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NACSO SECRETARIAT UPDATE. Six Month update. Nacso Secretariat Update. NEW PROJECTS FUNDING / NACSO TRUSTFUND TRAINING NACSO SECRETARIAT PARTICIPATION( BOARDS ETC) EXCHANGE VISITS REGIONAL PARTICIPATION PROPOSED ACTIVITIES FOR THE NEXT SIX MONTH. New Projects. BEL WORKING GROUP
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NACSO SECRETARIAT UPDATE Six Month update
Nacso Secretariat Update • NEW PROJECTS • FUNDING / NACSO TRUSTFUND • TRAINING • NACSO SECRETARIAT PARTICIPATION( BOARDS ETC) • EXCHANGE VISITS • REGIONAL PARTICIPATION • PROPOSED ACTIVITIES FOR THE NEXT SIX MONTH
New Projects • BEL WORKING GROUP • NACSO & VSO Enterprise Support Programme { Business Capacity Building Project within NACSO) • Steering Committee in place ( IRDNC, Rise Namibia, NACOBTA, CRIAA, MET, ROSSING, VSO AND NACSO SECRETARIAT)
NACSO HIV / AIDS WORKPLACE PROGRAMMES / GOVERMENT • NACSO agreement to provide peer education training to three ministries. • Ministry of Environment & Tourism • Agriculture Rural Development • Ministry of Lands & Resettlement Program is funded for three years • NACSO HIV / AIDS unit use NGO peer educators to deliver training • Unit employs one trainer to assist Coordinator with training
FUNDING • RPRP Funding – European Commission • NDT – GRANTED • RISE NAMIBIA- GRANTED • NACOBTA –PROCESS • Rossing Foundation process-process • NNF- GRANTED
Cont’ funding • USAID Funding / LIFE/ PLUS • Funding comes to end March- 2008 • Most grantees signed their grant agreements • Exit strategy required for most grantees in terms of continuation of their activities after USAID Funding • WWF / SARPO Funding • VSO & NACSO funding • GTZ & NACSO HIV / AIDS funding • NACSO PEPFAR Funding
NACSO SECRETARIAT REPRESENTATION • NANGOF TRUST • CANAM –EXCO • PARTICIPATING CLB • MCA- Millennium Challenge Account
Trainings & Exchange Visits • Australian “ Desert Symposium in North Central Australia” • SIDA fundraising trip with NNF / Private Tour operator • M & E Regional Workshop for the Regional CBNRM Forum
Trainings • Secretariat Coordinator • Nominated to be part of 19 participants attending NGO training leadership workshop in the US • Financial & admin staff receiving computer training through BEL and Financial management training / mentorship through the NNF.
Exchange Visits • Tanzanian Natural Resource and Environment Exchange visit ( 19 people) • Ford Foundation East African Programme on Natural Resources.
Activities for the next 6 months • Finalising NACSO TRUSTFUND registration • Sustainability Workshop • Continue with the implementation of the Communication Strategy for NACSO • Continue to be part of the Regional CBNRM Programme