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Five Years Strategic Plan for:
International Institute for Child Protection (IICP)
Developed by:
IICP Board of Directors and Management Committee
Website: www.iicp.gm
Phone: +220 2059924
E-mail: [email protected]
International Institute for Child Protection
Strategic Plan for
May 2015 – May 2020
Developed on August 2015
Last Reviewed on: July 2016
Current fund raising plan ofInternational Institute for Child Protection (IICP)
International Institute for Child Protection is an independent nonprofit and managed by volunteers in Gambia. We enjoy Observer Status (No.300) with the African Human Rights Commission and in Special Consultative Status with UN ECOSOC since 2010. We don't receive any local government funding. This is intentional, so that we can fight vigorously for child’s rights wherever those rights are violated, without compromise, and without having to worry about losing funding.
This also means that we depend entirely on people like you to fuel our fight for justice. Did you know? IICP operates on a total budget of less than USD20,000 a year. This means every dollar you donate makes a huge difference.
So please help fuel the fight for safety and justice for children. It's easy; ask for our bank account number and swift code and we promise to put your donation to very good use. Thank you.
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Abbreviations
ACHPR = African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights
ACRWC = African Committee on the Rights and Welfare of the Child
AU = African Union
BoD = Board of Directors
CEO = Chief Executive Officer
CIP = Children of Inmates
CRC.GAM = UNCRC Recommendations
GCC = Gambia Christian Council
GMD = Gambia Dalasi (Local currency)
HC = Honorary Committee
IICP = International Institute for Child Protection
MoBSE = Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education
MoJ = Ministry of Justice
MoI = Ministry of the Interior
GPS = Gambia Prisons Service
GPF = Gambia Police Force
MC = Management Committee
NGO= Non-governmental organization
UTG = University of The Gambia
UN ECOSOC = United Nation Economic Social and Cultural Council
UNCRC = United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child
UNCRC = United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child
UNSC – United Nations Security Council
Contents
Background............................................................................................................................................6
Advocacy and Communication Plan..............................................................................................9
Objectives and Priorities This Year.............................................................................................10
Budgeted Operating Cost................................................................................................................12
Risks and Opportunities..................................................................................................................13
Risk Register........................................................................................................................................14
Success Measures..............................................................................................................................14
Management Plan..............................................................................................................................15
The Action Plan...................................................................................................................................16
BackgroundInternational Institute for Child Protection (IICP), is a non-profit making organization based in Serrekunda The Gambia. The organization was founded in 1998 by child rights experts and concern individuals. This was in response to the social crisis triggered by dramatic increase in children’s rights violation particularly in Gambia. The organization aim to coach and provides adequate information. It also aims to organize and mobilize network of organizations to advocate for change. Pursue initiatives that integrate children in effective child protection policies formulation. Our emphasis is on child participation in all matters of interest to the child. Our coaching focuses on practical and ethical approach to child development holistically.
IICP is committed to child’s rights protection and promotion including through members of their family. As an organization we are registered with The Gambia Attorney General Chambers as a charitable organization limited by guarantee (No.
311/2006). We also enjoy observer status with the African Commission on Human and Peoples Rights (No.300). We are an NGO with Special Consultative Status with United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) since 2010. The organization also enjoys working relations with the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child. The organization is member of West Africa civil society’s anti-corruption organizations.
The organization has a Board of Directors (Board). The Board consists of eleven eminent persons in social work, legal and humanitarian affairs. The Board functions as advisory to the management committee on administrative matters. The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the organization is its secretary. Board meetings are held three times a year.
The organization also has an Honorary Committee (HC) consisting of eminent persons in the area of humanitarian affairs. The role of the honorary committee is to ensure the existence of the organizations’ fund raising activities. The HC principle functions are to supervise fund raising and project implementation. Its secretary is the CEO. The HC meets twice a year.
Our Management Committee (MC) is responsible for daily management activities of the organization. It consists of the CEO, financial manager, legal officers, social
workers, receptionist/secretary, office cleaner, messenger and a secretariat. The MC is accountable to both the Board and HC. The MC holds regular staff meetings.
The organization appoints an auditor to exam the books annually. Occasionally the organization hires the services of consultancy firm for specific works. The financial year of the organization begins March and ends April the following year. The financial year coincide with the annual general meeting. The annual general meeting is held in presence of the Board of Directors, Honorary Committee, Management Committee and sympathizers of the organization. Strategic extra ordinary meetings are held twice a year to coincide with the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR), African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACRWC) and UN ECOSOC sessions. During such meetings discussions are centered on urgent matters of interest to pursuance preparation of interventions (statements) on child and human rights situations in Africa.
The organization is established in recognition of the fact that the African child is an opportunity as well as a challenge. Governments and caregivers are challenged at every level of child development. Opportunities and challenges are often observed in development processes of the child. Successful child up-bring also depends on the environment in which the child grows.
However, the challenges confronting parents as well as governments are often compounded by economic, social, political and cultural issues. These phenomena are either natural or manmade to extent of creating vulnerable children. Most of these vulnerable children are opened to all forms of abuses. The organization is
motivated to act with a view to resolve child right violations holistically. We provide coaching, adequate information, legal, and other services as tools for child rights protection and promotion at regional and national level. Networking with likeminded organizations is vessel for achieving our objectives in a cost effective manner.
The organization is working on five projects. These are:
Dissemination and awareness-raising UNCRC concluding observations and recommendations on the combined second and third periodic reports of the Gambia
Advocacy for change and end to corruption Seeking justice for children with one or both parents incarcerated Trafficking and smuggling in human beings Interventions before treaty bodies
As we pursue these important projects, the need for greater accountability and out-reach is clear. IICP subscribe to international, regional, sub-regional and national child rights initiatives. The organization is focusing energy on preventive measures, ranging from capacity building in digital and physical monitoring, security and peer review. We will strengthen protection mechanisms allowing our activities and activist to mitigate risk with which they are faced. We will also pursue out-reach programmes to reach young people, parent teacher and faith base associations through our network of “Children Action Initiative” with emphasis on Gambia.
The profile of our target groups extend from children denied an education, to members of their family deprived of equitable access to public services and to elections decided by money not votes. We are aware that public sector reaction to rights protection comes in many forms and impact disproportionately on the vulnerable population. We are also aware that rights violations don’t just deprive the most vulnerable – they undermine justice and economic development, crate conflicts and instability and destroy public trust in leaders.
Results of rights violation are clear; the real extent of the problem is harder to pin down. We therefore, recognized that rights protection is essential. The organization is working with stakeholders to innovate and adapt to shifting dynamics in rights protection in Gambia. During the year 2013 to 2014 the organization conducted series of analysis of child, human and peoples’ rights situation in Gambia. The survey recognized the need to involve children, youth, parent teacher and faith base associations deeply in the organizations framework. The survey also recognized the need to link local rights protection and promotion initiatives with sub-regional and international efforts. The organization has currently in working relationship with the Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education (MoBSE) though an MOU and University of The Gambia (UTG), Gambia Christian Council (GCC), and Supreme Islamic Council (SIC). The organization will engage the government and parliamentarians to enhance legal instruments on human rights protection of children and members of their family.
The organization envisioned challenges in the pursuance of it projects. We are worried about the increasing numbers of reported cases of weaken state accountability and reprisal against activities. We are concern also about sacking of public officials/care givers, in appropriate use of public funds and security of the network and impact of these on lives of children. We are also concern about inadequate basic services addressing social welfare and decrease in health budget. The organization takes into account the growing commensurately with public and private connection to trafficking and smuggling in
human beings and bribery and corrupt practices. The organization will work to overcome these challenges. We will establish “rights investigation hubs” or monitor and mentor groups across Gambia. We will provide training, equipment and protection to further investigate and document child, human and peoples’ rights violations. Other challenging issues are conflicts and instability at national
and sub-regional level. We will work to strengthen data collection, investigation, network and growth has source to new and innovative ways to fight corruption and safeguarding children in the future. VisionThe organization envisioned a democratic society free from child abuse, neglect, and exploitation were all enjoy right to development and peace.
MissionThe organization stands committed to demonstrate and meet challenges of poverty on parents, which also affect children to the extent of child abuse and neglect. To address issues of adequate knowledge with regards to rights and well-being of children and work for expansion on set of convictions relative to social, economic, political and cultural rights.
ValuesOur professional standards are preserved values deeply rooted in strong moral principles.
Championing the CauseThe organization intervention is an attempt to effect change and end to child rights violations in Gambia. We intervene because child, human and peoples’ rights violation is an insidious plague that is impacting negatively on 1.8 million residences in Gambia. This insidious plague is not shrinking. The organization is championing the cause for transparency, accountability, and safeguarding children. We want to strengthen Gambia youth’s ability to fight rights violations in other to enhance respect for life, basic services delivery, democracy and the rule of law.
Advocacy and Communication PlanWe have the following communication strategy in mind:
1. Publication of Working Paper Series2. Digital monthly news letters3. Interactive web-site regularly updated4. Twice yearly cartoon newspaper on anti-corruption targeting youth5. Weekly newspaper articles on bribery and corruption6. Occasional radio programmes during international anti-corruption day7. Advocacy meetings at community level.8. Educational materials for basic and secondary schools/University
The organization is working to bring its child, human and peoples’ rights activities the tools needed to navigate the opportunities of the digital age. We believe effective uses of digital operations can increase access to developing online network. An online network will ensure internet freedom and security, and assist in tracking new methods for promoting our work. Online network will also enable training our online societies.
Other communication tools we can use are our linkages with international and regional treaty bodies. We will use these platforms to report on our activities in Gambia. Particularly during UNCAC State Party Peer Re-view at the United Nations and the African Union organs’ sessions. We will use our office in Banjul for this purpose.
Objectives and Priorities This YearTo develop five packages of advocacy and training seminars and materials to support child rights protection and promotion, UNCRC concluding observation and recommendations, children of inmates, Gambian youth, parent teachers and faith base associations participating in the campaign for create awareness of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child recommendations and launch these online starting September 2016. People Development PlanThe organization emphasis team work, capacity building, motivation and commitment our mission. We are particular about the skills and knowledge that our Board of Directors, Managers, staff and volunteers bring to work.
The organization takes advantages of:1. Training courses on offer by educational institutions of higher learning.2. Capacity building of clusters and groups subscribing to our mission. 3. Interactive forums organized by national, regional and international human
rights and anti-corruption treaty bodies and networking.4. Digital age outreach to the society throughout the year.
Knowledge as the saying goes is not static. The environments in which we work continue to change and we need to catch up. Personnel development is an area that the organization uses to improve chances of providing excellent service to our target groups. Our people development plan is sources of motivation for our staff. It helps to stay on top of challenges that we encounter in implementing projects.
Here is brief schedule of budgeted activities in support of people development plan 2016 to 2017:
Area of Development
What will be done When Budgeted Cost
Anti-corruption investigation/Data collection
Training January 2016 6 months, 7 regional coordinators GMD180,000
Anti-corruption Overseas training June/July 2016 10 days 2 National Chapter managers
Digital security Training January 2016 6 months, 1 staff member GMD250,000
Human rights Training March 2016 1 year, 2 staff members GMD450,00
Mentorship Training January 2016 1 year faith base associations, prisons and police officers GMD600,000
Budgeted Operating Cost Budgeted Operating Cost Worksheet: Exchange Rate at March 2016: 1USD = 41 Dalasi
BudgetedAmount
Budgeted Actual
Budgeted Income GMD GMDGrantsDonationsFundraisingInterestOther income
TOTAL:
6,000,000 200,0001,000,000 30,0001,600,0008,830,000
6,395,130 150,000 600,000 38,0001,400,0008,583,130
Budgeted ExpenditureStaffing CostsOffice running costs (rent, etc.)SuppliesMileageStaff developmentMarketingOther costs
TOTAL:
300,000 150,000 30,000 20,0001,300,000 25,000 200,0002,025,000
500,000 250,000 40,000 35,0001,600,000 30,000 280,0002,735,000
Budgeted Programme CostsAnti-corruption programmeDevelopment costsAdvocacy CostsRunning CostsStaffing Costs
TOTAL:
Children of Inmates programme costDevelopment costsAdvocacy/Training CostsRunning CostsStaffing Costs
TOTAL:
600,0003,000,000540,000980,0005,120,000
1,600,000800,000600,0001,000,0004,000,000
890,0004,500,000800,0001,000,0007,190,000
1,900,0001,000,000800,0001,600,0005,300,000
TOTAL EXPENDITURE: 14,855,000 23,808,130
Risks and OpportunitiesStrengths
Staff: IICP has the human resource with prolific expertise to
Weaknesses Lack of resources: - Need to
upgrade online society security
meet emerging challenges and needs.
IICP created in 1998 has implemented diverse projects related to children with several publications like a handbook on children’s right.
Having one statement cease by the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights relating to Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.
Advocating and having another statement seized by the UN-ESCOSOC on women’s right.
IICP has good relationship with the stakeholders concern in the implementation of this project.
IICP enjoy Observer Status with African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights and organization in Special Consultative Status with UN ECOSOC since 2012
Clear vision, mission and values articulated and detailed organizational policies in place
and framework. Derisory capacity in resource
mobilization particularly fundraising
Deficient utilization of existing institutional policy framework
Lack of resources to mobilize funds to implement projects
Inadequate monitoring of projects
Opportunities The Gambia submitted its
combine second and third periodic report to UNCRC in 2015
UNCRC made concluding observation and recommendations in 2015
The Gambia next UNCRC periodic report is due March 2021
Anti-corruption campaign is a virgin area in the Gambia.
The Gambia has pass into law an anti-corruption Act 2012 which is yet to be put in enforce.
Strengthening of working relation and MOU’s with government ministries, departments and agencies.
Mechanisms for good governance in place such as Office of the Ombudsman, African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights, Parliamentarian standing committee on corruption
Threats Inconsistency supply of
Electricity. Reprisal on anti-corruption
activists Possibility of staff/staffs to desert
before or during implementation. Challenges in accessing public
data for effective advocacy to end corruption
Donor agencies fail to respond Inadequate support from public
and private sectors
Gambia is signatory to ECOWAS Protocol on the Fight against Corruption and AU Convention on Preventing and Combating Corruption and the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child
Risk Register Risks Identified Controls in place Who is
responsibleDifficulty in writing excellent grant application
Hire expertise in grant writingChief Executive Officer and Board of Directors
Grant funding is reduced and resources are not available to cover the operating costs of the organization.
Diversity of income sources developed
Chief Executive Officer and Honorary Committee
Lobby fails Good relationships with government officials.
Chief Executive Officer and Project Manager
Staffs deserting the team
Hiring of new staffs Board/ Chief Executive Officer.
Reprisal from private and public sector.
Peer review with persecutors. Management/Board of Directors/Stakeholders.
Inconsistent power supply
Purchase generator/solar panel Management/donors
Success MeasuresObjectives: To develop five packages of advocacy and training seminars and materials to support child rights protection and promotion, vulnerable children, and national youth, parent teachers and faith base associations participating in campaign for change and end to rights violations and launch these online starting September 2016.
Measures:
Measures of Success:
When this will be done
Website designed and hosted, Number digital internet society generated online, Data collection from website visitors,
January to December 2016
Number of educational materials published, communication materials
February to December 2016
Hosting sub-regional CSOs meeting, launch outcome sub-regional meeting online, Number of CSOs participation in national meeting,
May 2016
Having in place national youth anti-corruption agencies, Launch of outcome national youth cluster/parent teacher associations online, Number clusters visited during national tour
September to November 2016
Number of interventions before regional and international rights bodies, Harmonization of national law be in line with international instruments, Number of local legal instruments in support of campaign and introduction of anti-corruption curriculum in basic, secondary and higher education.
March to December 2016
Management PlanThe management committee on advice of the Board of Directors meets to review this plan on quarterly basis. Priorities are set according to current environmental situation to keep the project alive
The Action Plan Quarter 1: - Dates: January to March 2016
Action to take Related ObjectiveStart Date
End Date
Resources
Website design and hosting Visibility January 2016
January 2016
GMD30,000
Data collection Feedback January 2016
December 2016
GMD83,500
Digital meeting Internet connections
January 2016
December 2016
GMD155,000
Set committee to prepare materials for educational institutions
UNCRC February 2016
March 2016
GMD50,000
Printing and editing educational materials - contractor
Information dissemination
March 2016
April 2016
GMD800,000
Coordinating committee on CSOs meeting/review of strategic plan
Seminar/planning February 2016
April 2016
GMD2,180,905
Participate in human rights meeting Intervention/complain mechanisms of international treaty bodies
April 2016
December 2016
GMD2,000,000
Staff honorarium Motivation of volunteers
January 2016
March 2016
GMD940,000
Review of strategic plan Planning April 2016
April 2016
GMD13,000
Quarter 2: - Dates: April to June 2016
Action to takeRelated
ObjectiveStart Date
End Date
ResourcesCost, time, people
Finalize coordination of venue for CSOs meeting Networking May 2016 May 2016 GMD24,000Coordination of CSOs national meeting Networking May 2016 July
2016GMD1,180,905
Launch CSOs outcome/stream meeting online Visibility May 2016 July 2016 GMD60,000UNCRC Gambia recommendation review Staff development June 2016 July 2016 GMD500,000Management/Board/Honorary Committee meeting review draft report of national meeting
Accountability June 2016 July 2016 GMD35,000
Complete report and submit to donors Accountability July 2016 August 2016
GMD22,000
Initiate CIP programme Mentoring CIP August 2016
December 2016
GMD600,000
Staff honorarium Motivation of volunteers
April 2016
June 2016
GMD940,000
Review of strategic plan Planning August 2016
August 2016
GMD13,000
Quarter 3: - Dates: July to September 2016
Action to takeRelated
ObjectiveStart Date End Date
Resources
Lobby public/private sector officials/study tours talk to public and private sector senior officials and get tips
January 2016
December 2016
GMD128,000
Advocacy, training seminar for local CSOs Coordination of clusters and groups in seven regions of Gambia
September 2016
November 2016
GMD2,037,905
Launch CSOs outcome training sessions online Visibility September 2016
November 2016
GMD80,000
Management/Board/Honorary Committee meeting review draft report of CSOs sub-regional meeting
Accountability November 2016
November 2016
GMD25,000
Complete report and submit to donors Accountability November 2016
November 2016
GMD22,000
Staff honorarium Motivation of volunteers
July 2016 September2016
GMD94,000
Review of strategic plan Planning November 2016
November 2016
GMD13,000
Quarter 4: - Dates: October to December 2016
Action to takeRelated
ObjectiveStart Date
End Date
Resources
Submission of activity reports to donors Assessment of organization achievement
December 2016
December 2016
GMD29,000
Management/Board/Honorary Committee meeting review strategies for 2017
Organization and coordination 2017 objectives
December 2016
December 2016
GMD15,000
Staff honorarium Motivation of volunteers
October 2016
December 2016
GMD94,000
End year staff retreat Vacation December 2016
December 2016
GMD380,000
Projects and Programmes
Dissemination and awareness-raising Of Gambia reports to UN bodies
The organization expresses its concern that knowledge of UNCRC concluding observation and recommendations on the periodic report of The Gambia remains limited, including among children, families and the public at large, in particular in child rights and CSO, owing mainly to the lack of funding and systematic dissemination of the Convention and concluding observations of the initial report of Gambia to the UN Committee on Economic Social and Cultural Rights.
Anti-Corruption Project:In West Africa, there is a sub-regional body known as– Economic Committee of West African States (ECOWAS). All the countries in West Africa subscribe to the treaty establishing ECOWAS and the ECOWAS Protocol on the Fight Against Corruption. However, member state of the ECOWAS faces an increasingly challenging environment in implementation for change and end to corruption. Efforts to fight corruption continue to shrink. The 2013 Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index (TICPI) gave general overview of high level of corruption in West Africa. The TICPI measures
the perceived levels of public sector corruption. In West Africa the high public sector corruption level is compounded by inadequate accountability to the people. In its current form, accountability is more favorable to donor agencies than to the peoples. The issues of injustice, inequality and bad governance contribute to weak accountability in the use of public funds in the ECOWAS sub-region. It is in this context that IICP seek to network with national, sub-regional, international anti-corruption
organizations and stakeholders to innovate and adapt to these shifting dynamics.Amachi Africa Children of Inmates Project:Amachi Africa Children of Inmates is an attempt at providing mentoring services to a very special group of children, those with a parent currently or formally incarcerated.The goal of Amachi Africa Children of Inmates is to assist these children in achieving their full potential by engaging them in consistent and committed mentoring relationship with trusted people of faith and communities and to identify, evaluate and report to policy makers, and public officials and funding agencies the most effective strategies and practices of faith based mentoring.
Trafficking and Smuggling in Human BeingsThe organization efforts in addressing the issue of human trafficking and smuggling date back to 2005. Currently our activities focus on enactment of Smuggling in Persons Act to strengthen the Gambia Human Trafficking Act.
Interventions before Treaty BodiesThe organization participate regularly in public session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights, The African Committee of Experts on Child Rights and UN ECOSOC mechanisms to mitigate rights abuse.
About our Director: Michael Oko-Davies, Chief Executive officer
Michael Oko-Davies is a coach, mentor, and inspirer of International Institute for Child Protection. He works exclusively for the past twenty years advocating the rights and well-being of children. He has developed passion for vulnerable children and embraces an unweaving stand seeking justice for the voiceless in society. He is the founder and Chief Executive Officer providing guidance and devotion towards safeguarding the rights of children and members of their family.
With several years of experience in child, human and peoples’ rights, he now uses his talents to help children participate in the fight for change and end to corruption in Gambia. He is also focusing efforts at providing measurable services for children with one or both parents incarcerated in Gambia. The resources that he puts into his works are evident in the five books he published on child safeguarding and two statement ceased by the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights in Gambia and UN ECOSOC on Women in New York. He also contributed to several drafting of African human rights’ mechanisms in the past three years. He provides services for:
Children of inmates Anti-corruption crusade Child, human and peoples’ rights protection and promotion
Michael is an active activist and enjoys advocating justice for the vulnerable children and members of their family. He also enjoys connecting online with like-minded child rights activist and advocates. You can connect with the works of Michael on Facebook, Twitter, or LinkedIn by visiting his organization website at: http://www.iicp.gm
Michael is a Ghanaian by birth. But he has lived in the Senegambia region for over thirty years and now calls Banjul, The Gambia his home. He lives in The Gambia with his wife and two very Gambia children. He continuously displays passion for children.
