'With HIPPY I have learned more, got more friends, got more confidence. Now I want to go to New Zealand.'
Faduma, Fitzroy Home Tutor, who graduated with Certificate III in Community Development in November 2005. (HIPPY New Zealand has new Somali communities in its program and is looking for home tutors.) '(at the beginning of the project)... all four had ... expressed doubt in relation to their capacity to take on the role, but also reported ongoing personal challenges within the role…
(By Stage 3 of the research) all four (tutors) had begun some form of further education and training, a pathway that had not been considered before their involvement in the program.'
Green and Dean Evaluation of HIPPY 3 in Geelong: preliminary report of findings May 2007 p 149 | | 'HIPPY has helped my daughter cope better with the move from kinder to school. It has helped her a lot with her speech therapy as a lot of the work is similar to her speech therapy work. It has also helped us a lot in our relationship as it is one-on-one'
2005 parent feedback (Geelong) 'H.. has come so far with his work and is now confident to read, write(sic) at school this year he has achieved so much with HIPPY I am glad I have done this. Thank you for this chance to learn and grow together as a family.' 2005 parent feedback (Geelong) |