Detailed Mechanism Funding and Narrative

Years of mechanism: 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Details for Mechanism ID: 17191
Country/Region: Kenya
Year: 2013
Main Partner: Reformed Church of East Africa
Main Partner Program: NA
Organizational Type: FBO
Funding Agency: USAID
Total Funding: $0

October 2013 $151,031.

One of the OVC RFA- Support to Nyanza and Rift Valley awards was made to Reformed Church of East Africa (RCEA). The award targeted local organizations in Kenya to carry out orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) activities, and thus directly supports PEPFARs goal of working with local organizations and USAIDs Implementation of Procurement Reform (IPR) Objective 2 - Local Capacity Development, which focuses on building partnerships with new and local partners in development to improve the capacity and sustainability of the local community thereby improving aid effectiveness.

With funding from USAID, Watoto Wazima mobilizes and scale-up community-based responses to Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC) to enable them live a normal life. The project aims to empower OVCs and their families with skills that enhance their productivity and improve livelihoods to meet the needs of caregiving. Activities include: Improving essential services for OVCs through: Identifying and assessing the needs of OVCs and their families, scaling up essential services such as education, health, birth registration, psychological support, housing and legal protection and mobilizing county leaders and stakeholders to respond to needs. Strengthening community-based institutions will focus on: Training community health volunteers and community institutions on child protection, OVC needs and OVC support and Community mobilizations to raise awareness of OVC needs and rights. Building household and school capacity to respond to OVC needs will include: Training caregivers on psychosocial support, counseling skills, and entrepreneur skills, Providing small grants to households to initiate income-generating activities and Forming support groups and clubs to engage OVCs.

Funding for Care: Orphans and Vulnerable Children (HKID): $0

With funding from USAID, Watoto Wazima mobilizes and scale-up community-based responses to Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC) to enable them live a normal life. The project aims to empower OVCs and their families with skills that enhance their productivity and improve livelihoods to meet the needs of caregiving. Activities include: Improving essential services for OVCs through: Identifying and assessing the needs of OVCs and their families, scaling up essential services such as education.

Key Issues Identified in Mechanism
Implement activities to change harmful gender norms & promote positive gender norms
Increase gender equity in HIV prevention, care, treatment and support
Increasing women's access to income and productive resources
Increasing women's legal rights and protection
Child Survival Activities