ORPHANS FOUNDATION FUND STRATEGIC PLAN 2013 – 2018
Orphans Foundation Fund (OFF), P.O.BOX 14606, Block G,Plot no.152, Njiro Makaburini Road, Mobile +255 767 749816, Landline +255 272500770, Email:
[email protected], Website: www.orphansfoundationfund.org
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................................. 4
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ORGANIZATION BACKGROUND ....................................................................................................................... 5
III. CONTEXT ANALYSIS ......................................................................................................................................... 6 Poverty and Economic trends in Tanzania ........................................................................................................... 6 Maternal Health and Child Nutrition ..................................................................................................................... 6 Child Nutrition ...................................................................................................................................................... 8 Health and HIV/AIDS in Tanzania ........................................................................................................................ 9 Livelihood and Food Security ............................................................................................................................. 10 Education and Training ...................................................................................................................................... 10 IV. PROGRAMME OVERVIEW ............................................................................................................................... 13 Ongoing Projects ................................................................................................................................................... 13 Education and Training for Orphans students .................................................................................................... 13 Child Health programme in a Maasai Villages ................................................................................................... 13 Computer Programme for Orphans and Most Vulnerable Children (OMVC)...................................................... 13 Previous projects ................................................................................................................................................... 14 Rehabilitation & Drug Treatment for Street Children in Arusha .......................................................................... 14 Rafiki Child Care Center Support ....................................................................................................................... 14 Rafiki Sewing Project ......................................................................................................................................... 14 Ekiindim Maasai Women Group Sewing Project ................................................................................................ 14 Mererani Water & Sanitation Project .................................................................................................................. 15 2
Orphans Games 2009 ........................................................................................................................................ 15 Kikatiti Water Project .......................................................................................................................................... 15 Caretakers / Grandmothers and Orphan Support Project .................................................................................. 15 Sustainable Livelihood Project ........................................................................................................................... 16 V. VISION, MISSION AND VALUES ...................................................................................................................... 16 Vision .................................................................................................................................................................... 16 Mission .................................................................................................................................................................. 16 Values ................................................................................................................................................................... 16 Address and identity .............................................................................................................................................. 16 VI. SWOT ANALYSIS .............................................................................................................................................. 17 VII. ENVIRONMENTAL AND STAKEHOLDERS ANALYSIS ................................................................................... 18 Donors................................................................................................................................................................... 18 Government .......................................................................................................................................................... 18 Other NGOs .......................................................................................................................................................... 18 Community/beneficiaries ....................................................................................................................................... 19 VIII. STRATEGIC RESULT AREAS FOR FIVE YEARS (2013 -2018) ...................................................................... 20 IX. GRAND GOAL ................................................................................................................................................... 20 X. MAIN OBJECTIVE ............................................................................................................................................. 20 XI. SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE (SMARTS) ................................................................................................................... 21 XII. LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE .......................................................................................... 24 Leadership ............................................................................................................................................................ 24 Management ......................................................................................................................................................... 24 XIII. ORGANIZATION CHART .................................................................................................................................. 25
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I. INTRODUCTION Overview of Social Protection in Tanzania United Nations (2011) in Tanzania indicates that ninety percent of Tanzanian’s have no protection in the event of life contingencies, livelihood shocks or severe deprivation. A small number mostly wealthy people living in urban areas have formal social security and health insurance with modest benefits. Children’s care and development in Tanzania suffers from severe domestic insecurity. There are over two million children who have lost both parents or are abandoned. Meanwhile 20% of 5 - 17 year olds are engaged in child labour and only 8% of Tanzanian children under five have a birth certificate. Significant foreign investments in the National Costed Plan of Action (NCPA) for Most Vulnerable Children (MVC) have improved children’s access to basic rights (food, education and health services) but the scale of reach falls short of the number of vulnerable children. In addition, there has been little focus on identifying and responding to children in need of protection from abuse, violence and exploitation. The structures, systems and services for protecting children, especially those with disabilities, are lacking. Women’s rights to protection from abuse and violence are similarly neglected. This creates a need for a comprehensive national system of social protection that will provide adequate coverage to needy groups and help translate Tanzania’s decent record of economic growth into increased protection for its most vulnerable people. A draft national Social Protection Framework (SPF) targeting vulnerable groups has been proposed. However the process of preparing a plan for how it will work and how it will be supported is still on-hold, pending the framework’s approval. A comprehensive review of national policies on social protection to improve the existing legal and service structures is also required. There is also an urgent need to increase and train sector personnel; develop monitoring, referral and response systems; strengthen district and national data collection; and to promote shared awareness at community and statutory levels of children and women’s rights protection. UNESCO 2010 data indicate that in 2006, 16.8% of children aged 5 to 17 years old were orphans as they had either lost one or both parents. This proportion tends to increase with the age of the child from 11% among five year-olds to 22% among 17 year-olds. Orphans seem not to face major schooling problems, at least at primary level. Orphans rate of access to primary school of 94.6% is almost identical to the 94.3% among non-orphans. Yet, when controlling for gender, socio-economic background and region, orphans tend to be somewhat at a disadvantage. The National Panel Survey (NPS) (2008/09) reports that the enrolment rate among children who have lost both parents was 72.3% compared with 81.8% for children with both parents alive. Yet, the National 4
Social Protection Framework, (NSPF), which is meant provide guidance to all actors, state and non-state, to strengthen and expand social protection mechanisms in Tanzania is not yet in place. However, the scale-up of Tanzania Social Action Fund (TASAF) III to the whole country represents another major social protection measure to establish a national safety to support community-driven interventions which enhance livelihoods and increase incomes (through community savings and investments as well as specific livelihood-enhancing grants), provide targeted infrastructure development (education, health and water) to enable service poor communities to realize the objectives of the safety net; and build capacity to ensure adequate program implementation by communities, local government authorities and the national government. II. ORGANIZATION BACKGROUND Orphans Foundation Fund (OFF) was founded in 2002 and is a registered nonprofit, non-government organization (NGO) in Tanzania with its headquartered in Arusha. OFF is an organization that endeavors to protect the most at risk members of community and stop the downward spiral of poverty, disease and illiteracy. OFF fosters a dignified and protected life for children who have fallen victim to the scourge of destitution, solitude and are at the risk of HIV/AIDS. With generous support from individuals and institutions, OFF has undertaken several community projects ranging from individuals to family and group support. OFF supports its beneficiaries in terms of providing; i) material support (food, clothing and shelter), ii) education and skills building, iii) health and wellbeing, and iv) advocate for the rights of vulnerable groups. Since its establishment OFF has worked and continues to work with key individual stakeholders, government and donors from Tanzania, USA and Europe. OFF management is enhancing its credibility and effectiveness by working closely with a local board and a distinguished International Advisory Board. Together with stakeholders in Tanzania and abroad OFF is empowering orphaned and vulnerable children to become active members of the community rather than just sufferers. We strive to give lives of children and other vulnerable groups a purpose and dignity. They are a vital part of the solution and should be supported in planning and carrying out efforts to reduce the impact of HIV/AIDS in their families and communities.
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CONTEXT ANALYSIS
Poverty and Economic trends in Tanzania The most recent national data available on household income poverty rates are from the 2007 Household Budget Survey (HBS), which were reported in the 2009 PHDR. The 2007 poverty estimates indicated that the economy’s significant growth since 2000/01 had not translated into significant reductions in income poverty. The Gini Coefficient, a measure of income inequality, remained unchanged at 0.35 between 2001 and 2007. With no new data, it is not possible to report on the current distribution of income. On average, the Tanzanian economy has grown by 7% per annum over the last ten years, thereby achieving the MKUKUTA I target of an average annual GDP growth of 6% to 8% by 2010. Macroeconomic stability has generally been maintained; however, inflationary pressures have strengthened over the last three years with the inflation rate exceeding 10% in 2008 and 2009. The high inflation rate is largely explained by food inflation, rising oil prices and the impact of power shortages. The structure of Tanzania’s economy has changed gradually over the last decade with the growth rate in agriculture being outperformed by services, manufacturing and construction sectors. The contribution of the agricultural sector to GDP has declined from 29% in 2001 to 24% in 2010. The growth rate in agriculture averaged 4.3% over the period 2000-2010, well below the MKUKUTA target of 10% by 2010. However, the sector continues to employ around three-quarters of the labour force. Maternal Health and Child Nutrition UNICEF reports that Tanzania is making considerable progress in the reduction of child mortality. Under-five mortality rates continue to drop from 112 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2005 to 81 in 2010. The deaths of infants under one year also decreased from 68 to 51 per 1,000 live births over the same period. The continuing decline can be attributed to Government commitments to increase use of key health interventions, such as sustained high coverage of routine under-five immunization, Vitamin A supplementation, the use of insecticide treated bed nets and better drugs to treat malaria. Despite improvements, about 390 children under five die every day of mainly preventable and treatable conditions. Tanzania is close to meeting the 2015 Millennium Development Goal of reducing child mortality (MDG 4). High population growth places additional strain on service provision at all levels. Neonatal conditions like birth suffocation and infections are the major causes of death in young children, followed by pneumonia, diarrhoea and malaria. AIDS is also a major killer, responsible for about 9 per cent of under-five deaths.
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The National Road Map to accelerate reduction of Maternal, Newborn and Child Deaths in Tanzania (“One Plan”) launched in 2008 aims to reduce maternal mortality by three quarters from 578 to 193 deaths/100,000 live births and neonatal mortality to 19 deaths/1,000 live births by 2015. However, to date, the maternal mortality ratio (MMR) has declined moderately from 578 maternal deaths per 100,000 births in 2004 to 454 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2010. In Tanzania, only 23 per cent of children are exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life. Of great concern are the high death rates of newborn babies and mothers. Around 32 per cent of all under-five deaths occur in the first 28 days of life – many infants survive for only a few days. These deaths occur in a context where about half of all births take place at home, with assistance from a relative or traditional birth attendant. Most of these births take place in unhygienic conditions. If life threatening complications develop at home the realization and decision making often comes too late to reach appropriate care at health facilities in time. Neonatal deaths are inseparably linked to the health of the mother during pregnancy and to the conditions of delivery and newborn care. Poor quality of care due to an insufficient number of skilled health workers and lack of basic equipment, as well as long distances from home to health care facilities are major restraints to facility delivery. Women living in rural areas, those who come from the poorest families and those who are less educated, have the least access to skilled attendance at delivery. Women who start having children in adolescence tend to have more children and shorter spacing between pregnancies – all of which are risk factors for maternal and neonatal mortality. The neonatal mortality rate is highest among mothers under-20 years of age at 45 per 1000 live births compared with 29 per 1000 for mothers aged 20 to 29 years. Maternal death rates are closely linked with the high fertility rates and low socio-economic status of women, especially the lack of influence that women have over their own health care or over the daily household budget. About 40 per cent of Tanzanian women do not participate in significant decisions regarding their own health care. On average, every Tanzanian woman gives birth to 5 or 6 children and 1 in 3 of them begins childbearing before the 18th birthday. According to the Poverty and Human Development Report (PHDR) 2011, Tanzania is very far from achieving the MDG of reducing Maternal Mortality (MDG5). According to 2009/10 Demographic and Health Survey, (DHS) every year 454 women die from pregnancy related complications for every 100,000 live births. Causes of maternal death include obstetric haemorrhage, unsafe abortions, eclampsia, obstructed labour and infections. Low availability of emergency obstetric and new born care services, chronic shortage of skilled health providers together with a weak referral system contribute to the observed high maternal deaths. In plain contrast to the gains in child survival, nutritional data show insignificant improvement in childhood stunting over the past five years. The rate of stunting far exceeds the MKUKUTA target of 20% by 2010. The greatest damage to children from poor nutrition occurs during pregnancy and up to two years of age. 7
Child Nutrition Poor nutrition is a significant compounding factor in child mortality. Malnutrition of children is a serious problem in Tanzania, a manifestation of not only poverty and food insecurity but also of the poor nutrition of reproductive-age women. The consequences of malnutrition in children are multiple and critical. It increases the vulnerability to and severity of illnesses, undermines physical and cognitive development, and impairs learning. The effects of malnutrition have life-long harmful effects on individuals’ health and livelihood outcomes, eroding human potential and reducing productivity. On average, Tanzanian children in rural areas suffer substantially higher rates of malnutrition than urban children. However, averages mask intra-location differences and the situation of the poorest urban children may be even worse. With respect to malnutrition, the specific MKUKUTA indicator is the proportion of children under five years of age who are moderately or severely stunted (low height-for-age). Heightfor-age is a linear measure of human growth, and stunting indicates cumulative inadequacies of health or nutrition. Stunting reflects failure to receive sufficient nutrition over a long period and is typically associated with poor economic conditions, chronic or repeated infections and illnesses, and inadequate nutrition intake. Height-for-age, therefore, represents a measure of the long-term effects of malnutrition within a population and does not vary much across seasons. It is important to note that, in 2006, the World Health Organisation released new standards for assessing the growth and development of children from birth to five years of age (WHO, 2006). Trends in nutritional status of children for the period 1999 to 2010 show a downward trend in the percentages of children who are stunted and underweight. Stunting declined sharply (by 6 percentage points) between 1999 and 2004/05, but only slightly (by 3 percentage points) between the 2004/05 and 2010 surveys. A similar pattern is observed for underweight, which dropped by 7 and 1 percentage points, respectively. The prevalence of wasting has remained basically the same in Tanzania for the past 10 years. Overall, nutritional data show negligible improvement in stunting for the past five years, and levels far exceed the MKUKUTA target of 20% by 2010. It is thus imperative to put nutrition high on the development agenda by ensuring effective implementation of the National Nutrition Strategy at district level, and the active participation and coordination of all relevant Ministries, especially those in health, agriculture, community development and education. The greatest damage to children from poor nutrition occurs during pregnancy and up to two years of age. Therefore, interventions to protect the health and improve the nutrition of women during pregnancy need to be prioritized as well as services that have the greatest impact on the nutrition and survival of young children, especially promotion of exclusive breastfeeding and complementary feeding practices. 8
Health and HIV/AIDS in Tanzania Life expectancy in Tanzania has increased from 51 years in 2002 to 58 years in 2010 (57 years for men and 59 years for women), a trend that is closely associated with falling child mortality. PHDR 2011 indicates that HIV epidemic in Tanzania is the result of a complex interplay between biological, socio-cultural and socio-economic factors. From the Tanzania HIV and Malaria Indicator Survey 2011 – 2012 (THMIS III), overall, 5.1% of Tanzanians age 15-49 are HIV-positive. HIV prevalence is higher among women (6.2%) than among men (3.8%). HIV prevalence is higher in urban areas for both women and men than in rural areas. A comparison of the 2007-08 THMIS and 2011-12 THMIS HIV prevalence estimates indicate that HIV prevalence has declined slightly from 5.7% to 5.1% among adults age 15-49. Similarly, HIV prevalence has declined among women, from 6.6% to 6.2%, and among men, from 4.6% to 3.8%. In Mainland Tanzania, HIV prevalence among women and men age 15-49 has decreased from 7.0% in the 2003 - 04 THIS to 5.3% in the 2011-12 THMIS. The decline in total HIV prevalence between 2003-04 and 2011-12 is statistically significant. Additionally, the decline is significant among men (6.3% versus 3.9%). Notable achievements have been recorded in increasing access to antiretroviral therapy. Major epidemiological disparities, however, raise serious concerns with a greater disease burden among women and in urban areas. The tuberculosis (TB) treatment success rate has improved consistently from 81.3% in 2003 to 88% in 2008, exceeding the global target of 85%. The key drivers of the HIV/AIDS epidemic are according to PHDR 2011 is i) Immoral sexual behavior; ii) Intergenerational sex; iii) Coexisting sexual partners; iv) presence of other sexually transmitted infections such as herpes simplex x 2 virus; v) inadequate comprehensive knowledge of HIV transmission; vi) lack of continued and systematic dialogue about sexuality, gender roles and cultural influences of human behaviours. Contextual factors shaping the epidemic in the country i. ii. iii. iv. v. vi.
Poverty and transactional sex with increasing numbers of commercial sex workers Men's irresponsible sexual behaviour due to cultural patterns of virility Social, economic and political gender inequalities including violence against women Substance abuse such as alcohol consumption Local cultural practices e.g. widow cleansing Mobility in all its forms which leads to separation of spouses and increased establishment of temporary sexual relationships
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Livelihood and Food Security Livelihoods, especially in developing countries, are aligned with production capacities of food and cash crops and , livestock as well. Food Insecurity in Tanzania is mainly due to: i) economic reasons: lack of food security knowledge; lack of market knowledge; low food production; poverty; food trade barriers; price volatility; low investment in the agriculture sector, ii) environmental and ecological reasons: environmental degradation; natural hazards; high dependency in rain; poor storage and food handling methods, iii) Infrastructure problems: poor roads, lack of electricity, water and unreliable telephone communication, iv) political and institutional reasons: inappropriate agriculture and trade policies; weak institutions; insufficient agricultural development efforts, iv) social reasons: diseases among farmers, traders and workers (HIV/AIDS); unemployment; unequal distribution of resources; high population growth (as compared to food production); gender inequality; lack of security and stability. With respect to national food security, Tanzania has been self-sufficient in food production since 2005 with a peak in 2007 of 112%. However, food shortages continue to be experienced in some regions. The most recent data indicate around 23% of all households in rural mainland Tanzania were food-insecure. By 2009, across 15 regions in Tanzania, there were more than 1.5 mill food insecure people (spread over 63 districts). Most Households in Tanzania consume 2-3 meals per day; with few percentages of people having fewer meals than usual: overall 25.1 percent and 24.5 percent from rural population. With around three-quarters of the population depend on underdeveloped smallholder primary agricultural production for their livelihoods, uncertain improvements have been noted with respect to smallholder participation in out-grower schemes, access to irrigation, access to credit and diversification into non-farm activities. The Tanzania Agriculture and Food Security Investment Plan are promising developments in the sector but there is need to consolidate these initiatives and ensure that more benefits accrue to smallholder farmers and food-insecure households. Education and Training Access to quality education is a pre-requisite for socio-economic and political development in any society. Equally, low educational attainment and poverty are closely associated. The level of literacy among the adult population is an indicator of national development. Without literacy skills– the ability to read and write, do math, solve simple problems, and to access and use basic technology – individuals are hampered in reaching their full potential as parents, citizens and employees. Literacy is a pre-requisite for socio-economic and political development in any society. In Tanzania, literacy rates have improved marginally for women since 2004/05 (from 67% to 72%) but less for men (from 80% to 82%). However, levels of literacy among women still lag those of men by ten percentage 10
points. Substantial progress has been made to increase access to education. The net enrolment rate (NER) in primary schools increased from 66% in 2001 to a peak of 97% in 2007 and 2008. Overall, gender parity in access to primary education has been achieved. However, since 2008, the NER has steadily declined to 94% in 2011, a trend that must be turned around. In 2011, it is estimated that nearly half a million 7 to 13 year-olds did not enroll in school. The transition rate from primary to secondary schools also rose dramatically from 12% in 2002 to 60% in 2006, but has since fallen to 45% in 2010. The NER in secondary schools has steadily increased from 6% in 2002 to 35% in 2011 but the rate falls short of the MKUKUTA target of 50%. Higher education has expanded even faster. The number of students in higher education institutions has jumped over the last ten years, from less than 31,000 in 2002/03 to almost 140,000 students in the 2010/11 academic year. Analysis of learning outcomes, however, paints a worrying picture of the quality of education received by Tanzanian children. A large-scale national survey conducted in 2011 revealed frighteningly poor numeracy and literacy skills among primary-aged children. The findings indicate an urgent need to improve the quality of tuition, which in turn, will depend on the increased and equitable deployment of qualified teachers and resources to all areas of the country. The significant decline in students passing Form 4 examinations further points to the need to address educational quality. On financing for education, the sector receives the highest budgetary allocation of all major sectors. However, the allocation to primary education has dropped in recent years from a high of 74.1% in 2003/04 to 50.8% in 2011/12, while the allocations to secondary and tertiary education have increased. In particular, the allocation to technical and higher education has increased substantially in recent years, from TZS 70.5 billion in 2002/03 to TZS 621.6 billion in 2011/12. The allocation for teacher training as a percentage of the total budget has remained almost the same, receiving less than 2% of funds in 2011/12. However, the systems of financial management and oversight at all levels in the education sector from central government through to schools need to be rationalized and strengthened to ensure that budgeted funds and resources reach all schools and all students. Technical and Vocational Education is an important sub-sector of education; it provides mid-level manpower, technicians and craftsmen for various industries, institutions and organizations. Students finishing ordinary and high secondary schools can join technical schools for certificate-level or degree-level courses, respectively. In 2011, there were 240 technical institutions nationally, of which 139 were government-run and 101 were run by the private sector. Overall, 85,000 students were enrolled in technical education (45% are female). The vast majority of students (82%) were in government institutions compared with 18% in private schools. By field of study, 60% of 11
students were enrolled in social science, business and law courses, 13% in health and welfare, 9% in science, 7% in agriculture, and 7% in engineering, manufacturing and construction.
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IV. PROGRAMME OVERVIEW With generous support from individuals and institutions, OFF has under undertaken several community projects. Our projects range from individual and families support to groups support. Since its establishment OFF has worked and continues to work with key individual donors from Tanzania, USA and Europe. Orphans Foundation Fund has hosted several high level visits by donors and politicians in Tanzania and USA who came to officiate and visit the projects being supported. Ongoing Projects Education and Training for Orphans students OFF individual donors have been supporting orphans and poor children in who are children centres and from poor families to attend secondary schools Colleges and Universities in Tanzania. So far 10 students are fully supported by OFF donors from the USA in terms of tuition fees, accommodation and meals, stationeries, books and computers, transport, medical allowances. The demand is growing and the support is not sufficient, as the programme enrolls 10% of all applicants. Child Health programme in a Maasai Villages Orphans Foundation Fund is coordinating this programme with cooperation from Mount Meru Hospital and a support from volunteer doctors from the United States of America headed by Dr. James Lace (Volunteer doctors come and provide free medical services to the village.) There is a growing need for more services to the village and neighbouring villages. (Watch a video clip of the progamme) Computer Programme for Orphans and Most Vulnerable Children (OMVC) In September 2013 OFF has signed a one year contact with the International Development and Relief Fund (IDRF) for a one year free computer training programme to OMVC in Arusha. This skills building programme seeks to qualify these students as computer technicians who can either self-employ or qualify to enter the job market. IDRF Canada is sponsoring the programme.
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Previous projects Rehabilitation & Drug Treatment for Street Children in Arusha This project was funded by CORDAID Netherlands and Childhood Health Associates Oregon USA. The Street children rehabilitation was a 3 - year project (2009 - 2011) targeting street children with a solvent drug abuse problem in the Arusha region of Tanzania. This project aimed to provide drug treatment, rehabilitation and HIV/AIDS prevention and offer education and work opportunities, by altering their behaviour, altitude, and practices towards drugs abuse to ultimately improve their quality of life. A total of 50 children, 20 girls and 30 boys from the streets were rehabilitated and enrolled on various vocational training of their choice. 18 children had enrolled in Cookery, 5 in Tailoring, 3 in Electrical, 1 in Carpentry, 1 in Art, 12 in Mechanics and 2 in a Welding course. Childhood Health Associates Oregon USA. Rafiki Child Care Center Support Funded by Children of Oakville and Dr James Lace of Oregon State in America, The existing center in Simanjaro district in the Manyara region was a small, dark and damp mad hut not fit for human habitation. The project involved construction of a new facility featuring a multi-purpose hall for teaching, training, two separate dorms to accommodate a total of 35 Orphans, including two wash room facilities, a kitchen, storeroom, caretaker dorm, lounge, and medical care room. The project also provided a container full of school bags, educational material, pencils and artwork created by the 3,000 Canadian children of Oakville Canada who together with Catharine Mulvale organized the ‘Hope and Seek’. Kids Helping Kids Project, who raised the money to fund Rafiki Child Care Center. The completion of the project which includes building, drilling bore well and power installation. Rafiki Sewing Project This project was funded By Catherine Mulivale of Canada where local women of Manyara region were provided with sewing machines and materials and offered training and support in making clothes and accessories using the local fabrics and materials, to support and sustain the Rafiki Childcare Center, income generation for the women. Ekiindim Maasai Women Group Sewing Project This project was funded by Daniella Blyth. The aim of the project was to support the Maasai Women of Lengasti to support themselves and their families.
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Mererani Water & Sanitation Project This project was provided to support the community of Zaire ward in Mererani with the supply of water and access to clean trouble -free water. The lack of clean water system for the local community and surrounding villages creates a great impact on everyday lives to farmer, livestock, vegetation and everyday household needs such as cooking and cleaning. On completing of the construction of the water system a local water committee was formed with a community of Men and Women, to monitor the operation of borehole. The committee and the community together was provided with basic training in water sanitation and hygiene, given bicycles so as to decrease the risk water related diseases. This incredible simple but life changing project was funded by International Development Relief Funds (IDRF). Currently the project serves the majority in the village and neigbouring villages and has emerged to be an income generation for the community. Orphans Games 2009 Orphans Foundation Fund in cooperation with Wheels of Action and with a support from Vodacom Foundation Tanzania and the Embassy of The United States in Copenhagen, Denmark organized the Orphan Games 2009. The event brought together the children in the orphanages and local centers to interact, share and learn to live healthy lifestyles, encouraging positive thinking, respect and understanding for oneself and others through competitive sports. Kikatiti Water Project In 2008 Senator Winters and Dr. James Lace funded the Water Project in Kikatiti Farm project. The Kikatiti Farm is a farm bought by Orphans Foundation Fund in order to build a vocational training centre for orphans and the most vulnerable children. Kikatiti village is located at about 37 km from Arusha city. The water project was not a success because finally the construction process resulted with dry borehole. Initiatives are underway to construct building and harvest rain water in the reserve tanks for the use by the students at the college. Caretakers / Grandmothers and Orphan Support Project Funded by Anna Katharina Krista and Daniella Blyth in 2007, Orphans Foundation Fund coordinated the Grandmothers and Orphan Support Project. The project was focused on micro-finance and subsidies for sustainability purposes. Several grandmothers/caretakers were supported in these areas; a. Shelter services – building houses b. Food and nutritional supplements c. Clothing and Beddings d. Monthly pocket money 15
e. Small Business start-up capital f. School fees for orphan children Sustainable Livelihood Project Through the fundS provided by Rotary Club, Daniela Blyth and Family, Wendy and Anna Katharina Krista, OFF introduced Income Generating Activities (IGAs) as one of the ways of alleviating the burdens borne by Orphans caretakers. The money raised gave the capital to grandmothers to start businesses in poultry, candle making, selling used clothes, rope making, and basket making among others. The project benefited 35 grandmothers. V.
VISION, MISSION AND VALUES
Vision A society where children and vulnerable groups realize their full potentials through access to quality education, health and income opportunities. Mission We aim to provide support to children, poor households and families affected by the scourge of HIV/AIDS through providing assistance and supporting education, health, and economic wellbeing. Values i.Humanity ii.Dignity and Integrity iii.Transparency iv.Responsiveness and Professionalism Address and identity The headquarters of Orphans Foundation Fund is physically located in Arusha City. Our offices are located at Njiro. From Arusha city, direction Njiro Road it is a 15 kms drive to Njiro Makaburini. The office is located 20 metres from Njiro tarmac road, along the road that goes to the Njiro graves. Since its establishment Orphans Foundation Fund has its official seal, the logo and official legal registration documents including the constitution.
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SWOT ANALYSIS
STRENGTHS i. ii. iii. iv. v. vi.
ORPHANS FOUNDATION FUND is accepted both local (private sectors and government) and International actors and agencies. ORPHANS FOUNDATION FUND is legally registers, has a constitution, an official seal, with a functioning secretariat, board and management. ORPHANS FOUNDATION FUND has stakeholders and they participate in its activities (children, government, private sector, donor communities). ORPHANS FOUNDATION FUND has a well-qualified and experience Programme Director who is capable to network at individual and institutional level ORPHANS FOUNDATION FUND has a wide experience in managing community projects and has a community trust. ORPHANS FOUNDATION FUND has fixed assets like office, land, vehicles and furniture.
WEAKNESSES i. ii. iii. iv. v. vi. vii. viii. ix.
vii. viii. ix. x. xi. xii. xiii.
ORPHANS FOUNDATION FUND is networked and works with other NGOs in the Arusha. Individual donors are willing to support ORPHANS FOUNDATION FUND. The government policy environment is supportive to our vision and mission. ORPHANS FOUNDATION FUND’s head office is in the East Africa Community capital city (Arusha) which adds an advantage for interactions and networking. ORPHANS FOUNDATION FUND has a potential to attract international volunteers and supporters for its activities. Private sector is will to work and support our activities. Our programme goals address a wide ranging and critical issues in human life, hence possibility to attract support.
OPPORTUNITIES i. ORPHANS FOUNDATION FUND is networked and works with other stakeholders in the regions. ii. Donors and other stakeholders are willing to support ORPHANS FOUNDATION FUND. iii. Government policies are supportive to our vision and mission. iv. Orphans Foundation Fund is located in the Hub of East African Community headquarters, and a Tanzanian tourist city hence an opportunity to network with international supporters and volunteers.
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Lack of reliable funds to run projects in a sustainable way. Lack of commitment and leadership skill for some board members. Depending fully on individual donors from abroad. Lack of capital to fully utilize available assets to generate organization income (i.e. land) Lack of documented lessons & learning from pervious projects (all projects have never been evaluated). Lack of Fundraising, Monitoring and Evaluation Strategies Lack of regular members and board meetings (no funds to organize). Lack of modern working facilities (computers, reliable electricity, and reliable internet). No administration costs to run the office, pay office rent, security costs, salaries and benefits for programme director and support staff). Lack of sustainable income activity for an organization self-sustenance.
THREATS i. Donor change of priority funding and withdrawal from funding our projects. ii. Change of government policies and political, leadership. iii. Unfriendly infrastructure (roads, water services, electricity and roads) to some of our focus areas. iv. Political interference in NGO activities v. High expectation of communities for our services (with no reliable donors).
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ENVIRONMENTAL AND STAKEHOLDERS ANALYSIS
Donors Orphans foundation has managed to keep its close working relations with its donors and other prospective donors. Orphans foundation fund has conducted several community programme from donors like CORDAID Netherlands; Vodacom Foundation Tanzania, and several individual donors from around the USA and Europe. Orphans foundation Fund continues to build upon this experience by opening more doors and planning strategically to work with and attract strategic funding from with the country and abroad. Government Orphans Foundation Fund has a very good working relationship with the government at both local and national level. The government Minister from the Ministry of Community Development, Gender and Children Hon. Sophia Simba had in 2007 officiated party held by Orphans Foundation Fund to distribute food and clothes to 40 Orphanage Centres in Arusha. In 2009 Prime Minister Mizengo Pinda officiated the Orphans Games. At district level, Orphans Foundation Fund works very close with the NGO coordination Unit and the office of District Director. In 2009-2011 the Orphans Foundation Fund implemented the project to rehabilitate and reintegrate Street Children in Arusha, during implementation of this programme, OFF received a maximums support from the District Director and Regional Commissioners Office. Currently Orphans Foundation Fund continues to work with the District Hospital Mount Meru, through its Volunteer Pediatricians from the USA who comes twice a year to provide treatment of the children.
Other NGOs Orphans Foundation Fund worked and continues to work with several NGOs in Arusha and from other regions in Tanzania. Orphans Foundation Fund is a member of a Regional NGO network Arusha NGO Network (ANGONET) where it meets with approximately 75 NGOs and Community Based Organizations and discuss issues of common concerns to the community we serve. Orphans Foundation Fund meets regularly with other children based NGOs in the district to dialogue on the issues related to children welfare. Orphans Foundation Fund has worked with
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Adventist Development and Relief Agency Tanzania (ADRA) to implement the project to distribute the goats to the poor households in selected communities in Arusha region, and to plant fruit trees in primary schools in Arusha. With the support and collaboration from supporters and friends, OFF coordinated the construction of a multi-purpose hall for teaching, training, and dormitories to accommodate a total of 35 Orphans at Rafiki Children Centre. In addition to this, two wash room facilities, a kitchen, storeroom, caretaker dormitories, lounge, and medical care room was built. The project also provided a container full of school bags, educational material, pencils and artwork created by the 3,000 children of Oakville Canada under the coordination of OFF board members and advisors Catharine Mulvale and Dr. James Lace. Community/beneficiaries Since 2002, Orphans Foundation Fund has consistently worked and served vulnerable communities with communities. Orphans Foundation Fund has support education for children from 2011 todate. Students have been supported to pay school fees, accommodation, transport, pocket money, practical training expenses and books/stationeries and have received new laptop computers. Off continue to provide free computer programme for orphans and vulnerable children. The project aims at reducing skills gap and create employment to youth from poor families and orphans. Additionally Orphans Foundation Fund continues to work with volunteer doctors from USA and Tanzania to provide medication to children in one of the Maasai Villages (Olkokola). In the year 2009- 2011 Orphans Foundation Fund rehabilitated 50 Street Children in Arusha. With funding from CORDAID Netherlands, this project provided drug treatment, rehabilitation and HIV/AIDS prevention and offered education and work opportunities, by altering children behaviour, altitude, and practices towards drugs abuse. The children were rehabilitated and enrolled to various vocational training of their choices including Cookery, Tailoring, Electrical, Carpentry, Arts, Mechanics and Welding courses.
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STRATEGIC RESULT AREAS FOR FIVE YEARS (2013 -2018) Child Nutrition, Reproductive and Maternal Health Education and Vocational Training Livelihoods, Income and Food Security Environment and HIV/AIDS
IX. GRAND GOAL OFF main goal is to ensure the poverty is reduced, literacy and health are improved. X. MAIN OBJECTIVE To work towards reduction of poverty and illiteracy, improve health and wellbeing of children and the most vulnerable groups in communities in Tanzania.
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XI. SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE (SMARTS) STRATEGIC RESULT AREA 1 CHILD NUTRITION, REPRODUCTIVE AND MATERNAL HEALTH Objectives To provide nutrition and reproductive education to 6000 women in 6 districts in Arusha region by the end of 2018. To provide nutritional and dietary supplements to 4000 under 5 children in 6 districts in Arusha by end of 2018
To organize in cooperation with volunteer doctors and government hospital in Arusha children village outreach treatment services to 5000 under five children in 20 Villages in Arusha Region by 2018. To establish 1 Reproductive Health Information Centre (RHIC) in 6 districts by end of 2018
Activities a) To build capacity of 6000 and men women in 6 Districts on child nutrition, reproductive and maternal health. b) To prepare, gather, produce and disseminate nutrition and reproduction education materials/publications, videos/case studies to 6000 households. c) To hold 2 community dialogues on child health and reproduction each year in 6 Districts. d) To form and train 30 community committees on child nutrition and reproductive health in 6 districts e) To provide free complimentary and nutritional feeding to under 5 and pregnant women f) To conduct a public campaign on exclusive 6 months breast feeding ( 6+ Campaign) a) To conduct treatment services in 20 rural based dispensaries/health centres in 20 villages b) To procure and supply medicines and medical facilities to these dispensaries c) To mobilize resources (vehicles, accommodation, supplies for the village outreach treatment programme a) To put in place 6 (RHIC) in 6 districts b) To source, produce and or, gather reproductive and maternal health information/publications c) To recruit the centre coordinators d) To furnish the centre with materials, furniture, electricity, computers and printers 21
STRATEGIC RESULT AREA 2 Objectives To support education facilities and provide vocational training services to 400 Orphans and Most Vulnerable Children (OMVCs) in 6 districts of Arusha region by 2018
EDUCATION AND VOCATION TRAINING Activities a) To pay tuition fees and school to 200 high schools, diploma orphan students. b) To enroll 200 OMVC into vocational skills programme (computer courses, carpentry, auto mechanics, welding & civil works, hairdressing and decorations, flowering, catering services, hotel and tourism management, full secretarial courses). c) To conduct 5 job linkages, job search programme, interview winning techniques and skills building every year to equip OMVC with skills to be seek employment.
STRATEGIC RESULT AREA 3
LIVELIHOODS, INCOME AND FOOD SECURITY
Objectives To support 500 small holder farmers with agriculture incentives and build capacity in income and food security in 6 districts in Arusha Region by 2018
Activities a. To establish 6 Community Based Agriculture Financial Services (CBAFS) to support farming activities. b. To provide agriculture incentives (improved seeds, pesticides, fertilizers to 100 farmers every year. c. To provide capacity building in marketing and value additions for agriculture food produces to 100 famers every year. d. To provide training and capacity building on food storage techniques to 100 farmers each year
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STRATEGIC RESULT AREA 4
ENVIRONMENT AND HIV/AIDS
Objectives To advocate for environmental protection in 6 Districts in Arusha by 2018.
Activities a. To establish Environmental and Climate Change Clubs (ECCC or E3Cs) to 3 Universities, 20 secondary and 50 primary schools b. To hold 5 public advocacy campaign and 10 school debates on Climate Change mitigation c. To hold 6 symposium on climate change in each district every year d. To gather, produce and disseminate environment and climate change Education, Information and Communication (EIC) materials e. Establish Climate Change Art Groups (CCAGs) in 10 primary and 10 secondary schools and hold quarterly CCAG competitions
To advocate for HIV/AIDS prevention, Information sharing and Communication in 6 Districts in Arusha by 2018
a. To hold 12 public campaign HIV/AIDS prevention in 6 districts b. Gather, produce and disseminate EIC materials to schools, universities and colleges c. Conduct a public campaign on the effects of socio cultural effects on HIV/AIDS transmission, with a message to “ending widows’ cleansing.
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LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE
Leadership OFF recognizes that the top level of decision making is the members’ annual general meeting that is held once a year. The Annual General Meeting (AGM) selects and approves the board members, the strategic, annual plans and budgets. Since its foundation, OFF has a board of directors in place. The board is responsible for providing leadership and directions of the organization programme and projects. The Board composes of Chairperson, the Secretary, who assumes the role of Executive Director to Orphans foundation Fund, and other 6 ordinary members. The Board has the mandate to approve plans, budget spending and recruitment of top management staff (Executive Director). On top of that, Orphans Foundation Fund has a very supportive and committed advisory international board. This organ has 11 members who always share opportunities, financially support the activities of OFF and act as ambassadors of OFF abroad.
Management Orphans Foundation Fund has a management structure in place led by the Executive Director. The daily implementation of projects and activities including administration, human resources and procurement are managed by the programme manager. Community activities and other support functions are done by field officers, community workers and administrative/finance officers.
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ORGANIZATION CHART Annual General Meeting
Board of Directors
International Advisory Board
Programme Director
Programme Manager
Programme Officers/Livelihood, HIV, Environment, Health
Community Based workers /Volunteers
Administrative & Finance Manager
Administrative/ Finance Officer
Support Staff
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