CREAM WEST NILE Humanitarian Response Community organization for Rural Enterprise Activity Management (CREAM) is a local professional, not-for-profit, non-denominationalNGO operating in all the 9 Districts of West Nile region with its Head Office in Arua.
It is a member- based organizationdully registered with the National NGO Board (Reg: No.8666). It was formed in July 2000 by Community Business Advisors (CBAs) who worked with Joint Encouragement of New gainful Activity (JENGA), a project of CARE International in Uganda. The formation wasmotivated by numerous reasons. First, the West Nile region is the poorest in Uganda with over 6 in ten people living below US$ 1 a day. Second, many development interventions excluded the poorest people in the communities and the business advisors felt they could continue providing Business Development Services (BDS) in all the Districts in the Region. In the face of difficulty in accessing financial services for poor people, this organization provided hope and sustainable solutions to local people#s problems.
The organisation believes in the fact that the poor have the strength and will to get out of poverty and indeed this region can, and should, develop at a faster pace; and that any meaningful development is endogenous and is an integral function ofboth improved well-being and people#s economic empowerment.

 Since its formation in July,2000 with support of CARE International in Uganda, the organization registered a number ofsuccesses and transformed the lives of many poor people especially therural and peri-urban poor women and girls through partnering and implementing livelihood projects with a number of Partners and donors as indicated below;

ACHIEVEMENT
What have been the principal results in the past three years that contribute to significant, structural, sustained and positive improvement in the lives of men, women, girls and boys suffering from poverty, injustice, insecurity and exclusion?
Since its formation in July,2000 with supportof CARE International in Uganda, the organizationregistered a number of successes and transformed the lives of many poor people especially the rural and peri-urban poor women and girls through partnering and implementing livelihood projects with a number of Partners and donors. In 2015 CREAM partnered with Aga Khan Foundation (AKF) through Diamond Trust Bank to pilot digital financial platforms to push and pull money for 800 VSLA groups in the Districts of Arua and Yumbe.
The organization has become a learning organization and center for innovation;for instant through the unlocking potentials of savings groups project, CREAM and its partners Aga Khan Foundation and Diamond Trust Bank (DTB) made it possible for Community Based Savings Groups use digital financial platform designed by (DTB) to push and pull savings to and from their accounts in banks using MTN mobile money transfer. As result it has linked and formalized more than 260 VSLA groups into formal groups by registering and helping them open group accounts with.
Currently CREAM in partnershipwith CARE International in Uganda is implementing an integrated Humanitarian Response for South Sudanese Refugees and affected host communities in Imvepi Settlement for 10 month focusing business skills training and life skills. The target is to reach560beneficiaries both refugees and host communities on ratio of 70% and 30%

3.    INSTITUTIONAL PURPOSE
Mission: What is the current purpose of the organisation?
. CREAM#s Mission #to strengthen the efforts of the marginalized women and men to meettheir socio-economic needs on a sustainable basis through capacity building, promotion of social justice and the sustainable use of environmental resources#,
What are the principal changes the organisation seeks to achieve over the long term?
Field(s) of activity: What are the principal thematic and geographic areas in which the organisation works?  Who are the social actors that benefit from the work?
CREAM#smain thermatic areas include; Livelihoods and Economic empowerment, Environment and Natural Resources,Sustainable Agriculture and Food security, Integrated Humanitarian Emergency Response, Education, Human Rights and Good governance, Gender as a cross cutting theme.
CREAM has distinguished itself by focusing on development and promotion of economicself #help models and scaling them up to helpa large number of the poor to improve various dimensions of their lives and livelihoods especially vulnerable women and youth.

Theorganization began its operations in remote rural areas of Arua district and overtime covered the whole of   West Nile region with presence in all the 9 districts and has regional offices in Moyo, Yumbe, Koboko, Nebbi, Maracha, Adjumani, Zombo, Pakwach and Arua as its head office.
4. STRATEGIC POSITIONING
Analyse the environment inwhich the organisation works? Who are the other relevant social actors, including government and business, and what roles do they play? 'In this context, what is unique about the position of theorganisation?
As stated above CREAM presence inall the districts in West Nile region gives it a strategic advantage by reaching many people with its pro poor people especially women and youth. The organisation has community-based structures in all the sub counties of West Nile districts enabling it to assess itssocial intervention impacts quite easily.
Over the years the organisation has established good working relationships with the government officials both local and district levels in all the districts.
In particular the subcounty officials and the local council one officials who play key role in mobilising the community members for any CREAM activities and interventions.
The organisation employs community resources persons as volunteers who interface with their community members on daily basis.
5. FUNCTIONAL ORGANISATIONAL CHART include below your organisational chart)- document provided already
How are authority and responsibilities structured? For each operational unit, indicate the job titles, number of people in each position, andif they are men or women.
6. CURRENT BALANCE SHEET/FINANCIAL POSITION (document provided already)
Oxfam Novib requires information about what the organisation owns, debts that you must pay and your net financial worth. Therefore, we ask for a balance sheet (available in Microsoft Excel) for your entire organisation as it stands at the end of your two most recent fiscal years..