Bio-diversity

Development Reality Institute (DRI) is proposing to embark on a project to enhance and strengthen the capacity of communities and civil society organizations to address global environmental challenges in collaboration with the GEF SGP Country office. The project will identify priority and key stakeholders for a series of workshops, trainings and exchange visits to be organized at regional and national level to exchange knowledge and provide training to GEFSGP partners. The initial stage of the project entails the development of a knowledge and capacity needs assessment among the GEF SGP partners, Communities, CSOs, the private sector and the Government. The stakeholder s workshops, trainings and exchange visits will be organized in GEF SGP operation areas where there are currently running and or completed GEF SGP Projects in the following areas Harare, Manicaland , Matebeleland Masvingo and Midlands and Mashonaland . These workshops will be designed in a manner that saves and maximizes the utilization of the minimum resources while maintaining a manageable group by convening between 45 to 50 participants for each workshop, training or exchange visit. Table 1:Summary List of activities to be implemented Project Area Activities Outputs Total beneficiaries Men Women Youths Total 1a)Midlands and Masvingo Exchange visit - Exchange visit report - Participants list - Video documentaries and Photos - Volunteer and Expert list 15 20 15 50 Stakeholder/Training Workshop - Training workshop report - Participants list - Learning material 15 20 15 50 1b)Manicaland Exchange visit - Exchange visit report - Participants list - Video documentaries and Photos - Volunteer and Expert list 15 20 15 50 Stakeholder/Training Workshop - Training workshop report - Participants list - Learning material 20 20 10 50 1c)Matebeleland - Bulawayo Exchange visit - Exchange visit report - Participants list - Video documentaries and Photos - Volunteer and Expert list 20 20 10 50 Stakeholder/Training Workshop - Training workshop report - Participants list - Learning material 20 20 10 50 1d) Mashonaland Exchange visit - Exchange visit report - Participants list - Video documentaries and Photos - Volunteer and Expert list 17 23 10 50 Stakeholder/Training Workshop - Training workshop report - Participants list - Learning material 23 17 10 50 2) All areas Knowledge and Capacity Needs assessment survey - Capacity needs assessment survey report 3) Documentation of projects and production of fact sheets Towe Honde Valley Step Trust Honde Valley Makoni Rusape Madziwa Shamva Nyanga cluster (Bonde, Sedze, Mambemba, Nyatondo) Flora Goromonzi COSMO Harare Aquaculture Bindura LCBL Domboshava Documentation of results and indicators for GEF SGP projects in 9 areas - 9 reports on results and indicators - A comprehensive Results and Indicators Report 4) Production of learning materials to be used during the Stakeholder workshops Production of learning and training materials Training materials in all subject areas 150 150 80 380 5) Organise and facilitate at least 2 proposal development workshops in Harare and Bulawayo Facilitate proposal development workshops Stakeholders aware of SGP procedures concerning proposal development 30 30 15 75 6) Organize specialized cluster trainings on GEF SGP thematic areas that include biodiversity, climate change, land degradation and chemicals. Projects will attend the specific cluster training that relates to the specific GEFSGP thematic area they are working on. The venues will be organized in consultation with GEFSGP office. Presentations will be made by technical experts for the different GEF SGP thematic areas To get lists of GEFSGP projects under each thematic area from GEFSGP office Projects trained as clusters for each thematic area 149 projects 7) Conduct GIS training for SGP staff and GIS mapping for all GEFSGP funded projects SGP staff to be trained and GIS mapping to be conducted for all 149 projects funded SGP staff able to conduct GIS mapping and GIS mapping conducted for all the 149 projects funded 149 projects 1.2 Organizational Background and Capacity to implement the project Development Reality Institute (DRI) is a capacity oriented organization registered as a Trustee under the Zimbabwean law in 2009 with registration M149/2009. The organization is governed by a 9 member board of trustees which has reputable, experienced and dedicated men and women. The organization s annual budget for 2012 is $250 000 and is fundraised through donor funding and grants. DRI has a staff compliment of 9 employees including the Coordinator, Programmes Manager , Climate Change specialist, MDGs specialist, Knowledge Management officer, Admin Manager, Administration officer and Organizational Development Specialist, Advocacy Officer as indicated by the organogram attached. DRI pioneered a catalytic and innovative capacity building programme for youths to address the greatest challenge of climate change and environmental mismanagement in Africa. The innovative capacity program harnesses the power of ICTs and new media through a Climate Change Virtual School programme, knowledge management, cool clubs, video conferencing and the documentaries. The project combines the powerful tools of new media, the internet and webcasting. This powerful combination guarantees that the project can be sustained. The virtual learning centre has reached more than 2000 participants in 30 countries since inception in 2010 and receiving six int

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