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1. ABOUT THE PROJECT MANAGEMENT MANUALFOKUS has made this manual as a tool for organizing project and program work, anaid to help organizations systematize their project management and simplify theadministrative follow-up.The manual contains explanations of the entire project cycle. The information isorganized chronologically, beginning with the preparation of applications and endingwith the presentation of the annual report and accounts. Sections concerning projecttravels, evaluations etc are also included. New project co-workers must be madeaware of the manual and kept up-to-date on project work that is in process.Templates will be available on FOKUS‟ web portal –members‟ area. All templateswill be available on Petrus project management tool, as it is gradually beingimplemented.2
2. INTRODUCTIONWhat is FOKUSFOKUS – Forum for Women and Development – is a knowledge and resource centerfor international women‟s issues with an emphasis on the spreading of informationand women-centered development cooperation. As of January 2011, the organizationconsists of 74 women's organizations and women's committees in political parties,trade unions, and solidarity and aid organizations. FOKUS receives financial supportfrom the Norwegian Agency for Development (NORAD) and the Ministry of ForeignAffairs (MFA) through framework agreements on development and informationactivities.In 2005, FOKUS was the beneficiary of the Norwegian national television‟s Telethon,whose funds have gone to combating violence against women.FOKUS’ vision isA just world where the organizing of women serves as the foundation for equalsocieties without oppression.FOKUS’ main goal is;To work for an improvement of women’s social, economic and political situationinternationally, with an emphasis on the countries in the South 1 .”Fokus shall: be the competence and resource center for women‟s organizations oninternational women‟s issues.through development cooperation, strive to improve the social, economic andpolitical situations of women internationally with an emphasis on the countries inthe South.through information work, strive to increase Norwegian society‟s knowledge aboutand understanding of women‟s situation and role in a development perspective.aim to strengthen the bonds and collaboration between Norwegian women‟sorganizations in their international efforts.FOKUS activities coordinate women‟s organizations‟ project cooperation in Africa, Asia, theMiddle-East and Latin-America. administer support to women‟s organizations‟ information activities. organize seminars and conferences. promote women‟s rights in national and international forums, to ensure theimplementation of women‟s rights internationally. coordinate preparations for international conferences and ensure activenetworking nationally and internationally.FOKUS‟ work is primarily based on the UN Convention on the Elimination of AllForms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), and the Beijing Platform forAction adopted by the Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing in 1995.1 Countries in “the South” include poor and marginalized countries that, according to the OECD, may receive aid. They aremostly located on the southern hemisphere. Greater parts of Africa, Asia, Latin America, Eastern and South-Eastern Europe areincluded in the term.3
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