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Challenges and
Unforeseen
Outcomes
• The initial challenge was identifying and partnering with qualified CBOs.
• CBOs within the partnership can be at different levels of capacity and
getting them to work together as one is, at times, a challenge.
• Overly high expectations lead to disappointments. Follow-up to the pilot
phase and monitoring was too intense, and staff had to log long and
hard hours of work.
• Many issues not originally anticipated in the planning phase can
emerge as the implementation progresses. The staff was permanently
on their toes thinking of new ways of addressing emerging issues. This
was exciting and challenging at the same time.
Recommendations
for Replication
• Do not “reinvent the wheel” and expend resources where they already
exist; rather, use the existing community and government structures to
support the project.
• Involve the beneficiaries as much as possible in the project planning.
• The project must have adequate resources and the flexibility to change
and meet the needs of the beneficiaries.
• To ensure that the project is comprehensive enough to address the
needs of HIV-vulnerable households, it must have adequate funding.
• Government support is crucial.
• It is important to have community support for and ownership of the
project.
• Consider partnering with other organizations that offer a variety of key
services within the project area; encourage collaboration and
networking.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Program
References and
Resources
An end-of-pilot project executive summary, write-ups, two-page activity
briefs and DVD produced during the pilot phase can be obtained by
contacting FHI.
Contact Information
Family Health International, Kenya
P.O. Box 13208 Nakuru, Kenya
Tel: + 254 51 221 5568
Website: http://www.fhi.org/en/CountryProfiles/Kenya/index.htm
Ruth Odhiambo, Deputy Director
Email: rodhiambo@aphiarift.org
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