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Livelihood cross-sharing and learning workshop for
Eastern SB at Kitui (27th Feb to 2nd March 2012)
Participants
The cross-sharing workshop attracted world Vision staff from
both WASH andFood security project in Eastern sub-branch. This
included staff from the
following programmes: Mwala, Mutito Andei, Yatta, Tseikuru,
Kalawa, Mutomo,
and Mutonguni among other invited programmes. The workshop
was
facilitated by Eastern Sub-branch and National office livelihood
teams.
Expectations
- Learn how to integrate WASH and food security projects
- Learn and share on best practices from the different IPAs
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Cross-sharing workshop
Sharing of workshop agenda (objectives) and programme-
Githinji
Sharing on best practices from livelihood projects- WASH, food
security,
economic development, disaster management
Share our joy and challenges in project implementation
What needs to be done to realize impact and sustainability in
our
projects-
What and how can we learn from others- make a community of
practice
and sharing
Are our approaches creating dependency or
What changes, improvement would we make
Adjustment of timetable: Carol and William to make their
presentations first
coz of other commitments in Nairobi.
- Quality of projects- design and implementation
- What we focus on livelihood
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- Economic development
- Environment
- Disaster management
- Sharing experiences from the field- things that work well
issues that
make success projects, challenges, lessons learned,
- Sharing from Mwala food security and Mutonguni- MPRP
- Field visit to OMO project and Mutonguni MPRP
- Reactions and feedback on presentations and field visit
- Paul- DME issues (quality reporting and documenting on best
practices
and lessons)
Food Security in WVK- Mrs. Carol Maua
- How we are implementing food security and alignment to
government
policies
- Definition of food security- availability, accessibility and
utilization of
food to ensure proper nutrition. Involves stability
- Agri. is backbone of Kenya economy
- Kenya is a low income food deficit country
- Food is a basic human right-adequate and safe
- 80% of Kenya is ASAL
- WV action
o Goal: improve HH food security
o Empower community and s/holders
o Advocating for good environment/ policies- Food and
nutrition
security 2011
o Support initiates aimed at reducing effects of climate change
and
global warming
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- Addressing 4 key areas: people, institutions, knowledge
and
environment. Interventions include:
o Crops & livestock production
o
Water harvesting
o Natural resource management- ways to stop resource
destruction
o IGAs- FaaB
o Policy and advocacy know existing policies and how to use
them
in alleviating poverty by increasing food production.
o Climate change adaptation and mitigation
- Branch I: Nymusi, Nyatike, Lambwe, Winam, Lodwar, Kolowa,
Wema,
Katito
- Branch II: Tseikuru, Yatta, Mwala, Mutomo, Mwatate, and Mtito
Andei
- Interventions to address food security
o On-farm water harvesting- sunken beds, zay pits, on-farm
reservoirs, sub-soliers- supplement the little rainfall
received
o Promotion of drought tolerant crops- cassava, sorghum,
green
grams, cow peas, pigeon peas
o Pre and post-harvest handling and storage- portable metallic
silo
structures and hermetic grain storage
o Fruit tree growing
o Agro-forestry
o Organic farming- animal manures, composting, herbicides
o Conservation agriculture
o Mushroom growing
o Local and dairy goats production
o Poultry rearing
o Beekeeping
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o Cattle rearing in pastoral communities
o Small scale irrigation
o Small scale greenhouse farming with drip irrigation
- Constraints
o Effects of climate change
o Poverty mind/ knowledge, wealth etc.
o Diseases
o Purchasing power of the people
o Lack of productive resources
o Poor nutritional practices
o Poor market structures
o Slow investment in agri. Sector
- Success of food security projects depends on
o Beneficiary target and selection- make a good % of people
who
will adopt well when empowered
o Training on the technology being implemented rearing and
housing be4 distribution
o Demonstrations and field days
o Use of appropriate seeds, seedlings, and breeds
o Timeliness in activity scheduling and implementation
o Work in collaboration with line ministries
o Market linkages
o Monitoring of projects
o Documentation of best practices, lesson learned and case
studies
o Sustainability in programming
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- Important Strategies / policies
o Food and Nutrition security policy
o Agriculture Sector Development Strategy (2010-2020) to fast
track
implementation of FS policies
o Mid-term implementation plan (MTIP) 2010-2020
- Challenges
o Inadequate budget
o Unstable macro-economic conditions
o Limited involvement of private sector
o Inadequate sectorial coordination
o Lack of monitoring and evaluation systems
- Advocacy issues
o Campaigns on management of natural resources
o Advocate for 1 ministry to coordinate agriculture
- New initiatives
o Fish farming
o Promotion of cook stoves
o Irrigation farming
o Integrated projects- WASH and food security, nutrition,
economic
development.
- Concern: Sharing of information and pick important strategies
for
successful implementation of food security project.
Economic Development Mr. William Marwanga
- Definitions
o Economic growth- measure of the value of output of goods
and
services within a period
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o Economic development- measure of wellbeing of community
(staff, community etc.), how does it affect how u work that
will
contribute to the quality of life
o Micro-enterprise development
- ED Normative concepts of development: poverty, inequality,
progress,
sustenance, self-esteem, freedom, sustainable,
- Economic growth is not a guarantee of poverty reduction
- It gives the poor access to assets to unleash their productive
potential
- Areas landscape
o Decline in productive land
o Poor infrastructure
o High cost of living
o Financial services
o Conflicts
o High poverty (46%) and unemployment 40% in 2010
o Recurring drought
- Why ED is a priority
o Sustainability
- Sector development programme in WV: ED, education and
literacy,
WASH, food and agriculture, Health and hygiene.
- ED strategy: empower community to meet their needs through-
access
to markets, appropriate technologies, proper training,
relevant
information and financial services
- AIM of strategy: sustainability
- ED target analysis
o Most vulnerable need assistance
o Vulnerable Middle group (majority)
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o Least vulnerable
- Working with 2 and 3 groups will work well
- What will we do- set up systems- do economic surveys, putting
up
models and testing them relevant to the different
communities,strengthening the capacity of staff, capacity building
of CBOs/FBOs,
cooperatives, local partners, vulnerable HHs, to access and
implement
viable and sustainable ED options.
- Facilitate communities through groups develop key sustainable
value
chains and linkages to information sources, markets and
financial
services
- Promote savings- encourage IGAs,
o Village savings & loans
o Linking HHs and groups to MFIs KADET
o Capacity building
- Nature entrepreneurship
- Models
o Business facilitation
o Savings VSL, MFIs
o Value chain development VC selection, analysis, design,
implementation, monitoring
- How to integrate and address child wellbeing outcomes
Role output 2012
- ED sustainability guidelines
- Proper capacity building of project management committees for
ED
projects is essential than implementing the project itself.
Quality Programming of projects- WASH (Mr. Kingoo)
- The water business hasnt been easy- lack of sustainability
in
implementation and management of water resources
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- Failure of WASH projects has been attributed to:
o WASH project were and are still imposed on community that
compromises ownership of community projects.
o
Implementation is done without considering important
processes.
o No consideration for sustainability- source of water and
its
sustainable period-recharge
o Water is not be considered as an economic good/activity
o Demonstration of IMPOSSIBLE No adoption
o Poor design and supervision during construction
- Approach to sustainable WASH project development
(implementation
and sustainability)
o Intense community mobilization a need is identified;
acceptable
to all
o Formation of strong WRUAS and WUAS
o Draw the implementation plan- role and responsibilities of
each
stakeholder
o
Set boundaries of supply
o Validate design data
o Determine value for money for the project- target
population
against benefit
o Water is the means and not the end to development- water is
an
economic good
o Set proper tariffs based on cost recovery- to enable
rehabilitation
and management of the project.
o Know how water is changing lives of boys and girls
- Sustainability of WASH project tied on
o Willingness of the people to pay for the service
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o Replenishment of the source
o Wider community involvement
Mutonguni Poverty Reduction Project (MPRP) Mr. Muatha
- Objective: to improve the living standards of the Mutonguni
Community
by building their capacities and linking them to IGAs
- Interventions
o Dairy goat keeping- upgrading, production and marketing of
goats
and goat products.
o Honey production production and sale of honey
o Small scale production-
o Environmental conservation through schools-
o Vocational training to OVCs
- Achievements
o Improvement of local goats
o Adoption of modern farming technology-
o Pre and post handling of harvest grains
o Agro-forestry and tree planting fruits and trees
o Honey processing units in Mutonguni
- Challenges
o Drought
o Selection of beneficiaries elderly only not considering
other
groups e.g. care givers, youth etc.
o Selection of poor people
o Vocational training- projection of putting the graduates
into
groups
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o High demand of goats if not controlled they may end up
selling
goats
- What is working
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Sustainability of projects
o Integration of all components
o Dairy goats
o Environment
- For more information visit: MUTONGUNI MPRP DOCUMENTARY
below
o Goat Keeping: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBUeW0Mep2c
o Vocational Training:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xN2y5irj5yI
o Bee Keeping: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZV5yTB0cgg
o Farming: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6L1zF6f1dPA
Mwala Food security Recovery Project (MFSRP) Mr. Muranguri
- Project goal: improve food security
o Increase crops and livestock production
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBUeW0Mep2chttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xN2y5irj5yIhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xN2y5irj5yIhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZV5yTB0cgghttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6L1zF6f1dPAhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xN2y5irj5yIhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xN2y5irj5yIhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZV5yTB0cgghttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6L1zF6f1dPAhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBUeW0Mep2c
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