Quarterly Progress Report

Quarterly Progress Report

2 ^{SEC QUARTERS}, 2014
79873 - Capacity Development for National NGOs

Implementing Agency:	Humanitarian Forum Yemen
Country/Region or Area:	Yemen
Project Title and ID:	79873 - Capacity Development for National NGOs
Project Duration:	April 2014 – Aug 2014
Reporting Period:	2014Q2
Contact Person/s:
Funded by:	UNDP-

Progress Review

UNDP Country Programme Document outcome :		National and local authorities/institutions enabled to lead the community engagement, planning, coordination, delivery and monitoring of early recovery effort
UNDP Strategic Plan outcome :		Outcome 6: Early recovery and rapid return to sustainable development pathways are achieved in post-conflict and post-disaster settings
UNDP Strategic Plan Output :		Output 1. Yemeni Governorate Based NGOs (GB NGOs) are sustainable, reliable and professional partners, for the Government of Yemen, UN agencies and international partners and thus increase the national capacity to deliver aid to populations in need
Project/Programme Outcome :		Humanitarian Forum Yemen
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Output 1	Indicators	Baseline	Annual target	Progress
Output 1: Yemeni Governorate Based NGOs (GB NGOs) are sustainable, reliable and professional partners, for the Government of Yemen, UN agencies and international partners and thus increase the national capacity to: deliver aid to men, woman, girls and boys in need that cater to their distinct needs and experiences; and to advocate for civil society rights; and hold authorities accountable..	1.. GOY and Internationals have credible as, defined by clear criteria, GB NGOs available to partner	Numerous NGOs mainly based at the governorates level, weak capacity in general and absence in many key geographical areas.	strong pool of well capacitated and reliable NGOs and professional partners to all stakeholders to be able to deliver required support, humanitarian and development, to the needy population in the urban and rural centres in Yemen.	-Roster with capacitated and reliable NGOs and professional partners to all stakeholders -
	2. The average time required to find a GB NGO partner by GOY and international partners is reduced	- Wasting time to find sustainable, reliable and professional partners at the GOVs level. -there is no available data of the professional partners at the GOVs level.	Roster with NGO's at the targeted GOVs level	Available Data base
	3.Amount of funds being delivered by trained GBNGOs	Most of The NGO's at Gov level still have limited capacity and unable to fine and manage resources to provide humanitarian and development services	NGOs at the Govs level have been empowered to provide humanitarian and development services to their communities	The NGOs will be registered in an on-line pool of accredited GB NGOs

Planned activities in the AWP	Timeframe (in the AWP)				Level of implementation	Progress and results achieved	Allocated budget	Expenses and % of utilization
	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4
1.1 Conduct an assessment of the NGOs in the targeted GOVs		X			99%	The project team received 127 associations’ applications for the assessment however only 84 met the assessment criteria, and 60 NGOs were selected for the training. The results of the survey showed that there is a disparity difference between the levels of association and can’t place them together in one training program. Therefore, the training has been divided into two levels (basic level) and (advanced level) the first training has been considered as pre - training for the association that did not complete the second level in order to prepare them for the third level	5000	6000
1.2. Develop and designed the training manuals.			X		100%	3 training manuals have been designed in gender, conflict management, and good governance. Notes and ideas have been taken by specialists. Accordingly, three curriculums have been authored and discussed with the trainers and feedback was provided after the training.	3600	2600
2.1implmention of training workshop in Aden and in Sana'a'			X		98%	The milestone reached in August after implementation the core training for the 58 out of 60 associations from the six targeted GOVs, which start from 9/8-22/8/2014. In this second phase more than 348 trainees (257 male and 91 female), have been graduated from 58 NGOs (one trainee, male or female, per course from each NGO). As a completion to build the capacities of the targeted NGOs and based on the results of the field survey that has been conducted by THFY in the targeted GOVs, the targeted NGOs have been divided into deferent levels. Evaluating has been conducted to the associations which have been targeted in the previous phase to select the targeted ones in the second phase.	332160	309060
						The project team conducted 3 field visit in Aden and more than 9 in Sana'a center.	4200	4200
2.2 Holding the training by the pool of trainers to support local NGOs in their governorate			X	X	95%	In this component, 28 trainers have been trained on the new training technique for 60 hours in Aden during 6-11/9/2014 ( under this activity, six field teams have been formed to implement 24 training courses in six Gov (( 272 trainers from 68 association )) to provide the development and constitutional support for the association in the targeted governorates through contacting specialized field partner to implement the TOT training and follow up the implementation of the TOT activities in six governorates.	30900	54000
Sub Total							375860	375860
Outputs Key results
(Activity 1.1 – conduct assessment ) evidenced by the result of survey the (Activity 1.2 - Develop and designed the training manuals) evidenced by 3 training manuals in the following subjects: Gender, conflict management, good governance ( Activities 2 . implemented pre and core training ) evidenced by 348 trainees ( 257 male and 91 female ), with repeating , have been graduated from 58 NGOs ( Activities 2.2 implement the TOT training and TOT applies in GOVs level ) evidenced by the participants in the training from the association in the targeted governorates

Project Risk and Issue Log

#	Description and date identified	Risk or Issue and Type	mitigation measure Probability (very likely=5, Likely=4, Moderate=3, unlikely=2, very unlikely=1) Impact on results (critical=5, severe=4, moderate=3, minor=2, negligible=1)	Responsible	Deadline
A	The security situation in the scope Area of the project		Survey has been contacted, by contracted with local experts able to deal with the security situation in their governorate P=3, I =1	PM	NA
B	Poor quality of training by contracted training institutions		Select professional partner the SFD who will support the development of the ‘training package’, deliver the majority of Core training modules and maintain the ‘Pool’ of qualified P= 3, I= 1	PM	NA
C	Fear of randomness in the selection of organizations as well as individuals targeted		A field survey was carried out in accordance with the developed standard, criteria, conditions of the partners and put determinants for selection of trainees P=4,I= 2	PM	NA
D	Weak of Association level	Operational	Pre Training implemented phase at preliminary phase to enable the level of NGOs to be advanced P=4, I=2
E	Lack of clear vision on the roles between the partners, causing the kind of miscommunication	0pretional	In spite of disputes and conflicts all the partners understand and agreed on roles as required to achieve the objectives of the legislator P=3,I=2	PM	NA
F	The short time period of the project, caused fear to produce unqualified work among project team .	Operational	Everyone's sense of the importance of the project for Yemeni organizations and target groups, which sits there in the remote ears caused the project team worked and coordinated efforts to double in record time, under psychological pressure and physical high P=4 , I = 2	PM	NA

Financial summary

Date: 26/10/2014

(Based on Project Budget Balance )

Project Output	Planned Activities (Activity Results)	Budget	Total expenses	Advance	% utilization
Atlas Activity 1:	Conduct an assessment of the NGOs in the targeted GOVs	5000	6000	0	120%
Atlas Activity 2:	Develop and designed the training manuals	3600	2600	0	73%
Atlas Activity 3:	implementing of 10 training workshop 5 in Aden And 5 in San'a' as pre training from 9-19/6/2014 + Conducting 12 training workshop 7 in Aden And 7 in San'a' as core training from 9-31 /8 /2014	332,160	309,060	0	93%
Atlas Activity 4:	Holding the training by the pool of trainers to support local NGOs in their governorate	30900	54000		%174
Atlas Activity 5:	Field visit	4200	4200		100%
Total		735860	735860		100%

Updated quarterly work plan for following period : 1 Oct - 31 Dec

Planned activities in the AWP	Timeframe (in the AWP)				Description / Comments	Allocated budget	Budgetary level of execution
	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4
Output 1 :
Office set up				X	Equip and Furniture	20,ooo
Recruiting project team				X	Cont services	37,400
Identification of GB NGOs and formulation of selection of NGOs				X
Sub Total						57,400
Total

Annexes:

Annex 1 : Monitoring Plan for the following quarter

Activity	Responsible	Deadline
Capacity Development for National NGOs		31/10/2014
Q4-Quarterly AWP	PM	31/10/2015
2015 AWP	PM	10/12/2014
Annual Review Report	PM	10/1/2015
Audit report	PM	01/05/2014

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Developing the capacities of NGOs in Sa’adah

Friday, September 12, 2014

Althawrah Net /KhaledAlsufiani - Training course inSa’adah governorate has been closed. It was for the administrative bodies in participating of 40 individuals and 9 foundations and associations in the governorate within the activities of building the capacities of NGOs implemented by THFY in partnering with UNDP (United Nations Development Program) and coordinated by AlalfiahAlhadeethahInstitute. The course continued for 6 days and aimed to provide and build the capacities of the participants and developing their theory and applicable knowledge about the scientific principles of institutional and development work of local associations and foundations and how to offer the development and service projects in scientific and accurate methods and through having the contents and knowledge of the training course which covered the basics of the development work , preparing projects, administrative work , and funding >>>.AmeenAlsaiaghi and AbdulbariAlharoony , supervisors of the course stated that tha participants hugely benefited from the course in refine their abilities and being familiar with knowledge related to development and administrative work , and ways of support them. The closing ceremony was in presenting of the general secretary of the local council in Sa’adah district and the representative of social issues and labor office in the governorate .

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Training program to develop the capacities of NGOs in Amran

Thursday, September 11, 2014, 20:14 o’cklock.

AlyemenAlsa’eed – Amran- Mohammed Almawhebi

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Activities of training program of building the capacities of local society have been closed .The activities were implemented by THFY in participation with United Nations Program (UNDP) and coordinated by AlalfiahAlhadeethah Institute. The progam aimed to provide 50 indivduals (male and female ) represent 15 assocaitons and foundations at Amran governorate level with informations and skills relted to building and developing the capacities of NGOs in the basics of the development work , preparing projects, administrative work , and funding>>> . In the closing ceremony which was in presenting the general supervisor of the project HammodAlhaimi . Khalid Alkadhi, Supervisor of the governorate, asserted the importance of conducting training courses that aim to upgrade the NGOs situation and raise the abilities of their stakeholders to the best levels and how to plan and network between the assocaitons and ways of getting funds. Alkadhi stated that the progect aimed to build strong group of able and reliable NGOs and partners working professionally with all bodies in way that enable them to provide the requested support to the populations in need of support in rural and urban centers in Yemen and contributing efficiently in reduction the contradictions at all levels . Pointing out that the THFY and UNDP through deep understanding the weaknesses and strengthens and needs of civil society in general and especially NGOs have stated involving in building the capacities program of NGOs in Aden ,Albaidha’a, Abyan governorates in southern axis and Sa’adah , Amran , Hajjah governorates in northern axis focusing on skills and preventing conflicts including analyzing and negotiating skills ,mediation and sensitive to conflicts development . THFY leading this project in coordination with stakeholders and contracting with the partners bodies , in addition to training the trainers in the targeted governorates and the applying what they were trained about in their governorates where there are 300 individuals have been trained form 80 associations in four fields ( administrative planning ,projects preparing basics of development work , funding >>)