CONCEPT NOTE FOR STROMME FOUNDATION PARTNERSHIP

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1 CONCEPT NOTE FOR STROMME FOUNDATION PARTNERSHIP Please note that your concept note application must be submitted by 20 th January 2018 at 4:30 pm. Submission could be by post on the address: Strømme Foundation, P.O.BOX 27200, Kampala Or on Your Concept note should not exceed 8 pages (without the appendices) and please submit with your concept, the last three annual Audit reports and copy of current registration certificate and Memorandum and articles and three references. Check the guidelines from the newspaper advert, to guide you in filling in this Concept Note. 1. Organisation details Please give details about your organisation and the following is required in this section: TYPE OF REGISTRATION REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE No. & EXPIRY DATE: ADDRESS OF ORGANISATION (post office, & telephone number) NUMBER OF STAFF NAME, POSITION, & MOBILE NO. OF PRIMARY CONTACT NAME, POSITION, AND MOBILE NUMBER OF SECONDARY CONTACT OF ORGANISATION: AVERAGE ANNUAL INCOME OF ORGANISATION BY DONOR of 2017, 2016, Background: Historical Background of Organisation: (How long organisation has been in existence, the Founders, purpose of setting up the organisation, how organisation was formed and by who, etc) 1

2 Organisations: Vision, Mission and Values Current interventions that organisation is currently undertaking (mention the regions, districts, outreach and key outcomes) 3. Governance: Give names of your current board members in the table below: Name Position on the Board Year Joining Board Current Employment Telephone Contact & Mention other key Board procedures observed by the board (e.g. regularity of meetings, board succession, board committees, key roles that the board undertakes, how the current board members were elected) 4. MANAGEMENT TEAM Please give the names and qualifications of your key management team NAME POSITION YEARS IN POSITION KEY QUALIFICATIONS CONTACT (mobile & ) Please indicate staff turnover in the senior management positions in the last three years. Please give summary of other staff positions and attach an organogram Also indicate general staff turnover in entire organisation in the past three years Briefly describe how staff are recruited and how staff are managed. 2

3 5. CURRENT FUNDING SOURCES Please give a list of all your Funders and fill in the table below: NAME OF FUNDING ORGANISATION CONTACT PERSON & THEIR CONTACT YEARS IN PARTNERSHIP & IF STILL CONTINUING FUNDING ON AN ANNUAL BASIS PURPOSE OF THE FUNDING 6. PREVIOUS PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION Has your organisation ever implemented interventions under the following thematic areas? Please tick where applicable: THEMATIC GOALS STRONG CIVIL SOCIETY AND PUBLIC SECTOR INCLUSIVE QUALITY EDUCATION AND LIFELONG LEARNING FOR MARGINALISED AND DISADVANTAGED GROUPS STABLE LIVELIHOODS AND DECENT INCOMES FOR THE RURAL POOR Briefly outline what you have done under the above mentioned Thematic Goals. Indicate the methodology you used, results achieved, key stakeholders, challenges experienced and how they were resolved. 3

4 7. GIVE A BRIEF OUTLINE OF WHAT YOU PROPOSE TO DO Proposed Project name Country (ies) of proposed implementation Target Group Estimated number of target beneficiaries who will benefit from your project (total) What will be the key objectives of your intervention? Which impact(s) will your intervention target? Estimated Budget for five year period Y1: Y2: Y3: Y4: Y5: Total: Any additional funding to contribute to this project Sources and amounts 8. Target Group Describe your Planned Target Group Give their typical characteristics, average age, location, social/economic profile, poverty levels in their community, disability any other vulnerabilities. 9. What are the Problem(s) you want to address and What are the Root Causes of the Problem(s) How will your project change the opportunities and life prospects for the beneficiaries 4

5 10. METHODOLOGY / PROPOSED IMPLEMENTATION a) What Methodology will you use to deliver the project? b) In what way(s) is your project innovative? c) How will your proposed project achieve sustainable change for the participants beyond the project period This should outline a high-level sustainability plan for the proposed project If the proposed project will not be fully sustainable by the end of the programme, highlight components of the project that could be sustainable. d) How will your proposed intervention align with the SDGs and which ones? e) How does your intervention align with existing or planned government or other donor activities, if at all (not duplicating existing intervention)? f) What long term changes will your proposed intervention support (like attitude, systems, cultural norms or social norms or any others) g) What is the organisation s ability to conduct local or national level advocacy? Give examples of how this has been done in the past, if any. h) What will be the indicators of success for your project? In particular, what evidence do you have that this project is likely to be successful in achieving the planned outcomes. i) What are the key challenges and operational risks (internal and external) that you anticipate in delivery of this project and how do you plan to mitigate? j) What are your plans to monitor and evaluate your project? k) What are your key organisational sterngths, weaknesses and capacity building required? l) Please add anything additional that is critical to this concept note. 5

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