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Putting Children First 1V BRIDGING YEAR FUND This grant bridges the PCF IV grant (ICD 1160) and ends on 30 June 2023. Putting Children First - Transition Phase (July 2022-June 2023) carries over activities from PCF IV and consolidates learning with a view to have a potential successor to the current project. The project is being implemented by 3 consortium partners namely Mavambo Orphan Care Trust (ZIM613), Mashambanzou Care Trust 612) and St Alberts Mission Hospital CHBC (ZIM611) 
 The project looks at protection issues, and inclusive programming and at the same time building resilient communities through livelihoods , IGAs, claiming one's rights and access to services.
Humanitarian Capacity Strengthening Project, Caritas Zimbabwe (PEOPLE Project HR CAFOD contribution) This project is a salary top up contribution to the EU AID Volunteers funded PEOPLE project. This project complements ZIM 583 [PEOPLE EU Volunteers capacity strengthening project - Caritas Zimbabwe (Nat Office, Harare, Gokwe )] which is part of the wider EU Aid Volunteers funded PEOPLE project, working with 10 organisations across Africa. The main purpose of the PEOPLE project is to enable local and national organisations such as the Caritas Zimbabwe to improve the quality and effectiveness of their humanitarian preparedness and response capacity, and their volunteer management systems. This will be done through a process of capacity self-assessment and capacity strengthening action planning, Training of Trainers and cascading of learning on key emergency response and volunteer topics, and peer learning between the 10 organisations involved in the programme. CAFOD staff will provide support throughout this process.

The project objectives are to:
1. Strengthen humanitarian preparedness & response capacity of Caritas Zimbabwe to design and deliver needs based humanitarian aid.
2. Strengthen volunteer management capacity of Caritas Zimbabwe to facilitate integration & active participation of volunteers in humanitarian action.
3. Strengthen collective dialogue, knowledge sharing, learning and peer- to-peer support between Caritas Zimbabwe  on emergency response and volunteers.
Zimbabwe Emergency Food Security Programme, CADEC National Office A humanitarian response is being proposed in collaboration between the Catholic Church represented by Catholic Development Commission (CADEC) and CAFOD to address the critically low levels of food security for a large number of people in Zimbabwe. 

CADEC and CAFOD propose to: 

1. Scale-up and extend the existing supplementary food supply under the Livelihoods Programme (implemented in Zimbabwe since 2004 by diocesan CADECs and managed by CAFOD) in the districts of Binga, Matobo, Bulilima, Mangwe, Nyanga, and Seke to provide sufficient food per household to enable them to sustain their well-being through the following six months until the next harvest in April/May 2008. 

2. Provide food through diocesan CADECs in Gokwe and Gweru Dioceses (non-Livelihoods Programme areas) where gaps in the present national response for emergency food aid have already been identified. 

3. Provide seeds, fertiliser, associated technical support and a limited number of boreholes to the households in the areas receiving food (points 1 and 2 above).
Hospital feeding project in the Archdiocese of Bulawayo Caritas Germany has been supporting various catholic institutions in the Archdiocese of Bulawayo by provision of food supplies specially to those who are admitted in catholic hospitals and who require nutritional support due to regular intake of medication. Government of Germany extended their financial assistance for another term and CG appraoched CAFOD to facilitate these projects through diocesan Caritas otherwise known as CADEC Harare.

Men, women and children who seek medical assistance in Catholic hospitals have no other place to turn for support. As health system has completely broken down in many cases the catholic church institutions are the only hope for poor people who can not afford to travel to South Africa or Botswana to get medical assistance. All hospitals record substantial number of people attend for regular check ups mostly are chronically ill. Some of them may recieve drugs from state sources but will have no support for food intake which is all the more needed when such drugs are administered. 

The inpatients and nursing students who support clinics and hospital during their training period will recive feeding at their premises. Out patients who are chronicall ill and malnourished will receive dry ration which can be cooked and consumed at their homes. The respective hospital will keep seperate register for food supplies used for wet feeding as well as dry food distribution. The selected hospital staff also will receive dry ration as agreed. 

CADEC Bulawayo assume the responsibility of monitoring and field level reporting of this project. Caritas Germany will lead procurement of food supplies and ensure its delivery by mid November. The food distribution will takesplace from third week of November and will continue till February 2010. CAFOD will hold the contract with Caritas Germany and facilitate the process of identifying actual needs, orient staff, developing MoUs with coordinating CADEC, support to develop ToRs between CADEC and hospitals to ensure the project delivers what is intended.
Tapping Into Renewable Energy Resources The objective of the innovation is to learn about the feasibility of using renewable supply of cheap electric energy to power other essential facilities such as night lights and the existing irrigation farm shade and reduce risk of crop and equipment theft. The project will also evaluate the capacity of the beneficiaries to operate and maintain such systems. 
Electrified farm shed would avail the provision of installing computers, printers and overhead projectors for farmers’ record keeping and learning. Farm tower lights will be installed to secure the irrigation scheme infrastructure where cases of theft in the form of crops and fence have been reported despite guarding in the thickness of the night.   
CAFOD, working with Caritas Mutare and the irrigation scheme beneficiaries, propose to develop a Micro Hydro Power scheme at Mai Maria irrigation scheme in Mutare on the existing gravity fed water pipeline which discharges (4l/s) water into the main reservoir (200m3) for the purpose of generating electricity to power the existing farm shade and for night security lighting of the irrigation scheme. The innovation will be done in a participatory way. Other stakeholders at both district level will be brought on board so that as the innovations are done, learning will also be taking place. Ideas on how to do it will be solicited from people with different expertise. Technicians from government departments such as District Development Fund (DDF), Public Works and Engineers from the Department of Irrigation who are already providing technical back-up to irrigation scheme, will take a lead during the installation and performance evaluation of the system. They will train the beneficiary committees on operation and maintenance of the system and continue to provide technical support to the beneficiaries beyond the life span of the project like they are doing to other donor funded projects managed by communities.   Although no major regular maintenance is anticipated given that the the system is simple and its lifespan is measured in dacades, beneficiaries will also be linked to local Hardware shops which stock relevant accessories to avoid prolonged downtime in case of technical faults.
Strengthening Zimbabwe – Swaziland solidarity in the context of the SADC Summit The goal of the Project is to advance common advocacy positions for Swaziland and Zimbabwean Civil Society on democratization, human rights and socio-economic justice during the 36th SADC Summit to be held in Swaziland in August 2016. Against the backdrop of the SADC Heads of State Summit and the SADC People's Summit representatives from Swaziland and Zimbabwe shall also conduct a solidarity meeting to enhance regional level lobby and advocacy for stronger SADC efforts to adress ongoing democracy, human rights and governance challenges in both countries. In preparation for the SADC processes consultative meetings shall be held in Zimbabwe and Swaziland to come up with CSO positions to SADC.  Key activities to be undertaken as part of the Project are: i. Convening of a National People’s Summit in Zimbabwe through which various CSOs will gather to develop a position on the SADC Summit; ii. support for a Zimbabwe CSO delegation to travel to meet with Swaziland Civil Society; iii. hosting of a solidarity meeting for Zimbabwean and Swaziland CSOs and iv. presentation of common positions to SADC leaders gathered at the Summit.
Improved access to potable water for rural people of Gokwe North District, Zimbabwe The grant will fund the establishment of 4km long Solar powered piped water scheme to supply portable water from Vimbe dam to the clinic, school and surrounding villages. Water will be treated through a combination of sand filtration and solar UV sterilizer. In addition, the project will install 3 x 10,000L water storage tanks for supplying water to the clinic, school and surrounding communities. A solar water geyser will also be installed at the clinic supply warm water to maternity ward. The project will also build the capacity of existing 13 voluntary Village Health Workers and a school hygiene club to raise awareness on good health and hygiene practices.
CAFOD HARARE OPERATING COSTS The project is for CAFOD operating cost to support the implementation of the short term food securitty programme that has Caritas Harare and Caritas Muatare as impolementing partners.
Youth Voices Forums taking the Voice of the Church Louder CCJP is elevating the work on social accountability spearheaded by youth structures (dubbed Youth Voices Forums) that CCJP established, trained and moulded over the past years. In the past phase, the project enhanced youth participation in decision making and meaningful dialogue between youth and respective powerholders/duty bearers in Chinhoyi Dioceses targets 4 communities. There is evidence of youth agency in influencing accountability by powerholders at varying levels, including at traditional governance. The current phase (April 2023- March 2024) learns from the past phase and adapts to emerging issues within the Covid context, aims at contributing to building of resilient communities in Chinhoyi Diocese. The project realises the role of peace building as an entry point to governance programming with lessons from the social accountability approach and explores integrating a livelihoods component in realisation of the interconnectedness of the political and social issues.
Putting Children First in Zimbabwe - Island Hospice This project, to be implemented with in partnership with 9 Children Centred Partners in select areas in Zimbabwe, aims to respond to the needs of children identified during the partners work with vulnerable communities. 
Programme Goal: To ensure vulnerable children in Harare and Chinhoyi have access to the essential services and resources they need to live sustainably, with dignity.
The expected outcomes are:
1.	A dynamic network of partners is established and the project is implemented based on the real and current needs and interests of the target populations.
2.	Partners will have an increased capacity to deliver positive change through effective programmes and services prioritised by them and the communities they serve.
3.             Improved access to health care (including psychosocial support services) to children.

Specific activities include:
•	Train 150 children from 3 sites in 5 groups (30 children per group) in home based care (providing manuals/kits/and ongoing support) 
•	Support 150 children through interactive therapy workshops 
	Participate and attend the Project start up / launch meeting with all other partners to confirm activities/roles/responsibilities and develop baseline methodology
	Conduct a participatory baseline survey examining the needs and interests of children and young people in the target communities in Harare and Chinhoyi
	Conduct sensitisation meetings with the respective communities to launch the project and ensure local authorities, community leaders etc are supportive
	Attend quarterly meetings of all the participating partners to share ideas, best practices and to govern the direction of the project
	Participate in child protection training
	Participate in child participation training
Climate Resilient Agriculture: transforming livelihoods of poor communities in Hurungwe This project aims to achieve improved livelihoods security for poor women, men and children from hazard-prone or marginalised rural communities in Hurungwe through an integrated approach that: increases the productivity and resilience of agricultural systems; strengthens engagement in markets and diversified income generation; strengthens adaptation to climate change; and increases the ability of local, pro-poor farm and producer groups to access services and influence development practices. Interventions will include  irrigation rehabilitation, Conservation Agriculture, Low Inputs Gardening, Disaster Risk reduction and Early Warning System and Livestock production. All these activities will be done with adaptation to climate change in mind in order to achieve the objectives of the project.
Food Aid Support for Vulnerable Households - Caritas Masvingo Caritas Masvingo is located in Masvingo province. The province falls under agro-ecological region 5 of Zimbabwe characterized by low and poorly distributed rainfall. Average summer temperatures are around 30oC with a mean annual rainfall of around 300mm. The proposed project will be implemented in Chivi district in Masvingo Diocese. The district traditionally grows sorghum though some farmers still try to plant maize which perennially disappoints due to unfavourable soil and climatic conditions.
Project beneficiaries are the most vulnerable households comprising of child headed, elderly headed, women headed, home base care patients and households with chronically ill dependents. A total of 1,000 most vulnerable households will be targeted which equates to 5,000 people. Ward….. were prioritized as the most food insecure wards in the district for this intervention in consultation with the district authorities. Beneficiary identification and registration was conducted using the Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) method whereby households participated in the identification of households to benefit using local vulnerability and poverty indicators.  It is anticipated that through these food distributions beneficiaries will be food secure for six months in the hungriest period.
The project aims to reduce the proportion of people who suffer from hunger and extreme poverty. It is expected that the project will increase the quality and quantity of meals consumed and also increase in the availability and access of food commodities at household level.  A total of 365.46 mt of maize meal (300 mt), sugar beans (45 mt) and vegetable oil (20.46 mt) will be procured, delivered to partner warehouses and distributed to targeted households. This project will give 10kgs of maize meal, 1.5kgs of sugar beans and 0.682kgs of vegetable oil per person per month to a maximum of 5 people per household. A total of 1,000 households are targeted translating to 5,000 beneficiaries who will receive food for 6 months. It is anticipated that adequate food supplies will be distributed to the targeted households hence beneficiaries will be food secure for six months in the hungriest period.
Zimbabwe HIV&AIDS Programme The programme will build on the experience working with partners and stakeholders in Zimbabwe, working alongside with partners to increase understanding of the comprehensive response to HIV & AIDS and causes of poverty and injustice. Using evidence from our work on HIV and AIDS, CAFOD will support partners and communities to challenge their government at provincial and national level to adopt and implement HIV & AIDS and other policies that promote social justice and end poverty.

The development of the new programme for Zimbabwe will include: 

1. A consultative meeting with Zimbabwe partners and stakeholders, and roll out of PCM
2. Review and lessons learning from existing programmes and projects 
3. Design and development of new programme framework for Zimbabwe that will include activities such as:
• Capacity strengthening of partners and communities in various issues
• HIV and AIDS (prevention, mitigation, treatment, care and support)
• Advocacy
• Gender –based violence, to be addressed as it cannot be ignored within the context of Zimbabwe, both from an HIV and AIDS perspective and gender equality as an issue of social justice
• Food security –livelihoods within the context of HIV and AIDS

While the main focus of the programme will be on HIV and AIDS and socio-economic justice, the emphasis will be on:

- Capacity strengthening of communities and partners in programming as well as engaging in governance issues, budget monitoring, policy formulation and monitoring of policy implementation.
- Reduce focus on service delivery as an end in itself, but use experiences of partners to identify gaps, challenges, loopholes to use in monitoring policy implementation and advocacy.
- Use experiences of partners at community level to influence policies at provincial government level.
- Capitalise on capacity available within other CAFOD partners in Zimbabwe to support programme work in Zimbabwe.
- Create linkages from local-provincial-national-regional levels in our work with partners
- Create opportunities for intra country as well as cross-regional learning, to maximise on capacity within partners.
Integrated food income and nutrition security for Binga and Hwange districts- CAFOD The EC called for proposal that would address food, nutrition and income security for marginalised communities in a sustainable manner. Therefore the Integrated Food, Income and Nutrition security programme was developed as a response to the call for proposal by the EC, Zimbabwe office. This programme will target vulnerable farmers with access to labour and land in the Binga and Hwange districts of Matabeleland North Province of Zimbabwe. Binga and Hwange are two of the most marginalised districts in Zimbabwe, with generalised poverty compounded by external shocks such as droughts. According to the 2010 Nutrition Survey, less than 5% of children in Binga and Hwange between the ages of 6-23 months receive the minimum acceptable diet and 30%-34.9% of children between 6 and 59 months are stunted. The 2012/11 Zimbabwe Demographic Health Survey reported that Matebeleland North has the highest percentage of children that are wasted (at 6%) and underweight (at 14%).The overall objective of this programme is to improve smallholder farmer productivity for food, nutrition and income security. The specific objectives are: 1: to develop and implement diversified and appropriate value chains for small holder farmers; and 2: to increase production and consumption of nutritious foods.  This will be achieved through development and implementation of private sector led value chains for income and food security. Value chains will concentrate on dryland and irrigated agriculture focusing on small grains and oil seeds (sorghum and sesame), horticulture (through irrigation schemes and household gardens) and small livestock (fish, goats and poultry). The action’s theory of change is anchored on the fact that facilitating sustainable (private-sector led) access to agricultural inputs and output markets coupled with appropriate extension services will lead to increased production and diversification hence reducing food insecurity and improving nutrition security of the targeted beneficiaries. SNV will be leading the consortium with CAFOD, Environment Africa and Caritas Hwange as co applicants. SNV will lead on activities relating to specific objective 1 whilst CAFOD will lead on activities relating to specific objective 2. Caritas Hwange and Environment Africa will lead activities in Binga and Hwange district respectively.
Livelihoods Programme Zimbabwe - CADEC Hwange (Binga) 1. Improved capacity of 37,000 households to produce or acquire sufficient food through improved agricultural practices or where necessary, targeted household rations
2. Improved and sustained access to safe water and sanitation by 10,000 vulnerable households
3. Improved access to care and support for 10,000 HIV affected households through HBC and mainstreaming.
4. Enhanced information sharing and dissemination.
5. Programme impact assessed and documented
Zimbabwe Relief and Early Recovery Programme 2010 - CADEC Chinhoyi During this reporting period Caritas Chinhoyi responded to food security needs of the most vulnerable households including those living with HIV and AIDS, orphans and vulnerable children, and households headed by people with disabilities, by children or by women. The project supported food security activities for the most vulnerable households in Angwa ward 32 in Mbire district that allowed them to increase their daily food consumption. Beneficiary selection and registration had adopted the Participatory Rural Appraisal technique in which households participated in the identification of beneficiary households with their understanding of poverty, vulnerability and the relationship between gender and HIV and AIDS. All the project activities focused on households that were identified by their communities as the most vulnerable.
Vulnerable Group Feeding (VGF) activities provided monthly rations for 3 months to 896 households for a total of 3,750 individuals (calculated at 5 people per household). This exceeded the targeted 750 households for a total of 3,500 beneficiaries. The rations for the VGF were of 50kg of maize meal, 3.75 ml of cooking oil and 7.5 Kg of sugar beans per household. These rations met the international required standards.
Humanitarian Capacity Development Programme - Caritas Masvingo _ Zimbabwe The quality and speed of CAFOD’s humanitarian work depends on the strength of its partners. The management of large-scale emergency programmes by these local organisations such as Caritas Masvingo place a great strain on their staff and systems. Caritas Masvingo does have much wider remit than emergency work and many of its staff and volunteers have little or no humanitarian experience. There is therefore need for much greater investment to develop and reinforce permanent local capacity to prepare for and respond to emergencies.

The aim of the Humanitarian Capacity Development Programme is for Caritas Masvingo to be able to prepare, plan and deliver effective humanitarian programmes. This is guided by the vision that “communities affected by disasters have access to faster, better quality assistance so as to save lives and reduce suffering”.

This Capacity Development Project takes a distinctly holistic approach in identifying areas needing development and tailoring ways to tackle them. The three core areas of capacity that Caritas Masvingo will be assessed against and supported are: Leadership, Skills & Knowledge, as well as Systems & Support Sectors. Caritas Masvingo has prioritised, Emergency Preparedness, Management, Assessment, Design & Response and Monitoring & Evaluation, as areas of high priority in having their capacity developed/enhanced.

The capacity development approach that will be used is rooted in CAFODs niche of partnership. This is rooted in local ownership, choice and commitment (by the partner). The project aims at facilitating, empowering and enabling hence desisting from imposition or partner manipulation. It will not try to substitute the work of CAFOD’s partners, or undermine their roles and responsibilities.