REPORT
1. SENSITIZATION / AWARENESS MEETINGS
The project planned to conduct 12 meetings during the period. So far a total of 10 meetings were conducted. These meetings were aimed at encouraging the beneficiaries to take full responsibilities in all the activities that are carrying out in their centers. The turn up in all these meetings were quite encouraging, See some of the pictures captured during these meetings.
IMPACT OF AWARENESS MEETINGS
Development of ownership altitude among the beneficiaries. The developmnt of participatory approach in plans, implementation and monitoring the project activities are easier through these meetings.
2. HORTICULTURAL PROGRAM
This is to support food security through increased land productivity by promoting small and medium scale irrigation and promote marketing of horticultural crops.
The project planned to monitor horticultural program at Nakutepa center during the period. So far the site was visited, and the farmers have grown the following crops, Tomatoes and chanise cabbage. The villagers have realized a total of k3000.00 from vegetable sales this season. This activity is being done without any support frrom donners. Bellow are pictures of this activity at Nakutepa center.
3. CASSAVA PROGRAM
During the period, the project planed to monitor the cassava field at Nsadi center. So far the site was visited and the crop performance is quite good and the center is going to harvest a bamper harvest this season. This program was introdused to support school feeding program at the center. Bellow are some of the pictures that were captured during this visit.
4. WOMEN PROGRAMME (CO-OPERATIVE AND OTHER IGA ACTIVITIES)
This is to promote develpoment of producers marking saving and credit co-operative in order to empower rural communities socially and economically by providing them with support to activelly participate in development activities and to start up small scale business. During the period the project planned to register names of beneficiaries for the third intake and to distribute loan to these beneficiaries. S o far the activity was done as planned. A total of 39 beneficiaries were registered and a total of k620,000.00 was distributed to these people. See a table of these beneficiaries.
So far a total of k63,250.00 has been collected and a total of k60,750.00 was banked. This loan has an interest of 5%.
OUTPUTS AND OUTCOMES OF THE LOAN PROGRAM
̧ A total of 82 people have benefited from this program since 2010. ̧ The program has been grown up from k140,000.00 to k651,000.00 since 2010.
IMPACT OF THE LOAN PROGRAM
The loan is enabling even single women to run small scale businesses and send their children to school.
mproved group cohesion amongst the members.
Due to loans issued, more women are now involved in income generating activities thereby
improving their families`livelihood by procuring valuable family assets.
5. LIVESTOCK PROGRAM
This is to ensure improved household protein intake and providing alternative source of income by facilitating access to small ruminant production. The project planned to monitor livestock performance and pass- on program in all the centers during the period. So far all these planned activities were done as planned. As of now the number of goats has been increased from 59 to 144 and numer of beneficiaries has also been increased from 56 to 77. Two new beneficiaries (Mrs. Kumalele and Mrs. Bwanali) have received their goats at Matande center during the period.
REMARKS
Livestock program is going on very well des pite that in most of the ceters there is an increase of death cases especially on young ones hence the project should imtroduce drug program in all the centers to avoid this proble. In centers like Nsadi, Nakutepa and Likwanya need additional male boar goats to service the local female goats.
6. BEE KEEPING PROGRAMOn this program, the project planned to monitor the progress of the program at Nsadi center and to encourage the members involved to take the program as a business and to expand the program. So far the center was visited as planned and the farmers had realized a tota of k4950.00 from honey sales during the period, hence the center has realized a total of k8,000.00 this year. Most of the money realized from thi program is being used for feeding program at the center.
IMPACT OF APICULTURE PROGRAM
Throuth the apiculture program at Nsadi center, honey availability as a source of food supplement and husehold income has improved. Club members are able to buy fertilizer through sales of the product. There is a growing interest by women in this program.
Club membes are able to pay nursery school teacher and buy other foods for nursery school through this program.
7. ADULT LITERACY PROGRAM.
This is to enhance literacy and numerical capability of adult illiterates of the communities for the better understanding of the development. The project planned to monitor the program in all the centers and to conduct a graduation cermony to 9 learners at Matande center. So far the program was done as planned . All the centers were visited and the program is going on very well des-pite theshortage of learning matrials like books and pencils. On graduation cermony, all board members, all 11 village headsmen and their people, media people from THE Nation and Zodiak radio were invited to witness this function. The cermony was quite good as some of board members from Ireland were also present during the cermony. See some of the pictures taken during the cermony. During this function, the Boardchair encouraged the men to participate on this program as there were only women who received their certificats.
8. VOCATIONAL SCHOOL ON TAILORING
This is to develop skills and knowledge and change attitude of project beneficiaries , staff and other stakeholders.The project planned to monitor class performance and to give certificates to 8 graduates who had finished their courses on tailoring. So far all these planned activities were done as planned. More new learners are joining the program des-pite the resignatio of the instructor Mr. chaffa who has gone to Lilongwe for green pasture. And on graduation for the learners, the cermony was quite good as member of pariament for the area was invited for the cermony. And below are some of the picures captured during this function.
IMPACT OF VOCATIONAL SCHOOL ON TAILORING
Improved group cohesion amongst the members of the club.
Improved purchasing powers and powers to pay for casual labor who helped them in garden
work.
9. THE YOUTH PROGRAM
This is to develop the capacity and productivity of youth so that they are able to contribute to sustainable social economic development of rural communities. During the period, the project planned to monitor all the groups and to distribute uniform and balls to these groups. So far all these planned activities were done as planned . On distribution of T.Shirts, Caps and Balls, was just a symbolic cermony of the real cermony that is to be done once we clear our goods from the Malwi Revenue Authority
10. ORPHAN & VULNERABLE CHILDREN CARE / NURSERY SCHOOLS PROGRAM
This is aimed at improving nutritional status of vulnerable children , staff and farmers in the projec ares. Of Matande and Kawinga. During the period, the project planned to monitor all the centers and to procure sugar , groundnuts, maize and charcoal for Matande center. So far all these planned activities were done as planned. On performance of classes more children are joining the program and more children are also graduated to start primary schools.
11. POTABLE WATER PROGRAM/ SHALLOW WELL
This is to provide the communities with access to potable water in the project areas. During the period the project planned to monotor performance of shallow well at Nakutepa and to construct new shallow well at Matande center. So far all these planned activites were done as planned. At Nakutepa center, the well is not working as the water table is below the reach of the well, hence the villagers asked the doners if posible to fund them for another well to be drilled by machine. At Matande center, the project has constructed a shallow well that is helping all the villagers around the center. Below are pictures of people accessing water at Matande shallow well.
12. FISH FARMING PROGRAM
During the period the project planned to conduct trainin on fish management, procure fingerings their feeds, monitor the installation of the fingerings and monitor the performance of the program. So far all these planned activities wereachieved as planned.The training was facilitated by people from Fisheries and a total of 10 people from Matande center were trained on fish managementand the training was for two days. On procurement of fingrings a total of 360 fingerings were procured and installed into one of our fish ponds. On fish performance, the fingerings are growing so fast and very well. Below are some of the pictures captured during the training and after installation of fingerings.
13. KITCHEN CONSTRUCTION AT MATANDE
This is another activity that the project was planned to monitor at Matade center during the period. So far this program is going on very well and is about to be finished by the end of September 2012. As of now the contructors are plastering the kitchen. See the pictures of the kitchen at Matande center.
14. ELDERLY PROGRAM
During the period, the project planned to procure and distribute second hand clothes to elderly people and orphans at Matande center. So far the program was done as planned . A total of 142 beneficiaries (both elderly and orphans) were benefited from this program at the center during the period. During the cermony, all the village headmen from 11 villages and their people were invited to witness the cermony. See the pictures captured during the cermony.
SUMMARY
ÿ TOTAL INCOME FOR THE PERIOD IS=K2,596,724.00 ÿ AMOUNT WITHDREW FROM BANK=K2,510,734.00 ÿ AMOUNT COLLECTED FROM TAILORING=K1,440.00 ÿ AMOUNT COLLECTED FROM LOAN REPAYMENT =K84,550.00
EXPENDITURE
ÿ TOTAL EXPENDITURE DURING THE PERIOD =K2,609,664.00 ÿ AMOUNT BANKED =K86,050.00 ÿ AMOUNT SPENT ON SALARIES =K253,500.00 ÿ AMOUNT SPENT ON SHALLOW WELL AT MATANDE =K290,000.00 ÿ TOTAL AMOUNT SPENT ON KITCHEN AT MATANDE =K824,389.00 ÿ AMOUNT USED AS LOAN TO WOMEN =K620,000.00
ÿ AMOUNT SPENT ON FISH FARMING =K79,950.00 ÿ AMOUNT SPENT ON TYRES,SHOCK ABSOBERS, INSURANCE FOR A CAR =K101,500.00
FACTORS THAT ARE AFFECTING PERFORMANCE OF OTHER ACTIVITIES
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DEVALUATION OF MALAWI KWACHA Some people have started resigning their job at the office looking for green pasture in other organisation. For example, Mr Chaffa (tailoring instructor) was resigned for other organisation in lilongwe, hence the project will look for the replacement.Due to this problem, the learners have no teacher.
̧ On the same issue of devaluation of the kwacha, everything has gone up just after you had left ,hence the board should revise the salaries of the workers to avoid loosing more workers.
GENERAL REMARKS
The village headmen togeher with their people are thanking the project for introducing the program of destribution of second hand clothes at the center of Matande. They also thanking Marge for buying the clothes using her own money. Due to this program, the center is becoming more and more popural in the area, hence the project should not stop implementing the program.
YOURS FAITHFULLY,
BAZWELL MAKANDA
