A PROPOSAL FOR IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF THE PEOPLE OF UGANDA.
To preserve, agitate and restore the fundamental Human Rights, improve peoples’ welfare and create an elite business community.
UGANDA EAST AFRICA
Introduction
Gordon Care Samaritan International is a Non - Government Organization that started in 2006 as a faith based organization, and later registered with the Government of Uganda in March, 2009. It covers Northern, Eastern and Central Regions of Uganda.
The Organization was started to assist the communities to enjoy their rights through assisting them to identify and implement projects which will enable them mitigate the adverse socio economic effects.
The proposal is as a result of collaboration and partnership with the communities in 6 districts, each of the three regions represented by two districts. The proposal covers the period 2009- 2014. It has been based on the findings of an in-depth assessment. It is aimed at achieving a transformation in the attitudes of the people and thereby causing lasting development impacts
The four projects in this proposal shall be implemented in the six districts namely; Pallisa, and Bududa in the east, Wakiso and Masaka in central, and Gulu and Lira in the north. Among the key implementers of the projects will be Village, Parish, and Sub county committees. Technical support will be got from the district and other specialized Government Officials, as well as from other partners.
The Overall Goal of the Organization is “To preserve, agitate and restore the fundamental Human Rights, improve peoples’ welfare and create an elite business community.”. It will be achieved through implementing selected projects in the areas of Human Rights Advocacy, Education, Food security and HIV/AIDS prevention and care. The total budget for the first five years is US$ 2,406,671
Background of Uganda.
Uganda is one of the three Countries found in East Africa that include Kenya and Tanzania. Uganda is a land locked Country covering an area of 241, 038 square Kilometers, one sixth of which is occupied by the lakes and the rivers and wetlands. Uganda lies astride the equator and is predominantly an elevated basin, averaging 1000-3000 meters above sea level..
The central region is dominated by wet lands, while the northern part is generally a plateau. Uganda is bordered by Kenya in the East; Tanzania and Rwanda in the South, .Democratic Republic of Congo in the West and Sudan the North.
Demography
Uganda had a population of 24.7 (2002 census), with growth rate of 3.3% per annum. It was estimated to be close to 30million people by the end of 2008. By 2002 census, Uganda had a population density of 85 people per square kilometer in the highest populated areas such as the Western and Southern parts of the country, while the North and the Northern Eastern parts had an average population density of 12 people per square kilometer.
Climate and Vegetation
Uganda receives an average annual rainfall of 2000mm, but it reduces to as low as 500mm towards the North and the Northern Eastern parts of the country. Uganda has an average temperature of 21 degrees centigrade. The vegetation varies from dry savannah in the North and North East, to tropical in the Southwest.
Administrative Structure
Uganda has administrative units called districts, since 1986, the National Resistance Movement (NRM) government has local administrative structures at the village, parish, sub-country and district levels called the local councils (L Cs). Politically, districts are headed by local council five (LC.V) chairpersons, who are elected by the people and this assists the chairpersons to effectively render services to the pupation. The central government is represented in each district by the Resident district commissioner (RDC), who is appointed by the president to work on security issues and monitoring all government programs. The district technical team or civil service is headed by the Chief administration officer (CAO). Civil services in Agriculture, education, health, water, environment and engineering etc.
Economic Activities
Agriculture forms the back bone of Uganda’s economy, contributing about 43% to the country’s gross domestic product (GDP), 85% of the export earnings and provides employment to 80% of the population. Agriculture also provides most of the raw materials to the mainly agro-based industrial sector. The main crops grown include both cash and food crops such as; coffee, tea, cotton, tobacco, bananas, maize, beans, cassava sweet potatoes, groundnuts and millet. Agriculture sector is dominated by subsistence farmers, holding about one hectare of land, with only a third of the produce sold for cash. A hand hoe is the predominant technology for production used in 95% of the farming activities.
Education services
Uganda’s formal education system is based on seven years of primary school, six years of secondary education, before joining tertiary institutions and universities. In 1997, the government adopted the policy of Universal Primary Education (UPE), where children of the schools going age are studying on government sponsorship in all government primary school. The government in 2008 further introduced the Universal Secondary Education (USE) for the children in the secondary section. This has in a way doubled the number of pupils in school. This has resulted into shortage of instructional materials, inadequate classroom structures, high children to teachers ratios, lack of scholastic materials for students, and lunch for the teachers and pupils is not catered for by the government.
The above problems have led to high drop outs, irregular school attendance by the pupils and thereby caused poor performance and early marriages among the girl child. For-instance, out of the pupils enrolled in the primary schools, only 45% boys and 29% girls complete the primary level.
Health Services
The health sector is not any better off for the common Ugandans. Uganda’s fertility rate is 6.9 making it one of the highest in the World. This rate is attributed to the low level of female education and early marriages. Life expectancy at birth is projected at 42.7 year. Infant mortality is 100,000 live births. Health facilities are fairly distributed, at least up to the sub-county level but with inadequate staff and drugs, thereby making the services rendered to the population inadequate.
HIV and AIDS pandemic is one of the biggest challenges to the health sector. Health statistics indicate that HIV and AIDS, malaria and Tuberculosis (TB) are the leading causes in adults while in the children it is malaria, pneumonia and diarrhea. Uganda has about 2 million orphans, the majority of which are as a result of HIV and AIDS.
NGO background and justification
Africa as a continent is characterized with various forms of human rights abuse. The violations of the human and fundamental rights are evident in all circles of life; political, economical and social, thus affecting the physical growth and wellbeing of the majority of children mainly in the rural areas. In Uganda, even after the introduction of universal primary and secondary education, it is still common in rural areas to find children of school going age not in school due to unjustified reasons. The girl child is in most cases a victim of such circumstances. Other aspects of life like health and nutrition are also affected by the rampant poverty. Child sacrifice and physical torture are common in Uganda thus reducing the chances of the children to live and enjoy the God given life.
Gordon Care Samaritan International has offices in Kampala, the capital city of Uganda, and currently operates in three regions; Northern, Central and Eastern. With a total of nine districts, namely; Bududa and Pallisa in the east; Wakiso, and Masaka in central; Gulu, and Lira in the north. These districts have a total population of about 6.5 million people, 65% of whom are children and the youth. The organization seeks to promote human rights, welfare, education and HIV/AIDS prevention and care as objectives to address needs of the selected communities.
Vision
The Organization’s vision will be to make the masses free from the arbitrary violation of their liberty and make conducive environment where each one will be at ease.
Mission
Promote and uphold the fundamental human rights, the rule of law, provision of social and economic infrastructure to the marginalized groups and observance of the Christian doctrines.
Goal
The Overall Goal of the Organization shall be “To preserve, agitate and restore the fundamental Human Rights, improve peoples’ welfare and create an elite business community”.
Objectives
• To advocate for the fundamental human rights and rule of law in order to protect the vulnerable and marginalized groups in the society.
• To carry out Agricultural projects that promotes environmental protection, agro forestry, income generation and sustainable use of natural resource among rural communities for better livelihood.
• To improve the welfare of disadvantaged children and the youth, through education support.
• Promote better health and sanitation programs, as well as sensitize the communities on the prevention of HIV/AIDS, and support the care and advocacy activities to the affected and infected persons.
• To preach the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ in accordance with the fulfillment of the great commission.
• To partner with other development stakeholders to enhance our objectives.
Implementation
Project ownership and participation
The project will be owned by the community, who will participate in the selection of the direct beneficiaries, plan, implement, monitor and evaluate the set objectives. The community has been involved in identifying the needs contained in this proposal. A volunteer committee will also be selected, which will be charged with the responsibility of mobilizing the required humans, financial and material resources to accomplish the set objectives.
Gender and vulnerability
The project will address the effects of gender discrimination and vulnerability. Children in the households headed by the widows and elderly guardians will be targeted for assistance. The project will advocate for the rights of the girl child to access the basic requirements and reduce on the risk of the early marriage and unwanted pregnancies.
Sustainability
Improving the household income will enable the children to continue with their education and be able to attain a better future. This will in turn improve on the living conditions of the beneficiaries and the community.
The community will be mobilized into smaller special interests groups to form community based organizations pursuing the same development cause. These will be empowered through training to develop their objectives and assist them to register with the district to access financial support from other organizations.
Monitoring
The project will hire staff that will be charged of registering the children, and monitor them both at home and at school to access their performance. They will be assisted by the volunteers and the community. They will be required to write and submit monthly, quarterly and annual financial and narrative reports to the directors of project.
Coordination office
The NGO office based in Kampala city will help us to have access to government and district officers, as well as other partner CBOS and NGOs in the Districts of operation. The town also has easy communication networks like the telephones and internet. This will facilitate between the sponsors and the project.
The NGO will have a board of 12 directors, one of whom being the Managing director. These will be charged with responsibility of advising the project staff to ensure adequate utilization of project resources. They will also be responsible for soliciting for more financial material assistance to the project.
The Project Manager, Accountant and Monitors will be hired as project staff and facilitated to carry out day to day activities. The project manager will head the staff team and be accountable for all the resources. He, she will report to the directors, who will then coordinate with the sponsors and government officials.
Cross cutting themes
Gender and Vulnerability Analysis
Gender refers to the economic, social and cultural attributes and opportunities associated with being male and female. It is a set of qualities and behaviors patterns required of a female or male by the society. A gender perspective distinguishes between what is biological and what is culturally constructed.
Unequal gender relations has led to women marginalization, disempowerment, negative biases (stereo types) and a wide range of injustice for-instance community work management is left for women to carry out since it is considered to be time wasting by t men for this work is seen as of low payment.
Women seen as property and such, they say that a property can not own property. Women in turn are denied a right to ownership and control of marital arrangements; men are usually the bread winners. Therefore, the NGO in advocating for the rights of the women will create awareness through trainings, sensitizations and other methods to address the gender inequalities within the communities of operation.
Access to education
Though the UPE programs are in operation in the communities, the girl children are still faced with the problem of failure to enjoy their right to education. The girl child enters school but never completes because the parents domestic work and forced early marriage. This has rendered the girl child vulnerable to HIV and AIDS.
Decision making
Most Women are not involved in the serious decision making in their communities and in the home for-instance, the selling of the produce is usually sold by men who even end up not giving accountabilities to the family.
Freedom of Association
Most women in the country are denied their right to associate with others due to the fact that they are under the authority of their husbands who in most cases restrict them in the domestic work. The husbands in most cases have to select for their women which associations to join. Religions like the Moslems do not allow women to take up leadership positions.
The organization will work together with the women and promote training in relevant disciplines to ensure that the woman will actively participate in decision making and thereby impact their respective communities.
Environment
The issues of poverty and population have led to the over exploitation of the environment in an unsustainable way. Some of the activities that have led to this are:-
Poor waste management: the lack of the sanitary facilities and education to the masses on waste management has led to people dumping wastes in place like rivers, lakes road sides and bushes. This has caused a lot of pollution in the rivers and lakes that are in most cases being used for domestic work hence higher risks to diseases.
Deforestation: In a bid to find land for agriculture and furnish the insatiable demands for fuel and timber locally and in the neighboring municipality the trees have been felled over time leaving the Sub County almost bare. .
This activity of deforestation has led to the destruction of habitants, reduction in the waster catchments potential, soil erosion, reduced agricultural production and loss of other environmental functions.
Poor methods of farming: People still use the traditional methods of farming. These expose the soil, to soil erosion and exhaustion hence loss of soil nutrients that lead to poor agricultural yields. (Source: District Environment Officer)
Disability
People with disabilities cannot compete favorably for the limited resources and opportunities living them marginalized and vulnerable.
The schools do not have infrastructure that is made to facilitate learning for children with disabilities. The Sub County further has no special needs schools nor does the leadership have a program to intentionally support the education of children with disabilities.
The participation of disabled people in agriculture is limited by their physical inability denying them the source of revenue however small. They are however now represented at various leadership levels but will need more advocacy and involvement to be empowered to participate fully in the development process.
Protection
The Northern region of the Country has had political insurgence for 23 years that is from the time the NRM assumed the power. The human sacrifice has gone on increasing in the country (women and children). This has continued to deny the people their right to life. There has been the issue of denying children the basic necessities and school support, while other caretakers physically abuse them. The defilement cases are also reportedly many but the poverty stricken parents of the abused children opt to have these cases settled out of court, this issue would be a history in the country since there is at every a person responsible for advocating for the rights of the children at every village but the corrupt leader have led to its increase.
The other factors that render specific categories of community members vulnerable are disability, HIV and AIDS, widowhood, and age. These categories of community members require / consideration for improved wellbeing.
Christian commitment
Most of the community members perceive relevance of spirituality in their lives. Spirituality helps them overcome life’s barriers to hopeful future, harmonious co-existence and love for one another. “Spirituality brings about love, hope, unity and binds people together and helps us not to kill, steal and gives us courage to face difficulties”
Spirituality provides people with strength during times of difficulties and offers confidence to face the future. A good proportion of the respondents believe that a loving God gives them hope and strength during times of difficulties. To them, progress in life or developments is viewed as part of the character of a loving God. To a small proportion of the community, spirituality is more of just an insurance plan; it is seen as relevant to life, a means to overcome difficulties and have a better future by pleasing certain higher powers.
Mission Statement
Promote and uphold the fundamental human rights, the rule of law, provision of social and economic infrastructure to the marginalized groups and observance of the Christian doctrines.
Goal
The Overall Goal of the Organization shall be “To preserve, agitate and restore the fundamental Human Rights, improve peoples’ welfare and create an elite business community” by 2014.
Previous Attempts
We have managed to fulfill the above objectives in the following ways;
On numerous occasions, we have endeavored to carryout some seminars in three regions thus eastern, central and northern. We have managed to explore Bududa, Sironko and Pallisa district in the east, Moyo, Gulu and Lira in the northern region.
On relief the organization has ever offered aid in form of food second hand clothes to the displaced victims in Pabo and Atyaka [IDPS].
The organization has to a great extent done much in education as compared to other objective. The organization has got 4 primary schools in the eastern region in the district of Bududa, a district which has the biggest number of orphans as a result of the prevalent rate of HIV/AIDS infection. These primary and nursery schools are (a) Bunamwamba Nursery and Primary School (b) Gordon Memorial Nursery and Primary School and (c) Kuushu Orphanage Nursery School and Primary School, Elgon Junior Academy Primary school. In the central region, the organization has got two Nursery and primary school thus Ebenezer Integrated Primary School and St. Caleb Junior School – Bweyogerere. In the northern not much has been done due to political instability. The organization’s officers visited the areas and designated areas in need of the organizations’ service.
On HIV/AIDS we sensitized the infected and affected people about the dangers of AIDS monster. Approached officers in charge of AIDS pandemic to provide to provide help to the victims in question. Condemned cultures that promote the spread of HIV/AIDS like female genital mutilation among the Serbians and circumcision amongst the male in societies.
Challenges in pursuance of the above objectives
The organization has been getting funds from fundraising getting donations from compassionate Christians and other well wishers. These funds have not been able to push up the organization properly to live up to its objective. The accomplishment of the afore mentioned therefore remanded a myth. However, if the organization attains a fertile ground for funding then all these objectives can be attained.
Inadequate skilled labour. The organization is in shortage of skilled labour in some areas in some areas of its concentration, this has been due to inadequate welfare to facilitate its staff. The existing labour available has been doing voluntary work since the inception of the organization. As compared to the coverage of the organization, enough manual labour is still desired.
Transport facilities. The organization is in its worst state in terms of transport facilities. The organization absolutely has no transport facility like vehicles, motor cycles to run day to day activities of the organization yet most of its activities are distant from the head officer which leaves many regions in desire of the organizations’ services. The only way the organization has been existing is through compassionate Christians offering their vehicles when the need arises and sometimes using public means which eventually delays the organizations’ duties.
Lack of permanent offices. The organization is based on renting, it does not have affixed place to all it execute its duties perfectly. Above all the organizations’ does not have enough office equipment like computers, furniture for proper storage management of records of the organastions.
The general welfare for volunteers (staff). The organization would have surpassed in all its duties, however as early expounded the people working are offering free service as such some give up ,absenteeism becomes rampant hence administrators find it had in managing the organization.
Communication is another menace in that most of the officers do not have mobile phones hence a lot of difficulties is realized in reporting and follow up of some projects mostly in emergences.
Some societies and cultures are very hostile during the execution our duties due cultural traditional beliefs.
Objectives
To carry out Agricultural projects that promotes environmental protection, agro forestry, income generation and sustainable use of natural resource among rural communities for better livelihood.
To build the capacity (skills) of rural children & women in order to understand the causes of their vulnerability to be able to respond appropriately to their development needs.
To improve the welfare of disadvantaged children, the elderly youth, women and the entire community, with educational support, health and sanitation programs.
To respond to natural and man-made disasters through peace building, relief and rehabilitation projects.
Budget Summary for 5 Years
Sector/Activities 2009 2010 2012 2013 2014 Total
Human Rights
Amounts in $ Amounts in $ Amounts in $ Amounts in $ Amounts in $
Sensitization.
665,923 665,923 665,923 665,923 665,923
3,329,615
Transport & Security 2,880 2,880 2,880 2,880 2,880 14,400
Electronic & Print Media 15,000 15,000 15,000 15,000 15,000 75,000
Sub total 683,803 683,803 683,803 683,803 683,803 3,419,015
Education
Sensitize parents 40,000 40,000 40,000 40,000 40,000 200,000
Scholastic Material 43,200 43,200 43,200 43,200 43,200 216,000
Tuition & lunch for 2,400 children
252,000 252,000 252,000 252,000 252,000
1,260,000
Uniforms & Shoes 60,000 60,000 60,000 60,000 60,000 300,000
Operation Costs. 12,000 12,000 12,000 12,000 12,000 60,000
Sub total 407,200 407,200 407,200 407,200 407,200 2,036,000
Agriculture
Training costs for 1,200 farmers
99,852
99,852
99,852
99,852
99,852
499,260
Provide agro-inputs 80,000 80,000 80,000 80,000 80,000 400,000
Sub total 179,852 179,852 179,852 179,852 179,852 899,260
HIV /AIDS
Sensitization on the prevention, control and care of HIV / AIDS victims
150,000
150,000 150,000 150,000 150,000
750,000
Initiate IGA for infected & affected persons with HIV / AIDS victims 70,000 70,000 70,000 70,000 70,000 350,000
Sub total 220,000 220,000 220,000 220,000 220,000 1,100,000
Administration
Office rent
Head quarters
Regional offices
District offices
18,000
12,000
6,000
18,000
12,000
6,000
18,000
12,000
6,000
18,000
12,000
6,000
18,000
12,000
6,000
90,000
60,000
30,000
Stationary 6,000 6,000 6,000 6,000 6,000
30,000
Communication 5,000 5,000 5,000 5,000 5,000 25,000
Transport 7,500 7,500 7,500 7,500 7,500 37,500
10 Laptops, 20 Computers & Printers, 4 Photocopiers and 4 scanners 10,000
7,500 2,500 400 10,000
7,500 2,500 400
Office furniture
15,000
15,000
Sub total 89,900 54,000 54,000 54,000 54,000 307,900
Vehicles 5 doubles carbines
1 staff van
235,000
50,000
235,000
50,000
Maintenance 15,000 15,000 15,000 15,000 15,000 75,000
Bills and overhead costs 15,000 15,000 15,000 15,000 15,000 75,000
Salaries for staff To be determined by the donor agency.
Sub total 315,000 30,000 30,000 30,000 30,000 435,000
Grand Total 1,895,755 1,574,855 1,574,855 1574855 1574855 8,197,175
OBJECTIVE DETAILS
OBJECTIVE 1
GOCASI HUMAN RIGHTS PROJECT
1.1 Project Profile
Project Name GOCASI Human Rights Project
Project Location Uganda
Project Goal and Outcomes Goal
Increased opportunities for disadvantaged children, youth and women to enjoy their fundamental rights by 2014.
Outcomes
Increased knowledge about the fundamental rights amongst all members in the communities, and how the affected can be assisted
Geographical Position Districts
Target Population Communities in the selected districts
Estimated life of Project 5Years (2009-2014)
Estimated Project Budget US$ 3,419,015
Anticipated funding source(s) Sponsorship
Contact Person Project Manager
1.2 Project Rationale
Uganda is one of the countries whose population is dominated by the children and youth. This population faces a challenge in terms of feeding, education, employment and other social sectors. In 1997 Uganda introduced the universal primary education (UPE) to enable all the children of school going age to enroll and study for free in primary schools. In 2008 universal secondary education was started to cater for students who would not have had the chance to attain secondary education. This positive move was intended to enable the children to attain skill that would enable them enjoy a better future.
Uganda also ratified the following conventions to ensure that the children and women’s rights are adhered to; UN convention on the rights of the child (1990), OAU charter on the rights and welfare of the child (1990), the convention on the elimination of all forms of discrimination against women (1973), the ILO convention No. 138 on the minimum age for admission to employment (1973), and the ILO convention No. 182 on the prohibition of the worst forms of child labor (1999), among others. The government as well has probation and welfare officers at every district, and secretaries for education and children’s affairs, and secretaries for women affairs at every administration levels.
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These have however not contained the human rights abuses to a great extent, and as a result many children and women have suffered in the hands of the care takers. Child rights abuses have included child labor, heavy punishment, and refusal to the children by their care takers to eat, study, or attain any other social services and human sacrifices. GOCASI aims at creating awareness about the rights of every member in the communities to ensure that the abuses are eliminated.
1.3 Project Selection
Poverty in the areas we work has forced children to leave school to go for casual employment, some of which is forced, which has hindered the positive growth of the children. Other forms of abuse have also gone on without penalising the culprits. GOCASI projects target to sensitize the community to enable them know where and how to get assistance in case of violation of the rights.
2.0 DESCRIPTION OF CONTEXT
2.1 Focal Problems and Opportunities
Child labour and torture including severe canning, burning, hunger and others limit the child’s upright growth, sometimes resulting into death. The community in some cases have turned a deaf ear even when they see the child tortured. Many of them fear to be witnesses, while others fear hatred from the concerned parents. Children continue to carry on heavy work loads without assistance in view of poverty.
2.2 Capacities and Vulnerabilities
There are lots of capacities within the communities to realise the targeted goals in the human rights sector namely the presence of local councils, police and other civil society organizations who can sensitize the community about the dangers of human rights abuses, and at the same time penalise the culprits.
2.3 Target Population Selection and Description
The primary target beneficiaries of this project are the children, youths, and women who have been denied the chance of attaining their fundamental rights as a result of neglect or poverty. They will benefit from the sensitization meetings, and support from the local authorities in case of need. The projects will also be at hand to assist them to get justice whenever need arises. Above all these efforts will be made to ensure that they get to know their rights, and therefore fight hard to attain them.
2.4 Project Partners Analysis
The biggest partners with the human rights project are the local authorities, police and the probation and welfare officers at the districts. These will support the project in form of providing skilled manpower to train the communities, and apprehending the culprits. Other partners will include the civil societies who promote human rights activities in the said districts.
3.0 DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT
3.1 Project Goal
Increased opportunities for disadvantaged children, youth and women to enjoy their fundamental rights by 2014.
It is hoped that as human rights are adhered to, the children, youths and women will enjoy life and be able to attain the opportunities and skills required for the development of their communities. Ability to initiate development ideas and source for funding will be a capacity area to help the community expand and introduce new developments in all sectors of development using human rights as a base. The children will be able to eat well, sleep well, have time to associate with others, go to school, and also have a voice in the developments that happen in their respective communities.
3.2 Description of the project outcomes
The project has one outcome namely
Increased knowledge about the fundamental rights amongst all members in the communities, and how the affected can be assisted; this will be done by supporting the skilled resourceful persons to come and conduct the trainings
3.3 Description of outputs
Output 1.1 Children enjoying their fundamental rights
The children will be taught their rights and how to acquire them, right from home up to the bigger community level. Assistance where possible will be given to the concerned. Awareness will also be done amongst the parents and guardians
The parents will be advised to reduce the work the child does at home in the morning before he/she goes to school to enable him/her to be at school in time and fresh enough to adequately attend all school activities. They will also be advised to improve the living conditions of their children at home to enable them grow healthy.
Output 1.2: Human rights violators penalized
The communities will be made alert to report any forms of human rights abuses without fear. This will create chance for penalizing the culprits and therefore be a signal to the rest. As a result all the people will realize the value in promoting human rights.
3.4 Approach and Integration
The project is implemented also in line with the human rights sector program of the government and in partnership with the district probation and welfare office. The sub-county local government leadership shall be very instrumental in mobilizing and sensitizing parents about their roles, and monitoring the activities of the project.
Human rights and improved levels of literacy will result in improved levels of understanding and increased utilisation of health services, increased adoption of better farming practices, improved food security and nutrition at house hold level.
3.5 Cross Cutting Themes
Gender
Human rights are a basic right for all children and both boys and girls must be treated as equals in attaining all the said rights to create opportunities for a meaningful future life. The project shall therefore encourage rights to all children with out discrimination, by creating awareness at all levels of the societies.
Environment
Child led environment protection actions that have their platforms at home and at school is the business of this project. Child environment campaigns shall be supported here. Each school will be encouraged to plant trees in the school compound which will act as wind breakers and in the long ran provide timber for the schools.
Even in a bid to improve the learning environment of children, environmentally sound approaches shall be employed.
Disability
To encourage and support education and other social services of children and persons with disabilities, priority will be given to them whenever they are present in the selected communities. Appropriate education shall also reserve slots for youths with disabilities to equip them with income generating skills.
Christian commitment;
The staff while dealing with partners and communities during project planning, implementation, M&E will continue to affirm the Christian identity and practice the highest standards of work morals possible to see the project succeeding. There will be involvement of church partnerships since most schools are church founded and on church land.
Protection
Rights education for children and other vulnerable categories of persons will be emphasised to both children and community, and children will be made aware of their rights so as to advocate with them for their protection.
4.0 Education project transition plan
Outcome/output Category of sustainability and issues to be addressed Possible action to ensure sustainability When will this be completed Responsibility
Project Goal
Increased opportunities for disadvantaged children, youth and women to enjoy their fundamental rights by 2014. Service delivery and management
partnership with the local authorities for effective sensitization and monitoring Train local leaders
End of 2014 DEO
Local leaders
Police
Project manager
Output 1.1 Children enjoying their fundamental rights
Service delivery
Train the children about their human rights
Support the needy where appropriate
Involvement of local council authorities in formulation of policies for parents that do not take their children to and support them while at school, as well as offer other important social services
This will continue up to the end 2014
Local leaders
Project Manager
Output 1.2: Human rights violators penalized
Service delivery /management
Mechanism put in place to enable community members to report violators of human rights to be penalized Purchasing and installing water tanks
Issues of behavior change will be emphasized in the training so that the parents love and practice the learnt rights, and able to report in case of violation.
This will continue up to the end of 2014 Local leaders
Project Manager
5.0 Project Monitoring and Evaluation Plan
The human rights project will be monitored by the communities. GOCASI will train the local committees to ensure active participation in the implementation and monitoring the achievements of the project through data collection and reporting.
Reporting
Reports from these teams shall be generated at least quarterly these shall be fed in the semi annual and annual reports which will be submitted to National Office while the recommendations shall be addressed in the annual operational plans. The Project offices shall also furnish the District and sub county leadership with Quarterly progress reports.
Evaluation Plan
At the evaluation level, the extent to which the project has contributed to Increased opportunities for disadvantaged children, youth and women to enjoy their fundamental rights by 2014 will be evaluated. The project plans to enforce human rights for children will be evaluated. This shall be carried out by the external evaluators with support of the National Office.
6.0 DETAILED IMPLEMENTATION PLAN NARRATIVE
Community and school authority structures will participate in the implementation of human rights project as it is a strongly community owned project. GOCASI will facilitate the training whenever it is required and mobilize resources to meet the set objectives.
The capacity for local institutions shall be assessed with the intention of building their capacity to take lead of the development process of their community in their areas of competence especially challenging the attitude of segregating children while providing education and other opportunities in the families
The parents shall be reminded of their important and mandatory role in child education as is made clear in the children’s rights statute. This project is designed to empower the community school management committees to monitor school development and funds, to advocate for better teaching standards for the children.
7.0 MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION
7.1 GOCASI Management
GOCASI will play a facilitation role in the management of the project. They will mobilize the required resources, do collaboration with partners like the local authorities, police and districts probation and welfare department to train local committees, for smooth and responsible implementation of the project. Programmes to raise awareness for communities on education and keeping children in school will be embarked on in close collaboration with line departments at the sub county.
7.2 Community Management
The community will be directly involved in the management as beneficiaries and overseers of the implementation of the project. This will be done through formation of development committees of which there will be a secretary responsible for human rights to see its implementation at village level.
7.3 Co-ordination and Collaboration
The community will ever be consulted for any developments in the human rights sector. District line departments, other CSOs and CBOs dealing in human rights will be brought on board at all levels as necessary so as to create a significant positive impact in the sector. The implementation of this project will call for continued collaboration with all partners and stakeholders since each one has a role to play on its success.
7.4 Knowledge Management
Local committees will be trained in ways of handling parents and guardians to ensure a safe and constructive way of disciplining the violators. The respective committees and project staff will be involved in impact assessment to document best practices and lessons learnt. These documents will be stored in both soft and hard copies and availed to different offices other than the project office as back up and referral for knowledge data base.
7.5 Reflection and Learning
Learning forums will be held to share reports and experiences from different parishes in which the project will be running. These will be attended by all stakeholders including those directly & indirectly benefiting from the project including children as well as those partner organizations implementing similar projects outside the project area. This will further inform project redesigning for purposes of improvement as so may arise.
8.0 SUSTAINABILITY AND TRANSITION PLAN
The community was involved from the initiation of project ideas during assessment and design. During this phase, training of local leaders and the parents will be conducted periodically to ensure active involvement, ownership and sustainability of the project objectives.
PROJECT BUDGET
9.1Budget Narrative
The budget was developed using activity based budgeting. This may however change as some activities are accomplished as other new ones are introduced. The total budget for this phase for education is US$ 112915 and will run for five years
OBJECTIVE 2
GOCASI EDUCATION PROJECT
1.1 Project Profile
Project Name GOCASI Education Project
Project Location Uganda
Project Goal and Outcomes Goal
Increased opportunities for disadvantaged children and youth to attain basic education and appropriate skills by 2014.
Outcomes
Increased child enrolment and retention in primary schools
Increased opportunities for the youth through attaining appropriate technical skills
Geographical Position Districts
Target Population 5000 Children
Estimated life of Project 5Years (2009-2014)
Estimated Project Budget US$ 2,036,000
Anticipated funding source(s) Sponsorship
Contact Person Project Manager
1.2 Project Rationale
In 1997 the Government of Uganda started implementing the universal primary education (UPE) where all children of school going age were supposed to be enrolled in Government schools for free education. The total school enrolment across the country rose from 2.8 million children to 7 million an increase which outmatched the existing school infrastructure. This in turn deteriorated the schools performance because the teacher to pupil ratio rose up so high to over 100 pupils to one teacher in most schools. Other problems that cropped up were the lack of uniforms and lunch for the pupils while at school which contributed to the disorganization of the learning environment. The parent’s role in educating their children reduced because the government seemed to have taken full responsibility of educating the child. As a result, there is increasing cases of late coming amongst pupils, and reluctance of teachers to teach. The value of education to most children and parents reduced which has led to a high rate of school drop out.
Pillar 5 of PEAP 2004 about Human development acknowledges that a healthy and well-educated population is both a necessary condition for development and one of the central objectives of development. During the first two PEAPs, Government has invested in a massive expansion of primary education. It is however noted that issues to do with poverty, involvement in petty jobs for quick money among the adolescents and youth has served to keep children out of schools. The fact that most children complete P7 at age of 15 and above shows that the children are already in adolescent stages and this trend facilitates the high rate of school drop out. These ages are a discomfort to the bearers who share a class with others slightly above half their ages. To get to such an age before completing primary education has been attributed to lack of parental support for education leading to repeating a class several times, constant dead years due to lack of scholastic materials as a matter of poverty and at times due to care takers’ decisions to withdraw children from school to provide child labor at home or in other demanding areas.
The interventions of creating awareness of the value of education among the parents and children, subsidizing tuition and lunch fees for the needy children, and supporting youths who cannot continue with secondary and tertially education to join technical and vocational schools to obtain appropriate skills will greatly increase the opportunities of the children and youth to enjoy a better future.
1.3 Project Selection
Information gathered from the communities we work from indicates a reduced morale amongst the children to continue with education due to the poor academic performance at all levels. This results in repeating the same levels, and coupled with the growth in age, demotivates some children from continuing with schooling. The fate of children in the communities especially after lower primary has been to join petty jobs for quick cash income. This is attributed to the lack of hope in the quality of education received, lack of an affordable post primary education institution under government support as well as distances to better primary schools where passing in better grades is close to a surety. The interventions in the sector therefore will be targeted at improving the quality of education received, learning environment, as well as boosting parental support to both learners and teachers.
2.0 DESCRIPTION OF CONTEXT
2.1 Focal Problems and Opportunities
The poor quality of education provided by most schools in the rural areas which reduces the chances of the pupils to pass and go to secondary schools with better grades demotivates both the children and the parents. They see no value of being in schools without progressing to other levels. The facilitation at school is also not conducive for both the teachers and the children. No lunch is provided for the children yet they have to be in school from 8.00 a.m to 4.30 p.m. This coupled with the fact that most children in rural areas lack scholastic materials and uniforms, increases the chances of absenteeism which reduces their learning ability. The work done by these children early in the morning at home also makes them tired even before they go to school. On top of this, most of them go to school without having eaten any meal because of lack of food in the homes. The child is therefore hungry all the day long and cannot concentrate while at school. Improving the quality of education received, learning environment, and boosting parental support to pupils and teachers, will increase the chances of child retention at school, and the number passing with good grades at all levels.
2.2 Capacities and Vulnerabilities
There are lots of capacities within the communities to realize the targeted goals in the education sector namely the presence of qualified and certified teachers from the community, elite SMC members, vibrant and supportive community leadership, who will help to uplift the parents’ view of education and therefore work hard to fully support their children in school
2.3 Target Population Selection and Description
The primary target beneficiaries of this project are children of school going age in school and out of school. They will benefit from a subsidy of lunch and tuition fees, provision of school uniforms and other scholastic materials, as well as the adequate support from their parents who will have been sensitized on the value of education to their children’s future. Secondary beneficiaries will still include the district local governments, other stakeholders in community development and the nation as a whole through a transformed and elite society.
2.4 Project Partners Analysis
The biggest partners with the Education project are parents and the district education office. These will support the project so much in form of project acceptance, resource mobilization and utilization by sending children to school. Other project partners will include all development institutions involved in education sector in all forms of interventions especially capacity building for example SNV, MoES, and FBOs among others.
3.0 DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT
3.1 Project Goal
Increased opportunities for disadvantaged children and youth to attain basic education and appropriate skills by 2014.
It is hoped that as more children are retained in school and study to acquire better skills, the community will have enough capacities to drive their own development even after the project life time. Ability to initiate development ideas and source for funding will be a capacity area to help the community expand and introduce new developments in all sectors of development using education as a base. The percentage of children passing primary level to post primary will be measured.
3.2 Description of the project outcomes
The project out comes all work towards achieving the project goal. They will be achieved in the long run and each out come strengthens the other as each is implemented upon: the project has two outcomes namely
Increased child enrolment and retention in primary schools; this shall be through subsidy of lunch and tuition fees, providing scholastic materials and school uniforms, and sensitizing parents about the value of education. This will increase their support to the children while at school.
Increased opportunities for the youth through attaining appropriate technical skills; this will be done by supporting the youth who cannot continue with secondary level of education to join vocational technical schools.
3.3 Description of outputs
Output 1.1 Children receiving uninterrupted education
Tuition fees and lunch will be provided for the selected needy children. Uniforms and other scholastic materials will also be provided where the parents and guardians are unable to afford them. This will enable the child to be at school all the time and have time to attend all lessons and other school programs.
The parents will be advised to reduce the work the child does at home in the morning before he/she goes to school to enable him/her to be at school in time and fresh enough to adequately attend all school activities. They will also be advised to improve their relationship with the teachers so as to share information about the children’s school performance and therefore suggest appropriate ways of helping the child to attain better grades.
Output 1.2: Youth with improved access to technical skills
Needy youths who do not have chance to continue with secondary education will be assisted to attain appropriate skills by providing tuition fees to enable them go to technical schools. This will increase the opportunities for these youths to attain a better future, and also be of value to their respective communities.
Output 1.3 Parents with enhanced knowledge on the value of education to the future of their children.
Meetings will be held with the parents to sensitize them on the importance of having an educated child. In the meetings the parents will be advised to encourage their children to study and reduce the work the children do at home in the morning before they go to school. The meetings will also advocate for strengthened relationships between the parents and the teachers. This will provide an opportunity to the child to enjoy adequate support from both the parent and the teachers and thereby improve the academic performance.
3.4 Approach and Integration
The project is implemented also in line with the education sector program of the government and in partnership with the district education office. The sub-county local government leadership shall be very instrumental in mobilizing and sensitizing parents about their roles, and monitoring the activities of the project.
Education and improved levels of literacy will result in improved levels of understanding and increased utilisation of health services, increased adoption of better farming practices, improved food security and nutrition at house hold level.
3.5 Cross Cutting Themes
Gender
Education is a basic right for all children and according to the millennium development goals boys and girls must be provided opportunity to complete education at the right ages. The project shall therefore encourage child education with out discrimination, by improving access and the learning environment.
Environment
Child led environment protection actions that have their platforms at the schools are the business of this project. Child environment campaigns shall be supported here. Each school will be encouraged to plant trees in the school compound which will act as wind breakers and in the long ran provide timber for the schools.
Even in a bid to improve the learning environment of children, environmentally sound approaches shall be employed.
Disability
To encourage and support education of children and persons with disabilities, priority will be given to them whenever they are present in the selected communities. Vocational education shall also reserve slots for youths with disabilities to equip them with income generating skills.
Christian commitment;
The staff while dealing with partners and communities during project planning, implementation, M&E will continue to affirm the Christian identity and practice the highest standards of work morals possible to see the project succeeding. There will be involvement of church partnerships since most schools are church founded and on church land.
Protection
Rights education for children and other vulnerable categories of persons will be emphasised to both children and community, and children will be made aware of their rights so as to advocate with them for their protection.
4.0 Education project transition plan
Outcome/output Category of sustainability and issues to be addressed Possible action to ensure sustainability When will this be completed Responsibility
Project Goal
Increase opportunities for disadvantaged children and youth to attain basic education and appropriate skills by 2014.
Service delivery and management
partnership with the local government for effective school inspections Train local management committees
End of 2014 DEO
Local leadrs
Head teachers
Project manager
Output 1.1 Children receiving uninterrupted education
Service delivery
Providing lunch, tuition fees and scholastic materials to the children.
Policy influencing
Involvement of local council authorities in formulation of policies for parents that do not take their children to and support them while at school.
Sensitize the parents on the importance of their children having uninterrupted education
This will continue up to the end 2014
Sub County leaders
Project Manager
Output 1.2: Youth with improved access to technical skills
Service delivery /management
Tuition fees and other support will be provided to enable the youth attain the technical skills Purchasing and installing water tanks
Issues of behavior change will be emphasized in the training so that the youth love and practice the skills they will have acquired.
This will continue up to the end of 2014 Local leaders
Project Manager
Output 1.3 Parents with enhanced knowledge on the value of education to the future of their children.
Empowerment
Issues of children to be effectively managed by parents/guardians Sensitization of parents on their role
capacity building for local committees to continue reminding the parents of their role This will continue up to the end of 2014
Community leadership
Project Manager
5.0 Project Monitoring and Evaluation Plan
The education project will be monitored by the communities. GOCASI will train the local committees to ensure active participation in the implementation and monitoring the achievements of the project through data collection and reporting. They will monitor the attendance of the children at the schools.
Reporting
Reports from these teams shall be generated at least quarterly these shall be fed in the semi annual and annual reports which will be submitted to National Office while the recommendations shall be addressed in the annual operational plans. The Project offices shall also furnish the District and sub county leadership with Quarterly progress reports.
Evaluation Plan
At the evaluation level, the extent to which the project has contributed to Increased opportunities for disadvantaged children and youth to attain basic education and appropriate skills by 2014 will be evaluated. Percentage of children passing primary level to post primary will be measured. The project plans to improve learning environment for pupils will be evaluated. This shall be carried out by the external evaluators with support of the National Office.
6.0 DETAILED IMPLEMENTATION PLAN NARRATIVE
Community and school authority structures will participate in the implementation of education project as it is a strongly community owned project. GOCASI will facilitate the training whenever it is required and mobilize resources to meet the set objectives. The project will be implemented beyond just primary level education to post primary education so as to cater for the youths, as well as raise values and attitudes of parents towards educating children.
The capacity for local institutions shall be assessed with the intention of building their capacity to take lead of the development process of their community in their areas of competence especially challenging the attitude of segregating children while providing education opportunities in the families
The parents shall be reminded of their important and mandatory role in child education as is made clear in the children’s rights statute. This project is designed to empower the community school management committees to monitor school development and funds, to advocate for better teaching standards for the children.
7.0 MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION
7.1 GOCASI Management
GOCASI will play a facilitation role in the management of the project. They will mobilize the required resources, do collaboration with partners in education like the districts education department to train local committees, and School Management Committees for smooth and responsible running of the schools. Programmes to raise awareness for communities on education and keeping children in school will be embarked on in close collaboration with line departments at the sub county.
7.2 Community Management
The community will be directly involved in the management as beneficiaries and overseers of the implementation of the project. This will be done through formation of development committees of which there will be a secretary charged with Education project to see its implementation at village level.
7.3 Co-ordination and Collaboration
The community will ever be consulted for any developments in the education sector. District line departments, other CSOs and CBOs dealing in education sector will be brought on board at all levels as necessary so as to create a significant positive impact in the education sector. The implementation of this project will call for continued collaboration with all partners and stakeholders since each one has a role to play on its success.
7.4 Knowledge Management
School management committees will be trained in school management with elements of administration, financial management as well as pupil management. The respective committees and project staff will be involved in impact assessment to document best practices and lessons learnt on best primary education practices. These documents will be stored in both soft and hard copies and availed to different offices other than the project office as back up and referral for knowledge data base.
7.5 Reflection and Learning
Learning forums will be held to share reports and experiences from different parishes in which the project will be running. These will be attended by all stakeholders including those directly & indirectly benefiting from the project including children as well as those partner organizations implementing similar projects outside the project area. This will further inform project redesigning for purposes of improvement as so may arise.
8.0 SUSTAINABILITY AND TRANSITION PLAN
The community was involved from the initiation of project ideas during assessment and design. During this phase, training of local leaders and the parents will be conducted periodically to ensure active involvement, ownership and sustainability of the project objectives.
PROJECT BUDGET
9.1Budget Narrative
The budget was developed using activity based budgeting. This may however change as some activities are accomplished as other new ones are introduced. The total budget for this phase for education is US$ 930,000 and will run for five years
OBJECTIVE 3
HOUSEHOLD FOOD SECURITY AND INCOME IMPROVEMENT PROJECT
1.1 Project Profile
Project Name Household Food Security and Income Improvement Project
Project Location Uganda
Project Goal and Outcome(s) Goal
To improve food security and incomes for 12,000 households by 2014
Out come
To improve household animal and crop production capacity
Geographical Position Districts
Target Population Communities in 12 Sub Counties
Estimated life of Project 5 Years (2009 – 2014)
Estimated Project Budget US$ 899,260
Anticipated funding source(s) Donor grants
Contact Person Project Manager
1.2 Project Rationale
Over 80% of the population in Uganda depends on subsistence agriculture for their livelihood. The population overwhelms the limited fertile and productive pieces of land causing land fragmentation. The farming methods employed are obsolete and largely unproductive leading to soil erosion, exhaustion, low productivity and sustained poverty levels.
Pests and diseases have almost wiped out the cash crops that included Coffee and Bananas. The people claim to have been good producers of Robusta and Arabica Coffee but due to the fragmented and exhausted soil, production has greatly reduced. The Banana that was a major food and cash crop has been rendered almost extinct by the diseases and poor farming practices. Due to poor productivity most families have to buy food for consumption most of the year. In some district the plot sizes owned by the farmers are so small that many cannot afford to rear animals for lack of grazing areas. Very few families have the luxury of having milk as part of their diets or the other animal protein sources. This has paved way for malnourishment among some children and adults.
During the harvests markets for most seasonally grown produce are saturated and the prices very low. The individual farmers having produced little cannot advocate for better prices worsened by the lack of adequate storage facilities. The agricultural production relies mainly on the rainfall, which is received in two seasons of March to June and August to December. There are limited extension services and poor facilitation for agricultural extension workers to reach out and train farmers about modern use of farming methods. As such, there is poor cultivation, low produce. Poor storage facilities characterize the agriculture enterprise.
1.3 Project Selection
The production trend has declined due to soil erosion and loss of soil fertility. When soil fertility is reduced the crops become vulnerable and succumb to pests and diseases. Some few farmers have been using organic and inorganic fertilizers but they are so few that their efforts have had little impact on the broad picture. Livelihood security in any community is essential for survival of children. The communities selected the project as a major concern for child survival and community transformation out of poverty since a rich market of agricultural products exists in neighboring densely populated towns and Kampala the capital city.
2.0 DESCRIPTION OF CONTEXT
2.1 Focal Problems and Opportunities
Deforestation: In a bid to find land for agriculture and furnish the insatiable demands for fuel and timber locally, the trees have been felled over time leaving the cultivable land almost bare. .
This activity of deforestation has led to the destruction of habitants, reduction in the water catchments potential, soil erosion, reduced agricultural production and loss of other environmental functions.
Poor methods of farming: People still use the traditional methods of farming. These expose the soil, to soil erosion and exhaustion hence loss of soil nutrients that lead to poor agricultural yields.
2.2 Capacities and Vulnerabilities
Over 95% of the community members are food crop farmers on subsistence nature producing mainly for home consumption. All community members have capacities to build on existing capacities in agriculture knowledge and many have already taken the first step to form and join agriculture groups for enhanced production. Improved technology is present though still at low coverage. Use of ox-ploughs in some communities is an opportunity and a sign for community to use other modern farming techniques. The biggest danger to agriculture in the community is limited arable land in relation to consumption figures. This presents a need for high yielding varieties on a small piece of land as well as added farm nutrients to meet the rising need for food.
2.3 Target Population Selection and Description
The primary target beneficiaries of this project are children who will benefit from better nutrition hence avoiding malnutrition. Their families will benefit from improved incomes hence affordability of other basic necessities in life and consequently better standards of living. Secondary beneficiaries will still include the district local government, other stakeholders in community development and the nation as a whole through a food secure community.
2.4 Project Partners Analysis
The biggest partners with the Gordon care agriculture project are farmers and the district agriculture offices. These will support the project so much in form of project acceptance, resource mobilisation and utilisation of built capacities and demonstration sites. Other project partners will include all development institutions involved in agriculture sector in all forms of interventions ranging from material support to capacity building.
3.0 DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT
3.1 Project Goal
To improve food security and incomes for 12,000 households by 2014
It is hoped that once people adopt better farming methods, join farmer groups as well as adopting yielding varieties; community will be self sustaining in agriculture hence food security and improved incomes.
3.2 Description of the project outcome
To improve household animal and crop production capacity
The project out come will work towards achieving the project goal. It will be achieved in the long run.
3.3 Description of outputs
For the success of the project, specific out puts will be embarked on in the short run to establish a firm foundation for the sustainable success of the project. As bench marks for community continuity of the project, the following out puts will be embarked on;
Households with increased knowledge of agronomic practices (improved farming practices)
Households with enhanced post harvest handling knowledge
Increased household access to improved planting materials
Increased household access to extension services.
Households with enhanced Livestock management skills
3.4 Approach and Integration
The Food security project has been designed to empower people through their groups and associations to receive training knowledge and information that will be useful to improving their house hold food security and income. In the third year of the phase, implementation of this project will be fully implemented by their CBO which would have been trained and their capacity built.
3.5 Cross Cutting Themes
Gender
Specific programs and trainings that encourage participation of both men and women in Food security will be engaged in. Both men and women will have equal opportunities of benefiting from agricultural inputs and IGAs. Equity and equality in gender will be mainstreamed in Food security project. This will help include female gender beneficiaries as major stakeholders in Food security especially subsistence farming.
Environment
Agronomy and tree planting are some of the approaches that the project intends to use in the implementation of the activities. This will help compensate the loss of vegetation cover as well as soil fertility reimbursement for improved yields.
Disability
The PWD will be target beneficiaries of the project especially through their Sub County associations they as a group will be identified to benefit from the inputs and services of the food security project. This will bring PWD on board as one of the vulnerable groups through enhancing their food production; this will reduce dependency on relatives and on begging.
Christian commitment;
Project shall be implemented with Christian values of love and reaching out to the poor to create human transformation as desired by God. The staff while dealing with partners and communities during project planning, implementation, M&E will continue to affirm the Christian identity and practice the highest standards of work morals possible to see the project succeeding. In the spirit of brotherhood, model farmers identified and support to establish model farms are expected to share knowledge and inputs from their farms with other farmers.
Peace Building:
The selection of beneficiaries of the project shall be in transparent community or group meetings to reduce conflict. The Food security project will be used as an opportunity for enhancing togetherness through implementation using group beneficiaries instead of individuals. Groups will be selected from each village. This too will minimize conflicts.
Protection
Food security in the households shall provide income and good diets for the children. Once there will be more food produced, the surplus will be sold and the incomes used to provide for other basic necessities in the families and for the education of children. This will reduce the vulnerability of families to preventable diseases.
4.0 SUSTAINABILITY AND TRANSITION PLAN
The communities were involved from the initiation of project ideas during assessment and design. They will be involved fully in implementation and some Food security activities will be directly implemented by local institutions within the community. This will prepare them to produce enough food for self sustainability and development. The program committees will take lead in the implementation of the program interventions. Model farmers will be trained. There is a plan to empower the Community structures like the local institutions involved in agriculture to take over agriculture projects fitting in their capacity like short term grants. This will make communities to be capable of establishing strategic partnerships with other players like NAADS to cause positive change in the communities.
4.1 Food Security Transition Plan
Outcome/output Category of sustainability and issues to be addressed Possible action to ensure sustainability When will this be completed Responsibility
Project Goal
To improve food security and incomes for 12,000 households by 2014
Personal action / behavior change
Farmers practicing improved farming methods
Will the farmers adopt new technologies? training of farmers in improved farming technologies By end of this phase 2014 DAO
Sub County leaders
Project Manager
Output 1.1
Households with increased knowledge of agronomic practices (improved farming practices)
Personal action / behavior change
How many farmers Trained in various farming methods will utilize the knowledge on (application of organic inputs, terracing, intercropping, crop rotation, strip cropping etc) promote farmer group competitions for Adoption purposes
This will continue up to the end of phase that is in 2014
Sub County leaders
Project manager
Output 1.2:
Households with enhanced post harvest handling knowledge
Personal action / behavior change
How many farmers Trained in post harvest handling will utilize the knowledge?
Households will be trained in food store management, marketing, after harvest pest & disease management, processing, grading and packing.
The households trained will be encouraged to use the knowledge obtained appropriately. This will continue up to the end of phase 2014 Sub County leaders
Project Manager
Model Farmers
Output 1.3
Increased household access to improved planting materials
Service delivery
Empowerment
How many model farmers supported to establish demonstration gardens will do so?
capacity building for model farmers This will continue up to the end of phase 2014 Community leadership
Project Manager
Output 1.4:
Increased household access to extension services.
Personal action /behavior change
Availability and affordability of extension services
Willingness of the farmers to use these services to improve their productivity partnership with the Sub County NAADS extension staff
linkages and referrals This will continue up to the end of phase 2014 Sub County leaders
Project Manager
Model Farmers
Output 1.5:
Households with enhanced Livestock management skills
Personal action / behaviour change
Empowerment
How many farmers trained on Livestock management will have the ability to deal with livestock pest & disease, breed improvement , feed management Training of livestock extension agents
Support farmers with livestock tools and equipment.
This will continue up to the end of phase 2014 Community leadership
Project Manager
5.0 DETAILED IMPLEMENTATION PLAN NARRATIVE
The implementation will be done through collaborating with district agriculture department together with the Sub County extension staff and other stakeholders like farmer groups and other CBOs that have a direct and indirect role in the agriculture sector interventions. Improved food security and household income begins at individual farmer level through adopting better methods of farming, high yielding seeds and constant commitment and monitoring of farms. the organization will support farmers with trainings in better farming methods and food storage and handling as well as supporting farmers with improved and weather resistant seed varieties; and livestock.
Because of over dependence on agriculture for incomes and survival, farmer groups will be linked to support groups for informal business and other income generating channels to supplement incomes raised from agricultural harvests. This will go a long way resulting into food reserves stored for consumption at family level since other demands will be catered for by incomes from other projects. Through a combination of all the efforts leading to improved food security and household incomes, the two Sub Counties will be able to sustain the food supply chain as well as meet other basic necessities that make children and their families enjoy life in all its fullness.
6.0 MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION
6.1 Gordon Care Samaritan International (GOCASI) Management
GOCASI will play a facilitation role in the management of the project. They will over see the mobilization of partners (donors) to fund the projects in agriculture, as well as facilitate the capacity building of farmers and farmer groups. Programmes to raise awareness for communities on best farming practices and pest control will be embarked on in close collaboration with line departments at the Sub County and district.
6.2 Community Management
The community will be directly involved in the management as beneficiaries and overseers of the implementation of the project. This will be done through formation of and joining local institutions dealing in improving agriculture output for food security and improved household income. Best practices will be documented for future and learning reference.
6.3 Co-ordination and Collaboration
The community will ever be consulted for any interventions in the agriculture sector. District agriculture office, other CSOs and CBOs dealing in food security sector will be brought on board at all levels as necessary so as to create a significant positive impact in the livelihood security sector. The implementation of this project will call for continued collaboration with all partners and stakeholders since each one has a role to play on its success.
6.4 Knowledge Management
Model farmers and farmer contact persons will be trained in basic agricultural practices and pest control. These shall later become channels of transformation in agriculture sector and will remain providing the service voluntarily even after project life time. The respective committees and project staff will be involved in impact assessment to document best practices and lessons learnt. These documents will be stored in both soft and hard copies and availed to different offices other than the project office as back up and referral for knowledge data base.
6.5 Reflection and Learning
Learning forums will be held to share reports and experiences from different CBOs running and benefiting from agriculture project. These will be attended by all stakeholders including those directly & indirectly benefiting from the project including children as well as those partner organisations implementing similar projects outside the project area. This will further inform project redesigning for purposes of improvement as so may arise.
Project Monitoring and Evaluation Plan
The community will be directly involved in the management as beneficiaries and overseers of the implementation of the project. This will be done through formation of and joining local institutions dealing in improving agriculture output for food security and improved household income. Best practices will be documented for future and learning reference.
Reporting Respective groups will be expected to submit quarterly reports to the project office. The project shall in turn furnish the District and Sub County leadership and Nation Office with progress reports which will be generated from the field reports.
Evaluation Plan
At the evaluation level, the extent to which the project has contributed to improved livelihood security for 1400 household by 2014 will be evaluated, and % of farmers reporting improved yields and output will be measured. This shall be carried by the external evaluators with support of the National Office
7.0 PROJECT BUDGET
Budget Narrative
The budget was developed using activity based budgeting. This may however change as some activities are accomplished as other new ones are introduced. The total budget for this project is US$ 728,100
OBJECTIVE 4
HIV & AIDS PROJECT
1.0 Project Profile
Project Name HIV & AIDS Project
Project Location Uganda
Project Goal and Outcomes Goal
To mitigate the impact of HIV& AIDs in 12 sub counties.
Outcomes
To reduce stigma and vulnerability to HIV/AIDS
To improve service delivery for PHAs & OVC
Geographical location Districts
Target Population Communities in 12Sub Counties in Six districts
Estimated life of Project 5 Years (2009-2014)
Estimated Project Budget US$ 1,100,000
Anticipated funding source(s) Grants
Contact person Project Manager
1.1 Project Rationale
Over one million Ugandans are already infected with HIV, out of the total population of 24.5 million. An additional 900,000 have probably already died of AIDS (Uganda AIDS Commission).
Uganda is reported to have the largest proportion of children orphaned by HIV/AIDS of any country in the world. Current conservative estimates by the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS), UNAIDS, UNICEF, USAID and US Census Bureau put the number of orphans alone at two million which is about 19.7% of all children in Uganda. The HIV Project will lead to a scale up in response to HIV/AIDS through sustainable community led approaches like the Community Care Coalitions, Congregation HIV/AIDS Task Teams, Life Skills and Sustainable partnerships.
1.2 Project Selection
The average prevalence rate of HIV in Uganda is 6.4 %. However it is higher in some districts therefore posing a threat to the communities.
It has been reported that there is early sexual debut for adolescents in most districts in Uganda to the effect that the teenage pregnancy rate is 35%. Additionally 2/3 of the HIV positive adolescents are female.
The individual community family structures care for orphans and ailing relatives. There are also a few Community organizations carrying out interventions for orphans and their efforts cannot march the ever-growing numbers of orphans. The HIV project was therefore seen as a channel to advocate for, engage, put arrangements in place to boost care for OVC as well as support to people affected and infected with HIV.
2.0 DESCRIPTION OF CONTEXT
2.1 Focal Problems and Opportunities
As the HIV problem globally grows bigger and even complex despite the many interventions in the fight against it, the communities in Uganda have not been left unhampered. There has been an early sexual debut for children as well as early child marriages coupled with excessive polygamy that seems to be culturally and in some religions allowed. The average prevalence rate of HIV in some districts is estimated at 8%. This is higher than the national average of 6.4 %. None the less, the communities in most districts in Uganda have a rich diversity of cultures and people most of whom can speak and understand more than one language including English. This presents an opportunity to communicate for change in attitude towards early sexual debut, HIV and to challenge cultures and religions to control the spread of HIV. The districts are also served with many reproductive health service providers as well as HIV & AIDS support agencies that can be facilitated to extend services to the communities.
2.2 Capacities and Vulnerabilities
With the initial assessment, the communities in most districts were found to have capacity to greatly contribute to the success of HIV project. This capacity includes presence of strong knowledge about HIV spread, control & care; willingness of community and political leaders to support fight against HIV, strong HIV drama groups, ability to live positively and openly talk to others as well as to be talked to, formation of and presence of HIV care groups among others.
The biggest vulnerabilities however fall on the side of culture and how it insights many into sexual activities including early sexual debut.
2.3 Target Population Selection and Description
By virtue of the fact that all people stand a risk of infection and re-infection to HIV, the project is targeting all people in the selected Sub Counties. However special attention will be given to vulnerable groups like boy & girl children, women, youth out of school among others. Also special attention will be given to high risk groups like people living with HIV & AIDS, those identified to be involved in sexual tourism activities.
2.4 Project Partners Analysis
The project will involve several partners according to area of comparative knowledge and capacity advantage. The project will involve partners in HIV sector like FBOs, TASO, Health centers, HIV&AIDS focusedss organisations and local institutions. The organization will work closely with the partners in planning, design and implementation of HIV project.
Community networks will include all local institutions involved in HIV work, and other partners outside the sub counties but having HIV work being implemented in the two Sub Counties.
3.0 DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT
3.1 Project Goal
To mitigate the impact of HIV& AIDS in 12 sub counties in six districts
HIV and AIDS project will be implemented through prevention approach of using value based life skills for children in school and out of school through peer education, while care and support will be done using the Community Care Coalitions (CCC) model where Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC) and People Living With HIV/AIDS (PLWA) will be supported through a community care coalition. Health Care Teams (HCT) will be organized at parish level. Communities will be encouraged to form post test clubs for easy reach of support while vulnerable Persons tested positive shall be supported to access CD4 count and ARVs from other service providers like TASO and Uganda cares.
3.2 Description of the project outcomes
The project out comes all work towards achieving the project goal. They will be achieved in the long run and each out come strengthens the other as each is implemented upon:
To reduce stigma and vulnerability to HIV/AIDS
To improve service delivery for PHAs & OVC
It is hoped that by the end of the project, children in the two Sub counties, will be assertive and able to make decisions that will not predispose them to HIV infections, early pregnancy and eventual drop out of school.
Through the CCC model, OVC and PHAs shall be taken care off at community level and stigma and discrimination in relation to HIV & AIDS would have been eliminated hence enabling the OVC and PHAs to enjoy their rights.
3.3 Description of outputs
For the success of the project, specific out puts will be embarked on in the short run to establish a firm foundation for the sustainable success of the project. As bench marks for community continuity of the project, the following out puts will be embarked on;
Increased knowledge of HIV prevention among children. This will be achieved through training in Life skills.
Children will receive value-based life skills training through trained volunteers so as to be equipped with the necessary values that can enable them stand up tall against HIV as a prevention model. These children through their clubs will be equipped with skills to disseminate information to their peers and also their families. The children’s clubs shall also be very important tools in promoting advocacy strategies especially child rights, environment and welfare.
Increased access to HCT services care and support.
The project plans to support HCT outreaches at parish level. Collaboration with other service providers for referrals will be strengthened
3. Improved care and support to PHA
The community Care Coalitions (community led care approach) will be formed at parish level and so the organization intends to concern it self with the capacity building of these volunteers to equip them with the skills required to scale up community led response to HIV & AIDS through care, support and advocacy.
There is going to be intentional linkages and formation of strategic partnerships between the community and other key players in the HIV field at district level so as to improve service delivery, prevention, care and advocacy. This shall also bring services like voluntary counseling and testing closer to the people.
4. To improve service delivery for PHAs & OVC.
Issues of child rights training and protection, succession planning and gender mainstreaming will be incorporated in the CCC training syllabus and the channels of hope manual. Through the trained home visitors we hope to complement other strategies already mentioned with this approach.
The project will be carrying out empowerment training for existing CBOs and other existing grassroots’ organizations involved in HIV activities.
5. Community care structures equipped with HIV&AIDS advocacy skills
The faith leaders will be mobilized and trained in the care and advocacy skills. The project intends to carry out another mobilization and congregation HIV & AIDS task teams training for them and other members of their congregations. This is geared at expanding faith-based responses to HIV and AIDS through care and support.
4.1 Approach and Integration
The prevention strategy will entail equipping the children with age appropriate value based life skills so as to resist and encourage others to avoid risky behavior. It will further reach out to other community members through the intentioned HIV community campaigns and VCT out reaches.
Care for OVC and PLWA will be achieved by a community led approach. The community care coalitions bring together caregivers to scale up response through partnerships and associations. These coalitions will be trained and their capacities built to form sustainable net works that will raise and utilize resources to restore hope in the infected and affected. The Program will use these sustainable community structures to implement the components of care, prevention as well as the advocacy.
The faith leaders will be trained to care and do more about HIV as it is required of them by God. The training will be on channels of hope and they will also be equipped to trickle through the CCC structures to enhance care and support for OVC and PLWA. The HIV teams will over see the integration and implementation of the project in liaison with the HIV project officer.
Strategic partnerships with TASO, the Joint Clinical Research Center and the AIDS Information Center, will cause a better kind of response to PLWA and OVC.
Through sustainable community led care, advocacy, and age appropriate value based life skills, this project will progressively seek to contribute to the reduction of the effects of HIV on children and their families.
The project will build the capacity of some CBOs and facilitate them to take charge of this project by the end of the phase.
4.2 Cross Cutting Themes
Protection
An age appropriate value based life skills approach to HIV prevention is being implemented; this is geared at protecting children against the scourge and optimistically speaking ensuring an HIV/AIDS free generation in years to come. Again approaches towards supporting the reduction in incidences of mother to child transmission of HIV are being supported in this project.
Disability
Persons with disabilities are made more vulnerable to HIV/AIDS for lack of a formidable voice and incomes. The project seeks to empower such persons with the relevant information knowledge and skills to protect them against HIV or better still to live positively in case they are already infected.
Gender
For reasons that are physiological, religious and cultural biases women and girls are rendered more vulnerable to HIV infection. The project shall continue to engage men and women to empower the women with knowledge to make decisions about their sexuality, and negotiate for safer sexual practices. The females most often take over the roles of care for those ailing from the effects of AIDS. It is just logical therefore that information and support for persons infected in the households should be channeled through them.
Environment
The project will embrace environmental protection activities through all forums. Sensitization will be directed to those undergoing training on environmental protection. All CCCs and hope teams will also be trained in environmental protection activities
Christian commitment;
The staff while dealing with partners and communities during project planning, implementation, M&E will continue to affirm the Christian identity and practice the highest standards of work morals possible to see the project succeeding.
5.0 SUSTAINABILITY AND TRANSITION STRATEGY
The community was involved from the initiation of project ideas during assessment and design. They will be involved fully in implementation and some special projects will be directly implemented by local institutions within the community. This will prepare them enough to take on and own the HIV project including expanding it geographically or with other related projects even after the project lifetime.
HIV Project Transition Plan
Outcome/output Category of sustainability and issues to be addressed Possible action to ensure sustainability When will this be completed Responsibility
Project Goal:
To mitigate the impact of HIV& AIDs in ………. sub counties.
Empowerment
availability of networks which need to be strengthened
Service delivery /management
CCCs are facilitated to deliver programs to OVC and their H/Hs Train and support community care coalitions
Increasing community participation and contribution to HIV programs
Seed capital to run their activities This will continue up to the end of 2014 Sub County leaders
Project Manager
Leaders of the coalitions
Output 1.1
Increased knowledge of HIV prevention among children
Personal action / behaviour change
How many children will utilize the knowledge obtained from life skill training?
Train peer educators for in & out of school children
This will continue up to the end of 2013
Sub County leaders
Project Manager
Output 1.2:
Increased access to HCT services care and support.
Personal action / behaviour change
Empowerment
How many people will utilize the HCT services?
Train community counselors to provide Home Based Care and Counseling to PLWA
This will continue up to the end of 2014 Sub County leaders
Project Manager
Output 1.3
Increased access by OVC to care and support
Service delivery
Empowerment
Will the CCC be objective in selecting OVC to benefit from the project? capacity building for CCC to handle OVC issues This will continue up to the end of 2014 Community leadership
Project Manager
Output 1.4:
Improved care and support to PHAs
Service delivery
Availability and affordability of extension services
Willingness of the farmers to use these services to improve their productivity partnership with the sub county NAADS extension staff
linkages and referrals This will continue up to the end of 2014 Sub County leaders
Project Manager
Model Farmers
Output 1.5:
Community care structures equipped with HIV&AIDS advocacy skills
Personal action / behaviour change
Empowerment
how willing are the community structures to carry on advocacy work Support community structures' advocacy work & documentation
Capacity enhancement
This will continue up to the end of 2014 Community leadership
Project Manager
Project Monitoring and Evaluation Plan
The HIV project will be monitored by the communities especially by the local councils (LCs), while the CCC with whom the project will work will too participate in monitoring the achievements of the project through data collection and reporting. They will implement OVC activities and write reports accordingly
Reporting
Reports from the CCC shall be generated at least quarterly these shall be fed in the semi annual and annual reports which will be submitted to National Office while the recommendations shall be addressed in the annual operational plans. The project office shall also furnish the District and sub county leadership with Quarterly progress reports.
Evaluation Plan
At the evaluation level, the extent to which the project has contributed to the reduction of HIV prevalence in the Sub Counties will be measured. The project will be evaluated at the end of the phase. This shall be carried by the external evaluators with support of the National Office.
6.0 DETAILED IMPLEMENTATION PLAN NARRATIVE
The implementation will be done through collaborating with district and other stakeholders like TASO, AIC, community structures (CCCs), CBOs and other health care givers and advocacy groups that have a direct and indirect role in the HIV sector interventions. Community trained groups especially Faith based organisation leaders, CCCs will front the implementation process as direct beneficiaries as well as best monitors during the project implementation.
For effective implementation peer Educators / Volunteers will be trained and supported to train Children in the Value Based life skills where as existing community structures will be trained, strengthened and supported to Scale up response to HIV/AIDS. As a necessary ingredient to challenge stigma and discrimination community groups and structure in HIV work will be trained in advocacy and networked to achieve lasting positive change.
Some activities in the HIV project will be sub granted to the functional community groups to implement hence strengthening their capacity to lead community development. Sub granting will include capacity building of local institutions after their capacities are assessed and gaps identified. External stakeholders namely District health department, AIC & TASO will come in facilitated by the project to implement activities beyond our technical capacity for example VCT.
7.0 MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION
7.1GOCASI Management
GOCASI will play a facilitation role in the management of the project. They will over see the disbursement of funds for the project, do collaboration and training to bring on board many community partners and also play a mediation or advocacy role on behalf of the community to the district to lobby for support for implementation of part of the project that the project has limited ability to run like the continuity of advocacy programmes after project life-time, HIV community education and awareness raising.
7.2 Community Management
The community will be directly involved in the management as beneficiaries and overseers of the implementation of the project. This will be done through formation of development committees of which there will be a secretary charged with HIV project to see its implementation at village level. CCC structures directly concerned with OVC due to HIV as well as community directly taking charge of HIV projects according to individual CBO capacity will be formed.
7.3 Co-ordination and Collaboration
The implementation of this project will call for continued collaboration with all partners and stakeholders since each one has a role to play on its success. The project office will ensure that the bond of joint planning endures so as to cause holistic positive change to people and communities infected and affected by HIV.
Since HIV impacts on every aspect of development negatively if unattended to, HIV messages will be part of other GOCASI projects and activities so as to realise total recognition and adherence to change for better in relation to HIV and AIDS.
7.4 Knowledge Management
The CCC committees, partner representatives and GOCASI staff will be involved in impact assessment to document best practices and lessons learnt on how attitude to HIV prevention, Care & Support have changed to the success of the project. These documents will be stored in both soft and hard copies and availed to different offices as back up and referral for knowledge data base.
7.5 Reflection and Learning
Learning forums will be held to share reports and experiences from different HIV care & support groups from all Sub counties. These will be attended by all stakeholders including those directly & indirectly affected by HIV&AIDS as well as those partner organisations implementing similar projects outside the project areas. Where there is need for redesigning for purposes of changing targets or goals, this will be undertaken as so may arise.
8.0 Budget Narrative
The budget was developed using activity based budgeting. This may however change as some activities are accomplished as other new ones are introduced. The total budget for this phase is US$ 480,000
ROLES OF THE MEMBER IN THE ADMINISTRATIVE
Board Of Directors
The Board of Directors of Gordon Care Samaritan International is in charge of planning and drawing policies for the organization and it is the supreme court of any conflict.
Executive members
The executive members are entirely responsible for planning and the overall administration in each respective department. They reinforce the policies and principles made by the board. The above executive members are headed by the Managing Director who is the secretary to the board of directors.
Managers
They implement and administer the organizations business. They are accountable to the executive members. They also contribute to the innovations made in organization in form of reports according to their respective departments.
Officers/Volunteers
These members comprise of both volunteers of the organization and the community who are the primary beneficiaries. They are responsible for executing day to days activities.
EXECUTIVE MEMBERS
MANAGERS
OFFICERS
THE REPUBLIC OF UGANDA
THE CONSTITUTION OF
GORDON CARE SAMARITAN INTERNATIONAL
THE CONSTITUTION OF THE ORGANIZATION
THE PREAMBLE
WE MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION
Recalling our history which had been characterized by abuse of human right and disrespect for marginalized groups:
Recognizing our struggle against the forces of oppression and exploitation for woman, people with disabilities, elderly, orphans (marginazalised groups):
we are committed to build a better future by establishing a social, economic and political order through a popular and durable constitution for the organization (Gordon care Samaritan organization international, best on the principle of unity, peace, equality, democracy, freedom social justice and emancipation for all:
Exercising our sovereignty and in alienable right to determine the form of government for our organization and having participated in the constitutional making process:
Noting that a committee was established to represent and draft the constitution prepared by the organization:
We do here by and through this committee solemnly adopt enact and give to our selves and our posterity this constitution of the organization, the 6th day of January 2008
FOR GOD AND MY ORGANIZATION
THE OBJECTIVE AND DIRECTIVE PRINCIPLES OF THE ORGANIZATION
The following principle shall guide the organization and the members and organs of the organization and the people in applying to joint the organization or interpreting the organization or any other law and in taking or implementing any policy decision for the establishment and promotion of fund mental human right in a free and democratic society
The Managing Director shall convene and preside over the meeting at least twice a week to report on the course of the business in the organization, all steps taken to ensure the realization of these polices, objectives and principles:
1. DEMOCRATIC OBJECTIVES
a) The organization shall be based on democratic principles which empower and encourage the active participation of all the members in their own governance.
b) All the people of Uganda shall have access to leadership position as the management may propose.
c) The organization shall be guided by principles of natural justice and equity in the execution of its duties.
d) The representation of the organization shall be broadly the doctrine of social diversity of the members.
e) The organization shall retain its autonomy in pursuit of its civil objective.
2. ORGANIZATIONS UNITY AND STABILITY
a) All organs of the organization and people of Uganda shall work towards the promotion of organization’s unity, peace of the people and reorganization and protection of people’s Human Rights.
b) The organization shall recognize the existence of people’s ethnicity religion, ideologies, political and cultural diversity.
c) Every thing done is to promote a culture of co-operation, understanding appreciation, tolerance and respect for each ethic’s culture.
d) The organization shall nurture the procedures for the resolution of conflicts where necessary.
e) The organization shall provide a peaceful, secure and stable political environment which is necessary for economic development.
3. SOVEREIGNITY INDEPENDENCE AND TERRITORIAL INTERGRITY
a) Sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity of the organization shall be attended to at all times by the citizens of Uganda and the organization itself.
b) The organization shall endeavor to build strength in political economic and social spheres to avoid undue independence on other organizations and institutions.
c) The organization shall Endeavour to mobilize organize and empower the marginalized groups to build independence and sustainable foundation for its development.
d) Providing peace for stable political environment.
4. FUNDMENTAL AND OTHER HUMAN RIGHTS AND FREEDOM.
a) The organization shall guarantee and respect the co-institutions which are charged by the state with the responsibility of respecting and promoting Human rights.
5. GENDER BALANCE AND FAIR REPRESENTATION OF MARGINALISED GROUPS.
a) The organization shall promote fair balance and representation of marginalized groups.
6. THE RIGHT TO DEVELOPMENT.
a) The organization shall lobby financial support from government, other foreign Non governmental organization in order to enhance its activities.
7. THE ROLE OF THE ORGANIZATION INDEVELOPMENT.
a) The organization shall take all the necessary steps to involve the people in the formulation and implementation of developmental plans and programs which affect them.
b) Enabling legislation, establishing measures that protect and enhance the rights to equal opportunity in development.
c) Helping people whose rights are violated and taking action against.
d) Providing relief to areas which are in need of the rights in question.
e) Intervene in the acquisition, ownership use and disposition of property owned by widows, orphans and elderly where violation comes in.
f) Equitable development in areas of its operation. The organization shall ensure that there is equitable development in areas where it operates in all parts of the country. I.e. offering relief to victims of oppression and disaster.
8. SOCIAL AND POLITICAL OBJECTIVE
a) The organization shall endeavor to fulfill the fundamental rights of all the people to social justice and economic development to ensure that:
All development efforts are directed at ensuring maximum social and cultural wellbeing of people.
All Ugandans enjoy rights of education health service, clean and safe water, descent shelter, adequate clothing and security.
9. RECOGNITION OF ROLE OF WOMEN
a) The organization shall recognize the significant role that women play in society.
b) Laws, customs that are centrally to the will of women will be dealt with by the organization for instance female mistreatment, wife beating and female mutilation in some tribes e.g. Serbians.
10. RECOGNITION OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITY
a) The organization shall recognize the rights of people with disability.
11. EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVE
a) The organization through donor funding will establish schools for the orphaned children to ensure their existence.
12. PROTECTION OF FAMILIES.
a) The family is a smallest unity of the society and should be protected. The organization therefore guarantees protection for all.
13. MEDICAL SERVICES.
a) The organization shall take all practical measures to ensure that provision of medical services to groups in its jurisdiction is effected.
14. ALLEVIATE FOOD SHORTAGE
a) The organization in its areas of operation shall make sure it encourages people to grow and store food.
b) Lobby support from donor organizations to alleviate food shortage in districts of crisis.
16. CULTURAL OBJECTIVE
a) Cultures, customs and valves that are inconsistent with the fundamental human rights and freedoms, shall be dealt with the organization. The organization shall;
Involve in promoting and preserving enrichment of local language in its place of operation.
Encourage the development of assign language for the death.
18. DUTIES OF EVERY MEMBER OF THE ORGANISATION.
The exercise and enjoyment of rights and freedom is inseparable from the performance of duties and obligations and accordingly it shall be the duty of every member to;
i) Be patriotic and royal to promote wellbeing.
ii) To foster the human rights
iii) To promote democracy and role of law to every one.
iv) To dance according to the tunes of the constitution.
v) To make equity prevail in the execution of natural justice.
And its here by deemed that the word organization in this clause shall be deemed to include any member or other body of persons whether incorporated or not and whether domiciles in the country in question or else where and the intension is to achieve the objectives specified in each headed paragraph.
CHAPTER I
THE CONSTITUTION
1. a) All powers belong to the members of this organization who shall exercise their sovereignty in conformity with this constitution.
b) Without limiting clause (I) (a) of this article all authority, in the organization shall emanate from the members of the organization who shall be governed through their will and consent
c) All power and authority of the organization and its organs shall be derived from the constitution.
2. a) This constitution is the supreme law of the organization and shall have binding force in all the members and the organs of the organization.
b) If any other law is inconsistent with it or any of its provision, the constitution shall take precedence and the other law shall to the extent of its inconsistency be null and void.
3. a) Its prohibited for any person to take or retain control of the organization except in accordance with this constitution.
b) Any member of the organization who concert with others by any violent or other unlawful means suspends, abrogates, amends or over throw this constitution or any part of it would be in a bleach of peace and loyalty to the organization and commits a great offence and must under go disciplinary action which will eventually lead to his or her dismissal.
c) This constitution shall not loose weight or force and effect even where its observance is interrupted.
4. a) All members and organs of the organization shall have the right and duty at all times to:-
b) To defend this constitution and in particular to resist any person or group of person seeking to over throw its establishment.
c) to endeavor and restore it after it has been over thrown suspended, or amended contrally to its provisions.
5. a) Any member or group of members who as required by clause(c) of this article resist the suspension, over throw, abrogation or amendment of this constitution commits a felony.
6. Where a person referred to in clause (b) is punished for any act done under that clause, after its restoration be considered void from the time it was imposed and that person shall be taken to be absolved from all liabilities arising out of the punishment.
7. The organs of the organization shall make public awareness of this constitution by;
a) Translating it in local language in its areas of operations.
b) Providing its teaching and publishing programs in media
CHAPTER II
THE INDEPENDENCE OF THE ORGANIZATION
8. a) Gordon care Samaritan organization is a semi autonomous organization with its provenance origin in Britain.
b) If shall operate in nearly all districts of Uganda with its head-quarters in Kampala-Capital city of Uganda.
c) Its managing Director and the subordinate members of the organization shall be from Uganda with all the principles and direction from the Head Office in Britain.
It shall be communicated in English and translated to other local languages.
Its an organization of Christian origin mainly dealing in Human rights, poverty alleviation amongst the marginalized groups, providing relief aid to victims in need and observance of the rule of law and Democratic principles.
9. The National flag of the country of operation, the national coat of arm the National Anthem, the seal of courts of judicature shall be the symbols of this organization.
CHAPTER III
THE LEGIBILITY TO BE A MEMBER OF THE ORGANIZATION
10. Entry to this organization is not limited to any one. It’s an international organization and therefore every person from every state is legible to join; however, the following conditions should be fulfilled before joining this organization;
a) One should be above 18 years of age
b) One should be of sound mind.
c) Some one should not have been convicted of.
d) he/she should be a Christian by faith.
e) Should have respect for people’s rights and freedoms
THE LEGIBILITY OF BECOMING AN ORGAN OF THE ORGANIZATION
a) One should be above 18 years.
b) One should be a professional.
c) One should not have been convicted of a criminal offence as regards to moral turpitude.
d) It should not be one committed to cope up with the suffering of the people.
e) One should be trusted worthy.
THE FUNDAEM ENTAL HUMAN RIGHTS THAT WILL BE DEALT WITH BY THE ORGANISATION
11. The fundamental human rights that will be dealt with by the organization are rights that are inherent but not granted by the organization and they shall be respected , upheld promoted by all organs and agencies of the organization .
12. The rights of equality –the organization shall make sure that all persons are equal before and under the law an d shall enjoy equal protection of t he law in all spheres of political, economic , social and cultural life and should enjoy equal protection n of the law.
13. (a) Right to life. The organization should also make sure that people enjoy their right to life where no one should be deprived o f his or her life internationally except in execution of a sentence passed in a fair trial by court and conviction confirmed b y the appellation court.
(b) No person should have the right to terminate the life of unborn child unless authorized by law.
14. The right to liberty.
(a)All persons shall have a right to liberty except in execution o f order of a sentence or a court o r an international tribunal which is established by law.
(b)For the purpose of preventing infection diseases or contagious diseases.
(c) For the purpose of bringing the person to court or in execution or order of a court
(d)In execution of the order of the court made to secure the fulfillment of any obligation imposed on that person in law.
(e) In case of a person who has not reached 18 for t he purpose of education of welfare of that person.
(f) Some one who is suspected of having unsound mind?
(g) For unlawful intrusion in the county in question where the organization will be extended frontiers.
15. (e) Right not to be subjected to torture or degrading treatment or punishment.
16. Right not to be held in slavery or servitude.
17. Right to a fair speedy and public hearing before an independence and impartial tribunal established by law.
18. Right to freedom of speech and expression.
19. Right to take affirmative action in favor of marginalized groups.
20. Right for the people with people with disability to be accorded respect;
21.Right to participate in governmental affairs as individual or group.
22. Right for every member to access the information as pertaining the organization unless where the release of the information is interfered with the right to privacy of any person .
23. Right to be treated justly and fairly.
THE ADMINISTRATIVE STRUCTURE OF THE ORGANIZATION
24. There shall be a managing director for the organization who shall be the head of the organization and the head of the executive.
25. The M.D shall take precedence of all persons in the organization and in the descending order, the human resource, Deputy Director, the personnel and the Legal officer.
26. Before assuming the duties of the M.D, he shall first take an oath stipulated in this constitution.
27. The executive Authority of the organization is vested in the M.D and shall be exercised in accordance with the constitution and the laws of the organization.
28. The M.D shall uphold the constitution and all laws made or controlled in force.
29. It shall be the duty of the M.D to abide by, uphold and safe guard this constitution and the laws of this organization and promote the welfare of the members and the integrity of the organization.
30. The M.D shall whenever leaving the country in question notify the human resource about the nature of the business in the organization.
1. The M.D shall at the beginning of each session deliver to the executive an address on the state of the organization.
The person shall not be elected the M.D unless if the person is:-
a) A citizen of that county where the organization, has extended its frontier.
b) Has moral character and proven ability
c) Is of sound minds
The managing director shall serve for a period of 5 years and shall be legible for re
appointment for further one term.
The M.D shall be paid, such salaries and allowances as the executive may determine.
The salaries and allowances of the M.D shall be charged on the funds of the
organization.
The M.D shall be removed form office only for:-
a) Above of office or violation of the M.D oath or any provisions of this institution.
b) Misconduct or misbehavior
c) Physical or mental incapacity
DEPUTY DIRECTOR
31. There shall be a deputy director for the organization
32. The M.D shall with the approval of the executive by ¾ appoint a deputy M.D
33. The Deputy M.D shall:-
a) Shall represent the M.D as and when the need arises.
b) Perform such other functions as may be assigned to him by the M.D as may be conferred on him or her by this constitution.
34. The qualification of the deputy M.D shall apply to the deputy M.D
35. The office of the M.D shall become vacant only when
a) The appointment is revoked by the executive.
b) Inability to perform his / her functions
d) Death arises
36. When the office of deputy M.D becomes vacant the M.D shall with the approval of the executive as soon as possible appoint a legible person to hold the office.
37. He / she shall before assuming office take an oath specified in this constitution.
a. If the M.D dies or resigns or is removed from office for inability to perform his or her duties due to an avoidable circumstances, the Deputy M.D shall take control of the organization until a new M.D is elected
b. The elections in this case shall be held within 2 weeks after the death or resignation or removal from office.
c. Whenever the M.D is for this case unable to perform the functions of his or her office, the Deputy M.D shall perform such functions, until the M.D is able to gain to perform such functions.
THE HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGER
38. There shall be a human resource manager of the organization.
39. The human resource manager shall be in charge of recruitment of qualified staff to run day today administration of the organization and ensure its smooth operation
40. The human resource manager shall be a person of moral character and proven ability, one with a sense of ethical Judgment
41. Before assuming office, the human resource will take an oath of allegiance and the oath specified on the forth schedule in this constitution.
42. The human resource, shall also uphold the constitution and any other laws that will be put forward by the organization it shall be the duty of the human resource to uphold and defend the constitution and the laws of the organization and promote well fare of the members. The human resource shall address the executive committee from time to time on the nature of the business in the administration. The human resource shall have the following qualities for him or her to be selected;
(a) should be a person of moral character and proven ability
(b) should be trust worthy
(c) should be of sound mind
(d) he should be Christian by faith
(e) should have knowledge and sense of clear expression and convincing staff and solving conflicts by dialogue
He /she shall serve for five years and shall be legible for re-appointment upon satisfactory performance.
The salaries and allowances of the human resource shall have the same provenance with the rest of the executive members.
The human resource manager may be removed from office only for;
(a) abuse of office and violation of the human resource manager oath or the provisions of this constitution
(b) miss conduct or miss behaviour
(c) physical or metal incapacitation
(d) failure to follow the code of conduct as recommended by the code of loyalty
SECRETARY
54.This person whose work will be an office attendant in a way of writing letters, making telephone calls , arranger meetings and organizes, documents for a particular person or for the organization / company shall be appointed by responsible authorities for such terms at such remuneration and upon such conditions as they may deem fit, an d any secretary appointed may be removed by such powers.
55. The concerned authorities may appoint an assistant secretary or any other officer of the organisation to perform the duties of secretary in case there isn’t any secretary capable of acting in the in the absence of the main secretary
56. Failure to execute his/her duties will lead to an automatic discontinuance of him/her and then immediate re-appointment of another person purposely to take a head the official work of t he organization.
Or else
The authorities concerned may appoint a temporary substitute for the secretary who shall for the purpose of those present be deemed to the secretary.
LEGAL OFFICER.
57. As of a duty of a legal office-changing and making laws he /she shall sure that laws set by the organization are maintained well and observed seriously.
58. he/she shall make sure that, where the situation warrants laws are changed or amended for easy governing and carrying out the working of the organization.
59. He shall also ensure security of the organization and its services through tight set of rules and regulations.
60. He/ she shall also be responsible or answerable for any thing that may go wrong with the organization in line of his/her duty.
61. Incase of meeting a legal office is supposed to preside over and look on towards what is taking for easy response to any need as per the situation may warrant.
62. Other necessary duties as of a legal officer are to be performed /executed and failure to do so may lead to immediate action towards it or else do otherwise as the authority may think fit.
JUDICIARY
63. In due course of the organizations services there should be a group of people not above three with powers of judging, reasoning and making the right decisions over any stipule idea of the organization or where there may a rise a need of doing so as per matters concerning.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
64. There shall be executive committee which shall be headed by executive chairmen and answerable to the managing director.
65 The function of the executive committee shall be to determine formulate implement policy of the organization and to perform such other function as may be assigned by the executive.
66. There shall be secretary to the committee who shall be appointed by managing director in consultation with the executive.
67. the secretary to the committee shall be in charge of the executive office and shall be responsible in accordance with such instructions as may be given to him/her by the managing director for arranging the business for the keeping of the minute and for conveying the decision of the executive to the appropriate person authority and shall perform such functions as the Managing Director may direct.
68. The secretary to the executive committee shall when assuming his duties of his or her office take and subscribe the oath of allegiance and the oath of secretary to the executive specified in this constitution.
69. Executive meeting shall be summoned and presided over by the managing director and in his or her absence, by the human resource manager or in the absence of both, by an executive officer designated in writing by the managing director.
The executive has regulated by the procedure of its meetings.
Executive chairmen shall be appointed by the managing director with the approval of the executive members from or among members of the executive.
The executive chairman shall have responsibility for executing the duties of the organization as the managing director may from time assign to him or her
The managing director may with the approval of the executive, appoint other officers to assist committee chairmen in the execution of their duties.
A chairman referred to in the office shall have responsibility for such functions of the ministry to which he/she is appointed as the managing director may with time assign to him or her; and in the absence of the chairman., any member of the executive may preside over the committee.
The chairman shall before assuming the office take an oath of allegiance and an oath of chairmanship as stated below.
OATH OF MANAGING DIRECTOR/DEPUTY DIRECTOR
I……………………………………...swear in the name of the almighty God solemnly affirm/that I shall faithfully exercise the function of the managing director/deputy managing director of this organization, and shall uphold, preserve, protect and defend the constitution and observe the doctrines of this organization and promote the welfare of the members of the organization with unmitigated devotion.
(So help me God)
OATH OF THE HUMAN RESOURCE/PERSONEL MANAGER
I ……………………………………swear that in the name of the almighty God, solemnly affirm that I will at all times well and truly serve this organization as a human resource/personnel manager and support and uphold the constitution of this organization as by law established, exercise equity to everyone, promote the sense of urgency and tenacity even at the cost of my life.
(So help me God)
OATH OF A SECRETARY TO THE ORGANISATION
I……………………………………..being appointed to serve and execute secretarial functions of this organization, swear in the name of the almighty God solemnly affirm that I will not directly or indirectly reveal such matters as shall be debated by the executive and committed to my secretary
(So help me God)
OATH OF COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN
I……………………………………..swear in the name of the almighty God/solemnly swear in the name of the almighty God that I will give faithful service to the organization, uphold the rule of law, be unbiased and trustworthy and support uphold and promulgate the constitution of this organization.
(So help me God)
74. The Office of a committee chairman shall vacant
(a) If the opportunity of the holder is revoked by the managing director
(b) If the holder
(i) Resigns
(ii) Disqualified to be a member of the executive
(iii) Dies
Committee Chairmen shall be accountable to the Managing Director for the administration of their departments and collectively be responsible for any decision made by the committee.
75. Executive may by resolution supported by more than half of all members of the executive pass a vote of censure against a committee chairman on the following ground:
(a) Abuse of office or willful violation of oath of allegiance
(b) Misconduct or misbehavior
(c) Physical or mental incapacity
(d) Mismanagement
(e) Incompetence
76. Upon a vote of censure being passed on the chairman of the committee, the managing director shall unless the chairman resigns his/her office takes appropriate action on the matter.
77. Proceeding for censure of committee shall be initiated to the Managing director through the human resources. The committee members should prove that the allegations against the chairman are genuine.
78. The Managing Director shall upon receipt of the petition goes a copy of it to be given to the chairman in advance.
79. It will take a period of thirty days before this motion is debated.
80. The chairman in respect of whom a vote of censure is debated under this section, will first be given a right to a fair hearing.
COMMITTEES OF THE ORGANIZATION
81. The organization shall have numerous committees that will be in charge of exercising and implementing its activities at grass root, national and international level.
These committees will among others include:
MONITORING AND EVALUATION COMMITTEE
82. There shall be committee to be referred to as the monitoring and evaluation committee. The monitoring and evaluation committee will be composed of competent and professional men and women of integrity and proven ability.
The monitoring committee will ensure that:
(i) The prequalification and evaluation of the organizations supplies are updated effectively.
(ii) Initiate review and update statistical data
(iii) It will ensure that procurement plans are developed in line with the organizations procurement cycle.
(iv) Will ensure that the logistic process for receipt and distribution of organization items are designed in accordance with the organization procedures and development partners. The monitoring and evaluation committee will report to the head of procurement who will in turn be answerable to managing directors.
WELFARE COMMITTTE
83. There shall be a committee to be referred to as the welfare committee. The welfare committee will:
a) Organize and submit to the senior welfare officer relevant reports and statistical reports related to welfare.
b) Draw guidelines on counseling and guiding on social and domestic problems.
c) Organize and coordinate community welfare, training programs, in teaching primary health care, family planning, health education, personal hygiene and descent community living to the masses.
d) Preparing and planning company welfare for organizations employees and visitors.
e) Implement HIV AIDS programs through seminars and sensitization of employees.
The welfare committee will be headed by a welfare chairman who will be answerable to the human resource manager.
PROCUREMENT COMMITTEE
84. There shall be a committee to be known as procurement committee.
a) The committee shall consist of the chairman and five other members.
b) The committee shall be composed of professional men of integrity and honesty.
The committee shall
(i) monitor and evaluate the supply chain of the organization
(ii) Initiate review and update the statistical data
(iii) Receive report from procurement officers
(iv) Ensure that procurement plans are in conformity with the procurement cycle
(v) Train procurement officers on how reports should be made in conformity with the relevant manual legislation
(vi) Ensure that logistic processes are designed in accordance with organizations procedures and development process.
INFORMATION COMMITTEE
85. There shall be committee to be referred to as information committee
a) The information committee shall be headed by a professional person
b) The information committee will among other things perform the following functions
Lobby for dissemination of information of the organization to the public through electronic and print media
Manage the flow of information in the internal public cooperate publication in line with organizations guidelines.
Identify and grow business media partnerships interaction of the organization and recommendations in line with organization guidelines.
Implement the organizational campaign in the media in line with corporate guidelines.
Implement policies and manage performance and development of staff in accordance with human resource strategy.
The Information committee shall be answerable to the managing director.
SECURITY COMMITTEE
86. There shall be a committee to be known as the security committee
a) The security committee shall:-
Be in charge of the organizations property and ensure safe existence.
Train officers on matters relating to security
Demarcate exit and entry onto the organizations premises
Prevent unlawful entry to the organizations area of operation.
The security committee will be headed by security chairperson who will be answerable to the managing director.
RECORDS COMMITTEE
87. There shall be a committee to be referred to as the records committee.
a) The records committee shall enjoy autonomous power and execute the work of the organization effectively.
The records committee shall perform the following functions:
Train records officers in opening and allocating reference numbers and maintaining updated register of the files of the inventory with departmental rules and regulations.
Sort out register and file records, dispatch out going correspondences as per organizational regulation
Carry out file weeding exercise and supervise on updating the dormant archives section as per the rules and regulations.
Retrieve documents, files issue and maintain movement of registers in line with organizational guidelines.
The records committee will be headed by a records officer who will in turn be answerable to the human resource manager.
LEGAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
88. There shall be a committee to be called the legal affairs committee.
a) The legal affairs committee shall be a committee of professional men and women
b) The legal affairs committee shall be headed by a chairman who shall have qualification of a lawyer and four other members.
The legal affairs committee shall
Provide legal advice to employees on organizations issues
Draft contracts and agreements for the organization
Follow up on legal issues litigation and judicial process
Act as a liaison between the organization and organizations external advisers
Contribute to the development and governing of the organizations policies in line with the laws in country of operation
Select who will represent organization at meetings.
Implementing governing policies and procedures
Organize training in dramatic human rights, gender and peace education which is the main role and care of the organization.
Compile and forward all related human rights reports to the human resource manager.
FINANCES OF THE ORGANISATION
89. This shall comprise of the services of the organization and how it will work
FINANCES
90. The organization shall be receiving funds from way of donor assistance, grants, donations from well-wishers to fulfill the organization mission statement.
91. Other means of receiving funds for the firm stand and progress of the organizations objectives shall be by any compassionate person.
92. And under here its ensured that the following people whose names postal addresses and occupations here unto subscribed are responsible of managing the supply inflow, expenditure and all other financial matters of the organization respectively.
The following will be the signatories to the funds of the organization.
a. The Managing Director
b. The Human Resource Manager
c. The Secretary for Finance
TREASURY DEPARTMENT
93. Under this department if staff then be ensuring that, matters concerning spending, taxes and increase of taxes are worked upon.
94. The responsible person shall ensure that all the information concerning finical matters as seen above and as far as a treasurer is concerned is let known or provided where the situation may need.
95. A treasurer shall not be allowed it issue a treasury bond in case of any before the concerned authorities accept and sign – in case of observation of this; it shall then lead to automatic discontinuation or demotion of this person as the law may state stipulate over it.
96. As it is seen above under the finances/services of the organization, it is therefore made that the services of the organization shall be to lift up and work upon the needs of the people working the needs of the people, looking into then rights, unity, health and other benefits as the organizations mission stated.
SEAL
97. The directors shall provide for the safe custody of the seal which shall only used by the authority of the directors authorized or a committee of the directors authorized by the directors in that behalf and every instrument to which the seal shall be affixed, shall be countersigned by the secretary or by a second director or by some other person appointed by directors for that purpose.
98. All needs executed on behalf of the company or organization maybe in such and contain in such powers, provisions, conditions, covenants, clauses, agreements as directors shall think fit and addition to being sealed with the seal shall be sign by a director and countersigned by the secretary or by a director.
ACCOUNTS DEPARTMENT
99. The directors shall cause proper books to be kept with respect to:
a) All sum of money received and expended by the organization and the matters in respect of which the receipt and expenditure takes place shall be recorded respectively.
b) Proper books shall not be deemed to be kept if there are not kept such books of accounts as are necessary to give a true and fair view of the state of the organizations affairs and to explain it transactions.
c) The books of accounts shall be kept at the office or subject to the law and shall always be open to the inspection of the directors.
d) The directors shall from time to time in accordance with the constitution cause to be prepared and to be laid before the organization in general meeting for loss accounts, balance sheets and reports in line with accounts department.
f) Every such account and balance sheet shall be accompanied by a report of directors as the state and condition of organization and as to the amount if any which they recommended to be paid out of the services by way of bonuses to the members and amount (if any) which they recommend to carry or purposes to carry to the reserve fund according to the provisions in that behalf herein before contained and the account report and balance sheet shall be signed by too directors shall comply with the section in line with the Act governing this.
g) A copy of every balance sheet (including every document required by law to be annexed there to) which is to be laid before the organization in general meeting together with a copy of the auditors report shall not less than twenty one days before the days the date of the meeting be sent to every member of and every holder of authority of the organization and where necessary to every person registered under this constitution provided that this article shall not require a copy of these documents to be sent to any person or whose address the organization is not aware of to more than one of the holders of authority in the company.
ACCOUNTABILITY
a) The funds of the organization and every person responsible shall be subjected to accountability.
b) Every person in leadership shall be answerable to donors’ accountability
AUDITOR
100. As the need may rise an auditor shall be appointed and their duties regulated in accordance with the constitution of the organization. He/she shall ensure officially examinations of the accounts of the organs of the organization.
101. All accounts shall be audited and approved by a general meeting and be conclusive except as regards any error discovered there in within three months next after the approval thereof.
102. Whenever any such error is discovered within that period the account shall forth with be concerned hence forth shall be concluded.
INDEMNITY
103. Every director, managing director, human resource manager, auditor, accountant, secretary and other officer for the time bring of the organization shall be indemnified by him in defending any proceedings whether civil or criminal in which judgment is given in his favor or in which he is acquitted of in connection with any application under the section of the Act in which relief is granted to him by court.
LEADERSHIP CODE OF CONDUCT
(1) the organization shall by law establish a leadership code conduct for persons holding such office as may be specified by the legal committee
(2) the leadership code of conduct shall;
(a) Require specific officers to declare their assets and liabilities.
(b) Prohibit conduct;
(I) likely to compromise the honesty impartiality and integrity of specific officers
(II) leading to corruption in the offices
(III) This is detrimental to public good or well fare.
(c) Prescribe the rend ties to be imposed for breach of the code
(d) Prescribe power procedure and practice far effecting effective enforcement of the code.
(e) Make provision as may be necessary for ensuring promotion and maintenance of honest probity, impartiality and integrity in public affairs and production of the organization fund, and property of the organization.
(f) The leadership code of conduct shall be imposed by the legal affairs committee or such authority as the organization may by law prescribe.
AMENDMENT OF THIS COSTITUTION
Subject to the provisions of this constitution, executive of the organization may amend by way of addition variation or any provision of this constitution in accordance with the procedures lay down
This constitution may not be amended except through the consent of the council of executive.
A) The sole purpose of which is to amend the constitution and the act has been passed in conformity with the stipulated rules and procedures.
A proposal of the amend mended shall not be passed which is seeking to amend unless if
1) If it is supported by ¾ of the executive.
2) Referred to the members of the organization and supported.
3) It has been ratified by at least 2/3 of the executive members.
Friday, May 29, 2009
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