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Title: Youth HIV/AIDS& Enterprenership development Project 2006-2010
Location:
Categories: Poverty
Culture
Child & Youth Rights
Status:
In Planning
Timeline:
Ongoing
Description:
1.0 INTRODUCTION
The magnitude of the HIV/AIDS and its problems in Kenya needs no further underscoring, but requires and necessitates urgent and massive preventive education and behavior change initiatives. For significant impact to be made towards the reduction of HIV infection rates and reinstate behavior change processes; imaginative and effective message and insights must reach significant proportions of the national population.
The commercial sex workers ,street children’s, Youths in and out of school form one of those proportions of the working population that have not been deliberately targeted for mobilization, sensitization and behavior change packages with regard to STIs and HIV/AIDS.. This is despite the fact that the majority commercial sex workers, street children’s, Youths in and out of school fall predominantly within the risky age bracket and are highly vulnerable groups
Since the first case of HIV caused acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) was reported in the early 1980s the disease has rocketed from an irrelevant problem to a number one cause of death in Kenya today. Presently it is estimated that infection rate ranges from 5% to 35 5 and that over 51 % of the patients in Kenyan hospitals are suffering from HIV/AIDS related ailments. NASCOP, 1999) and between 1982 and 1999 a total of 1.5 million Kenyans died of AIDS related ailments. The disease spread in Kenya mainly through heterological sexual intercourse and it is believed that 90% of AIDS cases in Kenya are due to sex. Since the most affected age groups (15-45years) are the most economically productive there is a resultant decline in family income as well as in the quantity and quality of food, shelter and access to basic necessities of life. Such a situation leads to lack of normal support for children, the elderly and the sick. AIDS has a serious impact on the economy through labour loss and cost hospitalization. Western Kenya particularly Nyanza province is said to be one of the areas leading in HIV/AIDS infection with an average infection rate of 30%. Nyanza province accounts for about 30% of AIDS cases in Kenya (Odindo et al) about 70% of bed occupancy in Kisumu city within Nyanza is due to AIDS related ailments and 27% of pregnant women in Kisumu are estimated to be infected with HIV (NASCOP 1999) The prevalence of AIDS has substantially affected child survival in the region. NASCOP (1999) reports that 30% to 40% of Kenyan babies born to infected mothers will be HIV positive. This trend seriously affects child survival in Western Kenya since this area is already known to have high child mortality due to malaria measles, dysentery, diarrhoea, cholera and other infections
The government on her part is committed to winning the battle against HIV and AIDS She has been playing a leading role in mobilizing financial, human, and technical resources to combat this epidemic. The government issued Sessional Paper Number 4 of 1997 as the framework for response to the epidemic. In 1999 the president declared AIDS a national disaster. Subsequently the government mobilized additional resources and established National Aids Council to advocate and to strengthen and coordinate the multi -sectoral response to contain the spread of HIV virus and mitigate the impact of AIDS.
Although the demographic data represent only a small portion of the Kenyans who have AIDS during this time, they however, illustrate the pattern and several facts such as:
· More than 75% of AIDS cases occur in adults between the ages of 20 and 45. Since this is the most economically productive part of the population, illness and death at these ages is a serious economic and social burden for the family and society. This is also the age when investments in education are just beginning to pay off. These deaths have important consequences for children since most people in this age group are raising young children.
· Male and female cases are about equal. This is because HIV is predominantly transmitted through heterosexual contact.
· The peak ages for AIDS cases are 25 – 29 for females and 30 – 34 for males.
· Young women in the age groups 15 – 19 and 20 - 24 are more than twice as likely to be infected as males in the same age group
· About 10% of reported AIDS cases occur in children under five years of age. Most of these cases are due to mother-to-child transmission
· The absence of many AIDS cases in the 5 – 14 group indicates that infection is spread by mosquitoes or casual contact such as shaking hands.
From the above, it is clear that our target group fall within the largest category of age bracket at the highest risk of infection.
The strategies used by the other agencies propagating HIV/AIDS, mainly target large homogeneous groups for sensitization, while commercial sex workers ,street children’s, Youths in and out of school apparently, have been viewed as a heterogeneous and thus difficult to target. The scenario is one where commercial sex workers ,street children’s, Youths in and out of school form have never benefited as a working group from the numerous HIV/AIDS awareness programmes in the country.
JUSITIFICATION
BACKGROUND / JUSTIFICATION
Current Interventions
Efforts have been taken to address the pandemic variously and diversely across sectors. Among the interventions that have been undertaken have broadly target the common populace with emphasis on the youth. The main interventions have been on prevention of heterosexual transmission, promotion of abstinence before marriage and faithfulness to one partner, promotion of voluntary counseling and testing, promotion of the use and availability of condoms, control of other sexually transmitted diseases, prevention of infection in young people, prevention of mother to child transmission and mainstreaming of home based care for AIDS patients.
It is now evident that the problem now experienced in the campaign against the spread of HIV/AIDS is the changing of the attitudes, practice and behaviors of the Lake Region communities and Kenyans in general on condom usage. There is urgent need of additional information materials, education and communication (IEC) that would go beyond raising awareness towards the problems.
Hitherto, many of the IEC approaches have been message driven. Such approaches tend to be deductive in nature and often ineffective in changing attitudes and practices concerning high risk HIV/AIDS behaviors. There is strong need to make interactive, less directive approaches which will allow people to self explore, in an intense personal manner, the issues and arising conditions of HIV/AIDS and to self develop protective strategies that they adopt as their own and these the base for cultural approach to promote condom use since our culture has been an hindrance to use of condom as alternative preventive measures..
Identified Gaps
Problems of unemployment and poverty affecting Kenya’s Youth, and street children’s are well known in GoK departments. The magnitude of these hardships in Nyanza Province is nearly the second worst poverty stricken area in the country’s scenario. Severe socio-economic hardship and Poverty in Nyanza is reflected in the poor performance of Kenya Certificate of Primary Education , high drop out in secondary school ,Arising number of street families and sex workers Also the impact of Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) related infections and deaths among the youths in Nyanza Province and Kisumu corroborates research theories of close correlation between poverty and vulnerability to HIV/AIDS exposure. For example the male youth shy or avoid marriage because they truly lack adequate economic base for marriage and subsequent up bringing of young families and lack of the above are the driving force towards sex workers as alternative way of living.
The position is aggravated by the fact that:
1. GOK does not have Social Security programme for providing relief or support in favour of the unemployed youth.
2. The youth do not have any savings for establishing income generating projects for self economic reliance.
3. The youth lack collateral requirements or acceptable marketable security required by the financial institutions, which lend out capital funds for establishing business.
4. More often that not, the youth may poses K.C.P.E and K.C.S.E qualification lacking inadequate skill development training for establishing IGA’s. They need capacity building. It is mainly against this background of severe social and economic hardships that face the youth, street children’s and sex workers that the project is founded.
Interventions referred to above have generally been provided to the public however, the youths, street children’s and sex workers operators as working groups have not been specifically targeted. This group of vulnerable persons has not been used to maximize on some specific interventions that can be easily accessed by their numerous members. These interventions include:
· Promotion of voluntary counseling and testing
· Promotion of the use and availability of condoms
· Control of other sexually transmitted diseases
· I.E.C accessibility and distribution
· Economic Empowerment through promotion of I.G.A
· Behavior change training and awareness packages
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2.0 THE PROJECT GOAL
The broad objective is to prevent and control the spread of sexually transmitted infections and HIV/AIDS among the youth in & out of school, street children’s and sex workers
2.1 Specific Objectives
· To establish the current situation on the status of HIV/AIDS among the target group.
· To develop resource persons from the target groups who will increase the number and capacities of others to address STIs and HIV/AIDS prevention and control needs of people in the community.
· To develop, support and implement STIs and HIV/AIDS management and care strategies with the target groups.
· To disseminate and share information education and communication materials among the target groups aimed at the prevention of unsafe sexual or general behavior.
The initiative will focus on:
i) Provision of STIs and HIV/AIDS information, education and communication as relates to causes, prevention, control and management of HIV/AIDS amongst the population in the location.
ii) Awareness and sensitization campaigns
iii) Identifying safe sexual behavior committing, oneself to it and reinforcing the safe behavior. (Behavior change package)
iv) Networking and linkages with existing institutions and Civil Society organizations dealing with HIV/AIDS
v) Economic Empowerment of target group that has reach the age of employability through promotion of I.G.A
vi) Provision of accurate reproductive health information and family planning materials
2.3 Target Group
· The project will among the youth in & out of school, street children’s and sex workers
3.0 MAIN ACTIVITIES
To meet the objectives set out for the project. It is proposed that the following activities will be undertaken within an agreed time frame:
· Conduct a baseline Research survey
· Train leaders and selected members of from the target groups as resource persons who will increase the nuprovide enterprenurship ,and market development support to youths and women in Lake victoria region interms of start-up capital
Background:
Problems of unemployment and poverty affecting Kenya’s Youth are well known in GoK departments. The magnitude of these hardships in Nyanza Province is nearly the second worst poverty stricken area in the country’s scenario. Severe socio-economic hardship.
Poverty in Nyanza is reflected in the poor performance of Kenya Certificate of Primary Education. Also the impact of Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) related infections and deaths among the youths in Nyanza Province and Kisumu corroborates research theories of close correlation between poverty and vulnerability to HIV/AIDS exposure. For example the male youth shy or avoid marriage because they truly lack adequate economic base for marriage and subsequent up bringing of young families.
The position is aggravated by the fact that:
2.1 GOK does not have Social Security programme for providing relief or support in favour of the unemployed youth.
2.2 The youth do not have any savings for establishing income generating projects for self economic reliance.
2.3 The youth lack collateral requirements or acceptable marketable security required by the financial institutions, which lend out capital funds for establishing business.
2.4 More often that not, the youth may poses K.C.P.E and K.C.S.E qualification lacking inadequate skill development training for establishing IGA’s. They need capacity building.
2.5
The position is aggravated by the fact that:
1. GOK does not have Social Security programme for providing relief or support in favour of the unemployed youth.
2. The youth do not have any savings for establishing income generating projects for self economic reliance.
3. The youth lack collateral requirements or acceptable marketable security required by the financial institutions, which lend out capital funds for establishing business.
4. More often that not, the youth may poses K.C.P.E and K.C.S.E qualification lacking inadequate skill development training for establishing IGA’s. They need capacity building. It is mainly against this background of severe social and economic hardships that face the youth, street children’s and sex workers that the project is founded.
Interventions referred to above have generally been provided to the public however, the youths, street children’s and sex workers operators as working groups have not been specifically targeted. This group of vulnerable persons has not been used to maximize on some specific interventions that can be easily accessed by their numerous members. These interventions include:
· Promotion of voluntary counseling and testing
· Promotion of the use and availability of condoms
· Control of other sexually transmitted diseases
· I.E.C accessibility and distribution
· Economic Empowerment through promotion of I.G.A
· Behavior change training and awareness packages
·
2.0 THE PROJECT GOAL
The broad objective is to prevent and control the spread of sexually transmitted infections and HIV/AIDS among the youth in & out of school, street children’s and sex workers
2.1 Specific Objectives
· To establish the current situation on the status of HIV/AIDS among the target group.
· To develop resource persons from the target groups who will increase the number and capacities of others to address STIs and HIV/AIDS prevention and control needs of people in the community.
· To develop, support and implement STIs and HIV/AIDS management and care strategies with the target groups.
· To disseminate and share information education and communication materials among the target groups aimed at the prevention of unsafe sexual or general behavior.
The initiative will focus on:
i) Provision of STIs and HIV/AIDS information, education and communication as relates to causes, prevention, control and management of HIV/AIDS amongst the population in the location.
ii) Awareness and sensitization campaigns
iii) Identifying safe sexual behavior committing, oneself to it and reinforcing the safe behavior. (Behavior change package)
iv) Networking and linkages with existing institutions and Civil Society organizations dealing with HIV/AIDS
v) Economic Empowerment of target group that has reach the age of employability through promotion of I.G.A
vi) Provision of accurate reproductive health information and family planning materials
2.3 Target Group
· The project will among the youth in & out of school, street children’s and sex workers
3.0 MAIN ACTIVITIES
To meet the objectives set out for the project. It is proposed that the following activities will be undertaken within an agreed time frame:
· Conduct a baseline Research survey
· Train leaders and selected members of from the target groups as resource persons who will increase the nuprovide enterprenurship ,and market development support to youths and women in Lake victoria region interms of start-up capital
It is mainly against this background of severe economic hardships that face the youth that Youth HIV/AIDS ENTERPRENEURSHIP Development Project is founded.
Objectives:
The broad objective is to prevent and control the spread of sexually transmitted infections and HIV/AIDS among the youth in & out of school, street children’s and sex workers
2.1 Specific Objectives
· To establish the current situation on the status of HIV/AIDS among the target group.
· To develop resource persons from the target groups who will increase the number and capacities of others to address STIs and HIV/AIDS prevention and control needs of people in the community.
· To develop, support and implement STIs and HIV/AIDS management and care strategies with the target groups.
· To disseminate and share information education and communication materials among the target groups aimed at the prevention of unsafe sexual or general behavior.
The initiative will focus on:
i) Provision of STIs and HIV/AIDS information, education and communication as relates to causes, prevention, control and management of HIV/AIDS amongst the population in the location.
ii) Awareness and sensitization campaigns
iii) Identifying safe sexual behavior committing, oneself to it and reinforcing the safe behavior. (Behavior change package)
iv) Networking and linkages with existing institutions and Civil Society organizations dealing with HIV/AIDS
v) Economic Empowerment of target group that has reach the age of employability through promotion of I.G.A
vi) Provision of accurate reproductive health information and family planning materials
Milestones:
3.0 MAIN ACTIVITIES
To meet the objectives set out for the project. It is proposed that the following activities will be undertaken within an agreed time frame:
· Conduct a baseline Research survey
· Train leaders and selected members of from the target groups as resource persons who will increase the number and capacities of other members to address STIs and HIV/AIDS prevention and control needs of people in the community
· Establish effective networks with health care facilities and personnel to support the target groups in the implementation of STIs and HIV/AIDS management and care
· Organize various forums for the group members to develop strategies for sharing information education and communication materials among the motor vehicle and bicycle taxi operators aimed at the prevention of unsafe sexual or general behavior.
· Develop ways and means of addressing those socio-economic problems for example those felt needs for example capacity building and inability to obtain start –up capital.
3.1 Project Area
The proposed project will target sampled target groups drawn from
· ,Kisumu, Bondo
· Nyando, Homabay, Rachuonyo,
· Suba, and Migori
4.0 STRATEGY
Baseline Survey
· Development of survey Questionnaires
· Information will be collected through the implementation of a structured questionnaire. It should be noted that some indicators to be sought shall be adopted from the NACC-LQAS and the Global Fund formats.
The proposed Baseline Survey will provide a description and information, mainly from the insider’s perspective, of a specific situation. It will be done so that proposed activities can be focused, and change can be measured by comparison with similar situations at some future time. Information will be identified and collected to describe the present situation as it specifically relates to the target and objectives of the project. The proposed Baseline Survey will enable CadifKenya and Maseno University Student Association to measure and evaluate change in specific conditions providing a common understanding, from the beginning, of how change will be measured in the project interventions.
Broadly the main purpose of the proposed Baseline survey will be to identify selected impact and output indicators for the various target group intervention areas in order to set benchmarks that will guide the development of the project. The baseline information will be the basis for development of the project’s logical framework
Data Analysis
Data collected from the questionnaires will be cleaned and organized in tables for ease of analysis. The organized data will then be processed by grouping it and assigning quantifiable ratings where applicable. The data will be analyses using SPSS
The processed data will be analyzed using descriptive statistical methods. The analyzed data will then be discussed and conclusions drawn form the findings
METHODOLOGY FOR IMPLEMENTATION
The consultant for the project is in the processes of designing a manual for implementing the programmes that will be ready within one month The annual is being designed to cover the following main areas of activities.
7.1 A baseline survey. Kisumu City and the peri-urban area to develop the most up to data relating to unemployed youth, their felt needs, training needs for purposes of establishing income generating projects (I.G.P).
7.2 Using a questionnaire designed for carrying a means task that determines the most desperate cases in terms of domestic responsibilities, basic needs etc.
7.3 Designing a training of training (TOT) programme for supervisory staff specially with respect to the use of participatory methods and community mobilization.
7.4 Training and formation of co-operative movements, savings and eventual loan applications for development.
7.5 Determining the frequency / intervals for conducting monitoring and evaluation. The copies of the progress PTO reports to the funding sponsors.
7.6 Conducting continual survey’s for purposes of recruiting some more new beneficiaries in order to reduce the impact of poverty and unemployment.
The supervisory management rules for operating the income generating projects along the Grameen Bank model.
7.8 Adequate publicity about the programme in order to reach out for new beneficiaries to be recruited.
Budget:
.0. TENTATIVE WORK PLAN
YEAR 2006-2009> 1st Phase 2006-2007
ACTIVITIES Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec
Baseline Survey
Project Launching in all target districts
Community Mobilization for project intervention
Reporting for the 1st phase to Stakeholders
2nd Phase Implementation 2007-2008
Formulation of groupings by target group i.e. school Groupings , community ,sex workers for easy administration
Trainings of leaders and group members(target groups)
Launching of the Micro-finance in the focal districts for Youth out of schools and sex workers in selected groups
Field outreaches (Schools, communities and workplace outreaches )
Formulation of linkages between group andhealth care facilities and consultative meetings
Organizing forums for IEC strategies
Annual Stakeholder forum(Reporting for second phaseAnd Drawing work plan for 3rd Phase))
3rd Phase Implementation 2008-2009
FINANCIAL BUDGET
ACTIVITIES BUDGETARY ITEMS TOTAL ESTIMATES IN KSH.
Baseline Survey: Administration of questionnaires, Key informant interviews and FGDs with sampled target groups in targeted district in Nyanza Transportation costsProfessional feesAccommodationTraining of enumeratorsVenue HiringData Collection 1,500,000
Project Launching: sensitization and awareness campaigns with focus on the target groups’ participation and coordination by CadifKenya and its stakeholders and community mobilization Transportation costsProfessional feesAccommodationPublic Announcement SystemsHiring of VenueIEC materialsSporting activities 800,000
Trainings: 4 (per district cluster) sets of five days trainings in three phases for 3 years On HIV/AIDS ,Business Development And Micro finance managements Transportation costsProfessional feesAccommodationHiring of Venue 3,000,000
Small and Micro Enterprises ( Revolving Loan Fund Scheme) for 3years Start-up cost 2,000,000
Monitoring and Evaluation of Target Group Activities: Three phases of monitoring per district cluster per year for 3 years Transportation costsProfessional feesAccommodation 1,800,000
Consultative Meetings: and other stakeholders on the support of Target Groups in terms of resource mobilization, monitoring and referral linkages for 3 years Transportation costsProfessional feesAccommodationHiring of Venue 2,400,000
Production of IEC materials PostersT-shirtsFliers ) I,600,00
Reproductive Health materials Pills, Sanitary pads, femadom etc 1,000,000
Transportation cost for 3 years 2 cars for monitoring and fuels cost 5,800,000
SUB TOTAL for 3 Years 19,600,000
Office Stationery For Baseline SurveyLaunchingTrainingMonitoringConsultative meetingsRent billPower & water bills 2,400,000
Administrative cost Project Employees salariesAnd tokens 6,400,000
Miscellaneous cost for 3 years Emergency spending 1,000,000
SUB TOTAL 9,800,000
Grand total Ksh 29,400,000
A total of Twenty Nine Million Four Hundred Thousand Shillings Only
Budget summary
Phases Activities Duration Total Approximated cost
1 Phase 1 1.Baseline Survey2.Project Launching &IEC production3.Staff Recruitment4.Community mobilization Awareness5.Initiation of support Groups in institution& social networks groups6.Reporting for the 1st phase to Stakeholders7.Administrative costTransport costOffice Stationeries August 2006toApril 2007 Ksh 7,500,000US$ 104,165
2 Phase 2 Formulation of groupings by target group i.e. school Groupings , community ,sex workers for easy administration May 2007ToJully 2008 Ksh 12,450,000US$ 172,917
Trainings of leaders and group members(target groups)
Launching of the Micro-finance in the focal districts for Youth out of schools and sex workers in selected groups
Field outreaches (Schools, communities and workplace outreaches )
Formulation of linkages between group andhealth care facilities and consultative meetings
Organizing forums for IEC strategies
Annual Stakeholder forum(Reporting for second phaseAnd Drawing work plan for 3rd Phase))
3 Phase 3 Implementation of Drawn work plan On Development trainings on micro-finance Market Development & Access Intensified Outreach Consultative meetingsStrengthening institutional networkMonitoring and EvaluationActivities & Financial reporting August 2008ToSeptember 2009 Ksh 9,450,000US$ 131,250
Appendix: Logical Frame Work At Glance
Needs:
Target Group Selection Criteria
The proposed study will be carried out in 3 public University branches in the region, 1 polytechnic and 3 secondary schools in each targeted District and beach communities along the lake region. The students involved will be the Forms 1II and IV students in secondary schools and open to all in other learning institution. The study will also involve class teachers, guidance and counseling masters, the deputy head teachers and finally the head teachers, The dean of students. This is because the above named teachers deal directly with students’ discipline and student associations.
The selection criteria will entail sampling of 6 groups of each target group where applicable in every district. After this initial consideration, a further vetting will be involved in ascertaining the legal existence of the entities.
The criteria will result in identification of a sufficient number of target groups, the numbers of which will be approved prior to selection in consultation with CACCs and PACC. The third level of selection will consider key issues related to capacities of the target groups to undertake to undertake the project initiatives. This will be supplemented by baseline information.
The program will be Conducting continual survey’s for purposes of recruiting some more new beneficiaries in order to reduce the impact of HIV/AIDS infection, poverty and unemployment.
There will be Adequate publicity about the programme in order to reach out for new beneficiaries to be recruited
Project Survey/ Research Study
. The study survey objectives include determining the relationship between knowledge and attitude of Young people, Sex workers, and street children’s on HIV/AIDS and condom use, examining the sexual behavioral practices of young people and condom use, establishing the relationship between different means and ways communication and to get a channel that the grass root community can easily recognize and identify with and approved as useful channel in generating grass root participation and dialogue between the performers and he audience. The study will also look at the accessibility of HIV/Aids information to target group and Managerial capacity of the target group to start-income Generating Activities
Project Launching
The launching activities will be held in all the districts and will involve target groups in the various districts and coordinated by the CACCs. The launch activities will involve sensitization and awareness campaigns. Each target group will be provided with the opportunity to show case activities relevant to the project.
Trainings
During the entire course of the training sessions, participatory, interactive techniques will be adopted. These will focus on the needs, experiences and expectations of the participants.
Overall, the method adopted will be clustering of target groups into into three district groups namely Kisumu, Bondo in the first cluster, Nyando, Homabay, Rachuonyo, in the second, Suba, and Migori in and finally
The training for each group will be divided into three sessions of five days each. This will be desirable both in terms of ensuring that the operations of the target groups are not greatly indulged, but that the participants also have time to internalise experiences learnt. A key feature of these training sessions will be the practical approach in which the Target groups will develop work plans at the end of the training, which will then be reviewed at the beginning of each subsequent training cycle.
The training format will be standardized for all areas allowing for a single training report. The reports however, will take cognizance of unique lessons from different areas. A format for action planning will be developed and shared by all participants during each training session. This will form the basis for a standardized approach to activities of the project.
The proposed second and third phases of the training will be done within six months of the preceding training to build upon participants skills acquired within reasonable interludes.
The training phases will be participatory in nature, and will include practical simulation sessions to ensure that the skills gained are internalized and practiced. At the second and third cycle of training CadifKenya and its partner will undertake a critical review of the Target Groups’ achievements on work plans and help them share their experiences over the implementation period. At the end of each training phase, each Target Group will develop a work-plan for the proposed implementation period at community level. These work plans will form the basis of the reviews at the subsequent training events.
Workshop Reports of the trainings conducted will reflect the outcomes of the sessions and will include worked out plans of actions for the respective Target groups. The reports will also form a key contribution to the Target Group’s documentation process. The reports will be used to track the progress made by the target groups from the initial phase through to the final training. CadifKenya and its partner will also utilize the information at each review session to modify their training component accordingly.
Monitoring and Evaluation of Target Group Activities
Monitoring of the Target Groups will be undertaken to ensure that the Target Groups are instituting the project strategy within reasonable levels of success. This monitoring of the activities will be two pronged, first will examine the implementation of the Target Group Action Plan and secondly to establish the institutional weaknesses that would inhibit it in the implementation of the project activities. These identified weaknesses will form the basis for developing the training plan for Phase II and Phase III.
In this regard therefore it will be imperative that effort be made to contact all the Target Groups to ensure that “damage-control” is instituted early to deal with issues of management of the project. Strategies to address such eventualities will then be put in place early.
Approach in Monitoring
A participatory approach will be adopted in the planning and implementation of the monitoring, the outcome of which will provide the basis of the subsequent phase of training, based on the experiences and lessons learnt. All the Target Groups will be visited at least once every three months and the copies of the progress PTO reports will be posted to the funding sponsors, GoK departments and other partners
The supervisory management rules for operating the income generating projects along the Grameen Bank model will be drawn
Using a questionnaire designed for carrying a means task that determines the most desperate cases in terms of domestic responsibilities, basic needs etc.
FINACIAL MANAGEMENT
The project shall have its own account for easy monitoring and financial accountability and shall be easily accessible by the funders for external auditing.
The financial reporting shall be done on quarter annual basis and a copy of the same shall be send to funders, Government and partners
The organization accountings shall be audited by an independent external auditor who shall give full report to the organization and its development partners annualy
Consultative Meetings
The purpose of the consultative workshops will be to provide orientation to the PACCs/CACCs and other stakeholders so that they support Target Groups in terms of resource mobilization, monitoring and referral linkages
The objectives of these meetings will be to enable the members of PACC/CACC and the funders to:
· Appreciate the role of Target Group in the continuum of prevention care and support as a strategy
· To orientate and familiarise community resource persons with the project monitoring and training in the second and third circle of the project.
· To share monitoring experiences and identify respective stake holder roles during the subsequent monitoring rounds.
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