NGO Monitoring Committees

District and Sub County Non Governmental Organisations Monitoring Committees

These are established at district and sub-county level respectively and are supervised by branch offices of the Bureau.

(a)   District Non Governmental Organisations Monitoring Committees.

·        They are created in each district.

·        They are comprised of

- The chief administrative officer

- The district Community Development Officer

- The District Health Officer

- The District Internal Security Officer

- The NGOs representative in the District

- The District Education Officer

- The Secretary for Gender and Community Services

·        Their functions are to

- Consider applications for registration by CBOs

- Keep and update the register of CBOs

- Monitor and supervise SNMCs

- To recommend organizations to the Bureau for registration

- Advise district councils on matters of registration and monitoring of NGOs.

- Monitor and provide information to the bureau on activities and performance of NGOs with in the district.

- To guide and monitor CBOs in the provision of their services.

- To implement policy guidelines for CBOs.

·        Community Based Organisations (CBOs) are all required to be registered with the DNMCs s. 20(5).

(b)   Sub County Non Governmental Organisations Monitoring Committees

·        They are created at every sub county

·        Comprised of;

- Senior assistant secretary who is the chairperson of the committee

- The Sub County Community Development Officer

- The Sub County Health Inspector

- The Gombolola Internal Security Officer

- The NGOs representative in the Sub County

·        Their functions are to;-

-  Recommend CBOs to DNMCs for Registration.

-  Advise DNMCs on matters of NGOs and CBOs in the Sub County.

- To provide CBOs in the Sub County with guidelines to enable them effectively participate in the implementation, monitoring and evaluation of programmes.

-  To monitor and provide information to DNMCs on the activities of NGOs with in the Sub County.

-  To report to DNMCs on the activities of Organisations within the sub county.