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HIV/AIDS Prevention and Care Community Project 
2010 - 2012





Section I:  Overview

THE HIV AIDS EPIDEMIC
HIV-AIDS is spreading all over the world.  It is not confined to any one local nor is it limited to specific socioeconomic, racial, gender, age nor ethnic groups.  It is a global disease where social and cultural factors play a role in group susceptibility to infection.  Some nations have managed to largely contain its spread.  In others, particularly in Sub Saharan Africa, the disease continues to spread out of control. As of early 2004, an estimation of over 40 million persons globally were living with the infection and an equal number of people had already died from AIDS and related illnesses.  Because of biological and social differences, women and particularly young women are generally more vulnerable to becoming infected.

Africa is particularly hard hit in percentage-of-population terms where rates of unemployment, poverty, migrancy of populations and gender inequality are rampant.  Sub Saharan Africa is estimated to have about 27 million of the 40 million infected persons.  India, China and parts of Eastern Europe are also of great concern.  India, for instance, is thought to contain the largest absolute number of infected persons but as yet, the percentage of population infected is far behind that of Africa.

Results have demonstrated that with training, mobilization, organization and motivation, communities can address the HIV-AIDS challenge.  Many countries that have experienced the visible and personal impacts of HIV-AIDS in their communities have responded with the establishment of well designed and vigorous projects.  Where this has been the case, substantial benefit has ensued. Combining programmes such as, food security, Voluntary Counseling and testing, youth and women’s’ programmes have enriched and benefited these communities.  The indomitable spirit of the local people, when released, brings about a remarkable transformation to community life and health.  It is within the human factor that, most of all, community hope lies. 

THE NATION
The nation is currently struggling with difficult domestic and international circumstances.  The economy is in an extremely difficult situation marked by disengagement and many nations have withdrawn support for the government.

In the midst of that, is blessed with exceptionally fine agricultural potential and with some of the finest tourism destinations on the planet, 

The HIV-AIDS situation is critical , which is considered one of the worst hit areas.  The percentage of children who have lost parents to AIDS is the highest country.  The UNAIDS estimates of HIV prevalence in 2004, among adults aged 15-49, the prime economic activity years, is 25%.   The HIV prevalence in pregnant women according to District Health Services (DHS) is 34%.  The life expectancy has dropped from over 55 years to less than 33 years in the last 15 years.  The epidemic continues to grow much faster in urban areas than in rural areas and within the urban, high density population areas are much more heavily infected.

Report of HIV/ AIDS 

Population: 12,000,000
Estimates of adults living with HIV/ AIDS: 1.600. 000
Estimates of women living with HIV/ AIDS: 930. 000
Estimates of children living with HIV/ AIDS: 120. 000
Deaths due to HIV/ AIDS: 170. 000
Orphans as a result of HIV/ AIDS deaths: 980. 000
Estimated HIV prevalence rate: 24.6%

3000 die each week of aids related illnesses.

Source: UNAIDS Epidemiological Report 2005. 
*Adults in this report are defined as women and men between the ages 15- 49.

Description and Location
The Institute of Cultural Affairs has focused its project activity since 2003.   The communtiy is a para-urban, high density area on the edge the capital city.  The district has a population of 123,500, and is comprised of 8 communities.  

THE PROBLEMS
The HIV-AIDS epidemic has been spreading dramatically in the District which is one of the hardest hit by HIV-AIDS in the country.  Almost every family has been affected or infected, whether through illness itself or the loss of one or both parents in the family. Due to the loss of loved ones, the impact on the community, its families and especially on children is devastating.  This factor creates huge pressure on the overburdened family system.  Due to the epidemic, unemployment rates have gone beyond 80% and affected households are trapped in a financial pincer situation as health costs rise and income falls.

ICA 
ICA has, from the beginning, been providing training and project leadership to the nation, its government and Non-Government sectors.  The Institute is autonomous with affiliates around the world in 30 nations.  Through that affiliation, research in methods is shared, assistance with finding funding is provided and high level authorization is developed.  In the latter case, an example is the Consultative Status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations that has been enjoyed by the Institute of Cultural Affairs International since it was granted in 1985.  The Institute, through its more than 40 year history, has specialized in the development of processes for the empowerment of local communities towards the resolution of their own challenges and the building of a sustainable future.  

the Institute’s focus is on the HIV-AIDS plight.  However, it has been the Institute’s experience that no one problem or set of problems can be tackled in isolation from the entirety of a community’s situation.  Keeping this in mind, the ICA started work in 2001. The main objective was to build a core group of community stake leaders to spearhead the community toward practical and tangible strategies to deal with the effects of HIV/AIDS.  The project included a community home based care programme, women’s micro-credit finance schemes, a Youth Friendly Corner, and an orphan educational assistance scheme.  In 2005, the project was extended to four adjoining communities. 

ICA Zimbabwe continues to focus on the HIV-AIDS epidemic and on the development of a comprehensive community-based approach to that epidemic.  The project’s comprehensiveness means that all aspects of the community’s life are considered and points of maximum leverage are discerned as areas for particular focus for given time frames.  Those areas of focus will shift as the project evolves, the leadership develops and the circumstances are transformed. 

THE THREE AREAS OF PROJECT FOCUS FOR 2010 - 2012
 
I.  WOMENS MICRO-CREDIT PROGRAMME:  
The project is focused on economic development.  Loans are provided to community-based clubs (approx 10 members each) to assist with the generation of economic activities.  The programme, in its initial phases, has supported over 25 clubs and the loan payback record has been outstanding.  Significant impact has been registered on the lives of the approximately 250 families that have been impacted.

II. YOUTH AIDS PREVENTION PROGRAMME: 
 
The Project is also focused on prevention of HIV-AIDS infection.  Every training programme that is provided as part of the project, whether it is in leadership, business skills, or caretaking, includes a section on HIV-AIDS awareness, its prevention and its treatment.  The objective is that the entire community be aware of the essentials of the disease and how one can avoid infection, avoid spreading the infection and manage infection if it does occur.  A major pillar of the prevention thrust is the Youth Friendly Corner programme.  Through the YFC programme, training is provided to youth who gather at a dedicated community facility provided by the City.  Condom distribution is also organized.  An average of 60 youth per day gathers at the YFC for dialogue, peer education, and healthy socialization. 

III. HIV-AIDS CARE PROGRAMME:

The third programmatic aspect of the project focuses on Home Based Care.   Training has being provided for 84 volunteers in the community who learn the skills and practices of caring for home situations where chronic illness, bedridden persons and orphan circumstances prevail.  Home Based Care Kits are provided to assist with nutrition, hygiene and comfort for the ill. School fees are provided for orphans to ensure that they do not join the ranks of school drop-outs.

EXPANSION PLAN TO 4 ADJOINING COMMUNITIES

It is the Institute’s intent to extend the work dramatically during 2010, in the four adjoining communities.  At this time there is no plan to move beyond these four additional communities.  It is never the Institute’s intent to comprehensively cover an entire geography; but rather to build catalytic systems of activity across all programmatic areas of a community’s life such that development momentum can be established and maintained.

THE PARTNERSHIP INTENT 

As a matter of strategy and policy, the Institute always welcomes participation in their projects from a host of other persons and organisations.  From funding agencies, to government agencies, and other NGOs, the ICA welcomes the participation of others with whatever they have to offer.  With this document, the Institute and its local partners, government and non-government, invite participation and support from whoever is compelled by the need and convinced that a community-based comprehensive approach is the best way to tackle this very complex global issue. 

ICA 
Vision:
To be a high quality provider of services in facilitation, community building, organizational development and transformation
Mission:
To promote social innovation through participation and community building, provision of care to HIV/AIDS affected population and eradicating poverty.
Values:					Operating Principles:
- Faith 						- Openness
- Love						- Professionalism
- Honesty					- Efficiency
- Quality					- Creativity
- Life Long Learning

ICA Structure: 

Managing Director
•	Effective Implementation of Organization’s Policies and Programs
•	Supervision and management of Departmental or Divisional Heads
•	Heading Management and  entire Organisation
•	Initiate new business and investment opportunities
•	Establishment and sustenance of international, local links and networks
•	Signing of all contracts


Proposed Activities for 2010

ICA Women’s Micro-Credit Programme:
•	10 new micro credit clubs in each of the five communities
•	50 Economic loan disbursements
•	5 Business Skills training Programmes
•	5 Advanced Business Skills training Programmes
•	10 Leadership Skills training Programmes
•	4 Marketable Products Skills training Programmes
•	100% Recovery of loans celebration
•	Year End-Market Festival 

ICA Youth AIDS Prevention
•	Establishing Resource Centres and Library
•	Internet Café in YFC
•	6 new Youth Friendly Corners
•	Technical training for coordinators 
•	Training for leadership and management skills 
•	Youth HIV/AIDS training
•	YFC Annual Gala

ICA HIV/AIDS Caretaker Programme
•	10 Home Caretaker training events
•	10 HIV/AIDS training events
•	1000 Home Based Caretaker kits distribution
•	Survey of orphan vulnerable children
•	HIV/AIDS testing camp
•	Monthly caretakers meeting in Mufakose
•	HIV/AIDS medicinal herb training

Major Accomplishments:  2004-2009
During 2005 the project focused on preventing the spread, and minimizing the impact of, HIV/AIDS among children and families in four communities.
This was done through:
1.	Empowering Community Clubs – 25 economic activity clubs were launched by introducing a micro-credit system to minimize the economic impact of HIV/AIDS and to provide sustainable livelihoods for women and children.  Currently, there are 25 clubs consisting of 10 members each.  The clubs meet in five community centres belonging to the District Social Services Department and engage in income-generating projects.
2.	Youth Friendly Corner – One YF Corner was started; to enable community sensitization and behaviour change, to reduce the incidence of new HIV/AIDS infections among the youth.  The Youth Friendly Corner is playing a crucial role in providing a full range of activities and information to young people.  It provides services in counseling and HIV/AIDS information dissemination for youth in a convenient, friendly location, now known as “the White House”.  25,000 youth live in the catchment area.  The White House is located close to the clinic where condoms are distributed freely.  A register is kept on a daily basis listing visiting clients; the numbers increased in 2005 from 300 to 400 youth per month getting condoms.
3.	Children’s Programme – Underprivileged children were the target of the Children’s Program.  Many are orphaned due to the HIV/AIDS pandemic.  There are also child-headed households caring for their younger siblings.  Most of them do not attend school because they do not have money to pay the school fees or buy school uniforms.  The program activities include sports, recreation, home-based care training, school fee payments and the Youth Friendly Corner events.
4.	Caretakers Programme – The Community Caretakers Training Program was launched in four extension communities in 2005.  The training was designed to develop a community home-based network of care for every family in line with our belief that community level efforts are the most viable, sustainable and cost effective strategy for assisting HIV/AIDS affected children and families.  Weekly activities included house by house interviews, 5 days of training in HIV/AIDS care, coordination with local government health officials, documentation and evaluation.
5.	Training and Consultancy Programme – ICA offered 24 scheduled courses to train local people in Leadership Facilitation Skills for community work.  ICA also tailored training courses and consultancy activities related to community development and NGO interchange.  Throughout 2005, ICA provided additional courses in Strategic Planning, Training of Facilitator Trainers, Participatory Project Management and Group Facilitation Methods in the District.

Sources of Funding: Partners in Development
- 8 Partnering Funders

Section II:  Programme Description

I.  WOMEN’S MICRO-CREDIT PROGRAMME

PROBLEM
Due to the high inflationary condition in the nation, it is difficult for community groups or individuals in the District to access loans from the Banks.  Banks have stringent requirements such as collateral, which is beyond the reach of the majority of residents who do not own homes or land.  This represents one of the poorest communities, where poverty has reached alarming levels, with the following results:
•	80% of the population is living below the poverty line due to lack of employment or low income.
•	70% of the families experience food shortages and cannot afford a daily nutritious meal.
•	High inflation rates have led to increased school fees and education costs.
•	Unavailability of drugs, or its high cost, means limited access to treatment for HIV/AIDS and other related diseases.
•	Women increasingly become the main family bread winner as husbands die from HIV/AIDS.

GOALS
The main goal of the Women’s Micro-Credit Programme is to introduce a micro-credit system for Women’s Clubs in five communities within the District.  In addition, it will provide training opportunities to develop community leadership capacity and business management skills, so that Club members are empowered in economic self-sufficiency and thereby contribute to the eradication of poverty. 

OBJECTIVES
1.	Identify 50 new Clubs to receive micro-credit loans in 5 communities: 10    
     	new Clubs and 10 initial Clubs in each of 4 communities
.  
2. 	Provide 5 training events for new Club members in Basic Business Skills to be followed by five Advanced Business Skills training events to develop and   
Ensure the self-management capability for each Club.  100 members will be trained in total.
3.  	Provide 10 leadership training events in Group Facilitation Methods to develop leadership capacity within each Club and within the larger community. 200 participants will be trained.
4.	Provide four Marketable Products Skills training workshops to introduce new income generating capacity within the Clubs and equip unskilled members with a craft or skill.  Targeted Skills include Candle Making (20 Participants) Bakery Skills (20 participants) Batik (20 participants) and Perma-culture (20 participants).

OUTCOMES/RESULTS
Women’s Micro Credit Clubs:  With 50 new Clubs launched, 500 new members will have access to start up capital to finance an income generating activity that will support their family.  New earning and buying power is injected into the community, revitalizing the economy and ensuring the ventures become self-sustaining.

Capacity Building:  There will be a total of 380 participants in 24 training workshops as follows:.
•	5 events in Basic Business Skills and 5 in Advanced Business Skills will train 100 participants and enable the Clubs to become self managed.
•	10 Group Facilitation Methods Workshops will train 200 women in leadership Skills, such as conducting planning and decision making meetings, which enables the communities to take responsibility for their own future.
•	4 Marketable Products Skills Workshops will provide practical training to equip 80 participants with income generating skills, thereby enabling unskilled members to launch new business ventures.

Year-End Market Festival:  All micro-credit Clubs (25 established Clubs plus the 50 new Clubs) will display and sell products at a common venue. This will encourage the interchange of ideas for monitoring quality control, overlap of product, and market expansion.




LOGICAL FRAMEWORK FOR MONITORING WOMEN’S MICRO-CREDIT PROGRAMME – 2010 – 2012
	Activities	Indicator of success	Means of verification	Monitoring & Evaluation
1.	Conducting (20) Training workshops.	Number of Training  workshops with 300 participants	List of participants trained	-Reports from Workshop Leaders
-Evaluation Forms from participants
2.	Formation of 50 new Micro-Credit Clubs	500 new Club members benefit
	-50 Clubs registered with bank accounts
-Action plans compiled by each Club	Reports from Project Officer
3	Marketable Products Skills Training (4)	80 participants 	List of participants trained	-Evaluation forms from participants
-Reports and photos of workshop sessions
-Products created during workshops


IMPACT AND SUSTAINABILITY
The anticipated long term impact and sustainability of the Women’s Micro-Credit Programme will include a secured income for 500 family units; increased capacity for economic self-reliance with 100 Club members trained in Business Skills; increased accessibility to economic resources and funds for community; increased capacity for income generation as 80 members benefit from new skills training for launching business ventures; increased capacity for leadership roles as 200 Club members are trained and become a resource for the entire community; and finally, the Year-End Festival will enable the 50 Women’s Micro-Credit Clubs to realize new markets for their products and create greater awareness as it draws attendance from the community.

The emphasis on training is critical to the sustainability and economic viability of the Clubs.  As Club members receive Business Skills Training, they are empowered to manage the economic ventures and loan repayments so that the Clubs become self-managed.  Four Community Co-coordinators and 200 members are trained in leadership methods so that the Clubs have the capacity to lead and sustain the momentum and determination of the community to meet the challenge to overcome the debilitating effects of rampant poverty.  The 500 members engaged in economic activity have the potential to affect directly the lives of their immediate family units comprising on average of six dependents.  Thus, indirectly 3,000 family members experience enhanced living conditions.

Micro-Credit Loan Repayment Situation:
Clubs which repay their first loan are eligible to apply for a second loan assuming a realistic business plan accompanies the application.  Loan applications beyond a second one would be considered only in special circumstances where unusually strong possibilities for growth exist.  Loans made to date have been repaid without consideration of the rampant inflation.  Because of out-of-control inflation, the amounts paid back have less buying power than the original loans themselves.  As the currency stabilizes and inflation is brought under control, the amounts paid back will more nearly approximate the buying power of the original loan.  In the meantime, the fund is decreasing in value even though loans are being paid back regularly.  

II. YOUTH AIDS PREVENTION PROGRAMME

PROBLEM
In the District there are few social services and inflation rates in excess of 300%.  Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS have created pressure on the already overwhelmed extended family: approximately 30% of the youth age 16 to 35 are responsible for their younger siblings.  These youth face unemployment rates of 80% and have little to occupy their time, limited opportunities to become educated about HIV/AIDS and little sense of community.

GOAL
The goal is to engage the local youth in the community by creating activities and environments that educate and empower them. The model for this project is the Youth Friendly Corner, called the White House, which was initially set up and monitored by ICA staff in 2003.  In 2005, ICA trained youth took over responsibility for running the corner. Currently, about 60 youth visit the corner each day. They learn about HIV/AIDS through videos and peer-training, and have access to condoms, HIV/AIDS counseling, and the opportunity to interact socially at the corner.

OBJECTIVES
Given the success of the Youth Friendly Corner, and the need to get many more youth involved in the community, the following new training regimes and Youth Friendly Corners are projected: 
•	A Resource Centre in Mufakose, including a Youth Friendly Corner, an extensive library, regularly scheduled HIV/AIDS testing, access to counseling, and an economically-priced Internet Café.
•	Three additional Youth Friendly Corners, for a total of 5 corners in the neighbourhood, one new corner. Two of the five newly opened Youth Friendly Corners will house libraries as well as provide training to approximately 300 community youth in leadership, management skills and HIV/AIDS.
•	A one-day Technical training courses for 5 youth at each site who will eventually take over management at the Youth Friendly Corners and the Resource Center.  This training comes with documentation materials for the management of the corner.  
•	Encouraging Youth to volunteer in community service activities such as teaching other youth about HIV/AIDS, assisting with local economic clubs, and coaching youth sports teams and organizing social activities.
•	Creation of an annual Youth Friendly Corner gala and sports tournament.
•	A training regime organized through the Youth Friendly Corners.  Each Corner will have 2 training sessions per year. Each session will be 10 days long and include 5 days on HIV/AIDS Awareness, 3 days of business / management skills, and 2 days of leadership training.  20 to 24 Youth will participate in each session. 

The building sites for each of the Youth Friendly Corners will be made available by the local government.  The now vacant buildings will need only slight renovation to open each corner.  A technical operator will be needed to start-up the Internet Café and provide maintenance as required.  
Supplies and materials required include:  furniture and books; phone line setup for each centre; 5 computers with modems, and a dedicated phone line for the Internet Café; TV/DVD sets, board games; condoms and HIV/AIDS educational materials; and materials and supplies for training sessions.

OUTCOMES/RESULTS
The Resource Centre will serve about 350 youth per week, providing HIV/AIDS testing and counseling, library access, and low-cost, reliable access to the internet.  At the 7 Youth Friendly Corners, 350 youth will be served each week with HIV/AIDS education, condom distribution and social activities.  When the Youth Friendly Corners are fully functional, 100 youth are expected to be volunteers, coordinators, and mentors in other community activities.

At least 320 youths will be trained in the following skills.
•	Leadership skills (2 day training)
•	Business skills (3 day training)
•	HIV/AIDS skills (5 day training)
200 people will receive resources at the HIV/AIDS testing and counseling office at the Resource Centre.
200 to 300 youth will participate in the Youth Friendly Gala and Sports Tournament.  

IMPACT AND SUSTAINABILITY
There will be a reduction in the prevalence of HIV/AIDS due to increased awareness of the disease and the availability of condoms.  Community awareness and civic participation will also increase in the local youth, which has a resounding benefit for their peers and families.  Access to libraries and the internet will enable the youth to acquire knowledge and improve their studies and life in general.  Training and participation in sport activities will build self–esteem, motivation and self confidence in a more cohesive social environment.  
 
The scope of the project is the creation of new Youth Friendly Corners and a Resource Centre.  Once the Corners are operating they will be self-sustaining and run by volunteers.  The ongoing financing of the resource centre will be managed by the income generated by the Internet Café.  After one year, community awareness, commitment of volunteers, the popularity of the program and the number of positively affected participants will build momentum to sustain the project. 

LOGICAL FRAMEWORK FOR MONITORING YOUTH AIDS PREVENTION PROGRAMME 2010 - 2012.
	Activity	Indicator of success	Means of verification	Monitoring and Evaluation
1.	Resource centre	Presence of a Resource Centre	350 people visiting the centre.	Participant register, reports & logs 
2.	Youth Friendly Corners (6 new sites)	Presence of Youth Friendly Corners.	350 visits per centre weekly;
Number of people tested and counseled at the centre.	Data collected 
Register of compiled visits
Reports and physical checks
3.	Technical training for volunteer coordinators at Resource Centre and Friendly Corner. 	Training workshop sessions held. 	5 coordinators trained for each site. 
35 people trained	Monthly follow-up meetings of volunteers.
4.	Training in 3 areas at Resource Centre and YFC sites.	Training  conducted at 8 sites; 2 sessions per year	320 Youths trained in business; HIV/AIDS; and leadership 	Workshop attendance lists, evaluation
5.	Condom distribution	9000 condoms distributed.	Number of condoms distributed and 150 regular visitors.	Distribution & usage forms; HIV/AIDS register for Youth under 20 
6.	Community sensitization	5 drama events to publicize Resource Centre opening.	Increase in visits and attendance at educational workshops.	Follow-up reports.




III. HIV/AIDS CARE PROGRAMME	

PROBLEM
Research in the five target communities indicates that 80% of households have experience with a bedridden patient suffering from HIV/AIDS.  The majority of families do not have the knowledge or the most basic medical supplies to provide even palliative care for a critically ill family member.


GOALS
The HIV/AIDS Care Program will impact the HIV/AIDS crisis in five communities by:  1. training Community Home Caretakers and Women’s Economic Clubs in HIV/AIDS prevention; 2. providing Home Care Medical Kits; 3. assisting children orphaned by HIV/AIDS; and, 4. hosting two demonstration Community HIV/AIDS Events; one for testing and one for medicinal herb cultivation training.

OBJECTIVES 
1.	Training 
a.	Provide 10 Home Caretaker Training events which will train 200 new caretakers from the five target communities
b.	Provide HIV/AIDS, 2-day Training Workshops (200 participants) to Women’s Clubs in five communities.
2.	Assemble and distribute 1,000 Home Caretaker Kits
3.	Vulnerable orphan children
a.	Identify child-headed and vulnerable households in five communities 
b.	Identify orphaned primary school children in five communities who are in need of school fees 
4.	Demonstration HIV/AIDS Health Camps 
a.	Pilot a demonstration HIV/AIDS Testing Camp
b.	Develop a Permaculture Demonstration event to teach growing of medicinal herbs for AIDS care and to promote food nutrition

OUTCOMES/ RESULTS
Training:  
•	The outcome of the Home Caretaker Training events will be that 200 trained Community Care Leaders will visit 20 households per month with the local government nurse.
•	The outcome of the HIV/AIDS, 2-day Training events will be that 200 trained members of the Women’s Clubs will have prevention knowledge to share with their families, their Club and their neighbors. 
Home Caretaker Kits:  The outcome of the distribution of 1,000 Home Caretaker Kits will be that 1,000 households will have the basic medical supplies and training to care for a critically ill family member.  A register will list all the families using a Home Caretaker Kit.
Vulnerable Children:  The outcome of identifying children orphaned by HIV/AIDS will be that, if funds become available, school fees and uniform costs could be paid for 100 needy orphan children.
Community Events:  The outcome of two demonstration Community HIV/AIDS events will be that 100 people will be tested, HIV/AIDS preventive information will be disseminated and permaculture education training will be provided for 100 Community Care Leaders to share with their neighbors in the home care visits.  





LOGICAL FRAMEWORK FOR MONITORING HIV/AIDS CARE PROGRAMME – 2010 - 2012
	Activity	Indicators	Means of Verification	Monitoring and Evaluation
1	Home Based Caretaker Training 	200 Home caretakers trained	200 evaluated and tested; 20 home visits per month	Evaluation forms &
monthly meetings
2	HIV/AIDS Training	200 Women trained	200 trainer in HIV/AIDS facts	Evaluation forms & monthly mtgs.
3	Distribute Home Caretaker kits	1000 Home Caretaker Kits delivered	Distribution List with family names	Count recycled kits; monthly visit register
4	Identify child-headed & vulnerable households	Number of vulnerable households identified 	Database of vulnerable households visited	Regular visits
5	Identify school children needing fees	Number of children identified	School register	Regular visits to the children
6	Establish an HIV/AIDS Tent Testing Site	1 site established and number of people tested	List of people tested	Keep a register
7	Perma-culture training for AIDS herbs 	100 people trained	Attendance list	Evaluation forms

IMPACT & SUSTAINABILITY
The anticipated long-term effect of the HIV/AIDS Care programme in five communities will include a decreased rate of new HIV/AIDS cases through preventive education, an increased number of families trained to care for critical family members, an increased use of Home Caretaker kits, an increase in the number of people tested, an increase in the school attendance of orphans, and a reduction in the culture of stigmatization due to preventive education. The sustainability of the program will be assured by the 400 trained volunteer Community Care Leaders resident in the five communities who will have contacted and educated at least 9,500 families in one year through the HIV/AIDS Care Program.  

Section III:  Monitoring and Evaluation

The HIV/AIDS Prevention and Care Project will be monitored and evaluated through several means designed to assess the work of ICA’s Project Officers, the progress of the project and the effect of programmes on the community.    

Monitoring
The monitoring of the project will be done by the Program Director with the assistance of the ICA Executive Director, through the use of monitoring tools such as participatory maps and venn diagrams, as well as the original action plan developed for the project.  There will be a mid-term major review and a final one at the end of the year.

Evaluation
There are a number of different techniques used to evaluate the programmes and the overall project throughout the year.

•	An evaluation session designed to reinforce concepts learned and solicit general suggestions from the clubs and community groups takes place at the conclusion of each program cycle. These groups also complete a brief, generic session evaluation at the end of each cycle that is specific to the effectiveness of the project. The programme groups complete a longer and more detailed questionnaire at the first cycle and then at the end of the year in order to track the changes that have occurred in the interim as a result of the program. 
•	The effect of the programme on the community is evaluated through the written reports and updates of programme staff and programme participants, as well as through evaluation forms filled out by the community in community-facilitated meetings and activities.  There will also be quarterly review sessions with the community to assess the impact of each programme.
•	The Logical Evaluation Chart will be used to evaluate the progress in each of the three major programmes.  The programme indicators will be measured according to the chart which is displayed within the three program description sectors of this proposal.
•	Participants in the programmes throughout the year will be asked to assist in documenting stories and experiences that can be shared with the community and ICA funding partners. They will also be able to supply demographic information on clubs and groups where activity is focused. 
•	There will be quarterly review sessions with the community to assess the impact of the program.
Finally, there will be a think-tank meeting toward the end of year that will be the opportunity for a final evaluation, recommendations for replication and assurance that other communities can continue the program in a sustainable fashion. 
Appendix: 
A>	Timeline...................................   Youth Aids Prevention Programme
                  …………………………………   Women’s Micro Credit Programme
	        …………………………………   HIV/AIDS Caretakers Programme
B>	Budget
 
ONE YEAR IMPLEMENTATION TIMELINE FOR 2010 - 2012


	QUARTER ONE	QUARTER TWO	QUARTER THREE	QUARTER FOUR
	Jan	Feb	March	April	May	June	July	Aug	Sept	Oct	Nov	Dec
ICA
YOUTH
HIV/AIDS
PREVENTION PROGRAMME	Approval from City for use of building for Resource Centre and one Youth Friendly Corner	Proposal submission	Outfit Resource Centre (phone line)

Community sensitizing activities (seventy brochures)

Technical training for coordinators of Resource Centre	Furnish the library & café

Open Resource Centre and the library

Acquire computers and create net-work	HBC volunteer package

Enable internet and appoint operators.
Arrange for HIV/
AIDS testing and counseling and Resource Centre

Open an internet café at Resource Centre	Management of Resource Centre transferred

Technical training for coordinator YFC    (6 new sites)

Training in leadership management skills 

 HIV/AIDS
Training (10 days-4 sets) 	City approval of 3 YFC 

Outfit YFC publicity	Leadership training for HIV/AIDS

Strategy planning	Training in Youth leadership HIV/AIDS

Strategic planning for 3 YFC

Volunteer coordination transfer

Management of YFC by volunteers

Training in leadership management skills HIV/AIDS (10 days 4  sets)	Set-up &: open 1 new YFC per month	Set-up &: open 1 new YFC per month

City approval.

Continue process 	Set-up &: open 1 new YFC per month

YFC gala and sports
Event
 Monitoring Evaluation and Reporting

Training in leadership management skills HIV/AIDS (10 days- 
4 sets)

	
QUARTER ONE	
QUARTER TWO	
QUARTER THREE	
QUARTER FOUR
	Jan	Feb	Mar	April	May	June	July	Aug.	Sept	Oct	Nov	Dec
ICA- WOMEN’S MICRO-CREDIT PROGRAMME 	
Meet 5  community coordinators

Visit Social Services Officers

Update 
on Social Services meeting

Funding proposal for micro-credit programme

Register Clubs with ICA.  & vet clubs

Distribute application forms 	
Produce materials for training workshops

Review constitution requirements for each club

Review loan distribution and repayment system

Setup bank accounts and systems

5 Basic  Business Training, 
1 per community	
First disbursement of funds	
Initiate
Documentation
systems  

Loan repayment begins  

1 Technical training in Batik

5 Advanced Business  Training, 
1 per community
	
Monitoring meetings for fund recovery.
NGO partner collab-oration meetings.

Research bank loan options	
Technical training in Perma-culture.

Monitoring meetings for fund recovery  

Clubs work through partner NGO’s to expand markets	
Monitoring meetings for fund recovery	
Technical training in Batik	
Report writing and submission

Report monitoring for fund recovery	100% loan recovery: celebration and
certificates

Technical training in candle making	Year-End Market Festival for 5 communities

Report and monitoring of fund recovery

 	
												


	
QUARTER ONE	
QUARTER TWO	
QUARTER THREE	
QUARTER FOUR
 	Jan	Feb	Mar	April	May	June	July	Aug	Sept	Oct	Nov	Dec
HIV/AIDS CARETAKER 
PROGRAMME	Monthly caretaker meeting	Visits with Department to seek partnership
on
HIV/AIDS Caretaker programme 

Monthly caretaker meeting

List orphan vulnerable
children (1-7) 
	HB Caretaker training

Monthly caretaker meeting

Building action plan with stake- leaders and Health workers- (5 days)	HB Caretaker training

Monthly caretaker meeting.	HB Care-taker training

Monthly caretaker meeting	HB Caretaker training

Meet with City about land for gardeners

Launch school fee payments.

Involve the Herbal expend for Kambuzuma to develop training.

Document child- headed households.  	HB Caretaker training 

Monthly caretaker meeting.

Update and assemble 1000
HBC kits.

HIV/AIDS Testing camp.	HB Caretaker training.

Monthly caretaker meeting.

Distribute HB kit- Aug-Dec	HB Caretaker training

Monthly caretaker meeting

	HB Caretaker training. 

Monthly caretaker meeting

 	HB Caretaker training

Monthly caretaker meeting

	HB Caretaker training.

Monthly caretaker meeting


												

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Index

	Page no.
A.  Executive Summary	1
B.  ICA —Our
      Strengths
C.  The Crisis	4

5
D.  Issues specific to area
E.  ICA Programs	7
11
F.  Help – Why US, Why ICA
G.  Funding and Support Requirements
H.  Monitoring, Evaluation &
      Accountability

Appendix 1: 
ICA Existing and Planned Programs	
       
	1.	Micro-Credit Financing
2.	Employment Skills Training
3.	Infrastructure Development
4.	Agricultural Training
5.	HIV/AIDS Testing, Counselling and Counsellor Training
6.	Youth HIV/AIDS Prevention
7.	Home Based Care
8.	Literacy: Functional and Legal
9.	ToP Training	i
	
	
	
A.	EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Institute of Cultural Affairs (ICA) is a registered charity that works with individuals and organisations to build communities and partnerships that promote a sustainable and just society..

This proposal outlines the need for funding to assist HIV/AIDS programming ICA’s paramount approach to attacking this and other community crises has been tried and tested in many countries.  The existing ICA programs are well-established in the field and are already helping many to come to grips with the HIV/AIDS epidemic.

The philosophy of ICA is to maximize the participation of people in the process of taking responsibility for their own lives and for society as a whole. ICA helps people help themselves. This is done by working at the grassroots level with active involvement of the local population to attack the issues that most affect them. ICA organisations are autonomous, with local decisions made at the local level in order to best address situations relevant to various regions. Programs are focused on specific areas to help ensure sustainable success.

With significant attention given to HIV/AIDS, considerable resources have been mustered to fight this overwhelming crisis. While the disease is still here, a great deal of progress has been made in the battle for those living with HIV/AIDS.  Many infected people would have already died prior to these advances, but are now continuing to live fulfilling, purposeful lives.

In the developing world, HIV/AIDS continues to ravage the population. The disease continues to decimate families and communities with 2.4 million AIDS deaths and 3.2 million new infections annually.  

The soaring rates of HIV/AIDS deaths and infections serve to exacerbate the already serious problem of poverty, create millions of orphans, and undermine the existing yet tenuous progress that has been achieved over the past few decades. The AIDS crisis literally threatens the entire region. Furthermore, the worst is yet to come.  It is estimated that there will be as many as 40 million AIDS orphans by 2010, and as many as 90 million AIDS deaths by 2025.

The problems outlined are intensified for a number of reasons. Even without HIV/AIDS, extreme poverty results in tenuous and primitive health care that is often inaccessible or simply non-existent in many areas. AIDS drugs are prohibitively expensive. The HIV/AIDS crisis simultaneously reduces the number of people in the workforce while it increases the need for care of those infected, resulting in a vicious spiral. Yet another consequence of widespread poverty is lack of education, resulting in poor job skills, inability to feed one’s family, insufficient funding for health care and ignorance about HIV/AIDS. Poverty and lack of education have driven many women into prostitution, creating another channel for the spread of disease. 

Social and cultural factors also play a part in the grasp the disease has on the people.  Fear of being ostracized by their family and community leads to silence and denial from those infected, contributing further to the stigma surrounding HIV/AIDS.  This shame prevents many from getting tested, adding to the proliferation of HIV/AIDS.  The extreme patriarchal customs throughout many parts of the region hold women as little more than objects; this, combined with widespread male promiscuity, is a further cause of the relentless spread of the virus.   

While many government and non-government organisations are providing some aid and assistance, it is clearly inadequate. UNAID believes that there will be an $18 billion shortfall in funding in the next two years alone. Financial support must come from all realms, particularly the wealthy Western world. Some countries have the means to provide assistance through its combination of wealth, resources, democratic society, education, modern technology and advanced health care expertise.

ICA has committed to addressing the HIV/AIDS issue through a collaboration with the ICA organizations.   ICA will assist at the local level to plan programs, develop networks and infrastructure, and above all, to provide funding to implement the plans.  The target is to raise xxx in the first year (2006), xxx in the second year (2007), and xxx in the third year (2008). 

This is a call to action for donors and sponsorships to provide financial support towards this crucial collaboration.  Monetary assistance is required to supplement support programs between global and local ICA’s, to implement capacity building initiatives, and to provide direct expertise and other assistance in the field. 

If nothing is done, this crisis will continue to ravage, threatening to wipe out an entire continent.  ICA has a plan and intends to take action against this crisis.   Support from all spheres of the community, including corporate sponsorship, government funding, and individual donations will make a critical difference.  Action now will bring healing tomorrow.


B.  	ICA:  INSTITUTE OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS—OUR STRENGTHS
The Institute of Cultural Affairs (ICA) is a registered charity that works with individuals and organisations to build communities and partnerships that promote a sustainable and just society. Individual ICA’s are governed and managed by local citizens who are best informed of cultural considerations, local needs and program efficiencies and effectiveness. As a result, all decisions are made locally within each region of each country.

The central focus of the ICA mandate is to maximise participation of people in the process of taking responsibility for their own lives and for society as a whole, helping communities and individuals help themselves. This is accomplished at the grassroots level with active involvement from local populations.  While planning and strategic development facilitation are key components to the work of ICA, significant indicators of success also include tangible achievements in the field following such planning. 

ICA has been actively involved in HIV/AIDS work for 5 years, cooperating with local people to establish practical programs that address the local and regional issues directly. These programs are continuously being developed and expanded in order to best meet the needs of those they serve.  Programs are generally positioned in two or three specific districts in each country in order to make the best use of minimal funding and bring about the greatest impact to those regions involved.  A complete list of successful initiatives for each country and theme is included in Appendix 1.

As a well established player in the HIV/AIDS humanitarian field, ICA continues to develop relationships with other major stakeholders in the international arena.  IAt the most concrete level, all ICA’s collaborate with national and local governments, non-government agencies, and local businesses in the field. 

With its well founded history, existing collaborations and grassroots philosophy, ICA continues to establish itself and build a reputation as an effective catalyst for action.
 

C.	THE CRISIS
AIDS is a devastating disease. HIV/AIDS has justifiably received much publicity as notable successes have been achieved in the prevention and treatment of it.  As alarming as the situation is, it pales in comparison to the HIV/AIDS infection and death rates in other regions. To describe the situation as a crisis is an understatement, and it would not be an exaggeration to suggest that the whole continent is at risk of succumbing to this disease.


The sub-Saharan region of Africa is home to just 10% of the world’s population, but has 60% of the world’s HIV infections. Families are decimated, millions are dead and millions more are orphaned. Statistics tell just a part of the story as the true nature of the tragedy can only be understood through witnessing the devastation first hand.

In 2005 there were 2.4 million AIDS deaths in the region and 3.2 million new infections, outrageous numbers.  Officially, there are 26 million people living with HIV/AIDS the region, but official statistics are considered by many to be unreliable because of poor measuring, political influence and underreporting due to the social stigma of the disease.  It is believed that the infection rate could be as much as 50 percent higher than is currently reported.













AIDS has ravaged with predictions from most experts that the conditions have yet to reach their worst – a scary thought in light of the current statistics.  Despite high birth rates common in this part of the world, it is estimated that populations in a number of countries in this region will begin to decline solely due to the AIDS crisis by the year 2010. UNICEF calculates that there will be 40 million AIDS orphans by the year 2010. UNAID has forecast the impact over the next 20 years.  The best-case scenario expects a steady increase in deaths until 2012 when a plateau is reached, followed by a modest decline thereafter; the worst-case scenario foresees continuing devastation and some 90 million deaths by 2025. 






The following chart illustrates clearly the impact of AIDS on life expectancy in the region. Progress achieved over the last 100 years has been wiped out in less than a decade.




Life expectancy continues to drop. life expectancy rate in the region in 2010 is forecast to drop to 36.5 years, the same level as England experienced in the 1700s.  







D.	ISSUES SPECIFIC
The status of one of the poorest regions in the world, even prior to the AIDS epidemic, renders it wholly inadequate to supply the required resources necessary to combat the ravaging disease. Hospitals are few and far between in many areas; those that do exist are ill equipped to handle even the most basic matters, let alone AIDS victims. Often transported via rudimentary means, such as by foot with the help of relatives, the people that are able to access a hospital at all are considered lucky.  These underdeveloped hospitals are only able to supply modest relief of suffering, providing a slight delay in the inevitable death of the AIDS victims that do arrive.  Sadly, many will never leave their villages to access these sporadic hospitals and will die without any modern treatment or support whatsoever.  

Typical of the problem is a lack or a severe shortage of AIDS drugs in most countries of the region. Due to the nature of the virus, particularly its ability to mutate rapidly and produce drug-resistant strains, it has not yet been possible to develop an effective vaccine; nevertheless, the existing HIV/AIDS drugs have had considerable success in delaying the onset of AIDS in HIV-infected individuals. The drugs serve to prolong life, reduce the suffering of those living with AIDS, and lessen the likelihood of passing the virus on, particularly between women and their foetuses and babies. 

Until recently, few to none of these remedies had been available to developing countries.  While stiff competition among pharmaceutical manufacturers and some international aid has resulted in a modest supply of drugs, the provisions remains woefully inadequate. A combined World Health Organization/UNAIDS estimate shows that only 800,000 of 4.7 million cases in the region are receiving AIDS drugs - a mere 17%.

Inadequate nutrition is another consequence of poverty that impacts the effect of HIV/AIDS on its victims.  Access to proper nutrition is also jeopardized by many societal factors such as ill health, lack of education and poor skills training. Proper nutrition is a fundamental building block of life, essential for successful early childhood development, maternal survival, and participation in school or the workforce.  Poor nutrition in the early years of life can greatly impair cognitive development.  

Lack of education presents multi-faceted challenges. From low levels of education ensue poorly-paying jobs that barely provide for daily survival, let alone self-improvement or HIV/AIDS treatment. The rule of life in many areas is “Don’t get sick because if you do, you will die.”  Low personal income levels result in low government revenues and the inability to fund even the most basic public services such as sanitation or safe water; consequently, AIDS programs are not considered a priority.

Due to a lack of education surrounding HIV/AIDS, many people still do not believe the virus exists.  Of those that do consider it a real threat, many are unaware of how it is passed on or what preventative measures to take.
	
Prostitution is a yet another saddening and devastating consequence of poverty and lack of education.  Many women are forced into prostitution in order to survive and provide for their often single parent families. Rampant in the region, prostitution can be traced along the major roads as truck drivers carry the virus from prostitute to prostitute and then back to their families.  Similarly, healthy prostitutes inevitably contract the disease and pass it on to their own families.  

The problem of HIV/AIDS is exacerbated by poverty and low education levels. As more people contract the disease fewer people are available to work, yet more workers are needed to care for the sick, and eventually, to look after the inevitable and expanding orphan population. As children are taken out of school to replace the dying workforce, the adults (usually women) are forced to fulfill the multiple roles of income earners, childcare providers, household managers, and healthcare workers.  





The basic problems of poverty and its consequences are compounded by the fact that there are many countries, each with its own culture, norms and beliefs.  Important government figures in some countries still deny the existence of HIV/AIDS, even forbidding treatment other than the “acceptable” ancient traditional remedies.  These views are often reinforced through the media.







While a few countries have addressed the problem rationally and have had some success, many countries still choose to devote their meagre resources to the military rather than to health care and infrastructure.  With these divergent issues, a “One size fits all” solution is obviously not feasible.
 
Many countries are very conservative, labelling HIV/AIDS with a terrible social stigma. This results in denial. It is common for a family member to contract AIDS and then hide that fact, ultimately passing the virus on to others in the family. Some have taken the drastic measures of dying without treatment rather than admitting to having what is seen as a shameful infection. This is particularly true of women, who are largely considered second class citizens. The patriarchal attitudes that are still prevalent in many countries pose major obstacles to HIV/AIDS prevention as men rule and women obey.   Polygamy is widely practised and it is not uncommon for wives to be “lent” to visiting male acquaintances for the night. This style of life is conducive to the spread of the virus, and is worsened by widespread promiscuity and use of prostitutes by many men. 

E.	ICA PROGRAMS
The first steps towards combating the ravaging effects of HIV/AIDS have begun in all six of the partner countries.  While some programming is currently taking place, additional support, training, and capacity building in a number of program areas has been identified by the ICA.  The following provides an overview of the main thematic areas of focus that will be implemented or expanded upon over the next 3 years in ICA’s.  Complete details of existing and planned programs relative to each country and theme are outlined in Appendix 1.

1.	Micro-Credit Financing
Stringent requirements associated with approved bank loans in many nations make it difficult for individuals or community groups to access credit financing.  Stable employment and sufficient collateral are beyond the reach of a majority of residents who do not own homes or land, rendering them ineligible for traditional loans.  Without start-up financing, there is little hope of creating venues for economic development and future sustainability.

The micro-credit projects focus on creating opportunities for economic development at the local level. Loans are provided to community-based clubs (approximately 10 members per club) to assist with the generation of economic based activities. Training will be provided to develop community leadership capacity and business management skills so that members become empowered, continuing to work towards economic self-sufficiency. 

2.	Employment Skills Training
Running successful economic ventures enables the micro-credit financing group members to overcome the debilitating effects of poverty.  Without marketable skills, however, the micro-credit training would be ineffectual. Skills training will be implemented to equip unskilled community members with functional and locally relevant skill sets.

3.	Infrastructure Development
ICA recognizes that infrastructure is key to accelerated growth, reduced poverty and enhanced living conditions. Sanitary living conditions and access to clean water are the exception rather than the rule in most areas. ICA will be working towards improved infrastructure through improvement or development of agro-forestry plots, water bore holes, water-shed development, communication and transportation systems.

4.	Agricultural Training
Food security is a major problem in many nations. On the rare occasions where there is an adequate supply, the main food source is maize. Diversification towards an increase in proteins, fruits and vegetables is greatly needed to provide a healthy diet to more citizens.  The diet requirements of “people living with HIV/AIDS” (PLWHA) are more diverse than those of the general population, and proper nutrition is essential in preserving their health and slowing the progression of the disease.  For those undergoing treatment, an adequate diet is necessary to avoid toxicity and maintain the effectiveness of drug therapies.  The goal of the agricultural training projects is to improve both the nutritional quality and quantity of the diets consumed by PLWHA in order to best assist those who have been severely affected by the disease.  

5.	HIV/AIDS Testing, Counselling and Counsellor Training
Directly addressing the prevention of HIV/AIDS will primarily be accomplished by training community members to become HIV/AIDS counsellors. HIV/AIDS counsellors will provide testing and counselling at Voluntary Counselling and Testing (VCT) centers, in informal community care centers and in homes. HIV/AIDS testing exists as the cornerstone of infection rate reductions. ICA’s have begun to address this need in various ways and will continue this work through increased testing, counselling, and counsellor training.

6.	Youth HIV/AIDS Prevention
These projects directly focus on the prevention of HIV/AIDS infections among youth.  Every ICA training program that is provided, whether in leadership, business skills or caretaking, includes a section on HIV/AIDS awareness, prevention and treatment.  The objective is truly grassroots in approach as the youth become the expert ambassadors to healthy living and HIV/AIDS awareness and education throughout numerous communities.

Facilitation training equips youth with the skills to take control of their own lives and share their knowledge with others.  Relevant socio-economic and life skills training will assist them with healthy decision making in all facets of life.  HIV/AIDS education and awareness mobilize youth toward improved sexual health and increased awareness about the prevention of HIV/AIDS.  The culmination of the ongoing training and skill development in facilitation skills will result in each youth team planning and implementing local HIV/AIDS initiatives within their local schools and communities, demonstrating in true form the positive effects youth can have in their own lives and that of their communities when given the opportunity for healthy, meaningful engagement.  

7.	Home Based Care
As HIV/AIDS infected people become too ill to leave their homes, the need for families and community members to become equipped with home-based care skills becomes increasingly important. The majority of families are lacking the knowledge and the most basic medical supplies to provide palliative care for critically ill family members. Home-Based Care training will equip families and community members with the skills to provide basic first-aid care for those ill from HIV/AIDS.  Training will focus on administration of pain-relief medications, bathing procedures, safety methodologies for dealing with bodily fluids, proper nutrition, and provision of comfort to families and individuals infected with or affected by HIV/AIDS.  Along with training, Home-based Care kits will be provided to assist with nutrition, hygiene and comfort to the ill.

8.	Literacy – Functional & Legal
Four out of ten are illiterate, and the consequences are many.  Much of the general public is unable to understand media campaigns promoting safe-sex, HIV/AIDS prevention, family planning, and basic hygiene - all messages intended to stem the HIV/AIDS pandemic and improve public health.   Without the appropriate literacy skills, opportunities for viable income-generating work among 40% of the population, becomes particularly limited.  

Without knowing their rights, women are taken advantage of in a variety of ways. The situation of widows is of great concern especially in light of the HIV/AIDS pandemic. With the death of a man there is a crisis for his nuclear family. The traditional expectation is that his property will return to his family—his brothers, leaving the wife and children without any means of support. The legal systems provide property rights for women. Training in human and legal rights is fundamental to enable women to feed their family and provide a home.

Continuation and enhancement of existing ICA literacy programs will include training in human rights, legal aid, property rights and gender equity.

9.	ICA Technology of Participation (ToP) Training
ToP methods have been central to the basic strategy for building plans and commitment at the village level in all of the partners.  This grassroots training facilitates community capacity building as skills are acquired and advanced to others.  The participatory nature of the training, including Group Facilitation, Strategic Planning and Project Management enhance civil society development throughout the communities, contributing greatly to the future sustainability and self-sufficiency of successful programs and development projects.


F.	HELP –WHY ICA 

The HIV/AIDS crisis is so colossal that by some estimates, annual spending of $10 billion will be required to prevent, contain and comfort. The sizable funding provided by the international community through the United Nations, national governments, government agencies, non-government organizations and private organizations is a fraction of what is actually required. 

The countries themselves devote relatively large amounts of public money to healthcare generally, but regional poverty means that the absolute amounts are pitifully inadequate. For example, in 2003, a country spent 8% of GDP on healthcare,, but this resulted in just $6.63 per sufferer being spent on HIV/AIDS. Not even a drop in the bucket.

With all the benefits of a wealthy civilization, we are privy to a free society within a peaceful democracy.  We have a thriving economy, an abundance of resources, a well educated population, access to modern technology and advanced and accessible medical expertise.  These factors create an ideal combination for providing much needed financial aid and other assistance to meet this crisis head on.

ICA is the ideal vehicle to provide the necessary program expertise and assistance. The programs are as varied as the requirements dictate. We have an excellent network of contacts and collaborators among UN agencies, national and local governments and major NGOs. Lastly, our philosophy is ideal in that it emphasizes the need to maximise the participation of people in the processes of taking responsibility for their own lives and for society as a whole.




G.	Funding and Support Requirements

1.	Funding
The existing goal is to raise $xxx,000 in 2006. The basic budget needs for the six partner countries total $830,000 for the year 2006; an additional $320,000 is required for program expansion and new programs, for a total of $1,150,000.   

Funding is requested from a number of sources: locally through the sale of non-charitable services and fundraising, 

  ICA has committed to raising $330,000 for programming in 2006. We expect our fund-raising expense to amount to $20,000 so we need to raise a total of $350,000. 

We have a successful start to the program and so far have secured funding and pledges of $100,000. But obviously we still have some way to go. 

The ICA planning initiatives and respective budget currently spans three years.  Plans include advancement of existing programs, introduction of new ones, and expansion of programming into new regions. 

As plans continue to develop in partnership with local ICA’s, funding requirements are expected to increase significantly, totalling US $5 million by 2008. fund-raising efforts are subsequently targeted at $750,000 for 2007 and $2,000,000 for 2008.


2.	Skills Sharing
Other forms of support, collaboration and direct participation are also requested from interested parties.  The variety of expertise available within sponsoring bodies would prove invaluable if shared directly with partnering African countries, creating opportunities for organizational capacity building and the advancement of civil society development.

To this end, ICA is seeking agencies and corporations who are willing to champion this cause by financially supporting their own delegation of staff and volunteers for short-term assignments, sharing skills and experiencing the situation first-hand.   Local ICA’s have identified expertise and training needs in the following areas:

•	Medical professionals
•	Teachers
•	Agriculturalists
•	Finance, accounting and credit management experts
•	Engineers
•	Lawyers
•	HIV/AIDS counsellors
•	Social workers
•	Non-specialised assistance

This type of skills-sharing program will provide considerable benefit to the participants, the national ICA’s at the organizational level, and the participating population in general.  It provides employers with the opportunity to offer worthwhile service programs and leaves of absence to valuable employees who will also benefit greatly from such an experience.

3.	Local Fundraising Support
Other types of collaboration are needed for fundraising and event sponsorship.  This type of support is endless in variety, including such things as advertising and marketing campaigns, printing services, sponsorship of guest speakers at fundraising events, etc.   

As an example, ICA has been approved as a beneficiary of a Marathon. This affords opportunities for organizations to become involved through participation of employees who run on behalf of ICA, and or to sponsor runners already running for ICA. We are also looking for corporate sponsorship to cover the overhead costs of this event.

In return, ICA will provide speakers about HIV/AIDS and the initiatives for private staff sessions and/or public events at the request of supporting organizations.
 
H. 	Monitoring, Evaluation, and ACCOUNTABILITY

The right philosophy, the right people and the right programs are necessary ingredients for any community development project, but we need to hold ourselves accountable to ensure the level of success that we seek. And we need to hold our local representatives to account as well.

We start by having each country prepare annual and quarterly plans together with a detailed budget. Each will provide a regular quarterly report on its activities and a more comprehensive one at each year-end.

The financial segment of each report will provide statements that track revenues and expenditures against the budget for each program, including the key elements within each program and all non-program expenditures.   An updated full-year estimate, including explanation of all actual and projected variances, will also be provided.  Plans for dealing with adverse variances will be addressed when necessary as the situation dictates.  

The package will also include non-financial statistical data measuring program performance. Key data includes such items as number of new crop trees planted, number of AIDS counsellors trained, number of micro-credit grants made, micro-credit repayment rate, number of people tested, number of home-based care visits, etc. Measurable outcomes will be provided to all donors so that progress can be tracked.

Annual plans, financial budgets, interim and year end reports will be made available to all sponsors.
 

IF NOTHING IS DONE…


“Are human rights just for a few on the planet or are they indeed for all?” – Romeo Dallaire 
ICA PROGRAMMING:  EXISTING & 2006 PLANS

1.	MICRO-CREDIT FINANCING
Stringent requirements associated with approved bank loans in many nations make it difficult for individuals or community groups to access credit financing.  Stable employment and sufficient collateral are beyond the reach of a majority of residents who do not own homes or land, rendering them ineligible for traditional loans.  Without start-up financing, there is little hope of creating venues for economic development and future sustainability.

The micro-credit projects focus on creating opportunities for economic development at the local level. Loans are provided to community-based clubs (approximately 10 members per club) to assist with the generation of economic based activities. Training will be provided to develop community leadership capacity and business management skills so that members become empowered, continuing to work towards economic self-sufficiency. 

Micro-Credit Financing
	Existing Programs	Planned 2006 Programs
Kenya		•	In order to generate some funds to assist with caring for village orphans and others who are sick, income generating projects will be planned and implemented at the village level. 
Area A	•	ICA pays each group back 5% of their original repaid loan to allow members to loan to one another. 
•	20 community income generating groups have been identified and launched in xxx; 10 are currently receiving loans from ICA.
•	25 groups have been identified and trained in yyy and will receive loans this year.  
•	20 groups in yyy have established businesses without loans because they had the Participatory Strategic Planning, Basic Business Skills training and credit management training.
•	400 people have been trained in Basic Business Skills.
•	ICA has given loans amounting to 12 million Shillings to approximately 310 people through the micro-credit scheme.
	•	Provide second loans to renewing groups
•	Increase loans to experienced groups
•	Identify and loan to 10 new Income Generating Groups in xxx
•	Identify and loan to 5 new Income Generating Groups in yyy
•	Provide 3 training events (3 days each with 150 participants) for new members in Basic Business Skills and credit management
•	Provide loan supervision and repayment training 

Area B	•	Implemented successful micro-credit projects specific to the farming industry involving 54 households.
	•	Organize an income generating project in each of the 5 villages in zzz District in the Southern Province.
•	Offer training to members of 15 families in each of 5 villages on income-generation methods.
Zimbabwe	•	25 income generating groups have been launched and have successfully paid back their loans. Significant impact has been made in the lives of approximately 250 families.
	•	Loans will be given to 10 community based women’s clubs (totalling 50 loan disbursements), providing start-up costs for members to initiate income-generating activities.  
•	5 business skills training programs will be launched 
•	4 marketable products skills training programs will be launched
•	10 leadership skills training programs will be launched 
•	A year-end “Market Festival” will be held to host all micro-credit clubs as a venue to display and sell products. 

2.	EMPLOYMENT SKILLS TRAINING
Running successful economic ventures enables the micro-credit financing group members to overcome the debilitating effects of poverty.  Without marketable skills, however, the micro-credit training would be ineffectual. Skills training will be implemented to equip unskilled community members with functional and locally relevant skill sets.

Employment Skills Training
	Existing Programs	Planned 2006 Programs
Area D	•	Through the Widow’s Empowerment Programme, 3 groups have been formed and trained in business management. As a result of the training, each of the 3 groups have established successful businesses, 2 of them are buying and selling cereals and one is buying and selling chickens. 
	
Area A		•	Provide Marketable Skills training in chalk and candle making to 80 community members in the xxx and yyy districts.

Area B	•	Implemented a vocational youth skills training in carpentry, welding, tailoring, bricklaying and poultry production involving 450 youth who were unable to finish school due to lack of school fees in ddd and fff districts.
•	Trained groups of farmers in leadership skills and project management to enable them to register as community based organizations (CBO’s) with legal status to seek their own funding and with the capacity to implement income generating activities, micro-credit, and seed multiplication projects.
	•	Provide 4 Marketable Skills Training workshops including candle making, baking skills, batik making, and perma-culture skills. 100 participants will attend these workshops.








3.	INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT
ICA recognizes that infrastructure is key to accelerated growth, reduced poverty and enhanced living conditions. Sanitary living conditions and access to clean water are the exception rather than the rule in most areas of the six participating nations. Some of the ICA's will be working towards improved infrastructure through improvement or development of agro-forestry plots, water bore holes, communication and transportation systems.

Infrastructure Development
	Existing Programs	Planned 2006 Programs
Area C	•	ICA successfully completed an integrated development programme in the nnn District. Eleven water boreholes were dug; and agri-forestry plots established. The program benefited 16,000 people. 
	•	Improve transport and communication for People Living with HIV/AIDS
•	in order to address transportation and communication issues related to the isolation of more rural communities, a health professional will be deployed to the villages once per month to assist PLWHA
•	A medical emergency cell phone (where service is available) will be identified or provided for use at each of the project villages.  
•	The feasibility of a bicycle ambulance service and possibly a medical taxi-service will also be investigated.
•	Collaborate with communities by sharing their considerable expertise and experience related to bore hole locations, costs, and additional requirements.
•	Link communities with appropriate organizations that may be able to provide hands-on support to drill the bore holes.

Area E	•	Introduced culturally acceptable smoke removal interventions such as chimneys, windows, and improved stoves in 150 traditional houses in 9 villages. 
	•	Currently working toward expanding this indoor air pollution project in village homes in the zzz District.
•	Currently working toward providing pure drinking water facilities through introduction of filtering systems.
•	Demonstrating a pit latrine sanitation scheme in several locations to create awareness for improved sanitation. 

Zambia	•	Constructed 37 secure wells in mmm and nnn Districts
•	Constructed 300 toilets
•	Provided sanitation training	•	Improve access of residents in distant villages to the highway, the clinic, ICA and markets



4.	AGRICULTURAL TRAINING
Food security is a major problem in many nations. On the rare occasions where there is an adequate supply, the main food source is maize. Diversification towards an increase in proteins, fruits and vegetables is greatly needed to provide a healthy diet to more citizens.  The diet requirements of “people living with HIV/AIDS” (PLWHA) are more diverse than those of the general population, and proper nutrition is essential in preserving their health and slowing the progression of the disease.  For those undergoing treatment, an adequate diet is necessary to avoid toxicity and maintain the effectiveness of drug therapies.  The goal of the agricultural training projects is to improve both the nutritional quality and quantity of the diets consumed by PLWHA in order to best assist those who have been severely affected by the disease.  

Agricultural Training
	Existing Programs	Planned 2006 Programs
Area A	•	In 2004, sustainable agriculture training was given to 420 farmers within 24 groups. 
•	Successfully completed a 3 year programme on food security in ppp District. As a result of this programme, 350 farmers were trained in animal management and organic farming. 	
Area B	•	With the assistance of a funder, farmers are being educated in the planting and cultivation of Allanblackia tress on their current properties to harvest the seeds. The seeds are an excellent alternative resource for making low-cholesterol cooking oil.	•	ICA is using its community base to mobilize the farmers in the process of growing, maturing and harvesting seed yields. 
•	100 farmers will be trained.
•	Estimated 500 trees planted.
Area C	•	Constructed 600 improved storage bins for preserving seed and food crops for individual households.
•	Constructed 75 improved community storage sheds in four different areas for marketing crops.
•	Increased seed multiplication projects in aaa, bbb and ccc districts.
•	Currently undergoing an initiative to improve food supply by teaching village members how to manage, process, preserve, and prepare products from small livestock and vegetable production, primarily chickens, goats, and a variety of vegetables. 	•	Training in nutrition and crop diversification.
•	Education to increase understanding of what makes a healthy diet for PLWHAs.
•	Demonstrate best practices of food production and preparation in the larger community.
•	Comprehensive training in HIV/AIDS prevention education, home based care, nutrition, and food production. 
•	15 families will be selected from each of 5 villages (75 families) based on one or more of the following criteria: having one or more orphans, a female-headed or child-headed household, or having people living with HIV/AIDS.

5.	HIV/AIDS TESTING, COUNSELLING AND COUNSELLOR TRAINING
Directly addressing the prevention of HIV/AIDS will primarily be accomplished by training community members to become HIV/AIDS counsellors. HIV/AIDS counsellors will provide testing and counselling at Voluntary Counselling and Testing (VCT) centers, in informal community care centers and in homes. HIV/AIDS testing exists as the cornerstone of infection rate reductions. The partner ICA’s have begun to address this need in various ways and will continue this work through increased testing, counselling, and counsellor training.

HIV/AIDS Testing, Counselling and Counsellor Training
	Existing Programs	Planned 2006 Programs
area A	•	A major campaign was held in 2004 on prevention of HIV/AIDS. 
•	40 people were voluntarily tested during the campaign.
•	District personnel, assisted by ICA trainers continually provide training in counselling and home-based care.	•	2 counsellors trained in each of 44 villages (88 counsellors total) to assist PLWHA and those who learn that they are HIV positive. 
•	Initiate a mobile VCT program and HIV/AIDS training for additional villagers to provide a support system for people living with HIV/AIDS and their caregivers at the local level.
•	90 additional villagers throughout 6 villages will receive 3 days of HIV/AIDS prevention education, 1 day of counsellor training, and 1 day of home care training.
•	Continued weekly group meetings in villages for self-management of PLWHA.  
Area B	•	Started free pre-counselling, testing and post counselling in 2003. 500+ people tested  
•	Trained 106 community HIV/AIDS counsellors from 23 villages to provide HIV/AIDS and general health counselling. 
•	60 HIV/AIDS counsellors trained in Handeni.
•	Four information exchange forums organized in xxx district, with more than 90 HIV/AIDS counsellors in attendance.
•	Distribution of 70,000 condoms per 3 months.	•	Set up a new VCT center. 
•	Provide greater access to VCT services (via the new center), condoms and ARV supplies.
•	Equip the VCT’s with new testing equipment and hire a new VCT counsellor
•	Provide HIV/AIDS community counsellor training in 2 new areas 
•	Provide HIV/AIDS awareness training for traditional healers—4days of training for 40 traditional healers.

Area C	•	Voluntary Counselling and Testing (VCT) implemented at zzz Rural Health Clinic.
•	112 people tested in 10 months, with approximately 75% positive for HIV/AIDS.
	•	HIV/AIDS testing and counselling will be made available to 15 families from each of five villages (75 families total) selected for a new research and demonstration project.
•	Comprehensive training and care for families with an orphan, a female-headed or child-headed household, or with PLWHA.
Area D	•	Through the Youth Friendly Corner, ICA is initiating regularly scheduled HIV/AIDS testing and counselling services.	•	Provide 10 HIV/AIDS training events
•	Establish an HIV/AIDS testing camp

6.	YOUTH HIV/AIDS PREVENTION
These projects directly focus on the prevention of HIV/AIDS infections among youth.  Every ICA training program that is provided, whether in leadership, business skills or caretaking, includes a section on HIV/AIDS awareness, prevention and treatment.  The objective is truly grassroots in approach as the youth become the expert ambassadors to healthy living and HIV/AIDS awareness and education throughout numerous communities.

Facilitation training equips youth with the skills to take control of their own lives and share their knowledge with others.  Relevant socio-economic and life skills training will assist them with healthy decision making in all facets of life.  HIV/AIDS education and awareness mobilize youth toward improved sexual health and increased awareness about the prevention of HIV/AIDS.  The culmination of the ongoing training and skill development in facilitation skills will result in each youth team planning and implementing local HIV/AIDS initiatives within their local schools and communities, demonstrating in true form the positive effects youth can have in their own lives and that of their communities when given the opportunity for healthy, meaningful engagement.  

Youth HIV/AID Prevention
	Existing Programs	Planned 2006 Programs
Area A	•	24 community groups (240 people) were trained for 5 days on behaviour changes, such as methods of reducing the spread of HIV virus.
•	4 ICA staff members were trained in Positive Self Management programmes on HIV/AIDS. The staff then facilitated this training for 36 people living with HIV/AIDS in the city and region.	
Area B	•	Currently initiating a pilot program which mobilizes youth in three schools as a research and demonstration project to stop the spread of the disease in the future. 
•	Students will be trained in interactive communication and leadership skills.
•	These students will then design and implement their own program to inform their fellow students about HIV/AIDS. 	•	Train leaders and peer-education teams (50 peer-educators trained) that will influence their peers, families and communities with the message of HIV/AIDS prevention (5000 students impacted).
•	Train students in other areas of life such as leadership development, basic hygiene, human sexuality, personal development planning, and youth empowerment through agro-business and mentoring.
•	Equip youth with communication skills and leadership skills
•	Create health teams in 5 schools
Area D	•	ICA has been involved with HIV/AIDS work since 2002 with their youth program, Youth as Facilitative Leaders (YFL)
•	The project trains students in participatory facilitation skills (including assertiveness and communication skills), HIV/AIDS prevention, gender equity, abuse of children and women, drug awareness, sustainable community building in schools, peer education, and the development of life skills. 
•	To date, more than 1,000 young people have been informed about HIV/AIDS through ICA trainings.	•	Focus on 4 areas to engage youth as social change agents in their schools and communities.  
•	Develop YFL teams among 8 school systems and 2 youth groups.  
•	10 training sessions in participatory facilitation skills (including communications and assertiveness skills)
•	10 training sessions in HIV/AIDS (including issues of gender equity, teen pregnancy, and violence against women)
•	Facilitate 10 action plans with youth teams (8 from schools, 2 from youth groups)
•	Monitor and evaluate implementation of action plans
Area E	•	School outreach activities offered HIV/AIDS education to 1380 students from 2 secondary and 2 primary schools.
	•	Equip local youth, men and women, traditional healers, and local leaders with knowledge of HIV/AIDS through school awareness campaigns and leadership training.
•	Create 10 student HIV/AIDS clubs in Secondary Schools
•	Set up four education scholarships for girls to complete full Secondary School education.
Area F	•	A major pillar of the existing prevention thrust is the Youth Friendly Corner (YFC) programme, which provides HIV/AIDS prevention education, counselling and training, and condom distribution to young people in a youth-friendly environment. 
	•	6 additional YFC’s will be developed.  
•	Libraries will be incorporated into 2 of the new YFC’s. 
•	A new Resource Center will expand services of the YFC by also offering regularly scheduled HIV/AIDS testing, access to counselling, an extensive library, and an internet café.  
•	Annual training in leadership, management, and HIV/AIDS education will be offered at various YFC locations for youth.  
•	As part of the sustainability plan for the centers, 30 youth will participate in technical training geared towards eventual management of the YFC’s by youth themselves.  
•	Increased self-esteem and valuable skills will result from participation of youth in the planning and implementation of the celebratory “Youth Friendly Centers’ Annual Gala & Sports Tournament”.



7.	HOME BASED CARE PROGRAM
As HIV/AIDS infected people become too ill to leave their homes, the need for families and community members to become equipped with home-based care skills becomes increasingly important. The majority of families are lacking the knowledge and the most basic medical supplies to provide palliative care for critically ill family members. Home-Based Care training will equip families and community members with the skills to provide basic first-aid care for those ill from HIV/AIDS.  This combined education can then be disseminated to local villages through family, neighbours, and women’s clubs. Training will focus on administration of pain-relief medications, bathing procedures, safety methodologies for dealing with bodily fluids, proper nutrition, and provision of comfort to families and individuals infected with or affected by HIV/AIDS.  Along with training, Home-based Care kits will be provided to assist with nutrition, hygiene and comfort to the ill.

Home Based Care Program
	Existing Programs	Planned 2006 Programs
Area A	•	Currently implementing an initiative to provide one-week training programs in six locations to approximately 15 villagers at a time. 
•	Training includes: three days review of HIV/AIDS prevention education, one day on counselling, and one day on home-based care. 	
Area B	•	Through partnership with local government and other NGO’s, ICA has been providing Home-based care services to 51 HIV/AIDS patients in Handeni.
	•	Conduct research on orphan care and establish a care structure for orphans of HIV/AIDS deceased parents.
•	Expand home-based care services by training new home-based care providers
Area C		•	Provide counselling, prevention education, and nutrition and food preparation as part of the home-based care initiative.
•	Provide home-based care kits to 15 families in each of 5 villages to aid family members and community members in caring for the ill.
Area D	•	The community Caretakers Training Program was launched in four communities in 2005.  
•	Training has been provided for 84 volunteers. 	•	Offer 10 Home Caretaker training events in 5 communities, training 200 new caretakers. 
•	1000 Home Caretaker medical kits assembled and distributed to assist locals with looking after the terminally ill.
•	Identify primary school-aged orphans and other vulnerable children for funding to pay for school fees and uniform costs.  

8.	LITERACY – FUNCTIONAL & LEGAL
Four out of ten are illiterate, and the consequences are many.  Much of the general public is unable to understand media campaigns promoting safe-sex, HIH/AIDS prevention, family planning, and basic hygiene - all messages intended to stem the HIV/AIDS pandemic and improve public health.   Without the appropriate literacy skills, an opportunity for viable income-generating work among 40% of the population becomes particularly limited.   Without knowing their rights, women are taken advantage of in a variety of ways. The situation of widows is of great concern especially in light of the HIV/AIDS pandemic. With the death of a man there is a crisis for his nuclear family. The traditional expectation is that his property will return to his family—his brothers, leaving the wife and children without any means of support. The legal system provides property rights for women. Training in human and legal rights is fundamental to enable women to feed their family and provide a home.  Continuation and enhancement of existing ICA literacy programs will include training in human rights, legal aid, property rights and gender equity.

Literacy:  Functional and Legal
	Existing Programs	Planned 2006 Programs
Area A	•	ICA implemented the Widows Empowerment Programme in May 2005 to improve the living standard of widows by training them in para-legal skills and facilitating them to initiate income-generating projects. 
•	150 member within 24 groups participated in 8 workshops on civic human rights 	•	Village leaders and government administration trained in human rights, legal aid, and gender equity.   
•	Provide a para-legal to project villages to enhance support and advocacy for women.
•	Develop human & legal rights misconduct reporting system.  
•	Form “widow’s group” to facilitate continued education and support.
•	Continued weekly group meetings in villages for legal aid and human rights.  
Area B	•	8 classes of adult education were conducted on a one year basis for women and youth and some continue to operate.
•	A lawyer was hired by ICA staff from 2003-2005 to operate a legal clinic which was established in 2002. The lawyer provided legal advice to the public on specific legal problems.  
•	Legal manuals were created and distributed, and legal issues were raised at Public Dialogues and in Exchange Forums. 
•	ICA visited 4 seriously under serviced villages providing legal and HIV/AIDS education. 
•	196 people in various districts were provided with legal manuals to share with community members.	•	Train 60 teachers in REFLECT functional literacy over a 2 week period. Graduates will then set up 1 year classes for 12 to 20 women and youth at the local community level.
•	5 new literacy classes implemented.
•	Hold 3 public dialogues and 3 exchange forums on functional literacy in 2 districts.
•	Hire another lawyer to replace the previous one.
•	Offer two 5-day training events for community legal advisors with 25 participants in each.


9.	ICA TECHNOLOGY OF PARTICIPATION (TOP) TRAINING
ToP methods have been central to the basic strategy for building plans and commitment at the village level in all of the partner ICAs.  This grassroots training facilitates community capacity building as skills are acquired and advanced to others.  The participatory nature of the training, including Group Facilitation, Strategic Planning and Project Management enhance civil society development throughout the communities, contributing greatly to the future sustainability and self-sufficiency of successful programs and development projects.

ICA Technology of Participation (ToP) Training
	Existing Programs	Planned 2006 Programs
Area A	•	All members of the 20 community income-generating groups have been trained in Group Facilitation methods and Strategic Participatory Planning skills (total 400 participants). 
•	In Districts: 50 community groups (100 participants) received training in Participatory Strategic Planning and Group Facilitation.	•	Introduce ToP methods to Government departments, NGO community and other sectors of society to demonstrate effectiveness of methods and support the participatory approach being used at the local level.
AAA District:
•	Provide 10 community leadership training events in Group Facilitation Methods (GFM) and Participatory Strategic Planning (PSP)- 5 day sessions for 10 new groups (200 participants)
•	Local Government Officers will be trained in GFM and PSP training—16 participants from 3 new divisions
•	Scholarships will be set up for 4 girls
BBB/CCC District:
•	1 training event for the 5 Ward Councillors and Officers in 5 Divisions—20 participants
•	2 training events for 3 Wards of Kilindi District with a total of 40 participants
Area B	•	ToP training has been implemented in the Youth as Facilitative Leaders programmes. Young people are provided training in Group Facilitation, and Participatory Strategic Planning.	
Area C	•	ToP training has been implemented in the Youth as Facilitative Leaders programmes. Young people are provided training in Group Facilitation, and Participatory Strategic Planning.
	
Area F	•	Offered 24 training sessions in Leadership Facilitation Skills for community work. 
•	Throughout 2005, provided additional courses in Strategic Planning, Training of Facilitator Trainers, Participatory Project Management and Group Facilitation.	





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     <td><textarea name='description' style='border-style: solid; border-width:1px; border-color: black black black black;width:400px;height:300px' id='description' > Food Aid and Food Security 
Programme for The country

Deadline for receipt of applications: 2nd October, 2006



CONCEPT NOTE 

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1. Summary of the action
Please provide the following information:
1.1	Brief description of the proposed action

The UNDP report of 2003 indicated that about 73% of all The citizens live below the official poverty line. On average more than 70% of The citizens are classified as poor while more than 63% are living on less than US$1 per day. In rural areas 83% of the people are poor and 71% are extremely poor. 

Many of the poorest people live in female headed households affected by HIV/AIDS. The prevalence rate is high currently at 16% affecting the most productive age group of between 15 to 49 years (NAC, 2002). Due to HIV/AIDS the number of widows and orphans and the chronically ill has increased considerably. The extended family system is no longer capable of handling the huge burden presented upon it by the impact of HIV/AIDS. HIV Positive people do not have access to healthy diets and the dietary options are limited. This means that positive people cannot live longer and their families end up in destitute or dying before their time.

This project will be implemented in The district of Southern Province. The population of Southern Province is 1,212,124 out of which 203,219 are in District. The prevalence rate for Southern province is currently at 16.2% ranks as the third highest in The country after Capital city and Copperbelt Provinces (NAC The country HIV/AIDS estimates, 2004). District is one of the most densely populated areas in Southern Province and according to estimates of 2004 from the National AIDS Council, District was the second highest in terms of HIV prevalence of 22.5% with a total number of 25,024 people second only to Livingstone. The overall poverty levels of Southern Province are high at 76% (CSO – living conditions in The country, 1998) while 59% of the people are classified extremely poor. 

The project is targeting an area north of The district called 2nd district. The target area is bound to the east by the Highway, and the Highway passes right through the community. The proximity of 2nd district to the main road makes the area vulnerable to the spread of HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases. This area appears to be particularly hard hit due to its geographical location and high poverty levels. Many small traders come to this area to sell second hand clothes and other merchandise and in the process end up mingling with people. These transient travellers and truckers take advantage of the poor farmers and expose them to HIV/AIDS. This has resulted into many HIV/AIDS patients.

This project will start by addressing the immediate food needs of 500 PLWHA in the target area. Due to the numerous demands on the resources of PLWHA, maintenance of a balanced diet is not often  considered priority. Yet, diet is one of the key elements for success in ART and prolonged life for PLWHA. For purposes of cost effectiveness, PLWHA and their families will be encouraged to consider already familiar indigenous local foods that have proven nutritive value.

The CFSP will also establish and strengthen local community based structures to lead in issues of nutrition, care and prevention and other services at community level. The project aims at inculcating a spirit of volunteerism among the target community. A volunteer from t ICA will be attached to the project. Strong linkages that already exist between the project and permanent service providers will be strengthened. These include Ministry of Health (MoH), District HIV/AIDS Task Force (DATF), Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives (MACO) etc.

In terms of the long term, the project will impart technical skills in family members of PLWHA to enable them produce adequate amounts of food on a sustainable basis. Training in sustainable agriculture will be provided and linkages made with the MACO.

To further secure the livelihoods of PLWHA, the project will impart entrepreneurship and marketing skills in the target group and link those that require additional finances to microfinance institutions that are already operating in the province.

2. Relevance:
Please describe the following: 
2.1	How relevant is your proposal to the needs and constraints of the target country(ies) or region?
2.2	What are the problems to be resolved and the needs to be met? 

The action will initially make available to PLWHA food through food aid. This is in order to enable HIV patients improve their nutritional status and thereby improve the uptake and effectiveness of ARVs. The action will also promote both conservation farming and proven sustainable agriculture methods which are less labour intensive in order to improve sustainable food production and ensure availability of food throughout the year. The action will promote crop diversification to match nutritional needs of HIV/AIDS. The project will work with an associate organisation who are experts at biodiversity and have studied nutritive values of traditional food crops which are easy and cheap to grow, process and prepare. 

The integration of food aid with actual sustainable food security which includes cultivation of traditional food crops and a home-grown home based care program are priorities of this project. This action presents an opportunity for vast impact and with massive ramifications such as fewer people contracting AIDS, fewer sick people, and therefore more PLWHA working and supporting their families and contributing to the local economy. There will be fewer families with HIV/AIDS patients, fewer orphans, positive change in behaviour and less call on already stretched health services. This Action is designed to enable resource-poor people create wealth that will facilitate the on-going implementation of further development activities and broaden their food base. 

The project will also build sufficient capacity among the target group to enable them carry on initiatives started during the duration of the project. To this end, local structures will be facilitated in home based care, agriculture and nutrition. The project will also build strong links between the target group and local permanent service providers hospital, Ministry of Health and Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives to mention but a few.

2.3	Who are the actors involved (final beneficiaries, target groups)?
The specific target community is 2nd district area. The direct beneficiaries from 2nd district area will be 500 PLWHA and the indirect beneficiaries will be the families of these 500 PLWHA making up a total of 3,000 people. (using the The countryn average of 6 persons per family)

2.4	What are the objectives and expected results?

The objectives of the project are:

•	To improve the nutritional status of PLWHA through food aid in order to improve the uptake and effectiveness of ART
•	To create and strengthen community based structures and groups for sustained care and support for PLWHA and their families
•	To increase food diversity and security for families with PLWHA on a sustainable basis
•	To reduce the socio-economic impact of HIV/AIDS among PLWHA and their families through the implementation of appropriate income earning initiatives

Expected results are: 

•	At least 200 people will undergo VCT 
•	At least 250 PLWHA will be linked to appropriate authorities for ART
•	At least 75% of the 500 targeted households with PLWHA affording 3 meals per day and growing at least 3 major crops
•	Increased cash income by at least 50% for 200 PLWHA and their families
•	Fifteen Support Groups, 5 Care and Prevention Teams and 5 Nutrition Groups established and strengthened and serving the target group

2.5	What is the added value of the action (what adds the action by reference to (central or local) government action and actions implemented by non state actors)?

•	The two country NGOs participating in this project are working in four other provinces making up almost half of The country and covering some 50,000 households. Experiences gained through this project will no – doubt spill over to these areas
•	Being an international organisation, ICA is connected to many organisations locally and abroad. Results from this project will add to the pool of experiences gained elsewhere and beyond
•	The involvement of a wide range of national stakeholders such as the MoH, the Association of ARV users, New Start Centre etc makes for a broad based network and sharing of experiences across the country
•	Both belong to a network of 15 local NGOs under the umbrella of xxx. The available channels of information and experience sharing within this network will enable spill over to other organisations and practitioners. 
•	The volunteer who will be attached to the project by ICA will carry the experiences gained from the project to other parts of the world
•	The ICA driven HIV/AIDS Africa conference to which A PARTNER  is a member is another channel for sharing information and experiences from the project

3. Methodology and Sustainability:
Please describe the following: 
3.1	What are the main project activities?
In the short term, the project will improve the nutritional status of identified PLWHA through food aid initiatives to support their ART programmes.
For the long term, locally managed structures will be facilitated to provide continuous support to PLWHA and their families to secure their livelihoods for PLWHA and prevention against the same as well as production of adequate amounts of food and generation of more incomes on a sustainable basis.
Strategic linkages will be made with permanent service providers and other organisations in the sector for long term support to the target group and community at large.
The target group will be provided with technical and material support to enable them start producing food and generate income

3.2	Who will be your main implementing partners, what is the length of your relationship with them and how will they be involved in the project?

There will be two implementing partners with whom has worked for the past three year. These are:

In the project, will be responsible for overall coordination of project activities, manage finances as per EC requirements, employ two Field Officers, host the volunteer from and manage all project procurements 

will be responsible for coordination of networking activities with collaborators such as the They will also employ the Project Coordinator

ICA will be responsible for placement of a Volunteer at the project and capacity building of local NGO partners through training of project staff and technical support to the project.


3.3	How will the project achieve sustainability? 

•	Income generation skills and activities that will be facilitated through the project will remain within households and can be applied long after project has phased out
•	The project will build capacity among beneficiaries to produce and prepare local foods which are normally more accessible and nutritious. 
•	The strong linkage that exists between the project and government departments and ministries (such as the MoH and MACO) will be strengthened.  These linkages will assure continuous support to the target group long after the end of the project
•	The Volunteer who will be attached to the project and the project will be imparting the spirit of volunteerism among local communities 
•	The evaluation that will be conducted after 10 months will determine funding needs and strategies for further support beyond this project
•	The project will facilitate linkages to microfinance institutions for external financing of beneficiaries that will involve themselves in business ventures. 
•	Both have a long term agenda for the target area. The capacity that this project will build in these organisations will go towards enhancing long term benefits to the target group in this area and beyond. 
•	Strengthened CPTs and Support Groups will continue to provide HBC support to PLWHA in the area 

3.4	Will it have multiplier effects?

•	The two The country NGOs participating in this project are working in four other provinces making up almost half of The country and covering some 50,000 households. 
•	Being an international organisation, ICA is connected to many organisations locally and abroad. Results from this project will add to the pool of experiences gained elsewhere and beyond
•	The involvement of a wide range of national stakeholders such as the MoH, ZHECT, the Association of ARV users, New Start Centre etc makes for a broad based network and sharing of experiences across the country
•	Both belong to a network of 15 local NGOs under the umbrella. The available channels of information and experience sharing within this network will enable spill over to other organisations and practitioners. 
•	The target area of this project receives many visitors and is the gateway to the south of The country. Results from the project are expected to go far and wide through the many people that visit the area
•	The volunteer who will be attached to the project by ICA will carry the experiences gained from the project to other parts of the world
•	The ICA driven HIV/AIDS Africa conference to which is a member is another channel for sharing information

4. Expertise and operational capacity:
Please describe the following: 
4.1	What is the experience of your organisation in project management?

THE ORG has gathered massive experience over its 10 year period. Some of these are:

•	Participation in the past three years in food aid programmes in close collaboration with the Disaster management and Mitigation Unit (DMMU) and the World Food Programme (WFP)
•	Implementation of humanitarian activities under the ECHO funded Agricultural Recovery Programme (ARP) with OXFAM. At least 60% of households benefiting from this initiative are affected by HIV/AIDS
•	Participation in a pilot cash transfer project implemented to mitigate social and economic vulnerability among rural people
•	Implementation of Food Security Pack (FSP) programmes with Programme Against Malnutrition (PAM) in Western and North Western provinces
•	Implementation of a Forest Resource Management Project under IFAD funding in conjunction with the Government  in all the seven districts of North Western Province.
•	Implementation of livelihood projects in partnership partners with funding from

4.2. 	What is the experience of your organisation and your partner(s) of the issues to be 	addressed?

Has implemented and is still implementing various projects in three of The country’s nine provinces. Some of these are:  

•	2003- 2006: Food security project in Naluyanda involving women and families keeping orphans and poor resource farmers in Central Province 
•	2003- 2006: Food security project 
•	2004-2006: HIV/AIDS- prevention, nutrition and care for  The country National AIDS Network
•	2005- 2006: HIV/AIDS in 2nd district Project in Southern Province for PLWHA and vulnerable families.
•	2006: Women rights empowerment project funded by World Bank
•	2005 –2006: Sustainable Agriculture and HIV/AIDS for women in Central Province
•	2006: Food security project with a strong focus on HIV/AIDS
•	ICA have provided technical and facilitation support to ICAs since 1996, as well as acting as project holders for the following:

•	1996-2003: Integrated Development Programme, 
•	1999-2002: Health and Leadership programme, 
•	2000-2003: Integrated Rural Development programme for Women
•	2000-2004: Integrated Development Programme, 

I.	THE ACTION
1.	DESCRIPTION

1.1	Title

2nd district Food Security Project (CFSP)

1.2	Location(s)

2nd district area in The district in the Southern Province of The country


Total eligible cost of the action	Amount requested from the Contracting Authority	% of total eligible cost of action
734,477.40	661,297.90	90 %

1.3	Summary

Maximum 1 page 

The UNDP report of 2003 indicated that about 73% of all The citizens live below the official poverty line. On average more than 70% of The citizens are classified as poor while more than 63% are living on less than US$1 per day. In rural areas 83% of the people are poor and 71% are extremely poor. 

Many of the poorest people live in female headed households affected by HIV/AIDS. The prevalence rate is high currently at 16% affecting the most productive age group of between 15 to 49 years (NAC, 2002). Due to HIV/AIDS the number of widows and orphans and the chronically ill has increased considerably. The extended family system is no longer capable of handling the huge burden presented upon it by the impact of HIV/AIDS. HIV Positive people do not have access to healthy diets and the dietary options are limited. This means that positive people cannot live longer and their families end up in destitute or dying before their time.

This project will be implemented in The district of Southern Province. The population of Southern Province is 1,212,124 out of which 203,219 are in District. The prevalence rate for Southern province is currently at 16.2% ranks as the third highest in The country after Capital city and Provinces (NAC The country HIV/AIDS estimates, 2004). District is one of the most densely populated areas in Southern Province and according to estimates of 2004 from the National AIDS Council, District was the second highest in terms of HIV prevalence of 22.5% with a total number of 25,024 people second. The overall poverty levels of Southern Province are high at 76% (CSO – living conditions in The country, 1998) while 59% of the people are classified extremely poor. 

The project is targeting an area north of The district called 2nd district. 2nd district The target area is bound to the east by the Highway, and the Highway passes right through the community. The proximity of 2nd district to the main road makes the area vulnerable to the spread of HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases. This area appears to be particularly hard hit due to its geographical location and high poverty levels. Many small traders come to this area to sell second hand clothes and other merchandise and in the process end up mingling with people. These transient travellers and truckers take advantage of the poor farmers and expose them to HIV/AIDS. This has resulted into many HIV/AIDS patients.

This project will start by addressing the immediate food needs of 500 PLWHA in the target area. Due to the numerous demands on the resources of PLWHA, maintenance of a balanced diet is not often  considered priority. Yet, diet is one of the key elements for success in ART and prolonged life for PLWHA. For purposes of cost effectiveness, PLWHA and their families will be encouraged to consider already familiar indigenous local foods that have proven nutritive value.

The CFSP will also establish and strengthen local community based structures to lead in issues of nutrition, care and prevention and other services at community level. The project aims at inculcating a spirit of volunteerism among the target community. A volunteer from the partner ICA will be attached to the project. Strong linkages that already exist between the project and permanent service providers will be strengthened. These include Ministry of Health (MoH), District HIV/AIDS Task Force (DATF), Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives (MACO) etc.

In terms of the long term, the project will impart technical skills in family members of PLWHA to enable them produce adequate amounts of food on a sustainable basis. Training in sustainable agriculture will be provided and linkages made with the MACO.

To further secure the livelihoods of PLWHA, the project will impart entrepreneurship and marketing skills in the target group and link those that require additional finances to microfinance institutions that are already operating in the province.



Duration of the action	24 Months
Objectives of the action	Overall objective: To improve the quality of life of PLWHA and their families through the implementation of a broad based sustainable food security initiative in 2nd district area of the district of the Southern Province of The country.
Specific objectives: By the end of two years, at least 500 PLWHA in 2nd district area will have attained improved nutritional status to improve uptake and effectiveness of ART and community based systems and structures established for their families to produce adequate food and generate household income on a sustainable basis.
Partner(s)	1.  ICA

Target group(s) 	500 PLWHA in 2nd district area of Constituency of The district of Southern Province of The country
Final beneficiaries 	Families of 500 PLWHA in 2nd district area of Constituency of The district of Southern Province of The country
Estimated results	1.	At least 200 people will undergo VCT 
2.	At least 250 PLWHA will be linked to appropriate authorities for ART
3.	At least 75% of the 500 targeted households with PLWHA affording 3 meals per day and growing at least 3 major crops
4.	Increased cash income by at least 50% for 200 PLWHA and their families
5.	Fifteen Support Groups, 5 Care and Prevention Teams and 5 Nutrition Groups established and strengthened and serving the target group
Main activities	In the short term, the project will improve the nutritional status of identified PLWHA through food aid initiatives to support their ART programmes.
For the long term, locally managed structures will be facilitated to provide continuous support to PLWHA and their families to secure their livelihoods through Care for PLWHA and prevention against the same as well as production of adequate amounts of food and generation of more incomes on a sustainable basis.
Strategic linkages will be made with permanent service providers and other organisations in the sector for long term support to the target group and community at large.
The target group will be provided with technical and material support to enable them start producing food and generate income
Where applicable, clearly indicate the sector, theme, or geographical area specified in the call for proposals to which the proposed action would apply:


1.4	Objectives

Maximum 1 page. Describe the overall objective(s) to which the action aims to contribute towards and the specific objective that the action aims to achieve.

1.	To improve the nutritional status of PLWHA through food aid in order to improve the uptake and effectiveness of ART

Anti Retroviral Therapy (ART) requires that the patient has a balanced diet. Due to prolonged illness, PLWHA or AIDS patients often find themselves in a situation of depleted resource base due to inability to perform productive work and meeting expenditure required to access ART. Consequently, a balanced diet to PLWHA especially AIDS patients is a far cry. This objective will address this primary requirement in the short term before addressing medium and long term requirements among PLWHA and their families. 

Because nutrition is crucial among PLWHA especially those on ART, the project will support formation of Nutrition groups who will be trained in preparation and processing of foods suitable for PLWHA. Focus will, first and foremost, be directed at local indigenous foodstuffs which even poor families can lay their hands on. The Biodiversity Community Network (BCN) which is an associate in this project has gathered massive experience in supporting such activities.  

1.	To create and strengthen community based structures and groups for sustained care and support for PLWHA and their families

It has been widely documented that the HIV/AIDS issue has placed a huge burden on the Ministry of Health (MoH). It has become common practice to engage local communities in such a way they are involved in providing the necessary services to PLWHA and in this way contributing to the effectiveness of the public sector. The project will facilitate formation and strengthening (where such does not already exist) of community based and managed groups to lead the process of Care and prevention for and against HIV/AIDS, nutrition as it relates to HIV/AIDS and such other services.

In addition, the project will facilitate linkages between essential permanent service providers and organisations working in the sector and the local groups from the start of the project. The philosophy of this project emphasises inculcating the spirit of volunteerism among target communities.

2.	To increase food diversity and security for families with PLWHA on a sustainable basis

The project will aim to restore livelihoods of families with PLWHA by empowering them to produce more food on a sustainable basis. The project will promote sustainable agriculture techniques and methods that are accessible and affordable from the point of view of a resource poor farmer. Both crop and animal production will be promoted. The pas-on-the-gift scheme for small livestock which has worked wonders among PLWHA elsewhere will be introduced. 

In order to ensure long term technical support in agriculture, the project will facilitate stronger linkages with the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives (MACO) and support Community Livestock Workers (CLWs) and Community Development Facilitators (CDFs) through training.

3.	To reduce the socio-economic impact of HIV/AIDS among PLWHA and their families through the implementation of appropriate income earning initiatives 

In order to restore the livelihoods of PLWHA and their families, the project will promote income generation initiatives. Training will be facilitated on entrepreneurship and marketing. These skills will enable them identify and manage business ventures of their choice. Family members of PLWHA will be encouraged to form interest groups based on the business ventures that they will be pursuing. Those that require additional finances will be linked to microfinance institutions for loans and savings services.



a.	Justification

Maximum 3 pages. Please provide the following information:
i.	Relevance of the action to the objectives and priorities of the programme

The action will initially make available to PLWHA food through food aid. This is in order to enable HIV patients improve their nutritional status and thereby improve the uptake and effectiveness of ARVs.

The action will also promote both conservation farming and proven sustainable agriculture methods which are less labour intensive in order to improve sustainable food production and ensure availability of food throughout the year. The action will promote crop diversification to match nutritional needs of HIV/AIDS. The project will work with an associate organisation called BCN who are experts at biodiversity and have studied nutritive values of traditional food crops which are easy and cheap to grow, process and prepare. These will be promoted and grown by HIV patients and their families. 

The integration of food aid with actual sustainable food security which includes cultivation of traditional food crops and a home-grown home based care program are priorities of this project. This action presents an opportunity for vast impact and with massive ramifications such as fewer people contracting AIDS, fewer sick people, and therefore more PLWHA working and supporting their families and contributing to the local economy. There will be fewer families with HIV/AIDS patients, fewer orphans, positive change in behaviour and less call on already stretched health services. This Action is designed to enable resource-poor people create wealth that will facilitate the on-going implementation of further development activities and broaden their food base. For example, seed will be distributed on a seed revolving loan basis where PLWHA will repay their loan in kind to others while continuing to meet their own seed requirements for the following year. 

The project will also build sufficient capacity among the target group to enable them carry on initiatives started during the duration of the project. To this end, local structures will be facilitated in home based care, agriculture and nutrition.

The strong link that the project will facilitate between the target group and local permanent service providers.

ii.	Identification of perceived needs and constraints in the target country/ies, in particular in the region(s) concerned. 

The country is rated among the poorest countries in the world. The country is listed among the Highly Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) as well as the Least Developed Countries (LDC’s). According to the UNDP’s Human Development Report of 2002, The country ranks 163 out of the 175 countries in the world in terms of human development. 

In 2003, the United Nations Human Development report indicated that about 73% of all The citizens live below the official poverty line. On average more than 70% of The citizens are classified as poor while more than 63% are living on less than US$1 per day. In rural areas 83% of the people are poor and 71% are extremely poor. 

Many of the poorest people live in female headed households affected by HIV/AIDS. The prevalence rate is high currently at 16% affecting the most productive age group of between 15 to 49 years (NAC, 2002). Due to HIV/AIDS the number of widows and orphans and the chronically ill has increased considerably. The extended family system is no longer capable of handling the huge burden presented upon it by the impact of HIV/AIDS. HIV Positive people do not have access to healthy diets and the dietary options are limited. This means that positive people cannot live longer and their families end up in destitute or dying before their time.

The The country government has realised that chronic illness that accompany poor health and deterioration of the immune system deplete households assets, reduce labour and lead to reduced food production
This project will be implemented in The district of Southern Province. The consortium will concentrate on constituency. The population of Southern Province is 1,212,124 out of which 203,219 are in District. The prevalence rate for Southern province is currently at 16.2% ranks as the third highest in The country after Capital city and Provinces (NAC The country HIV/AIDS estimates, 2004). District is one of the most densely populated areas in Southern Province and according to estimates of 2004 from the National AIDS Council, District was the second highest in terms of HIV prevalence of 22.5% with a total number of 25,024 people second only to. The overall poverty levels of Southern Province are high at 76% (CSO – living conditions in The country, 1998) while 59% of the people are classified extremely poor. 

The project is targeting an area north of The district called 2nd district. 2nd district covers most of Constituency. 

The target area is bound to the east by the Highway, and the Highway passes right through the community. The proximity of 2nd district to the main road makes the area vulnerable to the spread of HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases. This area appears to be particularly hard hit due to its geographical location and high poverty levels. Many small traders come to this area to sell second hand clothes and other merchandise and in the process end up mingling with people. These transient travellers and truckers take advantage of the poor farmers and expose them to HIV/AIDS. This has resulted into many HIV/AIDS patients.

iii.	Description of the target group(s) and final beneficiaries and estimated number 
The action will target The district, in Southern Province. The specific target community is 2nd district area and beyond. In 2nd district Project area and expansion area the project will work with 500 PLWHA and their families. The direct beneficiaries from 2nd district area will be 300 and 200 in the 2nd district expansion area. The number of indirect beneficiaries will be 3000 people.
iv.	Reasons for the selection of the target group(s) and identification of their needs and constraints. How does the Action contribute to the needs of the target group(s) and final beneficiaries?

The direct beneficiaries have been selected because they are PLWHA. Some are already on ART and are in the extreme poverty bracket. 

The indirect beneficiaries have been selected because they have been adversely affected by the status and condition of the PLWHA in their families. Assets have been lost due to demands placed on PLWHA in terms of nutrition and other logistics necessary for caring for the same. For both PLWHA and their families to get back into productive engagement, they need to have basic needs readily available and accessible. These include food, healthy diets, diversified food production and income generation. This will assist to broaden their food security base.

Contribution to the needs of the target group and final beneficiaries 

1.	The action will assist PLWHA have available and accessible food which will help them improve the uptake and effectiveness of ARVs. Currently there is no food for PLWHA and where little is available it would be the staple food maize which does not help their condition. 
2.	The Home Based Care (HBC) system already in existence will be strengthened through training of care and prevention teams and formation of more support groups so that PLWHA can encourage and support each other.
3.	Food production will be carefully designed so that crops promoted and grown will be of high nutritive value and will increase the availability and accessibility of food making up a healthy diet. Food production will be combined with the promotion of traditional crops of high nutritive value that are easy to grow even in times of drought and have proven medicinal properties such as Amaranthus.
4.	Income generation will ensure that target beneficiaries broaden their food security base so that over - reliance on a single source of income is eradicated.

b.	Detailed description of activities

Maximum 9 pages.  Include the title and a detailed description of each activity to be undertaken to produce the results, justifying the choice of the activities and specifying where applicable the role of each partner (or associates or subcontractors) in the activities. In this respect, the detailed description of activities must not repeat the action plan (see section 1.9).

	Diagrammatic representation of the project concept
 

1.	To improve the nutritional status of PLWHA through food aid in order to improve the uptake and effectiveness of ART

•	Facilitate formation of community based nutrition groups: The project will facilitate formation of 5 nutrition groups who will be trained in the preparation and processing of nutritious foods and diets for PLWHA. The groups will also be responsible for educating fellow community members on issues of nutrition.

•	Training of nutrition groups: Nutrition groups will be trained on locally available food stuffs and the relationship of nutrition to HIV/AIDS. The training will be conducted by health staff from Hospitals as well as the Biodiversity Community Network (BCN).

•	Analysis of diets of PLWHA: Experts will work together with members of nutrition groups to analyse diets of PLWHA in the area. Thereafter, World Food Programme (WFP) instruments will be used to identify ARV patients who require food assistance. 
 
•	Design of food packs: Equipped with analyses of diets of PLWHA, food packs will be designed by nutrition groups.

•	Purchase of food and organisation of logistics: The project will purchase food stuffs based on the EC’s procurement procedures. Appropriate information systems will be applied in the procurement of foodstuffs and subsequent processes. 

•	Distribution and monitoring of distribution and utilisation of food packs: Keepers The country Foundation in close collaboration with the WFP has been involved in distributing foodstuffs and seeds to communities affected by drought and HIV/AIDS in Western province. This experience will be handy in organisation of logistics and monitoring systems for distribution and utilisation of food packs to beneficiaries in this project.

2.	To create and strengthen community based structures and groups for sustained care and support for PLWHA and their families.

•	Awareness for VCT: The project will facilitate awareness creation campaigns for potential beneficiaries of the project to undergo Voluntary Counselling and Testing (VCT). The campaign for VCT will also serve as the awareness for the project in the area. Project staff will use this opportunity to explain the scaling up of existing initiatives. Methods for awareness creation and campaign will include drama sessions by local groups, awareness meetings and role plays

•	Facilitating mobile VCT: In collaboration with the New Start Centre (NSC), mobile VCT sessions will be conducted across the target area. Those whose results will be positive to HIV/AIDS will be automatic beneficiaries of the project

•	Promotion of ART among PLWHA: The first intervention for the target beneficiaries is the linkage for Anti Retroviral Therapy (ART). Apart from those that will be tested after the awareness for VCT, some beneficiaries will already be aware about their status. The project will also take these on board. The project will also directly target households that are hosting chronically ill persons to benefit from the project.

•	Facilitate formation of 10 support groups of PLWHA: Some of the PLWHA will be mobilised into support groups that will lead the process of campaigns for VCT and ART. The support groups will also coordinate Home Based Care (HBC) programmes in the target area.

•	Training for CPTs on care and support to PLWHA: The project will exploit existing collaboration with the Ministry of Health Authorities at the District and at Hospital to train Care and Prevention Teams (CPTs). 

•	Facilitate linkages between CPTs and local stakeholders: In order to enhance the effectiveness of CPTs, the project will facilitate a deliberate campaign to link these to local leaders including headmen, chiefs, religious leaders, politicians and any other persons of influence. 

•	Facilitate linkages between CPTs and other support institutions: The project will ensure that all the relationships with development actors in the district and province are shared with local structures created and facilitated in the target area. To this end, local CPTs will be introduced to organisations like the District HIV/AIDS Task Force (DATF), District Health Management Team (DHMT), Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives (MACO), The country Health Education and Communication Trust, The country Users of ARVs, Network of people living with HIV/AIDS in The country and many such others.

3.	To increase food diversity and security for families with PLWHA on a sustainable basis

•	Training in sustainable agriculture methods: As a long term measure to ensure household food security among PLWHA and their families, the project will encourage use of low cost and sustainable agricultural methods such as agro forestry and potholing. The Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives (MACO) will deliver appropriate training on various sustainable agricultural methods and techniques.

•	Training in crop diversification: MACO will also conduct training in crop diversification both for increased diversity in foodstuffs as well as for generation of income. 

•	Training in production, processing and preparation of indigenous food products: In line with diversification of foodstuffs, the project will promote not just production but processing and preparation of such foodstuffs. The choice of these crops will be informed by the analysis that experts will recommend from a nutrition point of view. Experts from BCN, MACO and MoH will be key in this activity.

•	Training in off-season farming: The area around 2nd district is prone to (partial) drought. This fact coupled with the need to increase the productivity of households with PLWHA calls for agricultural production throughout the year. The project will train beneficiaries in off-season production of vegetables, green maize and any other crops for food and income.

•	Facilitate establishment of seed revolving mechanism: One of the most important inputs for sustainable food security is seed. The project will facilitate establishment of a revolving seed supply mechanism. The idea will be to provide a conducive environment for supply and availability of good quality and affordable seed and planting materials on a timely and sustainable basis. The management of the seed revolving scheme will be done by agricultural and income generation Interest Groups that will be formed in the area. Establishment of the scheme will involve training of seed growers and traders. MACO will be key in delivering this activity.

•	Supply of seed to the seed revolving scheme:  Once adequate capacity has been built in IGs, the project will provide initial seed on a one - off basis. Thereafter, MACO and project staff will offer technical back-up support to ensure sound management of the scheme in the second season.


4.	To reduce the socio-economic impact of HIV/AIDS among PLWHA and their families through the implementation of appropriate income earning initiatives 

•	Facilitate identification of viable economic opportunities in the area and beyond: Project staff will facilitate identification of viable economic activities in the area and beyond among members of households with PLWHA. The role of staff from the project at this stage will be information provision and facilitation of the process.

•	Facilitate formation of interest groups:  Based on viable business ventures identified by family members of PLWHA, interest groups (IGs) will be formed. These IGs will draw action plans on how they will exploit the identified economic opportunities at household and group levels. 
 
•	Training in business, marketing and technical skills: The project will facilitate training of members of IGs in business and marketing skills as well as technical aspects of the particular economic ventures of their choice. Some of the ventures that may be identified (based on past experience in the area) include livestock and mushroom production.

•	Training of community based volunteers: The project will attempt to inculcate a strong spirit of volunteerism among member of 2nd district community. Apart from support groups and CPTs, teams of local persons will be assembled to provide technical support to livestock owners, crop farmers and business persons. Community Livestock workers (CLWs) will be trained through the Department of Animal Health to provide support to keepers of small livestock while Community Development workers will take care of agricultural and business concerns of local households.
 
•	Linkage to financial institutions: The need for additional capital is often identified as a major constraint to promotion of business among rural people. The project will link vibrant IGs to Micro finance Institutions (MFIs) within the province. The MFIs will provide savings and credit services among IGs to enable them grow their businesses.

5.	Project management

•	Inception workshop: Prior to starting the project, an inception workshop will be held involving all key stakeholders and participants in the projects. The workshop will serve to build a common understanding of the major concepts, procedures ands targets for the project. The workshop will also serve to develop an appropriate Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) system for the project. A work plans as well as roles and responsibilities of each participating organisation will be clarified. 

•	Review and planning workshops: Representatives from community based structures, collaborating organisations and members of staff of the project will meet quarterly to review progress and plan for each of the four quarters. 
 
•	Baseline survey: At the onset of the project, a baseline survey will be conducted to determine the status of each of the indicators of progress outlined in the log frame as well as those that project stakeholders may wish to add during the inception workshop. The baseline survey will set benchmarks for future measurement of progress during and after the project intervention.

•	Mid term evaluation: After the tenth month, the project will undergo a mid term evaluation to take stock of progress thus far with a possibility of adjustment to the approach, targets and other aspects of the project based on experience. This evaluation will also identify aspects of the project that will require further support beyond this particular initiative 

•	End of project evaluation: at the conclusion of the project, an end of project evaluation will be undertaken to close out the project and recommend further action to local community members and partners as well as collaborating organisations and institutions.

•	Training of all community groups in participatory monitoring systems: All the community based groups that the project will facilitate will undergo some training in participatory monitoring and evaluation. In this way, the monitoring system for the project will be internalised by the community and its structures and will remain useful long after the project has phased out

c.	Methodology

Maximum 4 pages.  Detailed description of:
i.	Methods of implementation and reasons for the proposed methodology

The methodology used in this project places emphasis on building strong local structures from the start of the project. These structures will be involved in the planning and implementation of project activities as well as the monitoring and evaluation of the same and the results arising from these activities. The project aims to inculcate a spirit of volunteerism among members of the community. A volunteer from ICA will be attached to the project for the whole duration of the project.

The project also takes on board collaborating institutions and organisations that will remain to provide various services to project beneficiaries beyond the life time of the project. Figure 2 (below) is a diagrammatic representation 

The concept of the CFSP is founded on the premises that there are sufficient levels of awareness about HIV/AIDS in 2nd district area. The entry point for the project will therefore be promotion for VCT through meetings, drama and sports among other methods. 

The project will also conduct mobile VCT sessions with the New Start Centre and The country Health Education and Communication Trust. The members of the community that will test positive will be encouraged to participate in activities of the project and some will form support groups (SGs) and care and Prevention Teams (CPTs). The project will also target households with people that are chronically ill. The target group for the project will therefore be households with PLWHA and the PLWHA in particular.

Apart from SGs and CPTs, the project will facilitate formation of Nutrition Groups (NGs) from among the target households. The SGs will be trained in various aspects of nutrition and how it affects HIV/AIDS. Experts will deliver various training sessions to SGs to, among other things, enable them analyse diets of PLWHA and recommend suitable food packs which the project will provide in the short term.



Community Based Structures among households with PLWHA


					
				
Support Groups 



	
	    Nutrition Groups					Care & Prevention Teams 




				Com Development Facilitators 
				       
					Interest Groups

				   Community Livestock workers





Using the recommended food pack and diets, food stocks will be purchased using EC procurement guidelines. Th Foundation will rely heavily on experience in handling food distribution programmes under the Agricultural Recovery Programme (ARP). interaction with World Food Programme in distribution of food under the Disaster Management an Mitigation Unit (DMMU) will also be essential at this stage.

For the sake of the long term, the project will build capacity for target households to produce a diverse range of food crops in adequate quantities. Timely availability of good quality and affordable seeds will be facilitated through a revolving seed supply scheme managed by community members themselves. Rearing of small livestock such as goats and pigs will be promoted on a pass-on-the-gift basis which has worked very well in Western and Central provinces. Strong linkages will be established with the MACO and local capacity will be built to ensure continuous technical support through identification and training of CLWs and CDFs.

The project will also support development of entrepreneurship that will enable target households identify and exploit viable business opportunities. Linkages will be facilitated with micro finance institutions (MFIs) to service those households that will need additional capital to grow their businesses. As MFIs are institutions in their own right, it is expected that they will continue servicing members of the community beyond the lifetime of the project.

In facilitating availability of suitable and adequate amounts of food for PLWHA, the projects will promote, first and foremost, indigenous, locally available and low input crops, vegetables and fruits. The BCN have carried out research on most of these foods in terms of dietary value over the past ten years. The CFSP will therefore aim to integrate these findings in the design of food packs for households with PLWHA as well as in the production of these crops for the medium and long terms. 

The CFSP is also based on the experience of all three organisations participating in the preparation of the project concept. While ICA bring the international experience to the project particularly in the response to HIV/AIDS pandemic, have gathered some considerable experience in design and implementation of livelihood projects in six of The country’s nine provinces. The consortium can also boast of experience in implementing humanitarian initiatives through the European Commission Humanitarian Aid Office (ECHO) and the government’s Disaster Management and Mitigation Unit (DMMU). ICA belong to a network of 15 NGOs which provides a rich reservoir of technical information and expertise. 

An important part of the project approach is the strong link between the project and permanent service providers. The already existing linkages with the MACO, DATF and MoH will be strengthened. Linkages will also be created and strengthened with other players.

The involvement of local communities and groups in the monitoring and evaluation of project activities and outcomes is an important capacity building aspect of the CFSP. ICA has employed this approach where communities have been empowered to make informed decisions about development activities in their areas.

ii.	Where the action is the prolongation of a previous action, explain how the action is intended to build on the results of this previous action 

The CFSP will be scaling up the work that has been going on over the past 2 years financed by ICA. The project has been working with 200 households with PLWHA. Through the facilitation of the project, 189 people have undergone VCT. Five (5) CPTs have been formed and trained but 10 more will be needed for the new initiative and the strengthening of existing ones will be required.

In the process of carrying out these activities, strong linkages were established with the Ministry of Health (MoH), Hospital and Clinic. These vital relationships will be strengthened under this project. 

The CFSP will use the already sufficient levels of awareness about HIV/AIDS done mainly through the project so far. Issues of Food and HIV/AIDS have also been addressed to some extent over the past 2 years and this project will only be scaling up on the same.

In terms of agricultural activities, 130 people have received training in sustainable agriculture and funds have already been secured to provide them with seeds for the season 2006/07. 

iii.	Where the action is part of a larger programme, explain how it fits or is coordinated with this programme. Please specify the potential synergies with other initiatives, in particular from the EC
The CFSP is not a part of a larger programme

iv.	Procedures for follow up and internal/external evaluation

Before the start of the project, all stakeholders will meet to build a common understanding of the project and to streamline the roles of each player. The inception workshop will also review and plan major activities for the project.

In order to empower the target group in decision making, the project will train selected members of the community in Participatory monitoring and evaluation. The design of the project’s monitoring and evaluation system will build on the system established at community level.

A baseline survey will be carried out at the start of the project to benchmark the various indicators of progress elaborated in the logical framework. The baseline survey will be undertaken by independent consultants

Ten months into the implementation of the project, a mid term evaluation will be conducted to take stock of progress and recommend corrective measures and pick up issues that may not have been considered at the beginning of the project. The outcome of the mid term review will also inform organisations and people of 2nd district that would desire to intervene in future.

The project will conduct quarterly and annual reviews for stakeholders to review and plan progress. Participants in the quarterly and annual review meetings will include community members, project staff, partners and collaborators. At the end of the project, an end of project evaluation will be conducted.

v.	Description of the role and participation in the action of the various actors (local partner, target groups, local authorities, etc.), and the reasons for which these roles have been assigned to them. 

Each of the three organisations participating in implementing this project brings a variety of experiences to the table.

The Foundation

The foundation has gathered massive experience over its 10 year period. Some of these are:

•	Participation in the past three years in food aid programmes in close collaboration with the Disaster management and Mitigation Unit (DMMU) and the World Food Programme (WFP)
•	Implementation of humanitarian activities under the Agricultural Recovery Programme (ARP). At least 60% of households benefiting from this initiative are affected by HIV/AIDS
•	Participation in a pilot cash transfer project implemented as an alternative means to mitigate social and economic vulnerability among rural people
•	Implementation of Food Security Pack (FSP) programmes in Western and North Western provinces
•	Implementation of a Forest Resource Management Project under IFAD in conjunction with the Government of the Republic.
•	Implementation of livelihood projects in partnership .


The ICA has implemented and is still implementing various projects in three of The country’s nine provinces. Some of these are:  

•	2003- 2006: Food security project involving women and families keeping orphans and poor resource farmers in Central Province 
•	2003- 2006: Food security project in Capital city Province 
•	2004-2006: HIV/AIDS- prevention, nutrition and care for PLWHA area in Capital city Province for orphans widows and vulnerable children 
•	2005- 2006: HIV/AIDS in 2nd district Project in Southern Province for PLWHA and vulnerable families 
•	2006: Women rights empowerment project in Central province
•	2005 –2006: Sustainable Agriculture and HIV/AIDS for women in Central Province
•	2006: Food security project in in Central Province with a strong focus on HIV/AIDS


ICA

ICA have provided technical and facilitation support to ICAs since 1996, as well as acting as project holders for the following:

•	1996-2003: Integrated Development Programme, 
•	1999-2002: Health and Leadership programme,
•	2000-2003: Integrated Rural Development programme for Women, 
•	2000-2004: Integrated Development Programme, Tanzania 
•	2005-2006: African ICAs HIV/AIDS Initiative (two workshops,)
•	2005-2006: Pilot of Living Well with HIV/AIDS 

With this background, THE ORG will be responsible for:

•	Overall coordination of project activities
•	Manage finances as per EC requirements
•	Employ two Field Officers
•	Host the volunteer from ICA
•	Manage all project procurements 

will be responsible for:

•	Coordination of networking activities with collaborators such as the MoH, MACO, DATF, ZHECT, NSC, BCN, AARVU etc
•	Employ the Project Coordinator


ICA will be responsible for:

•	Placement of a Volunteer
•	Capacity building of local NGO partners through training of project staff and technical support to the project and THE ORG




vi.	Team proposed for implementation of the action (by function: there is no need to include the names of individuals here)


No.
	
Title	
Role

A. Salaried Personnel

1	
Project Coordinator (full time)	
Coordination of the project 

2	
ICA Volunteer (full time)	Providing technical support to the project and staff of the project 

3	
Programme Officer-THE ORG (20%)	
Liaison with the donors and partner organisation & collaborating institutions/organisations

4	
Accountant-THE ORG (30%)	
Providing sound financial management for the project

5	
Field Officers X2 (full time)	
Frontline staff working with communities

B. Voluntary Personnel

1	
Community Livestock Workers	
Technical support to livestock owners

2	
Community Development Facilitators	
Technical support to local farmers on sustainable agriculture and business

3	
Care & Prevention Teams (15 made up of 10)	
Leading care for HIV/AIDS patients and prevention programmes against HIV/AIDS

4	
Nutrition Groups (5 made up of 5)	
Leading nutrition programmes for PLWHA in terms of production, processing and preparation of the same

5	
Support Groups (10 made up of 5)	
Groups of PLWHA organising others to address the various constraints faced by their peers

vii.	Main means proposed for implementation of the action (equipment, tools…)

The project will only have two means thus:

•	Motorbikes (X2 provided by and THE ORG) for the 2 Field staff
•	Bicycles (X 50) for CPTs and CDFs

The action plan must be drawn up using the following format:

Year 1
THE ORG Food Aid & Food Security Action Plan	                   Semester 1	               Semester 2	
Activity	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Implementing body
													
Objective 1: Improved nutritional status of PLWHA													
Community mobilisation													THE ORG & partners
Purchase & distribution of foodstuffs													THE ORG
													
Objective 2: Strengthening & establishing  local structures													
Awareness for VCT													THE ORG, partners, , MoH
Mobile VCT													THE ORG, , ICA, , 
Promotion of ART													THE ORG, , ICA
Training of CPTs & SGs													MoH, , Hospital
													
Objective 3: Increased Food production & diversity													
Training in agriculture & nutrition													BCN, 
Supply of seed & small livestock													THE ORG & partners
													
Objective 4; Improved socio economic impact through income generation													
Training in entrepreneurship & marketing													THE ORG & partners
Training of community based volunteers													ICA Volunteers, THE ORG & partners
Linkage to micro finance institutions													THE ORG & partners
													
Project management													
Inception workshop													THE ORG & partners
Baseline survey													Consultant
Review & planning meetings													THE ORG & partners
End of Project Evaluation													
Training in Participatory M&E													ICA, MoH
													


Year 2
THE ORG Food Aid & Food Security Action Plan	                   Semester 1	               Semester 2	
Activity	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Implementing body
													
Objective 2: Strengthening & establishing  local structures													
Awareness for VCT													THE ORG, partners, ZHECT, MoH
Mobile VCT													THE ORG, 
Promotion of ART													THE , ICA
Training of CPTs & SGs													MoH, , Hospital
													
Objective 3: Increased Food production & diversity													
Training in agriculture & nutrition													
Supply of seed & small livestock													THE ORG & partners
													
Objective 4; Improved socio economic impact through income generation													
Training in entrepreneurship & marketing													THE ORG & partners
Training of community based volunteers													ICA Volunteer, THE ORG & partners
Linkage to micro finance institutions													THE ORG & partners
													
Project management													
Inception workshop													THE ORG & partners
Baseline survey													Consultant
Review & planning meetings													THE ORG & partners
End of Project Evaluation													
Training in Participatory M&E													ICA, MoH
													




2.	EXPECTED RESULTS

2.1	Expected impact on target groups/beneficiaries

Maximum 2 pages.  Indicate how the action will improve:
1.1.1	the situation of target groups/beneficiaries

•	An increase of at least 50% in food production at household level by direct beneficiaries
•	At least 75% of direct beneficiaries accessing three meals per day 
•	Improved nutritional status among 500 PLWHA
•	At least 75% of the 500 targeted households growing at least 3 major food crops of nutritive value by the end of 2 years
•	Basic business training for  200 people 
•	More than 50 of the beneficiaries successfully go through a 3 months nutrition programme
•	Increased cash incomes (by 50%) for at least 200 of the PLWHA and their families
•	At least 200 people undergoing VCT per year
•	At least 100 introduced to ART per year

1.1.2	the technical and management capacities of target groups and/or any partners where applicable.

•	More than 10 support groups formed with ability to coordinate development initiatives with minimum external support
•	Strengthened capacity of 5 Care and Prevention Teams (CPTs)
•	Improved technical knowledge and skills among 200 households in agriculture and business to sustain their livelihoods in the midst of the impact of HIV/AIDS
•	Increased technical skills and knowledge by 600 people and 100 households in the production and preparation of indigenous nutritious food crops 
•	Improved skills and knowledge by 10 support groups and 15 CPTs in coordinating and monitoring community based nutrition and HIV/AIDS related initiatives  
•	Increased networking among community based groups in addressing issues of nutrition and HIV/AIDS
•	Improved capacities of implementing partner NGOs in organisational management and ability to meet the needs of beneficiaries


2.2	Concrete outputs

Maximum 1 page. Be specific and quantify outputs as much as possible. Indicate notably foreseen publications.

•	At least 200 people will undergo VCT 
•	At least 250 PLWHA will be linked to appropriate authorities for ART
•	At least 75% of the 500 targeted households with PLWHA affording 3 meals per day and growing at least 3 major crops
•	Increased cash income by at least 50% for 200 PLWHA and their families
•	Fifteen Support Groups, 5 Care and Prevention Teams and 5 Nutrition Groups established and strengthened and serving the target group


2.3	Multiplier effects

Maximum 1 page. Describe the possibilities for replication and extension of the action outcomes.

•	The two The countryn NGOs participating in this project are working in other areas of The country namely; Western, North - Western, Central and Capital city Provinces making up almost half of The country and covering some 50,000 households. Experiences gained through this project will no – doubt spill over to these areas
•	Being an international organisation, ICA is connected to many organisations locally and abroad. Results from this project will add to the pool of experiences gained elsewhere in Africa and beyond
•	The involvement of a wide range of national stakeholders such as the Ministry of Health (MoH), The country Health Education and makes for a broad based network and sharing of experiences across the country
•	Both belong to a network of 15 local NGOs. The available channels of information and experience sharing within this network will enable spill over to other organisations and practitioners. Additionally, is a member of the International NGO (INGO) forum which is another channel for sharing experiences
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Improving socio economic status of the women and children from "disadvantaged groups" 

of the community through capacity building, literacy education, skill based training and income generation activities. 


1.	PROPOSED BUDGET ( Total)  7431,820

(a) funder Contribution; 6235,740   (83.9% of the Proposed Total Budget)
(b) Local Contribution; 1196,080         (16.09% of the Proposed Total Budget)

Improving socio economic status of the women and children from disadvantaged groups of the community through capacity building, literacy education, skill based training and income generation activities in Rupendehi and Kapilbastu Disticts of Western Region of The country.

1.1	 Project Details:

The proposed project area lies in 4 Village Development Committees. Majority of inhabitants of the area are migrants from the near by hill area. 24% of the people are literate and almost all women are illiterate. Health facilities are far from the local people. They have food sufficiency only for 3-5 months, for the rest of the months they use their neighbor's land to do agriculture in cost sharing basis. 

People, in the area, directly depend on the near by forest for the purpose of firewood collection, fodder collection, cattle grazing etc, which causes the forest encroaching and environmental degradation. Such types of environmental degradation, causes women to spend more time in their domestic chores than their male members.  People are not so aware of their personal hygiene or local environment. Almost all children including parents don't have practice to do toilet in proper place; they don't have a toilet at all. People don't have facilities of pure, safe and clean drinking water; the water quality is not good as it contains arsenic which acts as a slow poison for the human body.

The socio economic status of the people is miserable, where women and children suffer more than men. A dowry system is prominent in the area, gender discrimination is high and female children do not have access to basic education compared to their brothers. Still people are following the traditional beliefs and customs which are preferred to male children. Main productions of the area are ginger, turmeric, banana and handicrafts made up of local wood especially mat, basket, mop from bamboo. These are sold in the near by market. The main occupation of the people is goat, buffalo and chicken rearing. They have their own piece of land but the income they earn is insufficient to eat a whole year.

In the project areas, most of the people are migrating towards near by cities in search of employment. This is mostly due to national conflicts and less employment opportunities in the area, which leads to women's multiple roles and responsibilities. They don't have opportunity of getting alternative employment in the area.  

The literacy rate of women is only 14 %. Most of the people are unemployed and youth are frustrated. They don't have employment opportunities in the area, as a result, this age group of people attracted to nearby countries in search of employment with nominal wage. They are working as seasonal migrants and the flow of rate of the seasonal migrants in the area is increasing rapidly. This is why the number of female headed households are increasing in the areas.  It causes women to contribute more times for their family, they are taking multiple responsibilities as a mother and father as well. With the frequent discussion and workshop within the community people they have raised following problems:
•	Social discrimination especially gender difference is high in the area.
•	Dowry system is prominent; number of newly married women sacrificed their life for the sake of dowry. 
•	Food sufficiency is only for 3-5 months especially in the ethnic community and depend on low paid jobs 
•	Due to the direct dependency on the forest for their daily life; forest has been encroaching continuously in the area; so, now, women spend more time to collect firewood and fodder so have less time to keep clean and tidy children, houses and women themselves
•	Mostly women are illiterate and unconscious about  their human right , and they don't have decision making power within family and community as well
•	People' s economic status is low; people don’t have alternate income generation activities
•	People are less conscious towards health, hygiene and sanitation
•	People don’t have access to basic health facilities and  less concern to personal hygiene 
•	Water born diseases are said to be found common in the rainy season.
•	Due to mobile population as a seasonal migrants women and children are in state of vulnerable group for HIV/AIDS and STDs
•	Girl trafficking is also a problem of the area
•	Especially in ethnic groups alcoholism and free sex 

The proposed programme will be focused on the capacity building of the people mainly women and children for the socio economic betterment of the people of the area. However the programme will be implementing with gender perspective giving high consideration to women and children from the socio economically deprived communities. Direct beneficiaries of the programme will be 500 and indirectly 2500.

The programme will be based on the concept of social empowerment through self sustained and capacity building of the people by mobilizing task force. Prior to implementation of the project, a participatory strategic planning of the area will be formulated with the active participation of the target groups where they input their views find out the problems, seek the solution and analyze reliable activities and participate in the time of implementation of the project; in this time some modification may need for incorporating the target groups ideas with the proposed activities. We have experienced that when community people actively take part in the programme, no doubt it will be sustainable. The implementing organization, ICA, will take part as a facilitator not implementer; the target group through task force will take whole responsibilities to accomplish the programme successfully. 

b. Justification / Rational for the project (why the project is needed);

Most of the people of the areas are unemployed; people are directly depending upon the near by forest, basic health facilities are far from the community people and they don't have access to safe and pure drinking water.  Almost all people depend on agriculture, the agriculture facilities have not reached up to them and almost 90% of the people have low economic status. The programme will be based on the concept of social empowerment through self sustained and capacity building of the people by mobilising task force. Prior to implementation of the project, a participatory strategic planning of the area will be formulated with the active participation of the target groups where they input their views find out the problems, seek the solution and analyze reliable activities and participate in the time of implementation of the project; in this time some modification may need for incorporating the target groups ideas with the proposed activities. 

Local people themselves have potentiality and stamina to tackle the problems at the local level however they don’t know this potentiality. So it calls for different kinds of training on capacity building so that the community people may reveal the potentiality with new knowledge and skill. Raising awareness on hygiene, sanitation, environment and HIV/AIDS will motivate the people especially unhealthy ones go to the health centre instead of going to the exorcizer. This process will help them to be aware about health and sanitation and environment. 

So-called low caste people never listen to development workers unless they get support for income generating activities. This is why we have set aside seed money to those who require seriously. The money we disburse can be invested only in the income generating activities.                 

So, realising the importance of community development and incorporate its experiences in the area, ICA would like to express its interest to help and facilitate to make empower the community people who are lagging behind by the society to insight their own strengths immediately for their own development and finally for sustainable development as well. 





C. Goal: 

The overall goal of the programme is to improve the socio economic status of the women and children from disadvantage group of the community through capacity building, literacy education, skills based training and income generation activities.

D. Objectives: 

The programme has following objectives:

i.	Trained 50 people from disadvantage group especially women and children
ii.	Formulation of participatory strategic planning of the 4 village development coroporations of two districts
iii.	Local people have access to safe and pure drinking water facilities
iv.	Women can read, write letter and keep their account independently
v.	Increased the number of school going children especially girl children
vi.	Guardians are motivated to send their kids to the school
vii.	People are aware on social discrimination, health, sanitation, HIV/AIDS, environment etc.
viii.	6 street drama exhibited annually in each district
ix.	50 low cost toilets and 100 improved cookstoves are constructed annually in each district
x.	People run the saving and credit (FSA model) in their own initiation
xi.	People are trained on various capacity building training for the betterment of socio economic status of the people
xii.	50 % of the people (target people) have their own profession and develop entrepreneurship

E. Following activities will be carried out to achieve the objectives:

Office Establishment and Staff recruitment

Once the programme is approved, an office will be set up in the working area. ICA already has its own field office and contact office; so it is not so expensive to establish the office. Similarly, we will select the staff to carry on the project activities. While recruiting the staff, priority will be given to the candidates from ethnic minorities and women in the working area. 

Training on Participatory Strategic Planning

5 days training on participatory strategic planning will be conducted for twenty five participants in each district including more than fifty percent women will be singled out for this training. Participants will be selected with the prior consent with local authorities and concerned organisations. As regards the training method ORID, workshop method, case study, group exercise etc will be used. The course of content of the training will focus on analysing local environment, discussing, researching local resources, looking for solutions and planning activities. The main objective of the training is to make the community know as what is participatory process? How it affects the community without their involvement in the planning and implementation process? What type of practice is prevailing in The country as regards the planning? After the training, ICA and the trained participants act as co facilitators will facilitate the planning workshops in the districts.  

Formation of task force committee

A task force committee or activity group will be formulated during the training on 'participatory strategic planning'. Participants themselves will nominate the name for its members and nominated members select a chairperson from among themselves. Thus there is a five to seven members task force committee led by a chairperson. The committee will actively involve in implementation of planned activities. It renders priority to facilitate the community implement the action-plan which is identified in the planning workshop. ICA will facilitate them to carry out the task effectively. All the members of the task force committee will get informal leadership development training. The course of content of the training will focus election of leaders, constitution formulation, meeting procedures and setting up the systems of developing saving habit etc.          

Formulation of Participatory Strategic Planning  

After the training is over, there will be 3 days strategic planning workshop in each village development council of the two districts. Participants of these planning will be 45 in each. These planning will be facilitated by ICA and the participants of the training on 'participatory environmental strategic planning' will play a role as co facilitators. 

Regarding the participants selection, suggestion will be sought from the concerned organization and local authorities. Women will be requested for their active participation. In the planning, they identify the problems/needs, analyse and prioritise them, analyse available human and material resources etc. Thus they prepare action plan. Such process of the planning renders them the feeling of ownership in the development activities. We believe such type of feeling of ownership leads to the sustainable development what we are expecting from the community people.  The strategic plan prepared by the community themselves will remain as an asset for the community. They will take active part in implementing it. 

Drinking water facilities

The area has the problem of the pure and clean drinking water; for the purpose of providing the quality drinking water; a small research will be done on current drinking water quality and system as well; then treated and distributed to the community people through various means by installing water tank and tap stands in the area as a model. 


Adult Literacy Education

Literacy is one of the major components in the process of development of any community in the world. In literacy it is said that one who holds pen holds power. Local people feel inferior when they have to use thumb print in place of putting signature on the paper. Illiterate persons have to request others read the letters for them. So this programme will also help the ethnic minorities in being aware about their rights especially in the field of education and health. 

For the time being, we will conduct eight adult literacy classes per year in the two districts for the ethnic minority. There will be twenty five participants including the women more than fifty percent in each literacy centre (class). As regards the venue and time of the centre is concerned, participants themselves will decide. It is up to the participants that the centre starts at what time? How many time they invest in each day etc.                                 

ICA staff and task force committee will jointly monitor the literacy centre. Our partner or funding organisation will be welcomed if it is involve in the monitoring process. After the six months, when the course is over all the stakeholders will also be involved while evaluating the programme.    

Children Education

For the age of school going children 2 classes of childrens education will be conducted for the 25 children in each VDC of the both districts every year. The duration of the class will be 6 months; and students can get basic primary education.  

Awareness Activities on health, sanitation, HIV/AIDS, environment etc

Local youth will be strongly mobilised to promote social and environmental awareness activities through street dramas, pamphelting, postering etc. It is supposed that paying attention to hygiene, sanitation, environment and HIV/AIDS is the task of rich persons or so called upper caste. However, it affects to all kinds of people whether they are belonged to rich or poor class and upper or lower caste. Community development is impossible unless the local people are conscious about the health and environment. So this type of programme will be launched to incorporate all kinds of people especially ethnic minorities into the main stream of the country. Four street dramas will exhibit in each district every year. The theme of the drama will be social discrimination, health, hygiene, health, education, environment and as per need of the community.

We will publish different kinds of pamphlets, posters and brochures to disseminate the message widely to the community. Task force committee will remain active in all the process of implementing the activities.

Construction of improved cook-stoves and low cost toilet  

For the purpose of environmental conservation and healthy life of the people, environmentally sound construction will be done in the project sites. Low cost toilets and improved cook stoves will be built as demonstration purpose. The items will be constructed on cost sharing basis. Community takes the responsibility of 35% of its total cost and rest expenses on behalf of the project. Thus, we build 50 low cost toilets, and 100 improved cook stoves in each district.         

Training on Capacity Building

*	Sustainable agriculture
*	HIV/AIDS and Leadership
*	Construction of toilets and cookstoves
*	Gender and Development
*	Saving & Credit (FSA Model)
*	Skill Based Training
*	Entrepreneur Development  
                 
It is ICA's experience that the rural area lacks basic economic, social and environmental infrastructures. Based on the recommendations of the strategic plan and local task force, several training courses will be organised in the pocket area of our project to empower the local people. ICA believes in building the capacity of local people preserving their culture, local knowledge and building on the resources available and accessible to them. There lies sustainability and feeling of ownership in the activities of community development when the local people get training/facilitation, skill and knowledge with the examples, language etc. distinctly comprehensible to them in the periphery of their own settlement.  

Twenty five participants including women, caste/ethnicity and backward will attend in each courses of the trainings mentioned above in each district. Participants will be selected on the basis of their interest and previous experiences. The task force will nominate the name of the participants. After the training, they work as local resource persons in their villages. The participants will be expected to carry on the development task as skilled/trained personnel. The different kinds of trainings will help people to disclose the potentiality, caliber, stamina etc. that we believe, people have but these qualities have been put down because of the history, religion and socio-economic culture.  Such types of training will be help to them to enhance their knowledge, skill and uplift their socio-economic status gradually. This training also has refresher course for the previous participants. 

Monitoring and Evaluation

The programme will be implemented by applying participatory approach. Monitoring and Evaluation will be carried out regularly. Workshop method, focus group discussion, direct observation, interviews and other relevant participatory tools will be used at the time of monitoring and evaluation. At the beginning of the programme, the indicators of monitoring and evaluation will be developed jointly with concerned groups. Monitoring will be carried out regularly by field visit, interaction with staff, stakeholders and local authorities. A set of indicators developed by the proponent will be considered during the process. 

Funding organisation will also be requested to involve in monitoring and evaluation process as well. There will be regular interaction between implementing Organization and community in this regard. The final version of monitoring and evaluation report will be submitted to the donor.


Coping strategy in the conflict

ICA will maintain transparent in the program as the coping strategy to work in the current conflicting situation. Both the conflicting parties, if they want, the community and VDCs will be fully informed on project objective and working practices, and required rapport will be built with all the direct and indirect stakeholders. Similarly, local level mobilizers will be hired so that it will be easier for program delivery even in the current situation. All the staff will be morally sound who will present themselves as the model in the community. There will not be any biasness in terms of gender, caste and social status. In the project period, efforts will be focused to benefit the people who are socially/economically backwards because of the caste system.   

As far as tools and techniques are concerned, appropriate tools of Participatory Rural Approach along with other tools needed to empower the community will be applied while carrying out the activities in our pocket area. During the project period, planned activities are to carry on through the following methods/processes:  

•	Focused groups discussion 
•	Workshop method
•	Direct observation
•	Interactive interview
•	Impact mapping
•	Interview
•	Social/Resource map
•	Action plan
•	Group formation
•	Secondary data/information collection
 
F. Expected Results:

S.N.	Activities	Outputs (Short term results)	Out comes (Medium term results)	Impact on women and vulnerable group	Long term impact on the community people 
  1.	Office Establishment and Staff recruitment	Office established			
    2.	Training on Participatory Strategic Planning
 	People are trained and able to prepare their own Strategic Planning	Enhanced the knowledge and skill of participants on PSP and utilize in day to day work	Women realized the importance of their indigenous skills and knowledge in development field 	Women are empowered and
Participated in every activities of the community development 
  3.	Formulation of Participatory Strategic Planning of the area
	Participatory Strategic Planning of the Village is developed, Task force is formed for implementation of the planned activities 	Set up proper coordination with local authorities and people motivated to implement activities in accordance with their planned activities 	Local authorities and community people played active and proper role to implement the planned activities
	People have faith on the planning and contribute to achieve the objectives of the planning
4.	Drinking water facilities 	Drinking water pump is installed in the areas, 	People can get pure and safe drinking water 	Enhanced the habit of using pure and safe drinking water and reduced the problem of water born disease	People are healthy and can utilize spare time and money.
5.	 Adult Literacy Education	Annually 4 classes are conducted, 50 women participated in the classes	Women are motivated to join in literacy class	Women able to read and write letter, can keep their daily account and motivated to other in education	Women are empowered, motivated to participate in community development activities 
6.

	 Children Education (Bal Siksha)
	Annually 2 classes are conducted in each VDC, 50 children participated in the classes in each district	Children are motivated to join in the class, 	Guardians are aware on the importance of child education
	Children continued their education in near by school, students disseminated the message of need of education in their local areas
7.	Awareness Activities on health, sanitation, HIV/AIDS, environment etc.	Several awareness activities, campaign, talk programme and school level programme is conducted	People are aware on health, sanitation, HIV/AIDS, environment etc.	People share their experiences with other and they have practice of clean environment, conscious on health and hygiene 	Status of local environment is improved, low prevalence on 
water born and other disease among people 
8.	 Exhibition of posters/pamphlets
Exhibition of 
Street Drama
	Postering and pamphleting regularly/ annually 4 street dramas are  exhibited in each district	People are aware on health, sanitation, HIV/AIDS, environment etc.	Social discrimination, stigma & discrimination on HIV/AIDS towards infected people is reduced	Enhanced positive attitude of the people towards social discrimination and HIV/ AIDS
9.	Construction of improved cook-stoves and low cost toilet 	50 toilets and 100 improved cookstoves / VDC are constructed annually in each district	Women need less time for their daily work and can use the spare time in various income generating activities,	Reduce eye & respiratory problem of women; women involved in alternative works and utilized time to start gain extra money;
local environment is clean and green and reduced the chances of various diseases; children get more attention by their mothers	Women's health is improved; economic status of the people is begin to improve; people are encouraged to raise their income
10.	 Training on Capacity Building


* Sustainable agriculture 











* HIV/AIDS and Leadership
                     
                             


* Construction of toilets and cookstoves         
                 





* Gender and Development   
    
            





                           
* Saving & Credit 
(FSA Model)   
   



                
          
                                                               
* Skill Based       
   Training  





              
* Entrepreneur Development                                            
	



*People are trained on sustainable agriculture









*People are trained on HIV/AIDS and Leadership 


*People are trained on toilets and cookstoves construction 




 *People are sensitize on Gender issues, 







*People gained the knowledge of saving and credit (FSA Model) 




*People gained new skills of business and incorporated in their traditional profession


*Women have new skill of entreprene
urship 	



 *Local people are motivated to practice the organic farming; 









 *People gained knowledge & disseminated the message of HIV/AIDS 

 *Local people acquire knowledge of construction of toilets and cookstoves 



*Increased the number of school going girl children, guardians are convinced to send their girl child in school


*People are 
trained on how to keep their account and habit of saving is increased



*Women groups are involved and begin their new or improved their previous profession


*Women learn how to develop entrepreneurship within the groups and incorporate to own life	



*Villagers are motivated to do organic farming
and replicate in other villages also








*People are aware on HIV/AIDS and enhanced the leadership capacities

*Trained people transfer the knowledge and skill of construction to other people and helped to income generation

*Gender balanced perception is raised and people are motivated to start gender perspective from their family to working areas 


*Enhanced the knowledge on importance of saving and people having habit of saving; women group know the record keeping,

*Women gained skill of appropriate business and professions in the local community 


*Women entrepreneur increased; women are motivated in income generation activities; women socio-economic status is increased	Capacity of the people are enhanced
 
*Almost all houses have organic vegetable farming in their house, economic / health status uplift due to green vegetables


*Enhanced positive thinking on HIV/AIDS 


*People are trained and enhanced their economic status



*Helped to build equitable society within the community




*Women are empowered; People's economic status is improved, 



*People are empowered; socio economic status is improved,


*Women are self sustained;  empowered women's socio economic standard is improved and reduced the discrimination with in male and female
11.	Saving and Credit (Financial Service Association Model)
 	People are aware on the importance of saving 	People are involved in FSA scheme	People started to get benefit of the (FSA) share	It is on going up to the establishment of the village bank
12. 	Monitoring and Evaluation	It is on going  (Monitoring is done every three months and evaluation is done every year)	Regular follow up and cross check	Comment and Feedback  is incorporated; programmes have right track	Programmes move towards its goal
13.	Report Submission
Inception
Yearly
Mid Term
Final				

 
G: Sustainability (Exit Policy)

The inputs during the programme period will be provided in such a way that the community will continue benefiting from the services after the implementing organisation (ICA) phases out from the programme area it means to ensure the sustainability of the programme. The programme activities designed in the proposal are able to create the following bases that are quite crucial for sustainability of the local community groups and organisations and operation of their plans independently after ICA handover the programme 2 years later;

•	Institutional base: It refers to the groups having institutional capacity with their own manpower on planning, implementing, monitoring and making development coordination and linkage with VDCs, DDCs and other local and district level development organisation, services providers and private business organisations. 

•	Recognition base: It refers to the groups and organisations to be recognises by respective VDCs and DDCs for their legitimacy so that any development organisations should use them as their programmes entry point. Similarly VDCs will incorporate their plan and support on their projects.

•	Financial base: It refers to groups having resources for their office running cost and pay for services in the local and district level. It focuses on increasing the areas of income generation of groups in group or in individual so that the members can contribute a certain amount to the group to use for their office running cost. 

•	Functional base: It refers to the networking of groups in the districts so as to develop an ever functioning mechanism among them.

Paying due consideration to the aforementioned bases, ICA will apply the following alternative programme exit policies:

•	The community groups as an independent entity: The full matured groups will be left as an independent organisation after they get recognition from VDCs and DDC. Such groups will operate their institutional and other development activities independently. 

•	Networking of groups: Networks of varying numbers of groups, based on geographical nearness and their interest, will be formed. Such networks will be registered in the form of NGO, or Cooperatives or CBOs and their inventory will be kept in VDC. The networks will have organisational relationship will be established with local, district and national level government and non government organisations. They will be capacitated so that they will be able to pull down resources from VDCs, DDC and other local, district and national level development organisations and services providers. They will incorporate their annual plans with the plans of respective VDCs and DDCs. From the beginning of the second year's program, such exercise will be initiated. Local level resources persons will work as the professional staff and the networks will have to pay for their services. All members of the groups will contribute a certain amount to the network for its running cost and buying services.

•	The groups affiliation with small entrepreneurs: The enhancing interventions will support the groups on creating income opportunities and enterprise development based on the availability of the resources and access. The individual entrepreneurs or the groups itself will be affiliated with the district level federation of small entrepreneurs. The federation will support the entrepreneurs on marketing, advocacy and require business related skill oriented training. 

•	The group's affiliation with existing CBOs: Since some other development organisations have been working in the proposed target area, they have developed certain organisational structures such as Co-operatives, VDC level, NGO and networks of community forest user groups. As per nature of the work and geographical nearness, groups will be affiliated with these VDC level CBOs existing. Such potential will be identified within the first programme year and the process of affiliation will be started form the second year so that groups will have 2 more years to adjust themselves in the new structure.

•	Developing local level (community level) Resources persons: Emphasis will be given in developing local level resources persons through exposure, training and awareness raising programme. Such Resource persons will support the groups after ICA handover the programme. Even if the groups will have to pay, the local level resources persons will be cheaper and instantly available when needed. 

The exit alternatives are flexible and will be applied as per the group status, maturity, geography and existing working area and district specific situation. 

Moreover, efforts will be made to continue most of the programme even after the completion of the project. The executing organisations commit for other activities to be carried out as the post exit service delivery mechanism as per need. 
 
H: Programme Time period (2 Years):

S.N.	Activities	Year I	Year II	Out puts of the activities
  1.	Office Establishment and Staff recruitment	
	
    2.	Training on Participatory Strategic Planning
 	 
	People are trained and able to prepare their own Strategic Planning
  3.	Formulation of Participatory Strategic Planning of the area
	
	Participatory Strategic Planning of the Village is developed
4.	Drinking water facilities  		
People can get pure and safe drinking water and reduced the problem of water born disease 
5.	Adult Literacy Education	 

Women are able to  read and write letter and can handle their daily account
6.

	Children Education
	


Children especially girl child are able to read, write and count the number
7.	Awareness Activities on health, sanitation, HIV/AIDS, environment etc.	 

People are aware on health, sanitation, HIV/AIDS, environment etc. 


8.	Exhibition of  posters/pamphlets
Exhibition of 
Street Drama	

Social discrimination, stigma and discrimination on HIV/AIDS towards  infected people is reduced
9.	Construction of improved cook-stoves and low cost toilet  	 

Women need less time for their daily work and can use the spare time in various income generating activities, local environment is clean and green and  chance of various diseases are reduced
10.	 Training on Capacity Building

* Sustainable agriculture 

* HIV/AIDS 
                       
                             
* Construction of toilets and cookstoves         
                 

* Gender and Development   
    

                                       
* Saving & Credit 
(FSA Model)   
   


                                                                                          
* Skill Based       
   Training           
         
            
* Entrepreneur Development                                            
	 
 










 
 


 


















 






Local people are motivated to practice the organic farming; 

People gained knowledge of HIV/AIDS and disseminated the message and enhanced the positive thinking on it


Local people acquire knowledge of construction of toilets and cookstoves and it helps to income generation 

Gender balanced perception is raised and people are motivated to start gender perspective from their family to working areas

Enhanced the knowledge on importance of  saving and people having habit of saving; women group know the record keeping,

Women gain skill of appropriate business and professions in the local community
 
Women learn how to develop entrepreneurship within the groups and incorporate to own life
11.	Saving and Credit ( FSA Model) 	 
 
It is on going up to village bank established
12. 	Monitoring and Evaluation	

It is on going  (  Monitoring is done every three months and evaluation is done every year)
13.	Report Submission
Inception
Yearly
Mid Term
Final	


 
I: Total itemized budget 

S.N.	Description 	Total allocation	funder's Contribution	Community Contribution	ICA Contribution
A.	Programme Cost				
    1.	Office Set up (Office Establishment/ Staff recruiting in 2 districts)	
50000	
40000		
10000
    2.	Training on Participatory Strategic Planning
2 resource persons x 5 days x  4000 x 2 districts
25 persons x 5 days x 300 (including snacks, tea, stationery etc.) x 2 districts
Sub Total 	


80000
75000


155000	


40000
75000


115000		40000
3.	Formulation of Participatory Strategic Planning of the area 
2 resources persons x 3 days x 4000 x 4 VDCs
3 days x 45 people x 200 (including snacks, tea, stationery etc.) x 4 VDCs
Sub Total 	


96000


108000
204000	


48000


108000
156000		




48000 ( 50 % is contributed by ICA)
4.	Drinking water facilities  (Tentatively 500000)
Sub Total	

500000	

500000		
5.	Adult Literacy Education
2 classes x 25 persons x 6 months x 100 x 2 times (including stationery, kerosene, lamp, etc.) x 4 VDCs
Remuneration of Literacy Facilitators
2 persons x 6 months x 1200 x2 classes x 4 VDCs
Sub Total 	


240000

115200



355200	








301920 		






53280 ( 15 % is contributed by ICA 
6.	Children Education ( Bal Siksha)
2 classes x 25 persons x 6 months x 200 x 2 times (including stationery, kerosene, lamp, etc.)  x4 VDCs            
Remuneration of Literacy Facilitators
2 persons x 6 months x 2000  x     2 times   x 4 VDCs      
Sub Total                                                      	


480000




192000

672000	









571200		







100800 ( 15% is contributed by ICA)
7.	Awareness Activities on health, sanitation, HIV/AIDS, environment etc.
Publication of posters/pamphlets
500 pieces x 4 sets x 50                 
Street Drama
4 places x 15000  x 2 times x 2 Districts               
Sub Total                                            	


100000

240000


340000	







340000		
8.	Construction of improved cook-stoves and low cost toilet
50 toilets x 5000 x 2 (per year) x 2 districts                
100 cook-stoves x 1000 x 2 ( per year)  x 2 districts

Sub Total  	
1000000
400000




1400000                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          	






910000	




490000 ( 35% is contributed by community)	
9.	Training on Capacity Building 
Sustainable agriculture ( including  materials & refresher course)
HIV/AIDS ( Including  refresher course)
Construction of toilets and cookstoves                          
Gender and Development ( Including  refresher course)                                    
Saving and Credit                                                                                                              
Skill Based Training   
Entrepreneur Development  ( Including  refresher course)  
                                        
Sub Total  for 2 districts it is doubled)                                                               	


50000

30000

50000

25000
25000
40000

35000

255000
510000	















306000		













204000 ( 40% is contributed by ICA) 
10.	Saving and Credit 
Seed Money   (for 2 districts)             
Pass book, ledger, stationery   (for 2 districts)        
     
Sub Total                                                                        	


100000
30000

130000	





130000		
	Total Programme Cost 	4316200	3370120	490000	456080
B.	Office Management 				
	Staffing
Project Coordinator ; 1-  1 x 24 months x 15000   
Field Coordinators;  2-  2 x 24 months x 13000
Field Facilitators; 4 – 4 x 24 months x 6000         
Acc/ Admin ; 2 – 2 x 12 months x 6000                 
Office Assistants 2 ; 2  x 24 months x 4000    
    
Sub Total of Staffing                                                	

360000

624000

576000

144000

192000

1896000	











1896000		
	Monitoring and Evaluation 	150000			150000
	Stationery	50000			
	Transportation 	50000			
	Communication	50000			
	Printing and photocopying	50000			50000
	Report Production	50000			50000
	Office Rent 24 months x 3000 x 2 districts	144000			
	Sub total 	544000			
	Total of Office Management	2440000	2190000		250000( 10.24.9% is contributed by ICA
	Total	6756200	5560120	490000	706080
	Office Overhead Cost ( 10% of the total Budget)	675620
	The Total Proposed Budget	7431820
	ICA / Community Contribution 	1196080             (16.09% of the Proposed Total Budget )
	Grant Request From funder	6235740             ( 83.9% of the  Proposed Total Budget )

 
Logical Framework of the Proposed Project Proposal


Narrative Summary	Objectively Verifiable Indicators	Means of Verification	Assumption
Goal :


The goal of the programme is to improve the socio economic status of the women and children from disadvantage group of the community through capacity building, literacy education, skills based training and income generation 
	


•	At least 50% of the people have better life than previous
•	60%of the children especially girl children enroll in the school
•	85% of women can read, write and count the number
•	40% of the women started their own business where 25% have self entrepreneurship
•	Local environmental is clean
•	Social discrimination is reduced than before
People are aware on health, hygiene, education and local environment	


•	Interview; Activity, Progress and Monitoring and evaluation report;


•	School enrollment record; progress report
•	Examination paper; interview, written examination, interaction; discussion
•	Financial report; progress report of the programme; interaction; interview; discussion
•	Observation, discussion, interview
•	Observation, discussion, interview
•	study  report, discussion, interview, health report, 

	


•	With good and proper coordination within funding organisation, community, local authorities, concerned individuals and organisations,
•	Transparency in the programme
•	Implementing organisation role of a facilitator
•	 Regular and effective follow-up, monitoring and evaluation
Objectives: 

1.  Trained 50 people on Participatory Strategic Planning (PSP) from disadvantage group from both districts

2.  Formulation of participatory strategic planning of the 4 VDCs of Two districts

3.  Local people have access to safe and pure drinking water facilities



4.  Women can read, write letter and keep their account independently


5.  Increased the number of school going children especially girl children




6.  Guardians are motivated to send their kids to the school





7.  People are aware on social discrimination, health, sanitation, HIV/AIDS, environment etc.





8.  4 street drama exhibited annually in each district




9.  50 low cost toilets and 100 improved cookstoves are constructed annually in each district



10.  People run saving and credit programe(FSA model) in their own initiation

11.  People are trained on various capacity building training for the betterment of socio economic status of the people





12.  50 % of the people (target people) have their own profession and develop entrepreneurship
	

•	50 people are trained on PSP



•	Four VDCs have developed their own strategic planning

•	Water Tap Stands are installed in  proper places ; local people can get pure and clean drinking water

•	 200 women are participated in adult literacy classes form both districts in each year


•	Comparatively more children started to go to the school [60% of the total children ( especially girl ) of the area started to go school]

•	Guardians are encouraged to their neighbours to send  their children to the school 




•	Social and caste discrimination is reduced; local environment is cleaned; people are aware on health, hygiene, HIV/AIDS, environment etc. 



•	   4 street drama is exhibited in each district every year




•	100 and 200 low cost toilets & improved cookstoves are constructed in each district respectively every year


•	People are affiliated in Saving and Credit group 


•	Beneficiaries are initiated their own business; trained people are transferred their skill for improvement of community people



•	40% of the people are initiating their own business and individual entrepreneurship is developed	

•	Training report; registration; direct observation; interview


•	Planning documents of the each  VDC


•	Direct observations; interview; report of water quality test


•	   Attendance record; examination paper; report card; interview


•	Attendance record of the school; observation; interview; annual report of the school


•	Attendance record of the school; observation; interview, discussion and interaction with the guardians; annual report of the school

•	Observation of public gathering; discussion, interaction with community people; health report of local health post and other concerned organisations


•	Activity report; progress report of the programme; observation



•	Direct observation; activity report




•	Reports of the respected group; progress report of the programme

•	Training report; progress report; activity report ; observation; interview; discussion; interaction



•	Activity report; progress  report; evaluation of the report; interaction; interviews; discussion	

•	Skilled facilitators; content and methods of the training is appropriate with the level of the  participants

•	Skilled planning facilitators; enthusiastic participants

•	Cooperative community people



•	 Amiable literacy facilitators; time and place of the classes are convenient for the women

•	 Enabling environment for students;  proper cooperation for girl child



•	Cooperation from local community; programme has good effect towards the community



•	Using appropriate and practical methods as the level of the community people; cooperation from health post and other concerned organisations


•	 Theme and content of the drama is appropriate and practical in accordance with the level and status of the community people

•	Cooperation from the local community; construction items are more reliable to the community people 


•	Programme has trust and transparent with the community people

•	Trained and skilled facilitators; training is need of the people; people are interested towards the content of the training; people have faith towards the programme

•	 Programme is launched smoothly with their own initiation
Outputs/ Result:

•	Women realized the importance of their indigenous skills and knowledge in development field



•	Local authorities and community people played active and proper role to implement the planned activities 



•	Enhanced the habit of using pure and safe drinking water and reduced the problem of water born disease 


•	Women able to read and write letter, can keep their daily account and motivated to other in education 



•	Guardians are aware on the importance of child education


•	People share their experiences with other and they have practice of clean environment, conscious on health and hygiene 



•	Social discrimination, stigma & discrimination on HIV/AIDS towards infected people is reduced


•	Reduced eye & respiratory problem of women; women involved in alternative works and utilized time to start gaining extra money



•	Local environment is clean and green and reduced the chances of various diseases 



•	Villagers are motivated to do organic farming & replicate in other villages also 


•	People are aware on HIV/AIDS and enhanced the leadership capacities




•	Trained people transfer the
knowledge & skill of construction to other people and helped to income generation



•	Gender balanced perception is raised and people are motivated to start gender perspective from their family to working areas 


•	Enhanced the knowledge on importance of saving and people having habit of saving; women group know the record keeping,



•	Women gained skill of appropriate business and professions in the local community 


•	Women entrepreneurs  are increased; women are motivated in income generation activities; socio-economic status is increased





•	People started to get benefit from the (FSA) share




•	Comment and Feedback  is incorporated; programmes have right track

	

•	80% of the women are actively participated in the development programme and get empowered



•	Increased active participation of the community people; People are motivated to implement the planned activities



•	85% of the children are far from suffering  the water born disease



•	85% of women can read, write and count number; 40% women are can keep their account; women are requesting to increased the literacy classes


•	Number of children are increased to enroll in the school


•	Local environment is clean; people are motivated to other to make them healthy and hygienic




•	PLWHA ( people living with HIV/AIDS) are mixed with non infected people freely



•	Most of the (85%) women are free from respiratory and eye problem; women are involved in income generation activities and start to earned some money  


•	Local environment is clean and healthy; 85% of the children are free from water born diseases 


•	70% of the villagers have at least one organic kitchen garden with their own initiation 


•	  PLWHA are empowered and other normal people have faith towards these people and accept in their social gathering



•	20% of the people are trained on construction and 50 % of them are using this skill for their income



•	At least 50 % of the people started to behave to women positively; 80% of the guardians are treated and send to both son and daughter equally


•	Groups are formed and expanded; certain amount of money is deposited in the group funds; women can keep their record without any outsider support


•	40% of the women are trained on appropriate skill; 40% are running their own business 


•	At least 25% women are involved in their own entrepreneurs; women are enthusiastic to involve in income generation activities; 40% people's living standard is improving



•	Improving economic condition of the people gradually



•	Suggestions are incorporated in the programme	

•	Research report; observation; progress report; interaction; interview



•	Annual report of the programme; observation; interaction; discussion



•	Report of water quality test; health report of children; 



•	 Report of literacy classes, examination report, interview, test, interaction, observation



•	Admission record of the school


•	Direct observation; discussion; interview; interaction; health report of local health post and concerned organisations



•	Direct observation; interview; interaction




•	Health report; direct observation;






•	Field visit; direct observation; interaction; health report



•	Progress report of the programme; field visit; interaction; 


•	Interaction; interview; observation; 





•	Interaction; interview; observation;





•	Interaction; interview; discussion; progress report; enrollment of the girl child in the school



•	Programme report; financial report; observation; discussion; interaction




•	Progress report; activity report; training report; record



•	Progress report; activity report; observation; discussion; interaction







•	Interview; report of  saving and credit; annual report; account; book keeping


•	Monitoring report; progress report	

•	Programme is positive towards women and children; appropriate time and  activities for children and the whole programme  is gender balanced

•	Planning is done with participatory approaches; people are faithful towards implementing organisation and the organisation act as a role of facilitator

•	Continuous support and  cooperation from the community; ownership feeling of  community people to the programme

•	Skilled and helpful literacy facilitators; time and venue is convenient for the women; transparent in the group ( financially) 


•	Good and effective facilitators and motivators in the programme; 

•	Continuous support from the concerned organisations; programme is launched with the interest and need of the community


•	 Awareness activities are effective and get attention continuing from the community people


•	Programme is fruitful to the women; cooperation from the local concerned organisations




•	People are maintained their good habit;




•	People are gain benefit from the organic farming interms of financially as well as physically

•	PLWHA have courage to be exposed; normal people's have positive attitude towards PLWHA people


•	Established mutual relationship with in people; continuous support from other concerned organisations 


•	No discrimination with male partner in the name of gender; full cooperation from male partner and parents  in laws


•	Transparent financial record; faith towards organisation; 





•	Promotion of practical training where market provision is compulsory



•	Income generation programme is relevant to the standard, level and interest of the women






•	Transparent activities; people have faith towards implementing organisation; clean and clear financial system

•	Regular feedback; activities are implementing in accordance with the planning 

Activities 	Inputs	Outputs	Budget

•	Office Establishment and Staff recruitment

•	Training on Participatory Strategic Planning


•	Formulation of Participatory Strategic Planning of the area


•	Drinking water facilities





•	Adult Literacy Education



•	Children Education


•	Awareness Activities on health, sanitation, HIV/AIDS, environment etc; Exhibition of posters /pamphlets


•	Exhibition of Street Drama



•	Construction of improved cook-stoves and low cost toilet  


•	Training on Capacity Building ( including refresher course)


* Sustainable agriculture

 * HIV/AIDS &Leadership 
                                           
* Construction of toilets & 
cookstoves         

       * Gender and Development
   
       * Saving & Credit (FSA 
         Model)        

        * Skill Based Training
          
       *Entrepreneur 
         development 

For 2 districts it is Doubled


•	Launching Saving and Credit programme           

          
Office Management Cost (Including Staffing, Monitoring and Evaluation, Report preparation, Printing, Communication, stationery, transportation, office rents etc.) 	
•	Fund, Furniture, Refreshments  for Selection committee

•	Fund, Trainers/ Facilitators, 

•	Fund, Facilitators, 




•	Fund,  Technical experts





•	Fund, Literacy Facilitators, Education materials


•	Fund, Teachers, Education materials


•	Fund for  Posters, Pamphlets publications and exhibition, Refreshment for participants




•	Remuneration for drama group, Fund for rehearsal 


•	Funds, Technical expert, Trainer



•	Fund, Trainers/ Facilitators, Raw materials; ingredients for training etc.

                 "

                 "


                 "


                 "


                 "


                 "

                "



•	Fund for launching including seed money


•	Remuneration for 13 staff, Monitoring and Evaluation Expert, Fund for regular follow up, monitoring and evaluation, report preparation, printing etc
	
•	Office is established; staffs are recruited

•	50 people are trained on Participatory Strategic Planning

•	Developed participatory strategic planning of each VDC


•	Tap stands are installed in proper places and community people can get pure and clean drinking water  in the area

•	200 people are participated in the adult literacy classes every year 

•	200 children participated every year 

•	Posters are published and exhibited in various public places of the areas; campaign and rally is organised


•	16 times Street dramas are  exhibited in both districts every year

•	200 toilets and 400 improved cookstoves are constructed every year in both districts

•	50  people are trained in each 7 capacity building training





















•	People are affiliated in saving and credit groups; seed money is deposited in their respective groups

•	Regular follow up, monitoring and evaluation is held, Report produced etc. 
	
•	50000


•	155000



•	204000




•	500000





•	355200



•	672000




•	100000





•	240000



•	1400000








•	50000

•	30000

•	50000

•	25000

•	25000


•	40000

•	35000


        255000
 
510000

•	130000





•	2440000

Total Expenses	6756200
ICA Over Head Cost ( 10% of the total Budget) 	675620

Total Budget	7431820
ICA / Community Contribution	16.09% of the total Budget	1196080
Grant Request from funder	83.9% of the total Budget	6235740


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A Project Proposal 



1. Background
There have been various programs to uplift the status of women. It is felt that the empowerment of women can be achieved best by improving economic condition. The improved economic condition is supposed to penetrate other dimension, especially leadership development and decision power both in household level as well as community level.

Micro-finance institutions are  supposed to enhance the economic condition of the people. So many projects aim to include women in micro-finance institution. Most of the micro finance institutions are doing very well but still they lack system and human resources necessary for the sustainability. Micro- finance institution so far has been running smoothly because of the strong will power and commitment of the participants rather than well-developed system and appropriate human resources.

It is thus realized that Micro-Finance Institutions, in particular women's Saving & Credit Organizations (SCOs), need to develop the systems and human resources required to increase their outreach and improve their sustainability.

The proposed project aims to train approximately 400 women managers and leaders of Saving and Credit Organizations about micro-finance principles, governance, financial management and accountin.
  
2. Objectives
The proposed  project aims to develop the skill of women leader and manager in the field of micro finance management. The specific objective of this project is as follows:
•	To train 400 women leaders and managers to Saving and Credit organizations SCO management proper accounting system, financial management.
•	To enhance their leadership skill in terms of human resources.
•	To help establish in SCOs, easy and proper accounting system.
•	To develop the accounting system for SCOs that can be managed even by general literate women.
•	To established a system of participatory self-evaluation in SCOs.  

3. Project Area & Beneficiaries
The proposed project aims to train 400 women leaders and managers from various SCOs. The SCOs will be invited to the training as well as in the stage of participant selection. The participants of the training would be those leading women of SCOs and account holder person who are eligible (fit) according to the criteria.

4. Output
The major output of the proposed project would be as follows:
a) Product Output
- 400 women leaders and managers of SCOs will be trained on various aspects of micro-finance institutions by 15th Feb. 2000.
- 400 manuals will be distributed among 400 participants in the training course. The manual will include various aspects of SCOs as well as financial management system,
- 32 resource persons will have command in their field. They will get chance to have more experience.

b) Process output
- At least 50% of the trainers will be women experts in their respective field.
- The institutions will have expertise in micro finance institutions.
- Entirely new technique (method) of project evaluation will be adopted which will certainly be the landmark in project evaluation.

5. Methodology :
A brief explanation of the main activities  necessary to achieve the output outlined above are as follows:

a. Selection of the participant:
For this kind of training, participant should be quite literate and responsible person either being leading figures of the organization or account holder (keeper). However, participants will be selected with the help of concerned SCOs according to criteria. All the SCOs will be informed through letter and advertisement in newspaper. They will be requested to nominate the participant on behalf of their organization. They will be informed clearly of the criteria of selection as well. The confirmation of the participants and the details of the training (venue, date and other necessary information) will be informed to the responsible person and organization in the due course of time.

b. Selection Resource Persons (Trainers)
Resource persons will be selected based on the subject matter and their expertise in respective field. There will be 16 trainers (Resource persons) altogether for the training and priority will be given to include as many as women trainer not less than 50% in aggregate. The services of the trainers will be confirmed by Sept. 15, 1999 and it will be duly reported.

c. Finalization of training course:
With the help of experts in the field of micro finance management, the proposed course of the training would be finalized. There will be one workshop to finalize the course content and related issues. The participants of this workshop will be trainers, experts from related field and representative. The workshop will not only finalize the content of the training but also identify and finalize the resource materials as well. Priority will be given to make the resource materials more simple and the language will provided the condition that all participants necessarily not to be highly educated. 

d. Training
Altogether there will be 16 training for 400 women leaders from various SCOs. Each training will be conducted for 6 consecutive days. Each training will comprise 25 participants. Each training will have four packages. Each training will be provided by 2 trainers. The venue of each training will be decided in consultation. However, priority will be given to organize the training so as to be equal distant from each SCOs to be participated. Various methodologies  will be used like Group Facilitation Methods (GFM) developed by ICA. All participants will be provided the training manual along with necessary resource materials prepared. The necessary cost of each participants will be borne by this project. 

e. Evaluation of training  
The evaluation of the training course will be done at two levels. The first one will be during the course of training while the second one will be 2 months after the training. Both of these evaluations will be done with the help of ICA methods like basic discussion method, wall of wonder method, counter interaction method along with written feedback of the participants. The participants will fill a questionnaire both prior and after training so that the change in their understanding will help evaluate the training during training course.

After two month of the completion of the training, a team comprising trainer, representative from CMF and ICA will visit the training site and organize a workshop to evaluate the training. ICA technologies will be used to evaluate the training. The report of the evaluation will be submitted to CMF. This kind of evaluation will help to improve the similar training to be conducted in future. Some adjustments will be made in the training with the help of  the evaluation report.

6. Reporting
The reporting will be done in four phase. The first three reporting will be done during the training period. The inception report will be submitted immediate after beginning of training. It will include the activities undertaken till the first training from the very beginning.  The second brief report will be submitted in between the middle part of training i.e. after completing 8 training. These two report will include the evaluation of the training to date; as well as financial report also. The third brief report will be submitted after completion of all training.

After completion of last ( 16th) training, ICA will prepare the final report of the project. The final report will include the final evaluation of the last training as well. So final report will be submitted at the end. It will include the audited financial report as well as photo report of the project.

7. Time Line
Project Activities/ Date	1999	2000
	Aug	Sept	Oct	Nov	Dec	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr
- Selection of participants
- Selection of trainers
- Finalization of course
   ( workshop)
- Training material preparation
- Training
- Evaluation of training
- Reporting
- Final report preparation &
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8. Budget
A. Training Cost ( one training)
D.A. Trainer ( 7day / 2 persons/ 1200.00)			= 16 800

Travelling Cost (For Trainers)					= 6 000

Participant Remuneration (25 X 200 X 7)			= 35 000
(including travelling, lodging, snack and food)

Stationary (manual, handouts etc.)			
     (25 participants / 200 per head)				= 5 000

Training Materials (Markers, card etc,)				= 1 500
								___________
		Sub total ( one training)				= 58 900

			For 16 training	  58 900 X 16		 =  942 400

B. Workshop Cost
a. Course Evaluation (One day)
D.A. for participants
(32 trainers+4 experts X 500)				= 18 000

Stationary							=  4 000

Snack								=   6 000
								__________		
			Subtotal				= 28 000

b. Workshop Evaluation (One day)
Resource Persons 3 X 1 500					= 4 500

D.A. for participants
(32 Participants 300)					= 9 600

Stationary							= 4 000

Snack								= 6 000
								__________		
			Subtotal				24 100
									

C. Report Preparation
Report preparation cost (Training and Evaluation Reports)	= 15 000
(stationary, computer, typing, printing etc.)					

D. Audit							= 10 000
Auditor charge
							
E. Personnel Cost
Coordinator ( 8 months/ 10 000)				  = 80 000
Support staff ( 8 months/ 5 000)		  		  = 40,000
								____________		
				Subtotal			120 000

F. Administrative Cost
Travel / Communication					= 10,000
Stationary ( Photo, slides etc.)					= 5 000
Limited contingency for inflation				= 10 000
								__________							Subtotal		25 000	

Grand Total					1164 500


9. Request 
ICA aims to carry out all 16 training or few as allocated by CECI. In that case, the budget will be recalculated as per the training course.

The Institute of Cultural Affairs
ICA is an autonomous, non-profitable, non-political and non-governmental organization.

ICA:
ICAs activities are based on participation. The three major areas of activities of the ICAs are sustainable development, life-long education and organizational transformation. The ICAs have their own training modules developed for facilitation, participation and planning. 

Various Technology of Participation (ToP) methods developed by ICA such as Focused Conversation Method, Workshop Method, Strategic Planning Method etc. can be used to solve various problems. These methods can be used from grassroots to corporate level. The ICAs training courses are useful for all development practitioners, particularly governmental and non- - governmental workers active in the field of development.

Apart from such training courses, the ICA principles are also being used to community development sector. ICA works with the grassroots organizations and individuals to enable the integration of the Technology of Participation into their day to day activities. It helps in improving the quality of other government or NGO sectors by imparting quality training. 

Aims of ICA
The aims of the ICA are as follows:
- To work for empowering indigenous community,
- To promote a culture of participation at all levels of society,
- To facilitate creative change in individual and groups by promoting socio-economic and cultural development, and
- To encourage people and groups to participate in alleviating poverty, unemployment and backwardness through cooperatives and micro credit.

Activities:
ICA carries out various activities on Group Facilitation Methods, strategic and action planning and project-based programs. Following activities are undertaken by the ICA.

1. Capacity Building:
The ICA focuses on building human resources and organizational transformation through participatory techniques. It organizes various courses so as to increase people's participation in development and to preserve their own culture and values conducive to creative development and change. ICA also works in enhancing effectiveness in business community by imparting its knowledge on participatory planning. Similarly, various training courses on micro credit management and environmental management and sustainable development are also conducted.

2. Increasing Public Awareness on Health, Education and Environment:
The lack of public awareness in various sectors particularly health, education and environment has created various problems that undermine the development process. The ICA focuses its programs to alleviate such problems by carrying out action oriented programs on such themes. The ICA is also active in promoting children and women rights.

3. Adult Literacy Programs:
The group has initiated literacy classes in some rural areas. People belonging to lower caste group and ethnic minorities are particularly encouraged to participate in such classes. The class is conducted for 6 months. Apart from being able to read, write and calculate the participants are also trained on basic concept of health, nutrition, environment, human rights etc.

4. Community Development:
Some community development projects are commenced by the ICA integrating various issues such as income-generating activities, health, nutrition, family planning, environment etc. The basic objective of such projects is to help in establishing model villages in various parts of the country by integrating a holistic and participatory development approach. 

The ICA is also active in the field of drinking water and its quality management particularly in the rural area. The group demonstrates ways of quality treatment of drinking water among rural mass. ICA has carried out micro credit activities enabling poor people to carry out income generating activities such as pig and goat farming, rabbit raising, bee-keeping, tailoring, carpentry etc. This has enabled economically disadvantaged people to take part in entrepreneurial activities. 

Projects are undertaken to improve the living condition of so-called lower community. The project is expected to develop awareness among the community towards their role in the development of the area. All of these activities will be undertaken in a participatory way.	

Membership:
The ICA has four types of membership i.e. advisory members, honorary members, associate members and full members. Only full members may apply for the executive committee in general bodies meeting. The daily activities of the ICA are performed by a secretariat. The executive committee is advised by an advisory board comprising 5 members.

The group has a centrally located secretariat with basic physical facilities such as spacious office, computers, email etc.



Dear Sir

Referring to the information we got from you, we are happy to know that XXX is planning on organizing different training activities at the national level through collaboration with partner NGOs. ICA has been operating capacity development and community development activities I am pleased to inform you that ICA has already worked in capacity development activities. 

Enclosed please find the proposal on 'Enhancing the Skills of Women Leaders of Saving and Credit Organizations through Training Programs'. We hope that this proposal fits into the interest and aims  of xxx and that you are prepared to discuss it with your colleagues and board members. Of course, we are interested in your questions and remarks on the proposal, so that we can also learn from your experiences in this sector.

We look forward to establish some form of cooperation and look forward your response.

Thank you in advance,

With kind regards,


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	 <td><textarea name='short' style='border-style: solid; border-width:1px; border-color: white white white white;width:175px;height:300px' id='short' >The Leadership and Learning Project will provide youth with the opportunity to work with adults both as mentors and as partners in community development initiatives thus allowing the development of supportive youth/adult relationships.   </textarea></td>
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A.  Background

1.	Organization’s mission, history, overall goal, and/or objectives.

The Institute of Cultural Affairs’ (ICA) mission is to assist individuals, organizations, and communities to work together while building a hopeful, just, and sustainable society. The Institute teaches participatory methods of problem solving and strategic planning that build ownership in solutions, and interactive approaches to professional development and youth/adult leadership training that enhances civic participation, literacy, and personal growth.

2.	Description of current programs and activities.  Please emphasis major achievements in the past two years.

•	A Foundation provided support to work with 3 community groups to engage youth-adult partnerships and enhance youth leadership through training and community service. The youth groups were trained in facilitation methods that includes strategic planning, consensus building and action planning workshops; as well as asset based community development theory that resulted in the development and implementation of six community service events in the city and activities throughout the year.  Evaluations revealed the program succeeded in changing not only youth attitudes towards their community but allowed them to increase their involvement within the community.  
•	has been the lead fiscal agency for 3 years in a collaborative partnership with four agencies.  It is a collaborative, ten-month family literacy program, that has individually and intensely worked with 132 youth (14 to 21 years of age) and children birth to three for the past three years.  Over the past three years, we have averaged a 1.6 increase in grade reading levels (as measured by SORT-R assessment), we have increased the knowledge of the youth in regards to early child development—age-appropriate expectations and discipline, the effects of tone and language on brain development, and the importance of play and reading.   We have also measured positive behavior shifts within the relationships of mother and child through appropriate and healthy interactions, the obtainment of their GED, graduation from high school, entrances into colleges, and active, regular participation in high school.
•	Another Foundation provided $100,000 to implement and deliver national youth development training to more than 1500 youth.

3.	Current Programs and Description of formal and informal relationships with other organizations.

Youth as Facilitative Leaders:  Leadership and Learning Project a year-long youth development intensive designed around leadership training and project implementation of youth-led community service activities.  
Formal Relationships:  six different communities or youth councils

Youth as Facilitative Leaders:  2-day Intensive Training with facilitation services and organizing assistance.  The training consists of skill development in group facilitation methods—strategic planning, consensus-building and action planning workshops.
Formal Relationships: with four youth organizations. 


Learning Basket Program is a birth to three early childhood program that provides training to both parents and caregivers. 
Formal Relationships:  with a dozen organizations 
Informal Relationships:  several government bodies.

B.  Purpose of Funding Request

&#61615;	Learnings from 2003-2004 Youth Leadership Training Collaborative funded by the Foundation:

Within the design of FY03-04 program there were several structural challenges that complicated achievement of all objectives however during the programmatic year the project was revised accordingly with input and notification of funding staff.  Therefore, we are proposing the following changes to allow ICA staff and partner agencies to implement a program that promotes positive youth development in the most effective and stable means possible:  

1.)	In order to work with our partner agencies schedules, we have to divide our facilitation training curriculum into shorter 2-hour modules instead of in two full days of training.  Because we are working after school with high school students it is difficult to keep them focused on the curriculum for more than 2 hours at a time.  Most participants arrive at our program after attending a 7.5 hour school day.  The number of participants with weekend jobs and obligations also makes it difficult to hold training sessions over the weekend.
2.)	The previous proposal also underestimated the scope of the youth-led and designed community development projects.  Most of the projects developed in the program were very large and took an incredible amount of effort to implement.  More than one project per group proved to be unmanageable.  
3.)	Smaller project implementation will occur over the year that leads to the implementation and accomplishment of their main project.  The smaller projects, such as fundraising efforts and volunteer recruitment, will allow the youth to gain hands-on experience throughout the year and was shown to be an engaging and motivating factor in participation of the program.  

&#61615;	The community and/or agency needs or problems that this effort will address, including population served.

The Leadership and Learning Project will partner and intensely work with youth as well adults from 3 agencies. Each of these agencies want to provide quality, educational after-school programming that increases civic engagement and community involvement as well as is designed to enhance the positive development of their at-risk youth.  

ICA and partner agencies will address the following problems through the Leadership and Learning Project:

Youth throughout the city lack supportive relationships with adults.  
Unfortunately, many youth feel disturbingly disconnected from the adults and other youth that live in their communities.  In a survey conducted by the ICA Youth Leadership Training Collaborative 2003-2004 less than 50 percent of youth surveyed claimed to know the names of at least 10 of their neighbors.  Similarly only 60 percent of youth were able to name 5 adults outside of family members in their community that care about them.  

Youth do not have opportunities for meaningful inclusion in participation of community activities and/or programs thus they have few opportunities to build skills outside the classroom and pursue personal interests.  
According to a 2004 Report less than thirty percent of the cities teenagers participate in after-school programs.  One of our projected focus communities reported a waiting list of 500 students for its after-school youth programming.  A lack of after-school programming can prove extremely detrimental to promoting positive youth development.  The reporter responsible for the report, notes that violent juvenile crime spikes between the hours of 3-6 pm.  Research shows there is a correlation between participation in after-school programming and increased academic success.

Youth are not taken seriously and usually not offered a space to make real differences within their communities.
The ICA’s Youth Leadership Training Collaborative pre-survey asked all 2003 youth participants if adults supported youth in accomplishing positive things in the community.  Only 44% responded yes. 61% of adults are convinced that today's youth face a crisis in their values and morals, they look at teenagers with misgiving, and view them as undisciplined, disrespectful, and unfriendly.  Youth need to be challenged and given the opportunity to experience and participate in meaningful involvement within their community to promote positive development.  Adults must recognize youth as valuable resources. Youth also need to feel personal engagement and a sense of “mattering” in their community in order to grow into responsible productive citizens.

Youth development efforts initiated by families, schools, and communities are often uncoordinated and fragmented.  
Among the youth we work with the majority of families are 1st generation immigrants.  Value conflicts between family and community environments often prevent coordinated positive youth development.  A lack of communication and coordination between home, school, and community values leave youth confused about adult expectations.  Studies have shown that conflict between school, family and community values is related to lower academic achievement and increases in risky behaviors as parents are less effective when they are out of touch with the other environments of their children’s lives. Immigrant parents can have a particularly difficult time asserting themselves and their parental authority in an unfamiliar socio-cultural environment.  

Population
96% Latino 	3% African 1% Native 
99% Free and Reduced lunch (low income)
18 males and 12 females
1 DCFS student placed (foster child) 	
16% live in a single parent home (mom)
27% of students have siblings who are teen parents, dropped out of school, or have been involved with juvenile justice system
16% students are experiencing academic difficulty


&#61615;	Describe how the project addresses these identified needs.

ICA is committed to training youth to serve as agents of positive change in their communities through leadership development and engaging community service experiences.  The ICA’s Leadership and Learning Project will address the needs of our participants by providing an after-school, programmatic setting that promotes positive youth development.  The Leadership and Learning Project is based on a developmental framework that provides youth with the opportunity to acquire both personal and social assets, as well as hands-on experience that will give the youth a greater chance of success currently and in the future.   

The Leadership and Learning Project will provide youth with the opportunity to work with adults both as mentors and as partners in community development initiatives thus allowing the development of supportive youth/adult relationships.   Youth participants will be able to share successes and struggles with the adults they work with on their community development projects.  ICA staff will work with participants in weekly small group and individual sessions to both guide and support the youth in their efforts.  By interviewing neighbors and engaging other adults in their community development projects, participants will expand their personal networks.  The intergenerational partnerships developed in implementing projects will assist in strengthen the collective efficacy of the entire neighborhood.  

The Leadership and Learning Program will offer a minimum of 2 hours per week of engaging community youth programming for 60 youth.  Within the program activities, community visioning workshops and community service projects, youth will have an opportunity for meaningful inclusion through both voice and action.  Furthermore, youth from the previous year will get to co-facilitate with ICA staff the visioning and planning sessions thus proving to the adults assisting with the program that youth can gain skills and are capable of making a difference in their community.   The visible success of the implementation of the youth-led community service projects will provoke adults in the community to take youth more seriously and allow them to recognize the capacities youth have toward making a difference in their community.
   
The community visioning workshops and community resource mapping activities will demand the participation of all community residents (teachers, parents, social workers etc.) to work together with youth on a common vision for the future of their neighborhood; thus creating cohesion among different stakeholders.  Common expectations and understandings will help foster a supportive environment for youth development.  Youth development efforts achieve their best results when there is substantial communication and interaction between those in charge of monitoring the different environments of an adolescent’s life.  When parents, teachers and youth development workers can get together to share resources and standardize the norms and expectations of behavior for the youth they are involved with, optimal conditions for development exist.  

All youth participating in the Leadership and Learning Project will learn practical and highly participatory Group Facilitation Methods that will enable them to guide each other through discussions of pertinent issues, workshops that build consensus, and strategic project planning.   Through learning and using such methods, youth will not only develop marketable business skills but will increase their confidence in public speaking and leadership capacity.  Both the Group Facilitation Methods and Asset-based Community Development Theory training are not offered in traditional high school curriculum thus provide youth with the chance to learn and build new skills to increase competency.  Furthermore, the real life experience of designing and implementing community development projects offer participants exciting occasion to recognize their potential as agents of positive change.  As youth participants will design the projects themselves opportunity to personal pursue personal interests and passions is abundant. 


The Leadership and Learning Project differs from other community development programs in that it provides a unique space for youth to lead and contribute to important community change efforts that transform their communities. While traditional community development programs have routinely reached out to youth to fill volunteer positions or provide prevention services, rarely are young people at the center of community project planning, implementation, and transformation.  The ICA believes that youth, who are often disproportionately affected by problems that plague communities –violent crime, drugs, and failing schools, must be recognized as essential components to the solutions to these problems and need to be center of neighborhood and community life.  The Youth as Facilitative Leaders: Leadership and Learning Project will help youth develop the skills, habits, confidence, and connections they need to develop into responsible young citizens and actively change their communities.  



&#61615;	Program description to include strategies employed to implement the proposed project:
1-goals and objectives, 2-timetable for accomplishing stated goals and objectives, 3-program methodology, 4-staffing, and 5-collaboration with other agencies

The goal of the Leadership and Learning Project is to promote positive youth development through leadership training and civic engagement.  Partnered with 3 youth groups the Institute of Cultural Affairs will provide a year-long leadership intensive that focuses on facilitation training and implementation of a youth designed and led community service project.  The Leadership and Learning Project seeks to make adolescents the center of community life and their neighborhood that will allow them to engage with caring adults outside of family members, develop a sense of security and personal identity, and learn rules of behavior, expectations, and skills needed to transition in a healthy, productive adult.


Plan of Operations:  Objectives, Activities, Methodology	

Objective 1:  Create a comprehensive needs and resource assessment of each partner organization’s neighborhood.

Activities:
&#10146;	Participants will be trained in basic principals of asset based community development.
&#10146;	Participants will take a walking tour of their neighborhood creating a community resource map along their route. 
&#10146;	Participants and ICA staff will document the resource map.
&#10146;	Participants will conduct interviews with local residents to identify specific community needs.
Methodology:  ICA staff will lead participants at each partner organization through a Needs and Resource Workshop designed to enhance the knowledge of participants about their neighborhood.  ICA staff and participants will document their assessment.  This will occur in three 2 hour sessions.

Objective 2:  Create a collective, community service vision with each partner organization.  
	
	Activities:
&#10146;	ICA staff and trained youth from each partner organization will facilitate a community-visioning workshop for all youth and adults participating in the program at each partner organization.
&#10146;	Participants and ICA staff will document the community vision.
&#10146;	ICA staff and trained youth will host follow-up meetings to begin to design strategies needed to implement the community vision at each partner organization.
Methodology:	  Trained youth from the FY03 program and ICA staff will work together with partner agencies to design and implement a community-visioning workshop for all participants, partner staff, and community members. 

Objective 3:  60 students trained in Group Facilitation Methods.

Activities:
&#10146;	ICA staff will train all participants in Focused Conversation Method.
&#10146;	ICA Staff will train all participants in Group Consensus Building.
&#10146;	ICA Staff will train all participants in Participatory Action Planning.
&#10146;	Participants will practice through exercises each Group Facilitation Method.
Methodology:  Training by ICA staff will occur  within ten 2 hour sessions every other week.  

Objective 4:  Three year-long community service projects designed and implemented by youth participants, facilitated by ICA Staff; they will touch the lives of a minimum of 300 community members.

Activities:
&#10146;	Participants will utilize their Needs and Resource Analysis and Community Vision as well as the Consensus Building Workshop to build a focused, realistic year-long project that promotes civic service and engagement.
&#10146;	Participants will utilize the Group Facilitation Method—Participatory Action Planning to develop the action plan for accomplishing their community service project.
&#10146;	Participants and ICA Staff will document the project action plan.
&#10146;	ICA staff mentor and coach students through project implementation (at least 2 sessions per month with each partner agencies).  Implementing a year-long project will involve several smaller projects that helps to achieve their main project involving community service and/or the development of partnerships with local agencies thus it is anticipated that participants will be involved in at least 1 smaller project each quarter.  These smaller projects typically include fund raising events and activities as well as community-service events to establish relationships or promote their cause.
&#10146;	Participants will advertise their community service project throughout their community to build awareness and promote participation.
Methodology:  ICA staff will facilitate project implementation.  ICA staff will mentor and coach youth participants through the different stages and implementations of their community service projects, thus providing individualized attention and support.  


Objective 5:  Youth participants will develop partnerships with at least 2 outside, local resources to aid in the implementation of their project.

Activities:
&#10146;	Youth will identify areas where they will need assistance in the implementation of their community development project.  
&#10146;	Youth will use the community resource map to identify and contact potential resources to collaborate with on their project.  
&#10146;	Youth will build relationships with these resources through stewardship that will secure partnerships for implementation of their projects.
Methodology:  ICA staff will provide mentorship in the development of appropriate behaviors and actions needed to secure partnerships.

Time Table:
The program will run throughout the 2004-2005 school year and into the summer of 2005.  Training will occur every even week with project implementation every odd week.  

&#61615;	If this is a collaboration, briefly describe the partners.

High School

The High School is in a unique position to develop strong tie.  As a 1-year old autonomous small school, it is committed to serving the needs of the community.  Its mission is to catalyze vital changes in education by generating and sustaining innovative, personalized schools that work in tandem with the real world of their greater community. Our philosophy is grounded in educating "one student at a time".  We promote and create personalized education programs that are unique for each student. 

We design break-through public schools, research and replicate new designs for education, train educators to serve as leaders in their schools and communities, and actively engage the public as participants and decision makers in the education of our youth. 

the Community Education Project 

This project works for social justice by increasing the capacity and participation residents in the formation of a more united, educated, safer and socially prepared community.

Recognizing the talent and culture within our community, we will reach our goals by developing and organizing educational, cultural, and leadership programs and events of children, teenagers and adults, which promote our project within and beyond our community.

A movement focuses on involving youth as leaders in their community.

Youth Council
&#61615;	Staffing

Project Coordinator & Trainer

Coordinator has a B.A. has worked in several nations.
Responsibilities for this project:  To deliver all training and project implementation sessions with each partner agencies, to coordinate monthly meetings with partner agency staff.   

Program Director & Trainer
She received her B.A. and for the past 2 years, has overseen all youth activity and programming in the city.
Responsible for this project:  To oversee Project and provide administration, to attend monthly meetings with partners, to assist in training as needed, to provide project implementation support through planning sessions and training in fundraising.  

C. Evaluation

1.  Explain how you will measure the effectiveness of your activities.

The outcome based program assessment consists of a series of qualitative and quantitative questions that will evaluate the influence the Leadership and Learning Project has on participant’s attitudes and behavior patterns.  Behavior changes that are monitored will focus on changes in each participant’s community involvement, experience organizing community activities, experience getting others involved in those activities, knowledge of their community, and leadership experience. Attitudes surveys will monitor changes in participant’s opinions of adults in their community and opinions of young people’s potentials as community change agents.   The evaluation questions will be delivered in pre and post surveys. The Program Coordinator will deliver the pre and post surveys.  Both the Director and Program Coordinator will evaluate the program.

To date the YFL: Leadership and Learning Project has worked with over 100 youth and adults that has resulted in:  
•	increased involvement by all participants in local civic engagements.
•	20% of participants assuming or acquiring leadership roles in organizing events that strengthen their community.
•	increased participants ability to involve their neighbors in community improvement efforts.
•	increased awareness by all participants in their knowledge of their community and its resources.

The success of this program will help to develop the next generation of leaders and begin to build stronger communities through increased awareness of the community.





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	 <td><textarea name='short' style='border-style: solid; border-width:1px; border-color: white white white white;width:175px;height:300px' id='short' >The first part of the YFL sustainability plan will focus on financial sustainability. The second section will demonstrate the importance and strategy for non-financial sustainability through growth and awareness activities.   </textarea></td>
     <td><textarea name='description' style='border-style: solid; border-width:1px; border-color: black black black black;width:400px;height:300px' id='description' >Sustainability Planning Process	

Program sustainability requires both financial and non-financial strategies.  The first part of the YFL sustainability plan will focus on financial sustainability. The second section will demonstrate the importance and strategy for non-financial sustainability through growth and awareness activities.  

Part One:  Financial Sustainability
The financial strategy for sustainability includes two specific funding streams: traditional funding and social enterprise.  Traditional funding, for the purpose of this sustainability plan, can be defined as the process through which non-profit organizations solicit funds from foundations, donors or members to support the organization’s activities and programs.  Social enterprise can be defined as “any earned-income business or strategy undertaken by a nonprofit for the purpose of generating revenue in support of the nonprofit’s social mission.” (Social Enterprise Alliance) In this context earned income refers to “payments received in direct exchange for a product, service or privilege (Social Enterprise Alliance).  Both traditional funding and social enterprise options will be pursued to ensure the continued sustainability of YFL.  The process for financial sustainability is outlined below:

 
Phase 1: Market Research/Environmental Scan

Funding Stream 1: Social Enterprise Opportunities
Overview
Market research will be completed to source key pieces of information to be used determining the feasibility of each venture.  The market research will focus on earned revenue/fee-for service opportunities.  YFL has already identified a number of possible earned income ventures that will provide sustainability for the program.  They include, but are not limited to: 
•	Tiered certification program – YFL will position themselves as leaders in the youth education field.  A tiered certification process will be created for professionals who work with youth.  The programs required for certification will focus on developing the skills of professionals to engage and develop the skills of the youth with whom they are working.  The courses required for the certification will have a fee associated with them.  YFL will explore a variety of formats to offer courses required for certification including: live (traditional face-to-face), live (podcasts), at Colleges as part of the Continuing Education course offerings, online (pre-recorded).  
•	Public courses – YFL will explore the options of offering public courses to youth as development opportunities to increase their employability.  A number of target participant groups will be explored.  Various fee levels will also be explored including student and young professionals.  To ensure that all youth can participate regardless of their financial status, a select number of seats will be reserved for youth who are unable to pay the course fees. 
•	Train-the-trainer & off-the-shelf course sales – Organizations who are interested in training all of their staff or a group of youth using YFL’s training modules, will have the opportunity to participate in a train-the-trainer session and purchase the training materials that they will require to train their group.   
•	Young Professionals Association – A Young Professionals Association will be created to provide an avenue for young people to become involved in social change.  There are many young professionals who want to enhance the community in which they live, but do not have the time or ability to source these opportunities.  The Young Professionals Association, organized by YFL, will work with local non-profit organizations to create the opportunities.  These opportunities may be ongoing or one time special events.  YFL will then offer these opportunities to its membership.  

Tasks
•	Identify fee-for-service/earned revenue opportunities
•	Facilitate market research for each opportunity
•	Create a list of criteria to which each venture needs to adhere

Outcomes/Deliverables
A market research report for each of the identified opportunities.

Funding Stream 2: Traditional Funding Opportunities
Overview
This phase will include an in-depth environmental scan to explore the various fund development options available to YFL.   The scan will be completed to source new funding opportunities and update existing information.  

 
Tasks
•	Internet search of online funding databases 
•	Identification of granting priorities and criteria for each Funder

Outcomes/Deliverables
A Resource Guide of Foundations and Private Businesses, whose granting criteria correlate to YFL’s program.

Phase 2: Feasibility Analysis

Funding Streams 1 & 2
Overview
A feasibility study will be completed to determine the viability of each opportunity and the capacity of YFL to undertake both the traditional and social enterprise fund development opportunities. The feasibility study may analyze the following opportunities: capital campaign, planned giving, corporate donations, fundraising (sale of a product or an event), grants from private businesses  and grants from foundations.  It will also determine the feasibility of the social enterprise concepts explained in Phase 1 and other fee-for-service opportunities that develop. The feasibility study will determine the return on investment of each opportunity.

Tasks
•	Review environmental scan and market research
•	Undertake a feasibility analysis for each opportunity
•	Determine which funding opportunities to pursue

Outcomes/Deliverables
A feasibility report that outline the feasibility of potential funding opportunities.  

Phase 3: Fund Development Planning

Funding Streams 1 & 2
Overview
A fund development plan, that outlines both the social enterprise and traditional funding opportunities that will be implemented, will be created to guide YFL as it undertakes the initiatives identified for fund development.  
 
Tasks
•	Create a fund development plan that outlines: 
o	Each fund development initiative
o	Goals for each initiative (ie. 15,000 from corporate donations or 15,000 in revenue from social enterprise activities)

Outcomes/Deliverables
A completed fund development plan.  

 

Phase 4: Pre-Implementation Planning (social enterprise & traditional funding)

Funding Stream 1: Social Enterprise 
Overview
A business plan, marketing plan and implementation plan will be created for each earned revenue/fee-for-service initiative. The business plan will include key areas such as: company summary, market analysis, product/service description, operations plan, management plan, and financial plan.  The marketing plan will include: customer profile, marketing strategy, communications strategy and marketing objectives.

Tasks
•	Develop a business plan for each initiative 
•	Develop a marketing plan for each initiative
•	Develop an implementation plan for each initiative
o	Determine the tasks for each traditional fund development initiative
o	Determine who will complete each task
o	Determine the timeframe for completion of each task

Outcomes/Deliverables
•	A completed business, marketing and implementation plan.

Funding Stream 2: Traditional Fund Development
Overview
An implementation plan, that outlines the in-depth tasks required to implement each initiative list in the fund development plan, will be created.  The implementation plan will include specific on tasks, who will complete which tasks and when each task is to be completed.  

Tasks
•	Determine the tasks for each traditional fund development initiative
•	Determine who will complete each task
•	Determine the timeframe for completion of each task

Outcomes/Deliverables
•	A fully developed and approved implementation plan.

Phase 5: Implementation

Funding Streams 1 & 2
Overview
The implementation phase will be guided by the implementation plans created in Phase 4.  During the implementation phase it is expected that YFL will meet or exceed its projected financial targets so that the program will achieve sustainability. 

Tasks
•	To be determined by each implementation plan

Outcomes
Sustainability of the YFL program.

 
Part Two:  Non-Financial Sustainability
Raising awareness of YFL and increasing participation in the YFL program are essential components to the Sustainability Plan.  These are equally as important as financial sustainability, in terms of focus, resource allocation, and ultimately, overall program sustainability.

Overview
YFL’s development of greater community awareness and engagement with communities across the province will be guided by the work plan and the Communications/Marketing Plan. 

Tasks
Outlined in the work plan and to be determined through the development of the Communications/Marketing Plan.  Will include:
•	Project work
•	Train-the-trainer programs to aid in succession planning
•	Use of ongoing communication tools, including a web communication platform and other youth-centric web communication tools 

Outcomes
Throughout the work of the grant period, YFL will be developing:
•	Broader awareness and understanding of the program and the potential benefits of the program to communities
•	Higher level of reach to communities, which results in ongoing support from funders 
•	Increased base of YFL trainers, for train the trainer and ongoing support 
•	Increased linkages and concrete partnerships with other organizations that focus on youth engagement and leadership   
•	Development and support of a virtual community of youth and agencies interacting through innovative web communication tools – providing ongoing support to each other, opportunities to benefit from lessons learned and best practices
•	Development of an alumni association, with a directory, ongoing linkages, and membership fees
By combining efforts to develop funds with efforts to increase awareness and participation in the YFL program, the goal of sustainability will be achieved.


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The Situation

In the Country, the single mother is the product of ancient culture where young couples engaged in a one year “trial marriage” in the home of a parent, after which the relationship was either formalized, or dissolved.   If children came of a dissolved relationship, they were accepted and raised as natural children of the parents of the young couple.  Today, this practice has evolved into a common style of promiscuity among young people which has produced many hundreds of thousands of single mothers in  the Country, often with very limited support from the modern, more dispersed extended families.  Across  the Country, it is common to observe many single mothers with multiple children from multiple fathers as the women seek support for themselves and their indigent children in one relationship after another.  We have been told that the average number of children for single mothers is between 3 and 4 children each.  Therefore, there are many single mothers in the 18-40+ age range who are still bearing additional children each year.  These more mature single mothers are the target of this important project aimed at creating a mode and method of reversing this socially destructive trend, creating a model which can then be implemented in other cities and communities in the Country and beyond.

The Constituency

The staff of ICA has worked in the city since the earthquake.   the City is on the coast, 200 Km south of  the Capital, with a population of 130,000, the great majority of whom live in poverty.  In working with the people to rebuild their city, we have trained and worked extensively with 210 Promoters in four different programs over the past 15 months, the majority of whom were women.  The result of these programs was to facilitate the construction of 3,450 temporary homes, constructed by the people themselves, plus to enable the rehabilitation of 320 community kitchens, and the initiation of a significant number of small businesses.  In the course of this work we encountered many hundreds of single mothers, and experienced their limited abilities to participate in the reconstruction of their communities.  

The dominant posture of the single mothers we know is one of being the victim, yet we have observed that they have many of the same challenges as other women in the community, and therefore the same potential for growth and transformation.  After consultations with over 50 of these women, this project has been formulated on their behalf.  We have hesitated to organize them for action at this point as we do not want to create false expectations of benefits that may come from their organization.  Thus, the first step in the implementation of this Project will be to organize the women into working teams (nucleos) and build the specific details of the implementation of this Project with their direct participation.

The Social Impact of the Single Mother

Although the single mother is a very extensive phenomenon, very little has been done to document the actual impact and cost to society of this inadequate family structure.  There is an obvious large cost for the birth of the children, which is mostly borne by the limited resources of public hospitals.  There are various programs for baby and early childhood care, also paid largely by the government, with the assistance of some non-profit organizations.  Then there is a substantial impact on the over-crowded and under-supported schools.  Certainly the limited care and support of single mother families is responsible for the growing number of homeless youth on the streets who have dropped out of school and are responsible for the rising delinquency at all levels of society.  These are all real social costs which are currently running out of control and growing rapidly each year.

But perhaps the most crucial cost to the society is the replication and expansion of the single mother families in the next generations.  Children of single mothers often live in extreme poverty and can be observed to receive substantially less supervision and guidance than with dual parent families.  This can be seen to lead to girls of these families following in the patterns of their mothers, with pregnancies at very early ages.  We know a number of families with three generations of single mothers living in the same house.  This can also be seen in the boys of these families who show the same disrespect for women which their genetic fathers did, which is to be expected since many have no role model of a responsible father in their lives.  It is clear that the responsibility for these patterns is shared by both the women and the men involved, but in recent years the burden of responsibility seems to rest more with the women who are actively seeking relationships and even pregnancies to secure a partner with an economic base for themselves and their children.  The effects of these multi-generational patterns of promiscuity are all too evident today, just as they are in  the City where this trend is at an extreme, making it an excellent place for a highly visible demonstration of sustainable new possibilities for the single mother.

The Single Mother Transformation Project Design

In seeking a successful model for the design of a project with single mothers, we have observed that in recent years, very successful work has been done with the creation of circles of women for the application of micro-credit in rural and urban neighborhoods.  These circles of usually 20 women all receive loans together and then are accountable for the repayments together.  Thus if one woman is unable to make a payment, the others must make up for her portion until she is able to resume her responsibilities.  This form of team accountability has led to very successful loan repayments, and also to the building of effective and lasting community among groups of women.  This “circle” form of operation will be the basic structure of the Project. 

The challenge for most single mothers is that their extended family is frequently not able, or very often not willing, to provide the support and assistance which she needs to raise her family.  Thus she finds herself isolated from a support structure, and also often looked down upon by the community.  The solution which the Project proposes is to integrate the single mother into teams of 10 women, called “nucleos” where they can create for themselves a new “extended family” of care and support.  These women will live very near to each other, in the same block or so, such that they will see each other daily and can collaborate together in a very active and ongoing way.  

Different than the micro credit circles of 20 women, these teams will include 10 women to make the relationships more intimate and accessible.  And also different than the micro-credit, each of these nucleos will have a trained volunteer leader called a Promoter (Promotor), who will have the skills and resources to facilitate her team, of which she, also as a single mother, is an integral part.  These Promoters are the link to the Project resources, experts and leadership, and with their training and motivation are also the key to the continuation of the nucleos once the one-year Project funding is concluded. 

Overall, the nucleos are paired in “sectors” to allow easy and frequent collaboration and interchange of ideas and experiences between two adjacent nucleos.  Each Project phase includes 15 sectors (30 nucleos) serving 300 women, and lasts for one year.  One phase will begin each six months for the three years of the Project, leading to five phases in the Project, thereby directly serving 1,500 single mother families.  Using an average number of 2.5 children per family, the Project will be directly serving over 5,000 people over the three years of this Project.  A significant number of additional single mothers and children will be served by the Project through extension activities detailed below, leading to the Project impacting over 10,000 people over its three years of operation.  

In order for women to be invited to participate in the Project they must be single mothers living with their children and without a male partner.  The Project is only open to single mothers of at least 18 years of age in order to have women with sufficient maturity to accept responsibility for their actions.  The upper limit for participation is the age of 40, however mothers may not participate with their daughters, in order to assure that the Project is focused on the challenges of only one generation.  This more mature age explains our expectation of the women having an average of at least 2.5 children each.  As is detailed below, younger and older single mothers will also be served by the Project through extension activities as each phase of the Project matures.
Selecting and Training the Promoters

In the first month, the Project will be built from the bottom-up by canvassing neighborhoods and assembling nucleos of ten women, block by block, starting with known single mothers in the District of  the City.  Then, working with the 30 nucleos individually, a qualified Promoter candidate will be selected through the facilitation of the Project staff.  The qualities of a selected Promoter will be a woman who is respected in her nucleo, and who has the motivation and willingness to dedicate the time to be trained and to facilitate her nucleo for some years in the future.

The 30 selected Promoters will then be sent by bus to the ICA Training Center (about 100 Km north) where they will be in residence for one week of intensive leadership training.  Their days will extend from 6am to 10pm and will include training and practice in group facilitation skills, plus training by experts in self-esteem, business formation skills, child care and development norms, personal health and sexuality, nutrition, fitness, and personal style development.  They will organize and participate in a community workday, and plan and execute a grand closing celebration.  The ability and confidence that they will radiate upon their return to  the City will be a testimony to the possibility for every woman in the Project.  They will be the role models.  

The ICA staff has done this training many times to form Promoters for communities around  the Country, and has done it four times for the earthquake recovery projects in  the City.  However, this training program will be somewhat different as it will not be focused upon the execution of a community service project, but rather upon the personal development of the women themselves.  Therefore, some of the content of the program will be different, and it will require some additional experts, especially in the areas of women’s health, sexuality and fitness.

The Promoters will not receive any financial compensation for their leadership work, but we know from experience that they will highly value the training week and the ongoing monthly training that they will receive in the field from the experts and Project staff over the following year.  They will also receive some materials initially, and throughout the year, including a distinctive backpack, cap and training materials for leading their nucleos.  

Project Implementation in the Nucleos 

The 30 Project Nucleos will begin to operate at the beginning of the second month when the Promoters return from their one-week residential training.  The first item on their agenda will be a vision workshop, led by the Promoter, where the women will have a chance to articulate their desires for personal growth in the coming year.  This will be followed by some self-analysis and group support to state the obstacles that each member of the nucleo has to overcome, followed by a workshop to develop specific strategies to totally eliminate these obstacles with the support of the group.  At that point, each woman will have a basic plan for her own development for the coming year.  

To conclude this phase of individual planning, the women of the two nucleos of each sector will meet together and interchange their plans to create excitement over the potential that they have discovered, and to share creative approaches.  After this interchange event, they will meet again as nucleos to modify their plans as required to include the new ideas that they discovered during the interchange.  Now the members of the nucleo will make a formal commitment to each other to stay with their plans for at least one year.  This will be a great moment for a special event to celebrate their first month of creative work together during month two of the Project.

Now each nucleo is ready to form their plans for working together to support each other in their individual development.  Some common themes will have emerged in their individual planning such as income development, child care, fitness, nutrition, etc.  This will open the door for the visit of several experts over the next five months to assist the nucleos with the development of their common projects and structures.  The meetings with experts will be held at the sector level so that the two nucleos will have more opportunities for interchange.
Month three will initiate the five months of expert focuses with presentations and workshops on small business development and/or preparation for employment.  The expert will work, along with the ICA staff, in each sector for a full day, therefore serving the 15 sectors over a period of three weeks.  The objective will be to discover the most viable sources of income for each of the women, form them into working teams for effective implementation, and initiate the plans for utilizing the Nucleo Grant Funds of the Project.  Those funds will be used to purchase required materials in this and the following months to facilitate the development of stable income for the members of the nucleo.  In some cases funds may be issued to individuals, but only once there is a group accountability structure to assure the effective use of the funds for developing secure and ongoing income for each of the women.

Month four will focus on child care and development norms, for this is a critical factor in the ability of the women to have the freedom they need to secure an adequate level of income for their families.  The expert will work, along with the ICA staff, to establish specific norms of personal care, health, behavior and development for different age levels of children and youth.  Specific guidelines and structures will be offered for safe and creative group child care.  Designs will be shared for equipment and space usage.  Plans will be offered for play and creative events that can be done with different age groups on the communities.  Models for effective social events will be shared.  There will be an explosion of creativity and excitement from these events which will motivate and initiate a whole new level of care for the children in the communities, including the children of other families living around the members of each nucleo.  This phase of the Project is both intended to improve the care of children, and also to open up time for the mothers so they can improve their economic situation.  The Development Assistance Fund of the Project can also be used for group child care for such items as tables and chairs or playground equipment.  

Month five will focus on women’s health and safe-sex practices.  The expert, along with the ICA Staff, will work with each sector to provide a basic understanding of the challenges that women face in maintaining their health, and in the specifics of conception and methods available for having safe sex.  This month is heavily focused on educating the women on the basic functioning of their bodies and giving them options to care for themselves.  The objective is to empower them with information and strategies to be in charge of their own bodies and their own relationships.  This is a powerful step in the empowerment of the women, and as they work together and their trust develops in their nucleo, the results of the Project will begin to become very visible in the personal presence of the women.  This month will also initiate the first outreach of the women to younger single mothers in their neighborhoods as they invite them to share in the information which they are learning about themselves and their new opportunities in life.  This month will also begin the ongoing social events and dances at the nucleo or sector level to create the type of healthy social life which can lead to stable two-parent families in the future.  These social events can also be opened to both younger and older single mothers as a means of extending the services of the Project into the broader community.

Month six will focus on making a dramatic improvement in the fitness and nutrition of the women, now that they have a strong desire to be more than they have been in the past.  The expert, along with the ICA staff, will work with each sector to introduce healthier foods and menus to the women, many of which they will be able to prepare together.  They will also be introduced to simple fitness routines which they can do separately or together each day, such as the use of an aerobic step exercise routine done to the music of a CD.  At this point in the Project, the motivation of the nucleos is expected to be sufficient to sustain this type of team effort, and the results should be delightful to see!

Month seven will focus on outreach and community service in order to make visible the new leadership abilities of the nucleos and the individual participants in the Project.  The ICA staff will assist the sectors to plan community workdays to deal with unsafe or unsightly local neighborhood conditions.  The nucleos will be assisted to organized events with the younger single mothers to begin the process of passing on what they have learned and assisting them to participate in the same process.  A “Big Sister” role model program will be encouraged where Project participants pair up with a younger single mother to move her forward with her life.  The nucleos will also begin events with youth to educate them in forming appropriate relationships as they grow up.  This may lead to a series of social events and dances for youth to create safe environments for them to socialize. 
The next three months, months eight through ten, will be months of implementation and refinement of the programs begun.  Now the women are truly coming into their power and the level of creativity and motivation is very high.  The programs they are doing are being modified and perfected, and taking on more established form.  The children of the Project families are looking better and are mostly leading more organized and cared-for lives.  The personal change which the women have made in their lives is now attracting the attention of their families and neighbors, and they are feeling very good about themselves.  The impact on the younger single mothers is becoming evident, and in general there is a more respectful and secure mode of operating for women and girls in the community.  Also during these months the Project is beginning to attract the attention of the leadership of the community and region, giving a new leadership status to the Promoters and all of the women of the Project.

Month eleven will see another visit by all of the experts for a half day to each of the sectors.  This will be a time for further input, observations and feedback to the women, but most importantly, a time for the women to ask questions of the experts.  The Promoters will assist the nucleos to prepare their questions in advance of these events.  Structured reflection on these events will then lead to some modification in programs and activities as the nucleos move forward.  This will also be the time to begin to envision another year ahead for the nucleos when they will be operating on their own.

Month twelve will be a time of evaluation, report writing, and preparation for the following Project phase, serving an additional 300 women.  A closing celebration and ceremony will be held to formally celebrate the end of this phase of the Project, and to initiate the self-initiating continuity of the 30 nucleos.  The Promoters will be invited to keep in touch with the Project staff in the future as needed.  The evaluation will be done in detail with the 30 Promoters and submitted in the report for phase one of the Project.  The staff will then formally review the program and prepare a report, making any modifications required for the next phase, along with any recommended adjustments in the budget for future phases.

Project Phase Chart

Train Promoters
Organize Nucleos	Introducing New Methods with Experts	Implementing New Methods	  Expert
 Re-visits	Evaluation
   Report  
Month 1	Month 2	Month 3	Month 4	Month 5	Month 6	Month 7	Month 8	Month 9	Month 10	Month 11	Month 12
Train
Promoters	Organize
Nucleos	Expert
Income	Expert
Children	Expert
Health	Expert
Fitness	Com’ty
Service	Implementing the five themes
  of months 3 through 7	Asking
questions	     Evaluation
     Celebration

Further Phases of the Project

The other four phases of the Project will follow the exact same twelve month schedule as used for Phase One, except for any small modifications which may be made based upon the evaluation of the work and results from previous phases.  Phase Two will begin in month 13 of the Project and run through month 24, and Phase Three will begin in month 25 and run through month 36 of the Project.  Phase One B will begin with month 7 of the Project and run through month 18, followed by Phase Two B which will begin in month 19 and run through month 30 of the Project.  Thus, the five Phases will begin at staggered six month intervals to make maximum use of the experts and administrative infrastructure of the Project.  While the addition of Phase One B and Phase Two B to the Project will require some additional supervisory and program staff, they will enable expanding the number of people served by 60% within the three years of the Project.

Thus, the Project Design for the five phases looks like this:

| ----------Phase One---------- | ----------Phase Two---------- | ----------Phase Three---------- |

                        | --------Phase One B--------- | --------Phase Two B--------- |



Phase One B – Months 7-19

Phase One B of the Project will begin in month 7 and will create another 30 nucleos organized in 15 sectors in adjacent neighborhoods in the District.  Once again, 30 Promoters will be carefully selected and sent for one week of intensive training.  Upon the return of the Promoters, the program over the following 11 months will follow that of Phase One, except if there are any modifications based upon the learnings from the process of the first phase of the Project.  

At the end of Phase One B there will be a more thorough evaluation and the resulting report will recommend any necessary changes in the program and budget as required for further phases. 

Phase Two – Months 13-24

Phase Two of the Project will create another 30 nucleos organized in 15 sectors in adjacent neighborhoods in the District of  the City Alta.  Once again, 30 Promoters will be carefully selected and sent to Azpitia for one week of intensive training.  Upon the return of the Promoters, the program over the following 11 months will follow that of Phase One, except if there are any modifications based upon the learnings and evaluation of earlier phases the Project.  

At the end of Phase Two there will once more be a careful evaluation and the resulting report will recommend any necessary changes in the program and budget for subsequent phases.

Phase Two B – Months 19-30

Phase Two B of the Project will create another 30 nucleos organized in 15 sectors in adjacent neighborhoods in the Distric.  Once again, 30 Promoters will be carefully selected and sent for one week of intensive training.  Upon the return of the Promoters, the program over the following 11 months will follow that of Phase One B, except if there are any modifications based upon the learnings and evaluation of earlier phases the Project.  

At the end of Phase Two B there will once more be a careful evaluation and the resulting report will recommend any necessary changes in the program and budget for subsequent phases.

Phase Three – Months 25-36

Finally, Phase Three of the Project will create another 30 nucleos organized in 15 sectors in adjacent neighborhoods in the District, or can be extended into the adjacent District, if necessary.  Once again, 30 Promoters will be carefully selected and sent for one week of intensive training.  Upon the return of the Promoters, the program over the following 11 months will follow that of Phase Two, except if there are any modifications based upon the learnings from the evaluation of earlier phases of the Project.  

At the close of Phase Three there will be a thorough evaluation of the Project methodology and a documentation of the results achieved over the entire three years of the Project.  Of special interest will be the degree of continuity that is experienced for the women of the early phases of the Project after operating well beyond the year of direct support of the Project.  Recommendations will be presented for the continuity of the Project as appropriate.

Project Staffing

The Single Mother Transformation Project will be directed by three professional women with direct experience in working with women’s projects and specific experience working with the women of  the City.  The Project Director will be a senior member of the ICA- the Country staff who will receive a half-time salary to guide the policy of the project, coordinate collaboration with other agencies, employ and direct the staff of the Project, employ the experts for the Project, and assure the integrity of the results of the Project through control of the finances and the evaluation and reporting process.  There will be two Project Managers who will be directly responsible for the week to week implementation of the five Phases of the Project, including the training and direction of the six Program Coordinators who will be working directly with the Promoters on a daily basis.  One Program Manager will work with Project phases one, two and three over the three years of the Project.  The other Program Manager will work with the experts in the first six months, then with phases one B and two B, and then with the continuity planning, and final evaluation and  reporting in the last six months of the Project.

There will be six Program Coordinators who will be ICA trained women from the community of  the City.  These are women who have worked with the ICA in the earthquake recovery programs in  the City over the past 18 months and have proven their leadership abilities in their previous volunteer roles.  Three of these women will be assigned to work for three years with phases one, two and three, and the other three women will work for only two years with phases one B and two B.  Each of these women will be responsible for 10 Promoters in five sectors serving 100 single mothers.  They will be in constant contact with their 10 Promoters to deepen their understanding of the content of the Project and to bring ongoing energy and motivation to the Promoters as they guide their nucleos through the process of the Project.  The close ties developed between the Coordinators and their 10 Promoters is a key to the continuity of the Project once the funding has ended.

ICA is contributing the cost of the three-week training of the two Project Managers and the six Program Coordinators for the Project.  

Collaboration of Other Organizations

Since the earthquake ICA has worked closely with the mayor of the Province of  the City, who is also the mayor of the District.   We have a close relationship with the Municipal staff and have received guidance from them in the formation of this Project.  There is strong support from the Municipality to support the Project.  In the past, the mayor and his staff have participated actively in our work, lending support with access to other agencies, with security assistance where needed, and with actual participation in symbolic programs.  The mayor and his staff will provide full support for this Project since women’s services is a high priority for the District.

Over the past 18 months, we have been in coordination with the government food distribution agency, and with the children’s assistance program which utilize World Bank and FAO food supplies.  Both of these programs are assisting families, women and children in the community, so they are already lending some support to single mothers in the process.  We know that these programs have a major concern for the social challenge and high cost of sustaining the single mothers in the communities, but they have no specific program to serve them as a separate population.  We will continue our coordination with them as the Project progresses.

The Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Women and Development have a definite interest in the Project and have some resources which will be of value to the Project.  They will be recommending some experts for use in the program, and will also be supplying some educational materials to assist with the health and sexuality, and the fitness and nutrition portions of the Project. The government family planning institute, will also be an important resource for the Project. 

The United Nations Population Fund is already active in the City and they have a strong interest in the social challenge of the single mothers in that community.  There are a number of ways in which they can be related to the Project which are currently being developed.  There could also be some small amounts of supplementary funding available to expand the impact of the Project, but this is a slow process with no specific prospects in sight at this time.  




Potential Challenges for the Project

The ICA- the Country staff always makes a list of potential challenges and then designs its work to directly address them through the design of its projects.  In this case, the use of Promoters and Program Coordinators from the same community is an important protection for the Project, both in terms of tapping into local wisdom and having thirty six people being watchful over the issues that may arise.   By keeping the program schedule open and flexible we should be able to adjust programming to work around the challenges of holidays and work stoppages which can occur with little notice.  The challenge of the safety for the staff and participants has been anticipated in the work designs which are always done in pairs or groups.  The normal challenge of staff turnover during the Project has been anticipated by having back-up staff available for all roles.   

We anticipate the challenge of other women in the community wanting to be part of the Project and to receive the same “benefits” as the mature single mothers.   A dynamic will be something like, “Why are they getting these benefits when we have proper families and no one helps us!”  Also, the community may well feel that the single women who most need help are the young teens of age seventeen and under.  For this reason, the Project design includes many events for the inclusion of the whole community, for instance in fairs and social events.  Also, there are specific responsibilities of each nucleo to counsel and work directly with the younger single mothers and youth in general.

Experience in the City has taught us that the greatest challenge to the Project may well be the interference and jealousy of government agencies and other NGOs.  Our mode of defense against these types of irritating events is to constantly work in a mode of total openness and transparency in the community. We will visit with all know groups and programs as we get underway with the Project and will seek to maintain open communications at all times.  We will also seek to integrate the work of others into the process of the Project.  However, experience has taught us that this process will not handle all issues, which is why the Project Director has the charge of finally managing relationships with other organizations for the protection of the Project objectives.

Anticipated Project Outcomes

It is anticipated that the Project will benefit the neighborhoods of the City and also the society in a number of ways:
•	New employment skills and small businesses to enhance the local economy of the City.
•	Reduction of unwanted pregnancies with the associated birthing and social costs, impacting both local structures and nationally funded structures.
•	Improved child-rearing practices and structures, leading to reduced delinquency in the community and in the Capital where outcast youth tend to migrate. 
•	Reduction of the next-generation perpetuation of single motherhood.
•	Making visible and acknowledging the underlying causes and effects of single-motherhood, and demonstrating a replicable model for dealing with them effectively.
•	A very cost-effective model to deal with the impact of increasing single motherhood in society.
•	Empowerment and preparation of a large sector of the community to assume new leadership roles and responsibilities in the community.
We intend to make the Project one that can be looked back to as the turning point in the social re-development of the neighborhoods.  

Financial Notes for the Budget

The original plan for the Project was to work in three Phases, one per year, therefore directly serving 900 women.  Later we realized that we could use the same overhead of the Project and add two more phases, thereby directly serving 1,500 women at a lower cost per participant.  However, this expansion has created a very tight budget given the 400,000 limit for projects.  Therefore, if the current 399,980 budget is an issue, it can be substantially reduced by reducing the number of women served.  However, the ICA staff would prefer to do the larger project as presented, as it supports our philosophy of using funds most effectively. 
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BACKGROUND 
ICA is officially recognised as a not-for-profit, voluntary organisation by the Ministry of Land and Decentralisation.  mission is to help people deprived of hope to gain self confidence, to encourage vulnerable groups to discover themselves with new eyes, to lead them in releasing their potential to transform and improve their lives.

Small country of around 5 million people which ranks 152 in the UNDP Human Development Index. 70% of the population is dependent on agriculture. Issues that apply particularly to rural areas include poor infrastructure (affecting access to health services, fresh water, schools, markets), and levels of poverty which, for example, prevent children being sent to school and prevent investment in local income generating opportunities. 

ICA has focused its initial activities on the District, part of the Maritime Region and, more specifically, on the villages of (population 3,000) (population 1,500). These villages were selected after visits by ICA to 10 of the poorer villages in the District. These visits showed that, despite their poverty, the people were more ready to mobilize and organize themselves and to take charge of their own development process. 

ACHIEVEMENTS TO DATE
Initial discussions in the villages led to the community identifying a number of challenges, with three being selected as most urgent:

1.	Childrens’ Education
The nearest school is only one kilometre away, but because of the large catchment area and the low level of investment in the school, the school is over full (teachers having to cope with 60-80 pupils per class, with over 100 children in the elementary class) and poorly equipped (no tables) making it difficult for many children to get adequate education. In order to address this, and in common with similar community responses to the Governments’ underinvestment in education, the villagers established their own community school, and recruited four qualified young people as teachers. Currently there are 110 children attending the school, from ages 6-15. The teachers are paid by the villagers (through the school committee) but the parents’ poverty is preventing them from paying the monthly contributions needed. To address this ICA trained and supported the villagers to establish a teak nursery and plantation. This provides the school with an ongoing source of income, has built up the confidence of the community, and is already a source of interest to surrounding schools and villages.
 
2.	Production and Marketing of agricultural produce
There is a high level of dependence on agriculture in the village. Farmers however often sell their harvest in September/ October, when prices are low, in order to pay school fees etc. To increase the diversity of income, ICA trained and supported villagers to keep pigs and goats, thus providing an alternative source of income which can be sold at different times. Again these projects provide income, are a source of pride and confidence to the families involved, and serve as demonstrations to other people.

3.	Access to Health Facilities
The nearest health facility is 4 kilometres away, making it inaccessible in emergency cases and causing the community to rely on itinerant drug sellers, who often sell drugs which are weakened by prolonged exposure to the heat and sun. To counter this, ICA worked with a group of women to create a place where quality medicines could be accessible at any time. This makes basic drugs more accessible to everyone in the village, and at least one child’s life has already been saved as a result of being able to access drugs in the middle of the night to bring down a high fever. The women are able to charge a small fee for the medicines, thus enabling them to replenish the supply and maintain the service. 

In addition to the particular effects of these projects, all of which have been delivered with volunteer input and local fundraising activities to cover the few expenses incurred, the success of the projects has led to the villagers being more mobilised, more committed, and more determined to develop themselves. As one said, “An elephant is an important symbol for us. It leaves a trail that remains visible for a long time, enabling other animals to follow in its path. We believe that ICA has made a trail to our village, and we are now eager to follow the example ICA has set, and the opportunities it has created for us”.  

FUTURE PLANS
Building on this success and momentum, the community, supported by ICA, have set themselves four key objectives for the next year:

1.	To have  more coordinated, sustainable development and stronger links and influence with the District level through a strengthened Village Development Committee 
2.	To have a better community school by the construction of permanent classrooms
3.	To have expanded the number of animal rearing projects to benefit a further 30 families 
4.	To have year-round access to water for agriculture and the tree nursery and, in emergency, for drinking water by constructing a small dam near the village 

ACTIVITIES
1.	Strengthening of the Village Development Committee
The Village Development Committee (VDC) is responsible for taking the leadership on development issues in the village. They also provide important links to the District level, and are involved in mobilising the community in response to national campaigns on (e.g. polio, children’s vaccination). Furthermore, with plans for greater decentralisation, the role of the VDC is likely to expand and assume greater importance. Although they have been involved in the projects so far, they acknowledge that they need training in order to understand the importance of the committee, to play their role more effectively and, as projects get larger, to ensure their ownership and sustainability. The intention is to train 15 people from the Committee and from the Chief’s office in for 5 days in order to learn about:   The role of the VDC and its members, facilitative leadership and the link between the VDC and the chief. In addition it is planned to spend a further 2 days developing an Action Plan for the VDC to guide their activities over the next year.  
Total number of beneficiaries: 3,000 (whole community) 

2.	Classroom construction                                         
Despite the commitment of the wider community, the school committee and the volunteer teachers, the physical infrastructure within which the community school is housed is in very poor state. The community wish to replace these buildings with more permanent structures, and are ready to contribute sand, water and labour, with the project funding the other building materials.
Total number of beneficiaries: Direct: 110 children and 4 teachers; Indirect: 3,000 people (whole community)

3.	Expansion of animal husbandry projects
With the success of the animal projects established so far, the intention is to expand this project to 34 new households in the next 12 months. This will enable a further 34 families to diversify and increase their income sources and will consist of the provision of animals and veterinary medicine, accompanied by 3 days of training for 34 people, and follow up visits. The additional four households to be included will be the four teachers- giving them an additional source of income to boost their small payments from the village.  
Total number of beneficiaries: 200 people

4.	Construction of Small Dam				 
The village’s water comes from a pond which dries up during dry seasons. The community wish to deepen and enlarge this pond so that people get water all year round. This constant supply will enable farmers (particularly women) to establish small agribusinesses: producing vegetables in dry seasons, for example, a period when they will be able to sell at high prices. In addition both women and youth will get new opportunities to diversify their income resource, and the population of the village will be able use this water in the teak tree nursery and for sapling production for environment protection. Although the village does have a water pipe providing drinking water, this pond will also provide an emergency supply when the pipe dries out. The community will supply sand and labour, with the project funding other necessary materials.
Total number of beneficiaries: 3,000 people

SUPPORT
In order to support the community in their efforts, to provide the necessary guidance to them in their work and to enable them to reflect on their progress and challenges, ICA will provide administrative support, and have a part-time field officer working with the community and visiting them on a regular basis and ensuring the programme is effectively monitored and evaluated.

ICA by guiding them on programme management, supporting their monitoring and evaluation activities, providing additional advice as necessary, and visiting the project once during the year. ICA  will also be the project holder, taking responsibility for liaison with and reporting to the donors.

BUDGET 

Programme Costs
Strengthening of VDC					2,100
Expansion of animal husbandry projects			3,910
Community Asset Development
Classroom construction					10,000
Small dam							8,500

Support Costs
Monitoring and evaluation				500
ICA staff and travel costs					1,500
ICA capacity development support and admin		1,000
Project visit costs						1,000		
								28,510


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Programme for The country </textarea></td>
	 <td><textarea name='short' style='border-style: solid; border-width:1px; border-color: white white white white;width:175px;height:300px' id='short' >This project will start by addressing the immediate food needs of 500 PLWHA in the target area. Due to the numerous demands on the resources of PLWHA, maintenance of a balanced diet is not often  considered priority. Yet, diet is one of the key elements for success in ART and prolonged life for PLWHA. For purposes of cost effectiveness, PLWHA and their families will be encouraged to consider already familiar indigenous local foods that have proven nutritive value.  The CFSP will also establish and strengthen local community based structures to lead in issues of nutrition, care and prevention and other services at community level.  </textarea></td>
     <td><textarea name='description' style='border-style: solid; border-width:1px; border-color: black black black black;width:400px;height:300px' id='description' >Food Aid and Food Security 
Programme for The country

Deadline for receipt of applications: 2nd October, 2006



CONCEPT NOTE 

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1. Summary of the action
Please provide the following information:
1.1	Brief description of the proposed action

The UNDP report of 2003 indicated that about 73% of all The citizens live below the official poverty line. On average more than 70% of The citizens are classified as poor while more than 63% are living on less than US$1 per day. In rural areas 83% of the people are poor and 71% are extremely poor. 

Many of the poorest people live in female headed households affected by HIV/AIDS. The prevalence rate is high currently at 16% affecting the most productive age group of between 15 to 49 years (NAC, 2002). Due to HIV/AIDS the number of widows and orphans and the chronically ill has increased considerably. The extended family system is no longer capable of handling the huge burden presented upon it by the impact of HIV/AIDS. HIV Positive people do not have access to healthy diets and the dietary options are limited. This means that positive people cannot live longer and their families end up in destitute or dying before their time.

This project will be implemented in The district of Southern Province. The population of Southern Province is 1,212,124 out of which 203,219 are in District. The prevalence rate for Southern province is currently at 16.2% ranks as the third highest in The country after Capital city and Copperbelt Provinces (NAC The country HIV/AIDS estimates, 2004). District is one of the most densely populated areas in Southern Province and according to estimates of 2004 from the National AIDS Council, District was the second highest in terms of HIV prevalence of 22.5% with a total number of 25,024 people second only to Livingstone. The overall poverty levels of Southern Province are high at 76% (CSO – living conditions in The country, 1998) while 59% of the people are classified extremely poor. 

The project is targeting an area north of The district called 2nd district. The target area is bound to the east by the Highway, and the Highway passes right through the community. The proximity of 2nd district to the main road makes the area vulnerable to the spread of HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases. This area appears to be particularly hard hit due to its geographical location and high poverty levels. Many small traders come to this area to sell second hand clothes and other merchandise and in the process end up mingling with people. These transient travellers and truckers take advantage of the poor farmers and expose them to HIV/AIDS. This has resulted into many HIV/AIDS patients.

This project will start by addressing the immediate food needs of 500 PLWHA in the target area. Due to the numerous demands on the resources of PLWHA, maintenance of a balanced diet is not often  considered priority. Yet, diet is one of the key elements for success in ART and prolonged life for PLWHA. For purposes of cost effectiveness, PLWHA and their families will be encouraged to consider already familiar indigenous local foods that have proven nutritive value.

The CFSP will also establish and strengthen local community based structures to lead in issues of nutrition, care and prevention and other services at community level. The project aims at inculcating a spirit of volunteerism among the target community. A volunteer from t ICA will be attached to the project. Strong linkages that already exist between the project and permanent service providers will be strengthened. These include Ministry of Health (MoH), District HIV/AIDS Task Force (DATF), Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives (MACO) etc.

In terms of the long term, the project will impart technical skills in family members of PLWHA to enable them produce adequate amounts of food on a sustainable basis. Training in sustainable agriculture will be provided and linkages made with the MACO.

To further secure the livelihoods of PLWHA, the project will impart entrepreneurship and marketing skills in the target group and link those that require additional finances to microfinance institutions that are already operating in the province.

2. Relevance:
Please describe the following: 
2.1	How relevant is your proposal to the needs and constraints of the target country(ies) or region?
2.2	What are the problems to be resolved and the needs to be met? 

The action will initially make available to PLWHA food through food aid. This is in order to enable HIV patients improve their nutritional status and thereby improve the uptake and effectiveness of ARVs. The action will also promote both conservation farming and proven sustainable agriculture methods which are less labour intensive in order to improve sustainable food production and ensure availability of food throughout the year. The action will promote crop diversification to match nutritional needs of HIV/AIDS. The project will work with an associate organisation who are experts at biodiversity and have studied nutritive values of traditional food crops which are easy and cheap to grow, process and prepare. 

The integration of food aid with actual sustainable food security which includes cultivation of traditional food crops and a home-grown home based care program are priorities of this project. This action presents an opportunity for vast impact and with massive ramifications such as fewer people contracting AIDS, fewer sick people, and therefore more PLWHA working and supporting their families and contributing to the local economy. There will be fewer families with HIV/AIDS patients, fewer orphans, positive change in behaviour and less call on already stretched health services. This Action is designed to enable resource-poor people create wealth that will facilitate the on-going implementation of further development activities and broaden their food base. 

The project will also build sufficient capacity among the target group to enable them carry on initiatives started during the duration of the project. To this end, local structures will be facilitated in home based care, agriculture and nutrition. The project will also build strong links between the target group and local permanent service providers hospital, Ministry of Health and Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives to mention but a few.

2.3	Who are the actors involved (final beneficiaries, target groups)?
The specific target community is 2nd district area. The direct beneficiaries from 2nd district area will be 500 PLWHA and the indirect beneficiaries will be the families of these 500 PLWHA making up a total of 3,000 people. (using the The countryn average of 6 persons per family)

2.4	What are the objectives and expected results?

The objectives of the project are:

•	To improve the nutritional status of PLWHA through food aid in order to improve the uptake and effectiveness of ART
•	To create and strengthen community based structures and groups for sustained care and support for PLWHA and their families
•	To increase food diversity and security for families with PLWHA on a sustainable basis
•	To reduce the socio-economic impact of HIV/AIDS among PLWHA and their families through the implementation of appropriate income earning initiatives

Expected results are: 

•	At least 200 people will undergo VCT 
•	At least 250 PLWHA will be linked to appropriate authorities for ART
•	At least 75% of the 500 targeted households with PLWHA affording 3 meals per day and growing at least 3 major crops
•	Increased cash income by at least 50% for 200 PLWHA and their families
•	Fifteen Support Groups, 5 Care and Prevention Teams and 5 Nutrition Groups established and strengthened and serving the target group

2.5	What is the added value of the action (what adds the action by reference to (central or local) government action and actions implemented by non state actors)?

•	The two country NGOs participating in this project are working in four other provinces making up almost half of The country and covering some 50,000 households. Experiences gained through this project will no – doubt spill over to these areas
•	Being an international organisation, ICA is connected to many organisations locally and abroad. Results from this project will add to the pool of experiences gained elsewhere and beyond
•	The involvement of a wide range of national stakeholders such as the MoH, the Association of ARV users, New Start Centre etc makes for a broad based network and sharing of experiences across the country
•	Both belong to a network of 15 local NGOs under the umbrella of xxx. The available channels of information and experience sharing within this network will enable spill over to other organisations and practitioners. 
•	The volunteer who will be attached to the project by ICA will carry the experiences gained from the project to other parts of the world
•	The ICA driven HIV/AIDS Africa conference to which A PARTNER  is a member is another channel for sharing information and experiences from the project

3. Methodology and Sustainability:
Please describe the following: 
3.1	What are the main project activities?
In the short term, the project will improve the nutritional status of identified PLWHA through food aid initiatives to support their ART programmes.
For the long term, locally managed structures will be facilitated to provide continuous support to PLWHA and their families to secure their livelihoods for PLWHA and prevention against the same as well as production of adequate amounts of food and generation of more incomes on a sustainable basis.
Strategic linkages will be made with permanent service providers and other organisations in the sector for long term support to the target group and community at large.
The target group will be provided with technical and material support to enable them start producing food and generate income

3.2	Who will be your main implementing partners, what is the length of your relationship with them and how will they be involved in the project?

There will be two implementing partners with whom has worked for the past three year. These are:

In the project, will be responsible for overall coordination of project activities, manage finances as per EC requirements, employ two Field Officers, host the volunteer from and manage all project procurements 

will be responsible for coordination of networking activities with collaborators such as the They will also employ the Project Coordinator

ICA will be responsible for placement of a Volunteer at the project and capacity building of local NGO partners through training of project staff and technical support to the project.


3.3	How will the project achieve sustainability? 

•	Income generation skills and activities that will be facilitated through the project will remain within households and can be applied long after project has phased out
•	The project will build capacity among beneficiaries to produce and prepare local foods which are normally more accessible and nutritious. 
•	The strong linkage that exists between the project and government departments and ministries (such as the MoH and MACO) will be strengthened.  These linkages will assure continuous support to the target group long after the end of the project
•	The Volunteer who will be attached to the project and the project will be imparting the spirit of volunteerism among local communities 
•	The evaluation that will be conducted after 10 months will determine funding needs and strategies for further support beyond this project
•	The project will facilitate linkages to microfinance institutions for external financing of beneficiaries that will involve themselves in business ventures. 
•	Both have a long term agenda for the target area. The capacity that this project will build in these organisations will go towards enhancing long term benefits to the target group in this area and beyond. 
•	Strengthened CPTs and Support Groups will continue to provide HBC support to PLWHA in the area 

3.4	Will it have multiplier effects?

•	The two The country NGOs participating in this project are working in four other provinces making up almost half of The country and covering some 50,000 households. 
•	Being an international organisation, ICA is connected to many organisations locally and abroad. Results from this project will add to the pool of experiences gained elsewhere and beyond
•	The involvement of a wide range of national stakeholders such as the MoH, ZHECT, the Association of ARV users, New Start Centre etc makes for a broad based network and sharing of experiences across the country
•	Both belong to a network of 15 local NGOs under the umbrella. The available channels of information and experience sharing within this network will enable spill over to other organisations and practitioners. 
•	The target area of this project receives many visitors and is the gateway to the south of The country. Results from the project are expected to go far and wide through the many people that visit the area
•	The volunteer who will be attached to the project by ICA will carry the experiences gained from the project to other parts of the world
•	The ICA driven HIV/AIDS Africa conference to which is a member is another channel for sharing information

4. Expertise and operational capacity:
Please describe the following: 
4.1	What is the experience of your organisation in project management?

THE ORG has gathered massive experience over its 10 year period. Some of these are:

•	Participation in the past three years in food aid programmes in close collaboration with the Disaster management and Mitigation Unit (DMMU) and the World Food Programme (WFP)
•	Implementation of humanitarian activities under the ECHO funded Agricultural Recovery Programme (ARP) with OXFAM. At least 60% of households benefiting from this initiative are affected by HIV/AIDS
•	Participation in a pilot cash transfer project implemented to mitigate social and economic vulnerability among rural people
•	Implementation of Food Security Pack (FSP) programmes with Programme Against Malnutrition (PAM) in Western and North Western provinces
•	Implementation of a Forest Resource Management Project under IFAD funding in conjunction with the Government  in all the seven districts of North Western Province.
•	Implementation of livelihood projects in partnership partners with funding from

4.2. 	What is the experience of your organisation and your partner(s) of the issues to be 	addressed?

Has implemented and is still implementing various projects in three of The country’s nine provinces. Some of these are:  

•	2003- 2006: Food security project in Naluyanda involving women and families keeping orphans and poor resource farmers in Central Province 
•	2003- 2006: Food security project 
•	2004-2006: HIV/AIDS- prevention, nutrition and care for  The country National AIDS Network
•	2005- 2006: HIV/AIDS in 2nd district Project in Southern Province for PLWHA and vulnerable families.
•	2006: Women rights empowerment project funded by World Bank
•	2005 –2006: Sustainable Agriculture and HIV/AIDS for women in Central Province
•	2006: Food security project with a strong focus on HIV/AIDS
•	ICA have provided technical and facilitation support to ICAs since 1996, as well as acting as project holders for the following:

•	1996-2003: Integrated Development Programme, 
•	1999-2002: Health and Leadership programme, 
•	2000-2003: Integrated Rural Development programme for Women
•	2000-2004: Integrated Development Programme, 

I.	THE ACTION
1.	DESCRIPTION

1.1	Title

2nd district Food Security Project (CFSP)

1.2	Location(s)

2nd district area in The district in the Southern Province of The country


Total eligible cost of the action	Amount requested from the Contracting Authority	% of total eligible cost of action
734,477.40	661,297.90	90 %

1.3	Summary

Maximum 1 page 

The UNDP report of 2003 indicated that about 73% of all The citizens live below the official poverty line. On average more than 70% of The citizens are classified as poor while more than 63% are living on less than US$1 per day. In rural areas 83% of the people are poor and 71% are extremely poor. 

Many of the poorest people live in female headed households affected by HIV/AIDS. The prevalence rate is high currently at 16% affecting the most productive age group of between 15 to 49 years (NAC, 2002). Due to HIV/AIDS the number of widows and orphans and the chronically ill has increased considerably. The extended family system is no longer capable of handling the huge burden presented upon it by the impact of HIV/AIDS. HIV Positive people do not have access to healthy diets and the dietary options are limited. This means that positive people cannot live longer and their families end up in destitute or dying before their time.

This project will be implemented in The district of Southern Province. The population of Southern Province is 1,212,124 out of which 203,219 are in District. The prevalence rate for Southern province is currently at 16.2% ranks as the third highest in The country after Capital city and Provinces (NAC The country HIV/AIDS estimates, 2004). District is one of the most densely populated areas in Southern Province and according to estimates of 2004 from the National AIDS Council, District was the second highest in terms of HIV prevalence of 22.5% with a total number of 25,024 people second. The overall poverty levels of Southern Province are high at 76% (CSO – living conditions in The country, 1998) while 59% of the people are classified extremely poor. 

The project is targeting an area north of The district called 2nd district. 2nd district The target area is bound to the east by the Highway, and the Highway passes right through the community. The proximity of 2nd district to the main road makes the area vulnerable to the spread of HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases. This area appears to be particularly hard hit due to its geographical location and high poverty levels. Many small traders come to this area to sell second hand clothes and other merchandise and in the process end up mingling with people. These transient travellers and truckers take advantage of the poor farmers and expose them to HIV/AIDS. This has resulted into many HIV/AIDS patients.

This project will start by addressing the immediate food needs of 500 PLWHA in the target area. Due to the numerous demands on the resources of PLWHA, maintenance of a balanced diet is not often  considered priority. Yet, diet is one of the key elements for success in ART and prolonged life for PLWHA. For purposes of cost effectiveness, PLWHA and their families will be encouraged to consider already familiar indigenous local foods that have proven nutritive value.

The CFSP will also establish and strengthen local community based structures to lead in issues of nutrition, care and prevention and other services at community level. The project aims at inculcating a spirit of volunteerism among the target community. A volunteer from the partner ICA will be attached to the project. Strong linkages that already exist between the project and permanent service providers will be strengthened. These include Ministry of Health (MoH), District HIV/AIDS Task Force (DATF), Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives (MACO) etc.

In terms of the long term, the project will impart technical skills in family members of PLWHA to enable them produce adequate amounts of food on a sustainable basis. Training in sustainable agriculture will be provided and linkages made with the MACO.

To further secure the livelihoods of PLWHA, the project will impart entrepreneurship and marketing skills in the target group and link those that require additional finances to microfinance institutions that are already operating in the province.



Duration of the action	24 Months
Objectives of the action	Overall objective: To improve the quality of life of PLWHA and their families through the implementation of a broad based sustainable food security initiative in 2nd district area of the district of the Southern Province of The country.
Specific objectives: By the end of two years, at least 500 PLWHA in 2nd district area will have attained improved nutritional status to improve uptake and effectiveness of ART and community based systems and structures established for their families to produce adequate food and generate household income on a sustainable basis.
Partner(s)	1.  ICA

Target group(s) 	500 PLWHA in 2nd district area of Constituency of The district of Southern Province of The country
Final beneficiaries 	Families of 500 PLWHA in 2nd district area of Constituency of The district of Southern Province of The country
Estimated results	1.	At least 200 people will undergo VCT 
2.	At least 250 PLWHA will be linked to appropriate authorities for ART
3.	At least 75% of the 500 targeted households with PLWHA affording 3 meals per day and growing at least 3 major crops
4.	Increased cash income by at least 50% for 200 PLWHA and their families
5.	Fifteen Support Groups, 5 Care and Prevention Teams and 5 Nutrition Groups established and strengthened and serving the target group
Main activities	In the short term, the project will improve the nutritional status of identified PLWHA through food aid initiatives to support their ART programmes.
For the long term, locally managed structures will be facilitated to provide continuous support to PLWHA and their families to secure their livelihoods through Care for PLWHA and prevention against the same as well as production of adequate amounts of food and generation of more incomes on a sustainable basis.
Strategic linkages will be made with permanent service providers and other organisations in the sector for long term support to the target group and community at large.
The target group will be provided with technical and material support to enable them start producing food and generate income
Where applicable, clearly indicate the sector, theme, or geographical area specified in the call for proposals to which the proposed action would apply:


1.4	Objectives

Maximum 1 page. Describe the overall objective(s) to which the action aims to contribute towards and the specific objective that the action aims to achieve.

1.	To improve the nutritional status of PLWHA through food aid in order to improve the uptake and effectiveness of ART

Anti Retroviral Therapy (ART) requires that the patient has a balanced diet. Due to prolonged illness, PLWHA or AIDS patients often find themselves in a situation of depleted resource base due to inability to perform productive work and meeting expenditure required to access ART. Consequently, a balanced diet to PLWHA especially AIDS patients is a far cry. This objective will address this primary requirement in the short term before addressing medium and long term requirements among PLWHA and their families. 

Because nutrition is crucial among PLWHA especially those on ART, the project will support formation of Nutrition groups who will be trained in preparation and processing of foods suitable for PLWHA. Focus will, first and foremost, be directed at local indigenous foodstuffs which even poor families can lay their hands on. The Biodiversity Community Network (BCN) which is an associate in this project has gathered massive experience in supporting such activities.  

1.	To create and strengthen community based structures and groups for sustained care and support for PLWHA and their families

It has been widely documented that the HIV/AIDS issue has placed a huge burden on the Ministry of Health (MoH). It has become common practice to engage local communities in such a way they are involved in providing the necessary services to PLWHA and in this way contributing to the effectiveness of the public sector. The project will facilitate formation and strengthening (where such does not already exist) of community based and managed groups to lead the process of Care and prevention for and against HIV/AIDS, nutrition as it relates to HIV/AIDS and such other services.

In addition, the project will facilitate linkages between essential permanent service providers and organisations working in the sector and the local groups from the start of the project. The philosophy of this project emphasises inculcating the spirit of volunteerism among target communities.

2.	To increase food diversity and security for families with PLWHA on a sustainable basis

The project will aim to restore livelihoods of families with PLWHA by empowering them to produce more food on a sustainable basis. The project will promote sustainable agriculture techniques and methods that are accessible and affordable from the point of view of a resource poor farmer. Both crop and animal production will be promoted. The pas-on-the-gift scheme for small livestock which has worked wonders among PLWHA elsewhere will be introduced. 

In order to ensure long term technical support in agriculture, the project will facilitate stronger linkages with the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives (MACO) and support Community Livestock Workers (CLWs) and Community Development Facilitators (CDFs) through training.

3.	To reduce the socio-economic impact of HIV/AIDS among PLWHA and their families through the implementation of appropriate income earning initiatives 

In order to restore the livelihoods of PLWHA and their families, the project will promote income generation initiatives. Training will be facilitated on entrepreneurship and marketing. These skills will enable them identify and manage business ventures of their choice. Family members of PLWHA will be encouraged to form interest groups based on the business ventures that they will be pursuing. Those that require additional finances will be linked to microfinance institutions for loans and savings services.



a.	Justification

Maximum 3 pages. Please provide the following information:
i.	Relevance of the action to the objectives and priorities of the programme

The action will initially make available to PLWHA food through food aid. This is in order to enable HIV patients improve their nutritional status and thereby improve the uptake and effectiveness of ARVs.

The action will also promote both conservation farming and proven sustainable agriculture methods which are less labour intensive in order to improve sustainable food production and ensure availability of food throughout the year. The action will promote crop diversification to match nutritional needs of HIV/AIDS. The project will work with an associate organisation called BCN who are experts at biodiversity and have studied nutritive values of traditional food crops which are easy and cheap to grow, process and prepare. These will be promoted and grown by HIV patients and their families. 

The integration of food aid with actual sustainable food security which includes cultivation of traditional food crops and a home-grown home based care program are priorities of this project. This action presents an opportunity for vast impact and with massive ramifications such as fewer people contracting AIDS, fewer sick people, and therefore more PLWHA working and supporting their families and contributing to the local economy. There will be fewer families with HIV/AIDS patients, fewer orphans, positive change in behaviour and less call on already stretched health services. This Action is designed to enable resource-poor people create wealth that will facilitate the on-going implementation of further development activities and broaden their food base. For example, seed will be distributed on a seed revolving loan basis where PLWHA will repay their loan in kind to others while continuing to meet their own seed requirements for the following year. 

The project will also build sufficient capacity among the target group to enable them carry on initiatives started during the duration of the project. To this end, local structures will be facilitated in home based care, agriculture and nutrition.

The strong link that the project will facilitate between the target group and local permanent service providers.

ii.	Identification of perceived needs and constraints in the target country/ies, in particular in the region(s) concerned. 

The country is rated among the poorest countries in the world. The country is listed among the Highly Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) as well as the Least Developed Countries (LDC’s). According to the UNDP’s Human Development Report of 2002, The country ranks 163 out of the 175 countries in the world in terms of human development. 

In 2003, the United Nations Human Development report indicated that about 73% of all The citizens live below the official poverty line. On average more than 70% of The citizens are classified as poor while more than 63% are living on less than US$1 per day. In rural areas 83% of the people are poor and 71% are extremely poor. 

Many of the poorest people live in female headed households affected by HIV/AIDS. The prevalence rate is high currently at 16% affecting the most productive age group of between 15 to 49 years (NAC, 2002). Due to HIV/AIDS the number of widows and orphans and the chronically ill has increased considerably. The extended family system is no longer capable of handling the huge burden presented upon it by the impact of HIV/AIDS. HIV Positive people do not have access to healthy diets and the dietary options are limited. This means that positive people cannot live longer and their families end up in destitute or dying before their time.

The The country government has realised that chronic illness that accompany poor health and deterioration of the immune system deplete households assets, reduce labour and lead to reduced food production
This project will be implemented in The district of Southern Province. The consortium will concentrate on constituency. The population of Southern Province is 1,212,124 out of which 203,219 are in District. The prevalence rate for Southern province is currently at 16.2% ranks as the third highest in The country after Capital city and Provinces (NAC The country HIV/AIDS estimates, 2004). District is one of the most densely populated areas in Southern Province and according to estimates of 2004 from the National AIDS Council, District was the second highest in terms of HIV prevalence of 22.5% with a total number of 25,024 people second only to. The overall poverty levels of Southern Province are high at 76% (CSO – living conditions in The country, 1998) while 59% of the people are classified extremely poor. 

The project is targeting an area north of The district called 2nd district. 2nd district covers most of Constituency. 

The target area is bound to the east by the Highway, and the Highway passes right through the community. The proximity of 2nd district to the main road makes the area vulnerable to the spread of HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases. This area appears to be particularly hard hit due to its geographical location and high poverty levels. Many small traders come to this area to sell second hand clothes and other merchandise and in the process end up mingling with people. These transient travellers and truckers take advantage of the poor farmers and expose them to HIV/AIDS. This has resulted into many HIV/AIDS patients.

iii.	Description of the target group(s) and final beneficiaries and estimated number 
The action will target The district, in Southern Province. The specific target community is 2nd district area and beyond. In 2nd district Project area and expansion area the project will work with 500 PLWHA and their families. The direct beneficiaries from 2nd district area will be 300 and 200 in the 2nd district expansion area. The number of indirect beneficiaries will be 3000 people.
iv.	Reasons for the selection of the target group(s) and identification of their needs and constraints. How does the Action contribute to the needs of the target group(s) and final beneficiaries?

The direct beneficiaries have been selected because they are PLWHA. Some are already on ART and are in the extreme poverty bracket. 

The indirect beneficiaries have been selected because they have been adversely affected by the status and condition of the PLWHA in their families. Assets have been lost due to demands placed on PLWHA in terms of nutrition and other logistics necessary for caring for the same. For both PLWHA and their families to get back into productive engagement, they need to have basic needs readily available and accessible. These include food, healthy diets, diversified food production and income generation. This will assist to broaden their food security base.

Contribution to the needs of the target group and final beneficiaries 

1.	The action will assist PLWHA have available and accessible food which will help them improve the uptake and effectiveness of ARVs. Currently there is no food for PLWHA and where little is available it would be the staple food maize which does not help their condition. 
2.	The Home Based Care (HBC) system already in existence will be strengthened through training of care and prevention teams and formation of more support groups so that PLWHA can encourage and support each other.
3.	Food production will be carefully designed so that crops promoted and grown will be of high nutritive value and will increase the availability and accessibility of food making up a healthy diet. Food production will be combined with the promotion of traditional crops of high nutritive value that are easy to grow even in times of drought and have proven medicinal properties such as Amaranthus.
4.	Income generation will ensure that target beneficiaries broaden their food security base so that over - reliance on a single source of income is eradicated.

b.	Detailed description of activities

Maximum 9 pages.  Include the title and a detailed description of each activity to be undertaken to produce the results, justifying the choice of the activities and specifying where applicable the role of each partner (or associates or subcontractors) in the activities. In this respect, the detailed description of activities must not repeat the action plan (see section 1.9).

	Diagrammatic representation of the project concept
 

1.	To improve the nutritional status of PLWHA through food aid in order to improve the uptake and effectiveness of ART

•	Facilitate formation of community based nutrition groups: The project will facilitate formation of 5 nutrition groups who will be trained in the preparation and processing of nutritious foods and diets for PLWHA. The groups will also be responsible for educating fellow community members on issues of nutrition.

•	Training of nutrition groups: Nutrition groups will be trained on locally available food stuffs and the relationship of nutrition to HIV/AIDS. The training will be conducted by health staff from Hospitals as well as the Biodiversity Community Network (BCN).

•	Analysis of diets of PLWHA: Experts will work together with members of nutrition groups to analyse diets of PLWHA in the area. Thereafter, World Food Programme (WFP) instruments will be used to identify ARV patients who require food assistance. 
 
•	Design of food packs: Equipped with analyses of diets of PLWHA, food packs will be designed by nutrition groups.

•	Purchase of food and organisation of logistics: The project will purchase food stuffs based on the EC’s procurement procedures. Appropriate information systems will be applied in the procurement of foodstuffs and subsequent processes. 

•	Distribution and monitoring of distribution and utilisation of food packs: Keepers The country Foundation in close collaboration with the WFP has been involved in distributing foodstuffs and seeds to communities affected by drought and HIV/AIDS in Western province. This experience will be handy in organisation of logistics and monitoring systems for distribution and utilisation of food packs to beneficiaries in this project.

2.	To create and strengthen community based structures and groups for sustained care and support for PLWHA and their families.

•	Awareness for VCT: The project will facilitate awareness creation campaigns for potential beneficiaries of the project to undergo Voluntary Counselling and Testing (VCT). The campaign for VCT will also serve as the awareness for the project in the area. Project staff will use this opportunity to explain the scaling up of existing initiatives. Methods for awareness creation and campaign will include drama sessions by local groups, awareness meetings and role plays

•	Facilitating mobile VCT: In collaboration with the New Start Centre (NSC), mobile VCT sessions will be conducted across the target area. Those whose results will be positive to HIV/AIDS will be automatic beneficiaries of the project

•	Promotion of ART among PLWHA: The first intervention for the target beneficiaries is the linkage for Anti Retroviral Therapy (ART). Apart from those that will be tested after the awareness for VCT, some beneficiaries will already be aware about their status. The project will also take these on board. The project will also directly target households that are hosting chronically ill persons to benefit from the project.

•	Facilitate formation of 10 support groups of PLWHA: Some of the PLWHA will be mobilised into support groups that will lead the process of campaigns for VCT and ART. The support groups will also coordinate Home Based Care (HBC) programmes in the target area.

•	Training for CPTs on care and support to PLWHA: The project will exploit existing collaboration with the Ministry of Health Authorities at the District and at Hospital to train Care and Prevention Teams (CPTs). 

•	Facilitate linkages between CPTs and local stakeholders: In order to enhance the effectiveness of CPTs, the project will facilitate a deliberate campaign to link these to local leaders including headmen, chiefs, religious leaders, politicians and any other persons of influence. 

•	Facilitate linkages between CPTs and other support institutions: The project will ensure that all the relationships with development actors in the district and province are shared with local structures created and facilitated in the target area. To this end, local CPTs will be introduced to organisations like the District HIV/AIDS Task Force (DATF), District Health Management Team (DHMT), Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives (MACO), The country Health Education and Communication Trust, The country Users of ARVs, Network of people living with HIV/AIDS in The country and many such others.

3.	To increase food diversity and security for families with PLWHA on a sustainable basis

•	Training in sustainable agriculture methods: As a long term measure to ensure household food security among PLWHA and their families, the project will encourage use of low cost and sustainable agricultural methods such as agro forestry and potholing. The Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives (MACO) will deliver appropriate training on various sustainable agricultural methods and techniques.

•	Training in crop diversification: MACO will also conduct training in crop diversification both for increased diversity in foodstuffs as well as for generation of income. 

•	Training in production, processing and preparation of indigenous food products: In line with diversification of foodstuffs, the project will promote not just production but processing and preparation of such foodstuffs. The choice of these crops will be informed by the analysis that experts will recommend from a nutrition point of view. Experts from BCN, MACO and MoH will be key in this activity.

•	Training in off-season farming: The area around 2nd district is prone to (partial) drought. This fact coupled with the need to increase the productivity of households with PLWHA calls for agricultural production throughout the year. The project will train beneficiaries in off-season production of vegetables, green maize and any other crops for food and income.

•	Facilitate establishment of seed revolving mechanism: One of the most important inputs for sustainable food security is seed. The project will facilitate establishment of a revolving seed supply mechanism. The idea will be to provide a conducive environment for supply and availability of good quality and affordable seed and planting materials on a timely and sustainable basis. The management of the seed revolving scheme will be done by agricultural and income generation Interest Groups that will be formed in the area. Establishment of the scheme will involve training of seed growers and traders. MACO will be key in delivering this activity.

•	Supply of seed to the seed revolving scheme:  Once adequate capacity has been built in IGs, the project will provide initial seed on a one - off basis. Thereafter, MACO and project staff will offer technical back-up support to ensure sound management of the scheme in the second season.


4.	To reduce the socio-economic impact of HIV/AIDS among PLWHA and their families through the implementation of appropriate income earning initiatives 

•	Facilitate identification of viable economic opportunities in the area and beyond: Project staff will facilitate identification of viable economic activities in the area and beyond among members of households with PLWHA. The role of staff from the project at this stage will be information provision and facilitation of the process.

•	Facilitate formation of interest groups:  Based on viable business ventures identified by family members of PLWHA, interest groups (IGs) will be formed. These IGs will draw action plans on how they will exploit the identified economic opportunities at household and group levels. 
 
•	Training in business, marketing and technical skills: The project will facilitate training of members of IGs in business and marketing skills as well as technical aspects of the particular economic ventures of their choice. Some of the ventures that may be identified (based on past experience in the area) include livestock and mushroom production.

•	Training of community based volunteers: The project will attempt to inculcate a strong spirit of volunteerism among member of 2nd district community. Apart from support groups and CPTs, teams of local persons will be assembled to provide technical support to livestock owners, crop farmers and business persons. Community Livestock workers (CLWs) will be trained through the Department of Animal Health to provide support to keepers of small livestock while Community Development workers will take care of agricultural and business concerns of local households.
 
•	Linkage to financial institutions: The need for additional capital is often identified as a major constraint to promotion of business among rural people. The project will link vibrant IGs to Micro finance Institutions (MFIs) within the province. The MFIs will provide savings and credit services among IGs to enable them grow their businesses.

5.	Project management

•	Inception workshop: Prior to starting the project, an inception workshop will be held involving all key stakeholders and participants in the projects. The workshop will serve to build a common understanding of the major concepts, procedures ands targets for the project. The workshop will also serve to develop an appropriate Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) system for the project. A work plans as well as roles and responsibilities of each participating organisation will be clarified. 

•	Review and planning workshops: Representatives from community based structures, collaborating organisations and members of staff of the project will meet quarterly to review progress and plan for each of the four quarters. 
 
•	Baseline survey: At the onset of the project, a baseline survey will be conducted to determine the status of each of the indicators of progress outlined in the log frame as well as those that project stakeholders may wish to add during the inception workshop. The baseline survey will set benchmarks for future measurement of progress during and after the project intervention.

•	Mid term evaluation: After the tenth month, the project will undergo a mid term evaluation to take stock of progress thus far with a possibility of adjustment to the approach, targets and other aspects of the project based on experience. This evaluation will also identify aspects of the project that will require further support beyond this particular initiative 

•	End of project evaluation: at the conclusion of the project, an end of project evaluation will be undertaken to close out the project and recommend further action to local community members and partners as well as collaborating organisations and institutions.

•	Training of all community groups in participatory monitoring systems: All the community based groups that the project will facilitate will undergo some training in participatory monitoring and evaluation. In this way, the monitoring system for the project will be internalised by the community and its structures and will remain useful long after the project has phased out

c.	Methodology

Maximum 4 pages.  Detailed description of:
i.	Methods of implementation and reasons for the proposed methodology

The methodology used in this project places emphasis on building strong local structures from the start of the project. These structures will be involved in the planning and implementation of project activities as well as the monitoring and evaluation of the same and the results arising from these activities. The project aims to inculcate a spirit of volunteerism among members of the community. A volunteer from ICA will be attached to the project for the whole duration of the project.

The project also takes on board collaborating institutions and organisations that will remain to provide various services to project beneficiaries beyond the life time of the project. Figure 2 (below) is a diagrammatic representation 

The concept of the CFSP is founded on the premises that there are sufficient levels of awareness about HIV/AIDS in 2nd district area. The entry point for the project will therefore be promotion for VCT through meetings, drama and sports among other methods. 

The project will also conduct mobile VCT sessions with the New Start Centre and The country Health Education and Communication Trust. The members of the community that will test positive will be encouraged to participate in activities of the project and some will form support groups (SGs) and care and Prevention Teams (CPTs). The project will also target households with people that are chronically ill. The target group for the project will therefore be households with PLWHA and the PLWHA in particular.

Apart from SGs and CPTs, the project will facilitate formation of Nutrition Groups (NGs) from among the target households. The SGs will be trained in various aspects of nutrition and how it affects HIV/AIDS. Experts will deliver various training sessions to SGs to, among other things, enable them analyse diets of PLWHA and recommend suitable food packs which the project will provide in the short term.



Community Based Structures among households with PLWHA


					
				
Support Groups 



	
	    Nutrition Groups					Care & Prevention Teams 




				Com Development Facilitators 
				       
					Interest Groups

				   Community Livestock workers





Using the recommended food pack and diets, food stocks will be purchased using EC procurement guidelines. Th Foundation will rely heavily on experience in handling food distribution programmes under the Agricultural Recovery Programme (ARP). interaction with World Food Programme in distribution of food under the Disaster Management an Mitigation Unit (DMMU) will also be essential at this stage.

For the sake of the long term, the project will build capacity for target households to produce a diverse range of food crops in adequate quantities. Timely availability of good quality and affordable seeds will be facilitated through a revolving seed supply scheme managed by community members themselves. Rearing of small livestock such as goats and pigs will be promoted on a pass-on-the-gift basis which has worked very well in Western and Central provinces. Strong linkages will be established with the MACO and local capacity will be built to ensure continuous technical support through identification and training of CLWs and CDFs.

The project will also support development of entrepreneurship that will enable target households identify and exploit viable business opportunities. Linkages will be facilitated with micro finance institutions (MFIs) to service those households that will need additional capital to grow their businesses. As MFIs are institutions in their own right, it is expected that they will continue servicing members of the community beyond the lifetime of the project.

In facilitating availability of suitable and adequate amounts of food for PLWHA, the projects will promote, first and foremost, indigenous, locally available and low input crops, vegetables and fruits. The BCN have carried out research on most of these foods in terms of dietary value over the past ten years. The CFSP will therefore aim to integrate these findings in the design of food packs for households with PLWHA as well as in the production of these crops for the medium and long terms. 

The CFSP is also based on the experience of all three organisations participating in the preparation of the project concept. While ICA bring the international experience to the project particularly in the response to HIV/AIDS pandemic, have gathered some considerable experience in design and implementation of livelihood projects in six of The country’s nine provinces. The consortium can also boast of experience in implementing humanitarian initiatives through the European Commission Humanitarian Aid Office (ECHO) and the government’s Disaster Management and Mitigation Unit (DMMU). ICA belong to a network of 15 NGOs which provides a rich reservoir of technical information and expertise. 

An important part of the project approach is the strong link between the project and permanent service providers. The already existing linkages with the MACO, DATF and MoH will be strengthened. Linkages will also be created and strengthened with other players.

The involvement of local communities and groups in the monitoring and evaluation of project activities and outcomes is an important capacity building aspect of the CFSP. ICA has employed this approach where communities have been empowered to make informed decisions about development activities in their areas.

ii.	Where the action is the prolongation of a previous action, explain how the action is intended to build on the results of this previous action 

The CFSP will be scaling up the work that has been going on over the past 2 years financed by ICA. The project has been working with 200 households with PLWHA. Through the facilitation of the project, 189 people have undergone VCT. Five (5) CPTs have been formed and trained but 10 more will be needed for the new initiative and the strengthening of existing ones will be required.

In the process of carrying out these activities, strong linkages were established with the Ministry of Health (MoH), Hospital and Clinic. These vital relationships will be strengthened under this project. 

The CFSP will use the already sufficient levels of awareness about HIV/AIDS done mainly through the project so far. Issues of Food and HIV/AIDS have also been addressed to some extent over the past 2 years and this project will only be scaling up on the same.

In terms of agricultural activities, 130 people have received training in sustainable agriculture and funds have already been secured to provide them with seeds for the season 2006/07. 

iii.	Where the action is part of a larger programme, explain how it fits or is coordinated with this programme. Please specify the potential synergies with other initiatives, in particular from the EC
The CFSP is not a part of a larger programme

iv.	Procedures for follow up and internal/external evaluation

Before the start of the project, all stakeholders will meet to build a common understanding of the project and to streamline the roles of each player. The inception workshop will also review and plan major activities for the project.

In order to empower the target group in decision making, the project will train selected members of the community in Participatory monitoring and evaluation. The design of the project’s monitoring and evaluation system will build on the system established at community level.

A baseline survey will be carried out at the start of the project to benchmark the various indicators of progress elaborated in the logical framework. The baseline survey will be undertaken by independent consultants

Ten months into the implementation of the project, a mid term evaluation will be conducted to take stock of progress and recommend corrective measures and pick up issues that may not have been considered at the beginning of the project. The outcome of the mid term review will also inform organisations and people of 2nd district that would desire to intervene in future.

The project will conduct quarterly and annual reviews for stakeholders to review and plan progress. Participants in the quarterly and annual review meetings will include community members, project staff, partners and collaborators. At the end of the project, an end of project evaluation will be conducted.

v.	Description of the role and participation in the action of the various actors (local partner, target groups, local authorities, etc.), and the reasons for which these roles have been assigned to them. 

Each of the three organisations participating in implementing this project brings a variety of experiences to the table.

The Foundation

The foundation has gathered massive experience over its 10 year period. Some of these are:

•	Participation in the past three years in food aid programmes in close collaboration with the Disaster management and Mitigation Unit (DMMU) and the World Food Programme (WFP)
•	Implementation of humanitarian activities under the Agricultural Recovery Programme (ARP). At least 60% of households benefiting from this initiative are affected by HIV/AIDS
•	Participation in a pilot cash transfer project implemented as an alternative means to mitigate social and economic vulnerability among rural people
•	Implementation of Food Security Pack (FSP) programmes in Western and North Western provinces
•	Implementation of a Forest Resource Management Project under IFAD in conjunction with the Government of the Republic.
•	Implementation of livelihood projects in partnership .


The ICA has implemented and is still implementing various projects in three of The country’s nine provinces. Some of these are:  

•	2003- 2006: Food security project involving women and families keeping orphans and poor resource farmers in Central Province 
•	2003- 2006: Food security project in Capital city Province 
•	2004-2006: HIV/AIDS- prevention, nutrition and care for PLWHA area in Capital city Province for orphans widows and vulnerable children 
•	2005- 2006: HIV/AIDS in 2nd district Project in Southern Province for PLWHA and vulnerable families 
•	2006: Women rights empowerment project in Central province
•	2005 –2006: Sustainable Agriculture and HIV/AIDS for women in Central Province
•	2006: Food security project in in Central Province with a strong focus on HIV/AIDS


ICA

ICA have provided technical and facilitation support to ICAs since 1996, as well as acting as project holders for the following:

•	1996-2003: Integrated Development Programme, 
•	1999-2002: Health and Leadership programme,
•	2000-2003: Integrated Rural Development programme for Women, 
•	2000-2004: Integrated Development Programme, Tanzania 
•	2005-2006: African ICAs HIV/AIDS Initiative (two workshops,)
•	2005-2006: Pilot of Living Well with HIV/AIDS 

With this background, THE ORG will be responsible for:

•	Overall coordination of project activities
•	Manage finances as per EC requirements
•	Employ two Field Officers
•	Host the volunteer from ICA
•	Manage all project procurements 

will be responsible for:

•	Coordination of networking activities with collaborators such as the MoH, MACO, DATF, ZHECT, NSC, BCN, AARVU etc
•	Employ the Project Coordinator


ICA will be responsible for:

•	Placement of a Volunteer
•	Capacity building of local NGO partners through training of project staff and technical support to the project and THE ORG




vi.	Team proposed for implementation of the action (by function: there is no need to include the names of individuals here)


No.
	
Title	
Role

A. Salaried Personnel

1	
Project Coordinator (full time)	
Coordination of the project 

2	
ICA Volunteer (full time)	Providing technical support to the project and staff of the project 

3	
Programme Officer-THE ORG (20%)	
Liaison with the donors and partner organisation & collaborating institutions/organisations

4	
Accountant-THE ORG (30%)	
Providing sound financial management for the project

5	
Field Officers X2 (full time)	
Frontline staff working with communities

B. Voluntary Personnel

1	
Community Livestock Workers	
Technical support to livestock owners

2	
Community Development Facilitators	
Technical support to local farmers on sustainable agriculture and business

3	
Care & Prevention Teams (15 made up of 10)	
Leading care for HIV/AIDS patients and prevention programmes against HIV/AIDS

4	
Nutrition Groups (5 made up of 5)	
Leading nutrition programmes for PLWHA in terms of production, processing and preparation of the same

5	
Support Groups (10 made up of 5)	
Groups of PLWHA organising others to address the various constraints faced by their peers

vii.	Main means proposed for implementation of the action (equipment, tools…)

The project will only have two means thus:

•	Motorbikes (X2 provided by and THE ORG) for the 2 Field staff
•	Bicycles (X 50) for CPTs and CDFs

The action plan must be drawn up using the following format:

Year 1
THE ORG Food Aid & Food Security Action Plan	                   Semester 1	               Semester 2	
Activity	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Implementing body
													
Objective 1: Improved nutritional status of PLWHA													
Community mobilisation													THE ORG & partners
Purchase & distribution of foodstuffs													THE ORG
													
Objective 2: Strengthening & establishing  local structures													
Awareness for VCT													THE ORG, partners, , MoH
Mobile VCT													THE ORG, , ICA, , 
Promotion of ART													THE ORG, , ICA
Training of CPTs & SGs													MoH, , Hospital
													
Objective 3: Increased Food production & diversity													
Training in agriculture & nutrition													BCN, 
Supply of seed & small livestock													THE ORG & partners
													
Objective 4; Improved socio economic impact through income generation													
Training in entrepreneurship & marketing													THE ORG & partners
Training of community based volunteers													ICA Volunteers, THE ORG & partners
Linkage to micro finance institutions													THE ORG & partners
													
Project management													
Inception workshop													THE ORG & partners
Baseline survey													Consultant
Review & planning meetings													THE ORG & partners
End of Project Evaluation													
Training in Participatory M&E													ICA, MoH
													


Year 2
THE ORG Food Aid & Food Security Action Plan	                   Semester 1	               Semester 2	
Activity	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Implementing body
													
Objective 2: Strengthening & establishing  local structures													
Awareness for VCT													THE ORG, partners, ZHECT, MoH
Mobile VCT													THE ORG, 
Promotion of ART													THE , ICA
Training of CPTs & SGs													MoH, , Hospital
													
Objective 3: Increased Food production & diversity													
Training in agriculture & nutrition													
Supply of seed & small livestock													THE ORG & partners
													
Objective 4; Improved socio economic impact through income generation													
Training in entrepreneurship & marketing													THE ORG & partners
Training of community based volunteers													ICA Volunteer, THE ORG & partners
Linkage to micro finance institutions													THE ORG & partners
													
Project management													
Inception workshop													THE ORG & partners
Baseline survey													Consultant
Review & planning meetings													THE ORG & partners
End of Project Evaluation													
Training in Participatory M&E													ICA, MoH
													




2.	EXPECTED RESULTS

2.1	Expected impact on target groups/beneficiaries

Maximum 2 pages.  Indicate how the action will improve:
1.1.1	the situation of target groups/beneficiaries

•	An increase of at least 50% in food production at household level by direct beneficiaries
•	At least 75% of direct beneficiaries accessing three meals per day 
•	Improved nutritional status among 500 PLWHA
•	At least 75% of the 500 targeted households growing at least 3 major food crops of nutritive value by the end of 2 years
•	Basic business training for  200 people 
•	More than 50 of the beneficiaries successfully go through a 3 months nutrition programme
•	Increased cash incomes (by 50%) for at least 200 of the PLWHA and their families
•	At least 200 people undergoing VCT per year
•	At least 100 introduced to ART per year

1.1.2	the technical and management capacities of target groups and/or any partners where applicable.

•	More than 10 support groups formed with ability to coordinate development initiatives with minimum external support
•	Strengthened capacity of 5 Care and Prevention Teams (CPTs)
•	Improved technical knowledge and skills among 200 households in agriculture and business to sustain their livelihoods in the midst of the impact of HIV/AIDS
•	Increased technical skills and knowledge by 600 people and 100 households in the production and preparation of indigenous nutritious food crops 
•	Improved skills and knowledge by 10 support groups and 15 CPTs in coordinating and monitoring community based nutrition and HIV/AIDS related initiatives  
•	Increased networking among community based groups in addressing issues of nutrition and HIV/AIDS
•	Improved capacities of implementing partner NGOs in organisational management and ability to meet the needs of beneficiaries


2.2	Concrete outputs

Maximum 1 page. Be specific and quantify outputs as much as possible. Indicate notably foreseen publications.

•	At least 200 people will undergo VCT 
•	At least 250 PLWHA will be linked to appropriate authorities for ART
•	At least 75% of the 500 targeted households with PLWHA affording 3 meals per day and growing at least 3 major crops
•	Increased cash income by at least 50% for 200 PLWHA and their families
•	Fifteen Support Groups, 5 Care and Prevention Teams and 5 Nutrition Groups established and strengthened and serving the target group


2.3	Multiplier effects

Maximum 1 page. Describe the possibilities for replication and extension of the action outcomes.

•	The two The countryn NGOs participating in this project are working in other areas of The country namely; Western, North - Western, Central and Capital city Provinces making up almost half of The country and covering some 50,000 households. Experiences gained through this project will no – doubt spill over to these areas
•	Being an international organisation, ICA is connected to many organisations locally and abroad. Results from this project will add to the pool of experiences gained elsewhere in Africa and beyond
•	The involvement of a wide range of national stakeholders such as the Ministry of Health (MoH), The country Health Education and makes for a broad based network and sharing of experiences across the country
•	Both belong to a network of 15 local NGOs. The available channels of information and experience sharing within this network will enable spill over to other organisations and practitioners. Additionally, is a member of the International NGO (INGO) forum which is another channel for sharing experiences
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