Detailed Mechanism Funding and Narrative

Years of mechanism: 2012 2013

Details for Mechanism ID: 14348
Country/Region: Nigeria
Year: 2013
Main Partner: Save the Children
Main Partner Program: United Kingdom
Organizational Type: NGO
Funding Agency: USAID
Total Funding: $1,548,058

Links for Children is a five-year project to improve services and support to OVC in 3 States: Bauchi, Kaduna and Katsina. The project will expand access to treatment services, and care and support for 11,950 orphans and vulnerable children; and training on care and support for 2,620 caregivers and 384 Child Protection Committee members. In COP 2012, project activities will focus on care and support for 6,250 OVC and training of 600 caregivers and 70 CPC members in three states, Bauchi, Kaduna and Katsina. This project will focus on one technical area of support: Support to OVC.

Key Project Outcome Indicators at end of COP 2012: 1) ARFH and 18 CSO partners (6 in each state) have completed an organizational assessment and development plan; 2) 6,250 children will receive support in areas of education, economic, psychosocial, or protection; and 600 caregivers and 70 CPC members will receive training. 3) One training for state government agencies will be conducted in three states. Particular attention will be paid to building economic stability of households so that parents and caregivers are able to provide for their children's long term needs; retaining children in school, and working with local governments to establish strong child welfare and protection systems. Additionally, during youth club sesions, older/adolescent OVC will receive life planning education on gender-based violence and sexual coercion to shape them to meeting the challenges of growing up into adulthood.

Funding for Care: Orphans and Vulnerable Children (HKID): $1,548,058

In COP 12 ,LINKS will continue to solidify services and consolidate outcomes in the current target communities in all 3 states Kaduna, Bauchi and Katsina States. The project will enroll and support an additional 6,250 new children (OVC), while continuing to maintain the previous 5,900 children currently enrolled from the previous year. Children involvement will be closely facilitated, documented and reported through the kids club activities in the 3 states. A team meeting will be held inthe second quarter to discuss achievements and lessons learned as a team; to further refine the projects technical and strategic approach; to finalize the state work plans for COP 13 .LINKS will see the roll-out of the Economic Strengthening (Savings and Loan) activities. This will be with the aim to build the economic stability of households so that parents and caregivers are able to provide for their children's long term needs; retaining children in school, and working with local governments to establish strong child welfare and protection systems Organizational capacity assessments have been completed for ARFH and for each CSO partner in all the 3 states, and implementation of the agreed organizational development plans will continue. Protection system strengthening will be one of the focus inCOP 13 from community reporting and responding to cases of abuse and exploitation to state level systems strengthening. During youth club sessions, older/adoelscent OVC will receive life planning education on gender-based violence and coercion to shape them to meeting the challenges of growing up into adulthood. Trainings of Government Ministries, LGA Officials and OVC Technical Working Groups will continue in Kaduna, Bauchi and Katsina, while collaborations are maintained with all IPs in year 3. The budgeted amount stated above is to be spent in COP2012 under the following sub-line items: 1. Personnel Salaries - $ 789,605; 2. Fringe benefits and allowances - $ 278, 235; 3. Travels/Perdiems (Project cost) - $38,914; 4. Equipment-$15,571; 5. Consultancies-$40,047; 6.a. Other Direct Costs (Project Cost) -$95,673; 6.b. CSO & CPC Grant -$142,292; 6.c. Printing Documents - $5,715; 6.d. Abuja Trainings & Meetings - $6,086; 7. Office Running Cost-$ 118,885.00.

Subpartners Total: $0
Association for Reproductive and Family Health: NA
Association of Orphans and Vulnerable NGOs in Nigeria: NA
Christian Association of Nigeria: NA
Federation of Muslim Women's Associations in Nigeria: NA
Jama'atu Nasril Islam: NA
Network of People Living with HIV and AIDS in Nigeria: NA
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies: NA
Key Issues Identified in Mechanism
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
enumerations.Malaria (PMI)
Child Survival Activities