YALI Transformation
We were awarded the YALI Transformation Grant funded by USAID through the Young African Leadership Initiative Regional Leadership Center East Africa.
Achievements
The implementation of the YALI Transformation Fund helped us build a system for proper project design, implementation, reporting and sustenance of of the Forezava project. We have strongly learnt how to build community-centric partnerships that propel the work we do from individuals to the masses. We have strengthened the internal control mechanisms achieving a considerable level of defining value for money attained.
Challenges
The greatest challenge to the effective implementation of this grant lay in onboarding and retaining staff. Forezava Farm is a relatively new enterprise and most of its activities depend on volunteers. As such the implementation of these project faced numerous challenges onboarding and retaining qualified staff members. With a high turn-over in departments mainly finance, accounting and procurement we were placed in very precarious positions at some points
Lessons Learnt
The unique design of the YALI Transformation Fund provided numerous opportunities for learning. With numerous webinars organized around the challenges we experienced, the implementation has placed us in a unique position for future success.
Unique Project Deliverable
The project has enable the launch of both digital and face-to-face Climate Action training toolkits such as the Climate Culture podcast, Arts4Ezava and Sports4Ezava.
