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Organizational Profile I

SYNOPSIS

Increasing dysfunctional families are creating a child safety crisis in Malawirequiring urgent remedial response by all concerned citizens. Step Kids is anotion emerging from family breakdowns that result in second or third marriagescaring for kids couple has not begotten. Frequently the treatment of such childrenis unacceptably inhuman and in certain cases brutal.

The resultant effect of such a scenario in Malawi is a growing number of

homeless or what is popularly known as street kids. Their characteristic features

are begging, destitution, nakedness, homelessness and starvation.Consequently, such kids are raped, dehumanized, sodomised and traumatizedby unscrupulous adults who make a living through immoral practices.

Malawi faces the ever-increasing challenge to restore marriage and familyrelationship as one way to create conducive environment for the safety, care andgrowth, hence well being of vulnerable children. Typically, the family must revertto its legitimate functions of meeting economic, social, moral, educational, safetyand spiritual needs of children. Parental care, upbringing and social protectionare built on family or parental love. On the other hand families lack the capacityto support children in the modern society, which is largely a cash economyunlike in the traditional family times when the agrarian society depended largely



on sustainable though subsistent agriculture economy particularly for food self

sufficiency.

Tragically, step and other vulnerable kids are resorting to criminal acts as

juvenile delinquency has increased thereby threatening peace and national

destiny. Essentially, this is emanating from the children's lack of parentalguidance, support and early training that guarantee child development especially

cognitively, morally and socially.

Unfortunately, this tragedy is affecting Malawi's leadership and development

potential. Children form about 60 percent of Malawi population. The future of the

country rests with these children. Destroying their moral and spiritual fibre means

creating a chaotic society that will be self-destructive and guaranteeing

worsening scenarios of underdevelopment. •

Foundation of the Organization

STEKA(Step Kids Awareness) is aregistered non-gavernmental organisation under

Trustees incorporation Rules on charity number TRIINC:3069 (Child Reform and

Development Assistance Sector)Founded and based in Malawi .It has a

agovernance Structure consisting of Nine trustees and five full time staff who work

as volunteers. The Organisation established and operates Child Reform and

Development Centre(CREDEC)in the city of Blantye in Nyambadwe township.The

Centre operates using resources donated by well wishers and from money

generated through tailoring works done by the executive director and other staff

volunteers. The sore purpose of STEKA is to respond to Child abuses in Malawi that

drive children into risky behaviours or become victimised by Adults.Street/Step kids

are primary target groups that face increasing incidences of Child Abuse be it

trafficked,sexually,physical,pychologically and otherwise.The centre subquently

impart life skills or relocate the child where possible.The centre operates in

compliance with Malawi National plan of action for opharns and vulnerable children.

Establishment of the Centre

In 2007 Felix starker a Missionary volunteered himself to assist in raising funds

for STEKA after learning from the media that STEKA members conducted a very

long distance big walk of about 900km in which the general public didn't give

kindly towards this precious initiative thus despite massive media coverage



towards the big walk. Felix decided to cycle to South Africa to raise funds for

STEKA (Step Kids Awareness) he raised $8000 through cycling from Blantyre toSouth Africa - Pretoria, the funds raised were donated to STEKA for its Child

Reform and Development Centre (CREDEC) project that rented a house inNyambadwe Blantyre to shelter first children that arrived on the 51hAugust 2007.

Godknows Maseko the Executive Director of STEKA and Helen his wife was first

chosen by the board members to be the parent as pioneering the CREDEC

project as Mr. Maseko is the vision holder and it's the intention of STEKA toexpand and build its own premises that will carter for more activities for these

kids. Currently the house has other activities that includes a child evangelist who

tutors our children once a week, helping them to pray, worship and understandthe scriptures. We also have a volunteer an after school teacher to assist thechildren with their homework.

SOLUTIONS o ~~~~~~t~y~~~~~O~~~

In a strategic response to the plight of children, STEKA ORGANIZATION .has

taken upon itself the responsibility to offer lasting solutions. The organization's

approach to restoring normality in family life is unveiled through the followinghierarchy of organizational purposes:

Vision

The vision of STEKA is creating a child friendly, healthy and safety conscious

society characterized by social progress, economic self-reliance and moral ethics

that enhance transparency, integrity and accountability within an ecologically

balanced environment

U MissionTo deploy empowered families for the creation of caring societies and a childfriendly environment that is ecologically balanced.



Organizational (Corporate) Objectives

The organization is established to accomplish the following

objectives: -

• -To establish and run reform centers for provision of shelter,

accommodation, spiritual counseling, food and parental love, a child

occupational development, welfare and rehabilitation operations

(CODWERO) at strategic child development centers (SCDCs) andoperate child workers training institute (CWTI) to produce competent

service providers for vulnerable children with the requisite planningand administration skills.

• -To advocate and lobby for adequate legal frame work for child rights

protection Justice and safety.eg child trafficking, child labour.

• -To provide health services in the areas of child nutrition, primary

healthcare, and community based health care as well as address

mv/AIDS pandemic, counseling services and food production in an

attempt to ensure that the well being of children is guarded.

• -To create and operate HOTLINE TELEPHONE services (JITS) to

offer emergency phone -in reports of children in danger to enable

STEKA to prevent child abuses in the areas of trafficking, sexualexploitation and, child lab our.

• -To offer nursery, primary, secondary, and technical education linked

to vocational skills to promote blue collar jobs as a strategic way tofight economic poverty among growing street, step and other

vulnerable children like orphans

• -To offer disaster and relief aid services to children in disaster

situation.



Organizational (Corporate) Objectives

The organization is established to accomplish the following

objectives: -

• -To establish and run reform centers for provision of shelter,

accommodation, spiritual counseling, food and parental love, a child

occupational development, welfare and rehabilitation operations

(CODWERO) at strategic child development centers (SCDCs) andoperate child workers training institute (CWTI) to produce competent

service providers for vulnerable children with the requisite planningand administration skills.

• -To advocate and lobby for adequate legal frame work for child rights

protection Justice and safety.eg child trafficking, child labour.

• -To provide health services in the areas of child nutrition, primary

healthcare, and community based health care as well as addressmv/AIDS pandemic, counseling services and food production in an

attempt to ensure that the well being of children is guarded.

• -To create and operate HOTLINE TELEPHONE services (JITS) to

offer emergency phone -in reports of children in danger to enable

STEKA to prevent child abuses in the areas of trafficking, sexualexploitation and, child lab our.

• -To offer nursery, primary, secondary, and technical education linked

to vocational skills to promote blue collar jobs as a strategic way to

fight economic poverty among growing street, step and other

vulnerable children like orphans

• -To offer disaster and relief aid services to children in disaster

situation.



• -To have environmental degradation programmers as one way of

creating good environment for growth of the child

Strategies

4.1 Creating an administrative Centre being the Secretariat of

the organization for planning, organizing, management and

coordination of its activities throughout the country.

4.2 Forming an Executive Committee to undertake the day-to-

day tasks of the organization reporting to Board of trustees

as the Governing Board.

4.3 Creating Strategic Child Development Centres at theGrassroots level for impact and comprehensive response tochild maltreatments.

4.4 Undertaking organized Fundraising Activities to meet

budgetary demands for development and operational costs.

4.5 Affiliating to local, regional and international institutions that

are pivotal for institutional development necessary for

achieving strategic success in the areas of integrity,

accountability, and transparency.

4.6 Setting up Regional Council for Child Protection and

Development (RCCPD) that will be critical for regional

integration in Child Safety Management (CSM).

4.7 Establishing and operating an Institute for Childcare and

Development Studies (CDS).

~ Core ValuesMembers of STEKA share common values that hold them and the

organization together. These are listed below; -

~ Child Safety



~ Vision-driven Leadership at family, church & nationallevels

~ Courage & Risk Taking

~ Purpose Commitment

~communication

~ Human Dignity

~Child Development

~performance and Organizational Excellence

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Principal Activities '

Childcare -shelter, clothing and beddings.

Child Security- Protection from social and naturalrisks/hazards.

Child Feeding-Nutrition and food production.Child Education. Nursery, primary, Secondary and tertiary.Child Rehabilitation- Vocational skills training, job placement.

Child Normalization-Socialization, reinstating back into society

and family re-union.Advocacy: for legal justice, rights and $~fety of chih;Jren.Environmental conservation: tree planting program me,



6. Achievements-We were able to coordinate well with the Police in handling different cases

regarding Street Children.

-All the Children at the Centre are behaving well and have good manners due to

parental care that exist in the house.

-We have been able to sustain our activities at the house with assistance from

well wishers.

-Currently STEKA is taking care of 28 children of which 87%of them are from the

streets of around Blantyre,9%of them are dumped children some whom was

dumped when they were 2months old and 4% are the children who are orphans.

Challenges-Lack of enough food to feed the Children

-We are failing to accommodate a lot of Children from the streets due to lack ofresources

-Some Children left us and went back to the streets with reasons known to

themselves

-Lack of capacity building trainings for Parents anq Volunteers at the Centre to

enable them manage the Kids properly i.e. psychQsocial counseling trainings.-We have not been able to conduct recreation activities and education visits due

to inadequate resources.

7. Future Plans-To start profitable Income Generating Activities that will enable the Housesustain itself.

-To introduce Music, Sports and skills promotion (Art)

-To build our own small village that will accommodate a lot of Kids and introduce

different activities at that Village.



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HOW TO CONTACT STEKA:

Step Kids Awareness (STEKA)

P~O.Box 31391,Chichiri,

Blantyre 3

Telephone:+265 01831642

Cell:+265 0888524125/09957~e99

Email: [email protected]/

god knows. [email protected]

Wedsite:www.steka-malawi.pJ9gspot.com



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CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

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is this day incorporated under the Trustees Incorporation Act and that the device artixed hereto of the common sea! is

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god knows maseko <[email protected]>To: heather tatusko <[email protected]>

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heather tatusko <[email protected]>

Fri, Nov 19, 2010 at 11 :35 AM

HEATHER.

I had board meeting on 13th November where i told the board members that we might have posibility of having

children individual sponsors.AII the board memebrs were happy with the development and they further advised me

to open a separete account for this for good minitoring otherwise if it will mix with other projects it will be affected

so they said this if all goes well it have to be specific for the children and we should not use the money for other

projects so the account have already opened and this is the details

Accound name:CREDEC STEKA (this name means children reform and developement centre)Account no:0080575259018

AccountSavingBank:NBS BANK

Branch:Haillie Sellasie

And they said i have to be one of the signatories and no one can withdraw the money if there will be my signatureand others are three board members.

Heather how is your life?hope you are all doing fine and here we are all fine now we are out of chicken pox its ahistory.Godknows

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