ERI – EAST AFRICA

Enabling Rural Innovation East Africa

General Information

Country/Region: Uganda/Kenya
Number: P-16-930 ERI Ostafrika II
Sector:  Human Rights and Natural Resource Management
Start: 01.01.2016
End: 31.12.2018
Partner organisations: CARITAS Maddo,YARD-Uganda, CARITAS Tororo, ACT Mara- Tz, and Joint ERI activities (Uganda and Tanzania)
Budget: xxxxxxxx
Cross-cutting issue Environment: xxxxxxxxxxx
Project desk officer: Ottacher Friedbert
Regional Director: Christian Guggenberger

Project Objective

To contribute to improved livelihoods of farming communities in East Africa by engaging in Market-oriented agriculture

Project Description  

ERI is a continuation of the efforts to improve agricultural development in East Africa by promoting farmer driven innovation processes it promotes application of the same methodology with a common ground for effectively sharing and exchanging experience among the farmers, across organisations and countries and helping farmers to build up profitable enterprises.

ERI is a participatory approach that focuses on farmers as center of development processes. ERI continues to empower farmers to develop entrepreneurial capacities in order to transition from subsistence to market – oriented agriculture.

ERI Joint Activities address problems of: Fragmented farmer organizations, Dynamic and fluctuating markets, Poor natural resource management as well as insufficient field extension workforce.

Expected Results

  1. 368 Farmer groups are strengthened and are operational
  2. 276 Farmer groups increased food production and are engaged in profitable enterprises
  3. 7,360 Farmers apply natural resource management practices to sustain a productive natural resource base
  4. Five Organizations and  30 CDFs’ capacity strengthened to apply ERI approach.

Contact

HORIZONT3000 Regional Office East Africa
Plot 4775, Church Road, Kansanga
P.O.Box 9719, Kampala – Uganda
Email: eri@horizont3000.org

More information about the ERI approach and the ERI East Africa project can be found under eriea.wordpress.com.

ERI- PARTNER SPECIFIC INFORMATION

ERI – CARITAS MADDO

General Information

Country/Region: Uganda
Number: P-16-931 ERI Ostafrika II
Sector:  Natural Resource Management
Start: 01.01.2016
End: 31.12.2018
Partner organisations: CARITAS Maddo, (Uganda)
Budget: 225,741.01 Euro
Project desk officer: Ottacher Friedbert
Regional Director: Christian Guggenberger

Project Objective

To contribute to improved livelihoods of farming communities in East Africa by engaging in Market-oriented agriculture

Project Description  

ERI is a continuation of the efforts to improve agricultural development in East Africa by promoting farmer driven innovation processes it promotes application of the same methodology with a common ground for effectively sharing and exchanging experience among the farmers, across organisations and countries and helping farmers to build up profitable enterprises.

ERI is a participatory approach that focuses on farmers as center of development processes. ERI continues to empower farmers to develop entrepreneurial capacities in order to transition from subsistence to market – oriented agriculture.

ERI Joint Activities address following problems,

  1. Fragmented farmer organizations
  2. Dynamic and fluctuating markets
  3. Poor natural resource management
  4. Insufficient field extension workforce

ERI- Partner Specific Activity

Provision of safe water in Rakai District

ERI – CARITAS TORORO

General Information

Country/Region: Uganda
Number: P-16-931 ERI Ostafrika II
Sector:  Natural Resource Management
Start: 01.01.2016
End: 31.12.2018
Partner organisations: CARITAS Tororo, (Uganda)
Budget: 120,212.06 Euro
Project desk officer: Ottacher Friedbert
Regional Director: Christian Guggenberger

Project Objective

To contribute to improved livelihoods of farming communities in East Africa by engaging in Market-oriented agriculture

Project Description  

ERI is a continuation of the efforts to improve agricultural development in East Africa by promoting farmer driven innovation processes it promotes application of the same methodology with a common ground for effectively sharing and exchanging experience among the farmers, across organisations and countries and helping farmers to build up profitable enterprises.

ERI is a participatory approach that focuses on farmers as center of development processes. ERI continues to empower farmers to develop entrepreneurial capacities in order to transition from subsistence to market – oriented agriculture.

ERI Joint Activities address following problems,

  1. Fragmented farmer organizations
  2. Dynamic and fluctuating markets
  3. Poor natural resource management
  4. Insufficient field extension workforce

ERI – II YARD Buikwe

General Information

Country/Region: Uganda
Number: P-16-933 ERI Ostafrika II
Sector:  Natural Resource Management
Start: 01.01.2016
End: 31.12.2018
Partner organisation: YARD- Buikwe, (Uganda)
Budget: 120,211.76Euro
Project desk officer: Ottacher Friedbert
Regional Director: Christian Guggenberger

Project Objective

To contribute to improved livelihoods of farming communities in East Africa by engaging in Market-oriented agriculture

Project Description  

ERI is a continuation of the efforts to improve agricultural development in East Africa by promoting farmer driven innovation processes it promotes application of the same methodology with a common ground for effectively sharing and exchanging experience among the farmers, across organisations and countries and helping farmers to build up profitable enterprises.

ERI is a participatory approach that focuses on farmers as center of development processes. ERI continues to empower farmers to develop entrepreneurial capacities in order to transition from subsistence to market – oriented agriculture.

ERI Joint Activities address following problems,

  1. Fragmented farmer organizations
  2. Dynamic and fluctuating markets
  3. Poor natural resource management
  4. Insufficient field extension workforce

ERI – II ACT MARA

General Information

Country/Region: Tanzania
Number: P-16-934 ERI Ostafrika II
Sector:  Natural Resource Management
Start: 01.01.2016
End: 31.12.2018
Partner organisation:ACT Mara, (Tanzania)
Budget: 145,217.39Euro
Project desk officer: Ottacher Friedbert
Regional Director: Christian Guggenberger

Project Objective

To contribute to improved livelihoods of farming communities in East Africa by engaging in Market-oriented agriculture

Project Description  

ERI is a continuation of the efforts to improve agricultural development in East Africa by promoting farmer driven innovation processes it promotes application of the same methodology with a common ground for effectively sharing and exchanging experience among the farmers, across organisations and countries and helping farmers to build up profitable enterprises.

ERI is a participatory approach that focuses on farmers as center of development processes. ERI continues to empower farmers to develop entrepreneurial capacities in order to transition from subsistence to market – oriented agriculture.

ERI Joint Activities address following problems,

  1. Fragmented farmer organizations
  2. Dynamic and fluctuating markets
  3. Poor natural resource management
  4. Insufficient field extension workforce

ERI – II Kolping Society

General Information

Country/Region: Tanzania
Number: P-16-935 ERI Ostafrika II
Sector:  Natural Resource Management
Start: 01.01.2016
End: 31.12.2018
Partner organisation:ACT Mara, (Tanzania)
Budget: 130,435.09 Euro
Project desk officer: Ottacher Friedbert
Regional Director: Christian Guggenberger

Project Objective

To contribute to improved livelihoods of farming communities in East Africa by engaging in Market-oriented agriculture

Project Description  

ERI is a continuation of the efforts to improve agricultural development in East Africa by promoting farmer driven innovation processes it promotes application of the same methodology with a common ground for effectively sharing and exchanging experience among the farmers, across organisations and countries and helping farmers to build up profitable enterprises.

ERI is a participatory approach that focuses on farmers as center of development processes. ERI continues to empower farmers to develop entrepreneurial capacities in order to transition from subsistence to market – oriented agriculture.

ERI Joint Activities address following problems,

  1. Fragmented farmer organizations
  2. Dynamic and fluctuating markets
  3. Poor natural resource management
  4. Insufficient field extension workforce

KNOW-HOW3000 FRAMEWORK

General Information

Improvement of Performance through Knowledge management (KM) and Organizational Development (OD)

Country/Region: GLOBAL
Number: P-16-935 ERI Ostafrika II
Sector:  Natural Resource Management
Start: 01.01.2016
End: 31.12.2018
Partner organisation:ACT Mara, (Tanzania)
Budget: 130,435.09 Euro
Project desk officer: Ottacher Friedbert
Regional Director: Christian Guggenberger

Project Specific Objective

Partner organisations of H3000 and its member organisations improve performance through services in area of KM and OD

Project Description  

This project was designed to address Problems of H3000 Partner Organisations Regarding KM and OD, Problems of H3000 MEMBER Organizations' Partner Organisations regarding KM and OD and Problems of Horizont3000 regarding KM and OD

Expected Results and target groups

  1. KNOW-HOW3000 Learning and sharing and the target groups for this include: ADA-FP Partner Organisations, TA- Programme partner organisations, Partners of Member Organisations and TAs
  2. KNOW-HOW3000 Internet Plat form and this targets: TAs, HORIZONT3000 VOS employees, HORIZONT3000 and Member organizations' Project Desk Officers and to some extent, Partner Organisations

Mitgliedsorganisationen