disseminate knowledge and innovations to rural women farmers to improve their live- hoods

disseminate knowledge and innovations to rural women farmers to improve their live-hoods.

2 national trainings (3wks each)held at JKUAT in Feb and Aug - Participants from all provinces in Kenya

6 regional trainings held in Nakuru,Kiambu, Kisii, Kakamega, Nyeri, Machakos

1 workshop for DGSDOs held in June at AICAD

Trainings = agriculture , value addition, proposal writing, etc

306 Women leaders trained 5 absorbed by the Gender ministry

(Machakos, Kitui, etc) Others are trainers for development

organizations - World vision, Central Kenya Dry land project, etc

5 of these trainees contracted by the Women Enterprise Fund as facilitators to train 80,000 women

They exhibited their products at the Nyeri & Nairobi shows

President admiring the products made by former participants of the Program at Nyeri

Show

one week training held for 50 people with disabilities

value addition, making detergents and soaps, proposal writing, etc

Collaboration with American Institute of Research(AIR)

Objective is to enhance the use of radio as an interactive tool for impact-driven extension services to smallholder farmers.

Started in 2009(funding of 70,000USD) Project Contract renewed in July and

expanded to 90,000 dollars per year

B. Farmer Voice Radio Project

37 students(Horticulture, food Science and Mass comm.

Agricultural tips of about 2min run on four stations at least five times a day

10 minute programs on KBC English ,Kiswahili ,Coro FM and Pwani FM.

Greenhouse production for youth

C. Gemology Course for Small Scale

Miners in Taita Taveta = Innovation Project

Conducted 1 training already

Expected outcome improved mining

skills, increased income,

better livelihoods

D. Strategic Study of the Smallholder Dairy Sector:

Ask Shows 2010

•Central Kenya National ASK Show at Nyeri - scooped number 1 in 9 categories entered•Nyeri Show = 13, 876 people toured the stand •Nairobi Show = 44, 150 “ “ “ “• Scooped 4 trophies in Nairobi •Kisii show CDF ordered 10 block making machines for youth groups in the area

Ask Shows 2010 – Expenses

Expense Nyeri (Ksh)

Nairobi (Ksh)

Subsistence 3,013,052.00 901,000.00

Casuals 173,400.00 70,000

Materials 458,700.00 150,000

Catering 100,418.00

Rent and Tickets 166,000.00 300,000

Transport 568,540.00 94,905

Estates 100,000 116,000

Shirts & blouses 810,000 800,000

FOTEC & CPC 140,000 140,000

Grand Total 7,663,015

1. Visits to The University Receives farmers regularly Receives over four schools weekly