Solthis Therapeutic Solidarity and Initiatives for Health

CAPACITY BUILDINGSTRENGTHENING SYSTEMS AND HEALTH SERVICESFighting HIV / AIDSInfectious and emerging diseasesPromoting Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights

Context

The Association des Femmes Actives et Solidaires (AFASO) is an association of women infected and affected by HIV/AIDS, regardless of age, religion or race. Founded in 1999, its mission is to help improve the quality of life of PLWHA and orphans and vulnerable children (OVC), and to empower women through income-generating activities (IGAs) and the promotion of human rights and gender. A number of structural and organisational shortcomings were identified in terms of governance, membership, finance and resource mobilisation. The support for which Solthis has been selected is in response to the need to give impetus to the restructuring and strategic repositioning of the organisation at national level. To achieve this, AFASO needs to clarify its missions and areas of intervention and strengthen its structure and its capacity to carry out larger-scale programmes.

General objective

Support the restructuring of AFASO with a view to its repositioning and its strategic and operational deployment in Cameroon.

Specific objectives

• SO1: Support the implementation of an organisational self-diagnosis of the structure, particularly in the following areas: Governance, Administrative and financial, Programming, Human resources.
• SO2: Draw up a budgeted and reasonable capacity-building plan for AFASO in order to optimise the way it carries out its activities.
• SO3: Support the development of a 5-year strategic plan in a participatory manner.
• SO4: Support the drafting of a resource mobilisation plan for AFASO Cameroon.

Expected results 

• R1: An updated organisational diagnosis of the structure is available.
• R2: A budgeted and reasonable improvement and capacity-building plan for AFASO is drawn up and validated collectively by the organisation’s bodies.
• R3: A 5-year strategic plan for the organisation is drawn up in a participatory manner.
• R4: A resource mobilisation plan is drawn up in a participatory manner.