ABOUT US
GOLD’s Footprint
Current Regional Foot Print
GOLD Peer Education is being implemented at varying levels of regional maturation in 3 countries in Southern Africa. These include:
SOUTH AFRICA
The Western Cape - implemented by
12 implementing organisations working in 61 secondary
schools and community sites.
Kwa-Zulu Natal - implemented by 7
implementing organisations working in 26 secondary
schools and community sites.
Mpumalanga - implemented by 4 implementing
organisations working in 17 secondary schools and
community sites.
BOTSWANA
Implemented by 5 implementing organisations working
in 19 secondary schools and community sites.
ZAMBIA
Groundwork has commenced in preparation for taking
on 5 new implementing organisations to roll out a
community based peer education programme in 15 sites
by mid 2009.
Existing reach in RSA and Botswana:
- 33 community implementing organisations in 138
secondary schools and communities
- 240 facilitators
- Over 7400 youth peer educators
Future Regional Foot Print
GOLD aims to strengthen and expand their services and reach within each of the 3 existing countries. GOLD has commenced an action research project to develop and implement a community based programme in alignment with the GOLD model that can be rolled out from 2009 in sites where the current school based programme may not be the most suitable option. A multiplication strategy is being researched to implement from 2011 that will enable the GOLD peer education model to be scaled up in under served communities outside of SADC.
