A few questions

By CARE Posted on Tue 17 Oct 2006, over 19 years ago

Hi, I'm curious about whether you plan engagement with the government during or after implementation - in particular the Ministries of Education and Water. Are there plans to scale this project to other schools or is this community unique in its ability to support the project? What is the incentive for community members to contribute labor, funds and/or maintenance to the project? I'm also curious about how the fees were set?
Thanks!

RE:A few questions >

By Safer Future Youth Development Project Posted on Tue 24 Oct 2006, over 19 years ago

Actually, we have not written directly to the ministry of Water and Energy, neither the Ministry of Education on what we are implementing now. However, in our annual re-registration of the organisation, we make our proposals and activities undertaken known to the government through the ministry of development and economic planning that have the responsibility of regulating NGOs and approve of their activities.

scaling

By Safer Future Youth Development Project Posted on Tue 24 Oct 2006, over 19 years ago

we have undertaken such a project in other communities already. We will continue to do that by applying at peerwater as well as at unicef for such projects.

incentive for communities

By Safer Future Youth Development Project Posted on Tue 24 Oct 2006, over 19 years ago

they have an inner motivation because they are in dire need of this assistance. The water situation in Sierra Leone for lots of people is pretty bad...

setting of fees

By Safer Future Youth Development Project Posted on Tue 24 Oct 2006, over 19 years ago

the project negotiated with the community to reach at the fees described in the proposal (500 Leone per term for students, 100 Leone per bucket for everybody else)
the result of the negotiation is what the community can pay and what we know the project needs to maintain the system.