CAPACITY STATEMENT

41 New Gerihun Road

Company address

Company website : www.caritasbo.org

Contact information Name: David S. Yambasu, Tel. +23276632659, caritasbo2014@gmail.com

Caritas Bo is a reliable, accountable and competent partner with technical capacity to handle multiple grants, meet donor demands and deliver on commitments to target communities.

Core Competencies: Caritas Bo implements human interest driven programmes in response to the needs of vulnerable communities. We focus on health, food security and Nutrition, Child Protection , Education, School Feeding , Midwifery Education , Peacebuilding and Livelihoods and other emergencies. We are very competent  in community engagement, social mobilization,  participatory advocacy,  strong lobbying and networking skills, results-based  programme management and a permanent presence in the entire southern region of Sierra Leone.

Our Vision :

“Inspired by the Gospel and the Catholic social teachings, Caritas Sierra Leone envisions a society where everyone exercise their fundamental human rights and live in dignity, free from poverty and social injustice irrespective of class status, gender or social orientation.”

Our Mission :

“CSL’s mission is to empower men, women and children to fight poverty, social injustice, through advocacy, social mobilization and through provision of services for long-term development for vulnerable communities based on the Catholic Social teachings.”

Financial Capacity” Caritas Bo has a sound financial system which guarantees transparent and accountable use of resources. We use QuickBooks software  system  with a web-based backup system for effective  financial data security.  Our books  are audited by external auditors on an annual basis.  We make  public our  financial statements  We manage an annual funding basket of approximately  1.5 million USD.

Strategic Objectives:

SO1. An effective, efficient, financially sustainable and self-reliant organization

SO2   To rollout interventions for the eradication of poverty, inequalities, empowerment of communities and the holistic development of children, women, PWDs and youth through innovative means

SO3   To build climate resilience for all especially the vulnerable (including pastoralist, farmers and fishing communities) through collective climate change mitigation actions and to respond to humanitarian crisis with the means of CSL in Sierra Leone.

SO4  Improved people-driven governance, constitutionalism and rule of law.

SO5  Improved socio-economic status of disadvantaged youth and young people prone to local and international migration through entrepreneurial skills development and vocational training and migration flows halted

UNICEF Sierra Leone Country Office Child Protection

TUFTS University / USAID Four Food Projects

UNFPA Sierra Leone Country Office – Midwifery Education

Kindermissionswerk – School Feeding Programme and WASH

Cordaid Netherlands – Women Empowerment and Livelihoods

BMZ / Action Medeor – Health and Midwifery Education

Catholic Relief Services– Child well being and Livelihoods

UN Peacebuilding Fund – Women’s Safety and Security – SGVB

Caritas Bo has a pool of highly skilled, qualified  and experienced staff compliment that is not likely to be identified  most  competing NGOs

With over 30 years of existence and performance in the development space, Caritas Bo guarantees sustainable presence in all the  target communities which is not a common practice among other NNGOs. We do not parshute, our community engagement approach ensures that our staff live in the target communities.

Registration No. NNGO / 359/2020-2021

We are also registered with the Sierra Leone Association of Non Governmental Organizations (SLANGO)

Caritas Bo is the Lead NGO for the coordination of the COVID Response in Bo District.

NGO REGISTRATION NUMBER:

NNGO/359/2020-2021

Tax Identification Number:  TIN 1075874/7