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Strengthening Community Responses through the Building Local Capacity Project’s Small Grants Program in Lesotho

Strengthening Community Responses through the Building Local Capacity Project’s Small Grants Program in Lesotho Kathryn Reichert , Joe Kumadzulo , Naume Kupe HIV Capacity Building Partners’ Summit March 2013. BLC in Lesotho. BLC: August 2010 - August 2015 In Lesotho goal by 2015:

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Strengthening Community Responses through the Building Local Capacity Project’s Small Grants Program in Lesotho

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  1. Strengthening Community Responses through the Building Local Capacity Project’s Small Grants Program in Lesotho Kathryn Reichert, Joe Kumadzulo, NaumeKupe HIV Capacity Building Partners’ Summit March 2013

  2. BLC in Lesotho • BLC: August 2010 - August 2015 • In Lesotho goal by 2015: • reach 25% (46,585) of the estimated 182,000 OVC • reach 15,972 caregivers • deliver services in 5 districts • To date BLC has given small grants to 12 CSOs: reached 53,000 OVC and caregivers

  3. Community-based organizations have low capacity & reach • Majority of OVC are in hard to reach rural communities • BLC worked with local CSOs to improve capacity and increase reach: • Organizational & management capacity • M&E & reporting capacity • resource mobilization & funding

  4. BLC Grants & Capacity Building Approach • Flexible and adaptable • Performance-based focus on results and beneficiaries • Capacity building at all levels • workshops • data verification • on-site support

  5. Capacity Building Support • Proposal writing • BLC provides formal proposal-writing training to potential sub-grantees Grants management • Pre-award assessment • Tailored award and support based on ability Organizational capacity building • Conduct organizational capacity assessment • on-going needs-based capacity building through trainings, mentoring, and coaching

  6. Evidence of Success and Achievements • 2011-2012: 53,194 OVC and caregivers reached vs. a target of 51,700 • 23% (42,719) of OVC reached with a minimum of one care service • 10,475 caregivers reached • after grant ended CSOs still provided services

  7. Lessons Learned • Flexibility is important • tools in local languages • manageable awards • Programmatic, M&E, registration support required • Mentored grants leads to stronger organizations

  8. 1 MOU 1 Closed award 1 IQC 1 Contract REGIONAL FOCUS: HIV Prevention & Capacity Building HIV Prevention & Support to GF PR 1 Grant 2 Awards in progress 2 Sub-agreements Quality improvement in hospitals PMTCT and M&E for HMIS 1 Grant Quality improvement in hospitals 1 Grant HIV Prevention Curriculum 1 Grant OVC service delivery and M&E for HMIS 6 Closed/in process grants 14 Grants

  9. Conclusion • CSOs need capacity building support together with performance-based grants to more effectively reach communities in need

  10. Questions & Comments

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