District Orphans and Vulnerable Children Systems Strengthening (DOSS) program
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Mission to Lusaka, Zambia is seeking applications restricted to qualified local organizations for funding a five-year program to support the Government of the Republic of Zambias (GRZ) goal of improving the quality of OVC services with
strengthened systems and policy framework for coordination, planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation.
The objective of the DOSS project is to enhance efficiency and effectiveness of OVC services at the district and community level.
The project will focus on:
improving and strengthening existing community structures, such as the OVC committees, public welfare assistance committees, and community welfare assistance committees (CWACs), resident development committees (RDCs), and neighborhood health committees; promoting good governance, integration, linkages, and collaboration among the different committees; and improving referrals.
The DOSS project is expected to collaborate with two other systems strengthening projects:
Zambia OVC Management Information System (ZOMIS) and Zambia OVC System Strengthening (ZOVSS).
The objective of the DOSS project is to enhance efficiency and effectiveness of OVC services at the district and community level.
The project will focus on:
improving and strengthening existing community structures, such as the OVC committees, public welfare assistance committees, and community welfare assistance committees (CWACs), resident development committees (RDCs), and neighborhood health committees; promoting good governance, integration, linkages, and collaboration among the different committees; and improving referrals.
The DOSS project is expected to collaborate with two other systems strengthening projects:
Zambia OVC Management Information System (ZOMIS) and Zambia OVC System Strengthening (ZOVSS).
Agency: Agency for International Development
Office: Zambia USAID-Lusaka
Estimated Funding: $5,000,000
Office: Zambia USAID-Lusaka
Estimated Funding: $5,000,000
Relevant Nonprofit Program Categories
Obtain Full Opportunity Text:
Not Available
Additional Information of Eligibility:
Eligibility is limited to locally registered Zambian organizations, for-profit, non-profit and faith-based organizations.
Full Opportunity Web Address:
Contact:
Abdullah AkbarContracting OfficerPhone 260211357433
Agency Email Description:
U.S Government
Agency Email:
abakbar@usaid.gov
Date Posted:
2012-04-12
Application Due Date:
2012-06-07
Archive Date:
2012-07-07
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