Second Phase Diocesan Capacity Support Programme The Ethiopian Catholic Secretariat (ECS) is the executive arm of the Episcopal Conference of Ethiopia in the fields of Church activities (Pastoral, Social Work, Human Development, Welfare and Relief).
The Ethiopian Catholic Secretariat ( ECS) has two wings; Pastoral Activities Commission (PAC) and the Social and Development Commission (SADCO).The latter is overall signatory with Charities and Societies Agency relevant to areas of ECC Social and Development activities including humanitarian assistance on behalf of the 10 Diocesan Secretaries.  
Up to now ECS has designed two Strategic plans ,the phased out  one from 2001-2005 and the second phase from 2007-2011.The first phase strategic plan has endorsed four strategic aims of ECS ;  to improve the capacity of DCSs to effectively and efficiently implement socio-pastoral and development programs/projects; to coordinate the activities of DCSs and promote database, information flow and networking among the DCS’s and other agencies; to facilitate smooth implementation of socio-pastoral and development programme and projects and to present and lobby for DCS’s in national and international forum.
 Based on the strategic plan ECS has designed the first phase Diocesan Capacity Support Plan (2007-2009) that has contributed to up grade the internal organizational system development and improve the planning and implementation capacity of some diocesan offices in particular of those that have undergone the strategic planning process and those who have actively participated in the trainings organized by the program.
Based on the outcomes of the first phase, this second phase (2010-2012) project proposal is developed. The focus of the second phase diocesan capacity support program will be to reinforce the impacts of the first phase capacity support program, improved organizational and program capacity of the Diocesan Catholic Secretariats and their institutions as well as the national coordination office, support the establishment of newly erected dioceses/vicariates and enhance intra and inter diocesan learning and knowledge management  
The major activities include evaluation of the first phase program impacts, in-built on-going monitoring of the impacts of the program, strategic planning and organizational systems development and special support  for newly erected diocesan offices, popularize and expand knowledge management and learning alliance and enhance the understanding and application of new concepts, approaches and working culture. Guidelines will be developed to include global issues such as climate, peace and migration in the Catholic Education system.  
The strategy of project implementation includes full-fledged evaluation of the first phase program implementation and its impacts, conduct need assessment of each Diocese, in-depth discussion and consensus building with the diocesan offices and in-house preparation and mobilization of the ECS technical staff, close monitoring of the impacts of the program and strong coordination  and follow up of the activities implementation.
The second phase project expected to result in effective implementation of the strategic plan for program and organizational systems development, enhance the understanding and application of the principles and tools of project cycle management, develop transparent and credible organizational systems to enhance credibility and run quality programs that can readily win funding. 
To ensure accountability, track the progress of the overall capacity support program and also assesses its effectiveness and efficiency, ECS PME unit will develop tools for monitoring of the program implementation, outcomes and impacts on improving the technical competence of the diocesan offices in improving the quality of projects plan and implementation. Furthermore, separate, detailed and comprehensive proceedings will be produced for each training and workshop and communicated to all stakeholders.
All in all 11 Diocesan are going to benefit from the project including the newly established Hosanna Catholic Secretariat.