Halley Movement
Suite 409, St. James Court, St Denis Street
Port Louis, 11411
Mauritius
Contact person: Ms Divya
+230 2142451
+230 6770466
info@halleymovement.org
https://halleymovement.org/
https://www.facebook.com/halleymovement/
Topics
- Aid organization
- Educational policy/project
- Media project
About us
Founded in the 1989, Halley Movement is a coalition of charitable organisations working for the welfare of children and family in Mauritius and in the southern African region. The NGO holds a Consultative Status with ECOSOC.
The NGO is managed by an Executive Board and is supported by members from two teams, namely the technical team and the ‘Crisis Workers’ team. The ‘Crisis Workers’ team comprises volunteers from different regions and various sectors of the country.
Halley Movement works in partnership with the private sector, governmental institutions and other international and national organisations. Halley Movement now sits on the board of various International organisations in an attempt to devise policies in the interest of the World’s children.
Our Mission
To protect and promote the welfare of children and families in Mauritius as well as in the African continent through dissemination and advancement through actions.
Our Work
Since it was created, Halley Movement has dealt with issues of child abuses and has counselled parents on such matters. On many occasions, have testified in Courts, provides telephone counselling service, and face-to-face counselling where experts provide advice and information to parents.
Now, after more than 10 years of existence, the tactics and mode of operation of Halley Movement have evolved. The organisation is more receptive to the demand of groups and community leaders. Through workshops and training sessions, laymen are involved in our programs and are involved in multi-marketing whereby they in turn disseminate the values of the organisation.
Projects:
• Research: We believe that through research, we are better prepared to devise policies and measures for the protection of our children, family & the community.
• Training: By providing education, technical assistance, and support, civil society training empowers communities to actively participate in decision-making processes, advocate for their rights, and implement sustainable development initiatives.
• Publication: Reports & sensitisation materials are published for awareness purposes have been successful all way throughout in providing useful information to the community.
• Helpline Mauritius: Free, confidential service, since 2012, to adolescents and young adults
• School of Internet Governance (SIG): A programme designed for professionals and graduate students keen to learn more about digital innovation, the impact of the Internet and other digital technologies and Internet Governance.
• Safety Online: 24/7 being connected online requires safety guidelines. The organisation partners with local and international bodies to ensure safety online is maintained.
• Youth Entrepreneurship: The youth entrepreneurship mentorship programme aims at stimulating and creating youth employment in Mauritius. It provides a linkage between the private sector and young entrepreneurs for the sharing of resources.
• Intergeneration Project: Following a Research Study carried out in Mauritius and the Indian Ocean islands, it was revealed that elderly persons can contribute in various ways to solving problems linked to the family.
• Basic School To Adolescents: The Program aims at providing functional literacy, computer courses and numeracy to primary school dropouts.
• Mauritius Internet Governance Forum: Mauritius-Internet Governance Forum (IGF) is a collaborative leadership event that encourages policy dialogue between State and Non-State actors and amongst stakeholders on the issue of Internet Governance.
• Internet Child Safety Foundation: ICSF is the subsidiary organ of Halley Movement and seeks to protect children while they are online. The “Impact of Internet on Children in Mauritius” recommendations’ of the report have been acknowledged by the cabinet in Mauritius in 2009 and this has led to the setting up of a national committee on child safety online.
For other net participants we can offer an expert guidance through trained staff, give an expert opinion, procure expert information and establish new contacts in the field of our work.