Pofideso is a community-based organization in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, that became a member of the AfricanCommunities.org network at the beginning of 2006. __________________________________________ Key facts about Pofideso: Contact Details Email address for Pofideso: pofideso@yahoo.com Chair: Titusi Shauri, 0773 595 355 Treasurer: Verediana Manamba, 0715 780 332 Secretary: Hamadi Juma, 0754 942 992 Coordinator: Shabani Madega, 0762 633 632 __________________________________________ Group activities Pofideso has listed the following as its key activities, with the number of children it provided services to in 2007. School uniforms (50 children) HIV/AIDS counselling/peer counselling (210 children) Vocational skills (40 children) Provision of home-based care (110 children) HIV/AIDS awareness (50 children) __________________________________________ Assessment Each year, members of the network take part in an annual process using Geoff Foster's Community Capacity Assessment Tool. The tool, which consists of a set of multiple-choice questions, aims to produce a quantitative measure of the maturity of community organizations. It's organized into eight categories, and delivers a score to each community organization in each of the categories. Pofideso's average scores (between 0 and 3) in 2006 and 2007 were as follows: Governance: 2.8 (2006), 2.8(2007) Finances: 2.5(2006), 2.5 (2007) Human Resources: 2.8 (2006), 2.6 (2007) Admininistration: 1.0 (2006), 3.0 (2007) Service Delivery: 3.0 (2006), 3.0 (2007) Community Ownership: 2.3 (2006), 3.0 (2007) Financial Support: 2.3 (2006), 3.0 (2007) Tech Support: 1.3 (2006), 2.5 (2007) Total: 71 (2006), 78 (2007) CCAT ranking among 28 groups in Dar network: 22 (2006); 8 (2007) Note: A ranking of one means the highest among the cohort. A ranking of 28 means the lowest. If two groups tie in first place, the next group is ranked as 3, and so on. A DIV error indicates that the group's responses were not recorded on the questionnaire. __________________________________________ Budget and other funders Pofideso gave us the following budget information in 2007: Total funding from all sources in USD: $5,600 (2006); $1,768 (2007); $81,800 (2008 forecast) Percentage of total 2007 funding provided by AfricanCommunities.org: 66% Other sources of funding: Steven Lewis Foundation; FCS; 0. Note: a zero means that there were no other sources of funding. __________________________________________ Network participation During 2006, 2007 and part of 2008, Pofideso took part in activities of Afconet, an NGO in Dar es Salaam which provided monthly training and exchange visits in which pairs of leaders from one group were funded to make short visits to other groups in the network. Twelve training meetings a year were held, and groups were invited to make at least six exchange visits and receive at least six visits. During 2007, Pofideso attended 11 meetings, made 7 exchange visits, and received 8 exchange visits. Combined with the CCAT score, this placed the group's 'ranking' in the network at 3, where 1 indicates the most participative and 28 the least. __________________________________________ Current grant status Pofideso received a grant in 2006 and 2007. During 2008, issues arose with financial controls in the Afconet NGO in Dar es Salaam, in which one of Pofideso's leaders served as an officer. Although this did not reflect in any way on Pofideso's use of funds, the group was not eligible to apply for a 2009 grant until these issues were resolved.
December 2007 Site visit record
December 2006 Site visit record
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