THIS IS A CONTINUING ACTIVITY. THIS IS A REPLACEMENT NARRATIVE FROM FY2008 COP

Activities in this project 2,700 OVCs and their caretakers will be served through the following: 1)

Construction or improvement of 900 shelters and ventilated pit latrines. 2) Writing and authorization of

inheritance plans to protect property rights of 900 families receiving HFHMz shelter interventions 3)

Distribution of long-lasting insecticide treated nets (LLINs). 4) Provision of Certeza water purification kits. 5)

Training in health (including use of LLINs to prevent malaria, use of Certeza kits, basic hygiene).

HFHMz will target the rural districts of Manica and Gondola in Manica Province (Central Region) and rural

districts within Nampula and/or Zambezia Provinces (Northern Region). Within these areas, HFHMz targets

poor families caring for OVC. Priority is given to families with sick and/or dying caregivers and parents; child

headed families; families headed by the elderly; and homes that are providing foster care for local orphans

of family members or neighbors. In most households one or two caregivers care for an average of three

OVC.

Specific Services provided to OVC

Construction of healthy housing and latrines for families: Because HFHMz is working with the "poorest of

the poor", housing is 100% subsidized. Most beneficiary families make 50-100 Mozambican meticais a

week (USD2-4) and cannot afford a loan on a new home. Rather than repay loans which may increase

vulnerability, families are asked only to participate in "sweat equity" by providing some local materials,

cooking food for builders, and acquiring water for cement foundations and floors. In some cases, when the

family consists of young children and an elderly grandparent and manual labor is impossible, the local

volunteers and neighbors are asked to help on their behalf.

Focusing on traditional technology promotes a cost effective design and stimulates the development of skills

and trades which increases the likelihood of such artisans finding future income or employment as they

have greater skills and experience to offer. As these skills are used and encouraged, the quality of housing

built through such traditional process also improves. This traditional technology approach does not

compromise on quality. Modern materials (i.e. cement floors) or materials processing techniques are used

when necessary to improve the house in terms of structural integrity and improved sanitation. No house is

considered complete unless it includes an improved ventilated pit latrine. VIP latrines are often separate

standing structures. HFHMz also does not destroy any existing structures as many times the old house can

be useful as an extra storage space or as a kitchen.

New homes are built on plots of land that families have acquired previously whenever possible. HFHMz

works with the local government to supply families land if and when they do not have existing rights to land.

Note: The government owns all land in Mozambique and allocates land through local government units

through rights of occupancy allowing families to develop assets for their well-being. In rural communities,

families are ‘given' occupancy rights.

Inheritance planning and writing of wills to ensure the house remains an asset for the children: Families

(mostly single mothers and grandmothers caring for OVC) learn about property and land rights and discuss

the necessity of protecting their assets from relatives and neighbors. The training includes a day of

discussion and learning about the laws and rights of Mozambicans and their children, discussions about the

traditional practices and their impacts (e.g. a brother-in-law taking the family land when his brother dies and

removing the original family.

HFHMz facilitates the process of writing a legal will by bringing a jurist/magistrate to the community to talk

to each family and fill out the forms necessary for families to certify their succession wishes in a formal

government document. These official documents and the local leaders' participation, along with large

groups of women with knowledge of their legal rights, will help protect the children from property grabbing in

the future.

HFHMz is successfully implementing this program in Maputo Province. So far, about 150 families have

written and received certified copies of their wills. HFHMz will be expanding the program and making the

curriculum available to partner organizations. A short term consultant will be hired to update the curriculum

and work directly with the National Directorate for Notarization and Registry to officially authorize the

curriculum. Once officially recognized, HFHMz will work with the Directorate to incorporate the training

model into outreach efforts across the country.

Provision of mosquito nets and water treatment kits HFHMz aims to prevent malaria by ensuring that every

household member sleeps under a long lasting insecticide treated Net (LLIN). Nets are provided free of

charge because otherwise the targeted beneficiaries would not be able to afford them. Initial training in use

occurs with HFHMz training staff but family representatives are then chosen and trained to carry out peer to

peer training. This occurs because as the community of partner family grows to 100+ families, HFHMz staff

need local peer to peer representatives to help in follow up and daily training tasks. Mosquito net training

and water treatment training are more effective when done in the home. Monitoring of usage occurs through

HFHMz staff in order to verify the quality of the training as it is handed over to local family representatives.

HFHMz has worked with Population Services International (PSI) since 2006 to train local and national staff

to lead workshops on the importance of and proper usage and mounting of treated mosquito nets. PSI has

also trained HFHMz staff on Certeza, a water treatment liquid that can be incorporated into common

household practices to make water appropriate for drinking and cleaning vegetables.

HFHMz will explore other, more permanent water solutions (i.e. boreholes, rainwater catchments) with

organizations such as WaterAid and other NGOs who provide water solutions.

Home Maintenance Training : All HFHMz partner families that receive homes will be trained on basic home

maintenance to enhance the durability and longevity of the asset. Homes are made of renewable and

maintainable materials but require monthly and annual maintenance. HFHMz staff train families to ensure

that these basic levels of maintenance will occur to protect the housing investment. Maintenance usually

Activity Narrative: consists of sweeping the yard and checking the foundations and wood for termites. Daily sweeping on

cement areas can keep the termites away from the natural products. Further, families must re-plaster walls

(for adobe construction) on an annual basis. Re-plastering is a free process (water and mud) but is required

for the home and latrines to maintain their aesthetic and structural integrity over the long term. In addition to

participation and the practical learning that occurs throughout the construction process, all family head of

households (and older OVC) are also required to attend a day long course conducted by the local

construction quality control officer.

Family health education on HIV/AIDS, malaria and other related health issues:

With its focus on shelter delivery, HFHMz does not directly provide HIV and technical health training.

Instead, partners in each community provide health training and home-based care services. To encourage

ongoing use of the nets and Certeza kits, HFHMz trains all homeowners on their importance and how to

properly use them. Currently, mosquito net and Certeza training is done on a house by house basis through

partners, rather than in a formal training environment. Project officers help families mount the nets and

demonstrate the proper use of Certeza.

New/Continuing Activity: Continuing Activity

Continuing Activity: 15766

Continued Associated Activity Information

Activity Activity ID USG Agency Prime Partner Mechanism Mechanism ID Mechanism Planned Funds

System ID System ID

15766 15766.08 U.S. Agency for Habitat for 7229 7229.08 Habitat for $850,000

International Humanity Humanity

Development

Emphasis Areas

Construction/Renovation

Gender

* Addressing male norms and behaviors

* Increasing gender equity in HIV/AIDS programs

* Increasing women's legal rights

Health-related Wraparound Programs

* Malaria (PMI)

Human Capacity Development

Estimated amount of funding that is planned for Human Capacity Development $80,000

Public Health Evaluation

Food and Nutrition: Policy, Tools, and Service Delivery

Estimated amount of funding that is planned for Food and Nutrition: Policy, Tools $0

and Service Delivery

Food and Nutrition: Commodities

Estimated amount of funding that is planned for Food and Nutrition: Commodities $0

Economic Strengthening

Estimated amount of funding that is planned for Economic Strengthening $80,000

Education

Water

Estimated amount of funding that is planned for Water $80,000

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