ANZA VOLUNTEER VENTURE SUMMER 2015: PROJECT

PROPOSAL

Building Project at Mangoto Secondary School- Kahe Ward, Kilimanjaro Region,

Tanzania

Anza Contact:

Student Fundraising Manager: Ani Cammack

Email: ani@anza.co.com

Volunteer Venture Coordinator: Helen Wood

Email: helen@anza.co.com

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 2

1.0 INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND INFORMATION 3

1.1 Country and Region Background 3

1.2 Organisational Background 3

2.0 PROBLEM STATEMENT 3

3.0 JUSTIFICATION 4

4.0 GOAL ANALYSIS 6

4.1 The Building Project 6

4.2 Volunteer Venture Participants 7

5.0 PROJECT METHODS AND STRATEGIES 8

5.1 Volunteer Venture Participants 8

5.2 Building Project: Toilet Block 9

5.3 Building Project: Kitchen 10

6.0 DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT 10

6.1 Needs assessment and Rapid Assessment 10

6.2 Beneficiaries of the Volunteer Venture Programme 11

6.3 Other stakeholder Involvement 12 7.0 STAFFING AND MANAGEMENT 12

8.0 MONITORING AND EVALUATION 13

9.0 MAINSTREAMING AND CROSS CUTTING ISSUES 14

9.1 Health 14

9.2 Gender 14

9.3 Environment 15

10.0 REPORTING SYSTEM 15

11.0 BUDGET 15

APPENDICES 17

Appendix 1: Logical Framework for Toilet Block 17

Appendix 2: Project Activities Implementation Plan 20

Appendix 3: Volunteer Venture 2015 Budget 22

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Project Title Volunteer Venture Building Project

Location Tanzania, Kilimanjaro Region, Kahe

Project Dates Expected Start-up 14th June 2015

Expected Completion 28th September 2015

Agency Details Name Anza Contact Officer Ani Cammack – Student Fundraising

Manager Email ani@anza.co.com

Budget (TZS) Total Budget 92,500,000

Narrative The Volunteer Venture Building Project 2015 will be implemented by Anza in the Kahe Ward, Kilimanjaro Region, Tanzania. The project will address health, hygiene and sanitation at Mangoto Secondary School, by constructing a new toilet block. The building project may also include building a new kitchen. The project will be funded by Volunteer Venture Participants from the UK, who will also come to Tanzania for either two or four weeks to help on the building project. Anza will partner with C-re-a.i.d, an NGO based in Moshi which specialises in architecture in a development context, where resources are scarce. The process of recruiting volunteers and raising funds began in May 2014, and the building project will commence in June 2015, with completion in September 2015.

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1.0 INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND INFORMATION

1.1. Country and Region Profile

The United Republic of Tanzania is located in East Africa, and is classed as a low income country

with a Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of $33 million in 2013. Tanzania ranks 152nd out of 182

countries on the Human Development Index (UNDP, 2012), and currently 28.2% of the

population live below the poverty line (World Bank, 2012).

The Kilimanjaro Region is an administrative area surrounding Mount Kilimanjaro. The region has a

population of 2,097,166, with a population density of approximately 159 persons/km², and an

average household size of 5.6 people (UNDP, 2010). Kilimanjaro Region has seven districts,

including Moshi Rural. Kahe is a group of wards in Moshi Rural District, located 23 kilometres

southeast of Moshi. Kahe comprises nine villages, with a population of approximately 28,000

people (Goodluck, 2014). It is an area with a low socio-economic status.

Within Kahe, there are nine primary schools, one in each village, and two public secondary

schools. Mangoto Secondary is one of the two secondary schools where 262 children aged 15-18

are currently enrolled. Attendance is poor as children spend much of their time helping their

parents at home or at work. Attendance for females is lower than males. This is in part attributed

to poor menstrual management practices which acts as barriers to females attending school full

time (McMahon et al., 2011 & Sommer, 2013).

1.2. Organisational Background

Anza is a dynamic, frontline non-governmental organisation (NGO) working with communities in

Tanzania to create sustainable, self-sufficient and empowered individuals. Anza believes that a hand

up is more effective than a hand out and the power to act and change should be in young people’s

hands. Sustainability is a key element to Anza’s work so that projects can remain, grow and

multiply with and without their intervention. Anza develops innovative approaches based on

research and cultural awareness and works with people from a diverse range of backgrounds.

Anza’s work focuses on empowering young people and ensuring that they are in complete control

of their future. Anza focuses on vulnerable populations, with a particular desire to address the

difficulties faced by rural populations in the Kahe Ward of the Kilimanjaro Region, Tanzania.

2.0 PROBLEM STATEMENT

Anza recognised that a lack of clean, safe facilities for girls to manage their menstruation at

Mangoto Secondary School in Kahe, was a barrier to girls achieving their desired level of

education. This was concluded from a needs assessment of 140 participants, which was conducted

in June 2014 in the Kahe Ward. The assessment wanted to address the issue of absenteeism in

schools in rural Moshi, focusing specifically on puberty and menstrual management. It was found

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that ninety percent of females miss school due to menstruation. The participants identified a

number of reasons; unaffordable sanitary pads, menstrual cramps, headaches, fear of rags leaking,

lack of privacy and anxiety around boys.

Anza addressed some of these issues; including unaffordable sanitary pads and fear of leaking, with

the Feminine Health and Empowerment (FHE) Programme. The FHE programme conducted a

series of in school workshops surrounding female hygiene and empowerment and distributed a

menstrual cup to each girl as an alternative menstrual management product.

The needs assessment also found that the lack of clean, safe toilets at Mangoto was a barrier to

girls attending school when menstruating. The current facilities have a lack of privacy (as there are

no doors on the cubicles), no running water, a lack of soap, nowhere to wash rags and no bins to

dispose of sanitary pads. The boys toilets are also currently in an unsatisfactory state. The local

council has declared both the boys and girls toilet blocks unfit for purpose, and the school is at risk

of being closed if the toilets are not improved. Mangoto Secondary School does not have the

financial means to improve the toilets. It was concluded that Anza would pay for and help build the

new toilet block, and that the Volunteer Venture Programme would be the most appropriate way

to facilitate this.

3.0 JUSTIFICATION

The WHO (2009) has identified the importance of an adequate water supply, sanitation and

hygiene in schools. Through building a new toilet block at Mangoto Secondary School Anza is

addressing the following issues:

Disease Prevention: Diseases related to inadequate water, sanitation and hygiene are a

huge burden in developing countries. It is estimated that 88% of diarrhoeal diseases are

caused by unsafe water supply, and inadequate sanitation and hygiene (WHO, 2009).

Such diseases often result in poor school attendance, as children cannot attend school

when they are sick. This is particularly true of schools in rural areas, such as Mangoto

Secondary School, where the facilities are currently inadequate in terms of both quality and

quantity.

Learning: Poor sanitation and hygiene can affect children’s learning in two main ways.

Firstly, as stated above, poor health due to poor sanitation can result in low attendance

and mean that children cannot reach their academic potential. Secondly, infections due to

poor sanitation can impair children’s physical development and reduce their cognitive

development (WHO, 2009).

Gender and Disability: Inadequate facilities for menstrual hygiene management can result

in low female attendance and can lead to girls dropping out of school at puberty. This has

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been identified by Anza’s needs assessment as one of the key barriers to girls attending

school at Mangoto Secondary School. Toilets which are inaccessible for children with

disabilities may result in them avoiding eating or drinking during the day to avoid having to

use the toilet. This can lead to health problems, and potentially them dropping out of

school altogether (WHO, 2009).

The Wider Community: Children who have adequate water, sanitation and hygiene

conditions at school are more able to integrate hygiene education into their daily lives, and

can effectively spread education and good practices into the wider community.

Life-Long Skills: Good hygiene practices learnt at school are most likely to be taken into

adult life by the child and passed onto their own children.

In the long term, by building a new toilet block, Anza is also addressing the Millennium

Development Goals (UN, 2000). This is because the toilet block will hopefully result in better

health of the children, and therefore increased attendance and completion of Secondary School at

Mangoto. More children with full Secondary education will hopefully have far reaching effects

towards reducing poverty in the Kahe region. More specifically, the new toilet block is directly

addressing the following MDGs:

MDG Three: Promote Gender Equality and Empower Women

The new toilet block will provide clean, private facilities with running water for girls to manage

their menstruation effectively at school. As identified by Anza’s needs assessment, poor facilities at

Mangoto Secondary School is one of the barriers to girls attending school full time. Building a new

toilet block with adequate facilities for girls to manage menstruation will help to promote gender

equality and empower women, as it will hopefully increase attendance and allow girls to reach

their academic potential.

MDG Six: Combat HIV/AIDs, Malaria and other Diseases

While the toilet block will not directly combat HIV/AIDs and Malaria, improved hygiene practices

and a sufficient water supply in the toilets will combat water related diseases, and increase the

overall health of each child. Improved overall health will not only mean that less days of school are

missed by children at Mangoto Secondary School, but could also result in improved overall

academic performances. This is because a child who is sick will likely suffer from a lack of

concentration, tiredness, irritability etc, which may reduce their capacity to achieve their academic

potential (UN, 2000).

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4.0 GOAL ANALYSIS

4.1. The Building project

The overall goal of the Volunteer Venture building project is to contribute to improved sanitation

and health at Mangoto Secondary School. The purpose is to build a safe and secure toilet block.

The overall goal will be achieved through five key outputs; this is clearly broken down in the logical

framework in Appendix one.

This section provided a narrative of the activities and inputs necessary to attain each output, and

therefore the purpose and goal.

Output One: A toilet block which adheres to WASH guidelines is constructed

a) Activities

i. Assemble team: Volunteers, tradesmen, architects

ii. Create time frame for building project

iii. Agree with architects and stakeholders on design and type of toilet which adheres to

WASH guidelines

iv. Procure building material

b) Inputs

i. In order to complete the above activities, Anza will need the following inputs; volunteer

venture participants, architects, budget and building materials.

Output Two: Water is available for hand washing and cleaning

a) Activities

i. Identify water source

ii. Identify method of connecting water source to toilets

iii. Procure materials

b) Inputs

i. In order to complete the above activities, Anza will need the following inputs; skilled

personnel, budget, and materials (pipe etc).

Output Three: Internal fixtures and fittings (taps, mirrors etc) are installed

a) Activities

i. Identify necessary fixtures and fittings in line with WASH guidelines (taps, mirrors etc)

ii. Procure fixtures and fittings

b) Inputs

i. In order to complete the above activities, Anza will need the following inputs; A

planning committee to identify facilities required, budget, materials/ fixtures (taps,

mirrors), tradesmen

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Output Four: The toilet block is equipped with appropriate facilities for girls to effectively

manage menstruation

a) Activities

i. Identify facilities required for girls to effectively manage menstruation

ii. Incorporate required facilities into design of building

iii. Procure taps and install fixtures (taps, mirrors etc)

b) Inputs

i. In order to complete the above activities, Anza will need the following inputs: A

planning committee to identify facilities required, budget, materials/ fixtures (taps,

mirrors), tradesmen

Output Five: Toilet block building is safe and secure

a) Activities

i. Identify risks to security of toilet block

ii. Identify how these risks can be mitigated

iii. Incorporate mitigating risks into design and construction

b) Inputs

i. In order to complete the above activities, Anza will need the following inputs, A

planning committee to identify risks to security, budget, and materials/ components

(locks, gates etc) to ensure safety and tradesmen.

4.2. Volunteer Venture Participant Experience

Ensuring the Volunteer Venture participants feel that they have had a positive experience is a key

element to the Volunteer Venture. The overall goal of the Volunteer Venture participant element

is to: Deliver an enjoyable experience to Volunteer Venture participants whilst working on a

building project in rural Tanzania. In doing so, the purpose is to raise the profile of Anza in the UK

as an organisation that provides sustainable volunteering opportunities to support Anza projects

and social enterprises in Tanzania.

The following objectives have been laid out to ensure that Anza meets the overall goal. This

section also provides a narrative of what activities are necessary to attain each objective.

Objective One: Provide pre-arrival, and in country support to Volunteer Venture participants

i. Provide pre-departure fundraising, travel information and visa support

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ii. Ensure Anza’s Volunteer Venture staff are in contact with Volunteer Venture participants pre-arrival

iii. Provide in-country support for participants such as induction to Tanzania; including culture, language etc and provide induction on project site

iv. Provide a member of staff from Anza who lives and works with participants and is on-call during weekends for any emergencies

Objective Two: Provide participants with all the necessary elements to facilitate a safe living and working environment

i. Complete comprehensive risk assessment to identify, and mitigate risks where possible

ii. Provide airport pick up, induction to Tanzania, accommodation before moving to project site

iii. Provide a safe, secure, and comfortable volunteer house (with electricity and running water) within walking distance of project site

iv. Provide full safety briefing for project site

v. Ensure Anza staff (who will be working and living with participants) are first-aid trained

Objective Three: Provide participants with an understanding of how their financial contributions are being used to support not only Anza building projects, but also other Anza projects and social enterprises in Tanzania

i. Financial transparency: Provide a clear breakdown of where Volunteer Venture funds are spent

ii. Ensure participants have the chance to visit the Anza office; meet Anza staff and hear about projects

iii. Where possible, provide participants with the opportunity to visit Anza project sites

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5.0 PROJECT METHODS & STRATEGIES

An implementation plan detailing the timeline of project activities is attached in Appendix two.

5.1. Volunteer Venture Participants

Anza’s Student Fundraising Manager has been working since May 2014 to assemble the teams of

volunteers from Universities in the UK who are going to take part in the Volunteer Venture. The

teams comprise a Student Ambassador who is responsible for recruiting participants and organising

the team from the UK. There are three teams for the Volunteer Venture 2015, from: Cardiff

University, University of Exeter and University of the Arts London (UAL). The teams will come to

Tanzania to take part in their assigned building project during the following weeks (either two or

four weeks):

Cardiff University: 14th June – 11th July

University of Exeter: 15th August – 28th August

University of the Arts London: 7th September – 21st September

Each Volunteer Venture participant has to raise £1450/£1750 (two weeks/four weeks) in order to

take part. £500/£800 of the fundraising total will be allocated for the building project and living

costs for the participants. This includes building materials, wages for local staff (builders, carpenters,

plumbers, security staff and cooks), accommodation in the local community and food. £150 of the

fundraising total covers the volunteer visa, and £800 will be a donation to Anza for use on other

projects including Be The Change, Anza’s two year youth training programme.

Each Student Ambassador and their team of participants has been given fundraising support from

the Student Fundraising Manager to reach their target, including advice on how to create an

effective fundraising page and collect sponsorship. The Student Ambassadors also have access to

an online folder that includes detailed outlines on how to plan over 50 fundraising events, and

event posters. The Student Ambassadors have worked with the Student Fundraising Manager on a

weekly basis to receive training in various areas, including event and volunteer management,

tailored to their teams. The Student Ambassadors have also carried out weekly team meetings and

presentations on Anza, fundraising, and Tanzania to prepare their teams for fundraising and what

to expect while in Tanzania.

In April 2015, Anza employed a Volunteer Venture Coordinator who is responsible for the

logistics and organisation of the Volunteer Venture. This will involve arranging accommodation,

food, and travel for the Volunteer Venture Participants. The Coordinator will live and work in

Kahe at Mangoto Secondary School with the Volunteer Venture Participants when they are in

Tanzania.

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5.2. Building Project: Toilet Block (June – July 2015)

Anza is partnering with C-re-a.i.d for the building project. C-re-a.i.d is a Moshi based NGO which

specialises in architecture in a development context (more details on C-re-a.i.d in section 6.4).

Anza began work with C-re-a.i.d in January 2015 and have held a number of meetings at Mangoto

Secondary School to plan the building project.

Construction on the toilet block will commence in June 2015. The majority of the construction

will take place during the weeks when the Volunteer Venture Participants from the Cardiff

University are in Tanzania. Pre-construction and preparations such as digging foundations may

commence prior to the Volunteer Venture Participants arrival.

5.3. Building Project: Kitchen (August – September 2015)

During the planning meetings with both C-re-a.i.d and Mangoto Secondary School, it became

apparent that there would be insufficient construction work on the toilet block for all three

Volunteer Venture teams. It was therefore decided that a second building project at Mangoto

would be possible, both in terms of time, and financially.

In the planning meetings, it was identified that a new kitchen was the next construction priority for

Mangoto Secondary School. Volunteer Venture Participants from the University of Exeter and

UAL will fund and work on the construction of the new kitchen. At the time of writing the Project

Proposal, no confirmed plans had been made for the construction of the kitchen, but updates will

be documented in subsequent project documents.

6.0 DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT

6.1. Needs Assessment

As stated in section 2.0, Anza conducted a needs assessment of 140 participants in the Kahe Ward

at various secondary schools in June 2014. This needs assessment found that at Mangoto

Secondary School, the lack of clean, safe toilets was a barrier to girls attending school when

menstruation. The current toilets have a lack of privacy, no running water, a lack of soap, nowhere

to wash cloth (used for menstrual management) and no bins to dispose of sanitary pads. The

toilets for both the boys and girls were declared unfit for purpose by the local council.

UNICEF has created guidelines for toilets in schools in developing countries. These guidelines fall

under the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) programme, and are as follows (UNICEF,

2012):

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1) Sufficient toilets must be available: One per 25 girls, one toilet plus one urinal per 50

boys

2) Toilets must be accessible to all: No more than 30m from all users

3) Toilets provide privacy and security: Separate facilities for boys and girls, doors on

stalls

4) Toilets are child-friendly and appropriate to local cultural, social and environmental

conditions

5) Toilets are hygienic to use and easy to clean

6) Toilets have convenient hand washing facilities close by

7) A cleaning and maintenance routine is in operation, and ensures that clean and

functioning toilets are available at all times

8) Toilets must also provide appropriate facilities for menstrual hygiene management

which can include: full-length mirrors, dustbin for disposal of sanitary pads, water

inside stalls, private place to wash and dry cloth

As part of the original needs assessment in June 2014, it was identified that the current toilets at

Mangoto Secondary School do not adhere to WASH guidelines. During the planning meetings

with C-re-a.i.d, (which are an extension of the needs assessment) the students also identified the

toilets as not meeting these requirements.

C-re-a.i.d is and will continue to facilitate sessions which enable the students and teachers to

choose the design of their own toilets, and decide what features (such as locks on stalls, location of

hand washing facilities etc) are important for their school. To date, the designs for the toilet block

adhere to the WASH guidelines stated above.

Ensuring the toilets adhere to guideline eight is a key priority, as low girls attendance at Mangoto

Secondary School was one of the main conclusions from the original needs assessment. Emphasis

is placed on guideline eight during planning meetings with the girls at Mangoto, which will ensure

the finished girls toilet block will provide appropriate facilities for menstrual management.

6.2. Beneficiaries of the Volunteer Venture Programme

The Volunteer Venture Programme has two groups of beneficiaries; the children and teachers at

Mangoto Secondary School and the Volunteer Venture participants.

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The children and teachers at Mangoto will benefit as they will have a new clean, safe toilet block.

This will beneficial as it will help to reduce water related diseases and overall health of the children,

which may increase learning capacity (see section 3.0). The new toilet block will be used by

children only, not teachers, but the teachers will benefit indirectly. This is because if attendance

increases, and children are more attentive during class (see section 3.0), the teachers will be able

to teach more effectively, and possibly cover curriculum material at a faster or more advanced

level, which could improve overall result and performance of Mangoto Secondary School.

The Volunteer Venture participants are also beneficiaries of the project. Anza is responsible for

creating the building project for the participants to work on, ensuring all the necessary

arrangements are made, and giving support to the participants pre-arrival and in Tanzania.

Participant satisfaction of their time in Tanzania is extremely important and is a top priority in

planning the Volunteer Venture programme. Participant satisfaction of both the overall Volunteer

Venture and specifically on the building project will comprise a key element of monitoring and

evaluation.

6.3. Other Stakeholder Involvement

Other stakeholders include parents of children at Mangoto Secondary School and the wider

community. Parents will benefit if there is a reduction of water related diseases among children at

Mangoto Secondary School; parents will not have to pay for medical care, and will not have to

take time off from their work when their children are ill. For low- income families, of which there

are many in Kahe (see section 1.1) this may reduce a large financial burden.

Families of children at Mangoto Secondary School, and the wider community may also benefit

from the new toilet block as the importance of good health and hygiene practices spread

throughout the community. This may be through the education provided surrounding use of the

new toilet block, or simply through habits (such as washing hands after going to the toilet) being

brought home.

6.4. Areas of Collaboration

For the building project, Anza is collaborating with C-re-a.i.d, a Belgian and Tanzanian non-profit

organisation, which operates in Moshi and the surrounding area. C-re-a.i.d. specialises in

architecture in a development context, and is leading the architecture for the building project. C-

re-a.i.d is responsible for the architecture, building schedule and organising local tradesmen to

work on the building project at Mangoto Secondary School.

7.0 STAFFING AND MANAGEMENT

The Volunteer Venture Programme will utilize the skills of two Anza staff members; the Student

Fundraising Manager and the Volunteer Venture Coordinator.

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The Student Fundraising Manager has been responsible for the recruitment of the Volunteer

Venture participants, and Student Ambassadors who lead each Volunteer Venture team. Since

recruitment in May 2014, they have managed the Volunteer Venture participants, providing them

with information on the project and fundraising support. The Student Fundraising Manager has

created the overall budget based on the fundraising targets of the participants, and has also been

responsible for the creation of the building project by initiating contact with C-re-a.i.d and

Mangoto Secondary School. The Student Fundraising manager will continue to be responsible for

the communication between Anza, C-re-a.i.d, and Mangoto Secondary School. They are also

responsible for the overall logistics and planning of the Volunteer Venture, and hired a Volunteer

Venture Coordinator in April 2015.

The Volunteer Venture is working in collaboration with the Student Fundraising Manager to

produce relevant documentation such as project proposal, monitoring and evaluation plans and

documents, health and safety documents, risk assessments, and volunteer agreements. The

Volunteer Venture Coordinator is also responsible for organising the pre-arrival logistics for the

Volunteer Venture such as arranging accommodation, food, staff etc. They will work in

collaboration with the Student Fundraising Manger to work within the budget, and is responsible

for keeping an active budget of the funds allocated for the living costs of the participants as detailed

in section 5.1. They will also be responsible for the Volunteer Venture participants when they are

in Tanzania, and will be living in Kahe and working with the participants on the building site. The

Volunteer Venture Coordinator will work in collaboration with the Student Fundraising Manager

on monitoring and evaluation the Volunteer Venture building project.

C-re-a.i.d are managing the building project aspect of the Volunteer Venture. As stated in section

5.2 and 6.4, C-re-a.i.d have conducted three planning meetings at Mangoto Secondary School,

and will continue to lead subsequent meetings concerning design of the toilets. They are also

responsible for hiring local tradesmen etc required for the building project, and will be on site

managing the construction. They have been assigned a portion of the overall Volunteer Venture

budget for the building project, (detailed in section 11.0 and Appendix three) for which they are

responsible.

8.0 MONITORING AND EVALUATION

Monitoring and evaluation is a key component of any project, in order to determine whether the

programme has achieved its goals. Monitoring and evaluation can determine when it is necessary

to change the approach or specific aspects of the programme to achieve the overall goal. In the

case of Anza’s Volunteer Venture 2015, monitoring and evaluation will cover two main aspects;

Volunteer Venture participant experience and satisfaction, and the actual building projects (both

toilet block and kitchen), and if they are meeting the specific goals outlined in section 4.0 and the

logical framework (Appendix one).

Ongoing monitoring and evaluation will be useful to assess progress against goals this year, for

example, monitoring the toilet block building project will be useful when planning the kitchen

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building project. As there are three Volunteer Venture groups in 2015, monitoring the

experiences and satisfaction of each group as they come will ensure that any issues will be

identified, and Anza will be able to mitigate such issues for the next Volunteer Venture team.

Monitoring and evaluating the 2015 Volunteer Venture will also be useful to take into

consideration when planning Anza’s Volunteer Venture 2016, for both the building projects and

Volunteer Venture participant experience.

The goals and objectives of both the building projects and Volunteer Venture participants

satisfaction are outlined in section 4.0 and logical framework (Appendix one). Monitoring and

evaluation of the toilet block building project will involve checking the project against the WASH

guidelines from which the objectives have been created. The kitchen building project has not been

planned, therefore no plans for monitoring and evaluating have been made, but will be detailed in

the Volunteer Venture 2015 mid-term report.

Monitoring and evaluating Volunteer Venture participant satisfaction will be completed in the form

of surveys and ongoing evaluation against the objectives laid out in section 4.0. One element will

involve taking a pre-project survey of the participant’s expectations and comparing this to a post-

survey of whether they feel their expectations were met or not. This survey will also clearly

evaluate participant satisfaction of the overall venture and specifically the building project.

9.0 MAINSTREAMING & CROSS-CUTTING ISSUES

9.1. Health

Health is a key crosscutting issue of the project. As detailed in section 3.0, building a toilet block

which is suitable for purpose and adheres to WASH guidelines will have far reaching health

benefits. In theory, the prevalence of water related diseases among student of Mangoto Secondary

School will be reduced. This will reduce the financial burden of looking after sick children both in

terms of medical bills and time off work for families of the students. Good health practices such as

hand washing will hopefully become common practice due to the availability of running water and

soap in the toilets. These good health practices will spread out to families as children bring the

practices home.

9.2. Gender

Gender equality is an important cross-cutting issue. If girls are able to stay in secondary school, this

will provide them with more opportunities in the future, both in the workplace and in further

education. The new toilet block will adhere to WASH guidelines; providing facilities for menstrual

management, which will hopefully reduce female absenteeism in schools due to menstruation.

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9.3. Environment

The environment is another cross-cutting issue. The new toilet block will be well designed and

built, with the environment being a key consideration and priority. For example it will be ensured

that the groundwater will not be contaminated by the toilet block. It will also be ensured that there

are appropriate facilities to deal with waste including sanitary pads and other menstrual

management products, so that they do not damage the environment. It will also be ensured that

the toilets provide appropriate facilities for girls using menstrual cups, which all the girls in the

school will be provided with (by Femme International; a partner NGO of Anza). This will hopefully

encourage use of the menstrual cup, thus reducing the volume of menstrual waste products such

as sanitary pads etc at Mangoto Secondary School.

10.0 REPORTING SYSTEM

Both the Student Fundraising Manager and Volunteer Venture Coordinator will be responsible for

collecting and recording data required for monitoring and evaluation. Data will be collected in the

form of questionnaires for the Volunteer Venture participant experience aspect. The participants

will be asked to complete two questionnaires, one at the beginning of the venture for Anza to

understand participant’s expectations of the venture, and one at the end to assess if the venture

has fulfilled the expectations. These questionnaires will be based on the objectives outlined in

section 4.2, and will assess to what extent Anza has fulfilled the overall goal.

Data for the monitoring and evaluating of the building projects will also be collected by the Student

Fundraising Manager and Volunteer Venture Coordinator. Monitoring plans are outlined in section

4.1, and appropriate indicators for monitoring and evaluating can be found in the logical

framework in Appendix one.

11.0 BUDGET

The total budget for the Volunteer Venture 2015 is 92,000,000 Tsh. This is the total amount of

money raised from the Volunteer Venture participants from all three groups; Cardiff University,

University of Exeter, and UAL. 39,000,000 Tsh amount of this total will be a donation to Anza’s

other projects. The remaining 53,500,000 Tsh will be for the Volunteer Venture. 30,000,000 Tsh

will be assigned to C-re-a.i.d for the building projects, including both the toilet block and proposed

kitchen. 23,500,000 will be for living expenses of all three groups. A breakdown of the funds

allocated for the Anza donation and living expenses per group is available in Appendix three.

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APPENDICIES

Appendix One: Logical Framework for Toilet Block Building Project

OBJECTIVE ACTIVITIES INPUTS INDICATORS MEANS OF VERIFICATION

ASSUMPTIONS AND RISK

Goal: Contribute to Improved Sanitation and Health at Mangoto Secondary School

Sanitation and health is improved at Mangoto

Secondary School

Pre-project and post-project survey with

students at Mangoto

Mangoto Secondary School are willing to work with Anza to improve health and hygiene

Purpose: To build a safe and secure toilet block

A safe and secure toilet block is constructed

Checklist of what a safe and secure toilet

block means to students at Mangoto

Secondary School

1) Funds are available 2) A team is available to design and build 3) Team fulfil the tasks and jobs necessary to construct a toilet block

Output 1

A toilet block which adheres to WASH guidelines is constructed

i) Assemble team: Volunteers, architects, tradesmen

Volunteer Venture participants,

architects, budget, building materials

A toilet block which adheres to WASH guidelines has been constructed by 28th

September 2015

Physical inspection against WASH

guidelines

Funds, resources (including building materials), skilled personnel, and labourers are available to construct toilet block which adheres to WASH guidelines

ii) Create timeframe for building project

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iii) Agree with architects and stakeholders on design and type of toilet which adheres to WASH guidelines

iv) Procure building material

Output 2

Water is available for hand washing and cleaning

i) Identify water source

Skilled personnel, budget, materials

(pipe etc)

There is a reliable water supply for hand washing

and cleaning in the toilet block

Test of the reliability of the water source

1) A water source is available 2) Funds, expertise and materials are available to connect water source to toilets

ii) Identify method of connecting water source to toilets

iii) Procure materials

Output 3 Internal fixtures and fittings (taps, mirrors etc) are installed

i) Identify necessary fixtures and fittings in line with WASH guidelines (taps, mirrors etc.)

Planning committee to

identify necessary fixtures and

fittings, budget, fixtures and

fittings, tradesmen

There are internal fixtures and fittings in

the finished toilet block

Physical inspection of fixtures and fittings against checklist

necessary fixtures and fittings

1) Necessary fittings and fixtures can be procured 2) Fixtures and fittings can be procured within budget

ii) Procure fixtures and fittings

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Output 4 The toilet block is equipped with appropriate facilities for girls to effectively mange menstruation

i) Identify facilities required for girls to effectively manage menstruation

Planning committee to

identify facilities required, budget, materials/ fixtures

(taps mirrors), tradesmen

The toilet block has appropriate facilities for

girls to effectively manage menstruation

Physical inspection of facilities

Appropriate facilities for effectively managing menstruation are possible to build within budget

ii) Incorporate required facilities into design of building

iii) Procure and install fixtures (taps, mirrors etc)

Output 5 Toilet block building is safe and secure

i) Identify risks to security of toilet block Planning

committee to identify risks to

security, budget, and materials/ components

(locks, gates, etc) to ensure safety,

tradesmen

The finished toilet block is equipped to mitigate security risks identified

Physical inspection of toilet block against

security risks

Necessary items (locks, gates, doors etc) are available to purchase within budget

ii) Identify how these risks can be mitigated

iii) Incorporate mitigating risks into design and construction of toilet block

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Appendix Two: Project Activities Implementation Plan

Activities May-14

Aug-14

Sep-14

Oct-14

Nov-14

Dec-14

Jan-15

Feb-15

Mar-15

Apr-15

May-15

Jun-15

Jul-15 Aug-15

Sep-15

Oct-15

Preliminary Activities

Student Ambassador Recruitment Anza Society Registration

Partner School Visit University Participant Recruitment University Fundraising Presentation Building Partners Meeting Cultural Learning for Participants Trip Preparation for Participants

Project Activities VV Coordinator Recruitment School Committee Meetings

Pre-Arrival

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Preparation

Item Procurement - Participants Item Procurement - Building Project

Building Project

M&E Building Project Monitoring

Participant Survey Participant Interviews

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Appendix 3: Volunteer Venture Budget

Volunteer Venture Budget 2015 Expenses Total Cost Tsh Transport 3,350,000 Rent/Bills 2,560,000 Food 2,200,000 Household 260,000 Wages 1,830,000 Procurement 2,000,000 Contingency 1,800,000 Volunteering Visas 9,500,000 Subtotal 23,500,000 Anza Donations 39,000,000 Building Project 30,000,000 Volunteering Expenses 23,500,000 Grand Total 92,500,000

Volunteering Expenses Per Group

Expense Total Cost Tsh

Group 1 - Cardiff

Anza Donation 16,000,000

Building Project 15,000,000 Cardiff Living Expenses

Transport 1,300,000 Rent/Bills 1,300,000

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Food 1,100,000 Household 100,000 Wages 750,000 Procurement 1,000,000 Contingency 1,000,000 Volunteering Visa 3,800,000 Subtotal 10,350,000 Cardiff Grand Total 41,350,000 Group 2 - Exeter Anza Donation 7,000,000 Building Project 4,000,000 Exeter Living Expenses Transport 750,000 Rent/Bills 630,000 Food 550,000 Household 80,000 Wages 540,000 Procurement 500,000 Contingency 400,000 Volunteering Visa 1,900,000 Subtotal 5,350,000 Exeter Grand Total 16,350,000 Group 3 - UAL Anza Donation 16,000,000 Building Project 11,000,000 UAL Living Expenses Transport 1,300,000 Rent/Bills 630,000

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Food 550,000 Household 80,000 Wages 540,000 Procurement 500,000 Contingency 400,000 Volunteering Visa 3,800,000 Subtotal 7,800,000 UAL Grand Total 34,800,000