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Tuesday, October 16, 2012

AGRICULTURE AND ENTERPRISES SKILLS FOR WOMEN SMALLHOLDERS PROJECT BY FASO


Women on their farms

Women now make up the majority of the agricultural sector in Tanzania, but recent evidence suggests that not only is their productivity constrained by a lack of appropriate skills training , but also that they are particularly vulnerable to a range of changes including economic and environmental changes. Equipping women on small farms with the skills to improve production and manage change is therefore an important step towards securing livelihoods and reducing poverty. Lack of credit and capital, insecure land tenure and inadequate rural infrastructure make the application of new agricultural and enterprise strategies risky for women smallholders. FASO can play an important role in mitigating these risks by facilitating access to credit, helping women manage capital, working towards more secure land tenure, and helping women lobby local government for the provision of better infrastructure.Training is best approach FASO will use to empower women in agriculture and enterprises development. Those skills will base on:-



Training in financial management
To run their businesses successfully, the women needed to be able to control and plan their finances. To do this, they needed to be able to price their goods, work out their profit margins, and understand when they were making a profit. The ability to price inputs (including the cost of labour), establish market prices, and understand the difference between income and profits, are important. FASO found that there important to deliver training designed to enable women, individually or in groups, to improve the financial management of their production: Training helps women to distinguish between personal money and business finances – individuals can take loans from business. They learn to make sure their debtors are not too many, to find reliable sources of credit, to manage their stock flows, and simple booking to manage their cash flows.

Training in marketing, packaging and pricing
In addition to financial management, smallholders also require marketing training. This was frequently noted in the interviews as one of the women’s most important concerns, well ahead of technical skills. Improving production techniques, although important, is not sufficient to create significant changes in their circumstances. Achieving more efficient production and increasing yields did not address one of the most serious problems for small producers, and especially women smallholders: their lack of market power. Problems with accessing markets forced women to sell their goods on disadvantageous terms, and prevented women reaping the full benefits of their work.

Training to support group organization
The appropriate training FASO will provide can support group organization. Groups need training and support at various points in their development in order to function effectively, and to have a chance to become self sufficient. FASO found that their groups had very similar needs in this area of:
  1. Training and guidance for group formation;
  2. Training in formulating constitutions and by-laws, decision making procedures and electing leaders, to enable the transparent regulation of the group; and
  3. Training in conflict management and leadership skills.
Training and guidance for group formation
The projects emphasized that groups that formed for the purposes of mutual support, as opposed to simply accessing credit, were more likely to operate successfully and have a better chance of ultimately becoming sustainable. Mostly of women started groups for three main reasons: socializing, access to savings and insurance, and changing practices and production

Training on access of credit in groups
A group approach (such as VICOBA) ensures that there is a collective responsibility for loans and reduces the individual risks. Project can play a valuable role in facilitating credit access for groups. It is important, however, that the initiative and responsibility for ensuring repayment remains with the group, as this is a key factor in ensuring the sustainability of credit access beyond the lifetime of a project. FASO Project will help groups to become more credit worthy by supporting proper group formation, and providing bookkeeping and literacy support.
FASO VICOBA Group training at Magereza, Moshi.

Training to enable transparent regulation of the group
The organizational training greatly improved the operation of the groups, and enabled them to make better use of their resources. Training in group management processes, such as establishing group regulations, leadership structures, and decision-making procedures, improved accountability within the group and reduced the potential for conflict between the executive and other members.

Training in conflict management and leadership skills
Training in how to discuss difficult topics with members and deal with challenging situations made the groups more stable and resilient, and therefore better able to achieve their goals over the long periods of time required.

 Benefits of enterprise training
The training can play an important role in helping prospective entrepreneurs become successful. For women, training in enterprise skills Is particularly valuable as they expanded into new areas. The entrepreneurship training is important in allowing producers in growth industries (including agriculture) to access more of the value chain associated with their product.
Women demanded a range of enterprise skills including bookkeeping, entrepreneurship and business management skills.
Developing the capacity of women and groups to take small, measured risks was both a major focus and a key challenge for each of the projects. While affecting this kind of change takes time, each project played an important role as a catalyst for this change.

IF YOUR A STAKEHOLDER ON AGRICULTURE, ENTERPRISES DEVELOPMENT, WOMEN EMPOWERMENT, etc CONTACT US FOR PARTNERSHIP TO IMPLEMENT THIS PROJECT..TOGETHER WE CAN!




Thursday, August 16, 2012

ROMANA MAKATA A STRONG WOMEN IN MOSHI.

FASO through a WED Program- Women Empowerment Development visited a strong women at Majengo street here in Moshi munispal. Romana is a aged women about 50 years who living with HIV. She is a widow, living in her own house at majengo street in moshi, a mudhouse but she trying to moderate her house by building a block house outside her mady house.

A women is an entrepreneur who practice horticulture, livestoking, cloth making 'Batiki'  and also she doing a food processing through drying. 'My source of income is through this activities and i built this house, paying fees for my child studying university, i used to get credits from majengo VICOBA and other financial institutions which help to increase my capital and sending my childrens and groundchildren to school and university '- she said.

'I need a support from government, non-goverment, individual and companies to help me so as i can live a better life through entreprenuership'

Romana in her trees plantation.

Romana show animal food she used to process

She is also a craftwomen

Romana show her chickens


She also selling a wood for source of power

She also doing urban farming

This is a house she build

A block house she build outside with a mudhouse in side she living.


She also packaging a medical seeds

Apart from that Roman own her registered enterprise called ADERMANA ENTERPRISES dealing with Batic processing and Handcraft. If you  want to contact with her just call her direct through phone number
+255 755 752 504 or contact as for more details.

Sunday, August 12, 2012

SHIRIKA LA FASO LAFANYA SEMINA YA KILIMO KWA VIJANA KATIKA KATA YA KAHE,MOSHI VIJIJINI.

 Shirika lisilo la kiserikari la Fumbuka Agro Solution Organization (FASO) limefanya semina ya kilimo kwa vijana wa kata ya kahe moshi vijijini siku ya jumamosi, tarehe 11/08/2012. Katika semina hiyo jumla ya vijana therathini (30) kutoka vijiji 6 (kila kijiji vijana 5), vijiji hivyo ni Ngasinyi,Oria,Mawalla,Mwangaria,Kisangesangeni na Rau waliudhulia semina hiyo ya mafunzo. Akizindua semina hiyo Diwani wa kata ya Kahe Mh.Aminiel Kimati amewataka vijana kufanya kazi na kuwa wavumilivu kusubili mafanikio bila kuwa na haraka. Diwani huyo amewataka vijana waudhulie katika semina mbalimbali za maendeleo na waache tabia ya kudai posho katika semina hizo kwani semina hizo ni kwa ajili ya maendeleo yao.

Afisa kilimo na mifugo wa kata ya Kahe Bw.Lekule amewataka vijana hao kufanya kitu cha ziada baada ya semina hiyo badala ya kusikiliza na kuacha mambo hayo waliyojifunza yaishie hewani. Mkufunzi wa semina hiyo Mwl.Mushi kutoka chuo cha Kilimo na Mifugo Mwangaria aliwafundisha vijana hao jinsi ya kuchagua mazao bora kulingana na hali ya hewa ya ukanda wao. Vile vile mkufunzi huyo aliwafundisha vijana hao jinsi ya kuchagua pembejeo bora za kilimo kama mbegu, mbolea na madawa ya kuulia wadudu.

Mkurugenzi wa FASO Bw.Innocent Mbele na Meneja miradi Ndg. Moringe Allayana kwa pamoja wamewataka vijana hao kuzingatia mbinu bora za kilimo na kuacha kulima kwa mazoea. Vilevile watendaji hao wa shirika la FASO wamewataka vijana hao wajiunge katika vikundi ili wafanye kazi kwa pamoja na kunufaika na fursa mbalimbali.

Washiriki wa semina hiyo wameonyesha kufurahishwa kwa kufanyika kwa semina hiyo na wameliomba shirika la FASO kuandaa semina nyingine kama hiyo katika kata ya kahe na vitongoji vyake.


Afisa Maendeleo ya jamii kata ya kahe akimkaribisha mgeni rasmi.



Diwani wa kata ya Kahe, Mh. Aminiel Kimati (aliyesimama) akifungua semina hiyo.

 Afisa Kilimo na Mifugo Kata ya Kahe, Ndg.Lekule akiongea na wananchi.
Mwl. Mushi kutoka chuo cha Mwangaria akitoa elimu ya kilimo kwa vijana.

Mwl. Mushi akifundisha vijana.

Meneja miradi ya FASO, Ndg Moringe Allayana (kulia) na wanasemina wakifuatilia kwa makini.

Mwl.Mushi na Bw.Lekule wote kwa pamoja wakisisitiza jambo.

 Kijana wa Kahe akiuliza swali katika semina hiyo.
Mkurugenzi mtendaji wa FASO, Bw.Mbele akinukuhu mambo mbalimbali katika semina hiyo.

Vijana wakifuatilia kwa makini semina hiyo.


Mkurugenzi mtendaji wa FASO, Bw.Mbele (aliyechuchumaa mwisho kulia) akiwa na wana semina.

 Meneja miradi ya FASO, Bw. Moringe Allayana (aliyechuchumaa mwisho kulia) akiwa na wanasemina
Afisa Kilimo wa kata ya kahe Ndg Lekule (kushoto), Kijana wa Kahe, Mwl. Mushi na Bw.Mbele (kulia)wakiwa katika picha ya pamoja

Friday, August 3, 2012

FASO YATEMBELEA CHUO CHA KILIMO NA UFUGAJI MWANGARIA.

 Katika harakati zake za kupunguza umaskini kwa kuimiza kilimo na ujasiriamali, shirika la FASO limetembelea chuo cha kilimo na ufugaji cha MWANGARIA kilichopo kata ya KAHE,Moshi Tanzania.Lengo la ziara hiyo lilikuwa kujenga mahusiano kati ya shirika la FASO na chuo hicho. Mahusiano hayo yamezaa matunda kwa kuanza kuandaa semina ya mafunzo kwa vijana katika kata ya KAHE.

Meneja miradi ya FASO, Ndg .Moringe akipeana mkono na mkuu wa chuo hicho, Mzee Ngitiama

Mkurugenzi mtendaji wa FASO,Bw.Mbele akipeana mkono na mkuu wa chuo hicho cha kilimo, Mzee Ngitiama.

Baadhi ya madarasa ya chuo hicho.


Monday, July 9, 2012

FASO YAFANYA ZIARA KUTEMBELEA WAKULIMA.


SHIRIKA LA FASO LIMEFANYA ZIARA KUTEMBELEA KIKUNDI CHA WAKULIMA "MSHIKAMANO GROUP" KINACHOFANYA SHUGHULI ZAKE MAENEO YA MSARANGA, MOSHI. KIKUNDI HICHO KINAJIHUSISHA NA KILIMO CHA MBOGAMBOGA NA KINAJUMUISHA WANACHAMA MBALIMBALI WENGIWAO WAKIWA VIJANA. LENGO LA ZIARA HIYO NI KUJENGA UKARIBU WA KIUTENDAJI KATI YA SHIRIKA NA WAKULIMA. VILE VILE KUTOA USHAURI NA KUJUA MATATIZO YANAYOWAKABILI WAKULIMA HAO WADOGO.
Mkurugenzi mtendaji wa shirika la FASO akikaguwa mifereji ya maji inayotumiwa na wakulima wa kikundi cha MSHIKAMANO















Meneja miradi ya FASO Bw.Moringe Allayana akiwa na wakulima wa MSHIKAMANO GROUP

FASO YATOA SEMINA KWA WAKAZI WA RAU.

Katika kuendeleza harakati za kuleta mabadiliko (hasa kiuchumi)  katika jamii FASO ilitoa semina fupi kwa wakazi wa kata ya RAU MADUKANI, Moshi mjini. Semina hiyo ilihusu kushawishi wananchi kujiunga katika vikundi vya kuweka na kukopoa (VICOBA). Semina ilifanyika katika mkutano wa hadhara wa kata ya RAU ulioitishwa na viongozi wa kata hiyo viwanja vya RAU madukani mjini Moshi..


 MKURUGENZI MTENDAJI WA FASO NDG. INNOCENT MBELE AKITOA SEMINA HIYO KWA WAKAZI WA RAU.
WAKAZI WA RAU KATIKA SEMINA YA VICOBA.