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Engaging Nigerian Diaspora and National Volunteers to Develop Civil Society The problem: Although the GoN has introduced major initiatives to improve key SRH indicators (such as the uptake of appropriate child spacing methods), there are significant concerns related to the fact that, (i) non State actors (especially in marginalised and vulnerable communities) often lack the capacity to make effective contributions to State (whose limited capacity often requires strong partnerships with civil society) initiatives, and, (ii) no mechanisms exist through which the expertise of the Diaspora and national volunteers can be harnessed to strengthen civil society health organisations. What is the project going to do: (i) working with stakeholders, identify the most marginalised and vulnerable communities in northern Nigeria in terms of SR health care, (ii) map the organisational capacity of appropriate civil society health organisations within the target area, and, (iii) research and design mechanisms through which Diaspora and national volunteer expertise can be engaged to build the institutional capacity of civil society health organisations What will the result be: a practical, scalable, credible and cost effective Model aimed at engaging Diaspora and national volunteer expertise to enhance the institutional capacity of civil society SRH organisations which support State initiatives in the most vulnerable and marginalised communities of northern Nigeria
SHAPE 2 - Social Housing Advancement and Poverty Eradication More than 60% of Kenya's urban population lives in slums, which are expected to double in size in 15 years. Slum dwellers generally do not have title to the land they occupy, and have limited access to clean water or useable toilets, or credit facilities. Without a collective voice, people living in the slums do not possess the ability to engage with the relevant authorities to change this situation. This project seeks to address some of these problems and will benefit tens of thousands of slum dwellers in 18 slums across Kenya.  It will promote community savings and make affordable loans more widely available – for both housing and small businesses. People living in the slums will learn about low-cost building technologies and improved water and sanitation facilities.  Formation of community groups will enable them to participate in urban planning and achieve better services for their communities. As a result, people will have better housing, sanitation and improved economic prospects and local government will be more responsive to the collective voice of slum dwellers.
Working With Informality - ?Re-imagining? Khayelitsha Project Since its establishment as an apartheid ‘dormitory town’ in 1984, Khayelitsha has mushroomed into a sprawling settlement south-east of Cape Town.  With a population now estimated at 1m people, the settlement exhibits high levels of violence, crime and poverty – presenting everyone with huge social and economic challenges.  Most official interventions to date have tended to focus on providing physical infrastructure and basic services, with little attention given to more participatory processes that would empower local citizens and lead to improved social cohesion.  In the past 18 months escalating violence (vigilantism) and service delivery protests have increasingly slowed government’s input, creating a vicious circle of inaction and deeper frustration still, especially in the informal areas.    A new way of working is clearly needed, which will build trust between local communities, NGOs, and government. This project aims to respond to that need by working with residents to improve housing and basic facilities, taking advantage of government funding to encourage more community-driven improvements. A programme of action on security of tenure is part of this.  The project will improve livelihoods and develop the skills of young unemployed people too.    In addition to addressing some of Khayelitsha’s socio-economic and housing problems, the project will also bring out the rich history of those who live in the area, helping to restore a sense of pride in the township as a vibrant ‘hub’, increasing a sense of belonging to the thriving metropolis of Cape Town.  This grant will fund the six-month inception phase which will enable DAG to carry out exploratory/planning work with partners and community members.
Community perceptions of the ACE Africa program: acceptability, participation, o ACE works in four rural locations in Siaya, Nyanza Province, Kenya (recent administrative boundary changes enforced this development) where operational research indicates 30% of adults are showing signs and symptoms of AIDS and 43% of children are orphaned. In these remote areas, people lack access to basic services including; medication, nutritious food, shelter, psychosocial support and education. With over 64% of the population living in absolute poverty, communities lack the skills and capacity to cope with the increasing number of OVC. (Ref ACE Africa 2006) In the specific target areas where ACE works, HIV and AIDS interventions mainly focus on PMTCT and HBC and there are no other organisations implementing an OVC programme in the areas where there are approximately 21,000 OVC. Working with over 500 community volunteers ( 80% women and 50% HIV positive) this project will continue to strengthen community structures and skills to care for OVC and PLWA through training in; proposal writing and budgeting, project management and implementation, nutrition based income generating activities and the provision of outreach counselling and testing. In addition, local stakeholders’ participation will be enhanced through strengthening institutional HIV and AIDS work place policies and ultimately fully engaging government, community and other partners in the protection and the promotion of human rights and child welfare at the local and national level. The project will result in improved community health and economic status, increased protection and advocacy for the rights of women and children, decreased stigma associated with HIV and AIDS and a strengthened community led, sustainable orphan support system involving government and local partners.
street child reintegration, foster care and family support Projects working with street children often do not fully understand why children end up on the streets. They track how many children take part in activities but do not really know what lasting change happens as a result. This grant will help an international organisation to strengthen its systems for assessing street children’s needs and the changes in their lives. The organisation will review and test out a new database in Uganda and Ethiopia and make sure it captures useful and valid information. It will input the data and train staff in how to use it and apply it to individual children’s cases, as well as their overall programme. They will share learning with others by producing a training manual, analysing how to make the system available to other projects and carrying out an evaluation of the process. As a result, the organisation will improve its work and influence others who work with street children. Street children in Uganda and Ethiopia will get better quality support from projects and from government because the organisation helping them can assess its impact better. It will also have evidence to lobby governments to train their social workers better and stop simply rounding up children on the street.
A blended learning leadership programme for the Diaspora ChangeMakers Alumni This proposal is for a second phase of the CGI Changemakers diaspora leadership programme.  It is intended to provide further leadership training for 100 African diaspora leaders who are committed to achieving social impact in the UK and international development contexts and to establish them as an ongoing network. The bespoke leadership training developed by Common Purpose will be used for other non-African diaspora communities in the future and an online Changemakers platform will be hosted in Common Purpose’s alumni platform beyond this grant. It is recommended for funding as it is in line with Comic Relief and DFID’s commitment to supporting the diaspora on a long term basis and represents good value for money.
Primary and secondary education needs assessment in Gedo region of Somalia A detailed education needs assessment will be undertaken in the Gedo region of Somalia. This is 2nd largest region in the country with a population made up of nomadic & pastoralist communities. Somalia has one of the lowest enrolment rates in education with only 42% children in school. Low numbers of qualified teachers, in particular female teachers, exacerbate the challenges in education provision. Very little education provision is available across all 7 districts in the region.  The needs assessment will understand the current situation of primary & secondary schools, the physical state of schools, rationale for drop out & non-attendance, the quality of education & ways to improve provision.
Malaria Control in Mbale Malaria is the most common cause of illness and death in both children and adults in Mbale, Uganda. At the regional hospital, almost half of child inpatients are ill with malaria. When detected early, malaria can be treated with effective malaria medicines (ACTs) that are now generally available for free in public sector health facilities through grants from the Global Fund and the President's Malaria Initiative. If left too late, though, malaria soon becomes life threatening, especially for children. In these situations, children are almost always brought to a village health worker or health facility for help. The aim of this project is to make sure that ‘what happens next' will help them survive. Firstly, the project will build the skills of health workers and improve the quality of the services people receive. The project will ensure that children with danger signs of severe malaria are immediately referred to the right place and, once there, are tended to by staff with the necessary equipment, supplies, knowledge and skills, and these staff apply their skills to treat complicated malaria cases. Secondly, the project will work with families to make sure that when a carer is urgently advised to take a child with danger signs to a higher level health facility or hospital, they act on this referral advice. As a result, the number malaria-related deaths of children under five in health facilities will be reduced.
Kampala Tugende! Uganda's urban population continues to grow fast – and is likely to have tripled by 2025 according to current trends.  In the capital city Kampala it is estimated that more than 1.5 million people now live in slums, mostly located in overcrowded, flood-prone areas of the city. While the new Kampala Capital City Authority is taking steps to develop a more structured approach to this rapid urban growth, it has limited knowledge or detailed information on the 50 or more different slums in the city. At the same time, slum dwellers in Kampala continue to voice frustration at the lack of opportunities to engage with government and help shape the communities in which they live. This project will help Kampala's slum dwellers to organise themselves so that they can meaningfully participate in urban governance and development. Access to small loans and training will build livelihood opportunities and encourage saving and active citizenship. Data collected by slum dwellers will enable effective planning for upgrading informal settlements in partnership with government, while loan funds for improvements to basic services such as water and sanitation will begin to have a transformative effect on the living conditions for slum dwellers across all of Kampala's five districts.
Coming of Age - Alternative Rites of Passage for Young Girls Despite a goverment ban of FGM in 2001, the number of girls forcibly undergoing this practice is increasing in rural communites in the project area. In Kisii and Kuria districts, 80% of women have been "cut" and 70% of girls aged 12 -16 are at risk each year. Deeply rooted customs, linked to social and economic benefits are associated with FGM. The practice harms girls' physical and psychological health: they will be taken out of school, enter into early, arranged marriages, experience consecutive, difficult pregnancies and become more vulnerable to diseases including HIV/AIDS. Lessons learnt from previous anti-FGM campaigns show that advocacy projects are useful but limited in their impact because they do not provide alternatives to the practice. Local communities feel the need to preserve traditions and customs, whilst providing the family with an opportunity to display wealth, generosity and social status. The majority of rural communities also seem unaware of the direct link between FGM and HIV/AIDS, or that the practice violates basic human rights and Kenyan law. By raising awareness of health issues, human rights and by offering alternative solutions to income for the families and traditional circumcisers, we will reduce the incidence of FGM locally.
Family Reunification and Re-integration of Street Children in Kinshasa Poverty and accusations of witchcraft have driven 25,000 boys and girls onto Kinshasa’s streets. They miss out on school and face violence from police and older youth. Many end up in gangs, drugs and sex work.    Day and night, staff meet children on the streets. A day centre for boys and a shelter for girls provide meals, counselling, catch-up education and health care. The project works with police, market traders, church leaders and older youth – helping the youth earn their own income. It reunites children with families; and gives their mothers a small business loan.    As a result, people treat the children better. Older youth stop abusing them. Children stay at home and in school.
Income and Employment for Women and Youth in the Dairy Sector in North-east Tanz Dairy production in and around Arusha, Tanzania, has good potential, and demand is growing especially for high value butter, cheese and fruit yoghurt. Twenty womens' dairy groups with nearly 2,000 members are in a strong position to benefit from this, but need alot of help to organise themselves, to brand and distribute their products, collect and process milk regularly, upgrade the factory, and work together to be more efficient. Selling more milk means earning more for their households directly. Promoting a joint venture will add to their negotiation power for inputs like fodder, veterinary services, and transport and to mobilise more back up from Government to help care for their cows
Protekt Wi Gal Pikin Dem: Addressing sexual violence and discrimination against This programme will address multiple & acute forms of violence experienced by girls in & around primary schools Sierra Leone, with a particular focus on Sexual Violence.  It will be delivered in three areas: Bo, Kenema & Freetown & will work at multiple levels to address structural violence & gender inequality.  It will: strengthen & enforce relevant national laws & regional agreements; deliver a media & advocacy campaign; train statutory service providers, particularly teachers  & police;  strengthen referral systems & support girls to access justice; establish safe spaces for girls & support them to know & claim their right to a life free from violence; & sensitize communities & families.
Strengthening rural community support systems to sustain care and support Kenya has been badly affected by the HIV epidemic. In the county of Bungoma in Western Kenya, HIV rates are very high. This is made worse by very high levels of poverty, compounded by the recent high inflation rates.  Bungoma is on the Trans-Africa Highway, with stop-over towns used by long distance truck drivers, one of the population groups most at risk of contracting HIV.  ACE Africa has worked in Bungoma since 2004. This project will phase out work in eight communities and expand to four new areas.  The project will continue to protect vulnerable children, provide care and support for people living with HIV, including educational and vocational training and nutritional and agricultural support for the whole community.  The project will expand its work with people who are most at risk of contracting HIV such as people with disabilities, sugar cane workers, long distance lorry drivers, prisoners and sex workers. The main focus in this last phase will be to improve the quality of local services, working closely with the local government health and welfare systems, creating an integrated and lasting system of care and support for people living with, and affected by HIV.
?Feasibility Study for a Youth Employability Project in Poultry Farming? One in three young people in the Congo are unemployed. Two decades of civil war, when young people were particularly vulnerable to recruitment into militias, prevented a large number from attending or completing school leaving them without the basic skills to engage in the job market. This project aims to generate a business plan for a working poultry farm offering hundreds of young people a practical training programme giving them the business and literacy skills, work experience and business contacts needed for employment or self-employment. The project will also establish an advisory group to support the local partner to develop this as a sustainable social enterprise.
Education for all: Rhetoric or Reality? Although official statistics indicate that, since the abolition of school fees in 2002, enrolment rates in Tanzanian primary schools are increasing, in practice, the education sector still faces significant challenges. This research project aims to address and to better understand the reasons behind one of the major problems faced by the Tanzanian education sector, namely the high drop-out and non-completion rates among primary school children. According to Ludovic Mwananzila, the deputy minister for education and vocational training, in 2007 “30% of Tanzanian children enrolled in schools failed to complete seven years of primary education”. The project will comprise two phases: The first will be to gather data from primary school children in the rural Morogoro region of Tanzania, and from their families, teachers, and education officials, to ascertain primary school attendance and completion rates. The second stage will be to conduct interviews and discussions with the same groups, to explore reasons restricting access to and completion of primary education. The intended result is a series of recommendations of how the problems, identified through the research, can be addressed as part of Tanzed Tz’s ongoing development programme, with the long term outcome of increasing attendance and completion rates, particularly among girls.
WCF UK Planning Grant - Maternal, Neonatal and Child Health Ethiopia The levels of maternal and newborn deaths in Ethiopia are amongst the highest in the world. The reasons are similar to many low-income countries: access to health care is challenging due to limited resources, weak infrastructure, and a shortage of health workers. In Ethiopia, this is magnified by decades of chronic underinvestment in the health sector, particularly in rural areas where health facilities are few and far between. In 2002, the government started a massive investment programme for primary health care, and trained over 32,000 HEWs to provide services in and around 12,500 rural health posts. However, this is not yet enough - the HEWs need more training and health facilities are poorly equipped. Community members also need to develop trust in the services available.This project will train health workers to provide better maternal and newborn care. The project will establish women's and men's groups to improve health seeking behaviour and teach people how to prevent common illnesses and infections. The project will refurbish and equip health facilities so that health workers have the tools they need to provide better care. As a result, more women and newborns will seek and get care so that their health is protected and improved.
New Beginnings (GHANA) In northern Ghana life on the streets or in child labour is tough and addictive, and once out of school it is hard to get back in. This project will support children living on the streets and working in illegal goldmines and other dangerous exploitative situations. It will work with children who are at school but are being tempted or forced away.  The project will carefully reunite children and their families, then support them back into school or training.  It will work with the families to increase their ability to make a living through small loans, training and ongoing support – ensuring that there is less pressure for children to leave home.  It will also work with teachers and health workers, as well as local decision makers, to ensure that children are welcomed back and provided with long term support to enable a new beginning.
Resilient Action for Inclusive Education (READ) This project will work with children and families affected by conflict close to the border of South Sudan. There are a high number of single parent households, children with disabilities and families affected by psychological trauma.  Families don't plan for ECD - prioritising primary school instead - but many children (including disabled children) struggle with transition to school and/or drop out early.  This project uses a holistic approach including sport and play to create an environment among children, parents and others that is caring, protective and stimulating.  As a result, all children will have the chance to achieve their full cognitive, emotional, social and physical potential.
Targeted Legal and Psychosocial Assistance for Young Refugees in Uganda Whilst the conflict in Uganda has come to an end, the country is refuge to at least 200,000 people from the Great Lakes region, Somalia as well as Southern Sudan. These refugees are vulnerable to harassment, detention, torture, exploitation and deportation back to conflict zones. This is made worse by language barriers and a lack of sympathy from the local population and local authorities. The project aims to help several thousand refugees. They will prioritise children, people who have suffered violence, torture or risk of deportation; people with disabilities, or those living with HIV/AIDS; and those who are abused and discriminated against because of their sexual orientation. The result will be that around 10,000 refugees will get legal aid, counselling services and English language classes all of which will help them gain greater security and protection in Uganda. Government staff such as the police and magistrates will have been trained in refugee rights which will result in a more sympathetic response to their plight.
African Women Shaping Africa's Future AWDF is seeking a grant of £662,950. for 2 years under Comic Relief’s Maanda Phase 2 for Women’s funds to support its entire strategic plan Shaping Africa’s Future SFIV, 2017-2021 and specifically for work on Violence Against Women and Women’s Leadership.