The document discusses the sustainability of Family AIDS Caring Trust (FACT), a Zimbabwean NGO. It describes FACT's history and work in HIV/AIDS services and sustainable development. It explains that FACT has focused on governance, strategic refocusing, fundraising, and financial management to sustain itself over time. This includes diversifying its funding sources, integrating projects, and retaining long-term donors through compliance and relationship-building. The presentation emphasizes the importance of adapting to change and exploring new opportunities to ensure organizational sustainability.

1. FAMILYAIDS CARING TRUST
“By love serve one another”
FAMILY AIDS CARING TRUST (FACT)
PRESENTER : G.SHUMBA
DATE : 28 JUNE 2013
VENUE :SERENA HOTEL MOMBASA-
KENYA

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Contents
• Who is FACT?
• Who are our partners
• What has sustained FACT?
• Governance
• Strategic refocusing
• Aggressive fundraising
• Donor retention

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WHO IS FACT?
• FACT is a Christian national Development and HIV & AIDS service
NGO in Zimbabwe.
• Originally, FACT was driven by a small team of three staff members and
volunteers,
• Current staff complement now stands at 140 (40%over the past year)
• FACT has developed a reputation of being a community-oriented NGO
and works with over 1 500 volunteers.
• Operates in Manicaland,Mashonaland West and Masvingo.Regionally
with Mozambique, Zambia,Malawi,Kenya,Swaziland and South Africa
• It has acted as a granter to NGOs and CBOs country wide.

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FACT’S VISION“Healthy
Communities”-
Communities with
adequate food, access
to education, health
and ZERO to new
HIV infections

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FACT’S MISSION
To improve the quality of life of vulnerable and marginalized
people through sustainable development initiatives and provision
of holistic quality prevention and care services integrated to the
health delivery system in Zimbabwe.

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Who are our partners?
• GF
• UNFPA
• Tearfund UK
• Tearfund Netherlands
• Action AID International
• Oak Foundation
• PSI
• EED
• CEDAR
• UNICEF
• GIZ
• EPAZ-WHO
• World Education-USAID
• North STAR Alliance
• RTI-Research Triangle Institute
• RATN

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What is Organisational sustainability?
• It is the ability to achieve goals and increase long term
stakeholder value by integrating economic,
environmental and social opportunities into its
strategies

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How FACT has managed to sustain itself
1.0 Governance- FACT has a vibrant board with diverse
skills ranging from:
medical,legal,financial,research,educational and
church background
2.0 Strategic Refocusing with involvement of
board,management after extensive consultation from
stakeholders.Developed strategic pillars

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3 Strategic Pillars of FACT
1.0Health and HIV - Combination HIV
prevention, Holistic care and
support, Complementing Ministry of Health and
Child Welfare, Non-communicable diseases (NCDs)
2.0 Sustainable livelihoods- food security, nutrition, livestock,
crop farming and market linkages).
3.0 Research and knowledge management - evidence
based interventions research, monitoring, evaluation;
conducting basic and applied research to inform
implementation, and research consultancy.

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i. Revision of policies
ii. Identifying and naming our financial
weaknesses leading to financial loss
iii. Checking the pipeline leading to timely
acquittal of funds
iv. Organisational Capacity Assessment
v. Salary reduction
vi. Scaling down of staff
3.0 Improving our financial management

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4. Aggressive fund raising
i. Increased number of funding proposals
ii. Donor management and relationship
building
iii. Strategic alliances- FACT formed a
consortium with World Education
International and FACT sub-grants
0ther 4 partners

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Success of FACT’s response
1. Increased funding inflow

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FACT staff over 5 years

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• The new Executive Director’s vast experience in
academic research has contributed immensely to the
growth of FACT.
• E.g. the EPAZ(Eliminating Pediatric AIDS in
Zimbabwe )being funded by WHO. The research is in
partnership with MOHCW, Africa University;on nurse
led initiation of ART, Mother support groups and
establishment of point of care machines to minimise
loss to follow-up
5.0 Leadership Change

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6.0 Asset base
• FACT has its own buildings and projects rent from the
Trust
• A fleet of 27 vehicles that can be hired out to projects

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7.0 Integration of Projects
• Helps reduce costs on transport in this resource
constrained environment or donors come in to
complement existing projects. E.g The OVC project
integrating with HIV prevention projects with wider
coverage.
• Officers run at least 2 projects as a way of boosting
their salaries and ensuring high impact with fewer
resources

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8.0 Donor retention
• Have managed to retain most donors eg Tearfund since
1989 by;
• Complying to requirements
• Nurturing relationships with traditional donors
• Being transparent and accountable
• Networking and building relationships e.g. attending
health and livelihood cluster meetings.

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Conclusion
• No more business as usual
• Think outside the box
• Need to rebrand our organizations
• If you don’t change, change will change you
• Business approach should be adopted.
• Adoption of the BLUE OCEAN STRATEGY –explore
your own unique territory where there is no competition

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Community volunteers are a cornerstone
to our sustainability

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