PROJECT PROPOSAL

PROJECT NAME:                       Wisdom Orphan Centre

PROJECT IMPLEMENTER:     Wisdom Orphan Centre

CONTACT PERSON:                  Marcoo Alphayo Ayo

TELEPHONE:                              +255687230570

E-MAIL:                                       markoayo@gmail.com

PROJECT COST:                       129,830 (USD)

TARGET POPULATION:         Orphans and Vulnerable Children in families with double orphans

Executive summary

In 2014 Wisdom Orphan Centre was founded   as non-profit community based organization in Arusha particularly in a small Village called Sura in Northern part of Tanzania in Meru Disttrict. The project started as Mission to Children and youth which by then there were 20 vulnerable children from poor families in the area.

Its objectives majorly include; to be a stationary center were the homeless children will be established providing immediate needs and other timely needs of orphans and nurturing sick and malnourished Orphan children for better health and keep them well and strong through child survival program

Children constitute large percentage of population in Tanzania. The child should grow up in a family Environment and in an atmosphere of happiness, love, guidance and understanding!  From a child’s physical and mental development, they require care in regard to physical, mental, moral and social development. But social indicators show a decline in social and economic welfare of children. Low levels of education among the whole population of the community has also been attributed to the increasing number of Orphan children as a result of, poverty and poor health conditions.

Once we secure the funds it will be a permanent model Wisdom Orphans Center for other parts of Northern region and Tanzania as whole. In addition to this the project will be sustained in the following ways; Accessing funds from global donors, Initiating micro projects, contribution from project beneficiaries and Community Participation

1.1  BACKGROUND-WISDOM ORPHAN CENTER

Wisdom Orphan Center was founded as a non-profit community based organization in Arusha particularly in a small Village called Sura in Northern part of Tanzania in Meru District. The project started as Mission to Children and youth which by then there were 20 vulnerable children from poor families in the area.

Wisdom Orphan Center able to provide a small orphanage project that will provide children with a safe and stable home, education and support throughout their childhood. This will be a solution of solving the problems hidden by the fact that orphans and vulnerable children are invisible; yet by the very nature of their situation, they are included among those that are classified as disadvantaged and poor in Tanzania.

In Meru District like any other areas of the World, there is growing number of Orphaned and homeless children caused by a number of things including HIV/AIDS and other illnesses. In addition to this, because of constant rate of unemployment among many young youth in developing countries like Tanzania and other Sub-Saharan Countries, which has a large number of poorest families and vulnerable children and double orphans and semi-orphans

Findings still shows that children in miserable problems are recognized by rather elementary (as opposed to sophisticated) criteria. Top on the list is absence of basic necessities such as shelter, food, clothing and water. Equally important is the ‘human condition’ in terms of physical health and parental care and protection. While there seems to be national consensus among donors, the public sector and civil society that the government has made commendable progress in implementing MDGs (Millennium Development Goals) as flexibly as possible, it’s evolving nature, due to the participatory and consultative reviews it undergoes regularly, does not address many of the development challenges disadvantaged children face today. It would take lobbying and advocacy interventions to ensure that the needs and demands of children in abject poverty are met. According to UNESCO 2003 study on Children in Abject Poverty in Tanzania indicates that: Ill health and inadequate health services remain critical challenges for children in abject poverty. This is aggravated by the living conditions of children in almost all parts of Meru Districts of Tanzania particularly in Sura Village where the pilot study was carried out.

Objectives of the Project The project objectives are majorly but not limited to:

·         The establishment of a stationary Center for homeless vulnerable children

·         Providing immediate needs and other timely needs of orphans like food, clothing, shelter and elementary education for the orphans, training them in the self-reliance skills that will be available at the center.

·         Nurture sick and malnourished Orphan children for better health and keep them well and strong through child survival program.

1.2  Mission

To mobilize resources for addressing the challenges facing orphans and enable them realize their full potential through promoting programs on education, health care, recreational skills, social security and moral support.

1.3  Problem statement

As we recognize that the children occupies a very unique and privileged position in the African society and that for the full harmonious development of their personality, the child should grow up in a family Environment and in an atmosphere of happiness, love, guidance and understanding! From a child’s physical and mental development, they require care in regard to physical, mental, moral and social development.

In 2007 we had the children and youth mission where we started as Volunteer project in the Church were now we come to realize that there is need to have children center in the Village. Rural parts of Tanzania have got large number of orphans than urban centers because people living in  Urban areas especially ladies after giving birth of their fatherless babies and children they take them to their  parents (elders and poorest grandparents) in the Village. The age of orphans, however, is fairly consistent across parts of the country. Surveys suggest that about 20% of orphans are 0-4 years old, 45% are 60 years old, and 55% are 10-14 years old children. But despite of the efforts to improve the lives of the children, social indicators continue to show a decline in social and economic welfare of children. Also low levels of education among the whole population of the community has also been attributed to the increasing number of Orphan children as of poverty among and within parents

Project with vulnerable children in church- the project coordinator with pre-unity at the center in the church

Worst of all, the child-headed household trend in rural areas in Tanzania is such that rural areas have 68%, of which 40.5% are male-headed and 28.3% are female-headed. The trend in urban areas is that of the 18% child-headed households, 8.5% are male-headed whereas 7% are female (Wisdom Orphan Center Investigative Research 2015). The complexity of the problem of child poverty in Tanzania is large and growing, and cannot be ignored when designing national development and poverty reduction strategies. Unfortunately, children especially orphans continue to be marginalized irrespective of interventions where by assumptions are made that interventions that address adult and household needs are also good for all children, including boys and girls of school-going and non-school-going ages. This partly explains why child poverty is underrepresented in most studies on poverty in Meru District- Sura Village.

1.4  Project duration

Once we get the funds it will be a permanent model center for other parts of Northern Part of Tanzania although it will be subjected to physical yearly audits and evaluation to determine its viability

1.6 Estimated Budget for one year 2016/2017

NO	DESCRIPTION	UNIT COST (in Dollars)	TOTAL COST (in Dollars)
ESTABLISHEMENT OF WISDOM ORPHANS CENTER AND REHABILITATION PREMISES
1.	Acquisition of land (half an hector) 70mts *35 mts	15,000$	15,000$
2.	Construction and purchasing of building materials	Lamp sum 80,000$	80,000$
3.	Latrines	Lamp sum 10,000$	10,000$
4.	Electricity	Lamp sum 6,000$	6,000$
Sub Total		111,000.00$	111,000$
CHILDREN NECESSITIES
5.	School uniform	10$	200$
6.	Shoes	23$	460$
7.	Blankets	23$	460$
8.	Mattresses	40$	800$
9.	Bed sheet	10$	200$
10.	School bags	17.5$	350$
11.	School materials	Lump sum 2,500$	2,500$
12.	School fees	525$	10,500$
13.	Medical care	Lamp sum 3,000$	3,000$
Sub Total		18,470	18,470
Administration
14.	Social worker	70 $	70$
15.	Health worker	70$	70$
16.	Coordinator	150$	150$
17.	Security guide	70$	70$
Sub Total		360$	360$
Grand Total		129,830$	129,830$

1.7 Strategies

The targeted strategies that will be applied to start and run the center include:

i.                    To get a committed donor(s) with a passion for the betterment of the lives of the African child to donate funds and materials that will enable the project to take off the ground.

ii.                  ii. To establish the center in the stages as planned in the areas highlighted and manage it to the standards required for the upbringing and rehabilitating the target groups.

iii.                iii. To beseech funds from the government, local and international leaders and non-government organizations, individuals for the management and advancement of the center.

iv.                To engage awareness and civil education lobbying and advocacy programs for the advancement of the right and welfare of the child.

1.  8   Monitoring and evaluation 

A comprehensive monitoring and evaluation system will be put in place to monitor and evaluate project activities. Quick books financial tracking system will be put in place to monitor cash flows, expenditures and purchases. For security and reliability quick books accounting data base is to be used and will be managed by the chief accountant. Income and expenses will be entered into the system and regular reconciliations are to be done.

1.  9   Reporting 

We expect to send quarterly operational report about the progress of the project, every after three months and a comprehensive report will be sent every after six months covering; financial status, project activities so that the participating donors can review how the donations given are used in accordance with the vision of the center.

1.10 Required time for implementation of the program/project 

The project is in the position but the fund and other requirements, like funds, building materials and others are needed so urgently. We hope if the good Samaritans and donors out there can consider our appeal. We need this assistance urgently in that acquisition of land and construction of the building takes place as soon as possible.