1. NACSO SECRETARIAT UPDATE NACSO MEMBERSHIP MEETING 11 TH OCTOBER 2006

2. Overview  Program Updates  Funding  Networking activities  Suggestions from the secretariat in terms of members meetings

3. Program Updates Performance Reviews for LIFE / Plus grantees PROCESS NACSO & NNF DEVELOPED QUESTIONAIRE QUESTIONAIRE SENT - APPROVAL INTERVIEWED GRANTEES / CONSERVANCIES

4. Program Activities Cont’ OUTCOME 3 Grantees ( Nyae-Nyae, Rossing Foundation, RISE Namibia, NDT) Performance Reviews done annually Review process was not budgeted / Needs some budget NACSO should use the process for own review

5. General Outcome of the Performance reviews

6. Cont’

7. USAID / LIFE PLUS ADJUSTMENT PROCESS Several meetings ( Individual/ group meetings) Recommendations was forwarded to LIFE/ PLUS PROGRAMME Nacso secretariat & Life Plus programme to work recommendations –forwarded to USAID to be included in the work plan

8. Training Secretariat attended one leadership course (Kwazulu Natal university & University Montana ) Office Manager receiving training from NNF

9. Funding –NACSO SECRETARIAT HIV / AIDS UNIT FUNDING USAID -3 YEAR (Economic Support funds) Funding – Sept 05 LIFE CA- Reduced funding

10. FUNDING GTZ FUNDING ( HIV / AIDS) Peer Education Training ( MET, Training Management) 6 Peer Education trainings in regions Lands & Resettlement (1 Training Management)

11. HIV / AIDS FUNDING cont’ PEFAR FUNDING ( President’s Emergency funding for HIV / AIDS) Funding for 3years ( N$2,7 Million) Activities: Salary ( HIV / AIDS COORDINATOR) Cover 12 regions

12. GTZ-DED HIV / AIDS funding Funding for 3 years Different agreement (financing agreement) Activities: MET – Peer Education Trainings Lands Resettlement Training Ministry of Agriculture

13. GTZ Funding Cont’ Institutional NACSO Secretariat 1x Salaried position for HIV / AIDS Equipment Vehicle / small Operational costs Packages for incentives for volunteers NACSO Secretariat / forward concept paper

14. Other Funding EU – Rural funding Secretariat / NACSO chair (Consortiums) Four Organisations( NACOBTA, RISE, NDT, Rossing Foundation) MCA Funding- Tourism potential NACSO – Secretariat – IRDNC (Communication Strategy via Institutional Working Group) WWF / SARPO - ???

15. Networking MET Lands Ministry Agriculture Democracy Centre FENATA NAPHA Regional ( Attend workshop with Ethiopian Coffee forum / BIOSPHERE RESERVES)

16. Suggestions for members meetings Revisit in terms of our presentations Invite speakers can bring new ideas to the forum Working Groups functions need revisiting

17. Thank YOU