BLESS Exit strategy

² BLESS strategy is to work in each community for a certain number of years until the community has become potentially sustainable:

The criteria for Exiting:

(1) The Diocese:                                    * Is willing and committed to facilitate & back-up the work.

 

(2) The Development team:                             * Cooperative, dynamic with leadership skills.

(D.C. members + F.W. + Volunteers)                       * The majority of them are members in the formal body.

(3) The formal body:                                         * Formed upon people’s initiative.

(A community development                                    * Represents the community diversity.

Association registered in the                                  * Capable of managing community affairs, & effectively

Ministry of Social Affairs)                                             networks with GOs & NGOs.

 

(4) The allocated place:                                    * An appropriate location serves as a radiating point for

                                                                                   development activities.

 

² Once the set criteria for Exiting are met, a four-stage Exiting Process will begin & is expected

     to last for a period of 2 years.

Stages of Exiting Process

        1- Stage of Assessment: (about 3 months)

  ö  Program Managers & the Regional Coordinator will conduct visits to the communities for Assessment. [in the light of  

           “Terms of Reference” developed by BLESS].

  ö  BLESS team will analyze the data which would come out of the Assessment Process to identify mainly :

2- Stage of Planning for exiting:        (About one month)

 

ö A 3-day workshop will be held in BLESS office on Planning for exiting, to be attended by BLESS senior staff, the development committee members and field workers.

ö The output of these workshops will be used to develop an action plan for Exiting.

 

3- Stage of Implementation:            (About 20 months)

ö In this stage the activities will revolve around 3 axes:

Capacity building of the local associations in many areas, such as :

  • Managerial skills.
  • Administrative skills.
  • Financial skills.
  • Communication skills.
  • Advocacy.

Gradual reduction of BLESS involvement whilst increasing involvement of the local association in the light of this diagram:

                 

Monitoring the Exiting Process through:

  • Monthly visits by BLESS staff.
  • Reports (quarterly, semi-annual & annual).
  • Evaluation workshops.

4- Post-Exiting Stage:

  • BLESS strategy is to keep the communication channels wide open with the communities it has exited from in terms of:

1- Visits for maintaining ties with communities.

2- Providing any necessary training at request.

3- Providing technical advice.

4- Consultancy for project proposals.

 
  • However, in the beginning of 2007, BLESS realized that it is imperative to start a new office for monitoring the post exiting development work.

 
  • This new office is mandated to:

-1 Build very good relationships with the members of the association board in each community;

-2 Maintain the strong spirit for the development work within the teams & the communities;

-3 Monitor the development activities;

-4 Monitor the Major project, technically & financially;

-5 Contact senior BLESS staff for technical or administrative advice when needed;

 
  • The new office is composed of 5 coordinators:

  •  

    •

                           - One for Luxor & Aswan Region.

       - One for Upper Egypt Region.

                           - One for Middle Egypt Region.

                           - One for Cairo & Beni-Suef Region.

                           - One for Lower Egypt Region.

     
    • Moreover, in October 2007, BLESS realized also the necessity of establishing a forum for the local development associations of the communities, where BLESS exited from.

     

     
    • The tasks of this forum primarily are:

    • Networking between themselves, other GOs & NGOs.
    • Experience exchange.
    • Institutional building.
    • Socio-economic updating.

     

    The Expected timeframe for Exiting
     

     we have mentioned before that the Exiting Process is expected to last for a period of 3 years, the following table illustrates the expected time frame for the communities where BLESS will exit from:

    Community

     

    Assessment Stage

    Stage of Planning for Exiting

    Implementation Stage

    Post Exiting Stage

    1- Ezbet El-Nasr ,

     

    Jan – June 2003

     

    July – August 2003

    Sep. 2003 – Dec. 2004

     

     

     

    Not

     restricted

     

     within a

     

     specific

     

     time

    2- Daraw,

    3- El-Redisia,

    4- El-Ayaysha,

    5- Dair El-Maymoun.

     

    Sep. 2003 - Dec. 2005

    6- El-Rahmania,

    7- Dair El-Nagamesh,

    8- Nag El-Sek,

    9- Ezbet El-Oskof, *

    10- Nazlet Abdel-Messieh,

    11- Ezbet Kheyralla,

    12- Abu-Hamra.

     

     

    Jan – June 2004

     

     

    July – August 2004

     

     

    Sep. 2004 - Dec. 2006

    13- El-Marashda,

    14- El-Wastania,

    15- Nag El-Souk,

    16- Dewena,

    17- Hod El-Henna,

    18- Ezbet El-Kasis,

    19- Kafr El-Nasara.

     

     

    Jan - June 2005

     

     

    July – August 2005

     

     

    Sep. 2005 - Dec. 2007

    20- Nag El-Kasria,

    21- El Gawley,

    22- Dair El-Gabrawy,

    23- El-Mahmodia,

    24- Dair EL-Malak,

    25- El-Dair Wazaiet.

     

    Jan - June 2006

     

    July – August 2006

     

    Sep. 2006 - Dec. 2008

    26- El-Hawawish,

    27- Ezbet El-Akbat “El-Safra”,

    28- Kafr Awad Soliman,

    29- Labib Soliman.

     

    Jan - June 2007

     

    July – August 2007

     

    Sep. 2007 - Dec. 2009

    30- El-Olykat,

    31- El-Tuwara,

    32- Abu-Ghattas,

    33- Maluka,

    34- El-Zaytoun.

     

    Jan – June 2008

     

    July – August 2008

     

    Sep. 2008 - Dec. 2010

    35- Nag El-Masaieh,

    36- Awlad Murgan,

    37- Ezbet Botros,

    38- Ezbet Nuseer,

    39- Haries.

     

    Jan – June 2009

     

    July – August 2009

     

    Sep. 2009 - Dec. 2011

    * Ezbet El-Oskof:

    In the 2nd half of 2003, Ezbet El-Oskof (one of the 3rd group “9 communities”) reached a point of self reliance where BLESS

    gradually exited from at the request of the diocesan Bishop (kindly refer to the annual progress report for 2003 page 21).

    Community

     

     

    Assessment Stage

    Stage of Planning for Exiting

     

    Implementation Stage

    Post Exiting Stage

     

    40- El-Edesat,

    41- Dair El-Barsha,

    42- Ezbet Ibrahim Abdel-Sayed,

    43- Abu-Elfar,

    44- Rashah.

     

     

    Jan. – June 2010

     

     

    July – August 2010

     

     

    Sep. 2010 - Dec. 2012

     

    Not

     

     

     restricted

     

     

     

     within a

     

     

     

    specific

     

     

     

     time

    45- El-Maragna,

    46- El-Hager,

    47- Nag Ghaboush,

    48- Akhrasha,

    49-Kafr Saleeb Salama.

     

     

    Jan. – June 2011

     

     

    July – August 2011

     

     

    Sep. 2011 - Dec. 2013

    50- Nag Saadalla,

    51- Nag El-Ghobashi ,

    52- Nag El-Shuhadaa,

    53- Hager Meshta EL-Bahria,

    54- Ezbet Heriz,

    55- Ezbet Rafaiel.

     

     

    Jan. – June 2012

     

     

    July – August 2012

     

     

    Sep. 2012 - Dec. 2014

     

    56- El-Ezba & El-Arab,

    57- Kafr Yousef Salama,

    58- El-Sakhra,

     

     

    Jan. – June 2013

     

     

    July – August 2013

     

     

    Sep. 2013 - Dec. 2015
    59- El-Merenab,Al-Motaymeia &
    Hager El-Balalees

    60- El-Shiekh Yousef

    61- Nag Abu-Leela

    62- Ezbet Isaac

    63- Beni Khalil

    64- Zawiet El-Sherka, Ezbet
    Manbsour & Ezbet Hamd
         		  

     

    Jan. – June 2014

    		  

     

    July – August 2014

    		  

     

    Sep. 2014 - Dec. 2016

     

    BLESS replacement plan
    for the communities

    which it will exit from

    BLESS plans for replacing the communities, which

    it will exit from, with newly selected ones, so

    that it would be always working

    in almost 30 communities.

     

     

    BLESS target communities

        * The following table illustrates BLESS target communities from 1998 up to 2011:

    End of

    1998

    Beginning of 1999

    End of 1999

    October 2001

    End of

    2005

    End of

    2006

    End of

    2007

    End of

    2008

    End of

    2009

    End of

    2010

    End of

    2011

    Selection of

    7

    communities

     

    Selection of

    9 

    Communities

    Selection of

    9

    communities

     

    Selection of

    4

    communities

     

    		              
           

    Exiting

    from

    6

    communities

    Exiting

    From

    6

    communities

    Exiting

    From

    7

    communities

    Exiting

    from

    6

    communities

    Exiting

    From

    4

    communities

    Exiting

    From

    5

    communities

    Exiting

    From

    5

    communities
           

    Selection

    of 8 new communities

     

    Selection

    of 6 new communities

    Selection

    of 6 new communities

    Selection

    of 6 new communities

    Selection

    of 3 new communities

    Selection

    of 6 new communities

    Selection

    of 5 new communities

    In the year 2010, BLESS is working in  29    communities.

    The following table indicates the target communities of BLESS Development

    work at community level and the time frame for the stages of work & Exiting

     

    Communities

     

    Stage

    of Selection

    Stage

    of

    Training

    Stage of Needs Assessment

    Stage

    of

    Planning

    Stage

    of Implementation

    Exiting

     

    1st group:     7        Communities            

     

    Feb. -

     March

     1998

     

    April -

     July

     1998

     

    August -

     October

     1998

     

    November

     1998

     

    December

     1998
    * Ezbet El-Nasr (Cairo Region)

    BLESS exited from in December 2004.
  • Daraw (Upper Egypt Region)
    		•

    BLESS exited from in December 2005.
  • El-Redisia (Upper Egypt Region)
    		•

    BLESS exited from in December 2005.
  • El-Ayaysha (Upper Egypt Region)
    		•

    BLESS exited from in December 2005.
  • El-Rahmania (Upper Egypt Region)
    		•

    BLESS exited from in December 2006.
  • Ezbet Kheyralla (Cairo Region)
    		•

    BLESS exited from in December 2006.
  • Hod El-Henna (Lower Egypt Region)
    		•

    BLESS exited from in December 2007.

    2nd group: 9        Communities         

     

    October -

     November

     1998

     

    March -

     June

     1999

     

    July

     

     1999

     

    August

     

     1999

     

    September

     

     1999
    * Dair El-Maymoun (Beni-Suef  Region)

    BLESS exited from in December 2005.
  • Dair El-Nagamesh (Upper Egypt Region)
    		•

    BLESS exited from in December 2006.
  • Nag El-Sek (Middle Egypt Region)

    • BLESS exited from in December 2006.
  • Nazlet Abdel-Messieh (Middle Egypt Region)
    		•

    BLESS exited from in December 2006.
  • Abu-Hamra (Lower Egypt Region)
    		•

    BLESS exited from in December 2006.
  • El-Marashda (Upper Egypt Region)
    		•

    BLESS exited from in December 2007.
  • Nag El-Souk (Middle Egypt Region)
    		•

    BLESS exited from in December 2007.
  • Dewena (Middle Egypt Region)
    		•

    BLESS exited from in December 2007.
  • Dair El-Gabrawy (Middle Egypt Region)
    		•

    BLESS will exit from in December 2008.

    3rd group: 9           Communities       

     

    November

     1999

    Dec.99 -

    Jan. 2000

    March –

     May 2000

     

    June

     2000

    July -

     August

     2000

     

     

    September

     2000
    * Ezbet El-Oskof (Middle Egypt Region)

    BLESS exited from in December 2003, earlier than planned for.
  • El-Wastania (Upper Egypt Region)
    		•

    BLESS exited from in December 2007.
  • Ezbet El-Kasis (Lower Egypt Region)
    		•

    BLESS exited from in December 2007.
  • Kafr El-Nasara (Lower Egypt Region)
    		•

    BLESS exited from in December 2007.
  • Nag El-Kasria (Upper Egypt Region)
    		•

    BLESS will exit from in December 2008.
  • El-Mahmodia (Middle Egypt Region)
    		•

    BLESS will exit from in December 2008.
  • Dair El-Malak (Middle Egypt Region)
    		•

    BLESS will exit from in December 2008.
  • El-Hawawish (Upper Egypt Region)
    		•

    BLESS will exit from in December 2009.
  • Ezbet El-Akbat “Safra” (Lower Egypt Region)
    		•

    BLESS will exit from in December 2009.

    4th group:         4    Communities          

     

    October

     2001

    Dec.2001-

    Jan. 2002

    March -

    June

    2002

     

    July 2002

     

    August

    2002

     

     

    September

    2002
    * El-Gawley (Middle Egypt Region)

    BLESS will exit from in December 2008.
  • Kafr Awad Soliman (Lower Egypt Region)
    		•

    BLESS will exit from in December 2009.
  • El-Dair Wazaiet (Cairo & Beni-Suef Region)
    		•

    BLESS will exit from in December 2008.
  • Labib Soliman (Lower Egypt Region)
    		•

    BLESS will exit from in December 2009.

    5th group:       8   Communities            

     

    December

     

    2005

     

    January -

     

    April 2006

     

    May -

     

    June

     

    2006

    July -

     

     

    August

     

     

    2006

     

    September

     

     

    2006
    * El-Olykat (Upper Egypt Region)

    BLESS will exit from in December 2010.
  • El-Edesat (Upper Egypt Region)
    		•

    BLESS will exit from in December 2012.
  • El-Tuwara (Middle Egypt Region)
    		•

    BLESS will exit from in December 2010.
  • Awlad Murgan (Middle Egypt Region)
    		•

    BLESS will exit from in December 2011.
  • Abu-Ghattas (Cairo & Beni-Suef Region)

    • BLESS will exit from in December 2010.
  • Maluka (Cairo & Beni-Suef Region)
    		•

    BLESS will exit from in December 2010.
  • El-Zaytoun (Cairo & Beni-Suef Region)
    		•

    BLESS will exit from in December 2010.
  • Haries (Lower Egypt Region)
    		•

    BLESS will exit from in December 2011.

    6th group: 6           Communities       

     

     

    January

    2007

     

    February

    – May

    2007

     

    June –

    July 2007

     

    August

    – Sept.

    2007

     

    October

     

    2007
    * Nag El-Masaieh (Upper Egypt Region)

    BLESS will exit from in December 2011.
  • Dair El-Barsha (Middle Egypt Region)
    		•

    BLESS will exit from in December 2012.
  • Ezbet Botros (Beni-Suef Region)
    		•

    BLESS will exit from in December 2011.
  • Ezbet Ibrahim Abdel-Sayed (Beni-Suef Region)
    		•

    BLESS will exit from in December 2012.
  • Ezbet Nuseer (Beni-Suef Region)
    		•

    BLESS will exit from in December 2011.
  • El-Rashah (Lower Egypt Region)

    • BLESS will exit from in December 2012.

     

    Community

     

     

    Stage

    of Selection

    Stage

    of

    Training

    Stage of Needs Assessment

    Stage

    of

    Planning

    Stage of Implementation from

    Exiting

    7th group:      6  Communities

     

     

    Jan. – February 2008

     

     

    March – June 2008
     
     
    July – August 2008

     

    September 2008

     

     

    October 2008

     

     

     

     

    1-                  El-Maragna          (Upper Egypt Region) 

    BLESS will exit from in December 2013.

    2-                  El-Hager              (Upper Egypt Region)

    BLESS will exit from in December 2013.

    3-                  Nag Ghabroush    (Middle Egypt Region)

    BLESS will exit from in December 2013.

    4-                  Abu-Elfar        (Cairo & Beni-Suef Region)

    BLESS will exit from in December 2012.

    5-                  Akhrasha             (Lower Egypt Region)

    BLESS will exit from in December 2013.

    6-                  Kafr Saleeb Salama  (Lower Egypt Re.)

    BLESS will exit from in December 2013.

    8th group:     6    Communities

     

    Jan. – February 2009

     

     

    March – June 2009
     
     
    July – August 2009

     

    September 2009

     

     

    October 2009

     

    1-                  Nag Saadalla         (Upper Egypt Region)

    BLESS will exit from in December 2014.

    2-                  Nag El-Ghobashi   (Upper Egypt Region) 

    BLESS will exit from in December 2015.

    3-                  Nag El-Shuhadaa  (Upper Egypt Region)

    BLESS will exit from in December 2014.

    4-                  Hager Meshta EL-Bahria  

                                                (Middle Egypt Region)

    BLESS will exit from in December 2014.

    5-                  Ezbet Heriz          (Middle Egypt Region)

    BLESS will exit from in December 2014.

    6-                  Ezbet Rafaiel        (Middle Egypt Region)

    BLESS will exit from in December 2014.

    9th group:    3   Communities

     

    Jan. – February 2010

     

     

    March – June 2010
     
     
    July – August 2010

     

    September 2010

     

     

    October 2010

     

     

     

     

    The planning for Exiting has not been scheduled yet but most probably it will take place in December 2015.

    1-                   El-Ezba & El-Arab  (Upper Egypt Re.)

    2-                   Kafr Yousef Salama   (Lower Egypt Re.)

           El-Sakhra                  (Lower Egypt Region)

     

    10th group:  6 Communities

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Nov. – December 2010

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    March – June 2011
     
     
     
     
     
     
    July – August 2011

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    September 2011

     

     

     

     

     

     

    October 2011

     

     

    The planning for Exiting has not been scheduled yet but most probably it will take place in December 2016.

    1-   1- El-Merenab,Al-Motaymeia &

          Hager El-Balalees   (Luxor & Aswan Region)

    2-    2- El-Shiekh Yousef         (Upper Egypt Region)

    3-   Nag Abu-Leela             (Middle Egypt Region)

    4-   Ezbet Isaac               (Cairo & Beni-Suef Region)

    5-   Beni Khalil               (Cairo & Beni-Suef Region)

    6-  Zawiet El-Sherka, Ezbet Manbsour

          & Ezbet Hamd             (Lower Egypt Region)

     

     

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