Updated on: 20.08.2013 Marie, Charlotte and Lisbeth Partnership Communication Form & Log Book DAPP Malawi and M3 on Joint Strategies Flora, MoEST, USDA, CRS, DNHA/ WB Presidential Initiative for Poverty and Hunger Reduction Name of projects involved and Numbers ( # of farmers /TCE areas/ DNS Students ): Special focus in this strategy: Farmers Clubs in Nkhata Bay for 28.000 Farmers Production and processing of cassava USD amount applied for or planned: 8,4 million USD Planned Start and end of partnership: Feb 2014-Feb 2017 Shared 50:50 Log Book Date Who 13.07.2013 Marie Charlotte Lisbeth 22.07.2013 Marie Charlotte Lisbeth 30.8 10.08.2013 Marie 20.08 Actitity Decisions / Meeting/ Visit/ skype Meeting/email etc. Agreed that: Lisbeth and John will ensure Florence visits FC before the end of August as a next step. ML to follow up with Flora as planned next week. Flora to visit Farmers Clubs Wednesday 31st, 2013 with John / DAPP. Program sent and confirmed. Flora cancelled the trip as she has got involved with the Clinton visit. Thereafter it hasn’t been possible to make her decide for a new date ML talked to Flora / Head of Presidential Initiative. No news yet from Soros. We agreed to … Flora still hasn’t been available. She is to be back in LL again tomorrow Wednesday and john will get hold of her up here. 1 Updated on: 20.08.2013 Ministry of Education Malawi Name of projects involved and Numbers (# of farmers /TCE areas/ DNS Students): Special focus in this strategy: USD amount applied for or planned : Planned Start and end of partnership: Shared DNS – MoU signed DNS Operation Yearly agreed 2009- 2017 50:50 Log Book Date Who 13.07.2013 Marie Charlotte Lisbeth Actitity Decisions / Meeting/ Visit/ skype Meeting/email etc. Skype meeting. Latest update – good progress, new meetings continue Monday, SEST is on the task and has promised to do what it takes to resolve it. CD and LT will push hard until we have resolved the question and DNS is included in the budget again. CD/LT will make a draft plan for optimal care for DNS / 2 Updated on: 20.08.2013 MOE and MOF partners that we will discuss next Skype meeting with ML, Monday 18th. Or Sunday 24th of July. (tbc) 22.07.2013 Marie, Charlotte, Lisbeth 28.07. CD 28.7 28.7 10.08.2013 10.08.2013 Lisbeth 20.08.2013 Lisbeth Skype meting: Charlotte and Lisbeth to follow up on the letter regarding payment for 2013/14. Cd/LT to submit the recent report to MOEST to all Directors and the 2 PS and SEST. Cd/ LT to invite all new Directors to Dowa in August The letter was collected. Moest write they do not have funding this year 2013 but only after budget reviews in November.. LT & Cd to meet with them in August to find funds for 2013 as our cashflow cannot wait to 2014. Charlotte submitted recent MoEST report to Director of Basic, Mrs Kulemeka and to Mrs Mbewe – and invited them verbally Charlotte communicated with Anjiemile reg at meetings she has been invited to in US in which she is to talk about PPP in education ( with regards to USAIDS involvement ) – she has got the report via email Charlotte given report to SEST – and again stressed that the funds are needed in 2013. They are still working on it. ML Met with Anjimile in Washington for 3-4 hours. Building the relationship and understanding the new developments in the Ministry of Education and Malawi. ML raised the MOU and payment question. Anjimile said clearly that the MOE must comply with the MOU and that she wanted to find out what happened and how they can correct the mistake. ML (and Lisbeth) sent email to Anjimile 09.08.2013 to explain the situation and background. Lisbeth to inform Magwira (SEST) about the meeting between ML and Anjimile. Lisbeth to make a next step plan and agree on it with Dr. Magwira in week 33. Lisbeth met with Dr. Magwira and the Director of 3 Updated on: 20.08.2013 Planning. It was agreed that money should still be found within this year (2013) and that there are the same possibilities: 1. Reallocation of funds from projects which are behind in spending. 2. Midterm review - refund from WB (600 mio MK) Used to pay DAPP partly. 3. Apply to treasure for more funding to DAPP as part of midterm review. Agreed that Lisbeth is to write a letter to the SEST and Director of Planning explaining why we need the funds and the "cashflow'. Lisbeth also briefly greeted Anjimile who came in to the meeting. She had also forwarded teh email to Magwira. Lisbeth also met the Deputy Minister and brief him about the MoU . We have also met with the Public Relation Manager Rebecca and invited the Directors and PS 's for field visit to DAPP Dowa TTC . Lisbeth also met the Director of Finance briefly. USDA via Planet Aid Name of projects involved and Numbers ( # of farmers /TCE areas/ DNS Students ): Special focus in this strategy: USD amount applied for or planned: Planned Start and end of partnership: Shared: Log Book 4 FC - working with 20.000 farmers Ground nuts production and value chain 12.5 million USD Oct 2014- Sept 2017 M3 100 % Updated on: 20.08.2013 Date Who 13.07.2013 Marie, Charlotte and Lisbeth Actitity Decisions / Meeting/ Visit/ skype Meeting/email etc. USDA Proposal, Monday evening CD will send to Jana the detailed budget. CD will agree on revised action plan with Jana – also Monday. Letter of recommendation from Pres for USDA Proposal. ML sends draft to McDonald & Kandowe in week 29 and they will get it from Joyce B. Letter from MOE, Luhanga, CD will get it signed week 30 (ML send draft – week 29) 22.07.2013 Marie, Charlotte and Lisbeth 01.08.2013 ML CV from Lisbeth latest Friday the 26th, EST morning Lisbeth will send revised CV for USDA proposal. CD to send Capacity Statement for value chain. 22.07. CD to review and send Letters of support to all partner Tuesday the 23rd. with message and follow up after. Proposal submitted to USDA with 10 letters of support – a very good proposal. USAID via CRS Name of projects involved and Numbers ( # of farmers /TCE areas/ DNS Students ): Special focus in this strategy: USD amount applied for or planned : Planned Start and end of partnership: Shared: 5 Farmers Clubs and food distribution to vulnerable families USAID funded Title II Between 6-12 million US$ June 2014-June 2019 50:50 Updated on: 20.08.2013 Log Book Date Who 13.07.2013 Marie, Charlotte and Lisbeth 10.08.2013 Lisbeth 19.08 Actitity Decisions / Meeting/ Visit/ skype Meeting/email etc. Lisbeth and John to arrange visit in FC as soon as possible (latest end of July) as CRS is the most strategic partner for new Title II proposal. The task is to convince CRS locally so that they decide to include DAPP in their Title II proposal to USAID expected to be released in September 2013 and awarded in 1st or 2nd.quarter of 2014. Marie to meet CRS HQ in Baltimore, once the new Country Director in Malawi and Title II COP has sent an email to advocate for DAPP to become local implementing partner to the US. (latest week 32) Lisbeth has invited the CRS country rep for lunch in the coming week to agree on field visit to FC and TCE etc Stanley and their “partnership person” Jessica were for a 3,5 hour field visit to Dowa FC. Very successful – Stanley was very impressed with the “empowerment” of the women. He could simply see that the concept works 6 Updated on: 20.08.2013 WB via DNHA Name of projects involved and Numbers ( # of farmers /TCE areas/ DNS Students ): Special focus in this strategy: USD amount applied for or planned : Planned Start and end of partnership: Shared: TCE Nutrition Approx 4 million USD December 2013 50:50 Log Book Date Who 10.08.2013 Lisbeth Activity Decisions / Meeting/ Visit/ skype Meeting/email etc. Proposal has been submitted and revised twice. Feed back is expected in August. We have heard rumours that our proposal has gone to US WB Office and that WB want the program to start in Oct. Symbion Powers Name of projects involved and Numbers ( # of farmers /TCE areas/ DNS Students ): Special focus in this strategy: USD amount applied for or planned : 7 Updated on: 20.08.2013 Planned Start and end of partnership: Shared: Log Book Date Who Activity Decisions / Meeting/ Visit/ skype Meeting/email etc. UNICEF GLOBAL Haerfoerer notes for Big Box Name of projects involved and Numbers ( # of farmers /TCE areas/ DNS Students ): Special focus in this strategy: USD amount applied for or planned : Planned Start and end of partnership: Log Book Date Who 13.7.2013 Marie, Lisbeth Actitity Decisions / Meeting/ Visit/ skype Meeting/email etc. Decisions:  We will get the new DNS partnership for Malawi moved further and use this as an example to scale 8 Updated on: 20.08.2013   up with UNICEF in other countries Questions discussed: What do we have of common interest to share with the Partnership Teams - experiences, news etc? – We will make Inspiration paper for next PK in Oct. 2013. It’s too early. We have too little to say. What do we want from the partnership team so we know what is going on with UNICEF in all countries? Same as above. Not now. Later. 9