YOUTH AND CHILDREN RIGHTS SHIELD (YOCRIS) – PROPOSED PROJECTS FOR 2008 APRIL – JULY 2009 1

The projects on this document are just proposed projects for the period indicated and we have not yet gotten any donor attached to the
project. Any Trust / Donor interest with any of the project to support can as us to provide to provide a full fledged project document
on that particular project.

YOUTH AND CHILDREN RIFHTS SHIELD

PLAN OF ACTION 2008-2009
Project Area Time Out come Impact Target Responsible Resources Source
frame
Increasing April Reduced number of Enhanced protective Dedza Project MK14,000,000.00 VARIOUS
community 2008 – children engaged in environment for District Officer- Child DONORS
participation in June 2009 child labour children Rights (US$96,000.00)
response to reduce Improved working (£48,000.00)
Child trafficking conditions for Reduced number of
and child labor children who can children engaged in
not be withdrawn child labour.
from the labour
market.
Enhance
community
participation
Reduced number of
trafficked
Improved
coordination at
district level in
dealing with child
trafficking and child
labour.
Enhancing positive April Enhanced youth Reduced violence 9 districts in Executive MK30,000,000.00 Various
youth participation 2008 – participation in perpetuated by the the central Director Donors
in Politics June 2009 politics youth during region of (US$182,000.00)
electoral process Malawi (£91,000.00)
Increased positive (political campaigns
youth participation period and after
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in peaceful elections) towards

democratic elections the attainment of
free, fair and non
violence elections.
Global campaign April 10 of campaigns Mobilized support 10 Project MK600,000.00 MENET,
on Education 2008 and conducted toward education education Officer – (US$5,000.00) Other
May 2008 and increased access zones education (£2,500.00) donors
to basic education (200
from various primary
stakeholders. school )
Advocacy and On going 8 MPs lobbied Increased number of 8 political Executive MK800,000.00 MENET ,
lobbying with MPs to towards Members of constituency Director (US$ 5,800.00) Other
on beget allocation budget Parliament (£2,900.00) donors
to education sector formulatio supporting an
n and increase of funding
budget to the Ministry of
session education
Capacity Building April # of trained school Improved 6 education Project MK1,800,000.00 Various
for School 2008- July governing boards participation of zones Officer (US$13,800.00) Donors
governing Boards 2009 # of people trained school governing Education (£6,900.00)
boards in school
management
Reducing gender April Increased girls Improved learning 10 Project MK6,000,000.00 Various
disparities in 2008- July enrolment in environment for girls education Officer – (US$42,000.00) doors
access to primary 2009 primary schools zones education (£21,000.00)
schools Reduced girls (Dedza
absenteeism and district)
dropout
Building April Improved Enhanced T/A Project MK 7,800,000.00 Various
community 2008- July livelihood for the community Kachere and Officer – Donors
resilience to 2009 child headed mitigation against T/A HIV/AIDS (US$53,000.00)
HIV/AIDS impact households the impact of Kaphuka (£26,500.00)
Increase HIV/AIDS HIV/AIDS Dedza
impact mitigation District.

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initiatives at
community level
Reduced new
HIV/AIDS
infections among
young people
Youth Emporemnet April Trained young Imprived livelihhod Dedza Executive MK14,000,000.00
2008- July people in various for the youth District Director
2009 vocations kills (US$96,000.00)
Increased incomed (£48,000.00)
for the youth
Incrased number of
self liriant youths

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