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Biosafety and biosecurity/prevention of spread of infectious diseases Biosafety and biosecurity related projects aim at building capacity in developing countries to prevent the spread of infectious diseases. This project aims at preventing unintentional and intentional spread of infections diseases by supporting biosecurity projects in the developing countries. The existence and outbreaks of diseases that are dangerous to life place great strains to the national healthcare systems. Efforts to identify microbes that cause infectious diseases are vital to any nation?s public he alth system. The Finnish Centre for Biothreat Preparedness (BUOS)/Centre for Military Medicine will administer and implement biosecurity project that will strengthen the know-how of making diagnosis of infectious diseases in Tanzania. The goal of the progr amme is to train Tanzanians of this knowhow but also to operate related equipment which enables rapid diagnosis of infections diseases. Local expertise detection abilities and developing of biosecurity know-how reduces potential biothreat. The project stre ngthens capacity in Tanzania but also builds global security. The main collaborator is the Tanzania Veterinary Laboratory Agency which is part of the public health sector. This project is a 5-year project and totals 830 000 Euros.
Protecting the sacred land of Wixarika-indigenous people and supporting the own school in Santa Catarina The project aims at protecting the sacred place of an indigenous people the wixarika and at supporting the education project of the Wixarika community of Tuapurie Santa Catarina Cuexcomatitlan so that the school will get a status as a Mexican public school .The federal government of San Luis Potosi in Mexico granted big businesses mining permissions for the holy place of the wixarika. The area is a nature reserve and a UNESCO world heritage site. The implementation of the permissions is suspended at the mome nt due to a lawsuit by the wixarika but diverse judicial and political acts as well as networking and cooperation between different parties are still needed in order to protect the nature of the area and the wixarika culture.The wixarika community of Santa Catarina started to plan and implement the community?s own development model in 2008. In order to establish the effects of the 2010?2012 project the project continues to enable the community?s own secondary school to continue its activities thanks to the salary paid to the coordinator while the process of applying for public funding is unfinished. The project fits the cross-cutting themes of the Finnish development cooperation because it fights for respecting the human rights and land property rights of th e indigenous people. Although this project does not focus on improving gender equality it is taken into consideration and the project tries to promote it. The project also includes significant factors which mitigate the effects of climate change and protec t the environment both in Wirikuta and in Santa Catarina. The project does not create new structures but develops existing methods. The wixarika have created the defence front of Wirikuta which assembles several NGOs. In addition the community of Santa Cat arina has organised itself autonomously and pondered on what kind of development it wants for the region. The main beneficiaries are the wixarika people as a whole due to protecting their sacred place and culture and the teachers and the students of the S anta Catarina school. The most central activities of the project are the legal proceedings connected with protecting Wirikuta and enabling the work of the coordinater of the Santa Catarina school by paying his salaries.
HIV/AIDS Prevention care and support project of Jimma town and Jimma zone Ethiopia 2013: HIV/AIDS is one of the major social factors limiting the realization of the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) in Ethiopia. To assist the national efforts in reducing the spread of HIV/AIDS and mitigating its impact the project is targeting to improv e and sustain the living standard of orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) and vulnerable groups in Jimma town and Agaro town. The cross-cutting development policy objectives will be taken into account since the project will be working with people living with HIV/AIDS orphans vulnerable women children and youth trying to fight against stigmatisation and trying to give them their full place in the community they are living in focusing especially on women. In addition to th at the project will offer needy children the possibility to go to school.The beneficiaries of the project will be selected from all the cultural and religious backgrounds. The project will not create any new structure but will work in close collaboration w ith the goverment bodies the town administration and the community based organizations.The main beneficiaries of the projects are people living with HIV/AIDS orphans and vunerable children high risk groups including unemployed youth and vunerable women and in extension the whole community.The key project activities are:- Orphan care and support program: monthly financial and material support medical help life skills training and income generating activities for guardians.- PLWHA rehabilitation care and supp ort program: monthly financial and material support medical service counseling life skill training and income generating activities.- High risk women and youth self-reliance program: small scale business/micro-enterprise training and income generating acti vities.- Voluntary Counseling and Testing (VCT) program and community mobilization.- Information Education and Communication (IEC) program/Behavioural Change Communication (BCC).- Capacity building/trainings.For the second phase of the project the number o f catchment areas will be reduced to two: Agaro town and Jimma town. During the first phase of the project the working area was very wide with long geographic distances and the work could not be as efficient as it should. The latest data we collected from the different areas showed that the HIV problem is very big in Agaro and Jimma whereas it is not as obvious in the other places.
ZCSMBA/ ZAM: Zambia ? Finland Trade and Business Forum, Partnerships for Green Economy The economic growth in Zambia is increasing the demand for new and sustainable solutions in renewable energies natural resource development and green building. Zambian - Finnish Business Partnership Week is aimed at deepening Finnish business engagement i n Zambia?s Green Economy. The series of high-level events during the Week provide an opportunity for participating companies to explore business ideas from renewable energies to urban development and sustainable mining.This intervention will contribute to addressing needs by facilitating partnerships between Finnish and Zambian companies facilitating multi stakeholder partnerships between the private sector civil society government and academia for green economy in Zambia fostering collaboration between Za mbian suppliers and Finnish buyers and innovating business ideas for sustainable development and poverty reduction in Zambia.The implementation on the ground is done by the Zambia Chamber of Small and Medium Business Association (ZCSMBA) and the Zambia Ass ociation of Manufacturers (ZAM) in cooperation with the the Embassy of Finland Lusaka and AfT team in Helsinki KEO. The events include the Women enterpreneuers seminar on 20.5.2013 and the main seminar on the 21.5.2013 as well as B2B match-making meetings. Opening of the Forum is done by the visiting Finnish ministers Hautala and Stubb together with their Zambian counterparts.
Frame Agreement with NGO (Foundation for Human Rights/KIOS) The project will provide legal assistance and advice, training about batwa minority rights and do documentation about the human rights abuses. Rwanda is home to about 33 000 - 35 000 Batwa around the country. In the Northern Province area the the batwa pe ople is forced to move from their traditional lands to give space for natural parks. Very few Batwa own land or cattle, and most of the batwa is working as potters. The Batwa is no longer recognized as an ethnic minority, some of their rights have been inv alidated and Batwa's organizations are no longer be legalized. The Batwa are widely discriminated, marginalized and the poor. In addition, the Batwa women are also discriminated by their own community. The goal is to reduce the human rights violations of t he Batwa minority in the Southern Province area, in the Nyamagabe county. The aim is to provide to victims of human rights violations legal advice and assistance, and do advocacy work so that the Batwa are taken into account the state's official developmen t programs and local decision-making. The target group is The Batwa communities in the southern province area, for a total of about 70 batwa. COPORWA is contact with the local and national authorities during the project. Through the radio broadcasts the p roject reaches batwa communities and authorities, but also the local population more broadly. Communaute des Potiers du Rwanda COPORWA is an organization that promote the rights of the batwa, whom belong to pygmies. COPORWA was founded in 1995, and it was called the Communaute des Autochtones Rwandais CAURWA . Its goal is the elimination of discrimination and marginalization of Batwa people. The Association received legal status in the year 2007,after having changed its name and given up the use of term ba twa.
Promotion of Good Governance to Strengthen Integrity and Accountability in Kenya 2015 ? 2016 Objective of the programme implemented by GIZ in Kenya is: Corruption and abuse of power within public administration are combatted more effectively by state and non-state actors. In order to achieve this goal the programme pursues the strategic approach o f supporting the entire chain of actors ? ranging from prevention to detection and investigation of corruption to prosecution ? both to strengthen the capacity of actors as well as to improve coordination and cooperation. This also includes cooperation wit h civil society and the private sector. It operates in 8 intervention areas: (1) strengthening mechanisms for the prevention of corruption and abuse of power (2) strengthening capacities for detection and investigation of cases of corruption and abuse of p ower (3) increasing the ratio of compliance with recommendations of oversight institutions in selected counties and sectors (4) improving mechanisms for non-judicial redress for corruption and abuse of power (5) empowering citizens through enhanced Non Sta te Actor interventions to fight corruption and abuse of power. (6) strengthening capacities of prosecution and adjudication of cases of corruption (7) developing an operational framework for Asset Tracing and Recovery for corruption proceeds and (8) improv ing the coordination of anti-corruption initiatives.
Frame Agreement with NGO (Finn Church Aid) Deep-rooted gender inequalities and gender-based violence (GBV) are pervasive in Cambodian society, particularly in areas where poverty is widespread, unemployment is high, and education levels are low. The low levels of literacy and education limit women? s options for generating sufficient income for decent living which exposes them and their children to the risk of exploitation and violence. In addition, low family incomes and social attitudes all combine to create numerous barriers to girls attending or remaining in school, causing them to drop out before completing their basic education and thereby increasing their vulnerability. Women and girls also have less voice and thus little influence in decision-making processes in their communities due to prevai ling gender stereotypes.The target area of the project is Siem Reap province which is one of the poorest provinces of Cambodia, with a high number of female-headed households, most of whom are poor and under considerable economic and social stress. Project objectives include:? Empowered women are able to generate income through group businesses and small enterprises? Clusters of savings groups formed into Federations in the target areas to provide support to vulnerable women to curb financial crisis and all forms of violence? Girls from poor families living in the target areas are empowered through access to education (scholarships, vocational and life skills training) Rights-holders /beneficiaries: The most vulnerable women and girls including women from p oor families, landless and women recovering from violence, men and boys will also benefit directly and indirectly from saving groups and community awareness, CWCC staff, family members of targeted women, community members, partner NGOs and members of local authorities. Implementing partner: The Cambodia Women?s Crisis Centre (CWCC) is a recognised, local non-governmental organisation established in 1997 with the aim of combatting all forms of violence against women and children. CWCC endeavours to support a nd empower the survivors to realise their rights and to lead a dignified life. CWCC has extensive experience in responding to the needs of the most vulnerable groups of society through a wide variety of interventions, including social assistance, legal pro tection, community organising, economic empowerment through skills training and small business loans, and promotion of access to secondary education for vulnerable girls.
School Feeding as a practical model of Good Governance and Children rights in Primary Schools of Kisarawe and Kibaha Districts The main objectives of the program are to: introduce good governance and practical children rights model in 36 schools of Kibaha Rural communities, modeling practical implementation of child rights to food in 36 primary schools in Kibaha, enhancing child right to survival and development through introducing and strengthening water harvesting system in those schools. Main activities for which funds are requested include: training of teachers parents officials and children on Children rights and good govern ance, establishment of water harvesting systems with water tanks, construction of half walled kitchens, construction of energy efficient wood burning stoves, purchase of cooking utensils, purchase of initial supply of food soy-corn blend with mineral and v itamin supplement, establish cassava and mango gardens in 15 schools and increase community awareness in the project area on child rights and the negative effects of child short term hunger. The final result of the activities include, % of pupils attendanc e rate improved, % of pupils academic performance improved, % of pupils dropout rate reduced, more than 4000 pupils physical growth enhanced through nutritious fortified food and sports activities, 35 communities sensitized and trained on child rights, 20 pupils school feeding clubs and groups formed and child right to food guideline: best practices and innovation document produced for wider replication. The target group in this project is school aged children in schoolsof Kisarawe and Kibaha Rural District .
Caucasus Authors Course: Inform to Transform In its continuing bid to empower media in the South Caucasus to play a more active role as a democratizer and conflict-transformer the partner organization proposes to launch a new cycle of its unique journalism skills enhancement program the Caucasus Aut hors Course. In it it will bring together 30 young journalists from across the dispute-ridden region to provide them through a months-long intensive real-cum-virtual training agenda with advanced practical knowledge of documentary film-making photography a nd investigative reporting and importantly to introduce them to the main theoretical concepts and applied research skills in the field of conflict resolution.Brought together to work as one team the journalists ? all of them young people who unlike their p arents have no shared soviet past to fall back on and whose perceptions of ?the other side? are largely shaped by the most recent history with its several wars ? will be led to revise their attitudes in the direction of greater mutual appreciation and tole rance. By sharing the insights with their respective audiences they will set off a multiplier effect that will translate into a better public understanding of the conflicts in the region and fewer stereotypes regarding the ?other side? eventually contribut ing to greater regional peace and stability.
NP/FLC Goreto Quality Education Initiatives through Critical Thinking Methodology Improve quality of Nepalese school education system. To apply Critical Thinking methodology as a model for improving quality of classroom teaching learning in Nepalese public schools. To develop teachers professional capacity in applying Critical Thinking methodology and formative assessment techniques (CAS) in their regular classroom teaching learning activities. To prepare school and district level stakeholders (Head Teachers teachers SMCs PTAs parents students RPs School Supervisors and DEO) as leaders i n the quality improvement initiatives. To document the changes in the classroom teaching learning and students' achievement before during and after this piloting initiative.A.Baseline survey activities- survey tools development briefing meetings schools an d students' data collection tabulation analysis reporting and documentation B.Training Materials development- TM TG and CT Booklet development C.Orientation and training activities- CT methodology demonstration at district level CT methodology teacher trai ning and orientation on TG use in different location of the district refresher training D.Small scale support to the schools as per the baseline survey information E.Follow-up and technical backstopping to the teachers F.Follow-up study- classroom observat ion achievement testing data/information collection from different stakeholders of the schools tabulation of information analysis reporting and dissemination of the findings G.End line study H.Planning and preparation for replication
Frame Agreement with NGO (Finn Church Aid) A large proportion of the economically active population of Liberia is engaged either directly or indirectly in small-holder subsistence agriculture, but the bulk of the population still suffers from food insecurity. Women are major players in the agricult ural sector, where they constitute the majority of small-holder producers and the agricultural labor force in general. Women carry heavy workload and have multiple roles that include earning income and managing their household. At the same time, cultural and social organisation limit women?s access to and control over productive assets. Within the agriculture sector, poultry production still remains a challenge with approximately 95% of the poultry produce being imported from abroad. The project improves t he poultry sector to a more viable and sustainable sector and in particular targets vulnerable women. The overall objective of the project is to reduce poverty among rural, female-headed households through the development of backyard poultry farming. Addit ional objective is transformation of partner?s semi-commercial poultry farm into a profit-making independent business entity that integrates backyard farmers into a larger production system and generates income for implementing partner to carry out rural d evelopment projects thereby reducing its dependency on donor funding and thus increase its sustainability. The project will have the following expected results/impact: 1) Functional and independent farm/production unit developed and opportunities for busin ess expansion created, 2) beneficiaries income earning capacities improved through backyard poultry layer (egg production), 3) improved farming methods for the cultivation of crops (corn and soya) for feed production adopted by beneficiaries.The project ac tivities include training beneficiaries through an established Farmers Field Schools (FFS) approach, providing assorted farming tools and implements, and supporting construction of mini-poultries and providing point-to-lay layers at first stage. Other acti vities include promoting the formation of farmers? cooperatives and training of participants in small business development and management skills in order to properly market and manage their products. In addition, business development support is provided to the implementing partner. Rights-holders/beneficiaries: Rural women, in particular vulnerable women Implementing partner: Project New Outlook (PNO)
Integrated land use Assessment (ILUA) II-phase Integrated Land Use Assessment (ILUA) II project is aimed at strenghtening capacity in planning and implementation of Sustainable Forest Management (SFM) and Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD) through better information cap acity building dissemination of information and improved multisectoral dialogue. ILUA II implementation including mapping and bio-physical field survey started in 2011. In 2013 additional funding for 2 years with 2 meur was approved in order to finalise b io-physical survey and Forest Livelihoods and Economics Survey. The project implementation is planned to end in 2015 producing results for all provinces regarding forest resources land use patterns deforestation trends and socio-economic aspects affecting forest resources and land-use. This information will be used for sustainable amnagement of forest resources and improved land-use planning. The aim is also that Gov of Zambia will continue funding regular collection and analyses of same data and informatio n.
Global Partnership for Education GPE Finland decided to join to the Global Partnership for Education (GPE) in July 2013. The first funding decision of Finland to GPE amounted to 4 milj EUR (2013-2014). The subsequesnt funding decision of 4 milj. EUR will be made during 2014. The Unit for De velopment Financing Institutions (KEO-50) is the Unit in charge of administrative issues regarding GPE while the Unit for Sectoral Policy (KEO-20) is in charge regarding subtance. Within GPE Finland is member of the Constituency of Nordic Countries and Ir eland.GPE allocates funding to countries who receive least of the development assitance and who lack behind from the MDGs which means that GPA is servicing well the MDG and the EPA objectives. If possible GPE channels funding through partnership funding a nd based on local donor coordination thus beeing complience with the core principles of the Paris Declaration/Accra Agenda for Action.GPE complements and enhances the sector policy of education and development cooperation of Finland which is strongly focu sed on bilateral cooperation especially in fragile and conlict affected states and in the countries who are far off from the MDG and EPA targets.
Children and Youth with Epilepsy Development Programme The aim of the project is to promote human rights of children and young people with epilepsy in Malawi. The objective is to decrease discrimination and increase gender equality by strengthening girls? school attendance. The objectives 1) raising awareness 2) advocacy to local school authorities and 3) training of school teachers. 4) Furthermore the objective is to empower children and young people with epilepsy to see their human and patient rights for equality and good care. The project gives tools to chil dren and young people with epilepsy and their parents to tell openly about epilepsy. The project takes place in four rural districts of Malawi: Southern Mulanje (525 429 people) and Karonga (272 789) Mchinji in Middle (456 558) and Northern Chikwawa (438 8 95). There are about 33 700 persons with epilepsy of whom 17% are under 15 years according to a research on epilepsy by Lorraine Wapling and Action Amos (2009). The areas where chosen because of high incidences of malaria due humid and their dryness.The pr oject enhances collaboration between Malawi and Finland Epilepsy Associations that started already in 2009. The project supports activities and lobbying of Malawi Epilepsy Association in the long run by teaching bookkeeping and audit practices. The benefic iaries are children and young people with epilepsy their families teachers and local school authorities. The project operates two years. It is coordinated by the volunteers of Malawi Epilepsy Association registered in 2012. Background: The project effects on significant problem of disabled people. Epilepsy is a common neurological disease that is more than seizures. Also cognitive mental health and social problems are common in epilepsy. Furthermore status epilepticus (seizures over 5 minutes) is life threa tening. Appropriate medication helps many patients and they become seizure-free. The problem is the commitment to medication of the patients and their families because of stigma and wrong information about epilepsy. More than 80 % of people with epilepsy d o not have appropriate medication for their condition. This is mainly because of the stigma and also because of weak infrastructure in Malawi. Children with epilepsy in Malawi are denied the opportunity to attend school. They report painful experiences of isolation discrimination ridicule abuse and exclusion by teachers and peers even the family members. The project will effect also on the availablity of mediacation in the long run.
Investigative internet journalism training in Tanzania The main objective of the investigative internet journalism training project is to improve the professional skills of Tanzanian journalists and capabilities to use the internet effectively as a means for fact-finding news monitoring investigation and commu nication as part of the critical journalistic work process.By providing training of trainers at universities and journalism colleges and reviewing the study programmes of the major Tanzanian journalism education institutions the project aims to incorporate investigative internet journalism training as a central part of Tanzanian journalism education.By focusing specifically on the training of regional journalists and correspondents and community radio journalists the project aims to give people in rural com munities a better chance to get their voice heard in local and national media about issues concerning their livelihoods and the allocation of public resources.The key project activities include:1. Training of trainers and consultations for development of s tudy programmes at major Tanzanian journalism education institutions2. Regional trainings in Kiswahili for upcountry journalists and correspondents3. Investigative internet journalism training for editors and correspondents in major regional centres4. Onli ne radio training and planning of a community radio online portal
Goat Enterprise Development in Omaheke Region AND Building the Capacity for Improved Access to Water and Sanitation Services DRFN is a non-profit organization that promotes wise and sustainable use of natural resources both on decision-making as well as public level. The organization is a long-term partner of the Embassy of Finland but the new project is piloting completely nove l approaches. The project will run for year which is enough to pilot the programmes.The project has two components: 1) The Green Enterprise Development and 2) Water Governance. The first component aims at developing an ecologically sustainable economically viable and market-oriented goat farming system with marginalized groups in resettlement farms in Omaheke region. The second component focuses on improving water governance in North-central regions of Namibia. The project provides a toolbox for local autho rities which builds their capacity to make decisions concerning local water and sanitation service delivery and also monitor the service. The activities include workshops and hands-on assistance for the local authorities as well as community hearings in or der to also enhance the ability of local communities to demand accountability for the local authority?s priorities and resource allocations. http://drfn.org.na/
Mother Tongue Education Program for Indigenous Languages in Kenya The Mother Tongue Eduction (MTE) Program for Indigenous Languages in Kenya is a liaison between Wycliffe Finland (WRK) and its southern partner Bible Translation and Literacy (BTL) in Kenya. In this project Mother Tongue Education means that the project wi ll focus on developing primary school education programs in local languages to grades 1-3 according to Kenya government guidelines.The development problem The project addresses the problem of extending elementary education for all among the people groups w here there is no parity in primary education. The project will be implemented among four indigenous languages Pokomo and Orma in Tana River county and Digo and Duruma in Kwale county where children often go to school without a proper understanding of langu age of instruction.The overall objectiveThis project will increase parity in the education levels of children in the target communities with other children in the country by allowing them to learn in a language they understand. In doing so children will co mprehend and learn faster they will stay in school and ultimately will increase parity among Kenyan children. This will be achieved through a well founded MTE programs that will be developed in the target languages. Cross-cutting objectivesThe project aims to reduce inequality of indigenous and vulnerable people groups. Moreover gender equality reduction of inequality and climate sustainability will be part of the learning material. New structures This program will not create new organizational structures b ut rather strengthens existing ones.The main beneficiaries1. Pokomo Orma Digo and Duruma language speakers especially children who start school without the proper understanding of the language of instruction. 2. The local education actors. The government s upports mother tongue education but do not have expertise to do it.The key project activities1. Influencing the attitudes of the stakeholders2. Producing mother tongue education program material including: Mother tongue primer Math Science Social studies a nd Religion books3. Training teachers and education officers to comprehend the programs4. Monitoring
NP/FLC RDSC Vegetable Farming for Income Generation Overall objective of the project is to increase the income level of the poor farming households through commercial farming of vegetables Specific objectives: To (i) enhance farmers capacity to grow and market seasonal and off season vegetables , (ii) provi de agricultural inputs and technical supports, (iii) establish domestic market linkages for the trade of vegetables, and (iv) develop and implement mechanism (s) for the sustainability and up-scaling of project outputs/results.Assessment of the potentials for vegetable production and marketing -Planning workshops -Implementation of monitoring mechanism -Periodic performance/impact assessment -Farmers? capacity enhancement training programs -Develop of demonstration plots -Observation/exposure tours for the target groups -Delivery of agricultural inputs and technical supports -Training programs for the farmers capacity enhancement for marketing vegetables -Provide Delivery of marketing materials for the target groups -Development of vegetable collection centr es -Establishment of domestic market linkages for the supply of vegetables -Formation of groups of the target groups -Management capacity enhancement training programs for the target groups -Supports for the formation of Cooperatives of the target groups - Documentation of project outputs
Frame agreement with NGO (SASK) The project aims at increasing the awareness on children's rights and basic rights in peasant communities, strengthening their social dialogue with authorities and supporting the food security, self-sufficiency and income of the families. Some of the main challenges in the peasant communities are the elimination of child labor and forced labor and guaranteeing the self-sufficiency and livelihoods of the family farmers in the price competition with large businesses. The project will decrease the use of child labor and increase awareness of child rights and rights of small family farmers. It will also strengthen the self-sufficiency in food and improve gaining livelihoods from the production. As a result of the project small family farming communities and loca l authorities recognize and respect child rights, the use of child labor diminishes, the affiliation of family farmers in UNAC increases, the self-sufficiency of the families grows and young people have the possibility to stay in their family farms instea d of leaving to big cities to work. The project benefits directly at least 180 peasant families and 480 children who participate in the activities. The increased awareness will benefit indirectly all children, young people and peasant families in the targe t provinces.The project is implemented by Union Nacional Agroalimentaria de Colombia ? UNAC and Union Internacional de Trabajadores de la Alimentacion y la Agricultura ? UITA/IUF. UNAC is the only significant trade union organization representing family f armers and peasants in Colombia, and IUF will give UNAC its political, international and technical support.
Strengthening sustainable livelihoods in 12 villages in Malawi The project aims to contribute to solving of a crucial development problem in Malawi - insufficient food security - by enhancing sustainable livelihood in 12 villages in Mangochi region (Lungwena area). Sustainable livelihood is understood as a combination of nutritionally ecologically socially and economically sustainable agriculture and other sustainable sources of income. This 3-year project has two immediate objectives:1) Nutritional food security of rural families improved.2) Capacity of Pemphero orga nisation strengthened.The cross-cutting development policy objectives form an integral part of the project as: - girls and women are special groups among the beneficiaries (gender equality)- as are other marginalised groups such as aids-orphans old and dis abled persons (decreasing inequality) - enhanced agricultural methods are ecologically sound and climate sensitive (enhancement of climate sustainability). The project is not creating new structures as its key elements are already part of Pemphero's work . However due to lack of resources and limited possibilities to capacity strengthening the organisation has asked for external support in order to better strengthen sustainable livelihoods in the target area and to make its own capacity firmer. The main beneficiary groups are:1) persons in the 12 target villages who participate in the collective farming and their families2) groups who benefit from the production of collective farming (marginalised women children and especially girls elderly and some disab led persons as well)3) Pemphero as an organization and its activists who get their capacity strengthened.The objectives will mainly be achieved by following activities: - Training local families on plant varieties agricultural methods recycling producing m anure healthy nutrition crop storage food conserving cooking methods feeding habits multiple use of local foods home economics and marketing of the local products. - Purchasing tools (e.g. ploughs) seeds seedlings plants sacks kitchen ware computers mobile s - Deepening Pemphero activists' knowledge on ecologically sound agriculture and nutritionally balanced food basket and on their working environment by strengthening their capacity to network with other civil society actors and to contact local authoritie s.
Support for Earth Negotiations Bulletin The mission of the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) established in 1990 is to promote sustainable development in decision-making. The IISD contributes new knowledge and concepts analyze policies identify and disseminate informatio n about best practices demonstrate how to measure progress and build partnerships to amplify these messages. The IISD publication the Earth Negotiations Bulletin (ENB published since 1992) fills a critical need to increase transparency and accountability i n multilateral environmental treaty negotiations by bringing real-time information to decision makers in a publicly accessible format. The ENB is a reporting service for environment and sustainable development negotiations. It is the main source of informa tion for many parties especially developing country parties. The production of the ENB is supported by contributions from governments United Nations agencies and private organizations.Finland has supported the publication of the ENB since 2008. Since the E NB is considerd important source of information especially for the developing countries the level of support has been raised a bit during these years. Now support will be provided in total 140 000 euros for the years 2014-2015.
Gender Responsive Climate Change Initiatives and Decision-making The effects of climate change are felt strongest by the poorest and the most vulnerable of whom a majority is women. In 2007 the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) the United Nations Enviro nment Programme (UNEP) and the Women?s Environment and Development Organization (WEDO) partnered to launch the Global Gender and Climate Alliance (GGCA) with the objective to address the critical intersection of climate change and gender equality. The GGCA brings together the key UN and other multilateral actors in the field of international environmental and development policy to address the question of gender and climate change. Its main goal is a more widespread recognition of a gender perspective in dec ision making and policy planning related to climate change.Finland has a high profile in integrating a gender perspective to climate policy. The project cooperation with the GGCA started in 2008, now starts the fourth and last phase of the project. The goa l has been to ensure that climate change policies programmes and initiatives at all levels are gender-responsive and improve the lives and livelihoods of women and men. Addressing the emerging challenges relating to the incorporation of gender perspectives into global climate change policies and strategies the programme has played a catalytic role in shifting the paradigm on gender and climate change issues and ensuring the gender-responsiveness of climate change policies at different levels. Based on achie vements and the Evaluation?s recommendations partners will continue to focus on promoting that the next global climate agreement integrates gender equality dimensions in the relevant bodies mechanisms and national processes. The programme will also engage with the UNFCCC Secretariat (e.g. through capacity building).The programme has been able to improve understanding on implications related to gender (from vulnerability to participation). This prepared the ground for the gender decision taken in the climate conference held in Doha in 2012. Furthermore e.g. the Green Climate Fund and some work programmes under the UNFCCC now take gender into consideration in their work as appropriate.The project will last two years (July 2014 - June 2016) and the support wil l be 26 million euros at the level of previous phase. Executive agency will be UNDP and implementing agencies UNDP IUCN and WEDO.
Frame agreement with NGO (SASK) The project aims at consolidating a joint agenda for the Colombian trade union movement in view of the post-conflict era.The internal violent conflict of Colombia is one of the longest worldwide. Colombian governments have tried to solve the conflict in th ree different peace processes. The current peace process is considered widely to have good possibilities to be successful in ending the conflict. Long-term conflict has resulted in civil society, including trade union movement, acting mainly in the very ma rgins of the society. If the conflict will be terminated, it is of utmost importance that the trade union movement takes the role that belongs to it, as an important actor in questions related to labor policies, economy, politics and social security, as we ll as in the peace process itself. Trade union movement needs to have concrete alternative proposals and models on how to improve the quality of labor and strengthen democracy. The trade union movement needs to build a new role and identity as during the c onflict period it has mainly identified itself as a victim of the violent conflict. The project intends at helping unions to create a joint post-conflict agenda, based on relevant research on international experiences of trade unions in post-conflict situa tions.At the end of the project Colombian trade union movement has a joint agenda to promote Decent Work in the post-conflict society and the role of the trade union movement is strengthened in the society and in the peace process. A research is conducted which gives valuable information on how trade unions globally have been participating in peace processes and the construction of post-conflict societies.The beneficiaries of this project are all the actors in the Colombian trade union movement. The project is implemented by the Colombian trade union training and research center Escuela Nacional Sindical (ENS) which has long experience on research, analysis and planning of trade union activity together with Colombian unions and labor centers.
Support to the decentralisation process In order to support stability and sustainable development Kosovo is implementating the Ahtisaari Comprehensive Proposal for the Kosovo Status Settlement. The provisions of the proposal include multi-ethnic society protection and promotion of the rights of members of communities and decentralisation. According to the proposal some municipality boundaries will be changed and new municipalities established. International non-governmental organisation European Centre for Minority Issues (ECMI) requests Finnish support for a decentralisation project. The project is built for support to new and existing multi-ethnic communities during the decentralisation process. ECMI stresses the importance of participation of the local level and minorities in the decentralisati on process and also the importance of tranparency and accountability of the decision-making in the municipalities. In the project extension proposal (2013) for the years 2014-2016 attention is paid to sustainable economic development and support to enterpr eneurship in municipalities of Kosovo and more intensive participation of the municipalities of Northern Kosovo.
Frame Agreement with NGO (Foundation for Human Rights/KIOS) The Government has taken a number of action plans and policies designed to promote the realization of public health, education and food security. At the local level policies and plans rarely are implemented, and examples of the money allocated to the vulne rable groups' education often ends up in some other use. The project aims to promote ESC rights, especially the the realization right to education, food and health. The project aims to promote that the Government's plans for the realization of the above-me ntioned rights are concerned, to increase the public officers? responsibility and capacity, by increasing the transparency of public authorities and the beneficiaries' awareness of their rights. The project builds the capacity of the responsible authoritie s, so that they contribute to the realization of plans the government the right to education, food and health-related issues. The project will also inform the communities about their rights focusing on these rights. The project will be implemented in five counties: Morang, Makawanpur, Kaski, Banke and Kailali. INSEC is Nepal's most important and most reliable universal human rights organizations. Informal Sector Service Centre INSEC was registered in 1991. Organization works particularly strong in documenta tion and reporting of human rights and is a reliable information source of human rights situation in Nepal. www.inseconline.org
Stoping FGM in Uganda In Uganda female genital mutilation (FGM) was made illegal in 2010. Miria Matembe Doctor in Law and former minister in the Ugandan government was a key person in promoting the law banning FGM. Only Sabiny tribe (about 225 000 people) and the Pekot people o f Karamojongthat in Eastern Uganda in a very underdeveloped area around Mt. Elgon practice it. Currently the FGM-ceremony is practiced regardless of the law every other year in December. It is a practice dating back thousands of years and associated with b eliefs that people still want to hold on partly based on ignorance partly hoping to maintain their valued tradition. The main goal of the project is to create a network of cooperation between the actors in local government administration police education h ealth care and civil society organizations including christian churces. They can change the general opinion against FGM when working in together. If needed they can together create a less harmful transition ritual.Central development policy objectives add ressed in the project relate to health of girls and women. Abandoning FGM will release girls and women from even life threatening damage done to them. It will improve gender equality since it will make women socially accepted actors in the community with out being mutilated. This will improve the status of girls and women and overall human rights in this remote and underdeveloped area. The project will establish a new operational structure to bring together the various local actors and opinion builders in the area. This will help them in learning how to develop their own community together promote democracy and foremost to improve the human dignity and rights of girls and women.The most central project tasks relate to training the trainers and supporting th e local actors and opinion builders in their work against FGM. The local inhabitants are predominantly Christians. Churches are the most important grass root actors in people?s lives thus having a power to impact the opinions on FGM as well. Therefore th e project involves the various denominations in the area and their leaders in addition to the local government educational and other actors.
Transparency International Kenya - Supporting citizens? demand for Integrity and Accountability at the Sub-National level , Phase II The thrust of the project was to increase transparency and accountability of public officers to citizens. The project sort to, build the capacity of citizens to identify and fight corruption demand accountability from public institutions and officers, dev elop capacity of citizens to participate in legislative drafting and implementation of the constitution and to promote effective and accountable tax governance. The project target the larger Western and Nyanza provincesDespite the enactment of the new cons titution government accountability to citizens remains a major challenge. Issues of capacity gaps especially among county assembly members and realization of effective public participation are the key concerns by county leaders. Whereas devolved system of governance lays a good foundation to deal with governance challenges the pitfalls witnessed so far in implementation points to desirable outcomes. Since March 2013 to date the county structures have been setting up their structures for service delivery. I n the five counties TI-Kenya have interacted with there are no clear mechanisms of public participation and this has left a leeway for County governments to adopt their own strategies of engaging public some of which have not been effective. Reports by the auditor general confirm the fears that the devolved system of governance is bound to increase the complexities of corruption. Key gaps TI witnessed after interaction with five (5) counties in Western Kenya region include,?Lack of meaningful public partici pation ? lack of adequate mobilization and structured way of engagement and lack of understanding of the issues?Lack of capacity among county assembly members - in understanding and execution of budget processes?Lack of accountability tools and mechanisms ? counties have not established the County Public Service board ?Access to information?Participatory performance monitoring- community participation in monitoring of local projectsObjectives of the project: ?To build the capacity of citizens to identify a nd fight corruption and demand accountability from public institutions and officers?Develop capacity of citizens to meaningfully participate in legislative drafting and implementation?Promote effective and accountable tax governance
Supporting democracy in multi-ethnic Macedonia - Youth activism for multicultural democracy The project continues strengthening the multi-ethnic democracy and stability in Macedonia (FYROM). The continuation project builds upon the previous cooperation project (2013-2014) focusing on capacity building and cooperation of the young activists of pol itical parties and Civil Society Organizations (CSOs). The aims of the project are to strengthen the voice of the youth in the society and change attitudes of young people (reduce prejudices and social distance and increase awareness on democracy). The imm ediate objectives of the project are to increase self-motivated activities among young activists build capacities of inter-ethnic Youth Platform raise awareness on multiculturalism democracy and youth issues and create dialogue trust and cooperation betwee n the activists of political parties and CSOs.The practical means to achieve the objectives are activities of the Youth Platform such as capacity building workshops trainings and study circles for young activists of the political parties and CSOs advocacy moments to reach decision makers and publics in youth issues and training sessions on multiculturalism and democracy in political education program that trains the future politicians and decision-makers. The project is coordinated and monitored by the Kale vi Sorsa Foundation. The project is implemented in close cooperation and continuous dialogue with the main implementing partner in Macedonia the Progres Institute for Social Democracy.
The learning path for disabled children and young people in district of Napo In the countryside of Ecuador disabled children and young people have not been integrated to their community, and many of them have not received any education. The project supports the local unit of the Ministry of Education in Tena to develop inclusive sp ecial education. The teachers in special and general education can provide education taking in consideration the individual special needs of the pupils. This is done with the support of unit for support of inclusive education (UDAI) in the local unit of th e Ministry of Education. It also ensures the availability of culturally appropriate basic level teaching materials needed for special education.The project ensures the inclusion of girls to the education and that disabled children receive education regardl ess of the social status of the parents. N new structures are created but a model for inclusive and special education is implemented in Tena province. The beneficiaries are the local education authorities and lower and higher grade pupils and teachers in t he schools and especially disabled children and young people. The support unit for inclusive education (UDAI) will be created by the local unit of the ministry of Education in the last part of 2014 to support the special education in the province. The proj ect will hand over to UDAI the model for inclusive education with the materials for it developed in earlier stage of the project. It will also teach the personnel in the use of it. Together with UDAI the project will train the directors of local schools an d special education teachers to plan and teach in a way that recognizes the individual special needs.The project will in co-operation with UDAI and special education teachers produce teaching materials for special education classes home teaching and teachi ng that prepares for adult life. The materials will cover following topics: mother tongue daily living skills TEACCH psychomotoric practices mathematics science physical education communication and impulse control. The teaching materials and equipment need ed for their production will be handed over to the educational authorities.
Community Dry Sanitation Initiative in Monze Zambia Global Dry toilet Association of Finland along with the local partner Green Living Movement (GLM) plan to improve the environmental sanitation standards and contribute to poverty alleviation in Freedom compound in Monze Zambia. The project focus is to impr ove sanitation and hygiene practices and give environmental education resulting to poverty alleviation. During the project implementation dry toilets will be built in public places such as markets schools health outposts and churches and selected social cl ubs and few selected demonstration toilets at household levels. To improve the accessibility to clean water also communal water points will be built. The project is designed to ultimately address poor environmental sanitation problem of accessibility to sa fe drinking water inadequate community environmental health education and poverty. In addition hygiene and health education is given as well as promoting of dry toilets in the area.In a long term project will benefit the whole Monze town but main beneficia ries in the first stage will be women children and youth as well as disabled people. The project fits well into the long term objectives of the GDTF, sustainable improvements on environmental sanitation and hygiene practices. The project also supports stra tegic goals of the local partner GLM Zambia such as goal to improve the livelihoods of local in a practical and balanced manner. The project also addresses Millennium development goal number seven (7), to insure environmental sustainability and to halve th e population of people suffering from lack of water and sanitation. It also fit well to the Finnish cross cutting development policy objectives namely human rights gender equality and climate proofing. It is promoting water and sanitation as a human right. a) Human rights: the project activities focus on the least priviledged community in the town of Monze, it provides them better environment and sanitation + hygiene conditions which improve the life of people in many ways. b) Gender equality: Women groups are the main beneficiaries of the project and WASH in schools benefits especially girls.c) Climate proofing: Dry toilets are flood and drought proof and thus adapted to climate change and variability as well as reduce the risk of disasters such as groundwa ter contamination and disease epidemics. Dry toilets save water and give free nutrients to improve the soil quality.
Land Justice for Sustainable Peace - Conference 9th - 13th September 2013 The conference has come at the time when the country the continent and the world are witnessing the crisis of large scale investors in acquiring land in different locations from their home place.Objectives of the conference are:To facilitate discussions th at will address the need of working for peace over land disputes and acquisitions made by international and national investors.To develop mutual understanding on land property concepts including laws and policies governing land matters.To share experiences and lessons from related issues situations and use those experiences for creating better fair and transparent strategies for managing land issues in TanzaniaTo develop common strategies for building capacity of responsible institutions as well as raising community awareness through national debate and education on current land problems in Tanzania as solution for potential future crisisThe expected outcome from this conference include:Create knowledge base and awareness creation strategy on land distributi on showing both positive and negative effects of large scale land businessDissemination of information on outcome of the consultation and proposed steps towards sustainable land use and management for peaceful co existence and common benefitsAgree on bases for lobby strategy for land rights and land disttribution in TanzaniaDecide on how to develop local capacities for improved land management and good governance.
Strengthening community-based protection in Torotorofotsy Ramsar wetland The aim of the project is to develop a sustainable method for the conservation of a unique Ramsar wetland site of Torotorofotsy in the rainforest area of Madagascar. Our partner organization Mitsinjo manages this wetland of 9993 ha that inhabits a signific ant diversity of endemic and endangered animal and plant species. A large part of the wetland has been taken over by migrants and converted to rice paddies despite of continuous conservation efforts. Other threats to the wetland include gold mining rapid p opulation growth and a large nickel and cobalt mine nearby. Torotorofotsy has an important role in preservation of biodiversity in preventing erosion and climate change and securing of regional water supply.The main goal of the project is to create a local -based plan for protection and restoration of the wetland. We will study and map the possibilities and alternatives for restoring the degraded parts of the site in a way that does not diminish the income generation of the most vulnerable groups. The projec t takes advantage of the work already done by Mitsinjo in sensitizing the locals in more effective rice cultivation methods that do not require the expansion of field area. Mitsinjo has helped peasant rice farmers to form associations and collaborated with the local school in implementing environmental education. We want to find out if the badly degraded but still valuable wetland can be restored from a local initiative and without big conflicts of interest. We have been facilitating the re-establishment of conservation since November 2013 and deeply involved in the process.Besides concrete conservation work (e.g. monitoring) the project will advance eco-tourism possibilities alternative farming practices and dry sanitation. Establishing an official conserva tion status and creating a long-term coordination network for preserving Torotorofotsy will be advanced together with the Malagasy Ministry of Environment (MEF) and the regional authorities.The main beneficiaries are Association Mitsinjo local community en vironmental ministry and officials. The activities of the project consist of workshops technical studies environmental education and implementation of a plan for the conservation and restoration of Torotorofotsy. The project will take advantage of the resu lts and know-how from the current cooperation project of the Finnish Association for Nature Conservation (FANC) and Mitsinjo (2012-). More about cross-cutting themes in point 16.
FREE: Ng'ombe Community Centre Skills Training Product Development and Marketing Program The project will provide skills training in multiple disciplines some of which will be immediate income generating activities. This will take place at the Ng'ombe Community Centre Lusaka. The skills training will focus on creating saleable products which w ill be marketed locally and in the European and United States markets. The products will use Zambia's natural resources and add value to them before export enabling Zambians to benefit from the resources in their own country. Recycled materials will be use d where possible. There will also be skills of a more educational nature such as computer lab class. The purpose of the skills training is both prevention and cure for young women at risk. The prevention takes place in the form of providing the women with skills that enable them to earn income. The following skills will be taught: ?Computer use (IT) including keyboarding and internet use?Jewelry making?Sewing including cutting and designThe goal of the jewelry project is to add value to Zambia's mineral wea lth before export thus creating employment and wealth for Zambians. As the project advances silver jewelry will be manufactured by capable individuals. FREE will be processing stones as part of the project. FREE has recently launched an eCommerce website: www.free-zambia.org. The jewelry will be sold on the website.
Frame agreement with NGO (Siemenpuu) The project aims at strengthening the capacity of ACOFOP's member organisations to prevent and control forest fires in the community forestry areas managed by them within the Maya Biosphere Reserve in Peten, Guatemala. The organisations possess a basic cap acity to prevent and control the fires, whereas the threat of forest fires has increased during the past two years in some of the areas managed by them due to illegal activity. Hence special measures and additional equipment is needed. The state of Guatema la has granted community based forest management concessions for the Multiple Use Zone of the Maya Biosphere Reserve in order for the local communities to be committed to governing the natural resources of the Reserve. This model, which has been recognised for its environmental, social and economic achievements respects local peasants' and indigenous peoples' historic rights to govern their territories. The communities are granted the right to make use of the timber and non-timber forest products, as well a s community tourism as long as they respect the sustainable forest management plans. At places agroecological subsistence farming is also permitted. Along the community forestry process cutting forests for agricultural purposes and human settlements, as we ll as forest fires have drastically reduced. ACOFOP is an umbrella organisation of community forestry organisations in Peten, Guatemala. It was founded in 1994. Its community based member organisations manage forests in the Multiple Use Zone of the Mayan B iosphere Reserve within forestry concessions admitted by the government. Forest management by the communities themselves strengthens their ownership of the area, and supports the protection of the most significant Mayan forest area. ACOFOP?s role in relati on to its members is to support the implementation of the natural resources management model, guarantee dialogue between the community organisations, represent them and advocate for their interests.ACOFOP?s mission is to consolidate its integrated model of natural resource management, which has proven to be a successful strategy to protect the environment, reduce poverty and improve the quality of life within the communities. ACOFOP?s objectives in relation to sustainable community forest management are: i) to strengthen the democratic leadership of the community organisations, ii) advocacy in order for the community forestry agenda to be included in the larger development agenda of Peten, iii) adju
Destination Branding for Namibian Handicrafts The overall aim of the project is to ensure that the production and sales capacity of small art + crafts businesses located at the Craft Centre is increased. The Namibia Craft Centre is positioned as the primary handicraft destination in Namibia showcasing professional businesses with authentic handicraft that will increase sales and income to women and communities in rural areas. Objectives: - To ungrade and rebrand each shop that will strenghten the unique positioning of the individual business owners- To develop an interactive website that will serve as the primary marketing tool for each shop- To strenghten the capacity of business owners through training in sales marketing finance and product development. The Craft Centre provides a marketing and retail platform for the best of Namibian handmade art and craft especially for artists low-income craftsment and communities to built profitable businesses. Organization has been in existence alreary almost 20 years and is directed by an active and skilled board . The target group for this project are namibian women entrepreneurs who have requested this particular intervention and support through the Craft Centre.
Security Management and protection for Human Rights Defenders in Tanzania, implementing year two of operational plan 2013 - 2014 The Tanzania Human Rights Defenders Coalition (THRDC) is a Coalition in Tanzania with both individual Human Rights Defenders and Human Rights Organizations membership working towards enhancing the security and protection of Human Rights Defenders (HRDs) in the country. The main objective of this project is to build protection and security management capacity of HRDs in Tanzania to enhance the security and protection of HRDs in the country to be able to evacuate and reallocate HRDs at risk and to advocate fo r the recognition of HRDs in Tanzania through lobbying and advocacy work. The Coalition therefore seeks some funds to support the following activities, Advocacy in terms of media coverage, Annual General Meeting and Universal Periodic Review meeting with THRDC members, Conduct security and risk assessment training for 30 new human rights defenders from all 10 Zones of Tanzania, Conduct security and risk assessment training for 30 pastoralist humsn rights defenders, Maintaining Protection desk by providing fund for legal/protection officer, Emergence protection fund for evacuations reallocation and legal support for HRDs Preparation of 2014 annual report and 2014 situation report on the state of human rights defenders in Tanzania. The target group in yhis pr oject include, the most HRDs at risk such as journalists HRDs pastoralists HRDs minority HRDs human rights lawyers whistle blowers and women HRDsThe expected final results include, community capacity to address HRDs rights improved, HRDs and CSOs security management and protection capacities improved/enhanced, security management self protection at individual level and National protection system improved, Networking and information sharing among HRDs improved, The number of people joining the work of human rights promotion increased,Threats and attacks towards HRDs decreased, Emergence and hotlines are in place, Coalition Good governance and accountability improved, Coalition management capacity increased and Coalition's visibility improved and accessed by t he target group.
World YWCA/Enabling Economic Empowerment and Justice for Women in Conflict and Post Conflict Countries World Young Women's Christian Association (World YWCA) is a global network of women leading social and economic change in over 120 countries worldwide. World YWCA advocates for peace justice human rights and care for the environment and has been at the for efront of raising the status of women for more than a century.World YWCA requests for support towards this programme: Enabling Economic Empowerment and Justice for Women in Conflict and Post-Conflict Countries. The programme will provide women and girls at YWCAs in selected conflict and post-conflict countries with overall interventions and capacity building activities designed to:1 Reduce poverty by economically empowering women and girls and providing them with necessary skills to obtain employment,2 enab le the empowered women and young women to participate fully and effectively in their governments' peace-building reconstruction recovery and development processes at all decision-making levels, and3 enable the empowered women and young women to advocate fo r economic justice an equitable allocation of resources and women's rights on national and global levels.World YWCA recognizes that by strengthening the status of women we can promote economic development and well-being for all.
Helping Ourselves The aim of the project is to improve the quality of live of the mentally handicapped children and their families and to influence the attitudes of the people in the area by providing them with more information. The main beneficiaries are the mentally handi capped children in the area and their families. The indirect beneficiaries are the Nguna Women?s Group which is the partner organization of the project as well as the village community. The aim of the follow-up project is to solidify the attitudinal and co ncrete changes we have accomplished by now: the children?s education and rehabilitation increase of awareness replacing the traditional beliefs with knowledge and the functioning of the newly-founded parent organization. In addition to that the aim is to b uild a special education classroom and a dormitory connected to Msingi Primary School and help them get started. At the moment the children of the project go to school in Siuyu village which is expensive and difficult to the parents in the long run. The fo llow-up project both develops the already existing operations and creates something completely new to the area in the form of special education. The project is located in the rural area of middle Tanzania where a majority of the population are uneducated f armers. The project is in cooperation with a women?s group and focuses on lives of an extremely discriminated group the mentally handicapped. The change of attitudes in the community is progressing slowly. The changes already made are not stabilized enough in order to function without economical and social support from the outside.
Frame agreement with NGO (FIDIDA) Desarrollo Cultural, Social, Economico y Equiparacion de Derechos de las Personas con Discapacidad Visual de la Republica del Ecuador-DECSEDIV, ampliacion, 4ta etapa.. WHAT: The project supports the integration of visually impaired. Assistive devices, incl usive education and awareness about visual disability are the key components in promoting the integration.WHY: In Ecuador the literacy rate is low among the visually impaired and the ministry of education is urged to include the adjusted syllabus for visua lly impaired in the general syllabus. Visually impaired among the native people of Ecuador are in even greater risk to remain illiterate. The project has proceeded to its final stage and there are many promising results.HOW: Many assisted visually impaired have been integrated to the schools and work. They have also gained self-confidence in different kind of cultural programs. The project benefits the visually impaired who have the possibility to take part in inclusive education. The bilingual project make s participation for the native people also possible.PARTNER ORGANISATION: The project is implemented by Ecuador?s association for the blind FENCE.
Lhomi community development project This project focuses on the approximately 6300 Lhomi people living in the remote area of the highlands in northeast Nepal Khandbari and Kathmandu. The main development problems are: extreme poverty very high child + mother mortality no functional healthcar e system and poor education. In addition there are no roads and there is no electricity. The objectives of this project are threefold: - Increase the number of functionally literate children and adults in both Lhomi and Nepali- Provide awareness raising an d training in hygiene and basic healthcare midwifery veterinary skills- Set up 3 pilot MLE preschoolsA conclusive review of all the national policy papers concerning literacy work in Nepal indicates that the objectives and activities of this project are cl early in line with the strategic plans and policies of the government of Nepal. During a meeting in March 2008 between NELHOS the Ministry of Education and the Non Formal Education Centre (NFEC) the government representatives were very interested in the Lh omi project. Additionally Nepal?s most recent PRSP has been used as a reference point to lend more legitimacy to the project?s activities. There are two targets in the PRSP that are directly taken into account through this project:1. To improve literacy ra tes of people over 15 years old2. To increase literacy rates of women and girls over 15 years oldThe project?s ethos is influenced by international development policy objectives including the eradication of poverty through increased education promotion of women?s empowerment and gender equality use of environmentally friendly technology and the promotion of education as a basic human right. NELHOS seeks to improve the economic and social position of the Lhomi people through providing mother tongue education to Nepal?s Lhomi community in combination with vocational training. The link between education and poverty reduction is widely acknowledged in the international community. The project will also give women and girls a second chance to learn to read and wri te in Lhomi and Nepali. Approximately 85% of the project?s participants in the first stage were women, this was very successful.In order to accomplish the project?s objectives the following activities will take place:- Set up community development committe es in 18 villages- Manage an adult literacy program- Set up 3 MLE pilot preschools- Provide vocational training- Build NELHOS?s capacities
Frame agreement with NGO (Siemenpuu) "The climate change policy as well as the general policy of environmental protection and management of natural resources increasingly treats deforestation consequent to shifting cultivation as an environmental challenge. In view of vast bauxite reserves ly ing underneath the shifting cultivation areas, the aluminium cartel having mining interest in eastern India has been lobbying for problematizing shifting cultivation to create opinion in favour of displacing the cultivators. Indigenous people practising sh ifting cultivation have been defending their ancestral domain against mining interests.In this backdrop, the study will bring together the work of many institutions and scholars in various disciplines on shifting cultivation. It will document the technique s of shifting cultivation and its impacts on the environment apart from detailing the social, institutional and cultural aspects of the communities depending for their subsistence on this form of cultivation. The inquiry will look at state?s attempts to er adicate/phase out the practice through pressure/ incentives, peoples resistance and why shifting cultivation continues even today. The study will map the changing trend in shifting cultivation in study areas and would examine the impact of attempts to repl ace shifting cultivation with sedentary agriculture.The proposed study will highlight the experiences of shifting cultivation with a focus on positive and negative impacts in terms of environment, economy and health aspects. It will be based on review of s tudies done so far and its synthesis, primary observations from field and perceptions of communities engaged in the practice, understanding of researchers, officials and social workers will complement the study. Society for Promotion of Wastelands Develop ment (SPWD) is a national NGO set up in 1982. SPWD's mission is ""to prevent, arrest and reverse degradation of life support systems, particularly land and water, so as to expand livelihood opportunities in a sustainable and equitable manner through people 's participation"". SPWD's focus is on obtaining knowledge from the grassroots level and influencing the larger systems, policies and programmes of the government as well as other concerned agencies. SPWD has worked in collaborative projects with over hund red local voluntary agencies, across 17 States in 11 agro climatic zones of India. During last couple of years the focus has been on improving capacities of and governance by local institutions fo
Youth as Promoters of Development in VRAEM Youth are in a central role in developing their communities and societies as well as in poverty reduction. Youth need to have a chance for participation in their communities? and area?s development through different channels and means. In Peru youth face m ultiple challenges for their social and economic participation. Main challenges relate to lack of participation structures lack of quality education and decent work possibilities and ethnic and gender discrimination. Considering this the overall objective of the Project is to promote youth empowerment and young people?s active participation in development. The specific objective is to empower 650 youth in 50 youth groups in VRAEM (Valley of the Apurimac Ene and Mantaro Rivers) area in Peru in order to enhan ce youth?s possibilities for participation and economic involvement and strengthen teachers? parents? and community leaders? capacities as well as public networks to support youth. The aim is to enhance the possibilities for joined actions and also the app reciation of youth in the region and in the local policies. Special attention is given to the promotion of indigenous youth?s rights. In addition 250 teachers and 650 parents and community leaders are reached to support youth development. Public sector sup port is essential for youth participation so that the challenges the area and the youth face may be tackled.FCYF?s local partner organization in Peru is CEDRO Centro de Informacion y Educacion para la Prevencion del Abuso de Drogas. The crosscutting themes of Finland?s Development Policy are included in the Project through mainstreaming gender equality and environmental sustainability and through decreasing inequality by focusing on most vulnerable youth.
INT/WIDER-Institute Research of the global development issues obligations of the Host Government Agreement and support for the research work. The UN General Assembly formally adopted the Charter of the UNU in 1973.The United Nations University UNU is a global research and tea ching organization focusing on issues that impact sustainable development in the developing countries. The role of the UN University is to generate new knowledge enhance individual and institutional capacities and disseminate useful information to relevant audiences. The University functions as a think tank for the UN system and for UN Member States and serves as a bridge between the United Nations and the international academic community. It coordinates a network of 12 international research institutes (on e of which is the UNU-Wider-Institute) and 3 individual research projects. The headquarters are in Tokyo and the UN Member Organizations provide for voluntary contributions to an endowment fund.The new research programme for 2014-2018 focuses on research o n three main themes: transformation inclusion and sustainability. Cross-cutting themes are participatory growth in Africa gender equity and aid effectiveness. The UNU-WIDER budget for 2014 is at level of about 8 million USD. The funding consists of core c ontributions granted by Sweden Denmark Great Britain and Finland the revenues from the Endowment Fund and earmarked project funding (South Africa Tanzania South-Korea University of Copenhagen). The Finnish core contribution to UNU-WIDER is 19 millioin ? in 2014 which makes Finland the biggest donor. Additional 16 340 euros is proposed for the project from the remaining funds from 2012.
South Africa Collenge for Tourism The programme advances women's representation in the economic and social sphere and empowers them to lead active productive and successful lives.The project aims at supporting community Development and poverty alleviation in respect of extremely poor young rural women who would otherwise not be afforded an opportunity to improve their quality of life as well as lives of their families who depend on them.This acredited hospitality training facilitated by SCATis an ongoing empowerment programme which further the education of young school leavers and engenders their economic independence enhancing the quality of their lives. the programme promote gender equality and young women and mothers aged 18 to 35 years support the conservation of natural resources and biodiversity which relies on the income generated by the tourism industry.. Specific objective of this proposal is to facilitate the acredited hospitality skills and life skills development as well the employment of 120 unskilles unemployed young women over a two year period positively impacting on the quality of life of up to 600 family members who depend on them
IOM's project promoting health and wellbeing amongst migrants transiting through Morocco Egypt Libya Tunisia and Yemen IOM's (International Organization for Migration) project aims to support the relevant authorities and other stakeholders in migration management with a focus on promoting the health and wellbeing amongst migrants transiting through Morocco Egypt Tunisia Ye men and Libya. All countries and the the activities are ODA eligible. IOM will implement in each target country a range of activities: direct assistance to migrants in need of medical and humanitarian assistance assistance to national authorities to respon d to and manage the health needs of migrants and their host communities in migrant-dense areas capacity building of governmental and non-governmental health structures to deliver quality ?migrant-friendly? and ?psychosocially aware? health care services i nformation sharing on available health care health issues and other issues of concern to migrants with health needs and support to civil society to assist the most vulnerable cases including victims of trafficking (VoTs) women migrants single mothers and u naccompanied migrant children (UMCs). In addition IOM will enhance the regional dialogue on migration issues. A similar project has been supported previously but only in Egypt and Yemen since 2010. That project ended in the autumn 2014 and it reached most of the targets and in some cases also exceeded them.Founded in the year 1951 IOM has 156 member countries 9 regional offices and offices in 100 countries around the world. IOM country office in Rabat has the overall responsibility of this project in co-ope ration with the country offices in Tunisia Libya Yemen and Egypt. The total funding for this project is 2 750 000 euros for 30 months implementation period during the years 2015-2017.
Improving Palliative Care in Ilembula Lutheran Hospital The project aims at strengthening Home Based Care and Palliative Care (HBC+PC) already existing in connection to Ilembula Lutheran Hospital. Prevalence of HIV/AIDS is very high in the catchment area and despite fair availability of ARV-treatment many AIDS- patients are in poor condition and in need of home-based palliative care. Although HIV/AIDS is common there is still a remarkable stigma attached to it and the patients are in danger of being severely marginalized. In addition to HIV/AIDS palliative care a lso addresses patients with cancer or other life-threatening chronic illnesses (such as heart failure COPD diabetes mellitus physical disability etc.). Overall objective is to ensure as high a quality of life as possible of people living with life-threaten ing illnesses by providing them adequate pain relief other necessary medication and physical care as well as psychosocial and spiritual support. This will be achieved by improving the quality of care through training the staff and volunteers of the HBC+PC team and the hospital and by ensuring adequate resources for continuation of the work. Of the cross-cutting development policy objectives reducing inequality of all kinds is particularly focused. Gender equality is not taken into account as a separate iss ue, the selection of the patients is based on their disease and need for care only regardless of their sex age religion ethnic group economic situation etc. There is no obvious influence in the climate sustainability in this project. The project is based o n ongoing work and existing basic structures and aims at improving and strengthening them. The key project activities will be: to strengthen the HBC+PC team by further educating the current team members as well as recruiting and training new ones, to teac h hospital staff about palliative care, to start basic teaching about palliative care as part of the training of nurse students in the nursing school, to identify the problems in ensuring the availability of the necessary drugs, and to renovate and equip a new palliative care unit (4-6 bed ward + office room) within the hospital. The main beneficiaries are the patients and their families the members of the HBC+PC team the hospital staff and the students in the nursing school. If successful the project may also create in Ilembula Hospital a Centre of Expertise in Palliative Care which could then act as an example and training site for other units too.
Frame Agreement with NGO (Foundation for Human Rights/KIOS) The project activities include training, education, legal advice, a documentation of the human rights violations. Burundi's judicial system suffers from inefficiency, and the lack of independence, resources, and education, and corruption. There are more co urt cases, many of which are politically sensitive, than there is time to handle them. Arbitrary arrest, prolonged pre-trial detention and torture in custody are common, as well as the impunity of the authorities. Poverty of the accused, as well as the lac k of capacity of the judicial system, corruption and inefficiency, make more difficult or prevent the investigation, the use of defenders and witnesses court cases, the keeping the pretrial detention time limited, as well as keeping the appeal process op erational. The conditions of prisoners and detainees are poor, even life-threatening. The project aims to strengthen the knowledge of the prisoners and the prison authorities of the judicial and penal system, as well as the capacity of the prison authoriti es to deal with complaints, provides information for the prisoners about progress of the legal process and to inform ACAT about the cases which need intervention. In addition, the aim is to increase awareness of human rights by the prison authorities. The project target group consists of Muramvya and Mpimba prisons prisoners and authorities. The project aims to reach a total of 3 600 prisoners. The project's target prisons are overcrowded, for example Mpimba prison is designed for 800 persons, but there ar e more than 3 500 prisoners in the prison. The project activities aim at reaching particular women's prison population ( pregnant women, mothers of young children , widows), minor prisoners, and prisoners over the age of 60, prisoners that have been at lea st two years in the pre-trial detention, as well as illiterate poor, who are left without proper court proceedings. The project will also include an analysis of the human rights violations in Ngozi, Gitega, Ruyigi and Rumonge prisons. In addition, the proj ect will benefit from a wider target other prisons, prisoners who want to get more legal information, prison authorities and the ACAT volunteers. Action des chretiens pour l' Abolition de la Torture ACAT - Burundi is an organization set up in 2001, whose w ork focuses on the prevention of torture, the death penalty and sexual violence prevention work, as well as a broader promotion of human rights.
Programme of the ICC Trust Fund for Victims to assist victims of sexual and other forms of gender-based violence in Africa Addressing Sexual + Other Forms of Gender-Based Violence- Rehabilitating and Supporting Victim Survivors is a programme managed by the ICC Trust Fund for Victims. The activities of the programme focus on assisting victims and family members of crimes handl ed in the International Criminal Court. Genocide crimes against humanity and war crimes fall currently under the ICC's competence. Funds for the programme are collected through voluntary contributions of states. They are addressed to self help projects to which preparation and implementation the victims take part a partners. The objective of the Addressing Sexual + Other Forms of Gender-Based Violence- Rehabilitating and Supporting Victim Survivors is in particular to support the victims so that they would overcome their status as victims and become full members of the society. The projects supported by Finland will carried out in the Democratic Republic of Kongo Uganda Central African Republic and Cote d'Ivoire.
Widening Access to Justice for Legal Empowerment in the Kyrgyz Republic Rule of Law Project of the UNDP Country Office in Kyrgyzstan that will cover years 2014-2017 and is a follow-up project for an earlier Judicial Sector Support Facility in Central Asia (Equal before the Law: Access to Justice) implemented in 2011-2013. The total budget is 2 mill euros. - The project supports the development of the free legal aid provided by the state enlargening it to cover also civilian law the implementation of the law on domestic violence the improvement of the legal litteracy and the s implification of procedures in getting identity documents. This Rule of Law project supports the National Sustainable Development Strategy adopted in spring 2013. The activities strengthen the capacity of state and judicial sectors to provide legal service s and to protect the rights of the vulnerable groups and the latter can enjoy better their rights according to the international standards. The capacity of the local administration will be improved especially in the pilot regions. The beneficiaries are bo th the state and local authorities and citizens especially the vulnerable groups - rural women children and youth at risk and disabled people. - The project will be implemented by the UNDP Country office in Kyrgyzstan together with other UN agencies in co operation with the Kyrgyz government (especially the Ministry of Justice.)
Frame agreement with NGO (FIDIDA) Organisational capacity building program for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing in Gambia. WHAT: The project supports the organizational capacity building of Gambia Association of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing in Gambia (GADHOH). The long term development objecti ve of the project is an empowered Gambian Deaf Community so that Deaf people have a strong positive Deaf identity and can act on equal basis with the hearing people in the Gambia society.WHY: Gambia has ratified the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. In spite of ratification the deaf and hard of hearing don't have equal access to education and health care and other services in Gambia.HOW: By supporting the regional activities of GADHOH the amount of their members grow and more deaf and h ard of hearing grow aware about their rights. By developing local sign language the deaf and hard of hearing can improve their communication skills.PARTNER ORGANISATION: The project is implemented by GADHOH which was founded in 1992.
Support to establish and develop women owned business in Armenia Womens' social standing is poor in Armenia especially in rural areas where they have less influence in economic and political life. Project programme is to combat discrimination of women in business by increasing the number of women owned or led businesses in Armenia through identification of problems/issues and provision of solutions to those as well as through capacity building of women interested either to start and/or to advance in their business. The programme is to be implemented in six months in Ar agotsotn and Syunik marzes (regions). The long term goal of the programme is to create a network of women business owners who can not only grow their own businesses but also serve as mentors to other emerging women entrepreneurs and advocate for a busines s-friendly environment in Armenia. There are three specific objectives of the programme to be achieved: 1) Promote and support women start-up businesses as well as promote and support women owned businesses to expand their business 2) Establishment of basi s for protection of the rights of female entrepreneurs at the local level 3) Empowerment and capacity building of local female entrepreneurs for assured sustainability. To achieve the specific objectives as well as the goal of the programme there is imple mentation of number of interrelated activities like to conduct trainings and discussions and provide free consultancy on various items.
KAPIE / Support to inclusive education reform KAPIE is an organization established in November 2008 and its main objective is the promotion of inclusive education. The organization was established with the aim to gather and use the expertise of people who have gained knowledge and knowhow in different international education projects in the field of inclusive education implemented in Kosovo. Despite the support provided for inclusive education system in Kosovo the education system remains quite segregated. Most of the children with disabilities are att ending in special schools/resource canters and attached classes. KAPIE staff has a long experience in the field of special needs and inclusive education and in other fields of education as well. Key staff members of KAPIE have worked as Advisors on inclusi ve education in International educational Projects such as: Finnish Projects- FSDEK II FSIESK and GIZ projectThere are no exact statistics about the number of children with special needs who are outside the school and there is an assumption that a great nu mber of children with disabilities are not going to school at allKAPIE will work with 4 four model schools. At least one of the Model Schools will have RAE children. The Model Schools ? MS will be supported with intensive trainings on reading and writing d ifficulties and other trainings in the field of inclusive education such as TESFA (Basic training on Inclusive education)Schools will be supported in establishing support groups and in producing alternative learning materials to support their students in l earning. With the support of the project MS will provide individual support for students experiencing reading and writing difficulties. Project in a close collaboration with MEST will work in developing further the idea of teaching based on activity areas. This is something new for Resource Centre staff and teachers form attached classes.Beneficiaries of the project will be four (4) primary mainstream schools students with disabilities and learning difficulties and Roma Ashkalinj and Egyptian studentsThe o verall objective of the project is to strengthen the support system and increase inclusion of children with disabilities and learning difficulties.
Frame Agreement with NGO (Finn Church Aid) The project aims at contributing to the capacity building of related organisations and stakeholder groups in gender and strategic Disaster Risk Reduction, so that they are able to design and implement activities that secure and focus on the causes of vulne rability in the region. Implementing partner Lutheran World Federation (LWF) Central America program organises the study program which will have a regional focus, concentrating on the risks, vulnerabilities and lessons learned in Central America and speci alising in gender. The studying is mainly done by using an internet platform (http://www.elearninglwf.org/), but an introductory seminar will take place in the beginning of the programme. Students will be selected to participate from the four countries in the region: Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador and Nicaragua. 50 % of the participants will be female students. They will be representatives of the civil society (such as the ACT forum members) and partner organisations, whereas the remaining vacancies would be open for applications by the public.
Frame agreement with NGO (Siemenpuu) Being the world?s biggest paper consumer, China holds big responsibility for the environmental impacts of paper and pulp industry. Indonesian government has confirmed that the pulp and paper industry is one of the two main causes (the other being palm oil industry) of Indonesian rainforest damage, biodiversity decline, soil erosion and greenhouse gas emissions. Currently Indonesia's forest protection programs are growing fast and the influence of China's market behaviour cannot be ignored. The local enviro nmental paper network needs support from Chinese environmental protection activists. In this project CEPN will make a case study on APP and APRIL?s factories in China and their suppliers? production conditions and environmental impacts, to convey informati on to Chinese consumers, printing industry and the media. Indonesian rainforest protection is striven to be achieved through regional cooperation e.g. by exchanging information and experiences between Chinese and Indonesian environmental groups. The projec t also aims to carry out workshops, where the information and conceptions obtained in a study tour to Indonesian logged areas will be shared with the CEPN member organizations. Furthermore, the overall aim is to engage Chinese banks in environmental dialog ue, and to actively discuss with them the possibilities to make changes in the financing criteria of their investments to better meet the environmental requirements.CEPN receives advisory support for their project from the North American and European Envir onmental Paper Networks that have a broader experience in the field. Green Camel Bell is (GCB) an organization established in 2004 to protect the environment and restore the ecological system in West China. It acts as a legal holder and financial coordinat or for the China Environmental Paper Network (CEPN), which will be implementing the project. Since its founding, the GCB has played an active role in combating environmental crisis, carrying out public environmental education, promoting environmental activ ities in schools and training environmental volunteers etc. especially in Gansu, the home province of the organization. The CEPN network, which was established in 2010 with Siemenpuu's support, focuses on environmental impacts of pulp and paper industry. I t encourages consumers to put pressure with their choices on the paper companies for more sustainable operation. It also ambitiously aims to change the position and financial policy of Chinese ban
Frame Agreement with NGO (Finn Church Aid) Eritrea?s education system has significantly improved an expanded since the independence in 1991. Between 1991/2 and 2010/11, total elementary school enrolment doubled and the middle and secondary school enrolment levels tripled.While the Government of Eri trea has made gains in student enrollment, it is only one aspect of reaching the Education for All goals, another essential goal is building and upholding teacher quality. Currently many of the teachers in Eritrea are unqualified and inexperienced, resulti ng in poor student performance.Recent initiatives by the Eritrean Ministry of Education are indications of the motivation to continue and expand reforms in education. According to the Eritrean National ICT for Education Policy Plan, all key education secto r actors indicate the interest for ICTs into education and FCA can offer qualified support to this work. FCA is therefore planning an initiative aimed at ensuring universal and uninterrupted access to quality education and working for better learning outco mes. Overall objective of the project is to increase the access to and quality of education in Eritrea. Specific objectives will be set after needed assessments for project planning taking place during the last quarter of 2014.Initial proposals for specifi c objectives are:1. Teacher Training: Strengthen the quality of teacher training in education institutions.2. Professional Development in ICT: Build the capacity of Eritrean educators to implement quality education and improve educational outcomes through integration of ICT.3. Curriculum: Improve access to relevant and quality curriculum to enable learners to gain the skills, knowledge and expertise they need to succeed.The project will be implemented in collaboration with the Government of Eritrea and the local education institutions. FCA can make use of other partnerships in the sectors of education and technology and context-specific partnerships. An assessment has been conducted of potential Finnish partners who could potentially contribute to the projec t. It should be noted that a final selection of partnerships will be carried out together with the Eritrean Government after the assessments and negotiations of cooperation are complete.
High-Level Task Force for the International Conference on Population and Development (HLTF-ICPD) The High-Level Task Force for the International Conference for Population and Development (ICPD) is mandated as an independent body to provide an authoritative progressive voice for advancing three pillars essential to poverty eradication and sustainable d evelopment in the ICPD Beyond 2014 and Post-2015 Development Agendas: gender equality the human rights and empowerment of women and girls the rights and empowerment of adolescents and youth and sexual and reproductive rights for all. Co-chaired by former P residents Tarja Halonen of Finland and Joaquim Chissano of Mozambique the Task Force comprises a group of distinguished leaders from all regions of the world serving in their individual capacities with records of service as leaders in government civil soci ety and the academic and philanthropic sectors.In 2015 the Task Force will centre its work on sustaining momentum to galvanize political will to bridge the ICPD Beyond 2014 with the new global development agenda. Through the end of its mandate in December 2015 the Task Force will continue to engage in the inter-governmental process and leverage the expertise and stature of its Members as well as its global partnerships to execute its three-pronged strategy ? policy-oriented advocacy alliance- and coalition- building and communications and outreach ? to contribute to a global development agenda that reflects the centrality of the human rights of women and young people especially their sexual and reproductive health and rights to sustainable development.
Frame agreement with NGO (SASK) The project strengthens the capacity to defend workers' rights of private security sector trade unions and improve working conditions in this sector in Colombia.In Latin America, trade unions in services sector, particularly in private security sector, are weak. The sector is quite new and expanding rapidly, and workers' union affiliation rate is very low and the trade union culture is lacking. Salaries in the private property services sector are not enough to sustain a family and workers face serious risks , especially in banks and money transfers, but also in supermarkets and night shifts. Many guards work alone which weakens unionizing in trade unions and the knowledge of one' s labor rights. Trade unions are dispersed and the growing use of agency labor m akes union work even more difficult. Employers have strong anti-union attitudes and policies, mainly because low labor costs are the main competitive advantages for security enterprises. The project strengthens trade unions' capacities to monitor the impl ementation of framework agreements and legislation, supports trade union unity in Colombia and promotes social dialogue between unions, sector companies and Colombian government. At the end of this project, a regional trade union network for Prosegur worke rs has been raised and the networks for securitas, G4S and Brinks have been strengthened, Colombian unions have a joint action plan and database for collective bargaining, and union activists have been trained in trade union rights and collective bargainin g, among other themes. The beneficiaries of this project are the activists of the private security sector unions. Indirectly, the project can benefit the 51 800 workers in this sector in Colombia. The project is implemented by UNI Global Union together wit h its private security sector member unions.
Transitioning Afghan Special School to Inclusive Education (TASSTIE) Inequality and inequity in education remain matter of great concern in Afghanistan. Approximately 50% of children remain out of school and many who are enrolled in school drop out or do not attend due to the lack of inclusiveness. With support from Serve the Ministry of Education (MoE) has just completed their first Inclusive + Child Friendly Education Policy in order to ensure access to and quality of education for all children regardless their gender abilities disabilities backgrounds and circumstances. The MoE has already begun trainings in Inclusive Education (IE) in several areas in Afghanistan including Nangahar province.SHIP school was established in 1991 to serve the educational needs of deaf children. The school later expanded to educating childr en with intellectual disabilities and then recently in 2012 we began our reverse inclusion where the disabled and non-disabled children could be educated together in the same classroom. Many said this would not be possible. However SHIP has proven that it is possible. Serve's goal from its beginning has been to create inclusive communities. We now believe the community is ready to begin handover of the SHIP school to the MoE as an example of inclusive education. In order to make this a reality we will wor k with students parents community and other relevant stakeholders to begin advocacy with the government to take complete responsibility for the education of the students. We believe this is possible because the government has already taken the responsibil ity for other special schools. To accomplish the objective of SHIP handover the following steps will be taken:1. Preparation of MoE schools by implementing Serve Inclusive Education (IE) model2. Preparation of SHIP students for inclusion in the prepared i nclusive MoE schools. 3. Preparation of SHIP teachers parents and community for the handover4. Ensure normal and smooth operation of SHIP during the transitional periodWe will gradually release responsibility to the government after they have been trained and equipped with the necessary skills and tools to provide sustainable and quality education for all students. After the handover Serve will continue to follow-up and support the inclusive MoE schools through the CBR (Community-based Rehabilitation) funct ion of SHIP capacity of which will be increased to support increased number of clients.
KADIEP: Kalakan and Dasht e Barchi Inclusive Education Project Inequality and inequity in education remain matters of great concern in Afghanistan. The education of all children regardless of their gender abilities disabilities backgrounds and circumstances are a major challenge. Approximately 50% of children remain o ut of school and many who are enrolled in school drop out or do not attend. With support from Serve Afghanistan the Ministry of Education (MoE) has just completed their first Inclusive + Child Friendly Education Policy. However government schools have limi ted resources and expertise to include Children with Disabilities (CwD). Over the three years of the project staff will implement Serve's comprehensive model of Inclusive Education (IE) to improve access to and quality of education for CwDs in 15 governmen t schools in Kalakan and Dasht e Barchi in Kabul province. The model includes the following:1. Establishment of and support to school-based Inclusive Education Advisory Committees (IEAC) playing a pivotal role in ensuring the quality of IE and in raising c ommunity awareness and behavioral change in disability.2. Training of master trainers in braille sign language and IE. Master trainers will in turn train the teachers of the targeted schools according to Training of Trainers principles.3. Development of te aching and learning materials for various categories and training teachers to use them.4. School preparation for hearing and visually impaired children in order for them to attend the regular government schools with an IE curriculum and approach.Additional ly staff will establish two Accelerated Learning Programmes (ALPs) a model initiated by the Ministry of Education (MoE) in order to bring overage CwDs into the government school system. The MoE?s ALP allows over-age Afghan children to complete two cycles o f education in one calendar year using the regular MoE curriculum. The ALP represents the only entry point for over-age CwDs into the formal education system. In addition Serve recognizes that inclusive education requires a proactive approach to policy an d practice as well as a multi-stakeholder approach between civil society and government ministries especially the Ministry of Education. Therefore we choose a participatory comprehensive effort that operates on multiple levels: individual groups and insti tutions with the aim to bring about changes of behaviour in a range of stakeholders that would result in positive outcomes for students and their communities.
Frame Agreement with NGO (Foundation for Human Rights/KIOS) Activities of the project are to provide legal aid to asylum seekers, Counseling and workshops for refugees in relation to available services in partnership with local leaders, Continuous communication with the UNHCR for the most vulnerable asylum seekers and to speed up the process. India has not signed the UN Refugee Convention, but is receiving asylum seekers. For asylum seekers arriving from neighboring countries in India the state grants assistance in obtaining refugee status. Arriving from elsewhere h ave to apply for refugee status through the UNHCR. This policy divides asylum-seekers into two unequal groups. During the process, the applicant must be able to demonstrate to be entitled for refugee status defined in accordance with international law crit eria. The project aims to strengthen the asylum seekers legal status and their understanding of their rights as asylum seekers, as well as to improve their capacity to achieve the UNHCR calling for a process of refugee status. The project main objective is to inform and provide legal advice to asylum seekers. In addition, the aim is to get the UNHCR to reform policies so that in the future the asylum seeker would be informed of the reasons why his application has been rejected. The project target group in I ndia is asylum seekers who apply for refugee status through the UNHCR. These people are mainly from Afghanistan, Burma and Somalia. In addition, the smaller extent of asylum seekers are arriving from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Syria, and Sudan. A large part of ARA's clients are arriving from Afghanistan. Women and children have been taken into account in the target group because of their especially vulnerable status. The Ara Trust is a human rights organization founded in February 2013, which foc uses on the provision of legal advice to refugees and asylum-seekers in India. The organization is India's first and so far the only organization that provides legal advice to refugees and asylum seekers. It is the only Indian NGO that has signed with the UNHCR the Letter of Understanding, a document that formally assigns ARA's unique role of refugees and asylum seekers facing a legal center.
eLearning teacher training programme for literacy learning and teaching in Sub-Saharan Africa In Sub-Saharan Africa only two-fifths of primary school age children reach Grade 4 and achieve the basics in reading (EFA 2014). In collaboration with our network of African literacy experts we aim to address this huge challenge of literacy learning and te aching to boost the development of primary education in Africa. In our project we focus on enhancing the primary school teachers? skills to teach reading in local African Bantu languages by developing a comprehensive step by step digital learning environme nt for teachers. The content of the eLearning environment will be created during the project together with the partner institutions.The teaching content will be developed during the alternating phases of trial and piloting phases over the course of 3 yea r project. The created materials will assist teachers to use effective methodology in literacy instruction in local Bantu languages which will enhance the children?s prospects of acquiring basic reading skills especially those children with special needs. Thus contributing to the improvement in teaching and learning outcomes. Finland is among the countries which have the highest literacy rates in the world. International research shows that the major factor behind this success is the nature of Finnish alpha betic system (transparent) and teaching method that is compatible with the regular orthography (there is only one way to spell a word or read a word). Nearly all Bantu languages in Africa have similar transparent alphabetic system to Finnish providing the opportunity to apply Finnish teaching methods and expertise at the time when the language policies and strategies have been revised so that mother tongue or local languages are used as a medium of literacy learning and instruction in primary schools. The p roject will support the children's right to quality education by boosting the teachers? skills in literacy teaching and the special needs children's opportunities for learning.
Frame Agreement with NGO (Finn Church Aid) Even though Lebanon is a middle-income country, there are wide regional and local disparities in income levels as well as deprivation on women?s participation. Syrian conflict and the large influx of refugees to Lebanon have effect on poverty and are affec ting especially on the livelihoods of the already poor communities, especially women and unskilled workers.Objectives of the project include:? Recognition of informal work through local organisations that will ensure social coverage and strengthen the econ omic resiliency of families. ? Provision of employment opportunities by local organisations. ? Improvement of skills and know-how and development of employment opportunities. ? Reducing conflicts with refugee communities, increasing social cohesion and con tributing to economic resiliency.Activities: ? Awareness raising and empowerment of women by strengthening their capacities. ? Provision of informal-technical and vocational training.? Introduce programmes including conflict resolution, and human rights a wareness etc.? Advocate for access to services that enhance livelihoods of vulnerable people dependent on the informal economy.Rights-holders /beneficiaries: ? 1200 beneficiaries mainly women? The target population will be in majority the local Lebanese (p oor and unskilled) as well as Syrian refugee women.
Frame agreement with NGO (Suomen Lahetysseura ry) Project provides in-service training to secondary school teachers working in disadvantaged secondary schools in Meru District Council. Most importantly, the aim is to increase the use of participatory and integrative teaching approach in teaching English, Geography and History. Additionally, themes such as environmental issues, social aspects of the hiv and aids -pandemia and gender equality will be holistically integrated in the mentioned subjects. Teachers? skills will be strengthened both in theoretical knowledge and practical training. Also research articles will be produced. During the recent years, secondary education in Tanzania has been characterised by a growing number of schools and students, and at the same time, by an alarming rate of failure in national Form 4 examinations. In the area of teaching approach, the Ministry of Education of Tanzania has introduced a curriculum change for secondary school subjects, including a shift from teacher-centered to learner-centered participatory approach. The introduction of new syllabuses has not been accompanied by adequate in-service training for the teachers working in the field. This has caused confusion, uncertainty and resistance among the teachers initially trained according to the principles of the tra ditional teacher-centered approach. PITA Project will be implemented in collaboration between TUMA University Faculty of Education, Meru District Education authorities and selected secondary schools. The project benefits the secondary school teachers and s tudents but on top of that, it offers the academic programmes an opportunity to test and apply participatory and integrative teaching methods in practical grass root level teaching and to develop the teacher training programmes to meet the requirements and challenges of the Tanzanian reality. In 2014 a background survey was conducted and 20 econdary schools with approximately 4.200 students and 120 teachers chosen to the project.Menetelmana on jarjestaa koulutusseminaareja ja kaytannon tyopajoja yliopistoll a sen henkilokunnalle seka projektikoulujen opettajille. Opittu viedaan kaytantoon ohjatuissa luokkatilanteissa. Hankkeessa kiinnitetaan huomiota myos oppimisvaikeuksiin ja niiden tunnistamiseen. Hankkeen puitteissa tuotetaan opetusmateriaalia ja tavoitte ena on julkaista myos tutkimusartikkeleita. The method is to arrange training seminars and practical workshops at the University to the university staff and secondary school teachers and the know
Fruit tree cropping in villages of the Lawra-region The goal in the project is to create local potential for sustainable fruit tree management. Planted trees will provide harvest in the end of the dry season when food is scarce. The effect of malnutrition is worst in the most vulnerable groups: amongst chil dren elderly and sick. Vitamins and nutritients from fruits are important addition to dry season nutrition intake. Fruit trees will be planted in depleted farm lands which are otherwise out of use. This will lead to reforestation in areas where the tree co ver is now very low. Productive fruit tree is such a valuable asset for a farmer that it won't be cut but in an emergency so the project will sustainably increase carbon sequestration in the trees of the area. The main method of action is planting cashew a nd mango trees in villages that are capable of protecting the trees from fire. In our previous projects in the area we have reinforced fire control in 10 villages. From these 10 villages we will choose 500 beneficiary families or individuals through applic ations. We will also construct a tree nursery for seedling production which we expect to cover it's operational costs in second or third year. The first batch of seedlings for planting in five first villages in the first year will be bought from nearby Bur kina Faso as there is no tree nursery in the nearby area. Second year will see the project implementation in three to four other villages for which the seedlings will be supplied by tree nursery production. In the third year we expect the biggest trees wil l start to produce fruit. Also we will start the project in the remaining villages re-plant in places where dead trees have occurred and if tree seedling production allows also plant in new communities which are ready to take necessary care of the trees.Ma in actions:1. Selecting beneficiaries that fulfill the requirements.2. Organizing trainings about nutritional benefits of fruit fruit tree care and fire control.3. Establishing a tree nursery.4. Organizing tree plantings.5. Providing supportive actions: se curing planting of seedlings acquiring seedlings tools and necessities organizing monitoring of the project.6. Bore a well beside the tree nursery to ensure a sustainable function for the project.The crosscutting objective of improving position of marginal ized groups is one main goal of the project. Marginalized groups are most vulnerable to malnutrition so these groups also benefit most of the nutritional improvement.
Green Earth - Tany Maitso Madagascar is among the world's poorest countries. As such people's day-to-day survival is dependent upon natural resource use. Most Malagasy never have an opportunity to find jobs from official sector outside agriculture, they must live off the land that surrounds them making use of the natural resources. Their poverty costs the country and the world through the loss of the island's endemic biodiversity. In other words conservation in Madagascar depends on the human well-being especially in the peripheral zone of natural forests. Despite efforts brought by many actors on environment the objective which is to have healthy ecosystems have poverty eliminated and sustainable use of natural resources and forest in the future is still far from being reached. The objective of Tany Maitso is to contribute to reaching this objective by combining development and conservation. The idea is to enhance the well-being of the local people who are dependent on natural resources living around the protected forest areas in Ran omafana and Farafangana and the forest corridor area between Ranomafana and Andringitra National Park and simultaneously protect biodiversity.Tany Maitso project has two main purposes: 1/ poverty alleviation in the project villages that will be indicated b y enhanced livelihood options more variable diet increased literacy rate empowerment of women and improvement of health in the village and 2/ biodiversity conservation that will be promoted through reduction of forest use and through supporting tree planti ng in each village. The project has promoted the creation of an association in each village planting of trees such as Jatropha and Moringa vegetables planting beekeeping rat control in the rice plantation through CTBS method and literacy training for adul ts. However the associations are not fully independent yet and more work is needed for achieving sustainable results.Thus the following activities were planned: 1/ association support and capacity building 2/ tree planting 3/ Literacy training in Tolongoin a and 4/ market study to support marketing of the products.
Agro-BIG, Programme for Agro-Business Induced Growth in Amhara Agro-BIG project aims to develop agriculture-based economic growth and thereby reduce poverty in the Amhara region in selected locations. Immediate objective of the project is to develop agricultural value chains of selected products as well as the capacit y of the people. The project is timely and responds to the development needs in Ethiopia: 85 per cent of 80 million people derive their livelihood from agriculture. The country is strongly committed to the development of market-oriented agricultural produc tion strategically politically and operationally. Ethiopia's key development plan GTP aims to double agricultural production and food security by 2015.Most of the Amhara farmers earn their living from rainfed farming. Small farms are also not usually in a position to market their products effectively because they are of poor quality and do not reflect the market demand. In addition local small businesses do not have the capacity to develop products value chains. The logic of Agro-BIG is market orientation. It aims to grow skills and knowledge of companies communities and above all small-scale farmers so that products meet the requirements of the market.The project will contribute to food security and to improve the status of women in particular small farmers in rural areas of Ethiopia and aims to increase the capacity of small farms and the ability to respond to local national and even export market demand and expectations.
Manondroala - Cooperation network for forest conservation restoration and monitoring in Madagascar Finnish Association for Nature Conservation (FANC) applies funding for the third phase of project Manondroala the second 3-year period after the pilot (1+3+3). The main objective in the project is to create a holistic method for forest protection in Madaga scar where deforestation and forest degradation is both a huge ecological and socioeconomic problem. The protection of natural forests is carried out by combining local level reforestation and GIS information about the state of forests to the current satel lite image-based monitoring systems. This information will help its users both to optimize conservation acts to clarify the reasons for deforestation and to verify the success of reforestation. It will work as a data bank and monitoring tool for all who us es the Internet. The reforestation is done in an important forest corridor area of Andasibe - Mantadia in Eastern Madagascar. The local administrative partner is MICET (Madagascar Institute for the Conservation of Tropical Ecosystems) and the implementing partner is a small NGO Mitsinjo.We have formed a network with more than 10 national-level conservation actors and forest professionals in Madagascar (e.g. University of Antananarivo Durrell and WWF). Everyone is contributing to developing the monitoring sy stem which will be based on a detailed real-time and constantly updated online forest map of Madagascar. Local communities NGOs and environmental authorities are provided with capability and skills to collect GIS information from local forests. They will l earn how to take advantage of the net-based mapping tool in helping them to communicate with other actors on the situation of the forests.The project concentrates on sustainable use of natural resources and especially the use of forest. This is also one of the main focuses of the Finnish government and the Finnish development cooperation policy. Climate-proofing is a key element in the project. The other cross-cutting themes decreasing inequality and empowering women are acknowledged in the grass-root capac ity building restoration activities and strengthening of our local partner. Main beneficiaries of the project are our partner organizations the research community and environmental officials and final beneficiaries are the entire population living in Madag ascan Eastern humid forest area most of whom are subsistent farmers.
African Tax Administration Forum - ATAF African Tax Administration Forum - ATAF (http://www.ataftax.net/en/) is an organisation of Tax Administrations of 36 African countries which was established in 2009 to promote efficient and effective tax administration to improve the living standards of t he people of Africa. ATAF strives to provide a platform to improve the performance of tax administration in Africa. Better tax administration will enhance economic growth increase accountability of the state to its citizens and effectively mobilise domesti c resources.The following strategic objectives have been defined for 2013 ? 2016:1. Establishing a well-functioning international organisation,2. Building capable African tax administrations that develop share and implement best practices,3. Becoming the A frican voice on tax issues to inform and influence the global dialogue,4. Fostering sustainable partnerships with stakeholders, and5. Improving good governance and accountability between state and citizens.ATAF provides technical assistance to its member c ountries through consultation training and conferences. Training is organised also on line. Financial assistance for 2013-2015 is provided by the Netherlands UK Ireland Switzerland and Norway. Finland's contribution is for 2014-2015.
Where is the Good Samaritan Today? HIV project Good Samaritan Program (GSP) is a pan-African program by the United Bible Societies. It is implemented in over 20 countries in Africa and coordinated by HIV service. Bible Society of Cote d'Ivoire (BSCI) has the main responsibility in the grass root level implementation.The overall objective of the project is to contribute to the reduction of the spread of HIV and stigmatization of people infected and affected. Project aims to involve church partners and communities to HIV work. In the core of the GSP are human rights: PLHA as well as their families deserve to be treated equally with other members of the society. Rights based and gender sensitive approach is directly linked with Christian values. GSP is contributing to the Cote d?Ivoire national policies wh ere reducing the stigma of PLHA and avoid new infections are the prioritiesGood Samaritan program will not intervene directly in the sector of health care but use partnership and guide people in need to the suitable aid providers. However through communica tion advocacy and disseminating adequate health information GSP has means to change opinions and contribute to the common goals defined by UNAIDSGSP trainings are based on multimedia package which includes booklets videos and flipcharts for trainees and ma nuals for trainers. The package is available in English and French (including Braille) and it is translated into local languages. The key project activities include Sensitization for leaders Training of Trainees (ToT) Decentralized Workshops (DWs) Follow u p (FU) home visits and Take Charge (TC).Like during the 1st and 2nd project phase GSP targets churches local congregations and communities. However for the 3rd phase of the project BSCI has special focus on two topics:- To integrate deaf to the project - T o focus on the families to prevent parent to child transmission and to reduce the infections among couplesGSP staff has witnessed the lack of correct information about HIV among deaf communities. Deaf audiences can be heavily affected by HIV but often lef t out from development projects. GSP?s aim is to integrate deaf to the project by cooperation with deaf schools and organizations with specifically designed materials. Fidida will provide external consultation in FinlandBecause of the high infection rates among couples GSP also focuses on pregnant women and couples. Objective is to raise awareness and responsible behavior and prevent parent to child transmiss
Building the Western Saharan Civil Society of Tomorrow Western Sahara has been living admist conflict for several decades. The Western Saharan people have been geographically divided during this time with a majority living in refugee camps in Algeria some in the occupied territories of Western Sahara and yet o thers in the diaspora in various countries in Europe and Cuba amongst others.The targert group of the project are the young people. Young Saharawis have little contact to those living elsewhere nord o they have the capacity to build a joint future Western Saharan society. The youth living in the camps have a dire outlook for their future and poor employment opportunities of the youth pose a severe challenge. Frustration is widespread amongst the young people. In the project young people organize workshops for other young people. The workshops provide the participants with tools and capabilities for societal participation and a basis for building a joint Saharawi civil society. Youth from the camps occupied territories and the diaspora especially European nations and Cuba will participate in the workshops. The project is carried out in cooperation with the umbrella organization for the Western Saharan students UESARIO. The project builds on UESARIO?s previous experience with similar workshop activities and models that have alreaday proven to function well will be developed further.The workshops deal with the topic os strenthening the role of women in the future Western Sahara. Gender equality will be considered both thematically as well as with ensuring a ce rtain percentage of female participants.The workshops also deal with youth leadership and political education. The moderators of the workshops are all young themselves. However also older political actors will visit the workshops furthuring intergeneration al dialogue..
Frame Agreement with NGO (Finn Church Aid) SDC and the youth will further build upon the outcomes, the methodology and the objectives of the previous ?Participation beyond Age, Peace beyond Fear? programme. The project will be broadened on a regional and geographical level reaching a wider cross se ction of people and youth.Overall objective is to enhance the participation of children and youth to actively engage them as agents of change in bringing about the culture of peace? To strengthen the capacity of youth to launch initiatives related to citiz enship, inter-communal and inter-generational dialogues, and peace building. ? To disseminate the concept of child and youth participation and mobilising civil society organisations in an advocacy campaign to enhance Youth participation in the decision mak ing process. Activities:? Training and Coaching of the Citizenship and Peace Youth Clubs? Establishment and Capacity Building of a core group of youth ? facilitators? Substantive training with youth members of the Citizenship and Peace Youth Clubs? Launc hing peer-to-peer activities and outreach initiatives related to peace buildingRights-holders /beneficiaries: ? Youth from the Citizenship and Peace Youth Clubs? Core group of Youth Facilitators established in 2014? National, Regional and International Civ il Society Organisations (CSOs)? Decision-makers on a national level and community leaders and MediaImplementing partner:Sustainable Democracy Center (SDC)The partner has been selected due to quality performance during the previous FCA?s funded project per iod, and the current project embodies the objectives and priorities of both FCA and SDC in multiple ways addressing the Right to Peace through the empowerment of youth agents of change.
Organizational Capacity Building for Environmental Education and Community Development The project continues to further enhance the two goals: to strengthen the organisational capacity of Green Living Movement Swaziland (GLM Swaziland) and to increase knowledge on environmental issues in the cooperation communities. During the first project GLM Swaziland has gained skills in several organisational areas and know-how on project management. They have made valuable networks on national level with such high-level actors as the Ministry of Health Ministry of Agriculture University of Swaziland and the WASH-forum to name a few. However two years for a newly established organisation to become an acknowledged actor in Swaziland requires more time and effort. E.g. GLM Swaziland is involved in extending of PELUM Association to Swaziland which is a major regional network for members of the civil society in Africa. Moreover NGO members of WASH have approached the project with requests on training themes to develop their organisational and project management skills.In the project communities various trainin gs have been provided on e.g. dry sanitation agroforestry and waste management. Especially in Dlangeni acceptation has been enthusiastic and communities are asking for practical training and input so that they can actualise the lessons learnt. Furthermore the Ministry of Health has requested GLM Swaziland to facilitate on dry sanitation to mandated committees of rural communities attending regularly their workshops on water systems. Cooperation with another local NGO Vusumnotfo has lead to inclusion of Ngon ini region in dry sanitation extending GLM Swaziland's area of operation spatially further.The project will continue with its Training of Trainers (ToT) in spreading of educated themes further. Through actualisation and visible results of the trained theme s will attract even more target groups.The project will develop the already existing structures in Msunduza and in Dlangeni whereas cooperation is extended to a new project area Ngonini. Additionally the network created during the first project with the WA SH-forum and the Ministry of Health enables inclusion of new beneficiary groups to GLM's trainings.During the first phase of the project GLM has worked with the communities emphasizing women participation and their empowerment resulting in workshop partici pants and Trainers of Trainers consisting mostly of women. Promotion of gender issues and support of the rural women will continue in the second phase of the project.
INT/Evaluation of Complementarity in Finland's development policy and cooperations External independent evaluation of Complementarity in Finland's development policy and cooperation. The overall objective of this evaluation is to learn from the experience to find ways to use the different policy and cooperation instruments of Finland so that they are complementary and that mechanisms to accomplish complementarity are there. The evaluation will expose the dimensions of internal complementarity between the actors and the instruments of Finland and the dimensions of external complementarity with other actors and instruments in development. It will look at the overall development policy and cooperation of Finland and how complementarity is depicted therein how the measures to ensure complementarity have been instituted and how the respective responsibilities distributed and addressed at different levels. The special case-evaluations are:1)Development policy analyse,2) NGO-instrument overall and including special case of three NGOs that are participating also in delivering humanitarian aid as w ell as the INGO dimension and LFCs in countries that are visited 3)IKI-instrument as a whole and4)country programmes of Mozambique and Zambia as desk studies including country-level information emerging from the other two case-evaluations as appropriate.
Somali Joint Health and Nutrition Programme (JHNP) In September 2013 Finland joined the international partners in support of the reconstruction of Somalia. The New Deal Compact for Somalia lays the foundation for Finland's commitment in Somalia. The main objective of the project is to improve the health an d nutrition status of the Somali population. As a result of this maternal and infant mortality is reduced. The project will also support the institutional development of the Somali health care system. The primary beneficiaries of the project are women gi rls and children whose access to health services is relatively the weakest. The total number of the beneficiaries is approximately 3.4 million people. The target area covers the three areas of Somalia whilst the delivery of essential health care services f ocuses on the following nine regions: Lower Juba Galgadud and Banadir (Central and South Somalia), Nugal Mudug and Bari (Puntland) and Togdheer Awdal and Sanaag (Erigavo + El-Afweyn districts) (Somaliland). The secondary beneficiaries are the health offici als and professionals.In Somalia the implementation risks are high. The biggest risks relate to the difficult security situation access to health services and the ability of the health care personnel to work in their respective areas. The JHNP programme ha s a carefully prepared risk analysis which is updated at least every six months. The implementation of the project is carried out by UNICEF WHO and UNFPA. The program has a budget of 236 MUSD in 2014-2016 of which Finland's contribution is 12.5 MEUR.
MYA/Geology ICI Reduction of poverty protection of the environment and promotion of equality democracy and human rights are fundamental goals for sustainable development. In this context the mineral sector has a continually growing role. The geo-sector forms a basis not o nly for the use of natural resources but for a considerable part of environment monitoring and protection. Therefore long term good governance and proper management of the whole sector prerequisites good geo-information system. In general the lack of a pro per information management system hinders: ? Modern communication between governmental institutions and potential user agencies ? Access to information supplied by mining operators and mining institutions ? Effective promotion of the mineral sector in Myan mar ? Cross border environmental monitoring and mineral prospecting ? Improved good governance in the field of natural resources ? Transparency of the licensing system in order to minimize corruption Myanmar is a typical country at the early phase of devel opment where versatile earth-scientific data and information are required to respond to various plans of infrastructure and resources development. Sustainable use of land and its resources cannot take place without data and information on their characteris tics. These needs could be best achieved by developing a ?National Geo-information Centre?.
Frame Agreement with NGO (Foundation for Human Rights/KIOS) Raising awareness, information, education and advocacy for Hijras? rights. Hijras are a group of transsexuals, who feel that they represent the third sex. Hijras are usually abandoned by their own families and communities. Bangladeshi Hijras live in their own communities in almost complete isolation from the rest of society. Hijras do not have access to education, health care, or to participate in cultural events. Hijras have traditionally been forced to earn their living by dancing and prostitution. In add ition to the discrimination, Hijras suffer from direct sexual and other physical violence not only by the community, but also by the police. Acts of violence are almost always to be elucidated. There are an estimated 100 000 Hijras in Bangladesh. Sexuality -related topics traditionally in Bangladeshi culture have not been subject to public debate, which is why the sexual and gender minority rights have been neglected in the country, including in the activities of the human rights organizations. The project g oal is to promote the respect for human rights and the reduction of discrimination against transgender people by human rights education and training. The project specific objectives are the awareness raising about the Hijras? rights among human rights defe nders and educators, as well as important reference groups, to impact the surrounding community in such a way that it recognizes hijras human dignity, hijras empowerment of human rights through education and training so that they would advocate for their rights . The project legal focus is the promotion of the rights of gender minorities. The primary beneficiaries of the project are the Hijra community members and their leaders whose status and social participation is expected to improve . The indirect ben eficiaries are the parents of transgender people who get more information about hijras. The project is expected to benefit the wider community leaders, legislators, NGOs, teachers and doctors by raising awareness of gender minorities and their rights. Loke nattya O Unnayan Kendro Sangashkritik (LOSAUK) is a non-governmental organization founded in 1987 whose aim is the promotion of the situation and culture of indigenous people and other minorities.
The promotion of the democratic cultural heritage via trainings by creating an internet portal and by publishing texts The Foundation Ahmed Tlili pour la Culture Democratique et la Justice sociale believes that Tunisians should go back to rediscover the pillars on which the Tunisian democracy has been constructed. Those pillars are historical texts written by the most famo us Tunisian democracy and human rights activists.This project is a link between modernism and traditions. The organization is organizing several workshops on democracy around Tunisia especially in the rural areas outside the capital.The organization is cre ating an easily accessible internet portal where users can find historical Tunisian texts talking dealing with democracy. To this day this kind of service hasn?t been created. These kinds of texts which are still considered as political texts are hard to g et hands on even if these writings have had a tremendous role in the development of democracy as a concept applicable in the Tunisian context.
UN Action on Sexual Violence in Conflict The aim of the project is to elevate sexual violence as a core peace and security challenge. The project is aimed at fragile states: Somalia South Sudan Sudan Liberia Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of Congo.The beneficiaries are the i nhabitants of conflict-ridden areas especially women and girls who are in danger of becoming victims of sexual violence as a part of war strategies during and after conflicts.The project aims to: 1.Prevent sexual violence as a method of warfare and a threa t to international peace and security2.Respond to the needs of survivors3.Address rape from a judicial and rule of law perspective as a part of reconstruction and development efforts post conflict.The project is executed by UN Action on Sexual Violence in Conflict coordinationg 13 UN-organizations in conflict areas. The organizations are as follows: DPA DPKO OCHA OHCHR PBSO UNAIDS INDP UNFPA UNHCR UNICEF UNODC UN Women and WHP. The project is led by Zainab Bangura Special Representative of the United Nation s Secretary General on Sexual Violence in Conflict.Finland?s financing for the project is 2 million euros in year 2014.
GPSA Global Partnership for Social Accountability Global Partnership for Social Accountability (GPSA) aims at increasing the accountability of the governments of the developing countries to their citizens and to improve service delivery and service quality. The core objective of the GPSA is to support the engagement of citizens and civil society in order to enhance their voice and improve the environment for their operations. The GPSA further aims at supporting cooperation among different stakeholders in order to identify sustainable solutions for develop ment challenges. GPSA consists of two components. The main component of the GPSA is the fund which is used to support the civil society organizations in the countries which have signed a cooperation agreement with the GPSA. The second component aims at inc reasing knowledge and capacity of the stakeholders.Supporting the GPSA promotes the development of democratic and accountable societies ownership and human rights. The fund supports the governments of the developing countries to reach better development re sults with the support of local CSO's. The fund further emphasizes human rights based approach by supporting actions which enhance the responsibility and accountability of governments and by improving of the opportunities for citizen participation. The fun d supports the voice of the vulnerable groups in the decision making and promotes equality.The direct beneficiaries of the support are civil society organizations and more broadly civil society at large. The GPSA has a web-based knowledge platform through which information is made available to a wider public including CSO actors outside the direct GPSA support. GPSA is a World Bank Multi Donor Trust Fund (MDTF) and has its own secretariat. GPSA has access to the World Bank's wide expert network. Implementa tion of the projects is carried out by the supported civil society organizations.
MIDA Health Northern Somalia (phase 3) The aim of the project is to strengthen the health sector in Northern Somalia by developing its human resources. The aim is to strengthen the health sector using the health professionals of Somali diaspora in Finland that travel to the area to train local health workers. The overall objective is to contribute to improved health outcomes in Puntland and Somaliland. A special emphasis will be given to women and children.The project is implemented by the IOM (International Organization for Migration). The proj ect is the third and the last phase of the capacity building project for health professionals in Somaliland and in Puntlnad. The total budget of the project is 3 100 000 euros for 2014-2016. Since 2008 700 local healthcare workers have benefited from the o n-the-job training provided by voluntary experts. Under the initiative and leadership of voluntary experts a dental clinic an intensive care unit and a hemodialysis unit were established at Hargeisa Group Hospital. A Health voluntary expert also led a team in drafting a legal framework for accreditation of health professionals in Somaliland which led to the signing into law of the Health Regulatoru Act.
Strengthening the Status of Education and Teachers The main idea and purpose of the program is to strengthen the status of education and teachers.Special focus is in female teachers. The idea of the program is also to strengthen the civil society and teachers rights to be a member of teacher union and defe nd their own rights and to enhance their working environment. The program aims also at developing education. Teachers are the key persons in education and they are regarded as role models. Teachers are also key-players to support and motivate families to p ut their children into the school.The program's activitivies are training seminars workshops and information to the teachers and unionists. During the training seminars teachers learn to know their rights and responsibilities and also develop their work as teachers.The seminars activate teachers to be union members and pay their membership fees and build the teacher family - teachers' union - stronger and more effective.The program developes the dialogue between the teacher union and the education administr ation. Good dialogue between the administration and union developes the whole education system in Togo.
REG/VIET/Developing and implementing climate change adaptation measures at local level in Vietnam The Geological Survey of Finland coordinates VIETADAPT II -project in two case study areas in Ba Ria Vun Tau and Thanh Hoa in Vietnam. The main purpose is to increase the capacity of the Vietnamese partners to support the development of climate change adap tation measures for sustainable use of water resources mainly by training young Vietnamese experts like geologists and hydrologists. The Project continues the work of VIETADAPT I (2011 ? 2013) which developed preliminary climate change adaptation measures and identified risks. As a result for example digital surface and groundwater maps and adaptation measures were produced. The Vietnamese institutes conducted research on climate change impacts to groundwater and surface water and related climate change ad aptation options. The project continues to operate intensively with local stakeholders and decision makers in order to receive a common understanding on the need to implement adaptation measures not only on climate change impacts but also to safeguard valu able water resources under intensifying exploitation due to socio-economic development. VIETADAPT II will be implemented together with the Sub-Institute of Hydro-Meteorology and Environment of South Vietnam (SIHYMETE) and the Centre for Water Resources Mon itoring and Forecast'in (CEWAFO) which both work under the lead of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of Vietnam (MONRE). The beneficiaries are now mainly the institutions who receive research information for their decision making and devel op their practises and instruments. In case the results of the Project will be implemented in practise the beneficiaries will include also Vietnamese people in the long run.
Frame agreement with NGO (Siemenpuu) The project involves organizing an international conference on ecological democracy and community rights for 200 participants in Sri Lanka. Local communities in the global South lack decision-making power over the natural resources surrounding them. As a r esult, many communities have become marginalized victims of modern development and environmental damage caused by it. Ecological democracy provides a framework that would enable community participation in decision-making over local environment in their own terms, instead of those of companies or officials. In order to make informed decisions and act accordingly, the communities and grassroots organizations need better access to environmental information. The two-day conference will be held in the turn of S eptember-October 2014 in Kandy, Sri Lanka. The conference precedes a general meeting of Friends of the Earth International (FoEI), which will be held in the same place. Half of the participants in the conference will be local activists and community repres entatives, and the other half FoEI network members from 76 countries. The implementing organization, Centre for Environmental Justice, is FoEI 's member organization in Sri Lanka. The conference enables exchanging information and experiences on environmen tal problems and democratic management of enviroment between local actors and those coming from different parts of the world. A declaration and action plan to achieve ecological democracy will be made in the conference, and afterwards a publication on the conference presentations and discussions will be published. The conference will enhance the capacities of local communities to act on behalf of their environmental and other basic rights and sustainable livelihoods, as well as support international network ing of the environmental movement in Sri Lanka. Centre for Environmental Justice (CEJ) was established in January 2004. CEJ aims to protect the equal environmental rights of the people, conserve nature and natural resources, support ecologically sound comm unity activities, promote good environmental governance and ecological sustainability. CEJ provides free legal advice to the people affected by environmental problems, campaigns against e.g. environmental pollutants and climate change, and raises awareness on environmental impact assessment processes and the environmental outcomes of development initiatives. CEJ is a member of the Friends of the Earth International and functions as the Friends of t
Promoting secure environment by reducing armed violence - Operationalizing Arms Trade Tready In many developing countries violence conducted by small arms and light weapons is an obstacle for sustainable development and slows down the implementation of basic human rights. The focus of the project is to reduce armed violence create a more secure en vironment for sustainable economic and social development. In addition the project will support the increase in local capacity to manage security related infrastructure. The goal of the project is to improve security situation in as many countries as possi ble could be improved nationally regionally and globally. Special target countries are Nepal Ecuador and Pakistan. In addition several activities will be conducted in Cambodia Tanzania and Morocco. The development goals will be advanced among others by sup porting States to implement the Arms Trade Treaty in which the regulation of trade and reducing of illicit trade in small arms and light weapons play an integral role. In order the Treaty to be universal and effective it needs to be implemented in as man y countries as possible. It is of vital importance that the capacity of developing nations to implement the Treaty is as high as possible. This enables the improvement of the security situation. Direct beneficiaries are the governing structures and indirec t beneficiaries are the whole population through improved security situation. The implementation of the Treaty makes it more probable to achieve sustainable development. When the security situation becomes better the development is more probable. In addit ion the project improves the realization of basic human rights - right to life income and personal development. The project is implemented by Parliamentarians for Global Action PGA. The organization is global and has a long standing record for successfully implementing similar projects. The project will be funded for two years and main activities occur during 2015-2016.
Frame Agreement with NGO (Foundation for Human Rights/KIOS) Rwanda's constitution guarantees everyone equal treatment before the law, and the right to an attorney, but not legal assistance at public expense. Rwanda has since 2003 been reformed judiciary for example tightening the qualifications of the judges and in creasing the autonomy of the judiciary in decision-making. Parallel to the Rwanda's national judicial system there has also been developed the community courts Abunzis, in response to the need to ensure better implementation of the legal remedies for the m arginalized population groups. The equality of the access to justice lacking in Rwanda, government-guaranteed public legal aid services as well as Abunzis are difficult to reach and bureaucratic. In addition, the ongoing problems are caused by corruption, excessive processing and the high cost of judicial process. Also the fundamental rights are violated by preventing the introduction of witnesses or accusing the same crime twice. The project aims to promote the realization of human rights protection of th e poorest and most marginalized sections of the population by improving access to justice, as well as increasing the awareness of the authorities on human rights and the rule of law. The project will focus the victims of violations of human rights of the p oor and the marginalized (especially women, children, the disabled, minorities and indigenous members) to raise awareness and promote legal in Kigali. Inara Legal Aid Service (INALAS) is founded by self-employed lawyers in February 2009 in Kigali city. Th e organization's goal is to support the state rule of law principle in accordance with the promotion of the right to equal access to juctice and informing people of their rights.
CBR-Project. Empowerment education and improvement of the social inclusion of families with disabilities. The prevalence rate of people with disabilities (PWDs) in the target area is 8% . Average in Kenya is 4.6% (2009 statistics). The PWDs are commonly marginalized and live in poverty. The purpose of the initiative is to change the attitudes in the communitie s towards the PWDs and to improve their social status and quality of life. The project concentrates on the following components of the CBR matrix: 1. Education 2. Social 3. Empowerment. The initiative is linked to the on-going projects in the area. Improvi ng Livelihood for the Youth and PWDs (FORMIN funded) and a health initiative for PWDs. (ADRA Finland funded).The intended impact of the project is to improve the way PWDs' special needs are taken into account in the communities and also to be perceived as normal members who can add value to the community. The central theme in the project is to change attitudes towards PWDs and to empower them so that they are well equipped to meet the everyday challenges.The initiative supports the cross-cutting development policy objectives. Especially the human rights democracy and the development of responsible civil society. The initiative aims especially to prevent social exclusion and enhance education and social participation. The project will also improve this vulner able groups livelihood opportunities. The project will not create new structures but to strengthen the existing ones. Local schools governments churches and the local Muslim community have a central role. Involvement of these actors is the core condition for the success and they will be included as project partners. Sustainability of the project is built upon these actors. Primary beneficiaries of the project are the PWD families and secondary beneficiaries are the schools pupils and teachers as well as l ocal communities churches and the Muslim Community. Secondary beneficiaries will benefit from new skills new ways of working and through the development strategies.The project aims to create collaboration between the schools government agencies churches an d communities. In addition by educational process increase the awareness of the schools and the community to understand the situation of disabled persons. Help schools local authorities and communities to create a more suitable environment for people with disabilities. Eg access to offices churches schools with a wheelchair. Encourage and help PWDs to organise themselves in associations and groups of interest.
Building a community based model of technological measure application to minimize risks and enhance adaptability to climate change Project overall objective is to contribute to minimizing vulnerability and enhance adaptability to droughts and typhoons in Minh Chau and Ngoc Vung communes. The project has 3 specific objectives: 1) raise awareness and enhance adaptability of local commun ities to climate change and its impacts on socio-economic activities and local environment, 2) experimental implementation of the model of preventing deterioration of household garden and forest soil conserving and using local floral genetic resources in r esponse to droughts wind and storms, 3) evaluate results learn techniques and draw experience from the models disseminate project results and propose policy-related recommendations for localities.It has 4 expected results: 1) Awareness of local people and officers in Minh Chau commune Ngoc Vung commune and Van Don district on impacts of climate change improved and adaptation measures are implemented by local people and officers, 2) Management of plant resources in home-based gardens forests in the two comm unes strengthened, 3) Two models of advanced technical application to reduce impacts of droughts wind and typhoons which based on the approved design successfully implemented, 4) Local capacity of soil deterioration and drought impact control strengthened
IDA16 replenishment International Development Association IDA16 replenishment. Brussels December 15 2010 ? A final agreement was reached today on a US$49.3 billion funding package for the International Development Association (IDA) the World Bank?s fund for the poorest countr ies and a key actor in progress towards achieving the Millennium Development Goals.Funding for the sixteenth IDA replenishment (IDA16) is up 18 percent on the previous round three years ago and follows pledges not only from traditional donors but also fund ing from within the World Bank Group and from current and former IDA borrowers. The new compact is manifested in strong pledges from both traditional and new donors contributions through pre-payments from countries that used to borrow interest-free loans f rom IDA and contributions from World Bank and IFC net income. ?With this robust IDA replenishment we will have the ability to help immunize 200 million more children extend health services to over 30 million people give access to improved water sources t o 80 million more people help build 80000 kilometers of roads and train and recruit over two million teachers? Zoellick said. The agreement marks the last opportunity for donors and poor countries to effectively use IDA funds to make more progress on reach ing the Millennium Development Goals which includes the internationally agreed target to halve poverty by 2015. A total of 51 donors pledged to IDA16 which covers the period from July 2011 to June 2014. ?The funding pledges show support from an extraordin ary global coalition of donors and borrowers which have come together to ensure that even in these difficult economic times we offer hope and opportunity to the world?s poor? said World Bank Group President Robert B. Zoellick. ?This strong level of support is a testimony to IDA?s relentless focus on results that bring improvements on the ground for poor people.?
Ensuring Food Security for Orphan and Vulnerable Children and Their Families. The problems of the target communities of Woliso and Dilele in Oromya state are varied. The main cause to problems is poverty and the effects HIV/AIDS. The poverty in these specific areas is attributable mainly to lack of knowledge and skill lack of employ ment opportunities and lack of financial resource and working premises to get involved in income generating activities or self -employment. Orphan and vulnerable children (OVC) are educationally nutritionally psycho-socially and economically disadvantaged. As the mothers/ care givers of these OVC's are poor and destitute almost all of the children cannot go to school unless they get support.The overall objective of the project is to is to contribute to the long term improvement in the social and living cond itions of orphan and vulnerable children (OVC) and their mothers / caregivers in the project area. The project will contribute to this goal by these key activities: ? Creating access for Early Childhood Care Development Education (ECCD) to OVC?s in order t o support their educational path and to enable their mothers/caregivers the possibility for income generating activities when their children are in care.? Providing the caregivers/mothers income generating trainings like poultry and dairy farming and invol ving them in Micro Credit and Saving Co-operatives? Giving community awareness trainings about OVC issues and HIV/AIDS in the communities of Woliso and DileleThe main beneficiaries are the OVCs 1200 (840 female + 360 male) their mothers/ caregivers 1925 (9 5% female) and the 600 CBO members and community elders receiving awareness rsising. The project is targeted to the most vulnerable in the communities of Woliso and Dilele namely the orphan and vulnerable children and their caregivers therefore reducing in equalities is a major focus of this project. Likewise 95% of the caregivers are women therefore this project has taken gender issues into strong consideration. Maedot always promotes fuel efficient technologies to conserve the forest stalk hence climate i mpact has been considered carefully.The project is working with the existing structures the Ethiopian Government advocates NGO?s involvement in the Micro Credit and Savings Co-operatives moitored by the state. The government also encourages the provision o f alternative basic education since they are practically non existent.
Frame Agreement with NGO (Plan International Finland Foundation) Project supports quality early learning and development of children at home and community settings and co-operates with government authorities in order to improved legislation and resources for early childhood care and development (ECCD). Timor-Leste is th e poorest country in Asia, 50 % of its population living under the poverty line. 30% of school-aged children never enrol in school and appr. half of those who enrol, drop out before finishing third grade. At an average, 5% of children attend early learning centres. The project provides quality ECCD services in 30 villages in Aileu and Lautem districts by establishing playgroups and preschools, strengthening and imporiving the quality of the existing preschool services and supporting the transition of childr en from preschools to primary schools. Parents also receive training on how to support holistic development and learning of their children. Advocacy work is done through a national ECCD network and working directly with relevant authorities. As a result of the project half of the children in the 30 project villages will be able to attend quality preschools. The project is implemented by Plan and in Lautem by a local NGO Esperanca whose capacity is also strengthened through the project.
Women in Business (Grate ne Biznes) - Development of the Market Opportunities for Women Entrepreneurs in Production and Services Grate ne Biznes / Women in Business/ is a NGO /foundation/ established and operational since year 2010 as a response to women?s needs in Kosovo especially in the fields of entrepreneurship and business. The primary goal of the project is to increase income of the women entrepreneurs in rural and urban areas by extending their market opportunities enhancing knowledge and expertise in marketing and by fostering efficient and high quality production in small scale facilities. Through this project the women ent repreneurs members of the GnB network will increase production capacities with focus in production management quality management and inventory management as basis to establish sustainable production system for entering women?s market centre. Project's over all objective is: Increase of income generating potential of women entrepreneurs by promoting production services and marketing in Kosovo. Specific objectives are: ?New market opportunities in the segment of the vegetable production catering and services a re developed?Production of the participating women entrepreneurs is more efficient extended and achieved high quality ?Women entrepreneurs are organized in order to:i)better meet market needs ii)increase productivity and efficiency iii)improve quality of t he products and facilitate production for meeting WMC needs
Frame agreement with NGO (Suomen Lahetysseura ry) The project improves living conditions of people in the Meskan-Silte area. With the help of the project freshwater springs will be protected in order to guarantee clean drinking water to the communities, school and health services will be strengthened and agricultural and animal husbandry technics will be improved. Prevention of erosion will be enhanced through embankments and flood barriers, establishment of nurseries for reforestation and agroforestry development. Livelihoods of women will be improved by developing new income generating activities, i.e. beekeeping, poultry and vegetable gardening. Health education and training about healthy nourishment and hygiene will be offered, cooperatives will be established and traditional organizations strengthened to support local communities. By the end of the project, the communities have better food security due to better soil quality, vegetable gardens, fruit trees and beekeeping. The situation of women and girls is improved through increased access to education for girls, new livelihood alternatives, self-help groups and marketing strategies. Water and hygiene conditions are improved through building of latrines. The beneficiaries of the project are the approximately 55.000 inhabitants of 8 villages in the area of Meskan-Silte. The implementing agency is the Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus / South Central Synod Development and Social Services Commission (EECMY-DASSC-SCS) in Hossana.
Empowerment of women and girls of Akouda - finding new economical possibilities The Tunisia SOS Villages d' Enfants ( SOS Children's Villages ) organization has been working for a long time in Tunisia and has gained a lot of respect for its work.The SOS organization proposed on the 10.21.2013 to the Finnish Embassy in Tunis an intere sting project related to important themes such as gender equality. The project will be implemented in Akouda which is located near Sousse's tourist resorts. Tourism employs thousands of people in Sousse which have attracted residents of center Tunisia t o relocate to Sousse hoping for better job opportunities. Sousse in Tunisia is also known for the infamous neighborhoods with high unemployment rates and poverty. The one-year project is intended to help Akouda's women and their children. In the first part of the project women and their children will attend workshops on women's rights and international CEDAW agreement which Tunisia has ratified. CEDAW aims to promote human rights and the realization of gender equality. These training sessions have been tail ored to the target audience 's age and level of education . Training courses are made more attractive to the public by organizing drawing competitions.Workshops will also be organized to show to mothers the importance of education for their girls. The obje ctive of this part of the project is to help 115 women to register themselves or to register their children in different educational institutions. In the second part of the project the organization will prepare with the women living in Akouda an overview o f the existing employment possibilities for women in the area. The SOS will try to identify women's existing business opportunities and try to assess the need for additional training for these women to develop their activity. Within this same project a tot al of five women will be provided assistance and expertise in starting their new profit- generating activity by providing them with micro-loans (860 euros per women) for small scale projects.
Support to private Sector Development Reform Programme II Private Sector Development Reform Programme (PSDRP) is an umbrella programme that brings together the Zambian Government's efforts for improving the enabling business and investment environment in the country. Finland has continued as the main donor of the programme during its second phase for 2009-2014 to complement the government funding. Under the second phase the activities will focus on five main areas: Business licensing MSME development labour productivity public-private partnerships and trade expan sion. At the final phase of the programme Finnish funding has also been earmarked to spesific projects in order to enable results-based reporting. The development objective for the second phase is improving the competitiveness of the Zambian economy. The r esults of the programme are measured though several indicators including the World Bank Group's Doing Business Index as well as the World Economic Forum's Global Competitiveness Index. The programme has also tried to create platforms for public-private dia logue and to increase the opportunities for private sector to influence the policy and legislative reforms that affect their operating environment.
Frame Agreement with NGO (WWF Finland) The focus of Living Himalayas Initiative is particularly working on climate change and freshwater, which are linked strongly to the health and functionality of unique terrestrial ecosystems in the region that protect the freshwater services that serve almo st a billion people in the South Asia region. The region (Bhutan, India and Nepal) is under heavy pressure from infrastructure development, mainly hydropower, and there is a need to ensure that there are reasonable conditions to ensure food and water secur ity as well as maintaining the ecosystem and biodiversity.Programme is building on regional vision to ensure that the inextricably linked ecosystems that provide valuable services to both people and nature would be sustainably managed and conserved by the governments and people in the Eastern Himalayas for times to come. Beneficiaries: Governments of participating countriesImplementor: Living Himalayas Initiative at WWF BhutanCooperation partners: Asian Development Bank and International Centre for Intergra ded Mountain Development (ICIMOD)
Human Rights Network - Uganda Civil Society Organizations Synergy for Peace and Justice in Uganda Human Rights Network ? Uganda (HURINET-U) has so far implemented successfully the 3rd phase of the project titled, CSOs Synergy for peace and justice. The third project was a progression of the work that had been done with support of the Finnish Embassy o n peace building human rights promotion training workshops with advocacy elements. This work enabled HURINET make a remarkable progress in its previous project implementation activities ranging from peace building and human rights promotion training worksh ops and through engagement on cross border issues. The capacity building of the different stakeholders through trainings and dialogues helped in providing a platform for the different stakeholders to not only share with each other knowledge and best practi ces but also strengthening working relation and joint campaigns in the promotion and protection of human rights. The environment in Uganda continues to be very harsh towards the area of Human Rights with political heads specifically targeting to tarnish th e names and reputations of Human Rights organizations and peace actors. The Country continues its journey towards becoming a militarized state as the duties of the police and the army continues to overlap each other. The intervention of the government in t he work of the Legislature as well as the Judiciary has taken an even more interesting turn with the president calling for National Resistance Movement (NRM) caucus meetings to influence the decisions of Parliament and even judiciary. The government also c ontinues to be threatened by any human rights advocacy. On two occasions government representatives at district level (Resident District Commissioners) have stopped interventions under the Synergy for Peace and Justice Project. Radio talk shows focusing on the role of security agencies in cross border conflict have been stopped at the last moment due to the threat towards government. Human rights enjoyment and realization continue to deteriorate with more stringent laws such as NGO Act and the recent public order management bill (POMB) which was recently passed amidst the general public outcry as it requires planned meetings to be submitted to police a week in advance and allows to prevent a public meeting if they deem it a breach of peace as such it narrow political participation. All these bad laws if not repealed with curtail and narrow the operating space for human rights defenders peace builders and the general public.
Frame Agreement with NGO (Finn Church Aid) Poor access to education with regard to poor literacy rates and skills development is one of the biggest problems Sierra Leone. It is estimated that only around 43% of the adult population (over 15 years) are literate (male 55%, female 33%). Girls? school dropout is particularly significant causes being for example parents? inability to purchase school materials and cultural practices such as early marriage. Women and girls are very often discriminated against in the rural areas in Sierra Leone in education and employment. The districts of Koinadugu and Bombali suffer from lack of adequate opportunities for basic education and access to livelihood opportunities, and women clearly trail behind their male counterparts with regards access to and control over pr oductive assets, skills and education.The overall objective of the project is to increase the economic and social well-being of vulnerable girls and women in Makeni and Kabala towns in Sierra Leone. Vulnerable women and girls who have had limited access to education and often have poor literacy skills are offered a so called ?second chance? to learn vocational skills that are relevant to the current and future employment market and enhance small business opportunities for beneficiaries. New vocational skill s together with improved life and literacy skills contribute to graduates empowerment, increased self-confidence and contribute to reduced vulnerability.Skills training centres in Kabala and Makeni town provide training in dressmaking, weaving, textile dye ing, catering and hospitality trades and agriculture. Curriculum content in training centres will include entrepreneurial skills development and incorporate on-the-job training/internships (with external outlets) and production learning opportunities (cent re based outlet). Adult literacy and numeracy classes and kindergarten/creche services are also provided at the skills training centres.Rights-holders /beneficiaries: Rural and urban girls and young womenImplementing partner: Forum for African Women Educat ionalist (FAWE Sierra Leone)
Refugee Consortium of Kenya The Refugee Consortium of Kenya is a registered national Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) under registration certificate NO. OP.218/051/2004/0230/3356. RCK was initiated in 1998 in response to the increasingly complex refugee situation in Kenya. The cor e mandate of RCK is promoting and protecting refugee rights in Kenya and in the East Africa region through provision of legal aid in Kenyan courts of law on asylum related matters, legal counseling and advice in the refugee status determination (RSD) proce ss, advocacy for creation of refugee-friendly policies and laws and promoting and monitoring the protection of refugee rights through research and documentation.Kenya is host to approximately 579790 refugees and asylum seekers from the Horn of Africa and t he Great Lakes Region. Of these over 70% are women and children. Majority of refugees and asylum seekers are found in 3 main locations namely Dadaab refugee camp Kakuma refugee camp and Nairobi for urban refugees. Whereas Garissa town is settled by pockets of refugees it is a major transit point for asylum seekers and refugees to and from Somalia Dadaab and other urban areas. The participatory assessment conducted by UNHCR on 19th February 2014 revealed that women continue to face risk of GBV as a result of insecurity in the camps inadequate alternative sources of fuel that force women to go fetch firewood in the bush where women are raped by bandits. Current interactions with clients in our legal aid clinics continue to confirm the same. This indicates ther e is a continued need for GBV response and preventions. The UNHCR Comprehensive Needs Assessment report highlighted the need to increase support and accessibility of services to persons with disabilities.The main objectives of the proposed project: ?To inc rease access to justice and legal assistance for refugees and members of host communities? survivors of SGBV within Kakuma and Dadaab refugee camps and Garissa by August 2015,?To improve access of psychosocial support to survivors of SGBV within Kakuma ref ugee camp and Garissa by August 2015?To enhance protection monitoring of transit corridors for cases on SGBV and trafficking in persons by August 2015
Frame Agreement with NGO (Finn Church Aid) As education project activities of FCA?s Asia Regional Office have been further developed in the programme countries, it has been realised that there are increasing needs to have an education technical adviser in the region in order to improve programme qu ality, ensure development of new programme initiatives, identifying new local partnerships as well as network with other stakeholders working in the education sector, such as UN and other development partners. The overall objective is to improve effectiven ess, quality and impact of the FCA regional programme focusing on the thematic area of Right to Education (R2E). We aim to hire an education technical adviser who will be also supporting and contributing to FCA?s staff and partner capacity building, FCA?s advocacy and fundraising efforts related to education programme both in the country and regional levels. The proposed position is in line with FCA?s regional strategy, and supporting the strategic goals especially related to programme quality, capacity bui lding, advocacy and fundraising.Activities: ? Conduct education programme planning, monitoring and evaluation (PME)? Support education programme development and management? Support development of education project proposals? Report writing and documentati on? Contribute to capacity building of partner organisations and regional FCA staff? Represent FCA and attend coordination meetings, such as education cluster and other relevant meetings in the region? Network and build relationships with other sectoral st akeholders, including donorsPartner:Technical adviser will identify new local partnerships and support FCA?s partners in R2E programming
Frame agreement with NGO (Suomen Lahetysseura ry) The project is a wide and integral community development initiative in six kebeles in Sailem, all of them having a Manjo minority. In Kafa Zone, this ethnic minority is traditionally a discriminated and despised people living in the margins of the society. The project aims to promote peaceful coexistence and cooperation between the peoples and improve the socio-economic situation of the Manjo. There are about 20 000 beneficiaries of the Saylem woreda that benefit from the project annually. The activities in clude organizing local discussion forums, improving agricultural productivity (e.g. apple and vegetable production, coffee management), improving the school environment and supporting the education of destitute students and persons with disabilities, prov iding trainings on environmental and health issues, improving income generation opportunities for women and the youth, improving access to water, and building capacity of the partner organization. The implementing agency is the Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus / Illubabor Bethel Synod Development and Social Services Commission (EECMY-DASSC-IBS) in Mettu.