Concept notes invited for USAID’s Global Development Alliance

65 comments to Concept notes invited for USAID’s Global Development Alliance

• Hakim John Aseri

  March 4, 2011 at 8:04 am

  Hi!
  I’m delighted to learn about the development and urge awards to be given on merit. I’ll send the concept in couple of days.
  Thanks.
  Hakim John A
  HOCOSEN-YEI
  SOUTH SUDAN

• SUNDAY GODFREY

  February 27, 2011 at 11:29 am

  Name of Organization: Bundibugyo Hand of Hope
  Country of Location: Uganda
  Name of Executive Director: Sunday Godfrey

  Thanks alot for the good work you are doing of updating us on the latest call for proposals, concept papers among other opportunities highly sought by Non Governmental Organizations.

  Let me take this gracious moment to first appreciate all you are doing in order to create a smile in many people’s faces. Bundibugyo Hand of Hope is an organization geared towards; “Having a Transformed and Empowered society that values human dignity and equality for all”. For the time that we have spent now we have been in position to draw the attention of people on things that they never valued greatly like; Promoting Adult Education, Sensitizing People on the role of Proper Nutrition on health living, School Related Gender Based Violence, Culture Vs Child Protection and so on… On behalf of the Board of Directors and the Executive, I seek for your HAND as we reach our people. We Will be very much interested to partake in submitting the Concept notes.

  Thank you

• MACHILIKA MATEMBA

  February 25, 2011 at 11:44 am

  Dear friends,
  Indeed this is a chance on how we can sustain our programmes in our respective countries.
  But my concern is that I know USAID very much from my country Malawi that the officers their prefers those partner organizations they have already worked with and sometimes it is very discouraging especially in my country for one to develop the concept with confidence due to the stated reason.

  I can give an example that in 2008,I was one of the participants of the briefing session on USAID activities and many organizations submitted their concepts but finally we heard that they only preferred those organizations who were already in partnership and also they considered those who were working with FHI.
  With such tendency we can be very discouraged to develop a concept confidently.
  Unless we all are assured that this is an open call to all organizations not only biased too their partners.
  I am developing the concept but we need the feedback whether we have failed or not.
  I wish every one a success.

• SINGH RAJ TAMANG

  February 22, 2011 at 11:45 am

  Summary of proposal/applicant

  Name of organization: Hope Foundation Trust Nepal

  Country in which organization based: Nepal

  Title of project: Sahugaun Mahadev Kharka Village Project: (1) Education Project (2) Micro-finance Co-operative Project

  Amount of funding needed:
  For a year total $11,403
  For five years total $57,015

  1.Organisation

  Name of organization : Hope Foundation Trust Nepal

  Country where organization based : Nepal

  Contact details:
  Postal address:Tupche-4,Nuwakot
  Nepal

  Contact person : Singh Raj Tamang, Chair person of HFTN

  Other projects:

  HFTN was not registered with the Nepal government as a non-profit government organization until recently. However, HFTN was existed and all the executive board members were there. Under HFTN in 2008, Tupche Village Development Committee (VDC), which is the lowest unit of the political division, Ward Numbers 4 and 5, HFTN accomplished a drinking water project- Watisyong Drinking Water Project. Under this project, HFTN repair and rebuilt ten water taps and three water reservoir tank. It cost Rs. 100,000 @74 $1,351. Its half cost was contributed by a brother living in the United Kingdom, and rest of it was collected within the beneficiaries of the project. The beneficiaries had contributed in different form such as work without pay and material supplies. Currently, there are several groups formed in the community to teach about basic hygienic in the community.

  Staff
  As of today, there is no paid staff since HFTN does not have any regular funding partner. But HFTN have volunteers for different group.

  Annual turnover
  Fiscal year 2008 to 2009, Watisyong Drinking Water Project Rs. 100,000@74 $1,351 and HFTN board members annual dues Rs16,520 @74 $223. Total annual turnover is $1,574.

  2.Project

  Title : Sahugaun Mahadev Kharka Village Project: (1) Education Project (2) Micro-finance Co-operative Project
  Start date and duration : January 2010 to February 2015

  Area of implementation
  Sahugaun and Mahadev Kharka, Tupche Development Committee, Ward Numbers 4, 5, and 7, Nuwakot District, Nepal. These places are villages, and hardly people have enough food to eat from traditional farming. They are under 65% illiterate. Ward Number 4 to 7 takes two hours on foot. In the middle of Ward Number 4 and 7, there is only one government funded primary school. However, at Ward Number 4, there is a primary school up to grade 3 funded by local community. Children have to walk on foot at least 40 minutes from their home to school. Due to poor farmers and long distance for school, many children are not attending school. Parents are not sending children to school because basic need of hand to mouth problem, and ignorance because they are illiterate.

  Needs identification

  The current need in the community is education, health, and income generating micro-finance activity. These projects will help the community members to explore and understand the world at large being able to read and write, and have enough income for their needs. HFTN is founded on the ground that all the members are downtrodden indigenous Tamang and outcast people group of Nepali society. Tamangs are largely known for honesty and known for third largest people group in Nepal. Unfortunately, they are behind in every aspect in the society. Whenever girls trafficking issue is in the discussion, unfortunately Tamangs are there associated largely by believing innocently to others, and they are affected of trafficking. Nepali government and society knows it, but they just turned deaf-ear to solve the problem. HFTN realized that this is largely due to poor and not having education. If we just depend on government to solve problem and meet our basic fundamental needs, we will waste our time again for decades to come. It is therefore time for us to take our destiny in our own hands. This is how identified the need and born the HFTN to make Tupche VDC Ward Numbers 4, 5, and 7 villages a “Role Model” first, and then we would like to use this “Role Model” template to other backward communities to change.

  Beneficiaries
  According to Nepal Government’s census 1991, Tupche VDC has total 6614 population –male 3245 and female-3370 in 9 Ward Numbers. Wards numbers 4, 5, and 7 have total 2240 population. In Ward Number 4, male 542 and female 514 total 1056, Ward Number 5, male 235 and female 255 total 490, and Ward Number 7, male 242 and female 236 total 478 population.
  In these ward numbers, underprivileged indigenous Tamang people and socially outcast the so-called untouchable people are living. Both groups are largely uneducated, and depending on traditional farming. HFTN’s projects are focused to make these people 100% literate and empower them by giving skill training so that they could generate alternative income.
  Currently, these people are highly illiterate, socially, politically, and economically backward, and 70% of them are 15 to 25 years old. Since they are uneducated, they don’t have any skill that they could generate income apart from farming. Most of them are going to gulf countries for labor jobs. Many of them are failed to bring bread and butter to their home.
  HFTN’s projects will benefit 368 household and total 2240 population of Tupche VDC ward numbers 4, 5, and 7. For them there is two government funded primary schools up to grade five at ward number 4 and 5 with a basic health clinic. Walking distant to primary schools are 40 minutes on foot.

  Aim

  HFTN hopes to contribute to with this project to make 100% educated and economically sustainable and independent community. In other word, to change the community in holistic approach by educating them about their available and potential resources for their good, and empowering them with education, health care and income generating activities.

  Objective
  To bring holistic and sustainable change in the communities.

  Activities
  There will be several activities.
  First, educate community members through adult education program for adults to teach how to read and write, and support for their children’s education by providing scholarship.

  Second, HFTN will empower community members through micro-finance to generate income. In this project the beneficiaries will get seed money to raise goat, bee keeping, fish farming and the like.

  Third, community members will empower through skill development training. In this project, the beneficiaries will receive the skill training such as, sewing, hosiery, carpentry, and the like. Through these projects, the beneficiaries will generate alternative income apart from existing traditional farming.

  Finally, each community will have a “Community Health Center,” which will provide basic health care to community members such as, hygienic awareness, oral health education, provide bandage for wounds, cleaning wounds, provide worm medicines, and vitamins. In the long run, HFTN will build structure for the community health center, recruit health workers in partnership with the community.

  Monitoring and evaluation

  In four tiers, a project will be monitored and evaluated. First, HFT Nepal board members will monitor and evaluate that whether the project meet the goal. Second, there will be beneficiary committee. They will monitor and evaluate that whether a project meet their needs. Third, Chief District Office (Nepal government’s administrative body where HFTN was originated and registered) will monitor and evaluate that whether a project is benefiting the target group and complying with the Nepal government’s rule and regulation of non-governmental organization’s purpose to develop a society. Fourth, Social Welfare Council (Nepal government’s independent body specifically monitors to non-profit organizations’ activities, where HFTN is affiliated and registered) will monitor a project that whether available grant for the particular project has properly been used and benefited the beneficiaries with audited reports.
  Participation
  In the planning, four groups of people have involved. First, HFTN executive committee decides the project and its activities for specific people group or geographic area. This group is the visionary, leading and implementing body. Second, the beneficiaries group involves in the planning that this group composes as beneficiary. This group has compelling appeal for the project and its activities that the benefit from the project goes to them. Since the project is focused on this group’s needs, their involvement in planning and participation at the time of the project and post project period is crucial. Third, experts in related field will involve. This group has knowledge to identify real need and lasting impact of the project for the beneficiaries. HFTN executive committee consults with experts to assess the impact of the project in the planning.
  For implementation and evaluation, HFTN executive committee will oversee and evaluate the project through a recruited project co-coordinator. The co-coordinator is responsible for oversee the implementation of the project day by day basis being on the field. He has duty to prepare reports of the project and to report to HFTN executive committee. This committee will evaluate the effectiveness of project. Second, the beneficiaries group will have committee that they will mobilize the beneficiaries to participate in the project. Without beneficiaries participation and belongingness of the project, the particular project will not sustain for long term and bring change in the community. So that committee will implement the project in their community by participation and evaluate by whether their needs are met. Third, Chief District office (CDO) will evaluate the project through the audited reports of the project prepared by HFTN executive committee. CDO is the government’s administration body that has jurisdiction to evaluate the project. If CDO finds the project is not meeting the goal, they can terminate the registration of the HFTN. Fourth, Social Welfare Council (SWC) will evaluate the project on the basis of the project report prepared by HFTN executive committee and approved by CDO. SWC is also independent government administration body that has jurisdiction to evaluate and make suggestion to any project that CDO has approved. If SWC finds the project is not complying with Nepal government’s rules and law and not meeting the needs of the beneficiaries, it has authority to halt the project and can terminate the HFTN’s activities.
  Beneficiaries are the main focus of the project. Without their involvement in the project and belongingness of the project, any project will not be sustainable. The beneficiaries involve in planning of the project to identify real needs. They involve in the project by participation actively during the project and post project period to take care of the project.

  Outcomes
  The expected outcomes for beneficiaries and their environment are as follows: First, Education project will carry on educating beneficiaries. It will be education for every illiterate adult to teach how to read and write. For young and children, there will be school scheme that enables them to go to school, and to help to do better in school. HFTN will finance to repair existing primary schools’ physical condition and help to recruit qualified teachers. In addition to that, HFTN will organize regular and occasional educational activities. For example, there will be after-school tutoring centers to help weak students, scholarship for poor families’ children, and occasional educational activities in community learning center. These projects will carry on by beneficiaries and HFTN will oversee them. At the time, when all the people in community can read and write and have higher education, they will able to explore and identify their livelihood by adopting or inventing new abed modern ways. HFTN aims to make everyone educated within five years of education project.
  Second, HFTN will carry on community micro finance cooperative project. This project will provide micro level income generating revolving loan. The loan will provide for poultry farming, fishery, pig farming, hosiery training skills, sewing training. These skills will help to generate extra income or better income for beneficiaries. The beneficiaries will have committee, and HFTN will oversee the project and its progress.
  Through these projects, HFTN believes that beneficiaries will have more income and will independent from traditional farming. They will be aware about climate change and stop the deforestation despite their growing needs. Finally, the beneficiaries will generate alternate income through empowerment training rather than destroying the natural environment.

  Sustainability

  The project is sustainable when it meets the needs of the target group. Once the target group’s needs are met, there will be tangible result that they will be educated and able to educate coming generation. Second, benefited people will consider the project as their own, and there will be belongingness. The project will be benefiting to the community for long term. In contrast, the project is not sustainable if it does not meet the needs of the target group’s need and not able to get tangible outcome in the lives of the target group.
  Yes, HFTN will continue at post funding years. To continue maintain and give benefit to community is the goal of this project. HFTN will oversee and build community network to keep running even post project period.

  Total cost of the project:
  1. Education
  (a)Adult Education
  Ward 4, 5, and 7 will have 5 adult education stations. Each station will have one teacher. For five teacher per month remuneration will cost 5 times Rs.1500= Rs.7, 500 times 12 (for a year) will Rs.90, 000 @$74=$1,216. For material such as books, stationery will cost Rs.10, 000 @74 $135.
  This project will continue for five years. HFTN aims to make literate all the adults within five years in the area where the project will carry on. For five years total budget will $1,216+$135 x 5=$6,755.

  (b)Scholarship for children
  Per child Rs. 500 for 30 children in a year will cost Rs. 500 times 12 =Rs. 60,000 @74=$811. This will use for school supplies such as, books, paper, pencil, and tuition fees. This project will carry on as long as HFTN can get grant to make educate all the children living in the area.
  HFTN requests grant for five years. In five years, it will cost $811 times 5= $4,055.

  2. Community Micro-finance co-operative
  1.Each year HFTN will subsidize to ten household for fishery, goat keeping, poultry farming, bee keeping. Each household will receive Rs.30, 000. For ten households Rs. 30,000 times 10 will cost Rs.300, 000 @ 74 $4,054 for a year.
  For five years, it will cost $4,054 times 5=$20,270.
  The benefited household will start pay back to HFTN on installment basis after two years of receiving without interest to the HFTN. This returning fund will use for other beneficiaries, continue the project to years to come and sustain the project at large.

  2.HFTN will provide skill development training to generate income for community such as, sewing, hosiery, and crafts. For particular skill training, HFTN will hire expert and will pay for expert’s fees. HFTN will organize such training four times a year. Each training will cost Rs. 20,000 times 4=Rs.80, 000 (@74= $1,081 in a year. Each training will benefit ten beneficiaries. In a year, forty people will benefit. This project will continue for five years. For five years will cost $1081 times 5=$5405.

  3.Staffs and office expenditures

  HFTN will have three staff members –one project co-coordinator, one project supervisor, and one assistant to office.
  Project co-coordinator will get Rs. 7,400 a month remuneration times 12 will Rs. 88,800 @74 $1,200.
  Project supervisor will get Rs.5,500 a moth remuneration times 12 will Rs.66,000 @74 $892.
  Assistant to office will get Rs.4,500 a month remuneration times 12 will Rs. 54,000 @74 $730.
  For office rent will cost Rs. 2,500 a moth times 12 will cost Rs. 30,000 @74 $405.
  Office furniture and stationary will cost Rs. 15,000 @74 $203 for one time.
  One desktop computer and communication will cost Rs. 50,000 @74 $676 for one time.
  Total annual project cost $7,297, and including overhead expenditure for five years will cost $11,403.
  For five years total project cost $36,485, and including overhead expenditure for five years will cost $57,015.

  Grant needed:
  For a year total $11,403
  For five years total $57,015

• Larry Brown

  February 21, 2011 at 9:25 am

  Are intended to implement a poverty reduction program for Youth and young families in rural areas in Kajiado Kenya.we have no access to funds.

  Can i forward a concept note?

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