ACTIVITY HAS BEEN MODIFIED IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS:

This is supplementing the potential central cost-extension for NPI Round One partners.

During COP09, 2250 OVC will receive primary and supplementary support. The targets set are the same as

COP08. The target calculation is based on the assumption that each of the 15 subgrantees will provide

services to 150 children which gives us the total of 2,250 OVC served.

We are only referencing the funds allocated through the in-country funding level (previously part of the

PACT allocation), which is US$400,000. We have not received any formal feedback from NPI regarding the

Central funding in COP09.

Please review the activity narrative from COP08:

In this continuing activity, CAFO is now a prime partner implementing an expanded program: Helping Under

-served OVC Grow and Succeed (HUGS). CAFO will seek to improve the quality of life for Namibia's

children by building the capacity of churches and faith-based groups to provide sustainable compassionate,

comprehensive care to OVC and their care-giving families in the country's 13 political regions.

Namibia's Church Alliance for Orphans (CAFO) was launched in October 2002 with 6 member churches

and has grown to 368 member congregations and FBOs since then, working through 68 ecumenical

committees in 25 specific political constituencies in all 13 regions of Namibia. CAFO aims in its programs to

avoid overlap with other USG-funded initiatives and other development partners providing similar support.

Concerted efforts are made by the members in coordinating with the other partners to ensure duplication is

avoided. With New Partners Initiative (NPI) funds, CAFO is currently working in 20 constituencies in 10

regions.

CAFO continuously network with stakeholders, Such collaboration exists with the Ministry of Gender

Equality and Child Welfare (MGECW) to ensure that Namibia's children's rights are met through quality

service delivery. Through support from UNICEF CAFO has been able to train caregivers in Children's right

and access to ART workshop - This training has equipped the caregivers who are working with the

children with skills and knowledge to identify children whose rights are violated and further help these

children to cope with the challenges they face in their lives. It also focused on clarifying issues regarding

HIV prevention and access to ARVs.

CAFO currently chairs the National Subcommittee on Care and Support under the country's national OVC

Permanent Task Force, and will continue to advocate for and ensure the registration of all OVC under the

Ministry of Gender Equality and Child Welfare (MGECW), and promote access to social grants for eligible

OVC.

CAFO will conduct local field-visits for needs-assessment, promote children's rights through advocacy and

provide small grants to local organizations to conduct OVC activities at the congregational level. The Small

Grants Guideline has been revised by AED (TA support under NPI) to ensure the guidelines are in

compliance with the USG Regulations. Ultimately, CAFO hopes that all local congregations assisted by

CAFO should have at least one ongoing OVC-focused program which could be an after-school program,

supplementary feeding, regular home-based care visits, or an early childhood development program

targeted to the most needy OVC (those who are consistently lacking in three or more of the seven core

service areas, lack food and nutritional support and OVC who are at risk of not attending school). CAFO is

sensitive towards family-based approach, in which gender equality is key within its operations. Therefore,

CAFO's programmes aim at gender equality throughout, even positively promotes it through its training and

activities, such as advocacy issues.

In 2009, fifteen sub-grantees in total, (depending on the OVC numbers and needs, the sub-grantees could

be inter-denominational CAFO Committees or organizations running individual projects), will be supported.

CAFO will through its Technical Advisory Committee, which assesses proposals, determine the amount to

be allocated per subgrantee, in order to ensure efficiency and quality; Each of these sub-grantees will be

awarded approximately $ 16,400 per year which will include small administration costs. The final amount

allocated per subgrantee will be based on their application submitted. Each sub-grantee will identify a

volunteer who will assist in the Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) of projects, data entry, and report writing.

Ten (10) Regional support (part-time staff contracted by CAFO) will be recruited to provide technical support

to members (referring to subgrantees) that successfully applied through the Technical Advisory Committee;

Funds are allocated to subgrantees based on their applications submitted. The successful projects that will

be approved through the TAC by the Board of Trustees will receive the funding.

CAFO will on a regular basis provide training and follow-up support to 225 sub-grantee care-givers on

issues of accountability, such as Program/Financial Management, M&E and Quality Assurance; Psycho-

social Support (PSS), HIV prevention, Care and Treatment; Children's Rights, advocacy and social

mobilization and economic strengthening to improve household incomes and help sustain the care and

support of OVC. The 15 subgrantees will also participate in CAFO's Annual General Meeting. Through

community mobilization, training of caregivers and community leaders, coordination and policy formulation

with local government authorities and community leaders, CAFO sub-grantees will provide OVC with the

following core services: psychosocial support, access to educational programs, and food/nutrition support,

with referrals and linkages to other partners, and improved access to basic health.

The number of children served will increase according to the training and capacity building provided.

Quality of care will be emphasized and assured through a rigorous M&E system, and the requirement that

all OVC served must receive at least three or more of the PEPFAR core services. CAFO is encouraging the

establishment of local OVC Kids' Clubs and Church Youth Groups to design and implement their own OVC-

support activities, and caregivers will receive training on child rights and how to assist the Youth to manage

Activity Narrative: a Kids Club. This will equip caregivers to minimize injustices currently experienced by the children.

Sustainability and an exit strategy will be achieved through capacity-building at the community-level,

integration of HIV-prevention messages and activities that promote economic strengthening and support

provided to caregivers and OVC beneficiaries. Training will systematically integrate prevention-education,

counseling and testing and medical referrals with follow up verification. CAFO will also work with a variety of

groups, community leaders, FBOs, child care forums and family members to respond in the best interest of

the children to address issues of stigma and discrimination and to create a positive and enabling social

environment for OVC.

An additional component critical to the success of the OVC program, is effective and reliable data collection

systems for monitoring and evaluation. Through technical support from Peace Corps CAFO has developed

a database that will be used by the sub-grantees to record OVC numbers and services. This information will

then be forwarded to the MGECW to minimize duplication of OVC records nationally. With assistance from

CAFO, the OVC forum network will provide the structures to scale up the recording and analysis of

database. Unfortunately with the delay within the MGECW the process of networking or sharing the

database has not yet been determined and is an area that will enjoy priority in the next phase of

implementation.

United Nation's Children Fund (UNICEF) contributes to the administrative expenses of the organization, to

assist10 OVC community projects. Additional support includes resources to support governance activities,

capacity building at the regional offices and the roll out of the Journey of Life program. Approximately two

thousand (2000) OVC will be reached under the financial support from UNICEF. CAFO will provide Journey

of Life training to the caregivers and follow up to ensure effective implementation of the skills whilst

providing on site technical backstopping.

New/Continuing Activity: Continuing Activity

Continuing Activity: 18990

Continued Associated Activity Information

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

System ID System ID

18990 18990.08 U.S. Agency for Church Alliance 8318 8318.08 NPI/CAFO $333,322

International for Orphans,

Development Namibia

Emphasis Areas

Gender

* Addressing male norms and behaviors

* Increasing gender equity in HIV/AIDS programs

* Increasing women's access to income and productive resources

* Reducing violence and coercion

Human Capacity Development

Estimated amount of funding that is planned for Human Capacity Development $250,000

Public Health Evaluation

Food and Nutrition: Policy, Tools, and Service Delivery

Food and Nutrition: Commodities

Estimated amount of funding that is planned for Food and Nutrition: Commodities $50,000

Economic Strengthening

Estimated amount of funding that is planned for Economic Strengthening $75,000

Education

Estimated amount of funding that is planned for Education $25,000

Water

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