2006 OPE= RATIONAL PLAN-MAASAI WOMEN DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION (MWEDO)

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PUBLIC SERVICES DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME

Objective: Public services which met the needs of Maasai women are in place and are being used by community=

Activity

Sub Activity

Place

Time frame

Measurable indicator

Expected. Output

Means of Verification.

Budg= et

(Tshs)

Responsible

Actor

1.1 To develop community awareness on health and HIV/AIDS prevention and care.

1.1.1: To conduct T.O.T = on HIV/AIDS awareness in 3 Districts with 50 people attending from each of district MWEDO is operating and Health Extension/influential leaders.

1.1.2: Make a documentar= y in Maa on vulnerability of pastoralist women to HIV/AIDs.

i) Video shooti= ng.

ii) Interview a= nd discussion Research/information collection and documentation

Monduli, Kiteto and Long= ido.

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March

Feb-March

150 people trained on

HIV/AIDS

-No of sessions/workshop= s/seminar/events taken a video shooting.

HIV/AIDS.

-Data collected

Trainees equipped knowle= dge on HIV/AIDS for training the community

-Availability of video p= rint.

-Research done and findi= ngs documented.

Training report.

Documentary film

Research report

7,494,000/=3D

8,960,000/=3D

P.O&C.D.O=

Facilitator

1.2 To establish pastoralists’ girls Secondary and tertiary education fund.

1.2.1: To mobilise local= and external funds for girls’ education involving the community and oth= er stakeholders.

There will be an annual = event for local fundraising.

Kiteto and Simanjiro

Arusha=

-Donor agencies for exte= rnal Funding.

June &Aug

-Amount of fund raised

-No of organisations participated in fundraising

Fundraising function per= formed.

-Fundraising report.

-Financial report

-Report on number of gir= ls received scholarship from the established fund

9,190,000/=3D

P.O & E.D=

1.3 Advocate and network= with other organizations who provide public services in pastoralist community.=

1.3.1: Identify and build relationship with other public services providers in 4 Districts.

1.3.2; To conduct a one-= day stakeholders workshop in each district to explore framework of collaborat= ion among stakeholders/Service providers.

Kiteto, Simanjiro, Longi= do and Monduli.

Feb, march April= , may

May

-Number of organization identified and visited.

-Number of visits (forma= l and informal) to different organisations in project areas

i) Number of organisatio= ns attended the workshop.

ii) Sectors/areas agreed= by organisations to co-operate.

-Informal relationships = built between MWEDO and other organisations.

Framework of co-operation established among organisations.

-Field/visits report.

-Meeting minutes.

-Workshop report

-Sectoral meeting report= s

-M.O.U signed=

1,280,000/=3D

4,440,000/=3D

P.O & E.D=

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1.4. Empower women to un= derstand public service provision and to lobby for improved appropriate services in education, health and other services.

1.4.1: Conduct awareness seminars in each of 4 districts, on women rights to public services and h= ow to use them and responsibilities of the service providers.

Simanjiro, Kiteto, Longi= do and Monduli

Jul &Aug

Number of women attended awareness seminar.

-Increased awareness on = women rights to public services.

-Seminar reports.

14,220,000/=3D

Facilitator

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2. Maasai Cultural Citizenship

Objective: Maasai Women will preserve, promot= e, and benefit from own cultural knowledge.

Activity

Sub Activity

Place

Time Frame

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Expected. Output

Means of Verif..

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( Tshs)

Responsible person

2.1. Research on indigenous property of Maasai culture and knowl= edge and identify its contribution to Social, political and economic developme= nt

2.1.1 Conduct research on maasai = culture and knowledge and documentation

.

2.1.2: Organise workshop to share indigenous culture and knowledge by identifying their weaknesses, strengt= hs and opportunities

Maasai land in Tanzania

Jan&=

December=

Sept

Data collected

.

No of organisations attended the workshop.

Research done and findings docume= nted.

Research findings on indigenous c= ulture and knowledge shared among organisations identified.

Research document

-Workshop report

3,050,000/=3D

1,800,000/=3D

Consultant

& E.D

2.2 Promotion of Culture and indigenous knowled= ge

2.2.1 Organise cultural festival = for pastoralists and hunter gathers community

Arusha

July

-No of community representatives participated in festival.

-Attendance of community represen= tatives from different   area <= /span>

Festival report

18,970,000/=3D

E.D

2.3 Networking/linking with other actors=

2.3.1 Strengthen links with other women groups/networks

2.3.2 Co-ordinate indigenous w= omen

Issues for Tanzania

Apr

-No of visits and meetings held w= ith other groups/networks

No of meetings held

Knowledge cultural and experience= shared

Information gathered

Meeting    Report

9,000,000/=3D

1,450,000/=3D

P.O

C.D.O &

ED

3. Human Rights and Advocacy=

    Objective: Maasai women empowered to unders= tand, promote and advocate for their rights

Activity

Sub Activity

Place

Time frame

Measurable indicator

Expt. Output

Means of Verf.

Budget

(Tshs)

Responsible person

3.1 Capacity building in Human rights and policy advocacy

3.1.1 Identify specific current p= olicies with impact to pastoralists-socially, economic and culture and put in simplified language.

3.1.2: Organise a one-day session= on Policies specific issues on Maasai/pastoralists.

3.1.3.Dissemination:

·        Awareness w/shop at District/community level and distribution of policy papers.

MWEDO office

Arusha.

Longido, Monduli, kiteto and Sima= njiro.

.

Apr

&May=

Apr &

May

Oct &Nov

Number of policies worked on

No of organisations attended a se= ssion.

No of people attended

Copies of policies documented in = simple language

Organisations imparted with relev= ant information on issues affecting Maasai.

Awareness created to members from= the community and District official on policies affecting Maasai.

-Copies of identified policies av= ailable.