HIVOS Partners Draft Self-Assessment

[Ricardo Walters]

 

Friends,

 

Please find attached the draft Self-Assessment developed amongst the HIVOS Partners.  It shows the Practises we would like to work on together, and the initial descriptions for Level One and Level Four/Level Five for each practise.

 

I am looking forward to the work each partner has offered to do to draft the full Five Levels for one specific practise, by the first week in March, and to the rich discussion that exercise will open up amongst us.

 

Regards,

Ricardo

[salome Nduta]

Hallo Ricardo,
First receive my apologies for the delay in submitting my section of levels one to five.
Secondly thank you for the report. I hereby attach it for input from all of you guys.

[Bobby Zachariah]

Dear friends,

On behalf of Mr. Karunakara Barlaya, I am posting the Self-Assessment levels on the domain of "Services".

Regards.

Bobby

[Lilian Nyakerario Otiso]

Dear all, sorry for the late response but please find my addition to the template on 'resources'. feedback is highly welcome

[Ricardo Walters]

Hi, everyone...

The Constelltation has "Acknowledgement and Recognition" as a category in its generic Self-Assessment Framework. As agreed, I've posted the levels here for our discussion. How does this fit with your experience as a HIVOS partner - could these same descriptions apply in our context?


ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND RECOGNITION

Level 1: We know that HIV and AIDS exist.

Level 2: We know enough about HIV and AIDS to respond when something happens.

Level 3: We publicly recognize that HIV and AIDS is affecting us as a group/community and take occasional action

Level 4: We regularly discuss HIV and AIDS, and have a common program of action to respond.

Level 5: Our response to AIDS is part of our daily life. We know our own HIV status and act from strength.

[Maina M. Waweru]

Team.

I have posted various levels of M&E and documentation for our discussion. Sorry for the delay in posting this. I am looking forward to a very enlightening discussion. The levels are as follows;

Level I

We do reporting but not systematically due to lack of a system for M & E.


Level II
We have developed and M&E framework in line with the objectives on the strategic plan but it does not answer to the individual program activities. Our emphasis is still on donor reporting.

Level III
We have a good M&E framework and system with program activities well aligned. We report to our donor with clear documentation of the program processes but although we involve the community our emphasis is more on meeting our strategic objectives

Level IV
We have a good flexible M&E system that incorporate observed emerging trends and informs review of the strategic plan in response to community needs. However community is not involved in decision making about the program direction.

Level V

We have a robust & participatory M & E system that allows input from & to the community.


NB: For more details on implication of each of the five level to the community see the attached document

[Roy Mwilu]

Dear Ricardo,

I have posted the additions to the assignement, did you receive it?

Roy

[Roy Mwilu]

Find attached the responses I earleir sent.

Roy Mwilu

[Roy Mwilu]

Find included on the section for Community Response and Stigma and Discrimination section some additions to the table for review comments.

[Bobby Zachariah]

Dear team,

I have summarised the feedback received from all of you into one self - assessment framework. I hope this will help you to see at a glance what our teams are thinking as of now.

Thanks to all of you who have contributed till now, and we look forward to hearing from the rest of our team.

Can you all comment whether you agree with the description of the levels as outlined in this document? If we are able to clarify, then we could use it during the upcoming regional support visits.

Thank You.

Bobby Zachariah

[Roy Mwilu]

Thanks Bobby for putting this together. I am reading the document at an Internet Cafe, I need to rpint it out and study it carefully before I can make an informed response. I will revert to you by weekend.

Thanks once more.


Roy Mwilu

[Ricardo Walters]

Friends,

Thanks for your outstanding work on the first round of our HIVOS partners self-assessment.

I've had a chance to go through Bobby's consolidated version, and have added my thoughts and comments in red. It would be great to hear your thoughts as well.

Regards,
Ricardo

[Ricardo Walters]

Please also see attached EANNASO submission on Organisational Behaviour. Thanks Olive - good work!