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| Proyect:
"Opening My Eyes" Indian Communities Awareness |
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Project Location:
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Indigenous
communities in national territory. |
Brief description and objective of the Project:
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The
high incidences of illiteracy, school drop-outs, teenage pregnancies,
and early marriages in indigenous children and teenagers obstruct
their human development and perpetuate their state of poverty.
This
project has two main objectives:
1)
To equip two buildings to function as student shelters,
which promote integral health and human development for
indigenous children and adolescents.
2)
To create a scholarship fund that will sponsor indigenous
children and teenagers as they finish their studies, and
which will also promote their human development.
In
the first stage of the project, the following four steps will
be taken:
a)
A promotional campaign directed to community members, government
authorities, NGOs, civic groups, and national and international
enterprises with the object of making them aware of the
needs of indigenous children and adolescents.
b) The remodeling of two buildings, one in Veraguas and
one in San Felix, so that they can accommodate young children
and teenagers. The buildings will be well lit and ventilated,
and they will contain bathrooms, study rooms, recreational
areas, administrative offices, a kitchen and a laundry room.
c)
The creation of two patronages: one for the San Felix shelter
and one for the Veraguas shelter. These two patronages,
in coordination with the David Rotary Club and Santiago
Rotary Club and other partners such as ASMUNG, the health
and education ministries and the community, will oversee
the shelters and ensure their proper administration, the
quality of their services, and their sustainability.
d)
Training of personnel responsible for the project, so that
they con provide integral attention, centered on the quality
of life of children and adolescents. The personnel will
be expected to develop a set of activities and a work plan,
with the assistance of health authorities and UNFPA's technical
support.
Once
the process of social awareness has been completed, the project
will promote the formulation of commitments on behalf of strategic
partners, by signing agreements in which the allies will commit
to supporting the education and human development of indigenous
children and adolescents and to promoting the rights of this
population group as a means to minimizing their risk factors.
This commitment will in turn support the creation of a fund,
patronage or complementary project to subsidize the education
and to promote the human development of indigenous children
and adolescents.
The
shelters once created and functioning will coordinate regular
assistance of members to the neighboring schools, especially
those who come from places with difficult access and who have
already finished their primary education. The shelters will
also include a department for specialized orientation and
counseling, which will ensure the quality of life of every
member, organize seminars and periodic workshops with the
purpose of contributing to their personal growth and their
integral development. The workshops will provide them with
tools and will teach them skills necessary for their social
and professional development. This orientation and counseling
will also organize and coordinate professional training and
internships for the members and workshops for other members
of the community.
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Who
and how many people will benefit?
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1000
indigenous girls and adolescents and 500 indigenous boys and
adolescents. |
How
will the project be organized and supervised?
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The social awareness campaign will be lead by UNFPA and Rotary
Club through a coordinating team, integrated by members of
such organizations and other designated personnel which will
organize the patronages in both communities. These two organizations
will then promote the formulation of commitments and the signing
of agreements for the creation of the fund. The fund will
be administered by UNFPA and Rotary Club. This fund will engage
IFARHU and the private enterprise as permanent sponsors of
the shelters.
During
the execution of the project, a close relationship will be
maintained with all partners involved, especially those with
close contact with the indigenous communities to ensure proper
and continuous supervising of the activities.
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What
role will our club take in its development?
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The
Rotary Club will be a key participant in the execution of this
project. The club will have an important role in the project's
coordinating team and will work as the key contact with other
Rotary Clubs in Panama and their partners. The Club will also
play an important part in the promotion and fundraising of the
social awareness campaign and later in the maintenance of both
shelters. |
What
will our club provide in the way to funds, personnel, buildings,
equipment, etc?
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The
Rotary Club will contribute in the following manner: fundraising
and distribution, expertise and project-planning knowledge,
promotion of the project through members and partners, participation
in the Coordinating Team through one or more members and the
creation of the two patronages. |
Ones
the project is completed - what type of follow-up will our
club provide?
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The
club will join UNFPA in the selection of indicators to be
measured during the course of the project and at the project's
completion. It will aid in ensuring the proper administration
of the patronages and in maintaining a high quality of care
provided by the patronages.
Some
of the indicators to be measured will be: an increase in the
level of education in indigenous youth, a reduction in school
drop-outs, and a decrease in teenage pregnancies and marriages.
Most
of the technical follow-up will be done by UNFPA due to their
expertise in such projects and previous work with indigenous
communities and community leaders.
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What
is the total estimated cost of the project?
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US$ 575.000.00
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Estimated
cost breakdown:
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a)
Remodeling, architectural
plans, Construction
work
and labor
US$ 80.000.00
b) Personnel: (3 year Salary)
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Two coordinators, one
for each shelte
US$ 58,000.00
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Two technicians and
two assistants
responsible for the
orientation and
counseling departments
US$ 48,000.00
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Two managers and two
secretaries
US$ 69,000.00
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Two cooks
US$ 43,000.00
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Two security guards US$
43,000.00
c) Office supplies:
- Office equipment
(6 desks,
6
chairs, 30 folding chairs,
2 photocopiers, 6 computers)
US $15,000.00
- Audiovisual
equipment:
(2 data shows, 4 TVs,
4 sound equipments,
2 microphones)
US $15,000.00
d) Dorm room furniture: 250 loft
beds, 600 sheet
sets,
500 pillows,
towels
US$ 12,000.00
e) Kitchen: 4 industrial stoves
and ovens, 4
big kitchen
tables, storage
space and
kitchen supplies
US$ 15.000.00
f ) Training
US$
10.000.00
g) Consulting
US$
60.000.00
h) Technical assistance
US$ 75.000.00
i ) Scholarships Fund
US$ 20.000.00
j ) Promotional materials
US$ 5.000.00
k) Ad campaign
US$ 20.000.00
Total
US$ 575.000.00
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Club
Contribution:
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a)
Club Contribution
US$
25,000.00
b) International Sponsoring
Clubs
US$
25,000.00
c) UNFPA( United Nations)
US$ 135.000.00
d) Panama Government
US$
43.000.00
Total Contributions:
US$
575.000,00
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