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FAMILY AIDS CARING TRUST

“By love serve one another”

FAMILY AIDS CARING TRUST (FACT)

PRESENTER : G.SHUMBA

DATE : 28 JUNE 2013

VENUE :SERENA HOTEL MOMBASA-KENYA



Contents

• Who is FACT?• Who are our partners• What has sustained FACT?• Governance• Strategic refocusing• Aggressive fundraising• Donor retention



WHO IS FACT?• FACT is a Christian national Development and HIV & AIDS

service NGO in Zimbabwe. • Originally, FACT was driven by a small team of three staff

members and volunteers, • Current staff complement now stands at 140 (40%over the

past year)• FACT has developed a reputation of being a community-

oriented NGO and works with over 1 500 volunteers.• Operates in Manicaland,Mashonaland West and

Masvingo.Regionally with Mozambique, Zambia,Malawi,Kenya,Swaziland and South Africa

• It has acted as a granter to NGOs and CBOs country wide.

• FACT strives to be a renowned and result focused organisation that facilitates sustainable community programmes



FACT’S VISION“Healthy Communities”-

Communities with adequate food, access to education,

health and ZERO to new HIV infections



FACT’S MISSION

To improve the quality of life of vulnerable and marginalized people through sustainable development initiatives and provision of holistic quality prevention and care services integrated to the

health delivery system in Zimbabwe.



Who are our partners?

• GF• UNFPA• Tearfund UK• Tearfund Netherlands• Action AID International• Oak Foundation• PSI• EED• CEDAR

• UNICEF• GIZ• EPAZ-WHO• World Education-USAID• North STAR Alliance• RTI-Research Triangle Institute• RATN



What is Organisational sustainability?

• It is the ability to achieve goals and increase long term stakeholder value by integrating economic, environmental and social opportunities into its strategies



How FACT has managed to sustain itself

1.0 Governance- FACT has a vibrant board with diverse skills ranging from: medical,legal,financial,research,educational and church background

2.0 Strategic Refocusing with involvement of board,management after extensive consultation from stakeholders.Developed strategic pillars



3 Strategic Pillars of FACT1.0Health and HIV - Combination HIV prevention, Holistic care and support, Complementing Ministry of Health and Child Welfare, Non-communicable diseases (NCDs)

2.0 Sustainable livelihoods- food security, nutrition, livestock, crop farming and market linkages).

3.0 Research and knowledge management - evidence based interventions research, monitoring, evaluation; conducting basic and applied research to inform implementation, and research consultancy.



i. Revision of policiesii. Identifying and naming our

financial weaknesses leading to financial loss

iii. Checking the pipeline leading to timely acquittal of funds

iv. Organisational Capacity Assessment

v. Salary reductionvi. Scaling down of staff

3.0 Improving our financial management



4. Aggressive fund raising

i. Increased number of funding proposals

ii. Donor management and relationship building

iii.Strategic alliances- FACT formed a consortium with World Education International and FACT sub-grants 0ther 4 partners



Success of FACT’s response1. Increased funding inflow



FACT staff over 5 years



• The new Executive Director’s vast experience in academic research has contributed immensely to the growth of FACT.

• E.g. the EPAZ(Eliminating Pediatric AIDS in Zimbabwe )being funded by WHO. The research is in partnership with MOHCW, Africa University;on nurse led initiation of ART, Mother support groups and establishment of point of care machines to minimise loss to follow-up

5.0 Leadership Change



6.0 Asset base

• FACT has its own buildings and projects rent from the Trust

• A fleet of 27 vehicles that can be hired out to projects



7.0 Integration of Projects

• Helps reduce costs on transport in this resource constrained environment or donors come in to complement existing projects. E.g The OVC project integrating with HIV prevention projects with wider coverage.

• Officers run at least 2 projects as a way of boosting their salaries and ensuring high impact with fewer resources



8.0 Donor retention

• Have managed to retain most donors eg Tearfund since 1989 by;

• Complying to requirements• Nurturing relationships with traditional donors• Being transparent and accountable • Networking and building relationships e.g. attending

health and livelihood cluster meetings.



Conclusion

• No more business as usual• Think outside the box• Need to rebrand our organizations• If you don’t change, change will change you • Business approach should be adopted. • Adoption of the BLUE OCEAN STRATEGY –explore

your own unique territory where there is no competition



Community volunteers are a cornerstone to our sustainability

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