LAND RIGHTS AND NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT IN KILINDI AND MOROGORO, TANZANIA

General Information

Country: Tanzania
Number: P-16-222
Sector: Natural Resource Management
Start: 01.01.2016
End: 31.12.2018
Partner organisation: Land Rights Research and Resources Institute - HAKIARDHI
Budget: 272,421 EUR
Co-Financed by: ADA and BSI
Cross-cutting issue Environment: specific relevance
Project desk officer: Ottacher Friedbert
Regional Director: Christian Guggenberger

Project Partner

CHEMA- Community Habitat Environmental Management Programme is an environmental non-profit organization established under the Diocese of Kayanga and operating in Karagwe and Kyerwa districts. The main focus of CHEMA is on natural resources management and sustainable agriculture. CHEMA empowers communities to manage their own natural resources and increase productivity by promoting activities in natural resource management addressing all three pillars of sustainability - social, economic and environmental.

Short Description

Over 80% of the population living in the planned project area are predominantly peasant farmers with general low agricultural production, limited alternative sources of income other than sale of food. They suffer from food insecurity, poor housing conditions, very poor sanitation and hygiene standard, high prevalence of preventable diseases, limited access to medical treatment, and high rate of family conflicts due to imbalanced gender relationships.

The project is targeting the poor households who depend entirely on agriculture as a source of their livelihood. The project is designed to reach 450 households. 480 women and 420 men are expected to be direct beneficiaries. 10 Primary schools environmental clubs will be established with about 900 pupils and 20 teachers reached.

The project is designed to improve basic and environmental living conditions of small holder farmers in the selected project area alongside improvement of natural resources management and sustainable agriculture. It is expected that at the end of the project intervention, households have increased and diversified their resources of fruit- timber- and fodder trees and have reduced the consumption of fire wood and other sources of fuel through the use of energy saving stoves. The protection of the forest is increased through the recognition of its importance as catchment area for water sources and for the value for beekeeping as an additional income. Water sources are rehabilitated and better protected and contribute to a better livelihood through more hygiene in daily life and less water borne diseases. Target communities have increased income and improved food security through higher soil fertility, improved seeds, better pre- and post-harvest pest and disease control, better banana management and established kitchen gardens.

Project Objectives

The overall objective is to ensure fair access and sharing of natural resources to contribute to the improvement of livelihood in rural communities. Specifically, the projects aims to ensure that basic and environmental living conditions of small holder farmers in the selected project area are improved through village based Natural Resources Management and Sustainable Agriculture.

Expected Results

• Target groups, beneficiaries and community are involved from the start through Participatory Learning and Action (PLA)
• Increased income and improved food security are achieved in the target communities through sustainable agriculture
• Natural resources are more protected and better managed
• Health situation at homesteads is improved and family conflicts are reduced

CHEMA - Tanzania

Natural Resource Management and Sustainable Agriculture in Karagwe and Kyerwa Districts - Tanzania

General Information

Country: Tanzania
Number: P-16-222
Sector: Natural Resource Management
Start: 01.01.2016
End: 31.12.2018
Partner organisation: Land Rights Research and Resources Institute - HAKIARDHI
Budget: 272,421 EUR
Co-Financed by: ADA and BSI
Cross-cutting issue Environment: specific relevance
Project desk officer: Ottacher Friedbert
Regional Director: Christian Guggenberger

Project Partner

CHEMA is an acronym of the words: Community Habitat Environmental Management Programme.

CHEMA Programme as an operational and potential Natural Resources Management and Sustainable Agriculture promoter works under the Catholic Diocese of Kayanga consisting of 2 districts (Karagwe, Kyerwa). The Diocese covers an area of 7,716 km² out of this 7,558 km² is dry land and 158 km² is water, bordering  the countries of Uganda in the north, Rwanda in west, Ngara district in the south, to the east Bukoba and Muleba Districts. The diocesan headquarters including the bishop’s house are situated at Kayanga, the district town of Karagwe.

Kayanga Catholic Diocese is the home of 653,046 inhabitants (Male 321,062, Female 331,984) with the intercensal growth rate (2002 - 2012) of 3.2% per year with an average household size of 4.7 persons.

Project Main Objective

Ensure fair access and sharing of natural resources to contribute to the improvement of livelihood in rural communities.

Project Specific Objective

Short Description

The project is designed to improve basic and environmental living conditions of small holder farmers in the selected project area are improved through village based Natural Resources Management and Sustainable Agriculture. It aims to achieve the following results:

Result 1: Target groups, beneficiaries and community are involved from the start through Participatory Learning and Action (PLA)

Result 2: Increased income and improved food security are achieved in the target communities through sustainable agriculture

Result 3: Natural resources are more protected and better managed

Result 4: Health situation at homesteads is improved and family conflicts are reduced

Target groups indirect beneficiaries

The proposed project is targeting the poor households who depend entirely on farming throughout their life, men or women and a permanent citizen of the selected sub-villages. The project is designed to reach 450 households of whom the head of the household and his/her spouse are invited to attend the training. 480 women and 420 men are expected to be direct beneficiaries.

10 Primary schools environmental clubs will be established with about 900 pupils and 20 teachers (459 female and 441 male pupils and 12 female and 8 male teacher).

For the rehabilitation and protection of water sources 6 sub villages will be sensitised, each of them having an average of 1000 inhabitants on average.

ADP - MBOZI, Tanzania

Integrated Food Security In Songwe And Momba Districts, Tanzania

General Information

Country: Tanzania
Number: P-16-220
Sector: Rural Development/ Natural Resource Management with special focus on water, energy and Food Security
Start: 01.01.2016
End: 31.12.2018
Partner organisation: Action for Development Programmes- (ADP) – MBOZI

Budget: 300,829 EUR
Co-Financed by: ADA , DKA and WHG
Cross-cutting issue Environment: Gender and HIV/AIDS
Project desk officer: Ottacher Friedbert
Regional Director: Christian Guggenberger

Project Partner

Action for Development Programmes (ADP- MBOZI) is an organisation that seeks to address rural development challenges in the Mbeya and region. It is a non-governmental organisation registered in Tanzania, section 11 (3) of Non-governmental Act No. 24, of 2002).

Project Objective

To improve the livelihoods and conditions of living for the target community by fostering food security and sovereignty among the population. Specifically,  this project seeks to improve food security at household level in 11 wards of Chunya and Momba districts ….by increasing the production and improving post-harvest Management and food utilization.

Expected Results stated in the proposal:

Result 1:          Crops and Livelihood production techniques practiced

Result 2:          Crop storage and food budgeting techniques at household level improved

Result 3:          Improved Nutrition focusing on Children

Result 4:          Gender and HIV/AIDS integrated in activities

TARGET BENEFICIARIES:

The beneficiaries include the Old target Group (in Momba District) – 36 Households with 1,739 family members, situated in 20 villages and for Wards (Ndalambo, Myunga, Nzoka and Chitete) and the  New Target Group comprising resource constrained small holder farmers based in 14 villages of Chunya district and in 20 villages in Momba District.