Experience sharing is a good platform of learning- Scovia Masika

KALI participated in the results/experience learning event that took place at Hotel Brovad in Masaka District. This was on 29^th and 30^th of September 2015. For the last 2 years June 2013-June 2015, KALI has been implementing a project on “Promoting Human Rights and Good Governance in Kasese District” This mainly focused on the areas of Education and Health, looking at effective service delivery right from the District to the lowest beneficiary and also promoting and protecting of the rights of the grass root people from being abused specifically the women and youth.

The objective of this meeting was to share experiences, lessons and good practices that were gained from this project with other stakeholders, to provide a platform for innovations and to provide feedback to the entire IDF and DGF team as the primary funders of these projects.

The main participants were the IDF as the direct funders, the DGF, LCV Masaka district, WBS TV, HA consultants as the external evaluators of these projects, and the different implementing partners who work directly with the Independent Development Fund.

During the sharing, Mr. Ndifuna Mohammed (Chair Person Board-IDF) highlighted that learning is a process that requires self-awareness, collaborating and Networking.

The main lessons learnt which will help in the implementation of the new consolidating project are highlighted as follows;

·        Working closely school management committees yields more results because they foster implementation of agreed actions

·        Integrating life skills to the child rights club members helps in sustaining the club activities and also children learn such skills for future use. Like making pads, liquid soap and promoting hand work

·        Advocacy for bye-laws at school and community levels reduces child abuses.

·        Children involving in child labor like fishing, charcoal burning and quarrying be arrested and the people they work for to reduce such instances

·        Neigbourhood /Bataka courts can be intergrated in the project so that they can resolve some child related issues

·        Integrating the Village savings and loans Associations (VSLA) to help parents who cannot support children’s scholastic materials and fees

·        Engaging the Health center IIIs and hospital administrations so that the medical fee for defilement cases is scrapped off.

·        Engaging parent on school feeding programme to increase the retention rate and reduce escapism at school level.

·        Documentation is key in every project implementation.

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Results can be good or bad. They both provide a platform for learning new lessons. Many Organizations are tempted to reporting only good lessons, forgetting that bad ones give room to negotiate for new funding...

M&E DGF

Add captionMs. Sarah Kintu-IDF giving her remarks