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Initiative For SocialJustice
“Backing development and justice for all”
Regional OPC Building (N) P.O. Box 472 Phone: + (265)01 333020/ 09 99925 954Social Welfare Block Mzuzu Email: initiativesj@ymail.com Malawi C. Africa
29th August 2009
To: Plan International Mzuzu
Dear Sir,Submission Of Project Proposal On Learning And Leaving Without
FearChild Rights protection against violence in schools and communities
We hereby write to submit our proposal document for your approval.
In the interest of articulating our good reason for implementing
the above underlined project, we would like to inform your office
that as much as many programmes are being implemented in the areas
of child development, many of these activities have not benefited
the rural communities were violence against children still exist in
silence.
These rural communities still do not understand major child rights
participation and development concepts being articulated in the
I I S JS J
various polices and conventions, leaving children with no
protection and support services for victims of violent acts.
The above issue compels necessary action to support measures that
would protect rural children from having their rights violated
through abuse, neglect and exploitation of any form.
It is with great respect to the fact that all children should be
treated equal and should have equal access social services for
their livelihood that we wish to submit our proposal for support
and act sooner than later.
We look forward to your favorable response and hope this proposal
receives your attention.
Yours Sincerely
Prince E Lwanja
Programmes Coordinator
Project proposal
Project Title: Learning and Living Without Fear Child protection against violence in schools and community
Developed and Submitted by: Initiative for Social Justice
(ISJ)
P.O. Box 472
Mzuzu E-mail: initiativesj@ymail.com
Contact person: Prince E Lwanja Programme
officer
Submitted to: Plan International
Project Geographical location: Mzuzu, Plan PU, MALAWI,
Njuyu, Lusangazi, and Enyezini
Date of submission 29th August 2009
Project time frame September-December 2010
Amount: MK 2,000,000-00
Background information
Initiative foe Social Justice is a non-Partisan, non- Profit making
and non Governmental community serving organization established in
the year 2001 from an international Children development project
‘Life for All ’. It aims at achieving equal developmental
opportunities in all Malawian communities, with emphasis on
promoting sustainable social and economic development in rural
communities.
ISJ’s interventions and scope of operation are guided by its four
core approach strategies that are fundamental for achieving rural
development. These approaches focus on economic empowerment for the
disadvantaged and marginalized, providing and supporting early and
efficient health care services for rural people, mainstreaming
human rights and democracy concepts in all development agendas and
creating awareness on rights and equal justice.
Initiative for Social Justice is a well-capacitated organization
and has a workforce that has been able to work in partnership with
a number of child and human rights centered organizations and has
among others, received funding from such partners as Plan
international, NAC grant facility through Mzuzu City assembly,
National Initiative for Civic Education under EU, and child Rights
Advocacy Network (CRANET). ISJ and its personnel has also been
involved in implementing projects, developing trainings and
facilitation focused on improving the situation of children and
youths to realize their rights as articulated in the various social
development polices including CRC, CEDAW and other millennium
goals. These programmes were also meant to be in consistent with
the national priorities of alleviating poverty, reducing the spread
of HIV/AIDS and contributing to improving good governance and Human
rights for rural communities.
With partnership and funding from various partners, initiative for
social Justice has been able to conduct, the following activities
in the areas of the proposed project:
Train youths in life skills and peer education,
Train and facilitate working against harmful cultural practices
programme for community leaders
Established community committees to manage projects at community
level.
Train teachers in life skills and management of in school clubs.
Conducted learning visit for key leaders in communities to
successful child support services by other communities i.e.
Ekwendeni YOCAF
Conducted a Boys football tournament and girl’s netball tournament
on VCT advocacy.
Established a child development program through support of CBCCS
with stationary and other materials.
Organized community mobilization campaigns on VCT.
Conducted trainings for CBCC care givers.
Provided supplementary feeding foodstuffs to CBCCs.
Established CBCCs and handed them for community duty.
Conducted human rights, democracy and decentralization trainings
for community leaders.
It should be noted that these activities did not cover the whole
impact areas but made a significant impact in the sense that
communities were able to further implement their own programmes
under self organized resources and that there were many calls by
those communities that were not reached to be served with such
events.
Problem statement
The protection of children from violence and abuse, including
physical, sexual and psychological violence affects children’s
rights to survival and development in the communities of Malawi
particularly rural communities.
The growing number of vulnerable children, including orphans
affected by HIV/AIDS, children in conflicts with the law,
educationally marginalized and girls who are at great risk of
dropping out of school, compound major challenges for children in
the rural communities were ISJ is working.
The disturbing increase in the cases of reported violence against
children in these communities makes it necessary to consolidate and
strengthen the existing protection services that are best for the
survival and development of the child. Efforts to generate
awareness of these services need to be supported especially in
these rural communities, because the general analysis proves that
these communities have lacked among other things,
Awareness of the need for the expanded protection services for
children and outlined community action.
Failed to strengthen the multi urgency management of child
protection units and outreach programmes.
Lack of knowledge to support and assist national polices on
child protection, and non existence of planning and community
based efforts for vulnerable children.
Lack of coordinated efforts to promote access to education and
rentation in schools for marginalized disadvantaged children
and girls in the selected location.
Non-existence of children clubs to run skills development
activities.
Project Description
Initiative for Social Justice would embark on a child protection
and development project under the title “Learn and live without
fear” through engaging educational stakeholders, community leaders,
children, youths and other development structures.
The implementation of the project shall fall within the various
national and international strategy plan and scope of work and
shall be aimed at creating a conducive environment in order to
better realize the rights to survival, development, protection and
participation of rural children. The project shall also focus on
strengthening of various duty bearers to meet their obligation to
children in order to reduce child violence and abuse in schools and
community level and increase access to services and opportunities
that will promote and sustain their livelihood.
The project overall principles that have guided the development of
the proposal are drawn from Plan international and various United
Nations development frameworks with child centered components,
which give priority to children early livelihood support, HIV/AIDS
and poverty reduction. It has four key approach components as
follows:
A human rights approach- this will identify the roles and capacity
of responsible persons within the family, community and
institutions in relation to their duties and responsibilities for
realizing children rights.
Multicultural approach- will bring together community leaders,
families, educational institutions and other stakeholders each
contributing in their own way holistically in response to complex
issues. It would encourage the pooling of scares human and material
resources for increasing effectiveness and sustainability.
A child-centered approach- will serve to highlight the different
types of support that children and their families need at critical
stages of the child’s life. Based on the life cycle of 0-10 years
and 10-18 years it shall ensure that the focus of supported
programmes remain specific and relevant for each stage.
Result based management approach-will focus on implementation:
getting key results at the end of the project cycle through
establishing and maintaining an integrated system for monitoring
and evaluation.
Purpose Objectives
To ensure continued safeguard of children rights to protection
from violence, abuse, neglect and exploitation.
To ensure development of advocacy and life skills in children
to prevent violence and engage in healthy relationships based
on rights respect and responsibilities.
To provide trained and trusted counselors whom children ca
seek help within school and community.
To engage school children in activities that can keep them
busy and teach them positive behaviors.
Sensitize schools and other stakeholders on violence in
schools, community and other work places and support
development of plans to stop it.
Project Activity areas description
Implementation of project activities shall be as follows:
1) Capacity building of teachers and PTAs on policies and
measures to deal with violence in schools.
Conduct meetings with teachers and PTA members on child
rights teacher polices, code of conduct and procedures to
child violence and protection.
Train selected teachers and PTA members in child rights
and protection to serve as counselors in schools and
community.
Conduct schools and community advocacy for alternative
discipline mechanism for teachers and parents.
Conduct a networking learning visit to successful child
protection projects in the country.
2) Support implementation of sports and creative arts for schools
as a step towards child protection.
Organize primary schools boys and girls football and
netball competition in the impact area.
Organize debate and drama competitions on child
protection for primary and secondary schools
Produce comic book and video documentary on violence
against children from stories, drawings and lessons
learnt in the rural communities by children.
3) Provide children and youth clubs with major rights and
responsibility life skills that would translate positive
attitudes in schools and communities.
Train youths in and out of school in life skills using
recreational arts such as Sara communication initiative
and other child protection concepts.
Work with role models and achievers to visit and conduct
discussion lessons in schools and during awareness
events.
Produce and distribute IEC materials on how to deal with
violence and where to report its incidents in schools and
clubs.
Conduct leadership and club management training for club
leaders
4) Organize awareness events and activities at school and
community level with involvement of all social groups.
Conduct lesson for life discussion among pupils, teachers
and communities on rights, child violence and protection.
Conduct social mobilization and awareness events at
community level.
Facilitate parenting lessons for community members.
{Forum discussions and workshops}
Target group/ geographical area
The project primary target is to serve all children below the age
of 18 leaving and learning in the schools of Traditional Authority
Mthwalo, covering zones that have been outlined as Njuyu, Enyezini,
and Lusangazi.
Its secondary target are relevant institutions, individuals and
structures, that have influence on the matters of child violence
such as teachers, community leaders, PTA members, women and youth
groups, parents and community as a whole.
Time frame
The project is expected to be started and completed within the year
2009, starting from September – July 2010.
This timeframe is subject to donor conditions and its completion
shall be based on the project evaluation and impact results hence
set of activities that have been planned.
Project management
Initiative for Social Justice shall from time to time be
responsible for the management of the project. It shall make sure
that project activities are carried out in line with the proposal
documents and that activities fall within the action plan. It shall
from time to time involve relevant stakeholders in the processes of
facilitation, monitoring and evaluation, including areas that need
consultancy.
Initiative for Social Justice promotes community implemented
programme activities. As such most the project activities shall be
implemented within the community sites to foster project ownership
and sustainability.
ISJ through its capacitated personnel shall link up with the donor
to ensure that funds management is in line with the conditions
outlined in the agreement. A financial management and reporting
system shall be developed and accepted by the ISJ management to
ensure transparency and accountability.
A special account for managing funds under this project shall be
opened.
Monitoring and Evaluation
To ensure effective project management and results, ISJ shall
conduct timely monitoring and evaluation exercises .The exercises
shall be supported by compilation of activity and periodic progress
reports and financial reports, which shall be circulated and
presented to donor, management and relevant stakeholders were
deemed necessary.
Forms of capturing indicative data, including qualitative and
quantitative outcomes, shall be developed and used. Evaluation
forms shall be available in each and every activity.
Sustainability
The past lessons learnt through implementation of projects at
community level has proven that achieving project goals and
objectives of any kind is always successful and well sustained when
committing the rural community in taking a leading role in the
implementation and its other stages.
It is also anticipated that the process of re-organizing and
supporting in school clubs and other related structures is a highly
community driven initiative which has so far received total support
from leaders, school teachers and parents.
With structures such as zonal committees existing on various
community development agendas, there are opportunities of
mainstreaming child protection project objectives, which in turn
shall serve as a sustainability mechanism hence achieving advocacy
and community ownership.
Through involving the communities a lot, there shall be areas were
communities shall have to develop their own action plans to further
address other issues in their communities.
Action Plan For Child Protection Against Violence ProjectProject
Intervention/Action
Area
Activities Output Indicators Time Frame Responsible
Actor/Partne
r
Budget
Allocation
Support advocacy
against child
violence through
implementation of
community
mobilization and
creative arts.
conduct
mobilization open
day campaigns on
LWF
train youth out of
school club
leaders in child
rights advocacy
using recreational
activities
3 community
mobilization
awareness conducted
1 training conducted
October
2009
November
ISJ Plan
Volunteers
ISJ, Youth
Pace
263,880-
00
200,000-00
Promote action by
children to stop
violence through
capacity development
of child rights clubs
Conduct community
awareness meetings
on reporting boxes
Conduct child
rights and
protection life
skills training
for in school club
leaders.
3 Consultative
meetings conducted.
3 training conducted
for 20 club leaders
Schools and community
visits with role
October
September-
November
January
2010
ISJ SWO
Depart
ISJ Depart
SWO
243,030-
00
544,500-00
Work with role
models to talk in
schools and
communities.
TOT on child rights using recreational activities for 20 youths clubs to support community actions
model conducted.
20 youths out of
school trained October 2010
ISJ, MOE
ISJ, DSWO
162,000-00
286,080-00
Facilitate awareness
activities to engage
parents and children
at community level
Conduct lesson for
life awareness
where children
would engage with
teachers,
community leaders
and parents.
3 zonal Lessons for
life workshops
conducted at
community level.
April –July
2010
ISJ
208,360-00
Project management
support
Conduct M & E exercises
at all levels
Timely monitoring and
evaluation conducted
On going ISJ 135,000-00
Project summary Activities-12 No. of report compiled July 2010 2,085,880-00
Quarter 1 Quarter 2 Quarter 3
Quarter 4
Activity Resp. officer
9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
1) Consultative meeting with community leaders, parents, volunteers, police and educators on LWF and reporting boxes
Prince, Denis Mary , Alex
X
2) Conduct open dayawareness campaign onLWF in 3 zones
AlexCommunity
X
3) Conduct 3 trainingson child rights andlife skills educationfor children
AlexSophie
X
4) Lesson for life workshop engaging parents, teachers andChildren
PrinceDenis DSWO
X
5) Conduct youth out ofschool child rightsand LWF advocacyusing recreationalactivities
DWOAlex
X
6) Working with Rolemodels throughvisiting schools &communities
Prince MediaHaji
X
7) Project Monitoring ISJ X
X X X X X X
X X X
8) Project reviewmeetings
ISJ X
X
X
9) Project evaluation ISJ X14Dissemination meeting with media and stakeholders
ISJ X
Activity implementation Plan
Project Budget Break Down
Training for 20 children in child rights and life skills 4 dayseach
Item Quantity Cost/unit Amount StationaryReam of white paper 5 900 4,500-00Masking tape 2 650 1,300-00Writing pens 20 25 500-00Folders 20 250 5,000-00Flip charts 4 900 3,600-00Markers 30 160 4,800-00Ruled paper 4 950 3,800-00Sub total 23,500-00
Hall hire 4 days 2000 8,000-00
Refreshments 24 x2x3days
100 14,400-00
Snacks 24x2x3days 70 10,080-00Sub total 24,480-00
Lunch 24x4 865 41,520-00Facilitators acc & mealsallowance
3x4 6000 72,000-00
Sub total 113,520-00
Facilitators 4x2 1500 12,000-00Sub total 12,000-00
Grand total 181,500-00
Total for 3 trainings 544,500-00
Consultative meeting on reporting boxes with teachers, policevolunteers parents for 1 days
Item Quantity Cost/unit Amount StationaryReam of white paper 2 900 1,800-00Masking tape 1 650 650-00Writing pens 20 25 500-00Folders 20 250 5,000-00Flip charts 2 900 3,600-00
Markers 20 160 3,200-00Ruled paper 2 950 1,900-00Sub total 16,650-00
Hall hire 1 days 2500 2,500-00
Refreshments 24 x2x1days
100 4,800-00
Snacks 24x2x1days 70 3,360-00Sub total 8,160-00
Lunch 24x1 865 20,700-00Facilitators acc & mealsallowance
3x1 6000 18,000-00
Sub total 38,700-00
Transport refunds 20x1 300 6,000-00Facilitators 3x2 1500 9,000-00Sub total 15,000-00
Grand total 81,010-003 meetings 243,030-00
TOT on child rights using recreational activities for 20 youthsclubs.
Item Quantity Cost/unit Amount StationaryReam of white paper 5 900 4,500-00Masking tape 2 650 1,300-00Writing pens 20 25 500-00Folders 20 250 5,000-00Flip charts 4 900 3,600-00Markers 30 160 4,800-00Ruled paper 4 950 3,800-00Sub total 23,500-00
Hall hire 2 days 4500 9,000-00
Refreshments 24 x2x2days
100 9,600-00
Snacks 24x2x2days 70 10,080-00Sub total 19,680-00
Participants accommodation
20x 2 2000 80,000-00
Lunch 24x2 500 24,000-00Super & incidental 20x3 865 51,900-00Facilitators acc & meals allowance
3x3 6000 54,000-00
Sub total 209,900-00
Transport refunds 20x2 300 12,000-00Facilitators 4x2 1500 12,000-00Sub total 24,000-00
Grand total 286,080-00
Lesson for life workshops engaging parents, teachers and youths/children 2 zones
Item Quantity Cost/unit Amount StationaryReam of white paper 1 900 900-00Masking tape 1 650 650-00Writing pens 20 25 500-00Flip charts 2 900 1,800-00Markers 20 160 3,200-00Ruled paper 1 950 950-00Sub total 8,000-00
TDC hall charges 1days 2000 2,000-00
Refreshments 24 x1 100 2,400-00Snacks 24x2 70 3,360-00Sub total 5,760-00
Lunch 24x1 865 20,700-00Facilitators allowance 3x1 6000 18,000-00Sub total 38,700-00
Transport and lubricants
1 day 15000 15,000-00
Grand total 69,460-00
Total for 3 zonal activities
208,360-00
Working with role models through visiting schools 4 zones
Item Quantity Cost/unit Amount StationaryWriting pads 5 450 2,250-00Writing pens 5 25 125-00Picture films 3
300 900-00
Sub total 3,275-00
Refreshments 5x2x4days 60 2,400-00Snacks 5x2x4days 70 2,800-00Sub total 5,200-00
Personnel allowance 5x3 6000 90,000-00Transport refunds 3 days 18000 72,000-00Grand total 162,000-00
Community mobilization/open days at zonal level
Item Quantity Cost/unit Amount StationaryReam of white paper 1 900 900-00Masking tape 1 650 650-00Writing pens 20 25 500-00Flip charts 2 900 1,800-00Markers 20 160 3,200-00
Ruled paper 1 950 950-00Sub total 8,000-00
TDC hall charges 1days 2000 2,000-00
PA system Hire 1 day 18500 18,500-00
Refreshments 24 x1 100 2,400-00Snacks 24x2 70 3,360-00Sub total 5,760-00
Lunch 24x1 865 20,700-00Facilitators allowance 3x1 6000 18,000-00Sub total 38,700-00
Transport and lubricants
1 day 15000 15,000-00
Grand total 87,960-00
Total for 3 zonal activities
263,880-00