Citizens’ Village Library Specific objectives

•Mainstreamed multi-stakeholder knowledge management and information sharing on VAG and its intersection to HIV/Aids and education in two schools and communities of Nebbi District.
• Enhanced life-skills of 400 girls and the capacities of their parents to become more vocal and demand for better VAG responses/services.
• Built capacities among duty bearers (decision makers and service providers) to become more responsive to girls right to education in two schools of Nebbi District.
• Strengthened CVL capacity to plan, implement, sustain and respond to women’s/girls strategic rights and needs in VAG, HIV/Aids and Education.
The project will draw on a wide arrangement for partnership for its effective and successful implementation as below: • Training technical assistance is expected from the Education Department, HIV/Aids Focal Person, Community Services Department and the Police Family and Child Protection Unit.

• The awareness/advocacy events will use cultural approaches based on the SASA! Activism Kit. This is a comprehensive, user-friendly methodology for organizations interested in mobilizing communities to prevent violence against girls and HIV infection. For this project, it will include interactive approaches using gymnastics, art, ‘omweso’, puppets/parades, music/drama in ways and style that involve and are attractive and humorous to pupils and communities.
• Globally, the project will seek resources from the Peace and Development Collaborative Network (a professional networking site to encourage interaction between individuals and organizations world wide involved in development and peace – with over 15,000 organizations currently). CVL has already joined the network, and will have its website established and functional by March, 2010 – placing Nebbi and the schools on the global partnership network.

Monitoring Engendered Service Delivery in Nebbi District.
Having successfully implemented a 15,066 euro one year project in 2008 “engendering service delivery in Nebbi Town Council” one change that we could not realize was 45 women able to conduct gender audit of lower local government programmes in line with, and hold leaders accountable for women development interests and priorities.
In view of the above, CVL has monitored and successful advocated for women’s right to market tender. One case study has been……..

Consultancy and Contracted Services
We offer consultancy services both as a way of raising funds for CVL, but also placing our skills and experiences for women empowerment for other organizations. Two on-going development consultancy services are:
• Training of Achu Gravity Flow Scheme Tap Stand Committee on their roles and WASH promotion Campaigns in Pamitu Parish – Zombo District. This is a six months consultancy work conducted by CVL on behalf of CHOVEM Engineering Works, on behalf of Nebbi District Water Office.
• To date 26 members of the TSC and 18 PWASA have been trained. One exchange visit for the committees conducted to Nyamusera GFS in Zeu sub county and 3 sensitizations/ demonstrations done in 3 communities and one Primary School (Padea Olyeko) tippy tap.
• Training of 11 (eleven) World Vision (Panyimur ADP) supported groups in Financial Planning, Management and Reporting.
• Development of a 5-year Strategic Plan for Nebbi Town Council Persons with Disability (PWD).