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Nyathuongweno Community Permaculture Organic Farming Project Based Organization

Mitigation on Poverty, Food Insecurity, and Unemployment

Activity Area

Kochia central, Rangwe Sub county, Homa-Bay Kenya. ADDRESS: P.o.Box 262 Homa-Bay

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Terms of Reference

   1. Poverty
   2. Plight of Widows and Orphans
   3. High Cost of Living
   4. Climate Change
   5. Maladies/ Boys (covid19 and HIV & KIDS)

Introduction

Nyathuongweno community Permaculture organic farming project organization is based at Kochia, Ohero shopping center area, Homa-Bay county, in Kenya. The members hold regular meetings and participate in Permaculture, horticulture, poultry farming, aquaculture, apiculture and livestock farming.
The organization has a population of about 500 members. The challenges faced requires address. That i come up to write a mitigation proposal to display some of these challenges in problem statement. The following are the executive office bearers: Joseph teaches Sustainable Agriculture in Africa so no one misses their plate of food in his community areas, he helped widows /total orphans and widowers in the community areas who can't afford to get food and clothes.
Joseph has always seen his community struggle to have enough food. As he grew older, he kept looking for a solution to solve the food problem and eventually he made the decision to create a small garden to grow some of his own food.
After completing his permaculture training in Uganda, he returned to his community in Nyathuon Gweno village to teach permaculture design techniques and work through agriculture.
Joseph created a Permaculture Project in Kenya, He joined a group of community youth who are in charge of creating agriculture programs with the aim of improving the standard of living of poor people living within their communities. The main goal of this project is to provide a space for people to work and prosper together. The community is dedicated to growing and sharing its own food. They buy seeds with the neighboring communities of 10 villages and also share ideas and teach others the skills to do sustainable agriculture.
“Food is shared with those who cannot afford it. We hold ourselves to a high standard, therefore we set a good example. " Joshep says. The main purpose of this project is to provide a space for people to work, engage through sustainable organic farming and permaculture skills and methods for individuals, families to learn, teach and experiment in a variety of sustainable and self-sufficient life skills. in organic agriculture. In a community that provides a healthier and earth-friendly alternative lifestyle.
Eradicate poverty:
We adhere to a positive work ethic that recognizes the value of our neighbors and our community at large. Be inclusive, fair and as efficient as possible while maintaining a productive pace. Holding ourselves to high standards, therefore setting a good example as a community organization in Kenya that deals with agricultural program activities that have a technical, social and economic focus through the identification and utilization of available resources for benefits of the community through the eradication of poverty and illiteracy.
Applying simple farming methods that can improve the economic status of our youth who are dropping out of school or still in school and are talented in agricultural program activities in our community.

Objectives

1. To address object poverty within nyathuongweno community.
   2. To address the issues emanating due to the drastic climate change.
   3. To find ways of bringing about food security.
   4. To embark on smart agriculture by emptying Permaculture, apiculture, horticulture, poultry farming and livestock farming.
    5. To help vulnerable members of the community, e.g orphans and widows.
   6. To partner up with donors for fundraiser to address poverty in the community area.

Justifications

 According to scientist and geomorphologist, the heavy presence of greenhouse gasses (GNGS) doesn't allow the infrared radiation to escape back to. It stays in earth bringing about global warming, the same creates climate change. This has brought hazards and dangerous calamities including drought. The Kenya government recently declared drought a national disaster. Other publications and sites state this may lead to an extinction of about 1 million life species.
In reference to the overview of Homa-Bay county physical strategy of 2022 by Willis Bolo, the director of budget and economic affairs, he started the need to urgently overcome social economic challenges that arose due to covid-19 with it's containment measures discontent. This makes a suitable background to write a mitigation in the problem statement and solution.

Problem Statement

The arising cost of living in kochia is adding fuel to fire on an already poverty stricken population. It is either a meal a day or nothing. Closed down shops at the market reveal shortage of commodities, this means the available commodities are expensive and a few can afford the cost.
The drought simply means low agriculture output and further shortages. this go with water, already cholera outbreak has been reported in parts of the county and easily spread due to poor sanitation. The community is yet recovering from covid19 containment measures. Grave unemployment exists except for the already flooded boda-boda ( motorcycle) trade. There is lack of socio-sustainable economic activities. Squealer and dependency is rampant. Until when are the orphans, widows and vulnerable groups going to be on the spot?

Problem Solution and Budget

 Total required funds: $1,450,000
  Phase one;
Duration :2 months.
Activity: Trainings & workshops.
Participant: 250 .
Cost: $3000 USD.
    PHASE TWO.
 Duration: 6 months.
 Activity: Permaculture, horticulture, apiculture and livestock.
 Participants: 300.
Cost: $3500 USD.
PHASE THREE
 Duration: 6 months.
 Activity: water solutions
  Cost: $3500 USD.
  PHASE FOUR:
   Opening Business Shop.
 1). We have a plan for opening footwear business shop in this our center to help our daily basics needs like helping our community children orphans/ widows and widowers to get freely shoes wear and again through that footwear shop we will get some benefits from them and 30 percent we will pay the school fees for our children orphans.
 BUDGET FOR OPENING FOOTWEAR BUSINESS SHOP:
     Cost of: $1000 usd.

Conclusion

The group in their meeting has come up with a workable budget in 3 phases. Phase one (2 months duration) to hold an induction workshop and training for the members in smart agriculture. Attentive budget of $ 3000 usd has been drawn.
Phase two (6 months duration) this be a farm work with a budget of $3500 uds.
Phase three (6 months duration) this will be provision of water solution e.g drilling of water, provision of water tanks for water harvesting, all at a cost of $ 8000 usd.
 Asimmary of the total comes to  $14,500 usd.
 That is  1,450,000ksh.

Recommendation

The group recommend donors to partner with us in order for us to address poverty, food insecurity and the plight of widows, orphans and vulnerable members of the community as a whole.