Child and care support program from 2019 to date

The Child care and Support Program is the project aimed at Supporting Most Vulnerable Children in four areas as follows.

1. Education Area: whereby we support School Uniform, stationaries, References books, Bags, Shoes, Pens, Pencils, Ruler and Mathematical Sets other things are Meals costs, Transport costs, School Fees and other Contribution for primary, Secondary and VTC beneficiaries, Direct costs to College/University beneficiaries and accommodation, Hostel costs, as well as Transport costs to them.
2. Health area: where we support Sanitary Pads, ICHF cards and Nutrition Support for the beneficiaries living with HIV/AIDS,
3. Child Protection: We capacitate our beneficiaries and their parents/guardian on Child Rights Act of 2009 and its section, roles of parents/guardian and the society at large on child protection and referral mechanism, 
4. Economic strengthening at household level: in this area we support the poorest family whereby the household with financial support so that he or she can start up the small business aimed at improving the income of the family although in this area we only managed to support only one household from Nachingwea.

Project objectively aimed at Securing the future for vulnerable children through providing prerequisites that will help them secure their study like other normal children from which their parents or guardian could not be able to support their children and in other way these students were to dropout from school because of the their vulnerability services

Geographically this project covered three District Council of Lindi region namely; Lindi MC, Mtama, Masasi DC and Nachingwea.

The implementation of the project commenced through the use of IPs modal. The tune of Tanzania Shillings 18,314,500.00 funded by Social Action Trust Fund (SATF) was contracted to manage implementation of the project for the 2nd Installment. 

LIWOPAC in the hand undertake several interventions including; Field visit supervision that undertaken during distribution of scholastic materials, Monthly Activities, Quarterly Monitoring and Capacity building (Health talk Meeting) as per work plan designed. 
However some costs were added out of the assigned on the addendum , a total of Tsh 989,300.00 cost for Nutrition Support, Field Training, TCU & HESLB application, and Database orientation Meeting

The project was implemented through the use of two methodologies that is LIWOPAC act as Implementing Partner (IPs) and SATF act as Funder from which some of the supporting services to beneficiaries are driven direct from the Headquarter and the two cooperate direct in day to day operation of the project. The theory proved to be more effective and applicable since enabled us to reach SATF area of interest with minimal challenges. 

Two main approaches used 
(i) Technical follow up Activity , 
(ii) Monitoring and evaluation Visit and 
(iii) Accountability report. 

LIWOPAC make frequent technical follow up to school where beneficiaries studies so that to receive and address different challenges that arise with the aims to improve their academic performance. 

Key achievements

• Re-registration, verifications, and photo capturing to all Beneficiaries.
  Under this reporting period, LIWOPAC managed to reach a total of 46 beneficiaries out of 76 whereby the remained beneficiaries are from Masasi FDC and some from form 6
• Distribution of Scholastic Materials
  In this reporting period we managed to reach and support a total number of 39 beneficiaries from Lindi MC, Nachingwea DC, Mtama DC and Masasi DC and form Six. Whereby 1 from Ilulu Primary School, 5 from Nachingwea Girls Secondary School and 9 form six beneficiaries handed scholastic materials includes Socks, Pens, Pencils, Ruler and Mathematical sets and 24 beneficiaries from Masasi FDC received only Pencils and Pen the activity achievement was due to involvement of both focal teachers, beneficiaries and LIWOPAC implementing staffs
• Distribution of school Uniform and Sanitary Pads
  In this reporting period we managed to reach and support a total of 48 out of 50 beneficiaries, 20 male and 28 female of from primary education level to advanced Secondary Education as shown on the table
• Upkeep and Transport costs to Masasi FDC beneficiaries and Form six students; 
  under this reporting period we managed hand over upkeep allowances and Transport costs for 24 as per budget allocation and 9 form six beneficiaries were supported only with Transport costs (going and return) 
• School Contribution for Form Six beneficiaries
  under this reporting period we managed to support school contribution for 9 form six beneficiaries, whereby each beneficiary was supported a total of 155,000/= shillings (ie. School Fees 70,000, NECTA 20,000, MOCK 20,000 and 45,000 for other contribution 
• Economic strengthening follows up to Mama Salama
  Mama Salama was supported Tsh 193,000/= as capital to start up small business of Buns at Nachingwea in her homestead environment from December 2020, as per monitoring visit of June 2021 Mama Salama (Asia Wilbart Nyitu) announced that since February She stopped cooking buns because of sickness, and during M&E of September 2021 we found her continuing with her business and she is healthier. 
• Health Talk Meeting
  Number of Health Talks meeting were held especially during M&E activity, total of 4 meeting was held with different agenda which includes parent responsibility to his/her child on their academic wellbeing performance and their achievement, Child Right and child protection, VAC & GBV