Welcome to WCCC Site

            INTRODUCTION

Background

The World Community Counselling Centre, is a non-governmental organization, that was fully and legally registered on the 16th February 2006 in Botswana by the Department of Civil & National Registration Societies.

The Organization was founded by a group of Christians to make positive change in the lives of children and young people in need (vulnerable children/young people) in the world.

Our focus is comprehensive community care and support programs to train, counsel, and deliver quality care and service for the youth, youth inmates and ex- convicts through the strategic socio economic programming in the identified communities.

Mission Statement :The WCCC works to create a safer and more inclusive society where youth are able to employ sport and community processes as a means to reduce violence, intolerance, diseases and other anti-social behaviors (ASBs). The organization works to enhance the correctional capacities of prisons in Botswana and foster smooth re-integration of ex-convicts into the general society.

Vision: WCCC envisages a society where every child and young person in the community has the opportunity to realize self-actualization. The WCCC works to create an environment where every child has hope and opportunity.

Values: Good governance, Accountability and Gender equality

CONTACT DETAILS:

Mr. Justin Lwemba Ngoma

Project Director,

World Community Counselling Centre

PO BOX 137 Gaborone / Botswana

53199, Phakalane , Phase 2

+267-3133142/FAX +267-3158230 CELL:+267-72238753

Email:  peterdec501@hotmail.com

Overview of services

The package of services offered by WCCC includes provision of basic services and counselling for children and their care-givers, youth as well as community outreaches and education and training in counselling skills.  It recognizes the existing gaps in the current services which focus more on providing materials needs such as food and clothing and lack important services such as psycho-socio support, mentoring and empowering , Prevention strategy   &  Intervention strategy

Prison Activity (Inmate support)

The office team has a schedule for prison outreach and to conduct Psycho-socio support to the inmates, ex-convicts and prison officers. The schedule is divided into a five day programme a week as listed below:

Monday	Maximum Security Prison ( Remand)
Tuesday	First Offenders Men’s Prison& boy’s prison
Wednesday	Women’s Prison & boy’s prison
Thursday	Maximum Security Prison ( convicts)
Friday	Boys’ Prison

Note : we visit boy’s prison three days a week because the need more assistance and support spiritually and emotional

2.0 Project Outline    

Psychosocial support for correctional Institutions: Youth Inmates and Ex-Convicts in Botswana Project

Every year an increasing number of youths are "hanging out" with nothing to do

 The result has been an increase in violence, drugs and crime among our youth population. Our non-profit charity was formed to counteract the negative influences affecting our youth by providing counseling, education, positive direction, and alternative methods of resolving issues affecting young people. The system has not yet devised ways of providing tangible assistance which would ensure that those who leave prison do not return. Due to the hostile environment after release, most prisoners end up relapsing and going back to prison –treating prison as a safe haven.

The WCCC is committed to work for the improvement of the plight of children and young people in Botswana, through information sharing, training, research, education and early intervention - Bridging the gap between theory, policy and practice. WCCC as a social justice organization working with and for children/young people aimed to achieve its mission through the following objectives;

Core Strategy:

To provide and deliver quality psycho socio support services and empower the affected people with life skills to sustain themselves and become fully integrated members of the communities without discrimination

 Prevention strategy:

WCCC is committed to support young people who are facing challenges in their youngest stage of life to make a right decision that  can prevent them to be involve in violence , crime and others anti-social behaviours.

Intervention strategy:

WCCC works to enhance the correctional capacities of prisons in Botswana and foster smooth re-integration of ex-convicts into the general society. The organization is committed to support young people who are facing challenges in their youngest stage of life, especially those are in the correction institution and ex-convicts age  17- 25 years old through psycho socio support , their will be the best people to share  information and educate others young people to stop violence , crime and others anti-social behaviours  in the communities after re-integration into the general society.

 Motivation

WCCC is committed to working with children and young people who are facing challenges in their youngest stage of life.  We believe that access to basic services is an integral part of a right based approach to development.