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C onnecting grassroots efforts in Canada and Africa to address the challenges posed by the HIV&AIDS pandemic

C onnecting grassroots efforts in Canada and Africa to address the challenges posed by the HIV&AIDS pandemic. A Brief History:. A Brief History:.

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C onnecting grassroots efforts in Canada and Africa to address the challenges posed by the HIV&AIDS pandemic

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  1. Connecting grassroots efforts in Canada and Africa to address the challenges posed by the HIV&AIDS pandemic

  2. A Brief History:

  3. A Brief History:

  4. CAP/AIDS works in partnership with African and Canadian Community-Based Organizations on the front lines to resist, survive and overcome the HIV & AIDS epidemic. A Brief History:

  5. Context: This Time Last Year • Kijiji Cha Upendo registered as an NGO • 15 families selected for cooperative project • Needs assessment and program vision in place • Volunteers recruited and trained • Providing education, counselling, home based care and beginnings of IGA activities • Seeking funding • Ad hoc entity (steering committee of 10 from RUC and extended networks) • Exploring options for this new organization – starting a charity? Foundation? Etc. • Goal is to build capacity to raises funds before start-up funding ends and to fund expansion of KCU activities • New Executive Director • Original partnership roots displaced by match obligations of CIDA Project • Fundraising tools in place and paid for • 9 years (+ 20 years) experience implementing projects with CBOs • Limited ability to engage new constituents as one staff person in Canada

  6. How Did We Get Here?

  7. How We’re Working Together to Eliminate Duplication and Maximize Our Comparative Advantage • Processes Funds • Transfers Funds • Receives Reports • Supports Fundraising • Grants Development • ____________________________________________________ • Provides mentorship and technical support • Makes Introductions • Welcomes KCU as part of the Network • ______________________________________________________ • Keeps 10% for admin and is reimbursed for M&E Costs • Community Needs Assessments • Implements Project • Reports Back • Grants Development • Raises Funds • Raises Awareness • Provides Support and Solidarity • Grants Development

  8. What Do We See as the Benefits? • Facilitating increased financial resources • Connecting to a community of knowledge and experience • Mentorship from people who have been in the field for a long time • Technical support and trainings • Opportunity to share best practices with other CBOs in the region • Not having to start a charity • Use of information and infrastructure • Encouragement of ‘not being alone’ • Opportunity to participate in existing fundraising events • Possibility of applying for grants etc. that VLC/KCU would have difficulty accessing • Opportunities for shared learning • Advancing our mission • Expanding our Network – country, new partner • Optics of growth – both in financials and programming • Opportunity to maximise utility/impact of resources, knowledge and infrastructure already paid for • Opportunity to reach more Cdns than would be possible as staff of 1

  9. Navigating Tricky Areas & Opportunities • What happens when we come across a funding opportunity that could be a fit for Kijiji Cha Upendo, but also for other CAP/AIDS Network partners? • How do we manage co-branding of our activities? • How many partnerships like this can CAP/AIDS sustain? • If more Canadian organizations join the CAP/AIDS Network, how can we best convene groups for shared learning? • For larger grant applications, how do we position the partnership? Leverage CAP/AIDS name? Submit direct by Kijiji Cha Upendo? Where does Village of Love Canada come in? • How does Kijiij Cha Upendo’s work align with other partners – possibility of inclusion in joint proposals (e.g. Our next submission to CIDA)? • Can the Village of Love Canada extended network be leveraged to expand the Bike2CAPAIDS campaign to new cities? • How can we connect with other similar groups who could benefit from a partnership of this nature?

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