Scheme of work

In an approach which seeks to build a framework for analysing, evaluating, monitoring, and closing MEDA projects, this outline of questions, issues and ideas will enable us to develop standards against which MEDA makes decisions on project selection, funding, monitoring and project reporting. After analysing all these issues, a strategy document will be formulated to ensure consistency, transparency and efficiency. We shall go through all of these issues and try to find answers to them during our phone conferences, and in consulation with subject matter experts.
Although this is a private work space, only for MEDA project committee members, and interested Moghamoans, when the MEDA website goes live, content from this work space shall be used to populate the Projects section of the Web site.

Developing a Project Management strategy for MEDA-USA

1. Define scope of Projects covered by MEDA-USA: There shall be a documentation of the type of Projects that are sponsored or supported by MEDA USA.

• Areas: Health, Water supply, Education?
• Types: Community oriented as Opposed to individual benefit projects?
• Geographical scope: Moghamo/ Moghamo community outside Moghamo?

2. Develop a Process on how to apply for sponsorship from MEDA

• Develop application formats
• Develop application forms
• Define time of year when applications are received, analyzed, and funds awarded
• Define where applications will be sent.

3. Develop a Process for how MEDA generates a project

• Who will be responsible for a project led by MEDA and not the community?
• What will be the decision process before it is sponsored?

4. Develop a strategy and a matrix for evaluating projects for sponsorship in line with sustainable development goals and MEDA priorities

• Community participation
• Community involvement
• Community Organization
• Available funds
• MEDA priority
• Feasibility

5. Develop a monitoring plan and strategy for MEDA projects

• Plans to Support, verify and report on each Project phase.
• Plans for periodical payment of funds to project account when each project phase is completed.

6. Project Closing: What shall be done when a project is completed:

• Who shall be designated to run the project after MEDA has completed implementation.
• What is the hand over procedure?
• Requirements for End of Project report, including financial statement and analysis of costs and benefits.

7. Develop a Projects directory

• Create a Database of all Completed MEDA USA Projects, with small write-ups on the goals and achievements of the project.

8. External funding and Project donations:

• What will be the process for presenting MEDA project proposals to external organizations for funding
• How can MEDA channel donations from the Public to a particular Project
• What procedure does MEDA have in place or hopes to have for managing material donations
• MEDA shall define what sort of material donations it is willing to accept: Medical supplies?, Books? Special equipment? (Is it profitable to accept donations of bulky materials whose cost of shipment may exceed their actual value? ; Old computers, cars, furniture, electronics etc?
  
• How will MEDA channel Material donations to particular Projects

Proposed Projects

Giant Water Project- Details unavailable

Live Projects

WOMEN’s EMPOWERMENT Poultry PROGRAM

The MEDA-USA Women’s Empowerment Poultry Program is a MEDA-USA sponsored initiative under the for the Moghamo woman and to a larger extent, all Moghamoans. This is in keeping with our goal to establish a network with Moghamo authorities, groups and development Associations operating in Moghamo and to initiate and/or support Programs that are solid, self-sustaining and with an immediate short term impact on the lives of Moghamoans. It is part of a renewable Five million Francs (5,000,000 CFA) contract between MEDA-USA and MOWOCUDA (the Moghamo Women Cultural and Development Association) evenly, conveniently and strategically spread over a 5-year period, to cover all MEDA-USA Women empowerment initiatives. The Poultry Project is in support of PHASE 8 (ANIMAL HUSBANDRY) of the MOWOCUDA project plan. This Project to be lunched in October 2005 or earlier will not only train women on how to raise superior breeds of birds but will also familiarize them with modern methods of animal breeding, accounting, advertisement and marketing of the end products. The use of poultry by-products for other agricultural programs is also going to be of huge benefit. The Poultry Project will be executed and funded in phases defined by the attainment of performance markers expressed in the contract. It is envisioned that the Poultry Project will be self-sustaining and will expand to at least two other villages in Moghamo based on the women demographics.
View the complete Project document here
MEDA Scholarship Program -Details unavailable

HIV Initiative
Samples of the HIV Red ribbon idea

Completed Projects

Request for information made to Mr JB Forkwa, not yet fulfilled

Convention Planning Committee

Convention Planning Committee

Goals:

· To organize convention planning meeting and events

· To work with local chapter’s leadership and members to identify convention resources

· To work with local chapter’s leadership and NEC to create a convention agenda

· To identify and secure all convention facilities within six months of the scheduled convention date

· To coordinate and manage relationship between the NEC, committee chairs and local chapters in convention planning

· To select keynote speakers, and coordinate invitation of other organizations and leaders

Members:

a. Co-Chair: Joseph Ndamukong

b. Co-Chair: Tim Fomunyoh

c. Secretary: Tendoh Paul

Finance / Fund Raising/Communication Committee

IV. Finance / Fund Raising/Communication Committee:

Goals:

· To inform donors of the organization’s mission, of the way the organization intends to use donated resources and of its capacity to use donations effectively for their intended purposes.

· To ensure appropriate acknowledgement and recognition is made to every donor

· To organize fund raising events and to develop creative fund raising strategies

· To seek ways to increase MEDA’s membership and participation in MEDA activities

· To nurture and sustain relationships with individual donors and/or organizations of interest, and to market MEDA-USA projects, products and services to potential donors and consumers.

· To seek twining or sisterhood relationships between Organizations or US City /County governments with Moghamo

· To work closely with the Convention Planning Committee on fund raising details during National Conventions

Members:

a. Chair: Vivian Mbanwei

b. Co Chair: Irene Ngwa

c. Secretary: Cletus Njah

· Vally Mungyeh

· Emmanuel Ndamukong

· Anna Marie Tebong

· Elizabeth Tabod

· Ma Jane Mba

· Lanita Nyambi Tanyi

· Alfred Mudoh

· Denis Tenyah

HIV/ AIDS Committee

III. Health and anti-HIV Committee

Goals:

· To coordinate all MEDA-USA sponsored Health initiatives in Moghamo

· To develop a comprehensive ant-HIV/AIDS Program for Moghamo

· To review the impact of HIV/AIDS on Moghamo families especially Children

· To support local HIV/AIDS initiatives work with local groups and to identify areas not sufficiently covered in current Anti HIV/AIDS initiatives in Moghamo

· To review on-going health initiatives and produce an action plan in the areas that MEDA-USA can support

Members

a. Co-Chair: Dr. Fergus Akwar

b. Co-chair Dr. Chris Njeh

c. Secretary: Prisca Nkwotcha

· Ma Grace Ndam

· Dr. Ernest Tebo

· Dr. Farley Mba

· Scott Tendoh

· Ma Rose Tabi

· Rockzyn Ngwa

If you are interested in serving on this committee, please contact any of the committee chairs via email. There are still a few slots available. Contact: Dr. Fergus Akwar at: takwar@sbcglobal.net or Dr. Chris Njeh at: chris_njeh@yahoo.com

Project Committee Membership and Mandate

Projects Committee:

Goals:

• To supervise and coordinate all projects and initiatives paid for or conducted by or for MEDA-USA in the US and in Moghamo
• To create sub-committees charged with the execution of special projects
• Review project implementation, status and make recommendations on how best to improve project
• To review and evaluate all initiatives and requests for assistance made to MEDA-USA and recommend a plan of action.
• To coordinate the activities of the various committees in light of the stated mission and goals of the current executive
• To propose a project to possible funding organizations
• To record all completed and current projects and maintain a project archive

Members:

a. Co-Chair: Tadoh Munji : tmunji@gmail.com

b. Co-Chair: Bobe Ndamukong : ejndamukong@yahoo.com

c. Secretary: Vally Mungyeh : valmungyeh@yahoo.com

Dr. Chris Njeh :chris_njeh@yahoo.com

Alfred Mudoh: Mudalf@yahoo.

com

Vivian Mbanwei :mbanweiv@yahoo.com

Denis Tenyah :tenyahda@yahoo.co.uk

Prisca Nkwotcha

Emmanuel Akwar

Jennifer Tembei Esq

Dr. Mat Tezock :mtezock@bellatlantic.net

Women Empowerment Committee

· To coordinate all MEDA-USA sponsored women empowerment programs

· To maintain active working relationship with MOWOCUDA to identify and recommend to MEDA-USA issues that can benefit the Moghamo woman

· To recommend priorities for use of the Women Empowerment Fund and donations made to women courses in Moghamo

· To provide quarterly status updates to the NEC on all MEDA sponsored women empowerment initiatives

· To seek partnership with sister organizations and NGO to help further women courses in Moghamo

a. Chair: Anna Marie Tebong Awasum

b. Co-chair: Marie Claire Acha

c. Secreatary: Jane Mbah

· Nene Akwar

· Winie Abanda Ndamukong

· Emmanuel Ngwa

· Ma Comfort Ndingwan

· Lanita Nyambi Tanyi

· Doris Gana

· Acha Kenneth

· Bobe Ndamukong

· Vivian Mbawie

· Valentine Mungyeh

· Dr. Chris Njeh

· Jane Tenyah

· Cletus Njah

Education and Culture Committee:

I. Education and Culture Committee:

· To review, coordinate and manage all MEDA-USA scholarship Programs

· To review, organize or recommend Moghamo cultural revival programs

· To review and recommend to the NEC best strategies, and most cost effective ways in completing the Moghmo/English Dictionary project

· To identify, review and recommend to the NEC, 1Oth commencement Award Recipients for outstanding service to MEDA-USA

· To organize an annual MEDA-USA – PA FOMBI Educational Achievement Award and seek sponsorship in coordination with the Fund Raising Committee

a. Co-Chair: Gideon Mudoh

b. Co Chair: Dr. Matt Tezock

c. Secretary: Tom Mbelli

· Emmanuel Akwar

· Clifford Acha

· Kenneth Acha

Giant Water Project Committee

II. The Giant Water Project

· To develop and present to the NEC a comprehensive Giant water Project plan for Moghamo and blue print for the implementation of the project

· To provide documentation and meeting minutes on water project from Cameroon

· To locate and hand over all documentation and contacts on the project to the MEDA-USA Secretary General

o Chair: JB Forkwa

o Co-Chair: Ba Nyegwi (Gregory Njong)

Secretary: Martin Tinong