1 Management Sciences for Health MSH Building Local Capacity Project Stronger health systems. Greater health impact. Strengthening Community Responses through the Building Local Capacity Project’s Small Grants Program in Lesotho Kathryn Reichert , Joe Kumadzulo, Naume Kupe HIV Capacity Building Partners’ Summit March 2013
Strengthening Community Responses through the Building Local Capacity Project’s small grants program in Lesotho
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Management Sciences for Health
MSH Building Local Capacity Project
Stronger health systems. Greater health impact.
Strengthening Community Responses through the Building Local Capacity Project’s Small Grants Program in Lesotho
Kathryn Reichert, Joe Kumadzulo, Naume Kupe
HIV Capacity Building Partners’ Summit
March 2013
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Management Sciences for Health
MSH Building Local Capacity Project
BLC in Lesotho
• BLC: August 2010 - August 2015
• In Lesotho goal by 2015: o reach 25% (46,585) of
the estimated 182,000 OVC
o reach 15,972 caregiverso deliver services in 5
districts
• To date BLC has given small grants to 12 CSOs: reached 53,000 OVC and caregivers
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Management Sciences for Health
MSH Building Local Capacity Project
Community-based organizations have low capacity & reach
• Majority of OVC are in hard to reach rural communities
• BLC worked with local CSOs to improve capacity and increase reach:o Organizational & management