The grants we gave.

Accelerated Secondary Education for Women (ASEW)

Africa Educational Trust

Funding from The Pharo Foundation will cover the 3 year running costs of a pilot class of 40-50 women in Rumbek to access and complete an accelerated course in quality secondary education. The project will target those who have been unable to attend or have dropped out of secondary school, and especially those with a longer term interest in teaching or nursing. Funding for the construction of and equipment for the Role and Open Learning Center has been provided by the Isle of Man Overseas Aid Committee. Classes will take place at a time which suits the learners. This is likely to be late afternoon (4-6pm). Learners will follow an appropriate and relevant secondary school curriculum (normally delivered over four years) and will be supported to sit for the secondary school leaving examinations. A flexible approach will be adopted to enable students to sit the examinations in their own time. The class teacher will receive some refresher training and skills upgrading, focusing especially on the QISE module on guidance and counseling.

South Sudan · Rural · Completed

Barwaaqo University (BU)

Barwaaqo University

The Somaliland education system is weak at all levels-kindergarten through university- and in turn is failing the students and the Somaliland economy. The unfortunate product of the poor education system is a cohort of unemployable graduates. The skills demanded do not match the skills supplied, and the needs for employers and the economy go unfilled. Therefore Barwaaqo University will meet this gap by becoming the first quality university that will contribute to the re-start of the Somali education system.

Somaliland · Rural · Active

Expansion of Leadership Development for South Sudan

Windle Trust International

Following satisfaction with the initial grant supporting 24 South Sudanese students undertaking graduate courses in the UK, The Pharo Foundation has invited The Windle Trust to submit a request to expand the programme to support an additional 8 students in 2013/2014 and 2014/2015. As before, the project aims to enhance the professional skills and capacity of refugees and other affected by conflict in South Sudan, Sudan, Uganda and Kenya, to be effective leaders and contribute to the development of the communities in which they work in Africa. Along with supporting an additional 8 students each year the grant aims to amplify WTI's efforts to include students from other conflict affected countries such as Somalia.

South Sudan · Urban · Completed

Girl Friendly Spaces

Africa Educational Trust

To allow girls to have private sanitation facilities

Somaliland · Rural · Completed

Kombolcha

ActionAid

The overall goal of this project is to improve access to education in Kombolcha district. Specifically, the project aims to increase enrolment and reduce dropout rates, particularly for girls, in seven primary schools, one high school and two ACCESS centres. Beneficiaries: we will reach at least 15,350 pupils across the 10 schools through improving the school infrastructure and establishing extra-curricular activities aimed at girls. A summary of how each school will benefit is as follows: ?Sibilu primary school: two existing blocks of classrooms will be renovated, one shallow well installed, two blocks of improved pit latrines constructed and classroom furniture provided. ?Chafe Anani primary school: one new block of classrooms will be constructed, two blocks of improved pit latrines constructed and classroom furniture will be provided. ?Burka Din primary school: two existing blocks of classrooms will be renovated, one new block of classrooms will be constructed, two blocks of improved pit latrines will be constructed and classroom furniture provided. ?Egu primary school: two existing blocks of classrooms will be renovated. ?Kombolcha high school: two existing blocks of classrooms will be constructed, a library will be constructed and equipped, two blocks of improved pit latrines will be installed and classroom furniture will be provided. ?Kekeli ACCESS centre: two existing blocks of classrooms will be renovated ?Chafe Anani ACCESS centre: two existing blocks of classrooms will be renovated, classroom furniture will be provided, No construction activities will take place at Nicolas, Bilisuma and Kerensa primary schools but these schools will benefit from the extra-curricular activities which will be set up in all schools. We will

Ethiopia · Rural · Completed

Leadership Development for South Sudan

Windle Trust International

In spite of the investment which Windle and others have been able to make in the skills of the people of South Sudan in recent years there is a still a huge shortage of skills. This is particularly true among the women of South Sudan. The lack of human capital limits the capacity to manage the development of the country. Windle believes that bringing South Sudanese to the UK for postgraduate study is an effective way of providing access to relevant training for leaders and professionals. The program also gives students access to leadership training. Windle alumni are already playing crucial roles in the country?s development. Windle requests that Pharo Foundation should consider providing an average funding of £7,000 per student towards the direct costs of eight students? study per year for the three years 2012-13, 2013-14 and 2014-15 In addition Windle asks that the Foundation considers making a contribution of £1,000 per student to the costs of Leadership training and conferences. An allowance of £1000 is included for the cost of a meeting of the Pharo students. The request to Pharo Foundation is deliberately set at only about one third of the total cost of support in order that the Pharo contribution may be used to stimulate other donors to support the programme, the ?multiplier? effect.

South Sudan · Urban · Completed

Nomadic Education Project

Africa Educational Trust

Somaliland · Rural · Completed

Collaboration on Visual Aids for Training

Medical Aid Films

Community led project developed in collaboration with the SLNMA. MAF will produce a suite of seven films targeting emergency obstetric neonatal care (Emonc) to educate front line healthworkers. The suite will consist of 5 new films and 2 revised films. MAF will also dub the existing suite of 11 MAF films for use by front line healthworkers and communities. Films will be available in Somali, English, Swahili and French. Once developed films are available for free on MAFs website and by DVD for a distribution cost.

Somaliland · Completed

Health Link with Wau Teaching Hospital through Poole Africa Link

THET

This project supports the continued development of a long term link between WAU Teaching Hospital in South Sudan and Poole NHS Foundation Trust to support and help develop medical and nursing services. The link supports training of medical and nursing staff with long term improvements confirmed by audit. The link has been active since 2009. Four training visits have been completed since the initial visit in 2009. In 2010, the project also funded a six week placement for a Consultant Obstetrician from WAU at Poole for training in basic obstetric ultrasound. An ultrasound machine was also sent to WAU. A 6 week placement was also arranged for a Poole Consultant Physician in January 2012. Current funding will pay for two training trips per year of the grant.

South Sudan · Rural · Completed

Improving Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health in South Omo and Segen Zones

AMREF

Pharo?s contribution will help support the training of 31% of the health workers supported by the overall project. Recognising that strengthening health systems effectively and sustainably requires interventions to be embedded in national health policy and strategies, this project uses the Ministry of Health?s (MOH) Health Extension Programme as a framework for its interventions, and sees MOH/DHMT as a key partner in the project for creating positive health change.

Ethiopia · Rural · Completed

New-born and Child Health

Voluntary Services Overseas Ethiopia (VSO-E)

This project aims to reduce the new-born and child mortality rate in Benishagul Gumuz region of western Ethiopia by increasing access to quality MNCH services through the establishment of two fully equipped NICUs and HDUs in each of two hospitals, building the capacity of relevant health staff through training, on the job coaching and supervision, and strengthening support within the community for the health care needs of newborn children and expectant mothers.

Ethiopia · Rural · Completed

Operation Theatre Nursing Training Programme

Somaliland Nursing and Midwifery Association

SLNMA will oversee the training of 30 qualified nurses to become OT nurses with the knowledge and skills that can enable them to provide care at the surgical and recovery phase of patients who need surgical interventions, specfically mothers who need emergency C/sections. Somaliland has high maternal and infant mortatility rates and needs OT nurses. Maternal mortality is about 1044-1400 per 100,000 live births and neonatal mortality is about 41-40 per 1,000. At the same time, there are only 12 OT nurses in the whole country and they are unequally distributed in the six regions of Somaliland. Hargeisa group hospital which serves a population of over a million currently only has 1 qualified nurse who has received OT nursing specialty training. SLNMA will work with the Ministry of Health to equally distribute trained nurses to the six referral hospitals of Somaliland on graduation.

Somaliland · Urban · Completed

Talalak Women and Children Health Support Project (TWC-HSP)

Action for Integrated Sustainable Development Association

AISDA aims to improve health service delivery by training and equipping traditional birth attendants, training health extension workers and equipping and connecting rural health institutions. AISDA also aims to address the demand for appropriate health care by raising awareness of harmful traditional practices in the community and promoting dialogue between the community and health professionals.

Ethiopia · Rural · Completed

Adadley Community Development Project (phase III)

Norwegian Development Fund

The overall objective of the project is to contribute to the food security and well-being of the pastoralists and agro-pastoralists of Adadley Woreda in the Somali Region of Ethiopia.

Ethiopia · Rural · Completed

Economic Empowerment of women living with HIV

HIDA

The project aims to support 250 women living with HIV and ensure they become economically empowered.

Ethiopia · Urban · Completed

Improved Food Security and Income Levels of Wadajir Farmers Cooperative and associates in Arabsiyo village

Modern Agricultural Development Organization

The goal of the project is to improve Wadajir's community living standards through improved agricultural production and water infrastructure. The main target group is a women farming cooperative, called Wadjir. Wadajir was first established in 2011 and is comprised of 20 women farmers. Wadajir is registered with the Ministry of Commerce as well as with the Ministry of Agriculture. The women's group have succeed in obtaining funding from the World Bank and have secured an office and set-up wholesale business and a jam enterprise. The group has requested the support of the Pharo Foundation. Three key areas of support have been identified, namely agriculture, jam making enterprise and microfinance funds. It was agreed that the Foundation would commence by meeting their agricultural needs, and therefore solicited MADO to design the following project.

Somaliland · Rural · Completed

Ofla Sustainable Livelihood for Women Programme

ActionAid

This project aims to support 1,700 poor women living in the northern Ethiopian woreda of Ofla to develop new sources of income. Through a package of support including business skills training, the provision of livestock, and access to credit and savings facilities, we aim to equip these women with the skills and resources they need to establish new sources of income and financially support themselves.

Ethiopia · Rural · Active

Production of Training Materials on Vegetable Crops for Somali Farmers and Extension Workers

Somali Agricultural Technical Group

The objective of the grant is to establish and support the production and dissemination of communication and training materials to augment the process of revival and development of Somalia's agricultural production systems. Material on three vegetable crops will be produced both in video and booklet format. The project aims to benefit 60 direct and 3,000 indirect beneficiaries.

Somalia · Rural · Completed

Strengthening livelihoods through rural water, hygiene and sanitation development in Somaliland

Haqsoor

The project aims to improve livelihoods of rural populations in Somaliland through local initiatives to increase availability of water for domestic and pastoral purposes, particularly during the long dry seasons and the adoption of good hygiene and sanitation practices, in labour intensive and cash for work approach.

Somaliland · Rural · Active

Afford Diaspora Grants

AFFORD

Afford Diaspora Grant is a fund that will recognize and support the unique contributions that disapora organizations make to international development through their deployment of financial, intellectual, political, social and cultural capital. The Fund will provide up to £25,000 to six disapora-led development projects in Africa, working in the thematic areas of agriculture, livelihoods, education, health, youth, WASH and income generation activities across all the thematic areas. The funds will be strictly allocated on an 80/20 basis: with diaspora organizations and their partner organizations on the ground, expected to provide 20 per cent of the funding as their matched contribution to the development efforts. The Uk diasopra-led organizations will be supported through a programme of capacity building to strengthen their organizations and enable sustainability.

Ethiopia · Active

Provision of microfinance services to vulnerable households in Somaliland

Kaah Islamic Microfinance Services

The project will help scale -up the successful pilot phase of KIMS?s services. KIMS is seeking funds from The Pharo Foundation to help achieve its next phase of growth. This will allow the organization to improve the accessibility of micro-credit for low income youth and women in urban and rural areas in Somaliland. The Pharo Foundation funding is essential for KIMS to expand its microcredit operations as it will allow it to access client cohorts that have never had access to formal finance, who could potentially lead to market growth. The aim of the project is to alleviate poverty through the provision of microfinance services to assist in the creation of income and employment generation opportunities for local microenterprises in Somaliland.

Somaliland · Urban · Completed