Funding Criteria

Following is the criteria for funding projects.

• The organisation must be registered with the relevant registering authority.
• The principal beneficiaries must be OVC.
• The organisation to be assisted must have a high level of community involvement in terms of management committees, local authorities such as community leaders.
• The project must demonstrate a high level of sustainability.
• The organisation must have the institutional capacity to implement the projects.

Process

• Proposals for funding are sent to the Secretariat for review, and subsequent approval and endorsement by the Board.
• Memoranda of agreement (contracts) for approved proposals are signed by the Director.
• The Trustees attend planned meetings of the Board to keep themselves informed on the activities of the Trust, and keep the public accurately informed of such activities.
• Monitoring and evaluation is done by relevant officers for:
  • Conformity – with signed contracts.
  • Accountability at all levels- MTF and intervention sites in terms of financial management, achievement of objectives, and delivery of service.
  • Learning - Lessons learnt from past experience help redesigning of activities .i.e. knowing which interventions are benefiting children and inform options for scaling up.
  • Advocacy - findings gathered help build a strong case for sensitizing communities and government on key OVC issues.