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(1) Title of the project (2) Duration of the project (3) Proposing Organization (4) Address
:efFISHent Fish Farm :Six (6) Months :Forecast Youth For Development Organization ;P.O Box 402, Taveta 80302 :email:forcastyouth@hotmail.com ;email:amro20068@gmail.com ; Cell phone 0733 755 178 / 0722 383 995
:Angelo M. Mwamburi
:Rekeke : Rekeke :Kimala :Taveta :Taveta :Taita-Taveta : Coast : Kenya Shillings Six Million, Eight Hundred Eighty Eight Thousand, and Three Hundred Seventy Three. (6,889,373/=)
Executive Summary
The efficient fish farm will address critical issues of resource and land utilization in Taveta. The project will create sustainable employment for youths in Rekeke and afford the surrounding communities with an alternative source of protein and modern fish farming techniques to hundreds of residents in the district thereby realizing livelihoods for many more among families. The farm owners Forecast Youth for Development Organization intend to put up to three 40X30 meters ponds to farm mad fish and fresh water tilapia on their 20acre farm in Rekeke, Taveta for both export and local market.
2 The principal economic activity in Taveta is agriculture but lately reliable rainfall has dwindled and natural water sources are drying up. This has brought about a predicament to existence of sustainable economic activities and its consequences have been laid bare. Poverty and climate change have further aggravated the situation. The situation is worsening in the absence of deliberate efforts to diversify into modern and alternative reliable farming methods. This project will be implemented with a strategic aim of ensuring a healthy and wealthy environment for the surrounding communities and also the enhancement and promotion of quality fish farming methods through the demonstration and facilitation of the same practices geared towards sustainable livelihoods and development. Furthermore and as is with the groups policy, ten percent of the proceeds will go towards helping orphans and vulnerable children and PLHIV.
3.3 Objective Two: To increase the range of choices in protein sources. The majority of communities in Rekeke and beyond know only cereals and nyama as the only sources of protein. However nyama is expensive for them to afford and the climatic conditions are difficult to sustain cereals farming. Fish will offer them a cheap and alternative protein source. 3.4 Objective Three: To encourage sustainable production practices and skills among Rekeke youths by innovating and improving business practices tailored to their localities. 3.5 Objective Four To improve the nutritional status of the beneficiaries through provision of fish as a source of protein as well as diversifying income sources for the resource poor households to sustainably reduce shocks and stress. 3.6 Objective Five Show that unemployed and uneducated youths are not a problem to the community but assets to the community by mobilizing them to work together for common benefits.
5 4.2 Target Population Taveta District has an estimated population of 68,000 (CBS, 2009 Population census) with an annual growth rate of over 05% and is expected to increase due to increasing economic activities in the area. The project therefore targets the increasing demand for fresh fish produce. The demand for fresh fish is ever rising due to population increase in the constituency with the booming economic activities influencing majority of people to shift their bases from the various marginalized districts in Kenya to Taveta for better life. The project therefore intends to supply the produce to at least a quarter of Taveta population and many more consumers outside the district. Procedures/Strategies of implementation Use of NEMA for environmental conservation in and around the farm. Use of Ministry of Fisheries for technical input Use of interest groups, CBOs, Youth groups etc for community mobilization. 4.3.4 Use of relevant government ministries for technical assistance.
4.4 Data management and analysis Forecast will develop and implement a new project management system with the assistance of the donors, which will improve its internal operations including a computerized management information system with supporting new formats and procedures for better record keeping and reporting a vibrant financial management system also with supporting format and procedures, written personnel policies and systematic planning. Staffs deployment and utilization of the donor funds will be reviewed in relation to the project performance, the staffs required will include; One project Manager Fisheries Expert One Part time project accountant for the duration of the sponsorship. One Site Store Clerk Four Site Security Personnel day and night. However many changes will be implemented with the emerging challenges particularly in strategic planning given the diversity replicated by wide variation in socio- economic status of the project target area means that a flexible, and innovative programming in regard with increasing demand. Forecast will employ professional project performance, a good information management system and good innovative programming for the achievement of an aggressive project performance.
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Lumpsu m Lumpsu m
1 2
1 1
50,000 4,193,308
50,000 4,193,308
3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
Transport & Lunches Facilitators costs Stationery (Pen & Pad) Training venue for hire P/A System for hire Fish Ponds Excavation Guard house/feeds and implements store Inspection & certification by Fisheries experts Monitoring of the pond water quality Purchasing of fish feed Purchasing of the fish fingerlings Site Security Project Accountant Site/Store Clerk Field Visits Start-up Labour
Number Number Number Lumpsu m Number Number Lumpsu m Lumpsu m Lumpsu m Bags Number Months Months Months Days Months
80 4 40 2 2 3 1 1 1 60 12,000 6 6 6 2 6
500 2,000 100 5,000 5,000 75,000 500,000 10,000 25,000 1,400 15 32,000 25,000 15,000 20,000 125,000
40,000 8,000 4,000 10,000 10,000 225,000 500,000 10,000 25,000 84,000 180,000 192,000 150,000 90,000 40,000 750,000
6,561,308 328,065
6,889,373
7 husbandry/farm management, Water quality and quantity and availability, Harvesting, Value addition, Fish farming economics, Marketing This programme will take on average four sessions and is both theory and practicals. The district fisheries office should be able to give technical personnel to train the farmers within allocation in Taveta district. One training trance should consist of twenty (20) farmers twenty (20) youths who should be selected on some known criteria and not favoritism. The training materials are available with the department. The training costs should be worked on the basis of prevailing pricing in Taveta district but should cover the following areas. Stationery- Pen & Pad Facilitators expenses Training materials Transport refund for farmers Transport for practical sessions Contingencies Field visits and exchange programmes should be organized after the first phase training.
6.3 Fencing off of the farm The project site is in a remote part of Taveta district. To avoid incidences of theft and poaching of stocks, we do recommend that the farm be fenced-off with a 8feet chain link fencing wire with concrete posts. 6.4 Community sensitization and capacity building The project belongs to the surrounding communities. For them to sustain the project the donors need to enhance their capacity to implement, manage and sustain such projects. We have included community sensitization costs in this proposal. 6.5 Guardhouse & implements store Due to the size of the farm we are seeking to employ four permanent guards during the implementation of the project. We have included minimum security costs for the initial six months of project implementation. When sales begin the generated income will be able to cover security costs. 6.6 Inspection and certification Before the initial stocking of fingerlings begin; a technical and expert inspection of the project set up must be carried out to ascertain its suitability. We have included an estimate for technical inspection costs. However this amount is only provisional. 6.7 Monitoring of pond water quality Again, before and after the initial stocking of fingerlings, the pond water quality needs to be monitored closely .We have included an estimate for water quality monitoring. However this amount is only provisional. 6.8 Procurement of feeds
8 The proposed project is a start-up venture and we thus have to procure at least sixty bags of fishmeal. 6.9 Procurement of fingerlings As with above this is a start-up venture and we dont have our own hatchings. We will have to procure a fresh stock of fingerlings.
6.10 Administrative Costs All partner costs have been included under administration to ensure the smooth running of implementation of the activities. These include: telephone, postage, bank charges, logistics etc.
10 Professionally qualified members in business management and administration Forecast has abundant project management skills having fully managed several projects in the area.
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(10) Sustainability
10.1 The project shall be sustained through creation of a kitty whereby the sale of fish, tree seedlings and monthly subscriptions by Forecast group members shall be kept. 10.2 The project will also train all the beneficiaries on the relevant innovative and development skills (value chain analysis) for the beneficiaries to be able to exist in the spirit of innovativeness beyond the project. 10.3 The project management shall work hand in hand with the relevant government ministries and other stakeholders to ensure the creation of a demonstration farm whereby fish farmers can access trainings and extension services nearer to them.
12 12.3 Project Beneficiaries The major beneficiaries of the project will be: Fifty youths members through income generation and employment in the farm. More than an eighty (80) people comprising twenty families of approximately four members as direct beneficiaries from the group members. At least twenty (20) traders who will be purchasing fish produce directly from the farm for onward sale at the local markets and over one thousand (1,000) Rekeke residents. The project will also benefit at least fifty (50) elderly people and fifty (50) orphans and vulnerable children. Summarily the project is likely to benefit in excess of five thousand people inclusive of the surrounding and far flung consumers in the nearby urban centers and the export market once the farm is in full production.
13 As part of the fish farming proposal we intend to incorporate tree programme to our activities by encouraging the local farmers to plant and nurture indigenous trees suited to the Taveta climate and soils. Any support to be accorded to the farmers will be pegged to each planting and caring for a minimum of ten tree seedlings. Some of these trees which can adapt so well inTaveta are: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Mvule Mpulughanje Mringa Mkuyu Fresh water mangrove.
OBJECTIVES To collaboratively enhance the sustainable management of the trees and forests and conserve their functional values of biodiversity, soil and water protection and the social- economic and cultural benefits to the local communities.
To promote community participation in forest and environmental conservation. To enable and promote communities to improve their welfare and become less reliant on the forests; through:
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Agro forestry development. Alternative sources of income from conservation supporting income generating activities.
To develop the potential for, and promotion of, forest-based eco-tourism. To promote and develop capacity in conservation research and education. The rate of deforestation is high so we want to plant trees for the ecological balance i.e.
10% forest cover. To enlighten the communities against deforestation. To plant trees which will assist to absorb green house gases.
14 To increase the communities income through the sale of timber, firewood, fruits, medicinal products etc. To create food security. This is nutritional value from fruits. Aesthetic beauty i.e. the green cover. Conservation of bio-diversity.
TASKS 1. Establishment of tree nurseries. 2. Tree planting. 3. Education and sensitization. 4. Program expansion.
ACTIVITIES i) NURSERIES ESTABLISHMENT & MANAGEMENT Labour: Forecast Youth for Development Organization (FYDO) has 20 members who will be providing labor for the nurseries i.e. preparing the nurseries, bagging, transplanting, watering, and security. to assist. Land: FYDO has will establish tree nurseries at the fish farm. Tools & Equipments: : FYDO is intending to mobilize funds from well wishers to buy tools e.g. jembes, pangs, shovels, spades, wheelbarrows, watering cans, hose pipes etc. Seeds: The group is already in partnership with Achievers Youth Group of Eldoro who will donate some seeds and seedlings to the group. However, the group will be buying the seeds that are not available in Taveta from Haller Park in Mombasa and KARI station at Kiboko. Manure & Fertilizer: For production of healthy seedlings, the group will buy fertilizers and will also prepare compost manure for the nurseries. Potting Bags: The group is intending to buy some potting bags but will also make use of polythene bags which will be acquired from numerous dumpsites. In addition, the group will mobilize different schools and churches
15 Pesticides & Herbicides: FYDO is trying to mobilize funds to buy the pesticides and herbicides for the nurseries Nursery Shades & Seedlings Racks: planting. ii)TREE PLANTING The trees will be used to promote afforestation in schools and the group also intends to sell the seeds to public and private institutions at a subsidized fee. Also, the trees will be planted during Public Holidays e.g. Madaraka Day and occasions like Environment day, trees planting days, wet lands days etc. The group will mobilize school clubs and environmental clubs to plant trees on the above occasions. The group will sensitize the communities and give them trees to plant on their homes free. The group is intending to sell the seedlings to companies and lead agencies that are intending to promote afforestation. FYDO will construct shades to protect the seedlings and will make raised racks to keep the seedlings till they mature for field
iii) EDUCATION & SENSITIZATION Rural Communities: FYDO will organize visits to different rural areas to promote agroforestry.Seminars and workshops will be held to sensitize/train the communities. Trees and fruits seedlings will be given out for free to the communities to plant in their farms during the seminars and workshops. Educational Institutions: FYDO will encourage environment clubs in primary and secondary schools and organize competition on environmental essays.
16 iv) PROGRAM EXPANSION FYDO is intending to expand its activities to the whole district and encourage youths allover the district to participate. This will be achieved by networking with youth groups and schools from different locations in the district. Also, we shall use media campaign to advocate and mobilize people to participate The group is intending to develop a website with various issues about the environment.