Tanzania Healthcare and Career Awareness Program(TAHECAP): News

FCS Narrative Report

Introduction

A. Full name of organization

Tanzania Healthcare and Career Awareness Program(TAHECAP)

B. Name you regularly use

TAHECAP

C. Full name of project

To increase the capacity among local communities on social accountability monitoring(SAM)in health sector

D. Contract reference number

FCS/MG/2/10/126

E. Period covered by this report

Dates: DEC-MARCH 15TH 2011

Quarter(s): ONE

F. Project Coordinator

MR SALIM MBAGA ,0784692553

Project Description

A. What Key Result Area (KRA) of the Foundation for Civil Society does your project address?

Governance and Accountability

B. Briefly describe how does your project addresses the KRA selected above.

A s this project is about Social Accountability Monitoring(SAM)-The aim is to improve good governance in healthcare in SAME and MWANGA districts respectively ;through Resource management,PETS,Ethics,corruption control in health,ETC-and this addresses the key foundation result area

C. In which Region(s) and District(s) are the people your project support living?

Region	District	Ward	Villages	Total Beneficiaries
Kilimanjaro	SAME	SAME,VUJE,HEDARU,MSHEWA,NDUNGU	KIGHARE,MARETI,MVANGO,MSINDO,MIOMBO,BANGALALA,MKUME	200
	MWANGA	MWANGA,KIGOLIGOLI	MWALA,GIRIAMA,MKUME,MACHELELE,MPIRANI,NJIAPANDA
		LEMBENI,KISANGANI		200

D. Total beneficiaries reached

	Direct Beneficiaries	Indirect Beneficiaries
Female	200	2000
Male	200	2000
Total	400	4000

Project Outputs and Activities

A. Outputs as shown in appendix E. Key Performance Indicators in the contract

1.Increased skills and knowledge on SAM in 20 wards in Same and Mwanga districts

B. What activities were planned for this quarter as per your Contract?

1.Printing training materials and leaflets carrying messages of Social Accountability Monitoring(SAM) in health sector
2.Administration

C. Achievements this quarter

1.2000 training materials and leaflets printed
2.400 t-shirts have been printed
1.Project coordination and monitoring

2.Purchase of furnitures-chairs,book shelves,tables,desktop,laptop computer,printer,projector,motor cycle
3.Communication-internet

C. If any difference, what is the reason?

No difference

D. Resources used

1.Printing training materials and leaflets carrying messages of SAM in health-Printed leaflets,t-shirts,handouts(in total 5,700,000/=)

2.Admnistration-Project coordination
Furnitures,office wares,communication (in total adminstration 10,160,000/=)

Project Outcomes and Impact

A. Intended Results as per appendix E. Key Performance Indicators in the contract

Increased transparency and efficiency in utilization of funds allocated for healthcare development by 2012

B. Actual Outcomes/changes

The project have just started,it is three months now since starting,leaflets and t-shirts carrying messages of Social Accountability Monitoring have been distributed

C. Other outcomes/changes originated from implementing the project

Increased Awareness on Social Accountability
Monitoring in health among government leaders

D. Reasons for difference

No difference

Lessons Learned

Describe any experience and ideas that you obtained from implementing the project

Explanation
Social Accountability Monitoring(SAM) is a new experience to the community -much efforts are needed in order to gets impacts
We observed that government leaders must be involved in all five stages in SAM
Health committees and ward health boards are not well formed in Same and Mwanga Districts
There is poor commitments from political leaders on prioritizing health sector in Same an Mwanga districts

Challenges

Describe any challenges encountered in implementing the project and how they were overcome.

Challenge	How it was overcome
SAM is a new training and most of the materials are new	Together with materials we have but,We managed to collaborate with different linking organizations,like policy forum,leadership forum to get relevant materials
Inflation in procurement of goods	We managed to do different quotations accordingly
Political differences	Political issues were not involved during any SAM activity

Linkages

Describe your linkages with other stakeholders

Stakeholder	How you worked with them
Policy Forum-	Exchanging Brochures carrying SAM education
Same Network of Non Governmental Organizations	Experience sharing
Better Living Advocates	Experience sharing

Future Plans

What are your plans for the next Quarter reporting period?

Activities Planned	1st Month	2nd Month	3rd Month
Training on Social Accountability Monitoring in health sector	1.To conduct SAM	1.Monitoring and evaluation,administration	1.Monitoring and evaluation

Beneficiaries Reached

Indicate the total number of beneficiaries reached by your project from each of the following constituency groups.

		Direct Beneficiaries	Indirect Beneficiaries
Widows	Female	10	100
	Male	10	100
	Total	20	200
People living with HIV/AIDS	Female	5	50
	Male	5	50
	Total	10	100
Elderly	Female	20	200
	Male	20	200
	Total	40	400
Orphans	Female	5	50
	Male	5	50
	Total	10	100
Children	Female	4	40
	Male	4	40
	Total	8	80
Disabled	Female	5	50
	Male	5	50
	Total	10	100
Youth	Female	150	1500
	Male	150	1500
	Total	300	3000
Other	Female	1	10
	Male	1	10
	Total	2	20

If "Other", provide details:

(No Response)

Events Attended

Indicate any FCS organized events that your organization benefited from or attended.

Type of Event	When	Lessons	Actions Taken
1.Manage your 1.GrantsTraining (MYG)	1.2007, 2008 and 2010	1.Financial and Project management	1.PREPARING PROJECTS IN PROFFESINAL WAY Reporting in standard form
2.Annual Forum	2.2009	2.Annual report on Building capacity of Civil Society	2.0.Networking with other NGOs,Coverage of sivil societies in Tanzania 2.1.Experience sharing