How We Work
PARTNERING AND WORKING DIRECTLY WITH BENEFICIARIES
Dream Africa’s priority is to work directly with Beneficiary Communities and Individuals. We design projects in partnership with collaborating local communities; the needs of these communities and their populations shape the goals of every project, ensuring that each project delivers knowledge, skills and professional opportunities that will empower the local people. We take into consideration advice, information and views from local groups in the project location.
Dream Africa respect local community customs, rituals, and expectations but require participating communities to follow our stringent processes to ensure that our programs provide optimal and lasting effects.
PROJECT SELECTION AND FUNDING
We ensure that project or activities which we plan to carry out is in furtherance of both our organization’s objectives and the laws or regulations governing the project location.
The organization has appropriate systems and procedures in place that allows board members to set priorities for funding of projects.
The organization ensures that there are sufficient details about projects, individuals and beneficiary communities to enable directors to identify risks and make informed decisions. The organization also ensures that it has the competent and reliable funding or resources to carry out the activity or project being funded. Our Board and Staff are uniquely placed to identify and work with beneficiaries to accurately identify those to whom the aid, assistance or services should be most appropriately targeted and how.
MONITORING AND FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY
Once the organization identifies the beneficiaries and are satisfied that the project or activities which we plan to carry out is in furtherance of both our organization’s aims and the laws or regulations governing the project location; board members will take further step to carry out good due diligence and take enough reasonable steps to satisfy ourselves that the beneficiaries are genuine. Further steps will be taken to consider the appropriate risk associated with the project and its location.
The Board of Directors will sign a memorandum of understanding between the organization, communities and the beneficiaries to ensure that funds are recovered when not used for the purpose or used appropriately and reasonable steps taken to verify the proper end use of funds.
The Board and its local staff will ensure that funds released by the organization are not used for non-charitable or illegal purposes by beneficiaries. The organization will draw up robust monitoring (such as receipts and invoices) processes that include recording of transactions, and ensuring that our staff are competent to undertake monitoring and any conflict of interest are dealt with properly.
OUR STAFF AND VOLUNTEER RECRUITMENT CRITERIA
The Dream Africa ensures that vacancies for paid staff and volunteer positions are advertised publicly. The guiding principle in the selection of candidates is to ensure the highest standards of efficiency, competence and integrity.
We aim to achieve a broad representation of competent people from different backgrounds, and to enhance gender balance. Apart from these common features of the selection process, each vacant position has its own specific requirements.
Applications are received from potential applicants, screened, interviews conducted, references checked and offers made. We are committed to promoting diversity in our workforce and do not discriminate on any grounds.
Orientation and training is organized for the new staff regarding the policies of the organization and other related information on project. Both paid staff and volunteers are briefed on security, health and safety tips, project objectives, culture, reporting system, and risk in the project location.