Poverty Alleviation Project of a village of Myanmar

Soe Moe Win Myanmar February 5th , 2013

Project Framework
US Dollar 3 million 3 years Poverty Alleviation

Moe Meik Township

2010
Moe Meik Township

4 mile

6 mile

Village Tract
2 mile Oh Bo village

Village information
General Information
Household about 300

All are farmers

Population 1500 3-5 people/household

No electricity candle & fuel lamp

Economy
Income resource is mainly rice production Mono-croping rice rain-fed cultivation 4-5 acres per farmer 10 acres one % Yield 40-50 basket / acre 5 small home shops. 5% go to other village to work after rice On Video house 5 houses have TV.

Education
No educated people Only primary school Village tract to continue middle school-2 miles Township to continue high school-12 miles Children cant continue education only rich farmers children can No clinic for health

Communication
Agri-extension workers can go 1-2 times per month No NGO or other organization arrive Road condition is not good In raining season, road is bad muddy Only tralargyi can transport - to township

Stakeholder analysis
Implement Potential Beneficiaries ation opponents agencies Villagers Rich villagers Decision maker Funding agencies

Department Minstry of KOICA of Agriculture Governme Agriculture and Irrigation nt of Myanmar

Farmers Women Children

Stakeholder analysis
Problems
Rice yield is low.

Weakness

Potential

No educated Rice yield men is in village. can be increased. DOA Staff rare arrives. Lack of governments interest No organization arrive. Human resource is much. Women can work extra job.

There is no extra job in village. Women have no job.

Action to take Provide agriTechnology to increase rice yield. Create the job.

Problem Tree
Villagers life is poor.

Living status is low. Villagers cant buy living properties. Villagers cant continue childrens education.

Villagers borrow money. Villagers cant store rice for family eating.

Income/household is low.
There is no extra job in village. Rice yield is low. Women have no job to earn money. Plant Protection is not well done.

No educated person is present.

No helper reaches.

Input is not enough.

Objective Tree
Villagers life is improved. Living status is improved. Villagers can buy living properties. Villagers can continue childrens education. Villagers dont borrow money. Villagers can store rice for family eating.

Income/household is increased.
There is extra job in village. Job is created. Input is enough. Plant Protection is well done. Rice yield is increased. Women have job to earn money.

Project Selection (Strategy Analysis)

Rice is staple food and main crop. Farmer group is important for agricultural development.
Rice-based Participatory Group-Centered Approach for Poverty Alleviation

PDM for Rice-based participatory group-centered approach for poverty alleviation

Intervention Logic
Overall Goal Villagers life is improved.

O.V. Indicators
Villagers can continue childrens education. Villagers can buy living properties Villagers can store the rice for family food. 80% of household can increase income. 60% of farmers can increase rice yield at the end of project. 20% of women have rice cake business at the end of project. Korea(KOICA) - Long term expert - Project Leader (Rice technician) - Project Coordinator (Food processing expert) - Short term expert - Marketing technicians - Plant protection technicians 2.3 Provide rice cake making training. 2.4 Supply necessary investment at the first time. 2.5 Help to develop the market 2.6 Monitor the continuous job. 2.7 Evaluate and feedback each batch each year.

Sources of V.
Survey report of Department of Agriculture

Assumptions
Villagers do not neglect live status.

Project purpose Income/household is increased. Results/ Outcomes 1.Rice yield is increased 2.Women have job to earnmoney. Activities 1.1 Review the current agricultural production. 1.2 Select the 20% of farmers of each year. 1.3 Provide necessary trainings. 1.4 Supply necessary input at the first time. 1.5 Supervise rice production. 1.6 Monitor the continuous rice production. 1.7. Evaluate and feedback each batch each year. 2.1 Review the existing jobs in the village. 2.2 Select 20 women of each year.

Project survey report Survey report of Department of Agriculture Myanmar Personnal Project Manager Project Coordinator Agricultural Expert Facility Training facility Office place Local cost Electricity

Villagers dont spend money. Climate does not change. Women are not lazy. Trained farmers do not stop the target yield. Trained women do not stop the job.

Pre-conditions Rich people do not prohibit the project.

Activity Schedules

Plan of Operation for 1st year

Detail Activity Schedule

Milestones 1. Office is in Moe Meik township. 2. PIC members include Director, DOA, Township Manager, Agricultural Experts, Counterparts and Project Experts. 3. JCC members include senior representatives from all relevant departments. 4. Written agreement of Members list and schedules. 5. 1st year Plan of Operation. 6. Receive comments from respects officials. 7. 1st year Plan of Operation is complete. 8. Working group agree on recommendation. 9. Submitting strategy plan to government through JCC.

Resource Schedule