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Internal Processes
Internal processes not very transparent. While CBOs are affected by the problem highlighted
above, the associations don’t have a formalised associational dynamics and stand more at the
level of Clubs
At the level of CBOs the persons in charge for the Boards are mostly mass leaders but they show
neither a good level of capacity for managing an organisation nor a good level of willingness to
promote the participation. Yet it has to be recognised that the community express a positive
judgement about the work of these grassroots organisations
Policies, Systems and Structures
� Contextual participation and longer term visioning by some of the international NGOs ,
mainly MFM;
� Few of the local NSAs have policy manuals and multi-year programmes (Strategic Plan) that
guide their participation;
� Opportunities for learning and being assisted on aspects of organizational development;
including governance, constituency strengthening, resource mobilization; accountability are
not available for the majority of NSAs.
Capacity Building Needs
The CBOs have a rather good capacity to mobilise fund from membership contribution and
local/community-based fundraising, but the overall capacity is highly limited by the resource gap,
so most of the organisations highlight that to build their capacity they need to be reinforced in
terms of materials, financial and technical resources.
In terms of organisational capacity:
• The fundamental weakness is the lack of strategic conscience so that the need served are
often casually identified and there is no relationship between organisational capabilities,
strategic aim and vision of the organisations, identification of beneficiaries, kind of
services, course of action and partnership and the organisational mission. In almost all the
cases no strategic document or plan has been drafted and approved;
• The second issue is the lack of skilled manpower for service delivery and technical
issues.
• The third issue is related to Organisational Development, organisational management and
leadership and organisational accountability and transparency;
• A very important gap is found in Project Cycle Management and the Organisations
complain about their capacity to access the funding by International Partners due to their
low level of project design, implementation, monitoring and administration.
• Administration, financial management and accountability are another important need
(bookkeeping etc.).
• Capacity for advocacy is very weak and no advocacy initiative has been referred by the
organisations met with the exception of the awareness raising activities on HIV-AIDS
and the activities of the Iddirs/Afochas on HTP and wrong traditional practices.
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