Overview
This strategic pillar is inward-looking and will mainly focus on internal organisational well- being of COVAW. It seeks to build on existing organisational strengths while addressing emerging capacity gaps.
Overall objective
To enable COVAW consolidate its position as a dynamic, relevant, effective and resilient institution. It will focus on the following areas:
1. Marketing, Resources Mobilisation and Investments
Specific objective:
- To acquire and reserve sufficient resources for COVAW to operate sustainably.
Strategic Interventions:
- Develop and operationalise a resource mobilisation strategy, policy and plan.
- Strengthen the resource mobilisation capacity of COVAW staff and board.
- Strengthen local resources generation and engage in assets building.
- Invest in relationship building with key stakeholders and benefactors.
- Develop and implement a marketing and communication strategy, policy and plan.
- Undertake sustained traditional and digital media presence and campaigns.
2. Knowledge Management, Research and MERL
Specific objective:
- To generate, analyse, document and share quality data to aid programme planning, delivery, organisational learning, decision-making, visibility and accountability.
Strategic Interventions:
- Research and disseminate knowledge and information on topical VAWG concerns.
- Support development and up-scaling of innovative and sustainable programme approaches or models.
- Generate, document and disseminate best practices.
- Further improve and fully operationalise the COVAW MERL system.
- Establish and fully operationalise a Management Information System (MIS).
3. Internal Systems, Policies and Structures
Specific objective:
- To establish and maintain an internal environment that safeguards the integrity of COVAW processes and resources.
Strategic Interventions:
- Establish and continually improve automated systems for Finance, Human Resource and Administration.
- Develop and regularly review organisational policies, procedures and systems.
- Enforce appropriate internal controls and oversight and compliance mechanisms.
- Continually support and invest in staff development.
- Align the organisation structure to changes in the strategy.