decision making into the hands of people who are affected

and to take charge in reaching a number of Sustainable Development Goals by 2030: no

poverty, zero hunger, Good health and well-being, quality education, climate action and

others.

The Child Aid program is devoted to creating a better life for children and offer support to

those children that are facing hardships due to poverty. The project brings people together to

take action in their lives and address all the challenges of development. It builds the capacity

of families and their communities to work towards the common goal of improving their

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children’s lives. The program is all-inclusive and recognizes that in order to nurture children

successfully, the entire community must be strengthened.

Families and their communities build their capacities to work towards the common goal of

improving their children’s lives. People organize themselves in small groups called Village

Action Groups (VAGs) or other community structures.

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1.2 ACTIVITIES OF THE ORGANIZATION

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1.3 VISION, MISSION AND CORE VALUESOF THE ORGANIZATION

VISION

Humana People to People Botswana envisions a well informed and equipped community with

capacity to liberate itself from all forms of dehumanizing ills of society to be able to foster

their own development

MISSION

Humana People to People Botswana was formed to implement projects to empower people

with tools, knowledge and skills to foster own development in their families, communities

and the nation.

CORE VALUES

1. Botho

2. Responsibility

3. Commitment

4. Inspire health

5. Thrive together

6. Cultivate uniqueness

7. Teamwork

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1.4 ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE

COUNTRY

DIRECTOR

DEPUTY PROGRAM
SENIOR
COUNTRY COORDINATOR
PROGRAM
DIRECTOR COORDINATOR

SENIOR

COMMUNITY
DISTRICT HUMAN
HEALTH
MANAGER RESOURCE
WORKERS
MANAGER

COMMUNITY TIRELO
HEALTH SECHABA
WORKERS (VOLUNTEERS)

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1.6 DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE KEY PERSONNELS

COUNTRY DIRECTOR

The Humana People to Peoples country directors’ responsibility or role is to Plan, organize,

direct and control the delivery of services offered by health professionals and other health and

social services programs to ensure; optimal use of resources, elimination of duplication, the

availability and provision of quality services to the community and members. Stays in close

contact with members, families and the community to better appreciate their needs and assess

the quality of services provided by Government programs and nongovernmental programs,

the country director is also responsible for making sure that there is an availability of health

programs and funds that may be of interest or of better help to the nation at large.

Moreover, the countries director’s duties are to;

Coordinates the budget preparation for all social services and health programs, and submits

these budgets to the Band manager for considerations and country approval while

maintaining good relations and contact with Government representatives and negotiates

funding agreements

DEPUTY COUNTRY DIRECTOR

One of the biggest duties carried out by the Assistant country director of Humana people to

People is to assists in the administration and coordination of non-medical services operations

and activities of the healthcare centers.

Public Health Program Coordinator

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A Public Health Program Coordinator is responsible for:

Planning, developing, administering, coordinating and monitoring various public health

programs and essential services.

Prepares and plans statistical and technical reports.

Performs typical work activities in various public health programs and, if a registered nurse,

would be required to perform nurse-related duties within the scope of the department.

HUMAN RESURCE MANAGER

 Human Resource or Humana Human Resource managers oversee employee

administrative affairs in an organization. This is to say that the Humana people to

people HR is responsible for organizing and conducting the selection of appropriate

candidates for such positions moreover, she or he is responsible for advising the

management on employee pay and benefits for both recruits and existing employees.

 Furthermore, The HR manger is in charge of evaluating existing employees within the

organization. He or she ensures that the performances of recruits and employees are

up to par. He or she is also in charge of addressing disputes arising between

employees and management and finding working solutions to address such disputes.

DISTRICT MANAGERS

The district management teams are responsible for overseeing all health services

provided in their catchment, including child health services (such as immunization,

growth monitoring, and assessment and treatment of sick children).

SENIOR COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS

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Senior Community Health workers are responsible for coordinating the duties carried

out by the Community Health workers.

They report issues of concern by the community health workers to the relevant

authorities so they can be sorted out.

Senior community health workers also act as supervisors to the community health

workers.

COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS

Community health workers are responsible for building community and individual

capacity by increasing health knowledge through outreach activities.

Community health workers are the people who conduct the door to door outreaches,

HIV testing, and also conduct follow ups.

TIRELO SECHABA

Tirelo Sechaba is a national programme which is responsible for creation of

opportunities for unemployed young people to be able to gain skills and knowledge

and experience across various industries and business sectors. These opportunities not

only benefit the youth but also contribute to the economic development of their

communities whereby at Humana people to people they play roles of community

health workers.

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CHAPTER 2

2.1 ACTIVITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT

Line 1: Strengthening the economy of families is an effective way to create an environment

conducive to children’s growth and well-being as families invest in education and health

when they can afford it. Activities are focused on forming (women’s) savings groups,

improve food production, processing and marketing products, introduction of income

generating activities, skills training and training to improve financial literacy and qualify for

start-up grants. In this line of work people do food gardens, income generating activities,

short courses in business skill, agriculture and food processing. The aim the aim of this

program is to stand shoulder to shoulder with the most disadvantaged people to build hope

and to make people to stick together to fend for themselves to improve their livelihood and

general life and that’s why we as public health students who were attached at Humana people

to people child aid Ghanzi seen it worthy to come up with a garden project where we

identified certain people who were willing and have passion to have a backyard garden in

their compound and we managed to help a certain woman. Though the support of project

concern international (PCI), Humana people to people child aid works on strengthening

households and community structures to be able to support OVC and to increase uptake of

HIV prevention, care and treatment services.

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Line 2: Health and Hygiene: Health programmes need to have their point of departure in

people and not in diseases; they must respond to how people live their lives. Humana People

to People is dedicated to helping to stop the spread of communicable diseases such as HIV

and AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria and other preventable diseases.The fight to gain control of

HIV and AIDS, tuberculosis (TB) and malaria builds on the people in communities organised

together and close collaboration with the public health system. As in any other area of life,

sustainable results within health rely on people as the key drivers in building and maintaining

good health for all. health is one of the first and most severe consequences of poverty.

Humana People to People’s central health projects focus on the biggest health challenges:

persisting with the fight for gaining total control of the HIV and AIDS epidemic; fighting the

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spread of TB; and taking part in eliminating malaria. The poor all over the world are hardest

hit by the large diseases and Africa as a continent still bears the brunt. Our health projects

build on the active participation of the people themselves in their communities. The projects

work with the public health system so as to get the most out of their efforts and resources,

and make use of the most advanced and accessible medical knowledge.

Line 3: Pre schools: The purpose of the community preschool project is to prevent poor

children in becoming poor adults. By attending preschools the children are better prepared for

primary school. Beside the traditional school subjects the children learn about nature,

animals, nutrition, hygiene and how to express themselves through arts and music. The

children are from 3-6 years. At this age children have the optimal possibilities for building

up capacity and learning abilities and laying the foundation for their social and logic

intelligence. Early childhood provides a foundation for the development of all cognitive

abilities and personality. It is a critical time during which children need love, adequate

nutrition, access to health care and mental stimulation. Early childhood education is a thus a

wise investment for the society. Children who have attended preschools are showing greater

learning capacities and future careers than children without.

Line 4: Children as active in the political, social, cultural and economic spheres of society:

This program includes life skills for children and youth. Humana people to people child aid

ghanzi gives children and youth that kind of an opportunity to participate in life Skills

sessions to prevent teenage pregnancy, HIV/AIDS and gender based violence to their peers. It

also conducts

Line 5: Children without parents: Humana people to people thrive to improve the health and

lives of children without parents I terms of referring them to the relevant authorities such as

the social workers give them aid

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Line 6: Education: Education is a powerful tool in the hands of the people when striving for a

better life and has long-term impact on development. Humana People to People’s pedagogy is

characterised by creating a space for students of all ages to be the drivers and navigators of

their own training, in a collective setting where studying together and individually go hand in

hand.Exploring the reality of life and using what is learned to influence that reality are

essential recognizable elements – from preschool to university level, in practical as well as

academic studies, and with sustainable life skills integrated. Education is a human right for all

that should be fulfilled by public and free quality education for all ages. Humana People to

People’s strategy of long-term support to public education goes back more than 25 years. The

strategy takes its point of departure in the public education system, which should be a system

accessible for all in a given society.

Working towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goal 4, Inclusive and Equitable

Quality Education and Life-Long Learning, our education programmes create a space for

students of all ages, supporting children’s education for the marginalised and those living in

difficult circumstances. The Teacher Training programmes target rural communities across

Africa and Asia and educate teachers, who are committed to overcoming barriers to

meaningful education, together with students, colleagues and communities. Accountability is

central to education. Our education programmes are intertwined with the specific economic,

social and cultural contexts of each country, and are integrated into the legal and

performance-driven set-up of education today. Our schools and education programmes build

trust among students and colleagues, across genders, bridging gaps and instilling trust

between students and their teachers.

Line 7: District development: Humana people to people child aid Ghanzi has been a pillar for

the development of the Ghanzi district or region because the organization works more with

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the community hence knowing what the community really want to be brought as per their

needs, for example there are some settlements in the Ghanzi district where the communities

were in need of water but due to the commitment of humana people to people to see many

peoples lives improving, during a district council meeting, humana people to people child aid

Ghanzi program officers advocated for a borehole for those settlements and as we speak the

communities have started drinking water from their well. Humana people to people child aid

Ghanzi has been playing a pivotal role in the building of pre schools in the Ghanzi district

which really helps the children to build up capacity and learning abilities and laying the

foundation for their social and logic intelligence.

Line 10: Advocacy for child labour: This program is really much vital especially here in the

Ghanzi district because many children have been taken to work at the farms leaving school.

The program is to advocate for child labour, for example in some cases that we encountered,

where certain boy left school and go to the farms we were able to have discussion with the

family members indicating the dangers of sending a child to the farms which really affects

the child’s development, however we also indicated the importance of sending a child to

school as it helps the child in terms of mental capacity building and that’s why we found it

worthy to engage the relevant authorities to give aid in such situations.

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2.2 CHILD AID ORGANIZATION OF STAFF

2.3 STAFF ESTABLISHMENT

Humana people to people child aid Ghanzi consists of eight staff members, one of them being

the district leader who is responsible for monitoring all the programs that are conducted at

child aid Ghanzi and also to make reports on a monthly basis to the country leader to

showcase the progression of the organization, whereas four of them are program leaders who

are asigned to lead a certain programs such condom distribution, gender based violence,

tobacco as well as life skills, and lastly two of them are volunteers who has been asigned to

lead in some of thosew programmes that I have mentioned.

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2.4 SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES

 To sensitize the community about the covid-19 pandemic

 To encourage the community to live a healthier lifestyle

 To disseminate health information to the Ghanzi communities

 To suggest different health interventions to assist the vulnerable community members

2.5 ASIGNED ROUTINE DUTIES

 Health talks in the community about Covid-19, gender-based violence and tobacco:

We conducted health talks at different wards in Ghanzi one being at Khurakhura ward

where we sensitized the community about covid-19, gender-based violence which

involves men and women with women usually, but not always, being the victim. The

gender-based violence stems from unequal power relationships within families,

communities and states.

 We also conducted health talks about malaria because due to the heavy rains that we

experienced this season we found it worthy to include this to include malaria on our

programs because when we were doing community mobilization we realized that

many compound were having huge grass which might fuel up the mating of the

mosquitoes and at the end might cause the outbreak of malaria in this region This

campaign was successful because families that we reached were very cooperative as

they welcomed us with warm hands and they got the information that we were

disseminating because the was a translator who curbed the issue of language barrier.

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 We also conducted health talks about tobacco around the communities of Ghanzi

where we talked about the dangers of smoking in relation to covid-19 pandemic and

also encouraged those who were into smoking to take decision to quit smoking as it

will improve their overall health as it reduces the chance that their children will

become sick (respiratory and ear infections are much more common to children

exposed to second-hand smoke)

 Empowering community with skills, knowledge to foster their own development in

their household: This program contains a variety of activities where we had to share

some ideas with the community especially women in order to empower them to start

their own businesses because humana people to people aims to stand shoulder to

shoulder with the community especially the disadvantaged people. The backyard

garden also empowers the child aid families which promote healthy eating and also

raises income for their families as they sell those vegetables.

 Condom distribution: Ghanzi district was one of the highest region in terms of the

numbers of teenage pregnancy as well as sexual transmitted infections, however this

program was highly effective because we distributed the condoms to individuals, tuck

shops, retail shops such as choppies, guest houses or hotels as well as the taxi drivers.

During the distribution we briefied the community on the proper use of condoms as

well as the importance, we also encouraged women to use their own condoms but

rather not just to rely on the male condoms

 We were also assigned to assist the people from the child aid families with regards to

those in needing of making their identity cards for the first time. The task was

successful as we managed to help all the beneficiaries. This program is essential as it

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helps less privileged people especially the Basarwa because they are able to get help

without paying any amount of money.

 Tip tap installation: During my attachment period we were able to conduct tip tap

placement to different wards in the Ghanzi which was very much essential because

many of the families from the Ghanzi community were unable to buy hand sanitizers

and that’s why we came up with these initiative to help those vulnerable families with

tip tap bottles with soap inside

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CHAPTER 3

3.1 ACTIVITIES OF HUMANA PEOPLE TO PEOPLE CHILD AID

1. Strengthening the family economy is an effective way to create an environment

conducive to children’s growth and well-being as families invest in education and health

when they can afford it. Activities are focused on forming (women’s) savings groups,

improve food production, processing and marketing products, introduction of income

generating activities, skills training and training to improve financial literacy and qualify

for start-up grants.

2. Improving health plays a big role. Matters of prevention of diseases, family planning,

homestead improvements. Schools are involved with lessons on health, abuse and

violence. People are linked to health facilities. Everyone is urged to get tested for HIV.

HIV positives are encouraged to form support groups and grow vegetables.

3. Education is on the agenda, not only for the children but also for all ages. Orphans and

Vulnerable children are registered and assisted. Play groups are formed and homework

support organized. People are assisted to have their basic documents.

4. Environment: Trees are planted and cleaning actions carried out and environmental

health is addressed in many ways and as a common responsibility.

3.2 OVERVIEW OF KNOWLEDGE OR SKILLS REQUIRED

There are plenty skills that are required at Humana people to people child aid, one being

communication skills, work ethics, having the capacity to monitor and evaluate effectiveness

of programmes

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3.3 COURSES WHICH HELPED ME TO PREPARE FOR THE ATTACHMENT

1. Public health: This course has helped me in such a way that after the completion of

the module I was able to describe the healthy people initiative and its significance in

practice and evaluation, identifying leading health indicators and priority areas within

the community, contrast various approaches to advancing population health, including

laws, policies and population level interventions. Through this module I learnt on how

to evaluate progress towards addressing social disparities in the context of healthy

people, including socioeconomic status, race/ethnicity and other disparities and also to

propose additional ways in which to address key and emerging issues that impact

population health.

2. Primary health care: This module provided me with an opportunity to enhance my

competence in clinical skills, public health practice, and / or research and to deepen

my understanding of health systems, the social context of disease and health, and the

application of the Primary Health Care. I have also learnt on how to bring health care

as close as possible to where the people live and work. To address the main health

problems in the community, by providing health promotion, preventative, curative

and rehabilitative services according and also to reduce the gap (inequality) in health

and health care delivery between the rich and the poor, the advantaged and the

disadvantaged such as the disabled, women, children. Primary Health Care Electives

provided me with an opportunity to enhance their competence in clinical skills,

public health practice, and / or research and to deepen my understanding

of health systems, the social context of disease and health, and the application of

the Primary Health Care.

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3. Health communication: In this study session I have learnt about the components of

health communication. Within each component of communication (source, audience,

message, channels and feedback), I have learnt about the concepts, characteristics and

prerequisites that I was using during the attachment period to consider for effective

communication with the community. I also learnt different types of appeals that I was

using in my delivery of health messages. The content of each message can be

organised in a variety of different ways so that it can persuade or convince people.

You will also learn about the process of communication, the whole sequence of

transmission and about the interchange of facts, ideas and feelings.

4. Bioethics: The modules of Medical Ethics for Medical Undergraduates is to help

medical students to recognize the importance of being sensitive to ethical issues

within everyday clinical practice and develop in them the ability to effectively address

ethical concerns of patients as well as in clinical research involving patients

5. Community psychology: Regarding the knowledge from this module, I obtained an

advanced understanding of relevant concepts, issues and work methods in

psychology, experience with community psychology approaches and relevant

theoretical perspectives and empirical evidence that I applied to analyse, understand

and solve community or social problems.

6. Health promotion and Evaluation: This module has helped me because I was able to

use the theoretical knowledge that have learnt to be put into practice when

disseminating the health information. Health promotion, Advocacy and Community

Mobilisation. 

7. Environmental health: This module introduced me with a broad range of backgrounds

to the key, one being Introduction to environmental health the importance and impact

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of environmental health issues on population health, problem-solving exercise: 

Setting goals and objectives is an important first step in conducting any teaching ...

For example, as part of a module on air pollution

8. Occupational health management systems: This module has helped me because I was

able to apply the principles that I learnt from this course and to adapt to the work

ethics of humana people to people

9. Nutrition and Food safety: This module was very essential because it equipped me

with the knowledge on how to handle food as well as the importance of good hygiene

when it comes to food handling and that’s why it was very easy when we were out in

the fielding conducting some health talks in relation to food preservation.

3.4 KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS/LEARNING EXPERIENCE ACQUIRED.

My training exercise has aided me in analyzing my options and my situation. During the

attachment I gained skills in 3 different axes,

Professionally, I had the opportunity to put into practice what I have been learning in the

class like Health promotion, monitoring and evaluation. I acquired good management, self-

motivation and time management skills.

Socially, I have gained a greater level of confidence through my interactions with different  

classes of people and top officials. I have gained good interpersonal skills.

Personally, my knowledge about Public Heath was expanded as I interacted with the

community and I have learnt and acquired team work, efficient on task and problem

management skills

3.5 DISCUSSION ON GAINED EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS.

One of the most important and obvious goals of an attachment exercise is the acquisition of

actual real-world experience. Attachment gives an opportunity to learn first-hand experience

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that can’t be taught in class and helps us get practical translation of the theory taught. My

training experience has aided me in analyzing my options and my situation.

The training has individual benefits of liaising the university to the various organizations.

Hence brightening the employment chances of the students in the universities.

Through this attachment, I have gained a good interpersonal skill through my interactions

with my supervisor and the rest of the staffs. This has helped me interact with different

people irrespective of their position.

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CHAPTER FOUR: EVALUATION OF THE ATTACHMENT

4.1. SUCCESS AND FAILURE OF THE ATTACHMENT

SUCCESS

• My attachment was a success because the following of my objectives were achieved;

as I managed to sensitize the community about the covid-19 pandemic, I managed to
encourage the community to live a healthier lifestyle through the practice of healthy
behaviors, I managed also to disseminate health information to Ghanzi communities
where I talked about the dangers of smoking, malaria, gender based violence as well
as covid-19 pandemic. I was able also to suggest different health interventions to
assist the vulnerable community members where I had to come up with the idea of
backyard gardening in order to assist the disadvantaged people in the community
because they are going to sell the vegetables they produce hence boosting their
socioeconomic status.

FAILURE

 Due to limited time and covid-19 I wasn’t able to reach out to other Ghanzi
communities

4.2. CHALLENGES ENCOUNTERED DURING THE TRAINING PERIOD.

My training experience has been quite good though I faced by some challenges before and as

I progressed with my training though they didn’t bring me down. Some of the challenges

faced include: Problem of securing a place for attachment- getting a place to be attached was

a problem as many organizations would refuse to answer your letters and others fail to

answer the requests send to them. Finance- during the period of searching the place to be

attached, it requires money as sometimes you have to travel to deliver your attachment

requests. This leads to much spending and the financing is very limited. Limited time period-

the time for searching for a place to be attached was very limited as there was delays in

getting our attachment requirements from the university. This led to much spending while

seeking for a place to be attached which was in hurry as there was no much time. Language

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barrier-some of the community members that we came across didn’t know or understand

either Setswana or English language which made it difficult for them to get th health

information we were disseminating.

4.3. HOW I OVERCOMED /SOLVED THE CHALLENGES.

Though the challenges faced me, they gave me an experience and taught me more. I acquired

skills in improving my confidence in solving problems and gain the confidence to

interact with different categories of people. The following are some ways I used in solving

the challenges I faced.

I was able to cope with the limited time period I had and work tireless to see success in the

training, I adopted time management skills which enabled me catch up with the lost time.

Being proactive-there being no much work, I engaged myself In other productive projects and

activities relating to my career which enabled me gain much experience and streamline my

career. Some of my relatives aided in assisting me financially to the success of my training.

A translator was brought in order to cater for all who do not understand Setswana or English.

During bad weather conditions such as raining days I was doing office work rather than the

field work.

4.4 RECOMMENDATIONS

The attachment is very beneficial to students as it assists them to blend academic work with

that of the industry therefore much emphasis and importance should be given to attachment

exercise by the students.

TO THE HOST ORGANIZATION

• Enforce effective monitoring and evaluation team

TO THE INSTITUTION

• The school management has to consider giving us students extra allowances when it

comes to times of searching for attachment placement sites.

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• The school should increase the length of the attachment period

TO THE STUDENTS

• Buy umbrella to protect ourselves from scorching temperatures when doing

community outreach.

4.5. CONCLUSION.

The supervised industrial attachment of the university gives us students the opportunity to

apply and put what has been learned in class into practice. This exposes us to work methods

not taught in the class. It also provides an opportunity for the us students to assess our

interests in our career been undertaken and also us with expectations of working in a highly

competitive environment. The training strengthens the linkages between the university and

other institutions all over the country. In review, the training has been a success and I was

able to gain practical skills, work in a fantastic environment and make connections with

different types of people. This attachment with Humana people to people has made me gain

much knowledge and experiences in my field of study (public health) as well as enriching me

with the interaction with the business world. The training has instilled me some integrity like

being punctual, being submissive to and taking views of supervisors, communication skills

and efficient in task and problem management. As a result, my objectives were met and well

achieved. Not only did I gain practical skills but also acquired management, self-motivation

and good interpersonal skills.

This training program should therefore be maintained for students to learn more practically as

this has being an excellent and rewarding experience and I hope other interns achieved as

much as I did. I was able to grow my interest in my career and make good transition from

what I have been learning from school to the outside world of work.

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