Foreign Aid Canada (CMA)
Foreign Aid Canada (FAC)
To: FAC Executive Management Team
From: Pat Innes, CMA
December 4, 2012
Executive Summary:
Foreign Aid Canada (FAC) is a charitable organization whose mandate is to provide humanitarian aid in Africa and Asia through emergency relief, development assistance, and HIV/AIDS treatment and prevention programs. FAC's strategic goal is to undertake HIV/AIDS projects that will help 3000-6000 AIDS patients, while maintaining a cost of less than $700/patient/year, and continuing to provide emergency relief and development assistance. CIDA, a government organization, will fund AIDS projects if they achieve the targets set out above. In addition, CIDA will provide development and relief funding provided the support service cost does not exceed 20% of total project activity expense.
Two alternative were evaluated to help FAC achieve its goal of reaching 3000-6000 AIDS patients. The first alternative is to build two AIDS clinics, and the second alternative is to operate either two or four mobile AIDS clinics. It is recommended that FAC accept both alternatives; FAC should build two AIDS clinics and operate four mobile AIDS clinics.
Minor issues, including outsourcing support staff, ethical issues related to accounting treatment of donated vehicles, contractor issues stemming from government influence, purchase of satellite phones and internet hookups, and an advertising campaign targeting at wealthy individuals, are also considered. The recommended courses of action for these issues are: not outsourcing support staff, hiring a contractor with a proven track record, purchasing the satellite equipment, and pursuing the advertising campaign.
By implementing the recommendations above FAC will be able to achieve its mandate of providing humanitarian aid in Africa and Asia, while meeting its strategic goals.
To: FAC Executive Management Team
From: Pat Innes, CMA
December 4, 2012
Executive Summary:
Foreign Aid Canada (FAC) is a charitable organization whose mandate is to provide humanitarian aid in Africa and Asia through emergency relief, development assistance, and HIV/AIDS treatment and prevention programs. FAC's strategic goal is to undertake HIV/AIDS projects that will help 3000-6000 AIDS patients, while maintaining a cost of less than $700/patient/year, and continuing to provide emergency relief and development assistance. CIDA, a government organization, will fund AIDS projects if they achieve the targets set out above. In addition, CIDA will provide development and relief funding provided the support service cost does not exceed 20% of total project activity expense.
Two alternative were evaluated to help FAC achieve its goal of reaching 3000-6000 AIDS patients. The first alternative is to build two AIDS clinics, and the second alternative is to operate either two or four mobile AIDS clinics. It is recommended that FAC accept both alternatives; FAC should build two AIDS clinics and operate four mobile AIDS clinics.
Minor issues, including outsourcing support staff, ethical issues related to accounting treatment of donated vehicles, contractor issues stemming from government influence, purchase of satellite phones and internet hookups, and an advertising campaign targeting at wealthy individuals, are also considered. The recommended courses of action for these issues are: not outsourcing support staff, hiring a contractor with a proven track record, purchasing the satellite equipment, and pursuing the advertising campaign.
By implementing the recommendations above FAC will be able to achieve its mandate of providing humanitarian aid in Africa and Asia, while meeting its strategic goals.