Criteria of Kapatiran Livelihood projects
(February 2008)

Project objectives for Kapatiran Livelihood projects are:

  • To increase income of beneficiaries through the undertaking of small scale generating projects.
  • To increase the involvement of the beneficiaries through relating this projects with the education and the continuity of the education of their children.
  • To be able to assist more school children by enabling the beneficiaries themselves to take the financial responsibility for the education of their children.
  • To be able to reach out more beneficiaries for livelihood projects.

To achieve these objectives Kapatiran and the local organisation involved will agree the following:

  • A loan will only be submitted after approval of a detailed proposal, written in English language, by the local organisation.
  • Each beneficiary will pay back the full amount of loan to the local organisation within 2 years after the date as mentioned in the contract.
  • Bank savings shall be made in a way as agreed between the local organisation and the beneficiaries.
  • Such savings shall be used for new Basic Literacy beneficiaries and for new livelihood investments.
  • Organisations will inform involved beneficiaries about the local procedures.
  • On behalf of the beneficiaries, local organisations will confirm receipt in writing of the starting funds to the Kapatiran co-ordinator as soon as possible.
  • On behalf of the beneficiaries, local organisations will report each 6 months after starting the project to the Kapatiran co-ordinator. Such reports will include: expenses of materials and animals, activities during this period, benefits, development of the project and resulting educational objectives.
  • Each beneficiary will inform the local organisation about any deviation of the project to the local organisation as soon as possible.
  • Local organisations are responsible for the correct implementation of the project.
  • At any time when requested by the Kapatiran co-ordinator, local organisations shall give full co-operation to collect information about the progress of the project.

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