- 19 paralegals in Mengwe division received chickens (chicks and layers/cocks) from AJISO as part of a project to improve their quality of life. - A survey found that most paralegals were male, between 48-65 years old, and received distributions of 16-21 chicks. Some chickens died while others were sold or remained on the farms. - The project generated income from selling chickens and eggs. Total earnings were over 11 million Tsh from chicken sales and over 350,000 Tsh from egg sales. The project trainings educated paralegals on chicken keeping and care. Paralegals reported benefits like money for expenses and changing livelihoods and thinking through chicken

1. MONITORING AND EVALUATION (AJISO)
4.1: Introduction
Mengwe is the division within Rombo district. This division has 26 paralegals who were trained
to implement the chicken project. This project aims to improve the quality of life of paralegals,
covering meeting costs, transport costs and other benefits from chicken and eggs. Tersely, after
the training on chicken project, paralegals were provided chicks (vifaranga) by headquarter
(AJISO) through the fund of MOYO international. The process of monitoring and evaluating on
this project is often done so as to assess the success of the project towards the objectives. A sample
of 19 paralegals were surveyed by the executive director, program officer and M & E officer at
Mengwe whereby a structured tools for assessing the projects were used so as to track the trends
of the project, benefits, strategies and challenges against this project. The following are the
findings obtained:-
4.2: Social demographic characteristics
During Monitoring and Evaluation processes, a total of 19 paralegals were involved, 63.2% of
them were male. Slightly above two third of 19 paralegals were in 48 to 65 years age category.
Majority (94.7%) of 19 paralegals agreed to receive a distribution of 16 to 21 chicks at the
beginning of project. Only one (5.3%) female received a distribution of 10 to 15 chicks whilst all
male said that received a distribution of 16 to 21 chicks. The results are presented in table 4.1:-

2. Table 4.1 Social demographic characteristics (n=19)
Gender of the paralegal n (%)
Variables Male (n=63.2) Female (n=36.8) Total
Paralegal’s age (Umuri kwa miaka)
30 to 47 years 4(21.1) 2(10.5) 6(31.6)
48 to 65 years 8(42.1) 5(26.3) 13(68.4)
Number of chicks distribution (mgao wa vifaranga)
10 to 15 chicks 0(0.0) 1(5.3) 1(5.3)
16 to 21 chicks 12(63.2) 6(31.6) 18(94.7)
4.2: General trend of the chicken project at Mengwe division
Of total 18 paralegals managed to identify the layers, the number of layers (mitetea) which they
received at the beginning of project, 44.4% of them were male who received a distribution of 8 to
12 layers; 16.7% of them were female got a distribution of less or equal to 7 layers. Only one
paralegal failed to identify the number of layers out of 19 paralegals. The results were indicated in
figure 4.1:-
Figure 4.1 Number of received layers by gender
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Number of layers received (Kuku wa mayai waliopokelewa) by Paralegal's
gender (n=18)
Male Female

3. A total of 18 paralegals managed to identify the number of cocks (majogoo) which they received
at the beginning of project, 44.4% of them were male who received a distribution of 8 to 12 cocks;
38.9% of them were female got a distribution of less or equal to 7 cocks and 55.5% of paralegals
got a distribution of 8 to 17 cocks. Only one paralegal failed to identify the number of cocks out
of 19 paralegals. The results were summarized to figure 4.2:-
Figure 4.2 Number of received cocks by gender
In the project there are chicken were revealed to die due some certainty, uncertainty, lack of
vaccination, poor keeping environment and other factors. Of eighteen (18) paralegals, 45% of them
reported to have experienced 1 to 6 chicken deaths; 44% of them said that have experienced 7 to13
deaths of chicken and 11 of them said none deaths of chicken have occurred to chicken project.
Only one of paralegals did not manage to report on number of deaths occurred from chicken
project. The monitoring and evaluation findings were presented in pie chart below:-
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Number of cocks received (Idadi ya majogoo yaliyopokelewa) by Gender of the
paralegal(n=18)
Male Female

4. Figure 4.3 Number of died chicken of the project
4.3: Descriptive Statistics prevalence and benefits of chicken project at Mengwe division
The Executive Director (ED), Program Officer (PO) and Monitoring and Evaluation (M & E)
officer trailed the project’s prevalence growth and benefits due to eggs and chicken sales of the
project. A total of 351 chicken were reported to be distributed among 19 paralegals; 18 paralegals
received a total of 148 layers and 147 cocks at the beginning of the project and one paralegal did
not manage to analyze chicken in terms of cocks and layers. The highest distribution number of
chicken is 20 while the least is 10. Out of 351 chicken, 100 chicken were reported to die.
The 19 paralegals were asked to indicate the number of chicks (vifaranga) added (increased) after
the first round distribution from AJISO. A total of 303 chicks were justified to increase in the
project from the first round distribution (AJISO). The highest additional of chicken was 60 chicks
and least was zero (0) additional.
Nineteen sampled paralegals were asked to specify the number of chicken have remained. An
overall total 256 ( )573.1147.13  sdx chicken were said to remain in the project. Eighteen
None died
11%
1 to 6
45%
7 to 13
44%
Number of the died chicken(idadi ya kuku waliokufa)(n=18)

5. (18) paralegals analyzed chicken in term of gender, so 77 cocks and 161 layers were reported. The
highest number distribution of chicken project available is 50 while the least is 3.
Eleven (11) paralegals sold chicken and fourteen (14) paralegals sold eggs in this project. A grand
total of 93 chicken were said to be sold while 1315 eggs were agreed to be sold by paralegals. The
number of chicken sales ranged from 2 to 17 chicken whilst eggs’ sales ranged from 20 to 300.
The price of each egg ranged from 200 to 300.
A grand total 1152000/= Tshs ( )96.56149/105000  sdx has been obtained due to selling 93
chicken project and 354600/=TShs ( )40.26453/25300  sdx for selling 1315 eggs of the project.
The total earnings due to chicken sales ranged from 20000/= to 210000/= Tshs while eggs’ sales ranged
from 4800/= to 90000/= Tshs. The summary of findings were presented in table 4.2:-
Table 4.2: Descriptive Statistics of chicken project at Mengwe division (n=19)
Variable lists N Range Min Max Sum Mean ±SD
How many chicks did you receive? 19 10 10 20 351 18.47 2.27
How many were layers?
18 13 3 16 148 8.22 3.62
How many were cock/jogoo? 18 13 1 14 147 8.17 4.06
How many project's chicken died?
18 13 0 13 100 5.56 3.76
How many project's chicken have remained?
19 47 3 50 256 13.47 11.57
How many cocks (majogoo) chicken have
remained? 18 15 1 16 77 4.28 4.48
How many layers chicken (mitetea) have
remained?
18 39 1 40 161 8.94 8.95
In this project how many chicken have you
sold so far? 11 15 2 17 93 8.45 4.46
How much shilling was obtained? 11 190000 20000 210000 1152000 105000 56149.96
How many eggs have been sold in this
projects?
14 280 20 300 1315 93.93 95.27
For how much shilling per each was sold? 14 100 200 300 3700 264.29 30.56

6. Total shilling obtained from selling eggs of the
project
14 85200 4800 90000 354600 25300 26453.40
Number of added chicks 19 60 0 60 303 15.95 18.45
4.4: Benefits of chicken project’s trainings
Twenty six paralegals were trained before the start of project at Mengwe. The paralegals stated to
benefit from these trainings because of trainings 57.9% of them it educated them on how to keep
chicken by identifying the basic needs of chicken such as house, medicine and food and 5.3% of
them educated other 6 community. The responses were presented in table 4.3:-
Table 4.3: Benefits of chicken project trainings (n=19)
How did you, your family and the community in general benefit from training? f %
Educated me on how to keep chickens (eg medicine, chicken's food and house of chicken) 11 57.9
Has helped her to educate other 6 community members on how to keep chicken 1 5.3
Helped me and society to know how to deal with chicken project 2 10.5
Upbringing awareness about professional of poultry/chicken keeping 5 26.3
4.4: How paralegals and community value the chicken project
All Paralegals (100%) and other community at Mengwe division seem to have positive attitudes
towards project (valuable project) due to the fact of 19 paralegals, 15.8% of them said that get
money transport cost, money for chicken food and family's egg; 5.3% out of 19 paralegals said
that gets money for family basic needs; 5.3% of them said that has an expectation of adding more
number of chicken since has seen that can raise income through this project; 5.3% of them reported
that get money for school fees from this project; 5.3% of them supported that the projects has built
aspiration of chicken keeping, raising family income and paying schools' fees; 5.3% of them
agreed that project has changed life styles of my family and thinking capacity (one stated that
“chicken project has changed my family because now days my family is totally based to chicken

7. keeping project”); 10.5% of them said that obtains more eggs, manure and earning more income
for home based needs and only one paralegal reported not benefit from this project since chicken
still small. The results are as follows:-
Table 4.4: How paralegals and community value the chicken project (n=19)
How do you and community value the chicken project? f %
Earning of income, availability of meats and other beneficiaries(eg one state that “the
chicken project has expanded to 60 chicken related to my home place”)
1 5.3
Earning money for family needs (selling chicken and eggs) 1 5.3
Earning money for transport cost, money for chicken food and family's egg 3 15.8
Project has changed the way of chicken keeping 1 5.3
Parents get money for paying school fees, basic needs and family income 2 10.5
He is expecting to increase 20 chicken in January next year 1 5.3
It has changed life styles of my family and thinking capacity (chicken project has
changed my family because now days my family is totally based to chicken keeping
project)
1 5.3
Obtaining more eggs, manure and earning income for home based needs 2 10.5
One realized that can manage chicken project and getting money due to chicken and
eggs sales
1 5.3
Still has not been benefited from the project 1 5.3
The project is very simple to run and the products from it (eggs and chicken) are used
as the source of income at home places
1 5.3
The projects has built aspiration of chicken keeping, raising family income and paying
schools' fees
1 5.3
These chicken are still smalls 1 5.3
This project helps to get eggs for sale and eating 2 10.5

8. 4.5: Reasons of selling/not selling chickens/eggs
Of 19 paralegals, 3(15.8%) of them said that have not benefited from neither chicken nor eggs of
this project. The paralegals (84.2%) reported sell chicken/eggs because some chicken don not lay
eggs, chicken were affected by diseases, for buying chicken food and home/family basic needs,
getting transport cost, money for chicken food and family’ eggs, for paying school fees, buying
chicken food and reducing the number of cocks(majogoo) and buying chicks. The findings were
as follows:-
Table 4.5: Reasons of selling/not selling chickens/eggs (n=19)
Why did you sell/not sell chicken/eggs?
f %
Because many of them do not lay and always do not develop eggs 1 5.3
These chicken were affected by disease 1 5.3
Buying chicken food and reducing the number of cocks 2 10.5
For buying chicken's food and home/family needs 2 10.5
Obtaining transport cost, money for chicken food and family's egg 2 10.5
Has got money for paying school fees and family income 2 10.5
Has not sold any chicken/eggs of the project 3 15.8
Increased 3 chicken after selling eggs 1 5.3
Increasing the number of chicken 1 5.3
Selling chicken in order to handle chicken’s food and buying another chicks(Vifaranga) 2 10.5
Still has not been benefited from the project 1 5.3
The source of income (especially layers are raising income of my family) 1 5.3

9. 4.6: The use of money earned from chicken/eggs sales
A total of 19 paralegals, 3(15.8%) of them said that have not got money from selling chicken/eggs
of this project. The 16(84.2%) paralegals used money obtained due to selling chicken/eggs for
buying chicks, transport cost, money for chicken food, for paying school fees, used money for
covering transport and meetings cost. The findings were as follows:-
Table 4.6: The use of money earned from chicken/eggs sales (n=19)
How did you use money obtained from selling chicken/eggs? f %
Buying chicken food and reducing a number of cocks 1 5.3
Buying chicken food and reducing the number of cocks 1 5.3
Buying chicken/chicks(Vifaranga) 2 10.5
For buying chicken's food and home /family needs 4 21.0
For buying chicks(Vifaranga) and buying chicken's food 1 5.3
For buying foods of chicken 1 5.3
Earning money for transport cost, money for chicken food and family's egg 2 10.5
Still has not been benefited from the project 3 15.8
Paying school fees 3 15.8
Allocated money to meetings and transport cost 1 5.3
4.7: Reasons to why paralegals think the project has contribution/benefits to the
community
All surveyed paralegals (100%) evidenced that the project has benefits to the community due to
the fact that project has brought aspiration and understanding on how to keep chicken, community
obtain manures for growing crops such as maize, parents get school fees for their children,
paralegals cover meetings and transports costs, the source of family income, community get
nutrients, the community members have imitated chicken keeping, the community has been

10. motivated/attracted by the chicken project and many communities have accepted changes and are
using manures from chicken for growing crops(manure) and also some paralegals have been
selling chicken’s manures(eg one said that sells 1000/= Tshs per each sack). The findings were as
follows:-
Table 4.7: Reasons to why paralegals think the project has benefits to the community
(n=19)
Why do you think project has/ has not any contribution in the community? f %
Aspiration and understanding on how to keep chicken 2 10.5
He is selling a bucket of manure 1000/= per each 1 5.3
Many communities have accepted changes and are using manures from chicken for growing
crops(manure)
1 5.3
The community members have imitated chicken projects after seeing the progress 2 10.5
Many community members are learning and buy eggs from me 1 5.3
Many community members have been motivated/attracted by the chicken project 3 15.8
Many community members have come to learn from him about chicken keeping 1 5.3
Many people have started this projects and is helping them in terms of income, manures and
other benefits
1 5.3
Obtain manures and eggs 2 10.5
Provides home/family and social basic needs and manure 2 10.5
The community benefits from selling eggs and chicken 1 5.3
The community has got nutrients food 1 5.3
4.8: The strategies on developing the available chicken project
These sampled paralegals were asked to analyze their strategies which they applied in the process
of overcoming the overwhelming challenges against project’s run ways. Each paralegal listed some
strategies that he/she applies for making sure that the project is sustainable. Some strategies which

11. were frequently listed differed from one person to another but some of them matched to one
another. For example, out of 19 paralegals, 2(10.5%) of them said that they apply for chicken
project training so as to be able to keep more chicken; 2(10.5%) of them said that they collect eggs
and incubate them to other chicken for producing chicks (Vifaranga); 1(5.3%) of them reported to
have machine for producing chicks; 1(5.3%) of them said that follows professional advice and
provides chicken food; 1(5.3%) of them said that sells the available chicken in order to buy new
offspring (mbegu mpya) in order to collect many eggs and 1(5.3%) of them reported that has
increased the chicken in the house hold. Paralegals reported to incubate their eggs to other chicken,
this is because the chicken project do not incubate frequently instead they lay eggs for a long period
compared to other chicken (local breed). The findings were summarized as follows:-
Table 4.8: your strategies on developing the available chicken (n=19)
What are your strategies on developing the available chicken? f %
Applying for chicken project training so as to be able to keep more chicken 2 10.5
At the beginning 2 chicken were stolen but still has a plan of increasing the number of chicken 1 5.3
Collecting eggs and incubate them to another chicken for producing chicks(Vifaranga) 2 10.5
Developing this chicken project to its maximum functions (one said that “now days produces
chicks by machine/wanatotoa kwa mashine) 1 5.3
Ensuring availability of conducive environment for chicken such as house and
medicine(vaccination) and has a plan of adding to 50 chicken 1 5.3
Following professional advice and provision of food 1 5.3
Increasing the number of chicken in the house hold 2 10.5
Selling matured cocks or chicken and adding the number of chicks (Vifaranga) 3 15.8
Provision of enough food and ensuring availability of medicine/vaccination 2 10.5
Selling chicken to get money for family basic needs 2 10.5
Selling eggs for adding the number of chicken (eg. such as one reported that added 7 chicken) 1 5.3
Selling the available chicken for buying new offspring (mbegu mpya) in order to collect many
eggs 1 5.3

12. 4.9: Paralegals’ opinions on how to improve the chicken project
During Monitoring and Evaluation (M & E) all paralegals gave some opinions on how to improve
the project at Mengwe. These opinions were as creating conducive environment for chicken
project, good relationship with professionals for vaccination, distribution of chicken should be
accompanied with the earlier stage vaccination supply (Hatua za mwanzo), for sustainable chicken
project there are should be enough funds, improvement of the chicken project through provision
of many chicks (Vifaranga), enlarging the project by adding the number of chicken, provision of
enough education on chicken project, timely provision of education and vaccination, organization
should struggle to find self-motivated donor for more provision of funds and awareness and more
training about chicken for improving the project.
Table 4.9: Paralegals’ opinions on the project (n=19)

13. What are your opinions on the project? f %
Conducive environment for chicken keeping (eg house of chicken) 1 5.3
Creating a good relationship between professionals for vaccination 1 5.3
Educated and awaked me on how to keep chickens (eg medicine, chicken's food and house of
chicken)
2 10.5
Enough provision of chicken needs such as house and food 1 5.3
Enlarging the project by adding the number of chicken as well as enough education on chicken 2 10.5
For sustainable chicken project there are should be enough funds 2 10.5
Improvement of the chicken project through provision of many chicks (Vifaranga) 3 15.8
More provision of education to chicken project, medicine(vaccination) and chicken's food 2 10.5
More trainings towards chicken project improvement 1 5.3
Organization should struggle to find self-motivated donor(s) for more provision of funds and
awareness
1 5.3
Distribution of chicken should be accompanied with the earlier stage vaccination supply(Hatua
za mwanzo)
2 10.5
Timely provision of education and vaccination 1 5.3

14. SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF FINDINGS
MONITORING & EVALUATION (AJISO)
5.1: Summary of results
The Mengwe chicken project is not selective in gender since male and female can deal with chicken
keeping project. The project has succeeded to improve the live hood of many families at Mengwe
division especially to trained paralegals. The benefits which have been revealed from chicken
project are parents get school fees, family obtains basic needs, paralegals enable to cover meetings,
transport and other indirect costs, paralegals and community obtains manures from chicken for
growing crops at Mengwe. These benefits are attained through selling eggs, chicken, and manures.
So through project many paralegals have raised their family income by selling eggs, chicken and
manures.
The revealed challenges during monitoring and evaluation of the project were as lack of funds
(insufficient budget) for running the project to its maximum functions, insufficient education to
paralegals and the community, unconducive environment for chicken such as poor house, lack
supply of vaccination, food as well as professionals and some chicken project take a long time to
layer eggs, although this can be solved by supplying incubation machines.
5.2: Conclusion of results
The chicken project at Mengwe division is the way towards poverty alleviation if more funds
(grants), education, self-awareness of the community, motivation, provision of chicks and other
facilities will be effectively directed to the project. Even though there are many revealed challenges
against the project but trained paralegals have succeeded to taste the advantages of the project.
Therefore the project can be the alternative source of family income, school fees, basic needs and
fertilizers for growing crops so it should be advanced to its peak.

15. 5.3: Recommendation of the results
The community, paralegals and other members should be self-motivated to run this project
because they will benefit from it such as through selling eggs, chicken and manures
For the project to develop there supposed enough funds for the project costs, investing to the
project, monitoring and evaluation costs and constant supply of facilities of the project
The education on chicken project at Mengwe should be improved especially to paralegals
Provision of vaccination, chicken foods and stable market for selling eggs as well as chicken
project
Changing the individuals with negative attitudes of the project, enhancing monitoring and
evaluation programs, good cooperation among the community, paralegals and administrative
system
Establishing strong and good leadership among paralegals for organizing, analyzing, tracking
development, tracing drawbacks, formulating strategies and conducting frequently
evaluations of the project at Mengwe division
Establishing a center for delivering individual reports about chicken growth development and
enough funds so as to covers costs for managing the project