The Salvation Army (TSA) is an international faith-based organization operating in 113 countries. TSA's

mission is to preach the gospel of Christ and to meet human needs without discrimination. The Mission of

The Salvation Army World Service Office (SAWSO) is to support and strengthen TSA's efforts to work hand

-in-hand with communities to improve the health, economic, and spiritual conditions of the poor throughout

the world. TSA is an international faith-based organization operating in 113 countries.

The Salvation Army Community Care Program for OVC - SAWSO in partnership with TSA/Uganda and Pact

are implementing a five year program for Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC) called "TSA Community

Care Program For OVC" funded by PEPFAR. The purpose of the project is to strengthen and expand

TSA's existing OVC response in Uganda, developing a sustainable community-based response to OVC that

will endure long after donor funding ends. The project components include community capacity

enhancement through community conversations (CCE-CC), the provision of psychosocial support to OVC

through Kids' and Youth Clubs and home visits; the provision of care and material support for OVC; and

economic strengthening of OVC households through literacy-led, savings-based village banking through the

WORTH program. TSA's approach emphasizes self-help and capacity building at the community,

household and individual levels.

FY 2008 Activities - By the end of June 2008, TSA had carried out 2,129 community conversations and

strengthened 99 community action teams, charged with the responsibility of mobilizing care and support for

the neediest orphans and vulnerable children and coordinating OVC activities. Since the program began in

2005, 22,226 OVC have been provided with services, including psychosocial support through Kids and

Youth (KAY) Clubs, educational support, food and nutrition support, and care and support. The program has

trained 47 Psychosocial Support Trainers, 113 Psychosocial Support Motivators, 63 KAY club leaders in

Music Dance and Drama, and another 56 in First Aid. The staff members also received refresher training in

CCE-CC.

FY 2009 program activities:

1. Community Capacity Enhancement through Community Conversations (CCE-CC) - Through this

process, communities will continue to develop their own strategies to modify and reduce recognized risk

behaviors to HIV/AIDS while they identify ways to provide care and support to orphans, other vulnerable

children and their families. Communities will continue to identify the most vulnerable children using their

own criteria and mobilize care and support for the neediest orphan children and families with assistance

from the project though support of community initiatives. The project will also continue to raise awareness of

children's rights and advocate on their behalf. CCE-CC is based on the vision and recognition that

communities have the capacity to prevent HIV/AIDS, care, change, and sustain hope in the midst of the

HIV/AIDS epidemic. The methodology is based on facilitation, inclusion, partnerships and respect for the

community's insights, perspectives and their interest and desire for change. CCE-CC is involves all

community members including PLWHA, thereby breaking down barriers such as stigma. For CCE-CC

activities, the service outlet is The Salvation Army church. In FY 2009, the program will continue to

strengthen the existing communities through community conversations. It is estimated that the project will

reach 25,000 OVC (20,000 are continuing) 13,000 male and 12,000 female. Five thousand OVC will receive

Primary Direct and 20,000 will receive Supplementary Direct support.

2. Psychosocial Support - Children will continue to receive community-based psychosocial support through

Kids and Youth (KAY) Clubs. The KAY Club provides a safe environment for children and youth to relax

through play activities, receive PSS from caring adults, learn about children's rights, HIV/AIDS and life skills,

and also learn how to identify and mobilize their own resources to enhance their ability to cope. Through the

KAY Clubs, trained volunteers and counselors can identify children who need extra care, support, and

advocacy. Trained volunteers facilitate the clubs and provide home visits to children. All children are

welcome to participate, and this inclusive environment of fun helps to reduce the stigma of orphan-hood. All

the 25,000 children are expected to either go through the KAY clubs and/or receive a home visit.

3. Training - Training TSA pastors is an important strategy for program sustainability. Therefore 131 TSA

officers will be trained in the provision of PSS to children and Child Protection. Sixty-eight female TSA

pastors (Officers) will be trained in the WORTH model in order to assist women's groups in economic

empowerment. These trainings will enable the officers to support the project activities more effectively, and

also sustain the same activities after the project closes. Fourteen new empowerment workers will be trained

to give support to the second cohort of 5,000 women for the WORTH program. Eighty PSS and Community

Counselors will receive refresher training. The Salvation Army (TSA) is and international faith-based

organization operating in 113 countries. TSA's mission is to preach the gospel of Christ and to meet human

needs without discrimination. The Mission of The Salvation Army World Service Office (SAWSO) is to

support and strengthen The Salvation Army's efforts to work hand-in-hand with communities to improve the

health, economic, and spiritual conditions of the poor throughout the world.

4. Economic security - WORTH is a unique income-generation training program that strengthens the ability

of female-headed households to care for the growing number of orphans and other vulnerable children.

Through the WORTH program women increase their family income through savings and loans to start and

grow micro enterprises. Through this self-help program women also engage in self-instructional literacy,

learn how to set up and manage transparent village banks, and learn good business practices. Very often

the WORTH groups develop into community service outlets to provide care and support to the most needy

in the communities, including orphans and other vulnerable children. WORTH staff and empowerment

workers provide support to the women's groups through mobile workshops and ongoing technical support.

These are conducted every other month to help management committees understand their roles and to

ensure that the groups are functioning well. The first cohort of 3,336 women will continue with village

banking with limited support from empowerment workers and WORTH staff. The new cohort of 4,500

female care-givers have been identified to receive income generation training through the WORTH program

in FY 2009. It is also estimated that WORTH women will provide indirect support to 6,000 children.

5. Monitoring and Evaluation - Performance monitoring will continue in FY 2009, using the monitoring and

evaluation plan which was developed in FY 06. The Plan will be updated from time to time. Data quality

Activity Narrative: assessment and Community Action Team Assessments will be carried out to prepare them for phase-out.

6. Linkages/collaboration/coordination with other programs/partners - At the National level TSA

collaborates with the Ministry of Gender Labour and Social Welfare and other partners to develop guidelines

to be used by organizations implementing OVC programs. At the district level TSA collaborates with the

District Development Officer, the District Probation Officer and District Health Team to handle child welfare

issues. TSA also works with CBOs and NGOs in the program areas to share experiences and lessons

learned and for referral purposes.

Geographical coverage - The program covers 99 communities in 17 Districts in Uganda.

New/Continuing Activity: Continuing Activity

Continuing Activity: 14240

Continued Associated Activity Information

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

System ID System ID

14240 4440.08 U.S. Agency for Salvation Army 6750 1112.08 Community care $880,000

International programs for

Development OVC (SA OVC

Track 1)

8449 4440.07 U.S. Agency for Salvation Army 4846 1112.07 OVC Track $302,076

International 1/Round 2

Development

4440 4440.06 U.S. Agency for Salvation Army 3351 1112.06 OVC Track $329,102

International 1/Round 2

Development

Emphasis Areas

Gender

* Increasing gender equity in HIV/AIDS programs

* Increasing women's access to income and productive resources

Human Capacity Development

Estimated amount of funding that is planned for Human Capacity Development $403,328

Public Health Evaluation

Food and Nutrition: Policy, Tools, and Service Delivery

Estimated amount of funding that is planned for Food and Nutrition: Policy, Tools $10,000

and Service Delivery

Food and Nutrition: Commodities

Economic Strengthening

Estimated amount of funding that is planned for Economic Strengthening $50,000

Education

Water

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