Funders:
1. Social Action Trust Fund - Tanzania and American rganization
partnership (SATF)
2. Stromme Foundation Norway (SF)
3. Foundation for Civil Society Tanzania (FCS)
4. Tanzania Forest Fund (TFF) - Tanzania Forest Fund is a Conservation Trust Fund (CTF) established to provide stable and long term source of funding for sustainable conservation and management of forest resources in Tanzania
1. The Social Action Trust Fund (SATF) supports activities and materialistic supplies related to the education of orphans vulnerable children (OVC's). Furthermore, SATF tries to incorporate cross-cutting issues such as: Advocacy, Gender and institutional development.
Activities from KIDI with SATF:
Introducing the project to the targeted community
Identify OVC's in each school
Short-listing the most vulnerable children to be incorporated in the project
Support of the selected children for signing registration form.
Purchase the scholastic materials and pay school fees for Secondary and Vocational students
Make follow-up of the supported children
Communication with various stakeholders on issues related to the challenges
Conduct assessment for Psychosocial Care and Support for MVCs at each school
Organize and conduct meetings that involve guardians, MVCs parents, local leaders and teachers
2. Stromme Foundation (SF) concentrates on two thematic areas: Microfinance and education.
SF supports its partners who are primary local churches and community NGOs and Microfinance Institutions in their work.
Activities from KIDI with SF:
Construction of classrooms in Primary Schools
Construction of kitchen rooms in Primary Schools
Construction of Pit Latrines at Primary Schools
Construction of Teachers Houses
Board meetings
Local Resource Mobilizaionactivities
Providing sports and games facilities
Developing water sustainability
Community Managed Microfinance (CMMF). The project will use local mobilized savings as a source of capital which is owned by its memebers and all interest earning accrued to it.
Overal goal of CMMF Project is to improve the rural people's ability to take part in all steps of development and fight poverty.
3. The foundation for Civil Society (FCS) will support activities in four major areas:
Participation in policy development and implementation;
enhancing good governance and civil rights; promotion of safety nets and support to the vulnerable; strengthening lobbying, advocacy and networking abilities of Community Social Organizations (CSO).
Activities from KIDI with FCS:
Organizing and conducting a district stakeholder's workshop, aim to disseminate baseline survey findings and improve common understanding provided by MKUKUTA (National Strategy for Poverty Reduction in Tanzania)
Advocating for effective implementation of MKUKUTA, Budget trekking and resource allocation from National level
Organizing and conducting seminars in 14 rural marginalized wards
Organizing and carrying community meetings in 14 wards concerning public dialogue initiatives to reduce poverty in their respective communities. Besides, lobbying and advocating for rural communities participation the process of MKUKUTA implementation
Monitoring and evaluation of the project organize seminars in district to assess the training impact. Community development officer, District water Engineer, District planner and the Education Department participate
4. Tanzania Forest Fund (TFF)
Tanzania Forest Fund is a Conservation Trust Fund (CTF) established to provide stable and long term source of funding for sustainable conservation and management of forest resources in Tanzania
Main activities from TFF
- Training on participatory forest management and environmental conservation
- Formation of forest management committees and their networks at ward and village levels
- Formation of Beekeeping groups and support 100 people with beehives to engage in beekeeping