THE REPORT FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST 2010
INTRODUCTION
This report covers the activities carried out at Zikomo CBO of Matande Village in Zomba District and Kawinga project in Machinga District from mid July up to august 2010.
MATANDE CBO
Matande conservation and self-sufficiency Based integrated Program is one of the programs being implemented by Zikomo Organization Malawi in Zomba District and is funded by Zikomo organization of Ireland. Matande project was started in August 2008 by constructing resource centre .The project is aimed at improving the livelihood standard of farm families of Group village Matande by Improving househoId food security, self-sufficiency and access to income and social services by December 2012 and in order to achieve the above program goal, the program is implementing activities in three areas of food security, Integrated Rural Development and Capacity Building. The programs are designed to address the problem of food insecurity, low -income level and poor access to services experienced by local farmers in the area. The overall purpose of the program will be achieved through the following objectives:
• Increase and diversify crop production
• Promote development of cooperative and Rural youth
• Improve access to Agricultural inputs
• Promote livestock production (productivity).
• Promote Gender Mainstreaming into program activities.
• Enhance literacy and numerical capability of adult illiterates.
• Reduce population growth rate and HIV/AIDS incidences and improve life of those people infected and affected with HIV/AIDS.
• Strengthening the capacity of local institutions beneficiaries and staff.
This report highlights the progress achieved against plans, issues and challenges encountered during the implementation of the project activities. This report looks at achievement of the program, lesson learnt, problems in implementation and makes recommendations for future implementation to achieve the best results.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
This is the summary of the project activity achievement in the period of from mid July to August 2010.
(1)HORTCULTURE
The following activities were planned for the period on this component, weeding, applying manure and watering the vegetables and maize that we have planted. So far all the mentioned activities have been accomplished and the crops are looking good.
(2)LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION
The following activities were planned on livestock production, procure and distribute one male Boar Goat to Likwanya livestock Group in Machinga and monitor the livestock performance. So far all the planned activities were accomplished and a-total of 6 goats kids were born during the period at the centre.
(3)NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
On Agro-forestry and afforestation, we planned to monitor the out-planted trees both at Nsadi and Nakutepa villages at Kawinga project in Machinga District. So far all these sites were visited and all the trees in both fields are growing very well.
On Bee-Keeping, we planned to procure 150 bottles for bottling honey, procure one plastic bucket and monitor the performance of the program at Nsadi Village at Kawinga Project in Machinga District. So far one Bucket was procured and on bottles, we only gave them money amounted to k2250.00 so that they can procure them on their own at Mtaja trading centre. And on monitoring of the bee performance, the group harvested the honey on the 3rdAugust 2010.Part of the honey was sold and realized a-total of k1300.00 while the other part was shared among themselves (20 members).
(4) ADULT LITERACY /EDUCATION PROGRAM
The planned activities were to pay the existing instructor at Matande centre and monitor the program both at Matande in Zomba and LIkwanya in Machinga Districts. So far all the planned activities were accomplished. Instructor for Matande centre has stopped coming as he is demanding to be receiving higher amount of money than what the government is paying other instructors on other centres.
(5)CO-OPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT AND IGAs ACTIVITIES
The following activities were planned for the period, to distribute loan to 14 members. Monitor members, business progress, finishing the construction of bakery and conduct monthly meeting with all the members of the co-operative. So far all the planned activities were achieved.
Other IGAs. Money realized from charging phones is k350.00. Money realized from chair hiring is k300.00. Money realized from Video show ( foot-ball world cup)is k1110.00, money realized from selling of T/Shirts is k3500.00. And money realized from tailoring is k2700.00.
(6)VOCATIONAL SCHOOL (TAILORING)
The following activities were planned for the period, monitor the progress of the class, and pay the instructor. So far all the planned programs were achieved.
(7)POTABLE WATER /SHALLOW WELL
The following activities were planned for the period; pay shallow well artisan and monitor shallow well management. So far all these activities were accomplished. The artisan was paid and the shallow well was completed.
(8)YOUTH CLUB
The following activities were planned for the period; monitor the Youth Club while visiting the various villages promoting behavior change through effective communication. So far the youth group had managed to visit a total of 7 villages during the period.
(9)ORPHAN & VULNERABLE CHILDREN CARE /NURSERY SCHOOL
The following activities were planned for the period, closing for the third term and graduate those who are capable of starting standard one. So far all these were accomplished, and a total of 15 children were graduated to start standard one at primary schools.
DETAILED REPORT
AWARENESS MEETINGS
During the period, we had conducted several meetings with both the Youth and the Village Committee. These meetings were done in order to let the people know or remind them what we planned and let them know that they are the owners of the project.
IMPACT OF AWARENESS MEETINGS
• Development of ownership attitude among the beneficiaries.
As the people are briefed in the meetings, they came to know that the project belongs to them, hence people are motivated to participate in different programs.
• The development of participatory approach in plans, implementation and monitoring of the project activities are easier through these meetings.
(1)HORTICULTURAL /IRRIGATION
This is to support food security through increased land productivity by promoting small and medium scale irrigation and promote marketing of horticulture crops.
During the period, we were busy weeding on onions, maize and vegetable fields. We have also applied manure and fertilizers on these crops. We have extended (increased ) the number of maize beds from 15 beds up to 39 beds, and onions from 11 beds up to 17 beds. The crops are growing very well. Bellow is a table of the crops:
CROP
NO OF BEDS
MAIZE
39 BEDS
ONIONS
17 BEDS
MUSTERD
13 BEDS
IMPACT OF HORTICULTURE PRODUCTION AND IRRIGATION
The component has these points as impact on the CBO and the Beneficiaries:
(a)Prolonged household food security as winter maize harvests is supplement of the garden harvest, which is insufficient due to drought.
(b) Improved economic status of the beneficiaries through sales of green maize and horticulture crops such as onions, hence farmers able to purchase household needs such as clothes and other foodstuffs.
(2) LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION
This is to ensure improved household protein intake and providing alternative source of income by facilitating access to small ruminants production.
During the period the project had procured a male Boar Goat that was distributed to Likwanya livestock club in Machinga (Kawinga project). And on monitoring of the livestock performance, no death case was reported. 6 new kids were born during the period, which means that the number is increasing, hence more people will benefit from the program.
IMPACT OF LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION
• There will be an increased number of Boar Goats in the Area hence more farmers will access them through this program.
• Reduction in malnutrition cases as protein intake of the beneficiaries had improved in the Area. (meat).
• Improved purchasing powers through sales of livestock, hence the money / income realized is used for buying clothes, other foodstuffs and other household needs.
• Khola manure is used as fertilizer; hence reducing the money to be used on buying fertilizer as a result the money is used for other household purposes.
• There will be an improved meat production through crossbreeding of the Boar Goat and Local Goats as a result more meat, hence much money will be realized for household use.
(3)NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
This is to reduce environmental degradation including soil erosion, loss of soil fertility and deforestation in these villages Nsadi and Nakutepa through Agro-forestry and afforestation.
AGRO-FORESTRY AND AFFORESTATION
The main activity on this program was to monitor out planted trees in all the sites. So far all the sites were visited and all the trees are growing very well. At Nsadi Village they are about 2500 trees and at Nakutepa they are about 2000 trees.
BEE KEEPING
During the period we had procured one plastic bucket, and gave the club a total of k2250.00 for purchasing of bottles for bottling honey, that is at Nsadi village. The club is very happy with the money and the bucket that the project has distributed to the club. And on the monitoring of the Beehives performance, the club had harvested honey that part of it was sold and realized a total of k1300.00 and the other part was shared among themselves. As of now they are a total of 17 Beehives in the village, but are aiming to increase the number to 25 beehives.
EXPECTED IMPACT OF NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
• Improved soil fertility through agro-forestry, hence reduction in costs for buying fertilizers.
• Construction poles and firewood readily available in the long run, hence reduce distance covered by women in search of firewood.
• Reduction in soil and water loss in those areas and gardens planted/covered by the trees.
• Acquired and skills in nursery management and establishment training will be passed on to other members in the communities, hence expected to be used for a long period of time.
(4) ADULT LITERACY/ EDUCATION PROGRAM
This is to enhance literacy and numerical capability of adult illiterates of the communities for their better understanding of development.
A number of activities were implemented in the reported period both in Zomba and Machinga Districts. The project has paid a total of k1500.00 to instructor of Matande Adult Literacy centre, as the Government has failed to pay him for three months. The project has also procured 20 notebooks and 20 pens that were distributed to Likwanya Adult Literacy class. The project also procured 9meters of plastic paper for roofing adult literacy block at the same center. See the table below;
VILLAGE
MATERIALS BISTRIBUTED
AMOUNT
LIKWANYA
NOTE-BOOKS
20
,,
PENS
20
,,
PLASTIC PAPER
9M
On performance of the program, everything is going on well in Machinga while in Zomba (Matande center), the instructor has stopped coming for classes almost for a month now even-though the project paid him for those three months that the Government had failed to pay him. He is demanding to get more than k500.00/month that the Government is supposed to pay all the instructors. So Mr. Mangani is teaching the adults temporarily while waiting to hear him his final decision.
IMPACT OF ADULT LITERACY/EDUCATION PROGRAM
• Improved ability of the beneficiaries in managing and running of their small scale /petty businesses.
• The beneficiaries be able to understand new farming technologies such as sasakawa (one seed per planting station) which requires some arithmetic.
• The beneficiaries are able to read posters with messages about new farming technologies and
• HIV/AIDS and Gender messages hence changes their attitude/behavior positively.
(5)COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT
This is to promote the development of producers marketing, savings and credit cooperative in order to empower rural communities socially and economically by providing them with support to actively participate in development activities and to start up small scale business.
During the period, we planned to distribute loan to 14 members and to monitor members, business progress. So far all these planned activities were accomplished, we have distributed the loan and we have also managed to monitor the progress of business of some members of the club. Below is a table of the beneficiaries;
NAME OF BENEFICIARY
AMOUNT RECEIVED
AMOUNT TO BE PAID
REMARKS
MRS.M. THUNGA
K10,000.00
K10,500.00
MRS.FLOCY CHILAMBO
K10,000.00
K10,500.00
MRS.ELLENA PONGOLAN
K10,000.00
K10,500.00
MRS.C. MAKOLO
K10,000.00
K10,500.00
MRS.FATIMA AMINI
K10,000.00
K10,500.00
MR. EDWIN MANGAN
K10,000.00
K10,500.00
MR. BYSON KABANGO
K10,000.00
K10,500.00
MRS.ERUBY AMINI
K10,000.00
K10,500.00
MRS.BETHER VANI
K5,000.00
K5,250.00
MRS. ROSE MIRIMBO
K10,000.00
K10,500.00
MRS.NITTER MISSI
K10,000.00
K10,500.00
MRS.JUDITH LUMENDA
K10,000.00
K10,500.00
MRS. LINESS MANGANI
K10,000.00
K10,500.00
MRS.LILIAN MITANGA
K10,000.00
K10,500.00
TOTALS
K135,000.00
K141,750.00
So a total of k135,000.00 was distributed to 14 members and the total loan including the interest will be k141,750.00 that will be paid in 8 months 2 for grace period. Payment will start on September the 5th. We have also realized some funds from other sources like world cup show which is k1110.00, phone charges k350.00, chairs hiring k300.00, selling of T/Shirts k3500.00 (screen printing), and tailoring k2700.00. NOTE THAT we are not showing Video shows at the center to avoid misleading the youth in the area.
EXPECTED IMPACT OF COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT
• Improved income of the members through sales of various products, hence used the cash realized in paying for household needs such as food and clothes.
• Improved group cohesion amongst the members /good relationship, hence members help one another in times of problems or in times of progress.
• The acquired skills in business management by cooperative members will be passed on to their family members, hence independent communities in the long run.
• Improved purchasing powers and powers to pay for casual laborers who helped them in garden work, hence good harvest and food security at household level.
(6) VOCATIONAL SCHOOL /TAILORING (CAPACITY BUILDING)
This is to strengthening the capacity of local institutions, beneficiaries and staff of the CBO in order to effectively implement program goals.
On this program, we planned to monitor the learners at the center and pay for the instructor. All these activities were accomplished. The class is going on very well, all the students are coming for the lessons every day and most of them are able to operate it on their own. And below is a table of names of the students;
NAME OF A STUDENT
GROUP
MR. MUSSA UMALI
YOUTH GROUP
MISS. DORICA KHOLOWA
YOUTH GROUP
MISS. ATHENI MASAUKO
YOUTH GROUP
MR. LONJEZO MALOYA
YOUTH GROUP
MRS.JUDITH LUMENDA
COMMITTEE
MRS. DOROTHY NAZOMBE
COMMITTEE
MRS. RINESSI SONJERA
COMMITTEE
IMPACT OF VOCATIONAL SCHOOL
The acquired skills in tailoring will be passed on to their family members, hence independent communities in the long run.
(7)POTABLE WATER/ SHALLOW WELL
This is to provide the communities with access to potable water in the project area.
A number of activities were implemented in the month of August 2010.The project has managed to pay for the Artisan who constructed the shallow well at Nakutepa Village. And we had visited the site where the shallow well is, the work was completed only that water is not coming out with full force as one small pipe is missing; hence we need to procure another pipe to fix the problem. But the communities are very happy with the introduction of the shallow well in the village.
IMPACT OF POTABLE WATER DEVELOPMENT
• Reduction in distances covered by the women in fetching water, hence the time saved is used in carrying out some beneficial activities in their homes.
• Reduction in cases /incidences of water-born diseases such as diarrhoea and dysentery/cholera, hence people are health and able to carry out various development activities.
(8)VEHICLE LICENSES
During the period, we have also managed to renew the vehicle license , vehicle insurance and vehicle COF for Mr. Makanda’s vehicle as it is used as an office car.
(9) FINANCIAL REPORT
During the period a total of k288370.00 was withdrawn and used for various activities both at Matande center and Kawinga Project in Machinga as follows:
INCOME
EXPENDITURE
DATE
DESCRIPTION
AMOUNT
DATE
DESCRIPTION
AMOUNT
16/8/10
Money realised from tailoring program from July to end August
K2,700.00
20/7/10
Airtime for communication
K400.00
16/8/10
Sold 5 screen printed T/Shirts
K3,500.00
26/7/10
Transport to Domasi to meet Mr. Nagoli
K200.00
16/8/10
Chairs hiring on 16/02/10
K300.00
26/7/10
Transport to town (bank) to withdraw k71,500.00
K300.00
16/8/10
Charging phone cells
K350.00
26/7/10
Bought salt for Nursery School
K100.00
16/8/10
World cup show on 11/7/10
K1,110.00
26/7/10
Payment for Adult Literacy teacher for three months (May, June and July)
K1,500.00
27/8/10
Sold two suits from tailoring
K4,000.00
26/7/10
Payment for a tailor for the month of July
K8,000.00
28/8/10
Sold one dress
K330.00
26/8/10
Monthly payment of July for Mrs. L. Sonjera (teacher)
K2,500.00
28/8/10
Charging Phone cells
K270.00
26/7/10
Monthly payment of July for Mr. D. Sonjera (watchman)
K6,000.00
10-31/8/10
Sold vegetables
K700.00
26/7/10
Monthly payment of July for Mrs. L. Kumalere
K2,500.00
04/9/10
Collections from chairs hiring
K500.00
26/7/10
Monthly payment of July for B. Makanda (PM)
K30,000.00
06/9/10
Collection from tailoring
K710.00
27/7/10
Payment made for 3Trays and chimney for Bakery
K600.00
06/9/10
First repayment from IGA Group (loan repayment)
K16,350.00
27/7/10
Payment made for vehicle license, Insurance and COF
K20,000.00
2/8/10
Transport to Domasi and then to town to withdraw k161670.00
K500.00
2/8/10
Loan distribution to 14 members
K135,000.00
2/8/10
Transport for Mr. Sapili when visited the IGA Group.
K500.00
2/8/10
Payment made for 5 photos
K350.00
2/8/10
Money for Airtime (communication)
K400.00
4/8/10
Bought one male Boar Goat for Likwanya livestock club in Machinga District
K6,000.00
4/8/10
Bought one plastic bucket for Nsadi Bee Keeping club in Machinga District
K500.00
4/8/10
Bought 9m plastic paper for adult literacy block at Likwanya village
K270.00
4/8/10
Bought 20 note books and 20 pens for adult literacy class at likwanya village (machinga)
K1,000.00
5/8/10
Fuel to kawinga project to monitor and distribute items
K9,000.00
5/8/10
Hand over money to the chairman for bee keeping group of Nsadi
K2,250.00
5/8/10
Paid the shallow well artisan for Nakutepa shallow well
K6,000.00
17/8/10
Transport to bank to deposit money
K200.00
17/8/10
Bought one receipt book
K220.00
17/8/10
Banked money from Tailoring ,T/Shirts selling, Hiring chairs, Phone charging and world cup show K7,600.00
26/8/10
Airtime
K160.00
27/8/10
Transport to bank to withdraw k55,200.00
K300.00
27/8/10
Payment made for a tailor for the month of August
K8,000.00
27/8/10
Payment for watchman M. D. Sonjera for the month of August
K6,000.00
27/8/10
Payment was made for Mr. B. Makanda for the month of August
K30,000.00
27/8/10
Payment was made for one table, one TV Stand and one form (Mr.Mangani)
K4,500.00
4/9/10
Fuel for youth club to Sakata Green Care
K3,000.00
TOTAL
INCOME
K30,820.00
TOTAL
EXPENDITURE
K286,250.00
BANK BALANCE AS OF 1/9/10 =K827,604.94
CHALLENGES
In course of the project programs implementation, a number of challenges and lessons were learnt and should be taken forward.
1. On horticulture and irrigation, we have experienced a problem of water supply due to drought that we had during last growing season hence we have learnt that we should always start the program earlier just after rains stops .
2. On Adult literacy, the instructor for Matande centre stopped coming for classes even-though the project had paid him for those past three months. So the project has decided to invite Mr. Mangani to teach the learners for the time being until the problem is solved.
3. When visiting the Kawinga Project, we had problem of car tyre. The tyre went burst while we were travelling to Nakutepa centre and it is beyond repair. So we should buy another one, the cheaper ones to replace the damaged one. (We have no spare wheel hence if we are caught by the police traffic, we will pay k5,000.00)
4. We planned to construct a kitchen at the centre, but due to little budget that we have, we can not go on with the program as it needs more funds to get it started, hence we have written a proposal seeking for funds from other donors.
FUTURE PLAN
We are aiming to open a carpentry shop if we will get enough funds. This is to generate funds for the center and also to impart knowledge to our youth on carpentry.
BAZWELL MAKANDA
DIRECTOR FOR ZIKOMO PROJECTS
