FIDA INTERNATIONAL: DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION IN
EASTERN AFRICA
Bethlehem Family Development Project
Bethlehem Family Development Project aims at improving the socio-economic status of poor families in
Bishoftu Town by empowering the sponsored families to work for their community development. The
Project will empower the community to address their poor household management and increase their
knowledge on improved sanitation, health, agricultural production, income generation and affordable
quality education for their Children.
Fida is partnering with Ethiopian Mulu Wongel Amagnoch Church Development Organization (EMWACD) in
Bethlehem Project. EMWACDO is a faith based non-profit making indigenous Organization initiated in 1993
and registered officially in October 2009 as an “Ethiopian Residents Charity”. The Project was formerly
known as Bethlehem Children’s Home (BCH) which was caring for poor, destitute and orphaned children
since 1975 – 1991. Families in this Project area are poor and unable to access their basic needs in life like
food, education for their children, clean water for drinking, good housing and better living conditions. The
families are in poor living conditions.
The Project will raise awareness on root causes of human rights violation and facilitate the community to
understand the duties and responsibilities of everyone in reducing human suffering. The Project will
encourage and support families to start income generating activities and support their Children for primary
and secondary education. Both men and women will be empowered with necessary skills to enhance their
economic development in regard to issues of environment, water and sanitation, food security, good health
practices and justice for all people.
The project goal is to contribute to the holistic wellbeing of the families in Bishoftu. The social- economic
status of the families will be improved and therefore able to meet the educational needs of their children.
Households will have adequate food, improve their water sources and exercise good health practices. After
the former implementation periods of project, many outcomes have been realized including better living
conditions of former sponsored Children and their families.
Location: Bishoftu, East Shewa, Ethiopia
Budget 2014: 158 350 €
Duration of the project: 1975-2016
Project code: 5025
Leadership Enhancement Programme
The purpose of the Project is to improve the Skills and competences of Partner organizations to address the
rights of people groups in their communities. The project will train and equips partner’s leaders in issues of
governance, Policies, organizational planning, Finance management, resource mobilization and other
trainings as may be required by the organizations.
This project will be implemented by Fida Eastern Africa Regional office targeting the partner organization’s
leadership. Fida Partners in eastern Africa are Full Gospel Churches of Kenya (FGCK) Pentecostal Churches
of Uganda (PCU) Free Pentecostal Churches of Tanzania (FPCT) Ethiopian Guenet Church (EGC) Ethiopian
Full Gospel Believers Church (EFGBC) CEPBU (The Community of Pentecostal Churches in Burundi) ADEPR
(Association of Pentecostal Church of Rwanda) and CEPAC (The Pentecostal Churches in Central Africa). The
problem of ineffective leadership in the partner organization is due to inadequate knowledge on the rights
of people in the community and how to respond to the emerging crosscutting issues. The project will
target 400 leaders from 8 partners in 7 countries.
The project will facilitate the partners to conduct literature review on Institutional management tools and
tailor them to suit their leadership structures and policies. The project will train Community Facilitators
from the partner’s leadership on organizational Management and leadership skills, who will replicate the
skills down in their organizations. Through the Umoja concept, the trained leaders will train other leaders
from small community groups on crosscutting issues like environmental degradation, HIV/AIDS, the rights
of every person to basic needs and community development work.
The project’s goal is to contribute to the holistic wellbeing of the society through an empowered partner
who will provide justice, safety and caring in the communities of Eastern Africa. The local partners will be
more responsible and committed to civil society actions. The partner’s leadership will have acquired
competence in reaching out to the community needs and motivated to create organizational structures for
better management. Leaders from the partners who were trained in the previous years have proved
competent in their organizational leadership by developing and utilizing management tools and skills.
Location: Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Burundi, Rwanda and DR Congo
Budget 2014: 148 057 €
Duration of the project: 2001-2016
Project code: 5250
Regional Coordination
The goal of the Eastern African Regional Coordination program is to support the local partners to
independently carry the responsibility for their own work and continually develop it. The regional program
aims at empowering the partner instead of creating dependency,
Fida works together with nine different churches in the region. The members of the churches vary from
seven million to some hundreds of thousands. The region of operation covers Burundi, Ethiopia, Kenya,
Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, the United Republic of Tanzania, and Uganda. The partner
churches are the direct beneficiaries. Through them, the final beneficiaries – those living in poverty and the
vulnerable of society – are reached.
The project focuses on coordinating the Eastern African program: sharing the vision, ensuring the good
governance, sound financial practices, and the continuous monitoring of the program’s impact. In addition,
the development of child sponsorship program and integration of peacebuilding ideology into all activities
of the program, are supported.
The development objective of the program is to participate in developing the civil society to be more just
and caring towards its vulnerable members.
Location: Eastern Africa
Budget 2014: 353 912 €
Duration of the project: 2005-2016
Project code: 5260
Regional Advocacy Programme
The Project Purpose is to increase the engagement of Fida’s partners in Eastern Africa on advocacy issues
through awareness raising and trainings. Advocating for human rights brings about positive changes,
strengthening civil society and creating a legitimate space for the protection and promotion of everyone’s
rights. Inadequate knowledge on advocacy and absence of leadership guidelines in advocacy has hold back
the Church partner from advocacy actions.
Fida’s Partners in Eastern Africa are Full Gospel Churches of Kenya (FGCK), Pentecostal Churches of Uganda
(PCU), Free Pentecostal Churches of Tanzania (FPCT), Ethiopian Guenet Church (EGC), Ethiopian Full Gospel
Believers Church (EFGBC, The Community of Pentecostal Churches in Burundi (CEPBU), Association of
Pentecostal Church of Rwanda (ADEPR) and The Pentecostal Churches in Central Africa (CEPAC). The project
will be implemented by Fida Eastern Africa advocacy Program through these Partners. The target groups
are the partners and the people who have had their human rights trampled on like People living with
disability, people living with HIV, children and the voiceless. These people are included in the training and
articulate the issues themselves (“human rights by people”, not only “human rights for people”). At the
same time, the partners are challenged to advocate for, with and through those whose rights are violated.
It is the right of every person to be safe from harm, to be treated fairly and with dignity, to live the life they
choose, and to have an active part in their community and wider society. Human rights has to do with core
values that is important for all people based on fairness, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy.
The Project will empower Fida Partners in Eastern Africa through awareness and trainings on advocacy and
support them to develop policy guidelines on advocacy interventions. The project will develop training
materials to be used by partners in training and conduct trainings on the manual. Partners will be supplied
with every necessary material on advocacy responses. The Project will monitor and report on the advocacy
implementation process.
The Project aims at contributing to the reduction of violation of human rights through increased
involvement of partners in advocating for human rights. The expected impact is that those who were
voiceless will have a voice through the empowered partners and their rights honoured. By the end of the
programme, there should be an improvement in the Human Development Indicators, Human Development
Index, Gender Inequality Index, and Corruption Perception Index in Burundi, Democratic Republic of the
Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda.
Location: Eastern Africa
Budget 2014: 83 134 €
Duration of the project: 2011-2016
Project code: 5264
Psycho-Social Support Project for Vulnerable Children and their Care givers
The Project’s purpose is to improve the capacity and competence of partners to provide psychosocial care
for vulnerable Children and their families. The Project will work towards empowering partners in
community engagement and participation in providing psychosocial support to Children, families and
caregivers. The Project anticipates bringing psychosocial support to community level through the capacity
and competence built in the previous project phase. Fida will continue empowering its partners in helping
communities to support children and their caregivers.
The project will be implemented by Fida Eastern Africa Psycho-social Support project for care of vulnerable
Children and their care givers through its Partners. Fida Partners in Eastern Africa are Full Gospel Churches
of Kenya (FGCK), Pentecostal Churches of Uganda (PCU), Free Pentecostal Churches of Tanzania (FPCT),
Ethiopian Guenet Church (EGC), Ethiopian Full Gospel Believers Church (EFGBC), The Community of
Pentecostal Churches in Burundi (CEPBU), Association of Pentecostal Church of Rwanda (ADEPR) and The
Pentecostal Churches in Central Africa (CEPAC). A growing number of children in Eastern Africa are exposed
to the devastating effects of poverty, conflicts, HIV and AIDS. Many children have lost their parents and
family, experienced deprivation and abuse, been stigmatized, witnessed atrocities and suffered
overwhelming grief. The Project will focus on emotional and social wellbeing of vulnerable children.
The Psychosocial Support Project will strengthen the partner’s capacity in promoting the psychosocial
wellbeing for Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVCs) and their caregivers. In the coming project phase
(2014-2016) The Project will provide technical skills and resources to church/partners who will reach out to
the community. In addition, Fida will also support the counterpart in planning activities and in facilitating
the PSS trainings. Fida will further strengthen the capacity of the partner to be competent in meeting the
challenges of PSS responses. The role of Fida personnel is advisory by nature for psychosocial support in
Eastern Africa. Fida will also be involved in supporting and monitoring the implementation of the project.
However, Fida does not take part of running any separate activities, since it is the responsibility of the
partner. The Project will select sample communities from the partners who will be an evidence and
example to demonstrate the role of psychosocial support in promoting effective and sustainable childcare,
protection and support practices. The community focused approach (JOL; Journey of Life) will take place
through reflections, dialogues and action among children, caregivers and concerned members of the
community. The focus is on community awareness and action helping communities to reflect on the needs
of vulnerable children and plan for a course of action to support them.
The Projects goal is to contribute to the emotional rights and social wellbeing of vulnerable children
through a just, Safe and Caring Church/Partners in the communities of Eastern Africa. Psychosocial support
aims to ensure that children are loved, cared and protected. It is the support for the emotional and social
aspects of a child’s life in order to help children to live with hope and dignity.
Location: Eastern Africa
Budget 2014: 95 010 €
Duration of the project: 2011-2016
Project code: 5266
Providing Support to Fida Supported Child Sponsorship Project in the Region
The purpose of the project is to enhance the ability of nine child sponsorship projects to be more children
friendly. This will involve building monitoring and administrative capacity of the child sponsorship projects
through good systems and tools to support administration.
This Project will be implemented by Fida East Africa support program to all Fida Supported Child
Sponsorship Projects in the region. These projects include Bethlehem in Ethiopia, PCU in Uganda, Mwanza
and Tanga in Tanzania, Homa-Bay, Kakamega in Kenya and other Child integrated projects. These Projects
are with Fida partners in Eastern Africa. Child sponsorship programs have always been essential part of the
regional cooperation. Before year 2011, these projects have been running their interventions
independently and were targeting only to provide direct support to individual child. However since 2011,
the nine sponsorship projects have become part of a centralised Fida Eastern Africa regional program.
This Project focuses on strengthening the operations of the Sponsorship Projects in Eastern Africa. The
project enhanced the administrative processes of sponsorship projects through increased ability of
projects' to involve children in their activities that take place in the target communities. The Project will
provide knowledge and skills to the duty bearers (sponsorship projects) to ensure that the right holders
(children and families) receive the best services. Giving skills and knowledge is in line with all of the poverty
reduction strategies of all the countries which recognise the fact that, to tackle poverty, there is need to
invest in human development. Child friendly projects will lead to a Just and safe community caring for the
well-being of vulnerable children and youth.
The Projects goal is to contribute towards a just and safe society caring for vulnerable children. The project
desires to see that all children are safe from abuse and exploitation; that they are vibrant and happy
children enjoying their childhood by being allowed to fully and actively participate in activities touching on
their welfare. Children should have a say in the project interventions. The project also aims at promoting
child rights and protection. This will be achieved by helping the partners develop child protection policies
that are relevant to their situations. The project is to ensure that policies are implemented. Partners will be
facilitated to promote the same at the community level.
Location: Eastern Africa
Budget 2014: 100 552 €
Duration of the project: 2014-2016
Project code: 5251
Regional Food Security and Climate Change Programme
The project’s purpose is to improve the livelihoods of the extremely poor (vulnerable) people living in
communities affected by environmental and climatic problems in Eastern Africa region. The regional food
security and climate change programs role is to empower Fida partner organizations as duty bearers to
expand their environmental interventions through training.
The project will be implemented by Fida Eastern Africa Regional food security and climate change program.
Fida’s Partners in Eastern Africa are Full Gospel Churches of Kenya (FGCK), Pentecostal Churches of Uganda
(PCU), Free Pentecostal Churches of Tanzania (FPCT), Ethiopian Guenet Church (EGC), Ethiopian Full Gospel
Believers Church (EFGBC), The Community of Pentecostal Churches in Burundi (CEPBU), Association of
Pentecostal Church of Rwanda (ADEPR) and The Pentecostal Churches in Central Africa (CEPAC). Different
kinds of ecosystems have become vulnerable. Wetlands: surface water has decline, yet usage has intensify
leading to land degradation and therefore affecting human livelihood. Part of the problem is caused by
negative human activity in the communities and part is caused by climatic changes. Rain is a major limiting
factor for crops, yet plants will require more water with warmer temperature. Warmer temperatures
reduce length of growing seasons. Grain yield is highly sensitive to length of season. Crop pests and
diseases may increase and irrigation water may decline. Vegetation will dry faster and drinking water
becomes scarce.
Eastern Africa food security and Climate change project will build the regional partner’s capacity to deal
with environmental issues and to find better livelihood strategies for people suffering from the effects of
climate change and environmental degradation. Since Fida’s Partners have been part of the planning
process, they will be the key actors in the implementing process. The planning will continue more deeply in
the first year and all stakeholders will be involved in the planning, implementing and monitoring.
Networking will be a key factor in this project since lot of knowledge and expertise is available with the
government and other NGOs. Partners’ project staff, community and church leaders will be trained at
Habari Maalum College, Arusha-Tanzania in various issues on environment such as tree planting, soil
conservation, modern farming methods, rain water harvesting, agro forestry and related courses. The
trained leaders and project staffs will convey the knowledge to their communities to empower the
vulnerable people as the project right holders.
The goal of the food security Project is to contribute to improved livelihoods of the extremely poor people
living in communities affected by environmental and climatic problems. The expected change is that the
people in target communities have found lasting solutions which improve their livelihoods. They will have a
feeling that they can do something about the problems they face in their communities. Food security will
improve; people will have more water available and acquire skills that help them to be more productive
even during the dry seasons. People will be able to take better care of their livestock. Through gained
knowledge, the communities will reduce harmful practices that affect the environment and become
responsible in environmental conservation.
Location: Eastern Africa
Budget 2014: 114 012 €
Duration of the project: 2014-2016
Project code: 5252
Church Community Mobilization for Development Program in Bonga
The purpose of the Project is to build the capacity of Bonga community on how to mobilize their own
locally available resources so as to alleviate poverty and improve their livelihood. Bonga area has local
resources and opportunities which are not yet exploited. The Project will influence the people to
understand their rights to those resources.
Fida’s partner in this project is the Ethiopian Guenet Church Development and Welfare Organization
(EGCDWO)
The Organization is the development arm of Ethiopian Guenet Church which was established in 1999. The
partner has a strong presence in the community surrounding Bonga and therefore able to work with the
community effectively. People living in the Project area see themselves as powerless and hopeless because
of the escalating poverty caused by recurrent draught and environmental degradation. The Project is
targeting 2,000 people who are living in total poverty.
The project will contribute to the overall transformation of the disadvantaged communities in Bonga and
the surrounding areas through mobilizing and building the capacity of 3,100 people from 10 selected local
areas. The 3,100 will form 100 Self Help Groups (SHG). Training and empowerment on various crosscutting
issue will be conducted through those self help groups. The groups will continue replicating to reach out to
other community members.
The CCMDPB Project is new and aiming at contributing to the holistic wellbeing of people through of a Just,
safe and caring Church/Partner in Ethiopia. It is expected that at the end of the project period, the
community’s knowledge and actions towards their human rights will have increased. Through the
community training and empowerment, people’s lives will be transformed economically, socially, politically,
emotionally and their living standards.
Location: Bonga, Ethiopia
Budget 2014: 60 173 €
Duration of the project: 2014-2016
Project code: 5020
Church and Community Development Project
The Project purpose is to improve the livelihood of vulnerable women of Fincha and Shambu towns by
creating interventions that responds to the deep rooted poverty in the community. The People of Fincha
and Shambu have been social-economically marginalized due to unavailability of infrastructure and
facilities like Road, Electricity, Hospital and Schools. The community has limited access to income
generating activities which lead to poor economic status of the people.
The Ethiopian Mulu Wongel Amagnoch Church Development Organization (EMWACD) is the Fida partner in
this Project at Fincha and Shambu. EMWACDO is a faith based non-profit making indigenous Organization
initiated in 1993 and registered officially in October 2009 as an “Ethiopian Residents Charity”. The project
targets mostly women who are the most vulnerable people in these towns due to the prevailing poverty
levels. Most of the women who migrate with their families to these Towns are illiterate and without income
generating activities to support their livelihood.
The Project will create awareness on human rights and facilitated the community to identify possible
income generating opportunities which the community can exploit to support their families. The Project
will support the target community to form self-help support groups which will discuss their situations and
find solutions to their prevailing circumstances. The project will empower the groups through trainings on
resource mobilization and savings, HIV Prevention, environmental aspects and Income generating activities
for both men and women. The empowered community will be able to take care of the schooling of their
Children.
The main aim of the project is to contribute to holistic wellbeing of the community through a Just, Safe and
Caring Church/Partner. The partner will empower the community on the rights of every person and provide
a safe ground for all people who are suffering from socio-economic injustices and other human sufferings.
The project is planned and implemented for the first time in this area.
Location: Fincha and Shambu, Ethiopia
Budget 2014: 23 753 €
Duration of the project: 2014-2016
Project code: 5021
Water and Environment Protection in Moyale
The purpose of the project is to increase sustainable and potable water supply for Human and Livestock in
Moyale district. Due to prolonged dry spells every Year, Women and children walk long distances up to 7
Kms to collect water for domestic use. Young men move from one place to another in search of pastures
and water for their livestock. The Project will enable the community to access water close to their villages.
The Fida partner in Moyale Project is Ethiopian Mulu Wongel Amagnoch Church Development Organization
(EMWACD) which is a faith based non-profit making indigenous Organization initiated in 1993 and
registered officially in October 2009 as an “Ethiopian Residents Charity”. The partner has a long history and
presence in this community and therefore understands them well. Moyale is an area which has experienced
drought throughout ages. Springs and rivers dried long time ago due to human activities which affected the
environment. Sustainable water sources are scarce and cannot be accessed by all communities living in
Moyale district. There have been frequent conflicts between the communities as they struggle for the few
water points.
The Project will collaborate with the community to construct a water pond which will collect rainy water
which happens once in a while. The community will be empowered through training by the project on how
to manage the water Pond and protect the environment surrounding the Pond area. The community will be
sensitized on peace building and conflict prevention so that they don’t harm their neighbours who might
come for the same water point. Both Women and men will be empowered on how to use water effectively
in their different uses.
Through the Project, part of the communities living in Moyale will have access to drinking water for humans
and their livestock. There will be increased productivity in homes as a result of reduced long distances to
fetch water. Conflicts between pastoralists who travel other places to search water for their Livestock will
reduce. Pastoralists value water more than any other commodity. It is therefore expected that the
wellbeing of the communities will be improved.
Location: Moyale district, Ethiopia
Budget 2014: 30 878 €
Duration of the project: 2014-2016
Project code: 5029
Food Security for Small Scale Farmers
The Project purpose is to increase food supplies for 600 families of Giharo and Bukemba in Rutana Province
of Burundi through promotion and facilitation in better farming methods and practices that will enhance
increased food production in the community. The Project will build the capacity of the community in
sustainable land management, mobilization of local resource and adaptation to climate change.
The Community of Pentecostal Churches in Burundi (CEPBU) is the main Fida partner in this program.
During the past 4 decades, Burundi has undergone through destructive civil wars that caused a great
damaged to the country’s economy. During this period, more than 500,000 fled the country to the
neighbouring countries especially Tanzania. After a long process of peace talks between the rebels and the
government, peace agreements were signed and the repatriation process was initiated in which a massive
flow back of returnees were settled back to their origin places in Rutana province of Burundi. The
resettlement process has faced a lot of challenges in meeting the needs of the returnee who were poor,
illiterate, without food and shelter, and lacked farming inputs to start up their normal living. CEPBU and
Fida have partnered to empower the community in understanding their rights in response to these
challenges.
The Project will conduct church leaders training on food security/environment protection techniques and
the formulation of food security and Environment protection policy. The partner will influence the
community on matters related to food security and environment protection practices. The project will train
the Community Coordinating Teams (CCT) who will be a representation of the 600 families on food security
and environment protection. The CCT will establish farmers' groups in the community and train them on
saving and credit methods, effective livestock management, preparation and development of tree nurseries
and engage them in tree planting and protect of forest areas with contour lines. The project will provide
the Community Coordinating Teams with training materials, seeds for demonstration tree nurseries and
links to other environment protection organizations.
The overall objective of this project is to contribute to the wellbeing of the returnee communities in
Burundi. It is expected that, at the end of the project the returnees will increase their food production that
is enough to sustain their family needs and support their children education. The communities will
understand their rights to their basic needs and find solutions to their needs. The communities will be
empowered to take care of the environment and how to increase the forest cover.
Location: Rutana province, Burundi
Budget 2014: 87 092 €
Duration of the project: 2014-2016
Project code: 5280
Youth Centers for Vocational Training and Professional Reintegration Project
The purpose of the Project is to empower the Church/Partner to relevantly address the needs of Youth in
Burundi. The empowered partner will look at the life issues affecting a large number of young people who
drop out of school without acquiring the intellectual, professional and physical abilities to address their
needs. The project will create awareness on the rights of young people and how they can influence the
duty bearers on their rights.
The project will be implemented by The Community of Pentecostal Churches in Burundi (CEPBU) in
partnership with Fida International. The Project will be spread across 7 local church assemblies in the
communities which have the largest population of unemployed Youth. The project will be implemented in a
holistic manner with the active participation of the all stakeholders including the Young people. In Burundi,
a large number of young people leave school early without acquiring the intellectual, professional and
physical abilities in order to fit into the socio - professional or find a job. The education system has indeed a
high repetition rate in primary education (38%) and secondary education (29%). At the end of each school
year, a very important number of pupils drop out the school. After primary school (6 years of schooling),
many pupils do not have access to secondary education. This situation is more critical when it comes to the
returnees from Tanzania. Most of the children who were in Tanzania schools drop out when they arrive in
Burundi because of the language barrier. Schools in Burundi use French language unlike in Tanzania who
use Swahili and English and therefore makes it difficult for returnees Children.
There are various activities which will take place during the implementation process. Among the activities
are to train Church leaders on the rights of Youth and the drafting of the youth policy. The project will
follow up the approval and adoption of the youth ministry policy by CEPBU and support the process of
printing and dissemination. The project will assist the community in mobilization of local resources for the
building of the recreational facilities (youth centers) in Bujumbura and Ruyigi. After building the Centres,
the project will see to it that the Centres are equipped with necessary materials for training.
The expected impact of this project is a strengthened and capacitated partner, able to address the needs of
the Youth in the communities. The project aims to see a Church /partner that advocate for justice and
provides a safe place for young people through caring for the most disadvantaged Youth in the community.
The developed Youth centers will empower young people who drop out of formal schools by providing
them with vocational and professional training. Another expected impact is the increased participation of
Young people in the social activities of the church. The youth will become responsible people in the
community after being empowered.
Location: Makamba, Rumonge, Rutana, Kanyosha, Ruyigi and Gashikanwa in Burundi
Budget 2014: 79 176 €
Duration of the project: 2014-2016
Project code: 5281
HIV and AIDS Competent Partner in Burundi
The Purpose of the project is to increase the competence of Church leaders in response to the spread of
HIV and AIDS in the community and improve caring of People Living with HIV in Burundi. The project will
facilitate the awareness raising on the rights of all people to reduce stigma and discrimination against
people living with HIV/AIDS.
The project will be implemented by the Fida partner in Burundi. The partner in this project is the
Community of Pentecostal Churches in Burundi (CEPBU) the project will target Church leaders who will
benefit from the project’s capacity building through trainings. Due to the increased myths and
misconception on HIV and AIDS in the community, people living with HIV/AIDS have encountered inhuman
treatment from other members of the society. Stigma and discrimination has so far hindered the process of
HIV Prevention because people fear to go for HIV testing to know about their status. To respond effectively
to this challenge, empowering Church leaders who have respected positions in the community can reduce
discrimination of people living with HIV and AIDS and enhance the knowledge on HIV and AIDS.
During the implementation process, the project will enhance HIV and AIDS responses in the community by
creating awareness and training Church leaders on the basic facts of HIV/AIDS. The project will sensitize the
community through community forums and church Meetings. The projects activities will involve top Church
leaders training, Training of trainers, formulation of HIV and AIDS materials, distribution of HIV materials to
the trained Church leaders, formulation of HIV and AIDS policy, establishment of support groups of people
living with HIV and AIDS and support to Orphans and vulnerable Children in their education.
The goal of this project is to contribute to the reduction of the spread of HIV in the community and improve
the wellbeing of people living with HIV and AIDS. Through a Just, safe and caring Church/partner, people
infected and affected by HIV will have relief and find a safe place where people living with HIV and AIDS will
be accommodated and involved in community activities. The society will be transformed to create an HIV
and AIDS friendly environment with zero stigmas and zero discrimination. People living with and affected
by HIV and AIDS will know their rights and enjoy their wellbeing.
Location: Burundi
Budget 2014: 39 587 €
Duration of the project: 2014-2016
Project code: 5282
Empowering Partners to Respond to Environmental and Climate Change
The purpose of the Project is to increase the capacity of the partner on environmental conservation and
food security so as to improve the livelihood of ten (10) Communities in Kenya. The Project seeks to
address the destabilized livelihoods of the communities due to environmental and climatic change as a
result of harmful human action.
The Full Gospel Churches of Kenya is the Fida Partner in Kenya. The Church has a membership of 1.2 Million
members and is administratively organized in 12 regions and 83 districts in throughout the Country. The
target communities live in the most difficult places in arid and semi-arid lands which have harsh climatic
conditions caused by increased global warming. Deforestation through human activities has also
contributed to the reduction of Forest cover in Kenya in a great way. The Communities in these areas have
encountered great challenges in their lives due inadequate food and water.
The project will focus in the areas of food security, environment protection through alternative livelihood
strategies and formation of Children Clubs for their participation purposes. They will be sensitizing the
communities on their rights to the basic needs and encourage them to increases environmental
conservation. The communities will be empowered by providing them with adequate knowledge on how to
respond to the impacts of climate change and increased food production. The communities will be trained
on modern skills for establishment of tree nurseries and water harvesting which allows a network of
partners to be engaged. The project intends to continue intensifying interventions in the former pilot areas
and add 4 new areas. The empowerment process will include establishment of tree/fruit nurseries,
environmental management training, Farming in God’s Way, Soil erosion control, poultry keeping, bee
keeping, improving livestock breeding and production of energy saving Jikos to reduce deforestation.
Through the partner, the well-being of the communities in arid and semi-arid areas of Kenya will be
improved in the way of increased food security and forest cover. Members of the community will
continually access enough and nutritious food adequate for their lives and realize healthy living. After the
last implementation period of 2011 – 2013, many families have more meals per day compared to previously
one meal per day. Farmers have practiced agro-forestry which has increased forest cover as they grow their
food.
Location: Kenya, dry areas and the whole country
Budget 2014: 199 521 €
Duration of the project: 2011-2016
Project code: 5042
Homa Bay Child Sponsorship Project
The purpose of the Project is to improve the capacity of Full Gospel Churches of Kenya in Homa Bay. FGCK
will then be able to facilitate the change in the livelihoods of families caring for Orphan in Homa-bay. The
Project focuses on empowering the local community to work for community development and increase
their networking between Local and International civil societies through Child sponsorship Programs.
Fida has partnered with Full Gospel Churches of Kenya for a long time in Homa-bay on orphans and
vulnerable Children Program which later changed to Child Sponsorship Project. Western Kenya has been
leading in HIV and AIDS prevalence in Kenya which has left many orphans impacted by the pandemic. The
OVCs have encountered many challenges in their lives which includes mistreatment by their foster parents,
early marriages, School drop outs, Child headed families, Poor living conditions, pre-mature deaths due to
social injustices, Poor health, Physical and Psychosocial problems among others. The partner has been
there to support at the time of their needs and provided justice, safety and caring in various ways including
the orphanage Home.
Unlike the previous implementation periods where the partner provided for the needs of the OVCs, the
Project will take a different strategy in this phase by empowering partner as well as the beneficiaries which
include families and Children. The partner will be empowered on how to conducting household surveys by
assessing the situation on the ground and how it affects the Child. The partner will analyse problems and
challenges experienced by the community that affect the well-being of children. Finally, they will
recommend and propose intervention strategies suitable for actions during the regular meetings. Family
members and children will also participate in those activities.
The aim of this project is the improved well-being of families with OVCs in Homa Bay town. The expected
positive changes in the target areas where the sponsorship beneficiaries’ lives are that Children living in
these communities will benefit from the improved living conditions of the households as income levels
improve, food production is enhanced and essential public / Social services will be made accessible.
Secondly, the Sponsored OVC’s will access both primary and secondary education. And thirdly, trainings on
various important issues, such as environment, HIV/AIDS, Improved Income Generating skills, sanitation,
and preventive healthcare will be pillars in the families and OVCs lives. Children who have been sponsored
in the previous project Cycles are adults who support their lives responsibly.
Location: Homa Bay, Kenya
Budget 2014: 70 466 €
Duration of the project: 2011-2016
Project code: 5044
Kakamega Child Sponsorship Project
The Project purpose is to build the capacity of Full Gospel Churches of Kenya in Kakamega on the rights of
Children living with disability and their position in the community. Children living with disability (CWD) in
western Kenya have suffered from discrimination and neglect by the society and so it is important to
sensitize the whole community on the role of every individual in support to CWD.
The Fida partner in this Project is Full gospel Churches of Kenya who has a long experience working with the
communities in western and other places in Kenya. The partnership between Fida and FGCK has a historical
background because both started working together in western Kenya many years ago. The target
community is well understood by both organizations. Western Kenya has a large number of children with
disability and a few survive to adulthood because of neglect and discrimination. Children with disability are
often hidden in homes because their parents feel stigmatized and ashamed when they expose them to the
public. For children who are grown up, they suffer from isolation and inability to move from one place to
another due to lack of mobility devices. The partner will be empowered to reach out the community on the
issue of disability.
To improve the living conditions of Children with Disabilities and their families in Kakamega, the project will
empower the partner who is working with the community to facilitate the access to knowledge and
information regarding the rights of Children with disability. The partner will train families of CWD on food
production and enhanced household capacity to mobilize financial resources so as to improve their level of
income. As the livelihoods of households improve, the well-being of the children will be achieved.
The Project aims at realizing the well-being of families and Children living with disabilities in Kakamega
District. Families will have adequate food supply from their farms after being equipped with skills on
modern farming an sponsored children acquire education in various levels.
Location: Kakamega, Kenya
Budget 2014: 49 880 €
Duration of the project: 2011-2016
Project code: 5046
Empowering Churches to care for Orphans and Vulnerable Children
The Project’s purpose is to increase the capacity of the Full Gospel Churches of Kenya (FGCK) which is the
organization that will provide access to holistic education and family care in Kawangware. The Focus will be
on the right s of Children working and living on the streets. The most important aspect will be
empowerment of children on the brink of joining the streets. The prevention program will empower
children, families and the community to deal with the social, economic and cultural issues that increase
children vulnerability.
FGCK is the Fida partner in this project. Fida International builds up the capacity of FGCK to work with OVC.
The partner will in turn facilitate the increased community based responses and supporting to OVC. The
root causes of the absence of holistic care for orphans and vulnerable children are mainly poverty which
holds back the families from meeting the basic needs. Alcoholism and drug abuse and family challenges like
family separation, poor parenting, child abuse, neglect, and negative cultural practices have contributed to
the children moving to the streets or run away from home.
The project will work closely with the community, Children, Civil society and relevant government
departments at the local to national level. There is good relationship with the government Children
Department and local administration including police department, local chiefs and volunteer groups.
Families and children will be empowered to respond to violations against Children rights. The Project will
increase children participation in various activities including formation of Children Clubs and committees.
Some children will receive sponsorship for their education. All the activities will involve Men and women,
Boys and Girls.
The goal of the project is to contribute to the holistic wellbeing of Orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) in
Kenya and reduce the influx of Children in the streets of Nairobi. The community will realize increased
holistic care to orphans and vulnerable children and a reduction in violation of the rights of Children.
Children will enjoy emotional and parental care; have access to basic needs in life like health, education,
food, shelter and social support from the society. Children living and working in the streets have engaged
themselves in crime because of isolation from the society. The project aims at reducing the gap and support
them in social integration. Previous beneficiaries of these project have acquired education and other
benefits which have made them responsible and important people in the community.
Location: Kawangware in Nairobi, Kenya
Budget 2014: 62 548 €
Duration of the project: 2001-2016
Project code: 5048
Empowering Maasai Girls and Communities in Narok District
The purpose of the project is to increase the capacity of Full Gospel Churches of Kenya (FGCK) and other
Faith Based Organizations (FBOs) in Loita to advocate for the rights of Maasai girls to education, advocate
against Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), early forced marriages (EFM,) retrogressive cultural practices and
implement the alternative right of passage (ARP) Limited access and disapproval of girls education in
Maasai community have caused illiteracy and low educational levels which keep the status of Maasai
women poor and excluded from decision making process.
The local partner in this Project is the Full Gospel churches of Kenya (FGCK) who has a wealthy of
experience in working with Maasai Community. Maasai girls are marginalized and their right to education
violated through the cultural practice of FGM and EFM. These cultural practices have disadvantaged girls
because they are not allowed to pursue education like the Maasai boy child who are honored and
respected in the community. As a result the Maasai girls and women cannot access formal employment and
lack skills that can enable them to effectively undertake viable economic activities. Due to high illiteracy
levels and adherence to culture, girls and women have very low status in the community with no rights. The
role of Maasai girls is most often limited to wifehood and bearing children. Poor opportunities for
education means limited possibilities in developing their skills and knowledge, and limited understanding of
their rights. Without knowledge and understanding of their rights the Maasai women continue complying
with the oppressive culture and subjecting their own daughters for the same.
The project will build the capacity of FGCK and FBOs in Narok district who will sensitize and empower the
Maasai community to stop FGM and early forced marriage and on the exchange implement the alternative
rite of passage for their Girls. FGCK and FBOs will also work with the community to show the community
the importance of educating girls. Primary schools will also be reached to create a safe environment for
girls who wish to pursue education. The implementation of this project will involve men and women who
are parents and at the same time engage the participation of both boys and Girls who play a key role in
those retrogressive cultural practices.
The Project aims at contributing towards an empowered Maasai girl in Loita community who has realized
their right to education through reduced prevalence of Female Genital Mutilation and Early Forced
Marriages.
The status of girls in the Maasai community is expected to improve through reduced cultural maltreatment
and increased access to education. The capacity of the partner in addressing FGM, EFM, ARP and
crosscutting issues will also improve through the project activities. The expected impact on the Maasai girls
is the ability to make decision of their own lives and participate actively in the community development.
Some of the previously supported Girls have completed their University education and are working in the
community as role models.
Location: Narok, Kenya
Budget 2014: 58 589 €
Duration of the project: 2003-2016
Project code: 5049
Mwanza Child Sponsorship Project
The purpose of this project is to empower the Free Pentecostal Church of Tanzania (FPCT) in Mwanza who
will be responsible to sensitize and build the capacity of Masemele community on holistic wellbeing of the
Orphans and vulnerable children (OVCs) and their families.
Fida has partnered with Free Pentecostal Church of Tanzania (FPCT) in this Project and has a long history of
working together in support of OVCs. The Project was initiated in1999 to addressing the needs of individual
OVCs, especially in School fees payment and other basic needs of these children. In Mwanza, the need to
support Orphans and their families is still there. Most of the orphans are as a result of deaths of their
parents due to the impacts of HIV and AIDS along the lake shores. Families living with Orphans also need
awareness and knowledge on better farming methods so that they can increase their food production. The
partner will be responsible to implement the Project in this community.
Project has four main result areas. Targeting on improving the children’s education and increased their
participation in established Children clubs and children committees. Other activities will be improving food
security through training at demonstration plots, whereby all community members are encouraged to see
the old and new farming methods and make comparisons. The Project will select 50 farmers to be receiving
training and practice the good farming methods in their farms. Environmental conservation in the
community will be done through awareness and training at the community forums and during the children
clubs activities. The Project will provide school fees support for 111 (boys and girls) sponsored children. The
plan is to have 200 children (equally boys and girls) by end of year 2016.
The development goal of the Project is to contribute to the wellbeing of vulnerable children and their
communities in Mwanza and the surrounding areas. Sponsored children will improve their education and
the community will embrace the participation of Children. Through the community based approaches,
every individual will understand their roles in the rights of every Child and apply them for Child protection.
Location: Mwanza, Tanzania
Budget 2014: 45 130 €
Duration of the project: 2011-2016
Project code: 5053
Youth with Disabilities Community Programme
The purpose of the project is to strengthen the Community Based Rehabilitation (CBR) program of the
partner which provides services to children with disabilities in the community. The Project is proposed to
continue with phase three in the period 2014-2016 due to the critical need with Children living with
disability.
The Project is implementation by the Free Pentecostal Churches of Tanzania (FPCT) who is Fida Partner in
Tanzania and targets 500 Children and Youth living with disability in Tanga region. Insufficient care and
quality service to children with disabilities under five years has so many consequences. Neglect and denial
to the children’s rights to basic needs such as nutritious food, good shelter and clothes have impacted
children with disability negatively. Poor living conditions of families have also contributed so much to
insufficient support to these children. Both Children and their families will need support to reverse the
trend.
To respond to the core problem, the Project will continue strengthening the Community based
rehabilitation services and care to children with disabilities. The intervention will be guided by the current
WHO-CBR matrix in tackling some aspects of disability challenges. The improved care and quality of CBR
services for children with disabilities under five years old include integrated nutrition, medical support and
mobility assistive equipment. The project will also focus on Child sponsorship, Family empowerment
through micro-credit programs and training on sustainable food security.
The Projects goal is to contribute to the wellbeing of children with disabilities and their families through a
just, safe and caring partner in Tanzania. Family members and other community members will be
committed and responsible for taking care of their children and youth with disabilities. The Community
based rehabilitation program will be improved to enhance self reliance and sustainability.
Location: Tanga, Tanzania
Budget 2014: 43 546 €
Duration of the project: 2011-2016
Project code: 5064
PCU Child Sponsorship Project
The purpose of the project is to empower the local partner to facilitate holistic development for Orphans
and Vulnerable Children and their families. The project will integrate a component on former child soldiers,
who were abducted during the war of the Lord’s Resistance Army in Northern Uganda. Through the project,
the capacity of their families and communities will be improved to enable them protect and respond to the
basic needs of the Children.
The project will be implemented by Pentecostal Churches of Uganda (PCU) in partnership with Fida
International and will provide support to sponsored Children as well as empowering their families and
guardians on rights of Children, and Child protection measures. The root causes of Children’s suffering is
poverty in their families due to inability to access viable economic activities, negative attitude on education
caused by harmful cultural beliefs and inadequate knowledge on the children right to education, especially
girls, impacts of HIV/AIDS, natural calamity like landslides and war have led to death of parents or
guardians. Children are becoming vulnerable without access to education, healthcare and livelihood.
The Project will train the partner’s field workers on sponsorship management & protection issues, build the
capacity of the care givers/field workers and volunteers in food security issues, create awareness on the
cross-cutting issues like HIV/AIDS, environment and food security, Gender based violence and sponsor the
children for their primary, secondary, university and vocational training. Parents and guardians of Orphans
and Vulnerable Children (OVCs) and Children affected by Armed Forces (CAAF) will be trained in modern
farming methods and psychosocial support.
The Project aims at contributing to the wellbeing of OVCs, CAAF and their families. The project is designed
to support the children in their livelihood and prepare them for a better future. The expected positive
changes in the target beneficiaries are an empowered community with improved living conditions of their
households through education, increased income levels for the families, improved food production and
attitude changes in Child protection. Former sponsored children are responsible people in the community
who have stable employment after their education and other have engaged themselves in viable economic
activities able which support their lives.
Location: Kampala, Uganda
Budget 2014: 201 896 €
Duration of the project: 2011-2016
Project code: 5061