Evangelical Fellowship of Sierra Leone

EFSL Newsletter 2nd

EFSL  Newsletter 1st

WARA MEMBERS

Development organizations from different countries in West Africa and Europe have decided to join hands together in 2009 and develop a formal regional network. This alliance is called the West Africa Regional Alliance (WARA). The WARA alliance is a platform for exchange of experiences, joint funding, visits and joint research, capacity sharing and development. The mission of WARA is: Partners in the West Africa Regional Alliance will enhance the effectiveness and sustainability of member organizations through mutual collaboration of her members. The vision: The West Africa Regional Alliance will substantially contribute towards poverty reduction and helping people bring about sustainable transformation in their lives.

The objectives of the alliance are formulated as follows:

1. Institutional and organizational development of the WARA network and its members
2. Establish a network for sharing experiences and learning with a view to enhance projects and programs efficiency and increasing the capacity of members;

1. Align efforts to develop more efficient programs
2. Contribute to develop, implement, monitor and influence public policies

1. Build and develop financial resources raising capacities for its members; mobilize resources for projects and programs implementation

Currently the network consists of 12 members, being non-governmental development organizations based in Sierra leone, Benin, Burkina faso, Tchad and the Netherlands. All members are independent and registered national organizations in their respective countries. WARA members’ are active in education, employment creation, vocational training, food security, agricultural and agri-business development, WaSH and policy influencing.

WARA has a base in Ouagadogou, Burkina faso from where two regional WARA fundraisers work to support the work of network members. The regional fundraisers support members in proposal development, training and networking. Funds have been accessed from different institutional donors like the EU, USAID, UN- institutions, Dutch government, research institutions, private foundations, etc. Capacity development is an ongoing process by and among WARA members.

The governance of WARA is in the hands of the General Assembly, while implementation of networking activities is done by the WARA executive committee. The executive committee consists of the WARA chairperson, WARA vice-chairperson and the regional coordinator. Members come together during different times a year for joint regional meetings and workshops. Currently WARA is in the process of formal registration. It is planned that WARA will open its regional office in Burkina Faso towards the end of 2016.

WARA membership is open to interested development organizations from within the region. More information can be provided by existing WARA members or through the WARA regional coordinator (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.).

List of current members:

Burkina faso

ACFIME                - Agence Communautaire pour le financement de la Micro Enterprise

AEAD - Association Evangélique d’Appui au Développement      

AESEB - L’Alliance des Etablissements Scolaires et Universitaires des Evangéliques du Burkina Faso

CREDO –Christian Relief and Development Organization

ODE – Office de Développement des Eglises Evangéliques 

SPONG - Secrétariat Permanent des ONG du Burkina Faso

Benin

DEDRAS - l’Organisation pour le Développement Durable, le Renforcement et l’Auto-promotion des Structures Communautaires

PBSA - Plate-forme Béninoise pour la Sécurité Alimentaire

Sierra leone

CTF – Cotton Tree Foundation

EFSL – Evangelical Fellowship of Sierra Leone

Chad

PCAR - Programme Chrétien d'Animation Rurale

Netherlands

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