MOD Public Health Foundation Organisation Development, Strengthening, Consolidation And Resilience Systems and Structures (OSCAR) 2023-2024
Project Tittle: Organisation Development, Strengthening, Consolidation And Resilience Systems and Structures (OSCAR) 2023-2024
The OSCAR Project forms
part of our Post Covid-19 Response, resilience Plan of Organisation systems
development and strengthening to improve
business development, efficiency and sustainability of MOD Public Health
Foundation (MODPHF) and Public Health Steering Team Uganda (PHSTU).
1.0 The Objective: To establish and sustain resource mobilisation and management mechanisms addressing Post COVID-19 issues and climate change counter measures at MOD Public Health Foundation (MODPHF) and Public Health Steering Team Uganda (PHSTU) by 2024.
1.1 Background
MOD Public Health Foundation is a Non-Government
Organisation (NGO) and health promotion development and Implementation
Organisation. The Organisation forms part of the Public Health Steering Team
Uganda (PHSTU)
which was established in June 2023. PHSTU is a Fiscal Agency with the vision to
consolidate the collaboration of over 10,000 CBOs, CSOs, NGOs, Local
Government, and Enterprises to center Public Health principles at the core of
all activities and essentials as catalysts leveraging better quality of life
for people. To improve robustness, we use an adaptive public health framework
as a mental model to empower local communities to develop themes and solutions
that prevent diseases, prolong life, and promote health including engaging in
activities that are smart-climate oriented and mindful of eco-conservation to
protect the planet. Our approaches emphasize localization while plugging into
global aspirations.
1.2 Introduction
We borrow heavily
from the SGS: the life course perspectives; theories from pathogenesis and
salutogenesis; and other sources highlighting the connection experiences of
quality life outcomes have with the Behaviour, Environmental, Biological,
Social, Economic, Cultural, Political, Medical, Gender, Physical and Civic
(Be-Ci) enabling and responsive context. We hope to work with existing NGOs,
CBOS, Local Governments, and other entities to bring to the attention of
stakeholders where we need to stress interventions that leverage better life
outcomes for people in the greater Masaka region and Uganda at large. Our point of analysis is the household which we
frame as the enduring life space and life expectancy improvement environment.
We see more and more people choosing to live in the peripheral communities, we
are seeing grandparents staying active, stronger, and living longer. There are now more people aging with HIV in peripheral communities
which means that we need to address risk factors that come with aging and
longevity which we are establishing climate change countermeasures. However, In
Uganda, 16 people continue to die due to malaria every day, and 30 die due to
TB. Therefore, we
use both MOD Public Health Foundation and PHSTU as platforms to promote
household-level wellness and quality of life.
These are some of
the questions guiding our approaches.
1) How do we leverage the prolonging of life
principle/imperative?
• Use the numbers of households as spaces for
promoting a life of members disaggregate members according to age, sex, gender,
social, economic, cultural, biomedical, structural, physical,
environmental/biodiversity and civil needs and life skills milestones to gauge
needs and subsequent interventions based on the SDGs/people/planet/productivity
scale.
2) How do we leverage the prevention principle/imperative?
• Use the numbers of households as a benchmark for
figures to reach!
• Use numbers of household members as eligible
participants in our interventions
3) How do we leverage the promotion of health
principles/imperative?
• Use the numbers of households and benchmark model
homes' character and note deviations from a standard model home or community.
• use household members to champion model home
aspirations connect/linkage with Public --Private Mix (PPM) to strengthen
supply chain and referral systems and structures.
1.3 Vision
We want to use this
concept in two ways; to mobilize resources for strengthening the enabling
environment, systems and structures, capacity building, training, research, and
programme implementation at MOD Public Health Foundation (NGO) and the eleven
(11) founder CBOs of Public Health Steering Team Uganda (PHSTU) by centering adaptive
public health principles in public health project design and implementation. Secondly,
we believe that our model will contribute solutions that can be used in other
parts of Uganda for CSOs, and NGOs to embrace the localization agenda to
promote interventions that leverage the life outcome for people in the Greater
Masaka Region.
1.4 Problem Statement
Like most CBOs and
CSOs in Uganda, The emergency of COVID-19 in 2020 severely affected MOD Public
Health Foundation funding streams for all our community programs. For instance,
when our partnership with Mildmay Uganda on the Implementation of the DREAMS
Program for Adolescent Girls and Young Women (AGYW) in Mubende Region ended in
March 2020, the Organisation began to lose influence in the public health space
in all our catchment area. We found ourselves failing to adapt to the COVID
situation. We lost all our competent staff and all systems structures for
program implementation, monitoring consequently became weak. This is because our programming was based on
short-term projects conditioned by funding from Mildmay Uganda, and Rakai
Health Sciences Program which were also being funded by PEPFAR through the
Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). For instance, before COVID-19
emerged in Uganda The Organisation had gained vast experience in
community organizing, providing training to health facility workers, and
Village Health Teams (VHTs) from hard-to-reach rural areas. We pioneered and
rolled out such principles as Communities of Practice (COP); Community Systems
Strengthening (CSS); Communities of Practice (COP); and Public-Private Mix
(PPM) to empower communities to establish themselves as resilient safe spaces.
We even integrated concepts of climate-smart action plans into VMMC and SRHR
services in Masaka and Mubende Region. However, for three years without
funding, we saw these innovations diminishing in communities, and districts, We wrote over 25 proposals and
none of them reached the final stages of approval.
1.5 Innovation
Robustness
Our innovation follows a visit by
Prof. Tom Muyunga Mukasa, A global health specialist from the University of
Harvard who came to MOD Public Health Foundation last year in September 2022.
Tom introduced to us the concept of Systems and Design thinking to develop
qualitative and quantitative organization stories rooted in resilience out of
the grassroots communities whose outcomes can be used to inform development
work, and HIV/TB/Malaria prevention and regularly engage in strengthening the
capacity of local and rural-based CBOs in Uganda to own knowledge and skills that
keep the traction toward the 2030 SDGs. We learned to anchor our narratives in
Global Aspirations and formed 12 themes from SDGS, introduced to us Global
Aspiration and New Funding Model4 frameworks. Tom conducted a three-month master
class on writing skills with MOD staff in Brief Writing, Opinion Writing,
Concept Writing, Inception Note Writing, Terms of Reference, Interviews, storytelling, and conducting
conversations. By applying the 3Ps of Passion, Professionalism, and
Productivity, we learned how to mainstream
the principles of promoting, protecting, and prolonging life in HIV/TB/Malaria
eradication mechanisms for UNAIDS 2030 goals; Climate smart Action Plans, integrating
COVID-19 response, recovery, and resilience plans; Maternal and Child Health, Sexual
and Reproductive Health Rights (SRHR), and Voluntary Male Medical Circumcision
(VMMC). Because of this recalibration, We have written over 60 stories from our
previous project implementations, and all posted on various Google blogs,
written concept notes on various themes such SRRH, Women and Girls Growing the
Gloves-Skills Trainings and Home Management, Climate Smart Action Plans, CSOs
Advocacy Movement, Post Covid-19 Response and Recovery Plan for TB/HIV/Malaria
by 2030, Health Insurance e.tc. On 24 June 2023, Twelve (12) CBOs endorsed the
formation of The Public Health Steering Team Uganda (PSHTU) as a Fiscal Agency
and an advocacy platform focusing on centering public health principles in the
mission of over 10,000 CBOs/COS/NGOs that will work with us as well those
intending to join us from the globe. The idea is to support systems and structures
strengthening the needs or gaps of these organizations to catalyze better
performance and promote better life outcomes for program participants.
Lastly, we are currently using boda-boda or car
hires to implement and coordinate all activities of the MOD Public Health
Foundation and those of the Fiscal Agency PHSTU. This increases the cost of
doing business, yet we are already constrained.
1.6 The Need
As
part of the Post Covid-19 Response, Resilience, Sustainability Plan, MOD Public
Health Foundation and its affiliation with The PHSTU we have invested substantial
efforts to improve systems and structures including documentation through
narrative writing, storytelling to reposition the organization in the rapidly
changing donor priorities for resource mobilization strengthening strategies
and implementation of joint public health projects. Despite the current lack of
funding, the innovations through our narratives of communication are improving
the organization's visibility and starting to attract both national and
international viewers for potential partnerships. For example, we have signed
an MOU/Charter with The Western Institute of Public Health for Joint Proposal
Writing, Research, and Capacity Building, Our published work has been viewed by
organizations such as Amplify Changes, The Global Finance Facility (GFF),
University College Cork (UCC) Ireland, Global Fund, Infections Disease
Institute, UVRI/MRC, and many other Local CSOs, NGOs, Executive Officers, and
Programme managers coming to our offices for learning exposure visits. Therefore,
to reposition the MOD Public Health Foundation and the PHSTU, in these
unfolding opportunities, we urgently need to have their internal systems, processes,
structures, and controls including impact branding and visibility improved and
strengthened to enhance strategic partnerships. We need a field
vehicle to improve project implementation, coordination, monitoring, visibility
and reduce risk to staff, and managers from occupation road risks.
2.0 Theme:
Organization Development, Strengthening, Capacity Building, Consolidation,
Resilience Systems and Structures
When funding for systems development is obtained, MOD will
ensure effective coordination, system management, and channeling of resources
to priorities of the PHSTU founding member CBOs and NGOs including focusing on
effective training and management of Stakeholder
Population Community Structures (SPCS) at all zones and providing mid-level managers with support,
clear guidelines, checklist for program management, monitoring and learning.
2.1 Key Urgently
Need Activities
Activity
2.1.1:
Establish partnership, resource mobilization, and fundraising department at MOD
Public Health Foundation including developing a resource mobilization strategy ($19,786)
Activity 2.1.2: Strengthen digital marketing strategy and impact branding;
develop website, and Social media Presence (Campaigns) ($2,560)
Activity 2.1.3: Develop MOD Public
Health Foundation Strategic Plan 2023-2030 including relevant tools and
Protocols ($2,400)
Activity 2.1.4: Strengthen financial management systems (Finance Management
software, recording keeping, and developing/reviewing relevant policies)
Activity 2.1.5: Establish Knowledge Hub at Secretariat for Promoting
Research, Climate, Health And Pandemic Preparedness Skills
Activity 2.1.6: Strengthen board capacity and management in cooperate
governance (Develop Board Charter) ($533)
Activity
2.1.7:
Operationalize The Public Health
Steering Team Uganda (PHSTU) Activities ($2,480)
Activity
2.1.8:
Procure a field motorcycle and vehicle to facilitate coordination of PHSTU activities and
program implementation
Activity 2.1.9: Strengthen Systems for Programme Monitoring and Evaluation ($3,013)
2.2 Timelines
We
plan to set up the required organizational systems and structures between 2023-2024.
The plan will include building Organisation safety nets led by C-Suite
Executive Members of MODPHF and PHSTU, and development partners to a culture of
systems thinking and development for the period 2023-2030.
3.0 Milestones
1. Available and designated Office space
for key departments: Finance and Administration, Reception unit, Operations,
monitoring and evaluation.
2. Programme Concepts and Inception
Notes in Place
3. Desktop computers are available at
the central MOD Public Health Foundation
4. All PHSTU Organizations have a signed
MOU with the Fiscal Agency.
5. Functional Skilled Board and
Management
4.0 Cost of
Doing Business
The
Board of Directors has continued to contribute funds to ensure functionality
and the continued presence of the organization and to establish basic systems
and structures over the years. We shall continue to mobilize resources widely
among the local and international organizations, cooperate organizations,
development partners, and friends of MOD Public Health Foundation to improve
the effectiveness and efficiency of both organizations.
5.0 Business Unusual
We
intend to use our Fiscal Agency The Public Health Steering Team Uganda (PHSTU)
as a catalyst for resource mobilization, network building, and advocacy. At the
same time, we shall build on the capacity of all member CBOs/CSOs/NGOs to
advance public health principles for better performance.
6.0 Sustainability
The
following are strategies that will enhance sustainability.
1. Strengthened organization systems,
structures, and processes will enhance accountability and operational
efficiency. This will enhance learning, engagement for business development,
resource mobilization, and further partnership development.
2. Establish a centrally placed
knowledge hub to act as a drop-in resource center for member CBO/CSO/NGO.
3. Working within/with the development
network to share resources in the form of communities of practice (COP),
Community Monitoring (CLM), and District Local Government for reporting,
technical support supervision, learning, and joint resource mobilization.
7.0 Expertise
and Operational Capacity
MOD Public Health
Foundation and The Public Health Steering Team-Uganda (PHSTU) is made up of
members with accumulated experiences in Medicine, Clinical care, Public Health,
Epidemiology, Research, Social Development, Social work, Education, parenting,
Social-mobilisation, Knowledge Hub management, Incubator management,
Accelerator support work, Hack practitioners, Innovator-Hub management,
Development Catalysts and connections with the Central Government to link
communities to Government programs. We are made up of an executive team, boards
of directors, and trustees who are experienced in a variety of transformative
skilling. Through a combination of networking and volunteering, we continue to
advocate and campaign for supporting grassroots CBOs/CSOs to center public
health principles in their programming to promote better health outcomes. We
hope that if you provide us with this funding, we shall be able our
organization systems, operation structures, and environment to catalyze
innovation, resource mobilization, and efficiency. The developed systems will
be able to attract strategic partnerships that will synergize the development
of public health projects that link with program participants to government programs
such as Emyooga, Parish Development Model (PDM) Water, Sanitation and Hygiene
projects (WASH), Climatic Smart Actions (CSA), Health Promotion education
campaigns. All our innovation projects will have a direct connection to the
local government including Sub-county chiefs, Health inspectors, Parish chiefs,
Traditional and Local leaders Population-Based Structures for sustainability.
Project Budget: $61,973 (UGX
232,400,000)
For details about the OSCAR Project Budget, Please refer to the link below.
For Any Support to the OSCAR Project ,Please Contact:
Samuel
Waliggo, MPH
Executive
Director
MOD
Public Health Foundation
Plot
79, Bukoba Road, Near Gaz, Masaka City
Tel:
+256706472457, +256772675563
E-mail:
samuel.waliggo@mod.or.ug
Photos: Certification for MOD Public Health Foundation
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