Strong organisations are the foundation of sustainable development. DLC partners with organisations to strengthen their governance, leadership, systems and institutional capacity so they can deliver high-quality programmes and achieve long-term sustainability.
Our organisational strengthening approach begins with a comprehensive assessment of institutional capacity, identifying strengths, gaps and opportunities for improvement. Based on these findings, we work collaboratively with clients to design and implement tailored capacity strengthening interventions that improve organisational performance and resilience.
Our expertise includes governance strengthening, strategic planning, organisational development, institutional capacity assessments, policy development and review, risk management, human resource systems, financial management systems, operational manuals, partnership strengthening, change management, leadership development and board effectiveness. We also support organisations to meet donor compliance requirements and strengthen internal systems that promote accountability, efficiency and continuous improvement.
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Executed Assignments
Summary of Our Completed Projects
| No. | Date (M/Y) | Name of Client | Description of Assignment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | November, 2019 | Bread for the World and Faith to Action Network | Coordination and workshop management of Financial Sustainability for Uganda Partners |
| 2 | April, 2017-Nov 2019 | Bread for the World Protestant Development Service | Coordination both logistical and rapporteuring services for the East and Horn of Africa Desk of Bread for five sets of six-day workshops on the Civic Action and Transformation Approach for their partners working in fragile contexts in the countries of Uganda, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan and Ethiopia. |
| 3 | September, 2019 | Bread for the World and Participatory Ecological Land Use Management (PELUM) UGANDA | Coordination and workshop management of three-day workshop on Food Security and Gender Workshop for PELUM chapters in Africa |
| 4 | June, 2019 | New Venture Fund (NVF) | INSPIRE Implementation Jamboree (Seven strategies for ending violence against children) |
| 5 | November 2018 | Bread for the World Protestant Development Service | Coordination and workshop management for the Lobby and Advocacy workshop and partners annual meeting for Bread for the World Partners in Uganda 2018 |
| 6 | August, 2018 | New Venture Fund Inc | Coordination, management and rapporteuring services for the INSPIRE learning and sharing event for Tanzania Civil society and government actors, Dar, es salaam |
| 7 | October 2014-January 2018 | Germany Federal Ministry for Economic Development Partnering with Kindernothilfe and ChildFund International. | Technical support (training, mentoring, networking and follow-up) to local partners to develop and implement institutional child safeguarding policies as well as network with child protection systems. |
| 8 | July, 2017 | Bread for the World Protestant Development Service | Coordination, co facilitation and rapporteuring services for two Outcome and Impact Orientation workshops for consultants and then for Partners of Bread for the World in Uganda |
| 9 | December, 2016 | Impact and Innovations Development Centre | Provided Rapporteuring Services for a three days Learning event organised for Partners of Elevate Children Funders Group in Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania to share learning on Enhancing programming to reduce violence against children in schools. |
| 10 | November, 2016 | Oak Foundation Switzerland | Organising and a co-facilitation of the annual partners meeting under the theme Sharing learning to improve VAC programming in Uganda. |
| 11 | July, 2016 | Bread for the World | Organised and Co facilitated the Annual Partners meeting for Bread for the World Partners in Uganda |
| 12 | July, 2016 | The East Africa Childrenu2019s Fund | Organising and co facilitation of a workshop to identify program areas for its work on funding interventions aimed at preventing violence against children especially at grassroots levels in Uganda. |
| 13 | April-May 2016 | CBM, Kenya | Conducted a child safeguarding audit of 4 supported schools for children with disabilities in Kenya |
| 14 | July, 2015 | Elevate Children Funders Group | Coordinated and Co facilitated a regional program learning event on preventing and responding to violence against children in Schools, Hotel Africana, Kampala. |
| 15 | July, 2015 | Ministry of Gender Labour and Social Development/Ministry of East African Affairs Uganda | Facilitated the National Consultative workshop on the East African Community Regional Childrenu2019s Conference |
| 16 | October, 2014 | Wellspring Advisors LLC Washington DC | Coordinated and Facilitated a meeting with donors within Elevate Children Fundersu2019 Network to brainstorm on the situation Analysis report. |
| 17 | October, 2013 | Child Protection Funders Group | Coordinated and facilitated the Child Protection Funders Group (Oak Foundation, Bernard van Leer Foundation and Wellspring Advisors) partners meeting in Kampala. |
| 18 | March, 2013 | NORAD Norway | Facilitated the NORAD partners Civil Society Seminar in Uganda. |
| 19 | July, 2012 | Wellspring Advisors | Coordinated and organised meeting with donors to child protection in Uganda to explore areas of possible collaboration with Wellspring Advisors. |
| 20 | October, 2012 | Oak Foundation | Coordinated arrangements and facilitated the Oak Foundation partners meeting in Uganda and produced a workshop report |
| 21 | October, 2010 | Oak Foundation Switzerland | Coordinated and facilitated the Oak Foundation dissemination workshop for the Assessment of the child protection system in Uganda Report Organising Annual Partnersu2019 meeting in Kampala and producing workshop and meeting reports |
| 22 | May 2016 - June 2024 | Bread for the World Protestant Development Service Germany | This is a framework contract in which DLC supports 18 Civil society partners of Bread for the World in Uganda with technical support to improve program effectiveness. This support is in the areas of Outcome and impact orientation, Interpretation of cooperation agreements Financial Management, compliance and any other identified needs linked to program effectiveness. |
| 23 | June 2021 u2013 June 2022 | KIOS Foundation, Finland | This is a one-year capacity building intervention involving about 10 partners of KIOS in Uganda. The support is directed to the areas of leadership and governance, Outcome and impact orientation, lobbying and advocacy, resource mobilization and financial sustainability |
| 24 | July - October, 2014 | Wellspring Advisors LLC Washington DC | Organisational capacity assessment for 50 child rights organisations in Uganda, Tanzania and Kenya to inform the selection of potential grantees to benefit from grants to advance the work on preventing violence against children in and around schools and advancing childrenu2019s legal rights |
| 25 | March u2013 December, 2013 | Uganda Child Rights NGO Network (UCRNN) | Technical support to the strategic re-direction and capacity building of the Network. This involved review and refinement of strategic plan, organizational structure, as well as organizational policies and procedures. |
| 26 | October - December, 2012 | Uganda Child Rights NGO Network (UCRNN) | Mid-term programme and organizational review of UCRNN strategic Plan implementation (2010-2015). |
| 27 | April u2013 July, 2009 | Lake Victoria Regional Local Authorities Cooperation (LVRLAC) | Organizational Capacity Assessment of Lake Victoria Region Local Authorities Cooperation (LVRLAC) |
| 28 | July u2013 August, 2008 | Lake Victoria Regional Local Authorities Cooperation (LVRLAC) | Facilitating the Development of a six-year strategic Plan (2009-2014) |
