ONEVILLAGE PARTNERS
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Organizations Filed Purposes: ONEVILLAGE PARTNERS CATALYZES COMMUNITY-LED TRANSFORMATION IN RURAL AFRICA. WORKING IN SIERRA LEONE, WEST AFRICA, WE PARTNER WITH RURAL COMMUNITIES TO 1) TRAIN, EMPOWER, AND MOBILIZE LEADERS TO DESIGN PROJECTS THAT ADDRESS THEIR COMMUNITY'S MOST PRESSING, SELF-IDENTIFIED PROBLEMS, AND 2) CREATE NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN THROUGH ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT, FINANCIAL LITERACY AND BUSINESS TRAINING. WE BELIEVE THAT LETTING COMMUNITIES LEAD, RATHER THAN TELLING THEM WHAT THEY NEED, CREATES DIGNITY AND LEADS TO EQUITABLE AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT.

ONEVILLAGE PARTNERS CATALYZES COMMUNITY-LED TRANSFORMATION IN RURAL AFRICA.

COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAMONEVILLAGE PARTNERS' COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM GUIDES COMMUNITIES TO ASSESS AND PRIORITIZE THEIR CHALLENGES AND DEFINE AND ACHIEVE A SHARED VISION FOR DEVELOPMENT. A GROUP OF WOMEN AND MEN VOLUNTEER-LEADERS ARE TRAINED TO DESIGN, IMPLEMENT, AND MONITOR PROJECTS THAT PROMOTE THE SELF-DEFINED VISION FOR THEIR COMMUNITY. VOLUNTEER-LEADERS ATTEND TRAINING WORKSHOPS LED BY ONEVILLAGE PARTNERS, WHICH USE INTERACTIVE TOOLS, SO LEARNING IS ACCESSIBLE TO ALL COMMUNITY MEMBERS REGARDLESS OF THEIR LEVEL OF LITERACY. COMMUNITY MEMBERS IMPLEMENT UP TO THREE DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS, WHICH IMPROVE THE COLLECTIVE WELLBEING OF THE COMMUNITY. IN 2020, ONEVILLAGE PARTNERS EXPANDED OUR REACH TO ACTIVELY WORK IN 17 COMMUNITIES, IMPACTING MORE THAN 26,000 LIVES THROUGH A VARIETY OF COMMUNITY-DESIGNED INITIATIVES. SINCE JUST 2015, WE HAVE PARTNERED WITH COMMUNITIES TO BUILD 480 LATRINES (WITH 1,414 DROP HOLES) AND 639 HANDWASHING STATIONS IN KAILAHUN DISTRICT, AND WITH IT WE HAVE SEEN AN AVERAGE OF A 73% REDUCTION IN DIARRHEAL OCCURRENCE. NURTURING OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN (NOW)THE NURTURING OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN (NOW) PROGRAM IS AN ACCESSIBLE TWO-PHASE PROGRAM THAT STRENGTHENS HOUSEHOLD FINANCIAL SKILLS AND BUSINESS MANAGEMENT SKILLS. NOW: STRENGTHENING HOUSEHOLD FINANCES IS AN ENTIRELY PICTURE-BASED TRAINING PROGRAM THAT EMPOWERS PARTICIPANTS WITH FINANCIAL PLANNING, DECISION-MAKING, AND PUBLIC SPEAKING SKILLS. PARTICIPANTS ARE TRAINED ON BASIC FINANCIAL PRINCIPLES, TOOLS FOR SAVING AND TRACKING THEIR RESOURCES, AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS TO ACHIEVE PERSONAL FINANCIAL GOALS. THE CURRICULUM IS ENTIRELY PICTURE-BASED, SO LEARNING IS ACCESSIBLE TO ALL, REGARDLESS OF THEIR LEVEL OF LITERACY. AT KEY POINTS IN THE PROGRAM FINANCIAL DECISION-MAKING IS DISCUSSED WITH HUSBANDS AND MALE FAMILY MEMBERS, WITH THE AIM OF SHIFTING BELIEFS ABOUT GENDER ROLES IN THE HOME AND THE COMMUNITY. IN 2020, 113 WOMEN GRADUATED FROM THE NOW: STRENGTHENING HOUSEHOLD FINANCES PROGRAM. FOLLOWING GRADUATION, 97% OF NOW PARTICIPANTS WERE ABLE TO CREATE A BUDGET FOR THE SUBSEQUENT MONTH, AND 90% HAD A SOLUTIONS FUND FOR UNANTICIPATED EXPENSES. NOW: IMPROVING INCOME THROUGH BUSINESS SKILLS WAS FORMED BASED ON COMMUNITY REQUEST AND PARTICIPANT FEEDBACK. BUILDING ON SKILLS LEARNED IN NOW: STRENGTHENING HOUSEHOLD FINANCES, WOMEN ARE TRAINED TO SUCCESSFULLY RUN A PROFITABLE BUSINESS. PARTICIPANTS ACTIVELY PROBLEM SOLVE AND LEARN THE TOOLS NECESSARY TO DEVELOP A SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS, HOW TO EFFECTIVELY INCREASE PROFIT, AND HOW TO CONFIDENTLY COMMUNICATE THEIR BUSINESS IDEAS. PARTICIPANTS USE PICTURE-BASED WORKBOOKS, WHICH PROVIDE THE FRAMEWORK FOR THE PARTICIPANTS TO RECORD AND TRACK INCOME AND EXPENSES, ASSESS RISK, AND CALCULATE PROFIT. IN 2020, 71 WOMEN GRADUATED FROM THE NOW: IMPROVING INCOME THROUGH BUSINESS SKILLS PROGRAM.LEAD: LEADERSHIP ENGAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENTIN RESPONSE TO COMMUNITY AND PARTICIPANT FEEDBACK, LEAD WAS CREATED FOR COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE COMPLETED AT LEAST TWO CYCLES OF PROJECTS DURING COMMUNITY ACTION. IN THE PROGRAM, A GROUP OF WOMEN AND MEN VOLUNTEER-LEADERS ENHANCE THEIR LEADERSHIP SKILLS AND ARE TRAINED IN PROJECT DESIGN, MANAGEMENT, AND PROPOSAL WRITING. THIS COHORT USES THEIR TRAINING TO WORK COLLABORATIVELY WITH THE COMMUNITY TO IDENTIFY A DEVELOPMENT PROJECT AND WRITE A PROPOSAL IN A COMPETITIVE BID FOR FUNDING, AWARDED BY ONEVILLAGE PARTNERS. AFTER A RIGOROUS SELECTION PROCESS, CHOSEN PROPOSALS ARE FUNDED, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS IMPLEMENT THESE PROJECTS IN COLLABORATION WITH EXPERTS AND LOCAL INSTITUTIONS. THE PROGRAM CREATES CIVIC ENGAGEMENT PLATFORMS FOR REGIONAL COLLABORATION AND RESULTS IN SUSTAINABLE, EFFECTIVE DEVELOPMENT. IN 2020, WE BEGAN TWO LEAD PROJECTS. THE GRIMA COMMUNITY APPLIED FOR AND WAS AWARDED FUNDING TO REHABILITATE THE MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH CLINIC IN THE COMMUNITY. THEY WORKED WITH THE SURROUNDING VILLAGES THAT ARE SERVED BY THE CLINIC TO UNDERSTAND THE GAPS IN CARE THAT PRE AND POST-NATAL WOMEN ARE EXPERIENCING. THE IMPROVED CLINIC WILL IMPROVE HEALTH SERVICES FOR OVER 10,000 IN THE SURROUNDING AREA. THE MAMBOMA COMMUNITY APPLIED FOR AND WAS AWARDED FUNDING TO SCALE UP AND OUTFIT A SKILLS TRAINING CENTER THAT THEY BUILT UNDER THE COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM. THE TRAINING CENTER WILL HAVE SOLAR PANELS AND MATERIALS FOR YOUTH TO RECEIVE TRAINING IN AREAS SUCH AS TAILORING OR SOAP MAKING.COVID-19 RESPONSEAT THE ONSET OF THE PANDEMIC, ONEVILLAGE PARTNERS BEGAN TO PIVOT PROGRAMMING TO FOCUS ON EDUCATION AND MITIGATION ACTIVITIES IN COLLABORATION WITH OUR PARTNER COMMUNITIES AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT. RESPONDING TO NEEDS EXPRESSED BY OUR PARTNERS, WE DELIVERED FOOD AND WATER, MASKS, AND HANDWASHING STATIONS TO INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES. PROGRAM STAFF FACILITATED NUMEROUS TRAINING SESSIONS ON PREVENTION AND MITIGATION OF THE VIRUS WITH OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS, WHO IN-TURN SHARED THE INFORMATION WITH COMMUNITY GROUPS, REACHING 28,000+ INDIVIDUALS. WE LED THE REHABILITATION OF A LOCAL HOSPITAL TO PROVIDE AN IMMEDIATELY ACCESSIBLE AND DIGNIFIED SPACE TO ACCOMMODATE QUARANTINED PERSONS FROM OUR PARTNER COMMUNITIES AND BEYOND. ALONGSIDE SAVE THE CHILDREN, WE ALSO CO-LED THE COORDINATION OF THE NGO RESPONSE IN THE DISTRICT IN WHICH WE OPERATE. BY EMPOWERING AND MOBILIZING LOCAL COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO PRIORITIZE THEIR HEALTH AND SAFETY, WE CONTINUED TO REMAIN TRUE TO OUR VALUES AND FOCUS ON COMMUNITY-LED DEVELOPMENT.

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