SEED has been awarded a Framework project in Belarus. It is a sequel to an earlier project conducted by Nehem International and VVMZ. The project has the following objectives:

• Awareness campaigns for NGOs through regional dialogue meetings between NGOs and local authorities and through online information services
• Increasing the level of mutual knowledge between European and Belarus NGOs, and stimulate collaboration between these
• Capacity building of Belarus NGOs through seminars, workshops, trainings, etc
• Facilitating cooperation between Belarus NGOs and local authorities via PR activities and promotion campaigns

The project will last a year.

SEED experts provided support to ensure the full compliance with the Palermo Protocol, including the development of comprehensive legislation that is underpinned by a victim-centred, empowerment approach, taking full account of the existing Victims' Charter, as well as relevant South African legislation. The project contributed to compliance with the Palermo Protocols requirements, and increased the capacity to deal with trafficking and enhanced the inter-sectoral coordination and cooperation. In order for the RSA to achieve the project purpose detailed above the following result areas have been identified as key outcomes required.

The intervention runs from December 2007 till March 2008

The SEED expert`s duty was to strengthen the capacity, transparency, and accountability of MoLACD, to build the knowledge and competence of senior management staff, and thereby to increase the capacity of MoLACD to receive and administer development resources.
The Strategic Management Advisor was responsible for carrying out the following tasks :

• Produce plans for a comprehensive management/finance/admin system for MoLACD at all levels and in all areas of Southern Sudan;
  • Assist in the implementation of those plans;
  • Draft regular assessment reports on progress made within MoLACD in terms of management/finance/admin capacity.
  

The SEED experts supported the Malawi Government in developing M&E system that will deliver reliable data to allow for a regular monitoring on the MGDS, the PAF and the PRBS2 indicators.

• Follow up with relevant Ministries and other relevant arms of government on PAF information
• Liaise with the Director of M&E in MEP&D on how best to establish an M&E system for efficient data collection in relation to the PAF
• Review the existing data collection mechanisms and provide options for betterment
• Ensure that local indicators conform and be adapted to internationally defined measures (MDGs)
• Prepare documentation required for accessing financial support to undertake the improvements proposed to the M&E system in terms of human resources, equipment needs etc
• Assess capacity needs gaps in the beneficiary institutions affecting PAF indicators and devise / propose interventions