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Global Grant Proposal Form for Project G-149 1. Host Partner Information
2. International Partner Information
1. Describe the benefiting community including its location, using any relevant geographic and demographic information (Please be as specific as possible). If the activity is a scholarship, enter "N/A". Nkondo is a remote rural subcounty located along the eastern shores of Lake Kyoga and on the western banks of the Victoria Nile River in Budiope county Kamuli district in the Eastern region of Uganda. In 2002 the total population of Nkondo was 18,153 (9,319 women and 8,834) which was 2.6% of the district population. The population is now projected at 23,980 (12,568 women and 11,412 men) i.e. 3.6% of the district's total population of 662,407. Poverty levels in Uganda are reported variously by Government organs to have reduced with the proportion of people living below $1 per day falling from 34% in 2000 to the current 31%. However, Kamuli district is one of the districts where 40% of the households reported worsening welfare with more poverty in Budiope County than other counties and Nkondo is the poorest among the 23 sub counties in the district. 2. What community needs have been identified? If the activity is a scholarship, enter "N/A". The community experiences high levels of environmental degradation, high illiteracy rates, high levels of morbidity and mortality, early marriages, high fertility rates, intermittent food shortages and malnutrition, and poor housing and limited access to markets. The poverty status of Nkondo is mainly due to marginalization in terms of service delivery, which is characterized by continued poor physical infrastructure, inadequate farm inputs and farm implements, inadequate financial and human resources and a lack of effective community mobilization to turn households into change agents for development. 3. How are these needs currently being addressed with local resources and/or government agencies, NGOs, etc.? If the activity is a scholarship, enter "N/A". Nkondo Kidera Development Union (NKDU) is carrying out development awareness creation activities. National Advisory Agricultural Services (NAADS) programme has a component of community mobilization. 3 Rotary Community Corps (RCCs) has been created in Nkondo. The Rotary Club of Kampala-North supports these RCCs through annual visits and funding for selected projects. 1. Summarize the proposed activity(ies) in 250 words or less, including the need it will address, the intended beneficiary(ies), and the potential benefits to the community. The objective of the project is to expand the scope of irrigation during the dry season, thus maximising returns from high yield crops by marketing outside peak seasons: the challenge of most agricultural communities in Uganda is that they all plant at the same time during the rains; harvest at the same time, and sell when prices are at their lowest. This project will help in the establishment of several small scale valley dams (to be excavated by the community) set up with suitable plastic sheeting underlayers to ensure water retention. A related component will dwell on product storage so that selling during peak production seasons is avoided. 2. Please list any cooperating organization(s) or university(ies) involved in the proposed activity(ies). Although some organizations are involved in supporting the village, none of them will play a critical role in the implementation of the project. 3. Describe how the benefiting community will be involved in the activity(ies) (Provide specific examples). If the activity is a scholarship, enter "N/A". They will form the Project governing committee. They will provide labor for the excavation of the valley dams. 4. Has the benefiting community(ies) confirmed that it would like the activity(ies) to take place? A Needs Assessment document was developed in collaboration with the local community. The community has been already very involved with the first phase of the project (G-1 Global Grant #25002 Nkondo Adopt-A-Village), and has been eager to see some continuation and follow-up. 5. Proposed Start Date: 15-DEC- 6. Proposed Completion Date: 30-JUN-2012 1. With which area(s) of focus is the proposed activity aligned?
2. Please describe how the activity(ies) will address the goal(s) of the area(s) or focus. This project will increase the supply of water at the village. Easy access to irrigation water will lower the demand at other sources of drinkable water (boreholes). The increase in crop production due to the improved irrigation, and the storage of crops to be sold later at a higher price will greatly increase the revenue generated for the community and therefore the overall economic development will be much higher. 1. What will be the immediate and long-term outcomes of the activity(ies). The immediate outcome will be increase crop production and higher revenue from crops sales. The long term outcome will be to bring the local community out of poverty, making them self-sufficient for economic development. 2. Explain how all involved parties will act to ensure the sustainability of the activity(ies) and/or outcomes. The projects are highly sustainable even after grants are expended because: (a) All proposed components of the projects fall under the National Development Plan the main government policy framework on poverty eradication. (b) Volunteer Change agents will be identified and their capacities built to promote the integrated project approach to development. (c) NKDU is expected to continue working with the project. (d) It is expected that the current review of the NAADS programme will improve extension service delivery to Nkondo. (e) The projects are expected to facilitate Nkondo community develop capacity and confidence to demand for quality services. (f) The Projects are complementing government's efforts. (g) The RCCs are major players and will help to promote and maintain the projects.
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