Progress & Successes
 
 
 
 
   

 

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Overall, COMPASS anticipates that if our approach and basic assumptions are correct, and provided implementation progresses as expected, after five years the capacity to administer and implement CBNRM programs will have improved. Moreover, COMPASS and its partner organizations will have effected a marked improvement in the way natural resources are managed and in the quality and availability of resources. We have identified the following targets for gauging the overarching impact of COMPASS and related CBNRM activities in Malawi: 
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Progress Indicators of CBNRM in Malawi

 
  • 400 communities adopting CBNRM practices as a result of COMPASS activities;
  • 60% of beneficiaries of COMPASS small grants are female;
  • 80% of grant projects are sustained one year after the end of the COMPASS grant period;
  • $250,000 is supplemental income generated by grants from Income Generating Activities
  • 60% of grants demonstrating positive environmental and social impact.
 
 
 

The following table matches COMPASS impact indicators to our desired goals.

Effective administrative and technical services capacity established Number of Districts with CBNRM components incorporated into the District Environmental Action Plans
Efficient liaison, communication and information exchange mechanisms established
  • Percentage of CBNRM service providers and practitioners that rate COMPASS information exchange and liaison as good to excellent
  • Percent of CBNRM service providers and practitioners that can name CBNRM best practices and approaches.
Mobilization skills within government, NGOs and community groups improved COMPASS collaborators (particularly NGOs, CBOs, and government) demonstrating improved community mobilization skills through COMPASS support
Process of policy and legislative reform Strengthened Effectiveness of Advocacy Task Force
Small grant management services established Percent of successful grants