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Introduction
Legal Assistance Organization (LAO)
LAO
CAPACITY BUILDING
FCS/RSG/3/11/328
| Dates: Jan. 01. 2012 to March 14. 2012. | Quarter(s): first quarter |
Heri Emmanuel
P.O. Box 202
Mwanza.
+255713535072
emmanuel.heri@gmail.com
P.O. Box 202
Mwanza.
+255713535072
emmanuel.heri@gmail.com
Project Description
Civil Society Capacity Strengthening
The Project has resulted onto our Organization to get in place proper Administrative Systems; that is The Financial Manual and Human Resource Manual. Nonetheless, we now know what is our way forward through the Vision and Mission statements that we have structured; whereas from them, we managed to come up with a five (5) year Strategic Plan. In this Project we went further into developing organizational values and code of conduct. In furtherance, we engaged in creating awareness on the new legislation; The Constitution Review Act, 2011 (and its amendments) to 15 leaders of Butimba and Mkuyuni Wards in Mwanza City.
All those together has helped to shape our Organization, putting i tinto action and proper operations, together with publicity and experience gaining through engaging our surrounding society into our activities.
All those together has helped to shape our Organization, putting i tinto action and proper operations, together with publicity and experience gaining through engaging our surrounding society into our activities.
| Region | District | Ward | Villages | Total Beneficiaries |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mwanza | Nyamagana | Butimba | Mkuyuni | |
| Mkuyuni | Butimba “A” | |||
| Amani | ||||
| Mahakama | ||||
| Mahina Sokoni | ||||
| Mahina Relini | ||||
| Shede | ||||
| Butimba “B” | ||||
| Bohari |
| Direct Beneficiaries | Indirect Beneficiaries | |
|---|---|---|
| Female | 3 | (No Response) |
| Male | 12 | (No Response) |
| Total | 15 | (No Response) |
Project Outputs and Activities
Project Outputs
1. Increase Constitution Review Act, 2011 (and its amendments) awareness among leaders of Mkuyuni and Butimba wards of Nyamagana District by March 2012.
2. Financial manual, Human Resource Manual and Strategic Plan in place by March 2012.
3. Leaders and stakeholders of LAO are trained on Organisational Management by March 2012.
4. Leaders and stakeholders of LAO are trained on Financial Management by March 2012
Project Activities
1. To Organize and Conduct one day training on Constitution Review Act, 2011 (and its amendments) to 15 leaders of Mkuyuni and Butimba wards of Nyamagana District.
2. Develop Financial Manual, Human Resource Manuel and Strategic Plan.
3. Conduct training on Organisational Management to 15 members of the LAO for 3 days by the end of March, 2012. (to develop and put in place Management Resource Manuals)
4. Organise and conduct a 1 day training on Financial Management to leaders, staff and stakeholders of LAO.
1. Increase Constitution Review Act, 2011 (and its amendments) awareness among leaders of Mkuyuni and Butimba wards of Nyamagana District by March 2012.
2. Financial manual, Human Resource Manual and Strategic Plan in place by March 2012.
3. Leaders and stakeholders of LAO are trained on Organisational Management by March 2012.
4. Leaders and stakeholders of LAO are trained on Financial Management by March 2012
Project Activities
1. To Organize and Conduct one day training on Constitution Review Act, 2011 (and its amendments) to 15 leaders of Mkuyuni and Butimba wards of Nyamagana District.
2. Develop Financial Manual, Human Resource Manuel and Strategic Plan.
3. Conduct training on Organisational Management to 15 members of the LAO for 3 days by the end of March, 2012. (to develop and put in place Management Resource Manuals)
4. Organise and conduct a 1 day training on Financial Management to leaders, staff and stakeholders of LAO.
1. To Organize and Conduct one day training on Constitution Review Act, 2011 (and its amendments) to 15 leaders of Mkuyuni and Butimba wards of Nyamagana District.
2. Develop Financial Manual, Human Resource Manuel and Strategic Plan.
3. Conduct training on Organisational Management to 15 members of the LAO for 3 days by the end of March, 2012. (to develop and put in place Management Resource Manuals)
4. Organise and conduct a 1 day training on Financial Management to leaders, staff and stakeholders of LAO.
2. Develop Financial Manual, Human Resource Manuel and Strategic Plan.
3. Conduct training on Organisational Management to 15 members of the LAO for 3 days by the end of March, 2012. (to develop and put in place Management Resource Manuals)
4. Organise and conduct a 1 day training on Financial Management to leaders, staff and stakeholders of LAO.
1. Training on the Constitutional Review Act, 2011 (and its amendments) was conducted at the GJ Hotel in Mwanza on the 25th of March 2012. A total number of 15 leaders from Butimba and Mkuyuni Wards from Mwanza City attended. Issues covered were;
a. Short history of the Constitution of the United Republic of Tanzania, 1977 (as amended)
b. Brief description of the Constitutional Review Act, 2011 (and its amendments)
c. Objects of the Constitutional Review Act, 2011.
d. The Commission for collecting public opinions on the New Constitution: Structure, Duties and Powers.
e. Constitutional Assembly: Structure, Duties and Powers.
f. New Constitution Plumulgation procedures.
a. Short history of the Constitution of the United Republic of Tanzania, 1977 (as amended)
b. Brief description of the Constitutional Review Act, 2011 (and its amendments)
c. Objects of the Constitutional Review Act, 2011.
d. The Commission for collecting public opinions on the New Constitution: Structure, Duties and Powers.
e. Constitutional Assembly: Structure, Duties and Powers.
f. New Constitution Plumulgation procedures.
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1. To organize and Conduct one day training on Constitution Review Act, 2011 (and its amendments) to 15 leaders of Mkuyuni and Butimba wards of Nyamagana District.
2. Develop Financial Manual, Human Resource Manuel and Strategic Plan.
3. Conduct training on Organisational Management to 15 members of the LAO for 3 days by the end of March, 2012. (to develop and put in place Management Resource Manuals)
4. Organize and conduct 1 day training on Financial Management to leaders, staff and stakeholders of
2. Develop Financial Manual, Human Resource Manuel and Strategic Plan.
3. Conduct training on Organisational Management to 15 members of the LAO for 3 days by the end of March, 2012. (to develop and put in place Management Resource Manuals)
4. Organize and conduct 1 day training on Financial Management to leaders, staff and stakeholders of
Project Outcomes and Impact
1. Leaders and other stakeholders’ of LAO are trained on organization self-assessment by March 2012.
2. Financial manual, Human Resource Manual and Strategic Plan in place by March 2012.
3. Leaders and stakeholders of LAO are trained on Organisational Management by March 2012.
4. Leaders of Mkuyuni and Butimba wards are training on New Bill of Constitution by March 2012.
2. Financial manual, Human Resource Manual and Strategic Plan in place by March 2012.
3. Leaders and stakeholders of LAO are trained on Organisational Management by March 2012.
4. Leaders of Mkuyuni and Butimba wards are training on New Bill of Constitution by March 2012.
1. 15 leaders from Butimba and Mkuyuni wards attended the Seminar and were trained and enlightened on the Constitutional Review Act, 2011 (and its amendments).
2. Top leaders and stakeholders of LAO, amounting to 15 in total, are now knowledgeable on organization basic management systems.
3. LAO five (5) year (2012 – 2016) Strategic Plan in place.
4. Management Resource Manuals (Financial Manual, Human Resource Manual and Strategic Plan) are in place.
5. Vision, Mission Statements and Values of the Organization are in place.
2. Top leaders and stakeholders of LAO, amounting to 15 in total, are now knowledgeable on organization basic management systems.
3. LAO five (5) year (2012 – 2016) Strategic Plan in place.
4. Management Resource Manuals (Financial Manual, Human Resource Manual and Strategic Plan) are in place.
5. Vision, Mission Statements and Values of the Organization are in place.
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Lessons Learned
| Explanation |
|---|
| Financial management |
| Human resource management |
| Event organizing and management |
| Report writing |
| Networking with various other players in the Non-State Actors realm |
Challenges
| Challenge | How it was overcome |
|---|---|
| Financial management: - The MYG training in Dodoma that we attend for the purpose of this project could not provide us, as first grant applicant with knowledge and information enough to suffice for a convenient finance management during project implementation. | We had to consult experienced consultants for furthering and implement our project successfully. |
| Project reporting: - The reporting templates, the Financial Report, had its formulas disturbed; the narrative report too, had its tables misconceived to the end that it was hard to fill in some information therein. | We had to learn from the previous NGO who had experience dealing with the formulas on the said temperate. |
| Project Organization: - The project organization had encountered some problems due to the fact that the scheduled of date to attend training and seminar sometimes were cancelled. | We had to responds to the trainee’s timetable so as to let things work smoothly. |
| Project implementation:- The issue of implementing the project was challenging to some extent due to the fact that the implementers had no experience hence it was a first time to do such projects | We had to ask assistance from various NGO so as to have a clear framework on project implementation as the MYG did not cover this aspect at , to that effect the enhancement of the project had to be done through assistance and we made all was intended. |
| Project supervision:-The supervision of the project was challenging to some extents | We had to apply reasonable measures to handle the situation. |
Linkages
| Stakeholder | How you worked with them |
|---|---|
| Mwanza City Council | This is the authority that we are operating from; they gave us full cooperation in undertaking our Project, especially the seminar on the Constitutional Review Act, 2011 (and its amendments) to Leaders from Butimba and Mkuyuni wards. |
| Butimba Ward Leadership | This is the ward that our Organization is operating from. Under the Leadership of R. N Mrema (WEO), we had seven leaders from different villages to the seminar. |
| Mkuyuni Ward Leadership | This is our neighbor, and we invited them too to attend the seminar we organized. They cordially responded and all the leaders that we requested to attend they showed up, they gave us full cooperation and full participation. |
| SNB Limited | These are the Consultants we hired to help us develop our basic management systems, under the facilitation of Mr. Nicas, they gave us perfect and valuable trainings which lead us to get our Financial and Human resource manuals, five (5) year Strategic Plan, Vision and Mission Statements and Organization Value. |
| Base for Education Dissemination | This is an NGO, during implementation of the project they gave us valuable advice on organizing our events that were embodied in our project; things like timing, locations, who to approach. |
| Human Rights Centre of St. Augustine University of Tanzania: | They gave us an expert on Constitutional and Human Rights lawyer, Mr. Thomas Masanja who facilitated our seminar on the Constitutional Review Act, 2011 (and its amendments). |
Future Plans
| Activities Planned | 1st Month | 2nd Month | 3rd Month |
|---|---|---|---|
| N/A |
Beneficiaries Reached
| Direct Beneficiaries | Indirect Beneficiaries | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Widows | Female | (No Response) | (No Response) |
| Male | (No Response) | (No Response) | |
| Total | (No Response) | (No Response) | |
| People living with HIV/AIDS | Female | (No Response) | (No Response) |
| Male | (No Response) | (No Response) | |
| Total | (No Response) | (No Response) | |
| Elderly | Female | (No Response) | (No Response) |
| Male | (No Response) | (No Response) | |
| Total | (No Response) | (No Response) | |
| Orphans | Female | (No Response) | (No Response) |
| Male | (No Response) | (No Response) | |
| Total | (No Response) | (No Response) | |
| Children | Female | (No Response) | (No Response) |
| Male | (No Response) | (No Response) | |
| Total | (No Response) | (No Response) | |
| Disabled | Female | (No Response) | (No Response) |
| Male | (No Response) | (No Response) | |
| Total | (No Response) | (No Response) | |
| Youth | Female | (No Response) | (No Response) |
| Male | (No Response) | (No Response) | |
| Total | (No Response) | (No Response) | |
| Other | Female | 3 | (No Response) |
| Male | 12 | (No Response) | |
| Total | 15 | (No Response) |
Legal Assistance Organization Members and Stakeholders
Events Attended
| Type of Event | When | Lessons | Actions Taken |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Manage Your Grant (MYG) | December 19th to 23rd 2012 | 1. Project write-up skills 2. Project implementation 3. Project reporting 4. Financial and Human resource management | 1. Capacity Building Project has been successfully implemented. 2. Five (5) strategic plan has been developed. 3. Basic Management Systems has been developed. 4. Vision, Mission statements and Organization’s Values are in place. |
| 2. Fund Raising and Resource Mobilization | March 19th to 23rd 2012 | 1. Fundraising and Resource Mobilization Principles 2. Concept paper and Proposal writing skills 3. Organizing special Fundraising events 4. Developing an Organizational Resource Mobilization and Fundraising Strategy 5. Monitoring and Evaluating Resource Mobilization and Fundraising Strategy. | 1. Resource Mobilization and Fundraising Action Plan is in place. |
Attachments
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