Regional programs / STRENGTH
Activity to strengthen the ability of NGOs and other private and local groups to promote economic development in southern Africa (STRENGTH activity). DEC abstract (PD-BCL-100)
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Activity to strengthen the ability of NGOs and other private and local groups to promote economic development in southern Africa (STRENGTH activity). The activity, which will be implemented by USAID's Regional Center for Southern Africa (RCSA) and the Southern African Development Community (SADC) with assistance from an institutional contractor, will focus on enhancing NGO and local capacity to achieve regional strategic objectives (SOs) and intermediate results or outcomes, as detailed below. Under the democratization SO, STRENGTH will: (1) enhance the skills of southern African legislators; (2) improve the capacity of civil society groups to develop, use, and disseminate information and tools essential for informed citizen political participation; and (3) empower women's organizations to participate more fully in the political process. Under the SO to increase indigenous business development and ownership, STRENGTH will: (1) improve access to capital, as well as the technical and managerial capacity, of indigenous small- and medium-scale enterprises (SMEs); and (2) create and maintain a regional policy forum in which SMEs can address national and regional issues. Under the SO
Source: DEC abstract, PD-BCL-100 (1996). This is the source's own text, not a cited summary of the documents.
Operated in: Southern Hemisphere.
Districts, regions and facilities the program's own documents name, with what the document says it did there. Source: sentences in the program's documents
not in the map yet: no district, region or facility is named for this program yet; only Malawi and Guatemala have place data so far
No district, region or facility is named in this program's documents yet. Place dots exist for Malawi and Guatemala only so far. Towns and natural features are not drawn.
Countries where this program operated, set by the countries its documents name most often. Countries only tagged on documents are listed apart. Source: document tags, scope rule
Operated in Southern Hemisphere, 1996 to 2000 2 sources
Scope: regional. How the scope was set is not described yet. High confidence.
How sure we are: 0.9.
When the program ran, from its start year to the latest document year. A hatched bar means the start is our estimate. Source: award and document years
Axis: award years, end from years in documents. The start year comes from award fiscal year; the end is the latest document year, so the program may have run longer.
Who started the program, and which administration it began under. Timing only; it does not say who started it. Source: initiative records, start year
Organizations that ran this program, from award records and document authors. Prime and sub roles are not split yet. Source: award and document records
Named as an institutional author on documents; whether prime, sub or consortium member is not recorded. Basis: read from a record field
| Name | Role | Years | Basis | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Datex, Inc. | implementer | 2000 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
| National Democratic Institute for International Affairs (NDI) | implementer | 2000 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
Identifiers of the awards and the organizations that funded it. Amounts are under Money. Source: award records
| Name | Years | Basis | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| 690-C-98-00226 (contract, FY1998) | 2000 | Stated in a document read from a record field | 1 source |
Basis: read from a record field
| Name | Years | Basis | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| USAID. Bur. for Africa. Regional Center for Southern Africa (RCSA) | 2000 | Stated in a document |
Labels on the program's documents, not a description of what the program did. Source: DEC document tags
Sector profile (computed): Political competition and consensus-building 23%; Good governance 18%; Program management, planning and administration 13%
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Not recorded yet: support mechanisms, money rows, evaluations and lessons. A missing record is not a finding. USAspending records start in FY2007; earlier obligations are missing, not zero.
Every document that cites this program, grouped by a stage label from a weak classifier. Source: document library
None recorded. Evaluation studies linked to this program are listed under Evaluations and lessons.
None recorded for this program. A counterpart appears only when a document names the government body and its role.
| 1 source |
| USAID. Bur. for Africa. Regional Center for Southern Africa (RCSA) | 1996 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
| Name | Years | Basis | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regional Ctr for Southern Africa (RCSA) | 1996 to 2000 | Stated in a document read from a record field | 2 sources |