1. Laisamis Sub-County Food & Nutrition Security And Resilience
Enhancement Project (FONSAREP)
Village Savings and Loans Association report
13th
– 22nd
June 2016
Women from Salmate, Lchoro and Beercheba Women Groups, during VSLA training in
Laisamis Cluster
Implemented by

2. WORLD VISION KENYA
LAISAMIS ADP TRAINING AND LAUNCH OF VSLA
I. Training Activity Information
A. Title of Training Activity
Laisamis Area Development Programme training and Launch of Village Savings Groups
B. Goal
The aim of this learning process was to create VSLA awareness and capacity build
the existing groups on he recommended Savings group project model
C. Objectives
 To assess existing group’s activities and address existing capacity gaps
 To foster an attitude change among the community members so as to
focus on entrepreneurial opportunities available for them
 To build sustainable and empowered savings groups that would carry on
with their activities.
D. Participants
The 10 days training saw a total of 10 groups(Ngirimati, Kibaricho, Beercheba, Salmate, Lchoro
Women group, Loikiria Adiakche, Nanyeyie Women group, Kitanicho Naningo, Lpusi Nkinapnap,
Meyagari likiji)with a total participant of 140 (Male 4 ,Female 136)
The 10 groups highlighted some of the activities they have been engaging in ranging from livestock
farming, small scale business and merry go round, Crafting beads making, Yoghurt and butter making.
E. Resource Persons/Facilitators
Lead Facilitator:-Leah Musyoka P.O Food Security and livelihood -Tseikuru ADP
Agent Facilitator: –Justus Matu, Susan Paul, Jenister Mwende -Tseikuru Community
F. Training Design
The training involved:
 Theory and Presentations
 Group discussions
 Experience sharing
 Role plays/drama

3. II. Deviations from the Training Design
There was abit of deviation from the training design by Ngurunit groups to crop farming
which was address by the facilitor as part of crosscutting and groups’ expectation
III. Summary of Training Evaluation
As a humanitarian actor with coverage across the globe, World Vision remains an entity
that asserts its role as a model organization in ensuring that it respects the needs, concerns,
capacities and disposition of those with whom it works with and to answer for its actions
and decisions.
The 10 day training focused more on assessing and addressing the gaps within the groups as
highlighted in the group expectations. The main expectations that cut across the two groups
were as follows:
 To Learn more about groups and group managements
 To get knowledge about Savings and Loans
 Farming Skill
It was evident that much effort needs to be put on changing the community mindset as it
was clear from the presentations that some interventions are cultivating dependency rather
than addressing the focal problems.
It was also clear that community members form groups whenever there is money to be
issued or an agency. All these are short term goals thus they collapse as soon as they are
formed or have spent the funds.
The group was taken through the following:-
Key stories from other areas on importance of saving (Samburu and Tseikuru case study)
Savings groups establishment – requirements, formation (foundation – TRUST, pillars and
the roof in addition to the internal group rules and regulation)
The Group activities (group formation, savings, loaning and loan repayment, shares
purchases, Loan fund and social fund establishment, the cash box and pass books)
The 10 groups were taken through a practical session on group meeting procedure where
all the group members were able to deposit their savings and borrow loans as per the laid
down procedure.

4. III.Photo gallery
NKIBARICHO SHG members in a practical session- in Loglogo
Chair lady, Leparsore (in world vision t-shirt asking member) (How much was the social
fund)
V. Existing Gaps
Some of the gaps that emanated from the assessment exercise were:
- There is skills gap that impacts negatively on group growth and performance.
- Groups normally form on the foundation of short term benefits. No clear vision ,No
clear constitution
- Some groups lack self-motivation due to leadership gaps, cultural belief or lack of
business exposure

5. VI. Plan of Action
Action When Responsible
1. Review of Group Constitution for all the
groups
June 2016 Chair persons
2. Acquisition of Mandatory group
documents – all Groups
July 2016 Chair persons
3. Group meetings and meeting attendance During group
meetings
WVK Officer/ Gok officer
4. Ensure purchase of padlocks for security
purpose
ASAP Chairperson
5. Group monitoring and MIS reporting Continuous WVK Officer
6. Technical support on pest control for
farming group
ASAP Chairperson, WVK,GOK
VII. Conclusion
It is essential that much emphasis be put on capacity building for community members in
order to change the mindset from dependency to active economic engagement. The long
time existed opportunities like farming and livestock keeping, should be done with a
business approach rather than a traditional norm.
WVK has a good relationship with key stakeholders and this has contributed to the
successful project impacts in our areas of operations.
Also the community showed much enthusiasm to the project by requesting the training for
months and also offering to do catering services so that they could get some profits to kick
start their VSLA kitty.
Report written by:
Victor Kamadi Bill
Project Officer-Food Security
Laisamis ADP-Marsabit Cluster
World Vision Kenya