| Section 1. Project and Partner Overview | |||
| 1.1 Project reference | UN Women Office | UN Women Office | |
| Project Title | Empowering action, ensuring impact: Strengthening EL – Ruhama institutional capacity for effective GBV response in Sudan. | ||
| Agreement Reference No. | PA006287SDN | ||
| 1.2 Organization information | Organization / Acronym | El Ruhama for Development and Humanitarian / RODHA | |
| Name of Partner Authorized Official | Mariam Mohammed Adam | ||
| Title of Authorized Official | General Manager | ||
| Email of Authorized Official | elruhamaaid@gmail.com | ||
| Phone of Authorized Official | 0965018832 | ||
| Name of Project Focal Point | Majeeda Alnour Alssoney | ||
| Title | Project Officer | ||
| majeedaalnour@gmail.com | |||
| Telephone | 0126612354 | ||
| 1.3 Project Information | Project Duration | 1 year | |
| Start Date | 1/1/2025 | ||
| End Date | 31/12/ 2025 | ||
| Reporting period | 1/07/2025 – 30/09/2025[SO1] | ||
| Implementing region/state | Northern State, Dongola | ||
| 1.4 Budget & expenditure information | Project budget | 30,000 USD | |
| UN Women Contribution | 30,000USD | ||
| Funds received to date | 30.000 | ||
| Total expenditure | 30,000 | ||
| Balance | 00 | ||
| 1.5 Signature of Partner Authorized Official | |||
1. PROJECT SUMMARY:
This project is fully funded by UN WOMEN; this is the final report for closure period.
Before starting this project El Ruhama for Development and Humanitarian Aid Organization -RODHA. Is highly affected by the conflict of 15 April 2023 in Sudan, because RODHA lose most of assets and documents and almost all staff is affected and displaced to many regions in Sudan, even some of them displaced abroad Fortunately, this project support RODHA to face the difficulties of establishment and institutional support.
The objective of this project is to strengthening Women Led Organizations WLOs as well as to empower vulnerable women in Northern state of Sudan.
100% of the targeted staff 20 staff members and 20 volunteers (staff members 15 Females & 5 Males) (Volunteers 20 members 15 Females & 5 males) well trained in effective fundraising techniques, grant writing and donor communication. ( 2 members (1 F , 1 M )trained in odoo ERP system and one member ( 2 M ) trained in website . 40 volunteers (30 Females & 10 Males) to assist with fundraising effort such as event planning, social media management or grant research
Odoo (ERP Is now developed and it will be delivered on 28th of February 2026)
In fundraising
supporting the El Ruhama for Development and Humanitarian Aid – RODHA at Head Quarter in Port Sudan as well as at Dongola – Northern state of Sudan. This will build the capacity of the staff and improve institutional support
2. REPORTING ON RESULTS (2 pages Maximum)
First of all, fundraising manager, is appointed to support the RODHA to have a project for beneficiaries in Dongola office as well as to face the running and operational cost. Moreover, for sustainable fund-raising effect ROHDA trained 40 volunteers (30 female and 10 males) to act as fund raisers.
Fundraising manager is appointed, and 20 members of the staff have been well trained in fundraising, grant writing and donor communication (5 males and 15 females). 100 percent of these targets (20 member of the staff) now have become nucleus of fundraising unit and engage in many activities related to their task. However, they participated in the training of other staff and volunteers.
100 percent of the 40 volunteers (10 males and 30 females) of the targeted volunteers in fundraising were well trained to support fund raising unit as well as to raise their capacity. These groups also participated in the fundraising activities such as training.
Output 2: Office furniture and IT systems procured to efficiently continue organization’s mandate in Northern State.
Furniture is procured and the office is well stablished so that the environment now has become more attractive and supportive. Not only the furniture also IT systems, this involves office rent, utilities, ERP system – Odoo, computers and lab tops (3 lab tops ,One Printer and one Projector ), website is developed to enhance the effort of fundraising and to make the visibility of RODHA more professionals, you can visit it through the domain (elruhamaaid.org) also linked with official emails. However, because it is still in process it will be ready on 28th February 2026
All the above-mentioned changes are planned and intended, fortunately this empowers staff situation and in turn support the groups which related to RODHA such as host entities and other subgroups.
We believe that the above-mentioned groups will be sustainable because, this activity is intended to achieved long durable effect. ROHDA designed asset list and training list to follow management.
Output 3: Knowledge, skills, and abilities of staffs and volunteers Enhanced to continue organization’s mandate in Northern state (Shamalia)
Recruit mental health and psychosocial support consultants (the contract duration is 5 days to provide mental health and PSS in person and remotely (One Person). The staff that benefit from this service is 20 staff member (15 Females / 5 Males)
Organize workshops in self-care techniques, stress management strategies, and maintaining emotional well – being for staff.
Payment for salaries for staff, volunteers and board.
The target staff No. is 6 staff for 3 months in this quart
(July, August and September)
RODHA held on job training .to transfer experience through staff.
RODHA organized five peer sessions which help on sharing experience and best practices between staff.
3. REPORTING ON INDICATORS (Fill in the table)
| Goal: strengthen resource mobilization efforts in Northern state. Indicator: 100% of the targeted staff (20 members – 5 Male and 15 Females) as well as 20 volunteers (15 F and 5 M) well trained in fundraising, 100% of the targeted volunteers (40 members -10 Males and 30 Females) in fund raising Baseline: 0% Target end of Project: 100% Target Achieved | |
| Activity 2.1 Procure office furniture and IT systems. Indicator :100% of the target 3 laptops, one printer and one projector. Baseline: All ready RODHA has 2 laptops and one printer. Target: Now RODHA has 5 laptops, two printers and one projector Target Achieved Activity 3.1. Indicator. 100% One MHPSS consultant Baseline 0% Targeted 100% Activity 3.2 Indicator: 100% organization workshop of self-care techniques stress management strategies and maintaining emotional wellbeing for staff Base line: 0% Targeted: 20 members (15 F and 5 M) 100% Activity 3.3 : Indicator: train staff members, volunteers and board members on policies, procedures strategies Baseline :0% Targeted : 20 Members ( 15 F & 5 M )100% Activity 3.4: Indicator: organized peer learning sessions, where staff can share best practices, challenges and solutions related to program implementation |
4. PROJECT CHALLENGES (1/2-page Maximum)
5. LESSONS LEARNT & BEST PRACTICES (1/2-page Maximum)
The best practice in this project is due to choices of competent facilitator who encourages the participant in engagement for the training sessions. Hence the staff and volunteers become more cooperative and supportive.
6. NEXT STEPS FOR THE PROJECT (1/2 page Maximum)
To continue the capacity building for staff in fundraising
7. SUCCESS STORY:
One of the successful story, is the story of our colleague Hassam Hassan joined RODHA in the mid of 2023 just after the start of conflict, soon he joined workshops and training sessions, although his background is a medical practitioner, but he gained good experience, we interviewed him after the institutional support in this project, he mentioned: (After the institutional support first of all the environment in the office become more attractive and supportive. I received one brand new laptop that helps me to achieved all tasks and workshops as well as on line training.
Also I attend sessions in MHPSS which help me enjoyed during the office.
