1. TINGANGA WOMEN EMPOWERMENT ORGANIZATION (TWEO)
P.O BOX 601-00900
KIAMBU COUNTY
PROJECT PROPOSAL
EMPOWERING TINGANGA COMMUNITY GROUPS TO ADDRESS EXTREME POVERTY
SENT TO
BARKA FOUNDATION

2. TABLE OF CONTENTS
Executive Summary................................................................................................................................................ 3
1.0 Situation Analysis: ............................................................................................................................................ 4
1.1 Social Economic Issues ..................................................................................................................................... 4
1.2 Farming activities ............................................................................................................................................. 4
1.3 Employment opportunities ................................................................................................................................ 4
1.4 Other sources of income .................................................................................................................................... 4
1.5 Education standards .......................................................................................................................................... 5
1.6 Learning institutions ......................................................................................................................................... 5
1.7 Water and sanitation.......................................................................................................................................... 5
1.8 Gender Issues.................................................................................................................................................... 5
1.9 Vulnerable children ........................................................................................................................................... 6
2.0 Geographical Coverage ..................................................................................................................................... 6
3.0 Project justification ........................................................................................................................................... 7
4.0 Project Planning................................................................................................................................................ 7
4.1 Project Goal ...................................................................................................................................................... 7
4.2 How the project was identified .......................................................................................................................... 7
5.0 Description of proposed Intervention ................................................................................................................. 8
5.1 Improving Livestock Productivity ..................................................................................................................... 8
5.2 Assisting vulnerable community members ......................................................................................................... 8
6.0 Project Contribution: ......................................................................................................................................... 8
6.1 Project Impact................................................................................................................................................... 8
6.2 Outputs level..................................................................................................................................................... 9
6.3 Outcome level ................................................................................................................................................... 9
7.0 Project Sustainability and Community ownership: ............................................................................................. 9
8.0 Project’s environmental Impact: ...................................................................................................................... 10
9.0 Project Risk analysis ....................................................................................................................................... 10
10.0 Project Management, Monitoring, Reporting and Future Prospects ................................................................. 10
10.1 Monitoring and Evaluation: ........................................................................................................................... 11
10.2 Procurement procedures ................................................................................................................................ 11
10.3 Reporting: ..................................................................................................................................................... 11
10.4 Future Prospects............................................................................................................................................ 11
11.0 Performance Targets ..................................................................................................................................... 12
12.0 Work Plan..................................................................................................................................................... 13
13.0 Project Budget: Budget breakdown ................................................................................................................ 14
13.1 Human resources........................................................................................................................................... 14
13.2 Material cost ................................................................................................................................................. 14
13.3 Operational Cost ........................................................................................................................................... 14
13.4 Equipments/stationary cost ............................................................................................................................ 14
13.5 Capacity building .......................................................................................................................................... 14
Budget Summary .................................................................................................................................................. 14
Annex 1. Needs and SWOT analysis ..................................................................................................................... 15
2

3. Executive Summary
1. Background information
Project Title Empowering Tinganga Community groups to address extreme poverty
Project site Tinganga and Kagongo Locations Kiambu County
Implementing Institution Tinganga Women Empowerment Organization (TWEO)
Implementing Institution’s Contact Name Oliva Muthoni Waguta
Implementing Institution's Contact E-mail tinganga2012@gmail.com
Implementing Institution's Contact phone
Tel 0727050768; P.O Box 601 - 00900 Kiambu
and Address
Name Position Contact (Tel)
1 Stephen Kinyanjui Chairperson 0733245660
Proposed Project Management Committee 2 Oliva Muthoni Secretary 0727050768
David Ichangai Treasurer 0722867499
3 Lilian Muthoni Group representative 0720327581
4 Sister Charity Church representative 0720407332
Project Duration (Days) 24 months
Estimated Starting Date: 15th September 2012
Estimated Ending Date: 14th September 2014
2. Summary of proposed intervention/s:
Intervention 1 Livestock productivity improvement
Intervention 2 Support to vulnerable households
Intervention 3 Capacity building and community institutional strengthening
3. Beneficiaries Analysis:
Intervention Targeted households/vulnerable
Capacity building 1000 hh Gender M – 500; F - 500
Livestock productivity improvement Embryo transplant – 100
Poultry – 100
Forage conservation - 500
4. Summary of costs
Amount requested from BARKA Foundation
Item Description Total (Ksh) Total (US$)
Human resources 2,040,000 25,000
Community contribution
Project materials 20,100,000 237,117
500 hay storage houses @ 500,000
Operational 600,000 7,060
100 chicken houses @ 2,000,000
Equipments/stationery 200,000 2,352
Capacity building 600,000 7,059 Total community contribution
Subtotal 23,540,000 278,588 Ksh. 2,500,000 or US$ 29412
CBO administration cost 7% 1,647,800 19,501
Grand Total 25,187,800 298,089
3

4. 1.0 Situation Analysis:
1.1 Social Economic Issues
The inhabitants of Tinganga and Kogonga Locations are small scale farmers. Agricultural outputs are however
greatly limited by small land holdings of 1/8 acre on average. Those whose main source of income is farming live in
extreme poverty. Small land holdings in Kiambu district is blamed on land allocation in the follow up to the
independence in 1963. The then rich and enlightened acquired huge coffee and tea plantations which left the poor
who were the majority with very little to share. Over the years, poverty levels have increased due to land
subdivisions. Culturally, sons are supposed to be given a portion of land by their fathers on reaching maturity where
they can build their own homes, start families and develop their livelihoods. There are some who have fought their
way out of poverty but majority are still trapped.
1.2 Farming activities
Farmers practice mixed farming where crops are grown and livestock reared on the same piece of land. Livestock
kept include cattle, chicken and to a small extent pigs. Due to limited land sizes, no family is able to produce enough
for home consumption and all depend on other sources of income. Those who keep cattle face the challenge of lack
of feeds as the land holdings are too small to produce enough forage. Inadequate foods and poor quality breeding
stock has resulted to very low milk production averaging 5 litres per cow. Framers with additional funds such as
from well paying jobs can afford livestock to purchase feeds and make decent incomes from livestock farming.
1.3 Employment opportunities
Thousands flock the tea and coffee plantations to work as casual labourers. The plantations are their main source of
employment. The daily wage is a paltry Ksh.200 (US$2.4) per day. It is an amount that can make only one meal for
the family. For the poor families paying for their children school fees and providing other basic necessities is a
challenge. Others benefit from other forms of employment such as in the transport sector to the urban centers. Girls
are valuable as they readily find employment as domestic servants in the urban centre which permanently deny then
an opportunity to live a decent live in future. Only people with good education get decent jobs that sustainably
support their families.
1.4 Other sources of income
Sources of income include sale of milk, pigs and poultry meat. A
few farmers rear chicken and sell the meat to middle men who
take to the city of Nairobi. Other sources of income by the women
groups involve making bead works and woven baskets which they
sell for income (Picture). They also make soap and sell. The
women groups have informal micro-finance arrangements where
members make contributions to the group which is later shared
after accumulation or given to members as loans and paid at an
interest.
4

5. 1.5 Education standards
The Kenyan Government of Kenya is implementing free Universal Primary education for all the children. Education
in day secondary schools is also highly subsidized. Good secondary schools in Kenya have boarding facilities. Day
schools are always a poor families’ option and majority perform dismally due to limited learning resources and
indiscipline. Most school drop outs are from day schools. For Tinganga, students attending nearby day schools often
fail to go to school as a result of various family issues, majority related to poverty such as family member falling
sick, sick livestock, cows calving, etc. On such days, the children fail to go to school as they have to take their turn
and work at the plantation to provide the days food, thus foregoing learning. Transition rate from Primary school to
Secondary schools stand at 64.53 (Boys 56.71 Girls 72,12) % for Kiambu County. 29.82 (college)
1.6 Learning institutions
The area has a number of learning institutions which include Tinganga primary school, Model primary school,
Benson Njau primary school and St. Joseph private primary school. There is one secondary school - Tinganga
secondary school. Waruhiu farm is a government agriculture institute that serves for demonstration training in
agriculture
1.7 Water and sanitation Shallow wells too close to latrines
The main sources of water are shallow wells. Some homes have tanks
for rain water harvesting. Every household has a pit latrine. Due to the
small land holdings, the distance between the latrines and shallow
wells is small and it is feared most wells are contaminated (picture).
1.8 Gender Issues
Several homes are women headed resulting from death of husbands,
divorced or never married. During the needs analysis exercise, it was
suggested the windowed women to raise their hands just to get a feel of how many are windowed. In a group of 15
women, a shocking 7 raised their hands. Members present estimated about 30% of households are windowed.
Unlike woman, men who loose their wives remarry within a short time. Girls who are
mothers and never got married or are divorced suffer greatly as culture does not In a randomly selected
allow women to inherit from their parents. Culture allocates custody of the children group, 50% of the
to the women but not the resources. Such families are highly vulnerable with their women were windowed
children growing up with serious difficulties and often ending up as delinquents.
One of the worrying trends in Kiambu County is the status of the young men. The media repeatedly report about
excessive fatal drinking habits and Tinganga is one of the affected areas. Several of young men have turned to
drinking the illicit brewed alcohol products which in most are cases laced with
dangerous chemicals and
are extremely unhygienic.
Every year, there are
several reported deaths
and blindness resulting
from the vice. Families
headed by such men suffer
tremendously with their
wives and children paying
After taking illicit drinks laced with methanol, these two dearly and ending up in
(left) were lucky to be alive although they lost their sight. extreme poverty.
The man on the right probably never woke up.
5

6. 1.9 Vulnerable children
Tinganga area has several homes where both parents have died. Such children headed households receive support
from the neighbors, government or the church. In Tinganga, school fees for such children is paid through the
Government devolved fund facility Community Development Fund (CDF) for those willing to continue with
secondary schools. These children however receive school fees only but not other basic needs. Consequently,
majority drop out of school. Some of the self help groups have purchased cows for such families to assist with milk
and income which is highly commendable.
2.0 Geographical Coverage
The proposed project will cover the bigger Tinganga Location which was recently divided into two smaller locations
namely Tinganga (Population 7285) and Kagongo (population 5785). See map. Tinganga covers 9km2 while
Kagongo covers 4.8km2. Population density is 1451 and 1999 persons per km2 respectively, making this among the
highest population density in the country.
6

7. 3.0 Project justification
Small land holdings have resulted to some of the inhabitants being extremely poor despite being hard working.
Intensive farming and alternative sources of livelihoods that can be accomplished on small space need to be
explored.
Women headed households resulting from single motherhood, divorce and death of husbands are vulnerable and
majority are poor. As a result, their children grow up poorly, become desperate and often turn to desperate means to
earn a living. These women headed households require support to be able to support their families sustainably. Also
needing support are households where the young men with families have resulted to excessive illicit alcohol
consumption leaving their wives as the sole bread weaners and their children vulnerable. While the government is
expected to take stern action against individuals who forfeit their parental duties, support through counseling and
capacity building can have positive social and economic benefits for such families.
Women groups exist and it was reported during the needs analysis that they sometimes come to the aid of such
vulnerable orphaned children. Their capacity is however curtailed by their limited resources. The group activities
need to be enhanced especially those that improve their levels of income including the already ongoing activities in
livestock, micro-finance, beads and basket weaving and soap making.
Dairy farming which support several homes need to be intensified through capacity building and investment.
Increasing milk output from the dairy cows will have great impacts on reducing poverty in the area. In addition,
farming activities that require little space such as poultry keeping need to be enhanced.
Poverty in the area can also be blamed on lack of capacity to manage the few resources properly. Thus this project
will have the component of capacity building so as to improve livelihoods as well as for project sustainability.
4.0 Project Planning
4.1 Project Goal
To improve livelihoods and eradicate extreme poverty
Project objectives
1. To improve livestock productivity
2. To assist vulnerable community members
3. To build capacity and strengthen community institutions
4.2 How the project was identified
Development of this proposal is a follow up to a visit by a member of The
Barka Foundation. During the meeting, it was agreed the existing social
groups make an umbrella community based organization and make a
proposal with interventions that can improve the well being of the local
people. The area sub-chief identified women groups who formed an
umbrella community based organization (CBO) The Tinganga Women
Empowerment Organization. This was followed by a participatory needs
analysis that was conducted assisted by an independent person at Tinganga
Catholic church hall (picture). The results of this exercise are in annex 1 of
this proposal. After the needs analysis, proposed interventions were
deliberated on by those present.
7

8. 5.0 Description of proposed Intervention
5.1 Improving Livestock Productivity
i. Embryo transfer for 100 cows benefiting 100 vulnerable households. Cows are inseminated with artificial
insemination using locally acquired semen. More wealthy farmers acquire semen from exotic more superior
pedigree bulls and more recently, embryo transfer. Embryo transfer cost about Ksh. 20,000 which is beyond
reach of the common farmer. With this technology, the project will introduce a superior breeding stock which
will give more milk thus increasing income.
ii. Forage conservation. Tinganga region cannot meet forage requirements for their livestock owing to the small
land holdings. Other parts of the country which are sparsely populated produce and sell hay. The hay cost less
during rainy seasons and increases in cost as the drought period advances. With hey storage facilities, farmers
can purchase and store enough hay to last during the drought period when they suffer most due to the high cost
of livestock feeds. This will be a self sustaining activity as the hay will be for milk producing cows that make an
income everyday that can be used to purchase more hay.
iii. Chicken rearing. Tinganga is within easy reach of the city of Nairobi. Farmers who are able to supply chicken
meat to the urban high population can make a decent earning. The reason given at the needs analysis workshop
why the Tinganga farmers do not exploit this option is because it requires high capital investment. The project
will put a micro-credit finance that will benefit those who will be able to exploit this opportunity. Vulnerable
households will be assisted with the initial capital investment to acquire 500 broiler chicks. They will be given
credit in kind for the feeds which they can start repayment after the first crop is sold. This fund will be repaid
and move on to benefit more people under the CBO management and the church.
iv. Livestock Health services. The Ministry of livestock will be fully involved and will assist the farmers with
veterinary services. The government does not give the services free of charge and a budget will be put aside for
the purpose. In addition, a livestock officer will be hired by this project and will act as the link between the
government and the community, offering trainings and monitoring the progress.
v. Capacity building. The Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Livestock, Ministry of Environment and Ministry
of Public Health will be the line ministries which will be incorporated and requested to assist with capacity
building. Involving the government agencies is also important for sustainability. Government officers take
precautions and ensure success of projects that have been entrusted to them and being an office, outgoing
officers hand over to the incoming thus providing continuity. The capacity building will be in livestock
production focusing on dairy production, poultry, pigs production, livestock feeding, nutrition and forage
conservation. In addition there will be environmental sanitation, hygiene, family well being, drugs and
substance abuse.
5.2 Assisting vulnerable community members
Each group operating under the umbrella CBO - Tinganga Women Empowerment Organization (TWEO) will
identify the most vulnerable among them. A selection criteria will be developed in a participatory way where
members will be given an opportunity to contribute on who should be considered vulnerable. Those identified will
benefit from the livestock improvement activities. These will include households where one or both parents have
died, extremely poor, with chronically ill family members including HIV/AIDs, diabetes and Cancer patients. The
individual self help groups will receive credit on behalf of the beneficiaries and support the vulnerable to succeed.
6.0 Project Contribution:
6.1 Project Impact
The proposed interventions are expected to have the following impacts;
 Improved livelihoods; Vulnerable households who will become beneficiaries will improve their income levels.
These will result from sale of broiler chicken, increased levels of milk production and sale of high value cattle
breeds after the calves are born. As a result they will have more to spend on better diet, housing and education
 Replacement of the breeding stock; the improved quality of cattle will lead to increased livestock productivity
namely milk and calves which will replace the breeding stock. It is hoped the improved livestock will find ready
market within the area to further improve productivity by indirect project beneficiaries. In the long term, the
breeding stock will be replaced by high value animals.
8

9.  Improved capacity to take care of the livestock. These will result from the capacity building that will be
conducted.
 Sustained productivity during drought periods . Forage conservation and storage for dry seasons will enhance
productivity during drought periods when milk prices are at their highest. This way the income will be available
throughout the year.
6.2 Outputs level
The following are the outputs that will contribute to the impacts and outcomes outlined
 100 embryo transfers
 10,000 bales of hay as initial load
 500 hey storage houses built (Community contribution)
 1,000 farmers trained in livestock improvement, forage conservation and livestock nutrition
 50,000 chicks procured
 100 poultry houses built (community contribution)
 200,000 kg of broiler feeds procured
 Line ministries support to farmers (County administration contribution)
6.3 Outcome level
(a) Employment; the proposed activities will serve as a source of self employment. These will engage the
beneficiaries in fruitful activities which will deter them from engaging in dangerous activities.
(b) Income Generation; The activities will result to more income in the long run
(c) Local Community empowerment; The support the project will give to direct and indirect beneficiaries in
form of kind support and capacity building will result to community empowerment
(d) Human resources development; Vocational as well as capacity building will build a human resource with a
wealth of knowledge which they can utilize there after the project life.
(e) Institutional Building; The project will be implemented under a CBO which is an umbrella organization for
several community self-help group. In addition, government departments and other institutions with
complimentary activities will be involved. These will strengthen the institutions with the ultimate
beneficiary being the community.
(f) More social stability; Families with resources act responsibly and live decent lives. This will increase their
confidence and social stability.
(g) Less drunkenness; through counseling and assisting the youth, less men will engage in destructive
activities such as drunkenness.
(h) Better diets for the families; Poor households feed on poor diets that lack proper nutrition and are often
unhygienic. This project will provide better diet through more income and capacity building on water and
sanitation.
7.0 Project Sustainability and Community ownership:
 Community participation; during preparation for this proposal, the community came together and carried out
a SWOT analysis that gave rise to the proposed interventions. The proposed interventions were done in a
participatory way with the members present deliberating on the issues and arriving at possible interventions. In
addition, Government administration was adequately involved through the presence of the area sub-chief who is
also a resident in the area. The Tinganga Catholic church which is a highly respected institution is one of
stakeholders and contributors to the project. The beneficiaries will continue to be involved in all other project
activities through planning, implementation and monitoring.
 Capacity building; One of the proposed interventions is capacity building in the different fields. These include
livestock husbandry, entrepreneurship, forage preservation, ration making, water and sanitation. The improved
capacity will be important as a sustainability measure.
 Government Involvement; The participation of the government departments in the line ministries will be a
9

10. stabilizing factor in the project. This is because it will be part of the Location achievements and since
government officials are regularly evaluated, they will be motivated to keep tabs at the success of the overall
project.
 Community contribution; The beneficiaries have agreed to work hard and make a contribution of up to 10% in
cash and kind. Community contribution will increase project ownership by the beneficiaries. For example, the
community will be expected to build livestock houses and purchase half the amount of chicken feed required for
this project.
8.0 Project’s environmental Impact:
The capacity building on water and sanitation will positively contribute to the environment. A sample of the shallow
wells water will be tested for E.coli presence and necessary measures discussed and adopted. Beneficiaries will also
be encouraged to plant trees where possible.
Capacity building on livestock management will also include biogas generation as an alternative to using firewood
or charcoal. Use of livestock waste for improve soil fertility is well established and more capacity building on this
will be done. This will help improve sanitation and reduce energy povert. This project is not foreseen to have any
negative environmental impact and those identified such as sanitation will be properly mitigated.
9.0 Project Risk analysis
Dimension Risk/ Conflict Mitigation measure Responsible Remarks
Security Ordinary Involving the communities and working with Community
criminals may the local administration who are charged groups
pose a security with the responsibility of ensuring security Local
challenge for all administration
Operationa TWEO that The Tinganga Catholic Church will form part Sister Charity The local
l and will be of the project management. Church to have a will be in the church is
financial charged with monitoring and mentoring role project well
managemen project management established
t management is and
relatively new respected.
Environme Large presence The capacity building and involvement of the TWEO, Farmers
ntal of livestock ministry of Public health will assist deal with Ministry of utilize the
within a small any sanitation issues that may arise. public health, dung from
space could Tinganga livestock to
pose sanitary Catholic church make
complications organic
manure
10.0 Project Management, Monitoring, Reporting and Future Prospects
The umbrella CBO will be overall in charge of the project management. The four managers are as listed.
1. Stephen Kinyanjui (Chairperson)
2. Oliva Muthoni (Secretary)
3. David Ichangai (Treasurer)
4. Sister Charity (Tinganga Catholic Church representative)
5. Lilian Muthoni Nganga (Groups representative)
The CBO will hire a secretariat that will consist of the livestock field officer and an accountant. Stakeholders will be
incorporated in the project management. For example, the Government of Kenya supports such institutions through
working with the departments dealing with the subject at hard. In this regard, capacity building and most of the other
10

11. proposed activities will be conducted in partnership with the Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Livestock,
Ministry of Public Health, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Cooperatives and the provincial administration.
Veterinary services will also be assisted by the Ministry of livestock
Project’s implementation Framework
Tinganga Women
Empowerment Organisation
Tinganga Catholic Church (TWEO) Government Departments
Self Help Groups Self Help Groups Self Help Groups
(Beneficiaries) (Beneficiaries) (Beneficiaries)
10.1 Monitoring and Evaluation:
The TWEO Board who will consist of the chairperson, secretary, the treasure, self help group representative and the
church representative will meet once a week to review the implementation progress and recommend any adjustments
that may be necessary. The project manager will make weekly monitoring reports and submit to the board. The
board will make monthly field visits to the beneficiaries to verify the manager’s report and make monthly
monitoring reports. It is also expected the donor will make periodic monitoring visits, organize for a mid-term
review and end of project evaluation. The monitoring reports will be shared with the donor on monthly basis or as
may be agreed between the CBO and the donor.
10.2 Procurement procedures
Materials proposed will be procured following the Government of Kenya procurement rules and procedures. The
same will be applied for the other services proposed to be implemented in this project.
10.3 Reporting:
The CBO will provide BARKA foundation with the following reports
 Monthly progress narrative reports with financial status:
 Ad-hoc reports: Upon the request by the BARKA Project Management
 Final financial report,
 Final narrative report (reflecting achievements, impacts and outcomes, challenges, issues, risks, impact, roles of
various stakeholders, pictures, and community handover letter.
 Success stories and case studies
10.4 Future Prospects
The community ultimate goal is are strong institutions that will get to the level of marketing own produce and
value addition for the livestock products. These include milk processing plant, slaughter house and packaging
for poultry products. Other communities have done it in Kenya and the benefits are public - The Tinganga
community foresee a future of self sufficiency through determination.
11

12. 11.0 Performance Targets
Expected Activities Indicators (SMART Source(s) of Assumptions Responsible
Outputs/results verification party
Improved Identification 200 vulnerable households Outline of selection Selection criteria will be fair and CBO, Church
Livestock of vulnerable identified by end of 1st quarter criteria that is objective acceptable to all
Productivity households
Embryo 100 embryo transfers within 2 Ministry of Agriculture Success rate will be high CBO
transfer years reports MOA, MOLD
Project reports
Church reports
Forage 500 hey storage houses build Ministry of Agriculture Sources of hay will be identified from CBO
conservation within 2 years reports outside Kiambu county MOA, MOLD
and storage Project reports
Church reports
Training on 1000 farmers trained in forage Project reports, MOA Beneficiaries will identify and CBO, MOEnv
livestock conservation and livestock reports, MOLD reports, contribute locally building materials
management nutrition field survey
Acquisition of 50,000 chicks procured within Project reports, MOA Beneficiaries will maintain standards CBO, MOLD
broilers chicks 12 months reports, MOLD reports, as expected by the livestock
field verification production officer
Building 100 poultry houses built Project reports, MOA Community will orporate as this will CBO, MOLD
Poultry houses reports, MOLD reports, be community contribution. MOEn
field verification
Chicken feeds 200,000 kg of broiler feeds Project reports, MOA Towards the end of the project, the CBO, Ministry
acquisition acquired within 18 months of reports, MOLD reports, CBO will maintain a micro-finance on of cooperative
project initiation field verification a sustainable basis that will continue development
to assist more members after the
project life
Health Signed contract between CBO Signed contracts, Project Current government policies on CBO, MOLD
services for the and Ministry of Livestock report, healthy livestock livestock management will prevail
farmers development. Livestock
production officer hired within
one month of project onset
Capacity 1000 farmers trained on Training manuals, Farmers will co-orporate CBO, Tinganga
building livestock improvement, attendance list, project Catholic church,
environmental sanitation reports, MOA, MOLD MOA, MOLD,
reports MOCD,

13. 12.0 Work Plan
Improved Livestock Productivity Year 1 Year 2
Qrt 1 Qrt 2 Qrt 3 Qrt 4 Qrt 1 Qrt 2 Qrt 3 Qrt 4
Activities Indicators (SMART
Embryo transfer 100 embryo transfers by end of 2nd qtr yr 2
Forage conservation and 1000 hey storage houses build within 2 years
storage (Community contribution)
Training on livestock 1000 farmers trained in forage conservation and
management livestock nutrition by the end of the 2nd quarter of
project year 2
Acquisition of broilers 50,000 chicks procured within 15 months of
chicks project onset
Building Poultry houses At least 100 poultry houses built (community
contribution) within15 months of project onset.
Chicken feeds 200,000 kg of broiler feeds acquired within 15
acquisition months of project initiation
Health services for the Signed contract between CBO and the Ministry of
farmers Livestock development to offer health services to
the project within the first qtr of project onset.
Livestock production officer hired within one
month from the project onset
Capacity building 1000 farmers trained on livestock improvement,
environmental sanitation within the first year of
project life
Vulnerable households assisted Qrt 1 Qrt 2 Qrt 3 Qrt 4 Qrt 1 Qrt 2 Qrt 3 Qrt 4
Identification of 200 vulnerable households identified for livestock
vulnerable households improvement activities within the first qtr of
and orphans project onset
13

14. 13.0 Project Budget: Budget breakdown
13.1 Human resources
Position Duration Monthly salary Monthly salary (US$) Cost (Ks) Cost (US$)
Livestock production officer 24 45,000 529 1,080,000 12,706
Accountant 24 40,000 471 960,000 12,294
Total cost; human resources 2,040,000 25,000
13.2 Material cost
Item Unit Quantity Price/Unit (Ksh) Price/unit (US$) Cost (Ksh) Cost (US$)
Embryos pc 100 20,000 235 2,000,000 23,529
Hay (Initial load) pc 10000 260 3 2,600,000 30,000
Broiler chicks pc 50,000 70 0.8 3,500,000 42,176
Chicken feeds kg 200,000 55 0.6 11,000,000 129,412
Group activities SHG 10 100,000 1200 1,000,000 12000
Total 20,100,000 237,117
13.3 Operational Cost
Item Unit Quantity Price/Unit (Ksh) Price/Unit (US$) Cost (Ksh) Cost (US$)
Transport Months 24 10,000 118 240,000 2,824
Communication Months 24 5,000 59 120,000 1,412
Office rent Months 24 10,000 118 240,000 2,824
Total 600,000 7,060
13.4 Equipments/stationary cost
Item Unit Quantity Price/Unit (Ksh) Cost (Ksh) Cost (US$)
ICT equipment Lump sum Lump sum 100,000 1,176
Stationary Lump sum Lump sum 100,000 1,176
Total 200,000 2,352
13.5 Capacity building
Item Quantity Monthly Rate(Ksh) Rate (US$) Cost(ksh) Cost (US$)
Training facilitation 6 months 100,000 600,000 7059
Total 600,000 7059
Budget Summary
Item Description Total (Ksh) Total (US$) Community contribution
Human resources 2,040,000 25,000 500 hay storage houses @ 500,000
Project materials 20,100,000 237,117 100 chicken houses @ 2,000,000
Operational 600,000 7,060 Total estimated cost Ksh. 2,500,000
Equipments/stationery 200,000 2,352 or US$ 29412
Capacity building 600,000 7,059
Subtotal 23,540,000 278,588
CBO administration cost 7% 1,647,800 19,501
Grand Total 25,187,800 298,089

15. Annex 1. Needs and SWOT analysis
Background information
Family size av. 6
Farm land size 1/8 acre per family
Income sources; Milk for about 60% of farmers (av. 5 litres per cow); Broiler chicken by about 10% of
farmers with an average of 200 birds. 200 birds are not sustainable. Need at least 500 to be sustainable.
SWOT Analysis
Strengths
Strong will power to improve living standards demonstrated by already existing self help groups and their activities
such as beads making, soap making, making of woven baskets
Generate income that goes to microfinance
Have contributed cows to the most vulnerable children headed households
The small land holdings have high productivity
High rainfall amounts
Good roads infrastructure
Have shallow wells as water sources
Weaknesses
Little income – high production cost coupled with low price of produce due to middle man exploitation
Lack of motivation by group members which minimize synergies
Low education standards – majority are primary school drop outs.
Too small land holdings
Limited job opportunities
Inaccessibility of market by individual producers which give opportunity to middle men
Threats
High orphans burdens
High burden for women – some husbands and sons have turned to excessive alcohol consumption
Drugs and alcohol
HIV/AIDS – some lose hope and intentionally spread the disease
Failure of children to advance to self sufficiency
30% of households are headed by windows (widowers remarry) and another 20% are divorced or never married
Opportunities
High micro finance opportunity with poultry, dairy farming and pigs
Readily available markets
Good roads network
Electricity is available
Community open to skills development including entrepreneurship
Poultry meat demand is high
Plantations offer employment for those who are desperate
Cooperatives for marketing produce to kick out middle men can result to huge benefits
Community willing to contribute locally available materials, unskilled labour, water, fuel etc
Way forward
There are several social function that require tents. Clients demand modern tents especially for weddings
Poultry keeping require small space
Dairy cows have low productivity 5 litres / herd
15

16. Learning institutions in the area
1. Tinganga Primary school
2. Model Primary school
3. Benson Njau primary school
4. St. Joseph Private primary school
5. Tinganga Secondary school
Project sustainability
Training on poultry rearing, entrepreneurship, ration mixing, water management, water quality
Stakeholders
CBO, self help groups, relevant Government departments, Waruhiu farm (government agriculture institute),
KARI, Tinganga Catholic church
Institutional set up
Tinganga Women Empowerment Organisation – Community Based Organisation and several Self Help
Groups with support from Tinganga Catholic Church.
16