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Platform for the Recovery and Renewal of Home Economics Programmes
Since 2010 the Disaster Assistance Partnerships (DAP), now operating as the IFHE Programme Recovery and Renewal Committee (IFHE PRRC) has supported home economics and family and consumer science programmes in developing countries affected by disasters.
Today, the IFHE PRRC functions not only as a reponse mechanism after natural disaster but, also as a platform for revitalizing and enhancing home economics education. These community driven initiatives should align with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
The purpose of the IFHE Programme Recovery and Renewal Committee (IFHE PRRC) is to:
1. Support the ongoing renewal and recovery efforts of communities.
2. Revitalize, strengthen, and promote Home Economics programmes.
3. Facilitate access to resources for needs-based Home Economics initiatives worldwide.
4. Inspire recipients to become positive, preventative agents of change in society.
5. Empower recipients to build resilience and self-sufficiency.
6. Evaluate the effectiveness and impact of the assistance provided.
picture DAP/J. Mendenhall
Assistance to home economics program in remote indigenous village school, Guyana
The programme was started twelve years ago from scratch, using borrowed equipment, donated resources locally and mostly held outside under a thatched roof. Space inside the school was added recently but could not be furnished for lack of funds. DAP together with International Home Economics services (IHES) was asked to assist. IHES funded phase 1 by poviding funds to the Guyana Ministry of Education Home Economics Officer to purchase and deliver basic equipment such as gas stoves, sewing machines, a generator, etc.
In phase 2, DAP focused on teaching material and supplies for classes which were bought locally or shipped from the DAP warehouse Arkansas. When the shipment arrived in November 2022, DAP and the Guyana Ministry of Education decided to expand the successful home economics education programme which now serves five additional locations in this remote region.
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