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The Focal
Community Assistance Scheme (FOCAS) promotes PACAP's long-term
strategic engagement with communities in the five target Provinces.
The FOCAS not only implements community-initiated development
activities, but also encourages capacity building of service providers,
and strengthens Local Government and Civil Society Organisation
(CSO) networks to meet community identified need.
Priority Provinces:
Northern
Samar
Bohol
Misamis Occidental
Agusan del Sur
Surigao del Norte
In each province,
PACAP has identified (through the Provincial Stakeholders Committee
(PSC)) a number of FOCAS initiatives modelled on lessons learnt
from current AFA engagement The FOCAS initiatives are either 'landscape'
and/or 'thematically" based and cover one or more barangays
or even municipalities. The definition of FOCAS initiatives is
purposefully broad to encourage innovation and creativity in FOCAS
concepts and development.
Each FOCAS
initiative is managed by a FOCAS Management Committee (FOCAS MC)
who develops their own FOCAS Strategy. The FOCAS comprises a suite
of strategically linked, but separately funded activities aimed
at achieving a clear goal for targeted communities. Each FOCAS
activity is proposed and managed by an individual non-profrt organisation
(usually an NGO or PO) while the overall FOCAS strategy is managed
by the FOCAS MC. A FOCAS Secretariat is established from within
the FOCAS MC to undertake the daily management and logistical
duties of the FOCAS. Each target province includes as many FOCAS
initiatives as the budget allows and the PSC approves.
As a guide,
approximately 50% of PACAP funds target FOCAS initiatives. Multi-year
funding commitments are supported based on the principles of progressive
engagement and absorptive capacity. FOCAS projects last up to
three years with an annual funding commitment of up to PHP1.5m.
HAl has appointed one PACAP Activity Officer for each province
to provide ongoing support to the PSC, FOCAS MC and individual
partner organisations.
For the older
Area Focused Approach (AFA) engagements that no longer align with
the five target Provinces, PACAP has negotiated and drafted external
strategies which are now being implemented.
Click to see
summary of the Terms of Reference of the PSC and FMC
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