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International Health Links
Funding Scheme (IHLFS)
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Agenda
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Funding Scheme and Links
Grants
Applications
Logframes
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International Health Links Funding Scheme
Objectives
• Improving health care in developing
countries by sharing skills and knowledge
• Building capacity of developing country
health services
• Providing grants and support to Links
between institutions in developing countries
and UK
• Supporting development of new Links,
strengthening and expansion of existing
Links
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Health Links
• Long term partnerships between UK
health institutions and counterparts in
developing countries
• Aim to improve health services in
developing countries through reciprocal
transfer of skills and knowledge between
partners
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The Scheme
• 3 years
• Funded by UK DfID and DH
• Jointly managed by THET and British
Council
• £1.25 million each year for Health Links
• Different sized grants
• Health institutions in UK and IHLFS target
countries
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Large Grants
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£60,000 a year, for up to 3 years
Established Links with proven track record
Clear development plans
Strategic capacity building programmes
Can involve variety of activities
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Medium Grants
• £15,000 a year, for 1 or 2 years
• Existing Links
• Could be used for needs assessments or
small projects
• Applications for 2 year grants considered
in years 1 & 2
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Small Grants
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£3000
Establishment of new and young links
Either partner can apply
Applications for small grants considered
any time until allocated funds for each
year have been spent
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Africa map
Africa IHLFS countries
(small, medium and large grants)
Ethiopia
Ghana
Kenya
Rwanda
Malawi
Mozambique
Sierra Leone
Nigeria
Tanzania
Uganda
Zambia
Africa DFID PSA countries
(small grants)
Democratic Republic of Congo
Sudan
Zimbabwe
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Asia map
Asia IHLFS countries
(small, medium and large grants)
• Bangladesh
• Nepal
• Pakistan
Asia DFID PSA countries
(small grants)
• Afghanistan
• Cambodia
• India
• Vietnam
• Yemen
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Eligibility
• Developing country hospitals, training
institutions, professional associations and
UK counterparts
• Institutions committed to improving
services for the poor
If you are unsure about your eligibility please feel free to contact
[email protected]
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Funding Criteria
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Benefit the poor
Developed and agreed by all Link partners
Focused on capacity building
Not duplicating existing development activities
Consistent with the strategic plans of the developing
country partner institution
• Show a commitment to share learning with IHLFS
• Informed by evidence based health and
development practices
• Aligned with national or district health plans and
priorities
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Application Process 1
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Guidance notes
Application form
Logframe template (Large grants only)
Budget template
Budget example
Institutional commitment
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Application Process 2
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Deadline 5 p.m. 30 November
British Council team check eligibility
Peer review
Independent Selection Panel
Application outcome - end January 2010
Formal Grant Agreement
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The Big Picture
• What are the key health issues in the area
where you will be working?
• What National and local policies and plans
are in place to address these needs and
issues?
• How does your project fit in?
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Where can I find this type of information?
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What are the needs?
• Why do Needs Assessments?
o Identify problem and solutions
o Understand context
o Create baseline
• 3 things we want to know:
o What is the specific problem your project aims
to address?
o How does this project address these needs?
o Is this the best way to address this problem?
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Writing the Needs Assessment
Process
• How problem was identified?
• How were the priorities established?
• Who decided on the solutions:
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Who was consulted?
When and why were they consulted?
How were they consulted?
What was the outcome of the consultation?
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Additional Information about the
area
Other relevant information about people and
organisations working in the area
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Project Partners
• Relevant details about each Link partner
o Strengths
o Experience of running projects and managing
funds
• Links work to date
o Success stories or lessons learnt
o How they’re informing this plan
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Beneficiaries
• Anybody who will benefit from your project
• Two types:
o Direct Beneficiaries
o Indirect Beneficiaries
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Stakeholders
• Anyone who:
o Could have power or influence over the
project
o Should be involved in the project
E.g. Hospital management, District and national health
departments, the community, health worker unions, other
non-profits working in the hospital/area
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Project Planning
“If you don’t know
where you are
going, any road will
take you there”
Alice in Wonderland
Aim
Outcome
Output
Activities
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Aim
• The longer term change to which the
project will contribute
• Likely to be focused on changes in
people’s health
E.g. Reduced maternal mortality
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Outcomes
• The changes that result from the outputs
• Usually changes in practice by members
of the target group
E.g. Increased number of referrals by MCH Assistants of
high risk pregnancies to clinics
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Outputs
• The tangible, direct results of the project
E.g. MCH Assistants trained in antenatal care
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Activities
• What you are going to do (includes
timeframes, content, follow-up)
E.g. CPD training for MCH Assistants
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Checking Your Project Planning
Aim
Outcome
Output
Activities
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Indicators
• Indicators are signs of change or progress that
can be measured
o Specific
o Measurable
o Achievable
o Relevant
o Time bound
Who has seen the wind?
Neither I nor you.
But when the leaves hang trembling,
The wind is passing through.
Who has seen the wind?
Neither you nor I.
But when the trees bow down their
heads,
The wind is passing by.
Christina Rossetti
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Monitoring, evaluation and learning
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To be accountable
To learn
To improve
Measure results/change (expected or
unexpected, positive or negative)
• Celebrate successes, learn from failures
• How effective are links?
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What is M&E?
• Monitoring: What have we done?
o Are we on track?
o Flag up any problems
o Measure project outputs
• Evaluation: So what difference have we
made?
o Evaluate the outcomes
• Evaluate the process
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M&E plans
• When planning M&E activities keep in
mind:
o Who
o What
o When
• Incorporate activities into existing systems
• Not just what works (or doesn’t) but why
and in what context
• Include your M&E plans in the timeline and
budget
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Project Management and Support
• How will you manage the project to ensure the
maximum chance of success?
• How are rights, responsibilities and obligations
divided between partners?
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Sustainability
• What does sustainability mean?
• Lasting change
o Will activities need to continue?
o What are the lasting benefits?
o Is there a risk of the need increasing again?
• Platform for the future
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Risks
• Internal Risks
o Project design
o Partnership
• External risks
o Things you have limited control over
• How will you manage them?
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The Budget Spreadsheet
Budget Request
from IHLFS
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Total
% of total
expenditure
Equipment Cost
Activity Cost
Monitoring and
Evaluation
Dissemination of
results
Support Costs
Contingency
Additional Income
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Further information
• Website:
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• E-mail: [email protected]
• The International Health Links Manual, Health
Links Monitoring and Evaluation Toolkit and
other THET guidance, available from
http://www.thet.org.uk
• Your local British Council country office may also
be able to help
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What is a logframe?
• A tool to help you plan and evaluate your project
• It is a four by four matrix:
Indicators
Sources of
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Assumptions
Aim
Outcomes
Outputs
Activities
• Large grants are required to submit a logframe with their
application
• Logframe template is available to download on the
British Council website
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Uses of logframes
• A summary of the key factors in a project
• A tool to work towards consensus with
stakeholders
• Helps organise your thinking
• Check the logic of the project
• Monitoring progress
• Evaluating achievements
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The logframe process
• Who should be involved? (Stakeholder
analysis)
• What is the problem? (problem tree)
Effect
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Problem
Cause
Cause
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Cause Cause
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Cause
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1. Objectives 3. Indicators 4. Sources of
2. Assumptions
information
Aim
Outcomes
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Outputs
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Activities
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Task
Developing a logframe
For the example given:
• Agree on the aim of the project
• Identify three main outcomes
• Identify the outputs
• Identify assumptions
• Check the logic
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Resources on logframes
• Beginners guide to the logical framework approach
(BOND) http://www.slideshare.net/rexcris/beginnersguide-to-logical-framework-approach-bond
• Tools for Development: A handbook for those engaged
in development activity (DFID) (section 5)
http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+/http://www.df
id.gov.uk/pubs/files/toolsfordevelopment.pdf
• Logframe resources
http://mande.co.uk/2008/topicbibliographies/logframe/the-logical-framework-a-list-ofuseful-documents/
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