Secondly the project will aim to increase civil society organizations’ capacities to play a more professional role in this monitoring process through their participation in poverty assessments, Governments service delivery assessments and analysis of proposed plans and data for the government-civil society forum (Poverty Observatories) at central and provincial level.

The project will focus on supporting capacity assessments and implementing capacity building programmes as well as sharing experiences with other countries in the region. The work will focused on central level, working with MPD, MF and a number of prioritized ministries, and at local level with a focus on the provinces of Nampula, Cabo Delgado and Gaza. A final intervention will support LINK in the revision of the regulatory framework for Civil Society organisations.

Duration: 15.02.2007 – 31.12.2009

Project Status: Ongoing

Funding Type: Grant On Budget (for 2007) Project

Total Amount: US $ 850.000

Total Disbursed: US $ 80.000

Undisbursed: US $ 770.000

Partners/Donors:

• Partner name: Agha Khan Foundation
  Committed funds (up to date): US $ 60.000

Disbursements to Date (Year):

Disbursements Forecast:

UNDP Contact: Mrs. Stella Pinto

Email: stella.pinto@undp,org

DAC Codes and Sector: 15150 Strengthening civil society

Government Counterpart: NGOs and CBOs

Implementing Organisation:

• Name: FDC
  Coordinator Name: Martha Cumbi

• Name: GMD
  Coordinator Name: Eufregina dos Reis Manuaela
  Coordinator Phone: 21303868

• Name: Link
  Coordinator Name: Jose Ricardo Viana
  Coordinator Phone: +258 82 2591540

Location: National