Community Outreach Programme

Under this programme, puppeteers and community educators interact with communities on a wide range of socio-cultural and development issues. These issues include general and reproductive health, HIV/Aids education and awareness, environmental conservation, drug use and abuse, gender, corruption, transparency and integrity and human rights among others. CHAPS also undertake product promotions for commercial companies through puppetry.

Puppetry Training

This training targets individuals and organizations involved in advocacy, community outreach programs and social marketing. The courses offered include:

• Beginners Puppetry Courses -residential courses offered for a maximum of for 14 days for 20 participants in groups of four or five persons. The course components include message development, construction and manipulation of puppets

• Puppetry and Folk Media TOT Courses -residential and non-residential courses offered for 21 days for between 10 - 15 participants. These include skills in drama, music, dance, poetry, story telling as well as puppetry. Planning, management and leadership skills are also introduced.