Help & Shelter has received $9,778,386 funding from USAID/Counterpart to execute a four month project addressing social cohesion in 5 communities,namely Bell West, Stewartville, Uitvlugt, Good Hope and Sophia.
Help & Shelter) aims to achieve the following objectives specific to its proposal:
- Help & Shelter has increased awareness of existing initiatives, gaps, challenges and available (human and material) resources within the communities.
- Women and youth have greater awareness and knowledge about conflict resolution, family and community violence prevention.
- Women and youth equipped with advocacy skills in promoting cohesion, inclusion, and tolerance across the community.
- Women and youth have improved competencies and skills that contribute to their economic viability.
- Core groups have increased knowledge and greater capacity to implement, manage and sustain cohesive activities at the community level.
ACTIVITIES AND TIMELINE OF THE PROJECT
- Focus Group and Community Roundtable –(2 weeks)
- Social Media Campaign (2 weeks to launch; 3 months of execution)
- Community Mapping (2-4 weeks)
- Monthly programmatic reports (1 week)
- Community social cohesion project proposals (solicitation, review, selection. (2 weeks)
- Community Sensitization Sessions and Skills Exchanges. (4 weeks)
- Community Newsletters. (4 weeks)
- Community Social Cohesion Activities. (2 months)
- Micro-grants Training. (1 week)
- Capacity building workshops. (1 month)
- Organizational Development. (1 month)
- Final Report and Success Story(2 weeks)
EXPECTED OUTCOME
Through this project Help & Shelter will realize the following YCP program objectives
- Strengthened capacity of youth and women’s groups to lead community dialogue and social cohesion efforts.
- Strengthened civil society capacity to design and lead innovative approaches to social cohesion at the local level
