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Empowering Women through Enterprises Development Women's work provides the sole or significant source of income for many families in disadvantaged communities in Tanzania. The number of women micro entrepreneurs in Tanzania has increased dramatically in the last 20 years but most operate in the informal economy where they face a number of risks and challenges which make it difficult for them to start and grow their businesses. This project will provide a package of support to 1000 women entrepreneurs from disadvantaged communities to improve their businesses and lift their families and communities out of poverty. This holistic package includes business and technical training combined with customized support and a programme of activities addressing the cultural and gender challenges facing women. As a result of this project women will be more confident and capable of running thriving sustainable enterprises; household incomes will increase, and women's rights will be understood by women themselves and their husbands/partners. Ultimately, women's role in household decision-making will be strengthened, there will be a more equal distribution and ownership of economic resources, and women will be confident to take leadership roles in their communities.
Community-led urban slum upgrading programme (CUSUP) Over 70% of urban dwellers in Lusaka live in slums which are characterised by overcrowding, lack of adequate water and sanitation, insecure tenure and poor quality housing. Government policies, practices and resources have failed to adequately address these challenges and most city development plans exclude comprehensive information about slums and informal settlements. This project will develop the information base needed for informal settlements to be recognised as an important part of Lusaka and establish a means for the rights of urban poor communities to be included in the planning and provision of public services. The expected results will include better data and knowledge about Lusaka's informal settlements, a comprehensive citywide slum prevention strategy and enhanced capacity of local authorities and communities around slum upgrading.
Girl''s Right to Secondary Education (Tanzania) In Tanzania, girls' enrolment in secondary school is much lower than boys. Girls are also much more likely to drop out of school. And overall, their performance is a lot worse. There are many and varied reasons for this.  Girls face sexual harassment in the school, and walking to and from school. As a result, teenage pregnancies, and HIV are common. This project seeks to remedy this situation in two rural regions of Tanzania. The project will support local communities to construct and equip supervised girls dormitories in thirty secondary schools. They will provide training for school management committees and local government committees tasked with community development. The result will be an increase in enrolment, retention and performance of girls in secondary schools and a far greater commitment from community leaders in girls' education, and their protection from harassment and abuse.
Project Rohy: Supporting and expanding existing health and environmental network This Generating Ideas proposal will take place in one of the poorest regions of Madagascar. Infant mortality rates in Madagascar are very high, and there is a specific unmet need for family planning services. There have also been huge cuts to health service funding. The consultation planned will gather more detailed information on the priorities of families and service provision gaps. It will explore how to harness partnerships with existing environmental networks, in order to develop an integrated Population Health and Environment model. This will be used to plan a programme of work to improve access to services.
Shelter and Settlements Alternatives Uganda Human Settlements Network Uganda is one of Africa's most rapidly urbanizing countries, with as many as 3.5 million people living in slums today – and estimated to reach 8 million by 2020. In Kampala, the new City Authority has published a proposed plan which could see the clearance and relocation of thousands of people from their homes in the slums, although proposals as to where they will move are far less clear. The need for sustainable housing solutions in Kampala becomes more critical by the month and many organisations continue to respond in different ways. But coordination and collaboration among stakeholders is poor, and there are currently few opportunities for organisations to share information – or to develop collective responses to issues such as the need for eviction guidelines that protect the rights of slum dwellers and provide appropriate options for resettlement. This project will address these issues in two ways. First, it will help slum dwellers to establish housing cooperatives that will give them a stronger voice and improve access to land. Secondly, it will support development of an effective network for organisations working to improve the urban and slum environments, increasing access to key information and creating opportunities to participate in policy formation.
Diaspora Finance and Remittance Investment Initiative (DFRII) The project aim is to stimulate and harness diaspora investment to create jobs and enhance the African social economy. AFFORD will achieve this through:   1.        Facilitating match-funding for responsible and labour-intensive diaspora enterprises in       Sierra Leone, Nigeria, Zimbabwe and Rwanda;   2. Providing business and capacity-building support to diaspora entrepreneurs to maximise their viability, sustainability and growth;   3. Facilitating access to structured investment channels and vehicles to encourage diaspora direct investment (DDI);   4. Building transnational networks to facilitate an increase in the diversity, volume, availability and impact of diaspora investment;   5. Advoc
Women and Girls Empowerment for Agency, Voice, and Influencing systems change an Women Fund Tanzania Trust (WFT-T) is requesting funding from Maanda Initiative for deepening its work of supporting Women Rights Organisations (WROs), grassroots women organizations and the women and girl’s movement/s whose work is focused on addressing and preventing violence against women and girls and advocating and championing for women and girl’s voice, agency and leadership rights in the country.
Organisational strengthening for growth and effectiveness African Initiatives is a social justice organisation working in Ghana and Tanzania. It also undertakes global education in the UK. It works with partners to empower communities to claim their rights. African Initiatives provides partners with capacity building in key areas. In 2011, with assistance from Comic Relief, INTRAC, KPMG and DFID, the organisation carried out a series of self-assessments which produced recommendations for governance, strategy, finance, fundraising, monitoring and advocacy work. African Initiatives wishes to determine its future direction; strategic objectives and indicators need to be set and monitored over the next five years. Governance systems require strengthening as the organisation grows, seeks out new partnerships and invests in key positions for fundraising and marketing. As income from institutional grants grows it will be important to modify and align African Initiative's financial management systems too.
End Child, Early and Forced marriage for girls in Katsina State, Nigeria In rural Northern Nigeria almost half of all girls are married to older men, usually against their will, by the age of 15. These girls then have to leave school early, and they face a variety of health hazards, especially in relation to childbirth.  This grant will allow a well-established local NGO to undertake research on this issue, including extensive consultations with women themselves, and local leaders. This research will then be used to help prepare a detailed proposal which will focus on the best ways of tackling this problem.
Inclusive Quality Education for Refugee Children with Disabilities in Uganda In Uganda roughly 9% of boys and girls with disabilities go to primary school and only 6% continue to secondary school. This situation is worse for refugees. Xavier Project and the Cerebral Palsy & Autism Renaissance Organisation will support refugee children with disabilities, their families, schools and other local people to help achieve inclusive quality education. They will address issues regarding children’s physical and intellectual abilities, access to supportive tools and services, capability of parents and carers to improve children’s daily living and to take up educational opportunities, and inclusiveness of schools for children with and without disabilities.
Community Development Organisation - OD Grant Formerly African Family Support Services (AFSS), Community Development Organisation (CDO) is a Diaspora-led organisation supporting disadvantaged communities in the UK and Uganda. In Uganda CDO focuses on providing support and services for orphans and vulnerable children, and people affected by HIV/AIDS. In 2010 CDO undertook an organisational review funded by the Modernisation Fund, which identified their governance structure, long-term strategy, and relationships with their partners as priority areas for development. As recommended they have changed their status to a charitable company limited by guarantee adopting a new legal structure and changing their name. Through this application they aim to address the other gaps identified by the review, focusing on strengthening governance, developing a strategic plan, developing fundraising and communications strategies, and reviewing financial management and monitoring and evaluation systems.
Improving smallholder livelihoods through the sesame value chain (phase 3) Small farmers in Tanzania earn £25 a year. Farmers growing cash-crops are exploited by intermediaries. Increasing global demand for sesame seed offers opportunities for farmers to increase income. Farm Africa has linked farmers directly with buyers resulting in a price increase of 104%. Traders have signed a letter of intent to buy from 10,000 farmers through an innovative three-way contract. A solid business case shows this could increase household income by 20%. Special attention will be paid to women and youth who have been excluded from the benefits of cash crops. This fits with Tanzania’s agricultural policy.
Absolute Return for Kids Diarrhoea has been a challenge to child survival in poor countries like Zambia for decades. Although it can be prevented and treated, diarrhoea is responsible for 15,000 deaths of Zambian children each year. It is getting more attention thanks to a new vaccine for rotavirus that can prevent up to one-third of all diarrhoeal deaths, and which is becoming available in some countries. This project will reduce diarrhoeal illness and deaths of children using an integrated approach. The project will take place in the four districts of Lusaka Province, covering about one-sixth of Zambia's total population. It will provide rotavirus vaccines for children, train health workers to better manage children with diarrhoea, help make drugs to treat diarrhoea more available in the public and private sectors and help families and communities learn to prevent and treat diarrhoea. The project is linked to a research programme to show the effects of this holistic approach on child deaths. Partners are working with government to create and document a model diarrhoea control programme that can be expanded to other parts of the country. This will result in fewer diarrhoeal illnesses and deaths of children under-5 in Zambia.
Unlocking Potential : Technology & Women Empowerment African women are missing in the technological and digital space. Efforts to address this have focused on short-term needs rather than building technological capacity and knowledge. Women need to be encouraged to use digital technology tools to develop everyday solutions to the problems they and their peers face. In so doing iSpace Ghana aims to increase the number of women with IT skills and the number that are able to build a career in technology either as an expert programmer or coder or as founders of technology related start-ups. This will be achieved by supporting a cohort of women to access a coding Bootcamp, followed by an accelerator programme for those who develop viable ideas for
Preventing and Responding to GBV-Uganda and South Africa Levels of poverty and violence against women and children are high in both the isolated rural area of Nkomazi, in Mpumalanga, South Africa, and also in Karamoja, in North Eastern Uganda, where the people are largely cattle-herders, in transition to living in settled communities.  Services are scarce, and cultural norms prevent women from speaking out when they suffer violence.   This project will establish relationships, including with the male traditional leaders, to encourage women to come forward, and also to change men’s behaviour in the future.  The project will respond both to the immediate needs of women for accessible support services, including medical help, and also work with communities to address root factors that perpetuate violence, subordination and discrimination against women.  It will work with local leaders and duty bearers to increase public consciousness and increased responsiveness towards the safety, protection and well-being of survivors and women and girls at risk of violence. There will be cross-learning between the two implementing partners, which will lead to improved good practice.
Bwindi Community Hospital  Project - live at Birth Uganda has one of the highest maternal and child death rates in the world. Less than half of deliveries take place with the help of a skilled health worker. This project aims to improve survival rates of mothers and their children in a poor, remote area in the South West corner of Uganda. It aims to increase access to maternal and child healthcare through community outreach and the introduction of an innovative health insurance scheme that promotes solidarity and collective action within communities. As a result, maternal and child death rates will be reduced, community members will have a greater awareness of the importance of family planning and birth control, and there will be better access to maternal and child health services for the poorest people.
Uganda street child reintegration, foster care and family support Large cities throughout Africa act as a magnet for children whose parents can no longer provide the care and love they need. Uganda is no exception, with thousands of children surviving on the streets, many with no home to return to at night. There are many girls and very young children who are particularly vulnerable to abuse. Small numbers of children are taken into care, but the scale of the problem requires new thinking and direction. This project will build on a successful fostering initiative, to increase the ability of communities to take responsibility for these children. Organisations with previous experience of fostering, with work with girls, and with supporting families to build small businesses, will come together to share skills and develop effective ways to support more street children. In this way, the most vulnerable street children will be given a stable and caring environment alongside long term support into education and training for work. The project will focus on children under the age of 17, living full time on the street – taking them right through to living back in their community. Importantly, all three organisations that are part of this project will share learning and develop ways to work with significantly more street children than is currently the case. Retrak has designed an innovative programme of collaboration with two other Ugandan agencies to develop work on fostering, reaching more street girls, and addressing the needs of street children in a more holistic way. This will involve supporting families and carers as well as the children, and expanding contacts with other service providers.
Support for Action for Most Marginalized Children Education (SAME) This work aims to ensure as many out-of-school children are enrolled, supported & retained in Primary school across Salima District, Malawi, as possible, passing through supportive 'transition centres' as required. Seeing inclusion as a term relating to all children, this work will support orphans, children with disabilities, girls who have dropped out of school, street children & other marginalised children.   Working with school staff, community members & local structures, CYECE will address barriers to enrollment, retention & work to create a 'safer school' from corporal & sexual violence. Its focus lies in creating local awareness of & ability of communities to ensure Education For All.
Empowering Girls to End Sexual Violence in South Africa This project will work in Limpopo and Gauteng Provinces to respond to the alarming rates of sexual violence in schools. The project will work promote the active role of girls as change agents and work with other stakeholders to develop a network of schools committed to zero tolerance to sexual violence and contribute to national initiatives and campaigns tackling the crisis.
Scaling up of a successful pilot project to improve children?s reading levels in This project addresses the very poor levels of literacy identified in the primary schools of western Uganda. Based on a pilot project in 2013, funded by Comic Relief, it scales up the activities of the work to now reach a total of seventy five schools, with teacher training, low cost resource production, classroom based activities and the promotion of reading for pleasure. The applicants have partnered with the district education authorities who fully back the scheme and are part of the new partner organisation driving the work forward. The evaluation of the pilot project showed very positive results in improved reading and writing, and the same methods will now be shared much more widely.
Education for Children from the Plateau, Eastern DRC Many children living in the war-affected plateau area of the Democratic Republic of Congo do not have the opportunity to go to schools with proper facilities, reading materials or even exercise books.  School buildings are ramshackle.  Teachers have rarely been adequately trained and often go for long periods without even being paid.  The project will work in this neglected and isolated region by training teachers to improve their teaching methods.  They will distribute school kits with essential educational material such as books and pens. And they will also work with parents and communities using theatre, drama and songs to encourage them to send their children to school and to value education. As a result thousands more children will enrol and stay in school, they will get better marks in their exams and have more confidence in their ability to learn.
Project Votsira: improving maternal and child health in Fort Dauphin Over 90% of the population in the Anosy region of Madagascar live in extreme poverty, with severe lack of access to health and education facilities. Women are particularly disadvantaged - the region suffers some of the highest levels of maternal and child mortality in the country, with around 20% of deaths in women aged 15-24 related to pregnancy or birth. Within Fort Dauphin, the urban centre of Anosy, sex work is a common form of income generation for women, and HIV infection rates in the town have increased by 64% in the last 4 years. Project Votsira aims to research the factors that affect women and children’s access to health services in Fort Dauphin, and to develop a series of well informed projects which will reduce maternal and child mortality. It will bring together members from all sectors of society in order to examine the cultural, social and economic factors affecting maternal and child health through interactive research activities including detailed case studies and focus groups. It will examine formal and informal support structures including traditional healers, and research in detail the choices available to women regarding their and their children’s health and the perceived risks and benefits of these.
Partnership for Empowerment of Vulnerable Girls and Women in Urban Slums of Kamp It is estimated that around 20,000 young girls under the age of 18 are currently engaged in commercial sex work in Kampala's slums. Some are as young as 13. In many cases the girls have been trafficked from rural areas. Others end up in the trade as they see no other way of earning a living. The consequences are dire: high rates of HIV/AIDS, illegal abortions leading to increased mortality, substance abuse, mental health disorders and exposure to violence at the hands of clients or the police. Based on the learning from a successful and inspiring pilot project, this proposal will support girls and young women exploited in sex work to find ethical, meaningful and less risky alternatives to make a living. Through rehabilitation and vocational training, the project will help a total of 900 commercial sex workers develop the skills and confidence to find employment or start a business. Those who are mothers will receive extra support to take better care of their children. Access to integrated services will also improve sexual and reproductive health for around 25,000 particularly vulnerable slum dwellers. At the same time, initiatives will be taken to ensure both local communities and those in positions of authority understand the importance of protecting the rights of young women and girls forced into sex work – and that appropriate laws and systems are in place to ensure that protection.
Agbogbloshie Development Project (ADP) For tens of thousands of people living in Agbogbloshie, a large slum area in Accra, living conditions are squalid. As well as the usual problems of overcrowding, poor quality housing, lack of sanitation and constant threat of eviction, the area is also a dump for industrial waste. This project aims to improve the quality of life for people living in the slum, particularly women and youth, by mobilising slum dwellers and the government to improve conditions. People will receive practical training so they can earn money. Local groups will be formed to negotiate better housing and take part in community improvements. The project will work with community leaders, the local authority and government departments to engage them on housing, environmental and health issues. As a result, some people will be able to move out of the slum and others will be able to increase their income and improve their living conditions, as part of a bigger push for urban regeneration.
Improving sexual and reproductive health and creating sustainable livelihoods fo In Freetown more than 90% of the population live in slums that lack basic services and livelihood opportunities. The population is young with an average life expectancy of 48. There are high levels of gender inequality and gender based violence. The vast majority of young girls do not complete their schooling, there are high levels of teenage pregnancy and maternal mortality is the third highest worldwide. The project aims to improve the quality of life of people living in 10 slums in Freetown.  Activities will be implemented to improve the sexual and reproductive health (SRH) of young people, particularly young women, and to support youth to develop sustainable livelihoods through training and access to micro-finance loans and loans for enterprise development. An emphasis will be placed on working collaboratively with local and national government as well as with other non-governmental agencies working in Freetown slums. As a result of the project SRH is expected to improve, livelihoods opportunities will be created and household incomes will be increased.