Solidarity Fund Implementation Process Report | Mahlathini Development Foundation

SOLIDARITYFUNDIMPLEMENTATIONPROCESS

REPORT: AUGUST2022

Mahlathini development Foundation and the Institute of Natural Resources

HCRF Project No: 049739

1Implementation process

1.1Choice and packaging of climate resilient agriculture (CRA)

practices

From previous experience in working with climate change adaptation and livelihoods, the team

jointly decided on the following intervention activities for households. The understanding is also that

these activities need to be reasonably easy and quick to implement at household level, lead to an

immediate increase in production and food and provide a kick start for those who want to build

income generation activities onto these CRA practices.

Activities are:

1.Tower gardens:1-2 built up intensive garden structures for use of greywater, including mixed

cropping

2.Poultry: 10 multipurpose chickens at 4 weeks old (Boschveld, mix of hens and roosters), with

a cage and 25kg of pullet finisher mash – to grow these chickens to maturity and use for

eggs, meat and breeding.

3.Micro-tunnels and trench beds: 3x 5m by 1m deep beds filled with organic matter, inside a

small tunnel structure, with drip kits, including also mixed cropping, multipurpose plants,

mulching and natural pest and disease control, for intensive and ongoing production of

organic vegetables for food and sale. * It is understood that due to intensive nature of this

activity that not all participants will undertake tunnels. In addition, training for construction

of these tunnels is intensive and time consuming.

1.2Materials for garden components

The key materials required for the different components being introduced to project households are

described below.

1.2.1Tower gardens

The tower gardens are constructed from Y-

standards and shade-cloth and are filled with a

mixture of soil, ash and compost/manure,

before being planted. A central column of gravel

and small stoned provides a filter for the

greywater being added to this vertical bed.

FIGURE 1:EXAMPLE OF A TOWER GARDEN

CONSTRUCTED FROM STANDARDS AND SHADE-CLOTH.

Materials:

Amount

80% shadecloth, 3m wide: 1,5m/ participant

16 participants/roll =30 rolls

1,8m Y standards:5 per participant (NGW fencing)

5 per roll x 480 participants

Black twine – thatching 2,5m/ participant

12 x 1kg rolls of twine

Binding wire – 10 m per participants (1,25mm x 250g)

1 roll per participant x 240

Gravel 15DM

1 per tower x 480

Needles

3 per village x 15= 45

Scissors, long nose pliers, knives

3 per village = 45 ea x 2

TOTAL

1.2.2Poultry cages

The poultry cages are being manufactured by a small business in Indaleni, Richmond (Prince Jama –

AuptoZ Builders). They are being

supplied to the project unassembled

and local artisans will be appointed at

each site to assemble the cages to

facilitate delivery of the cages to the

project sites.

FIGURE 2:CAGE DESIGN BEING FINALIZED

BEFORE INITIATING MANUFACTURING

PROCESS.

Materials

Amount

PW/mesh 1,8m 25 x13 1.6mm 30m

J Clip pliers B

J Clip heavy duty

Sliding hammers

TOTAL

1.2.3Micro-tunnels

The micro-tunnels are being sourced from a service provider (Sociotechnical Interfacing) that

supplies them in a kit form to be assembled in the community at the selected households.

Materials

Amount

Price (Socio Technical

Interfacing)

Micro tunnel kits (netting, poles, wire, etc) 5mx6m white shade cloth,

with 3 drip kits per tunnel delivered from Pretoria

255

~R1 442 500

Jigs for bending of the poles

~R15 000

1.2.4Consumables

Various inputs are required for the gardensand the poultry component. This includes growing

medium, planting material.

Materials

Amount

Tower garden seedlings: spinach (70), mustard (20), spring onion (20), kale (20), Chinese

cabbage (20) parsley (2), coriander (10), lettuce (8)

200/pp @R0,80

Trench bed seedlings: spinach (20), mustard (20), spring onion (20), kale (20), Chinese

cabbage (20) parsley (5), coriander (10), lettuce (10), cauliflower (10), broccoli (10)

150 /pp @R

Veg seed for participants: garden packets of 14 varieties (McDonalds Seed) (NOTE: for

trench beds and tunnels or as exit strategy)

~R200/ participant

Boschveld chickens (4-week-old, 10 per households)

~R400/ participant

Poultry feed (TWK Agri) 50kg/pp

~R350/pp

Compost: 50 kg bags@ R50/bag; 4bags/ tower and per trench. Thus 16bags/participant x

240

Compost for towers only :4 bags/tower

3744 bags of compost X

R50

4x240=960

TOTAL

2Implementation process plan

A joint process has been designed by MDF&INR with well-defined implementation steps. Training of

the implementation teams has been tackled jointly as well. The table below summarizes the process

as introduced to the implementation teams. Each of the activities is described in more detail below

the table.

ACTIVITY

DESCRIPTION

DOCUMENTATION

TIMING

1.Project

introduction

and planning

*Introduce HCRF

*Talk to present issues and vulnerabilities

*Discuss impact of CC and adaptation strategies

*Outline solidarity actions – thoughts from

community

NOTE: Beneficiaries must have some experience in

farming:

NOTE 2: Lost employment/unemployed, women

headed households, single mothers, missing middle

(no grants), vulnerable youth

*Introduction Report

*Attendance register –

signed with choice of

activities

*Photographs

April – mid May

2.Baselines

*Fill in baseline form for each participant, linked to a

home visit to ensure farming, labour, fencing, water,

vulnerability

*Fill in baseline forms, take

a photo of each

beneficiary

Early to Mid

May

3.Preparation for

tunnels and

poultry

*Order and deliver tower garden materials

*Manure/ compost and tools

*Wire for poultry cages and feed

*Delivery forms signed

*Timesheets and contracts

local support people

Early to mid

May

4.Greywater and

poultry cage

construction

training

*Introduce use of greywater and intensive organic

gardening (including mixed cropping, herbs,

multipurpose plants, fertility, types of greywater,

function of ash)

* Introduce tower gardens

*Construct a demonstration tower garden and plant

to a variety of seedlings; Spinach, spring onions,

mustard spinach, chinses cabbage, parsley, kale,

lettuce, leeks, coriander

*Hand out tower garden materials for each

participant and arrange for delivery to households

*Demonstrate building of cages – outline process for

building and delivery of all

*Attendance register

*Delivery form signed

* Participant handouts

copied up and distributed

Mid May-Mid

June

5.Poultry

management

*Discuss multipurpose chickens and partial free-

range options

*Feed and poultry health management

*Delivery of feed and chickens (once cages are ready

*Attendance register

*Delivery form signed

* Participant handouts

copied up and distributed

Mid June- Mid

Aug

6.Trench beds

and tunnels

(NOTE: trench beds

should be

introduced early to

give participants

time to dig and fill

them before

tunnels are

constructed)

*Introduce trench beds and tunnels and reasons for

doing both

8talk to mixed cropping, mulching, Nat pest and

disease control

* Demonstrate digging and filling of trench beds

* Plant trenches to mixed cropping, with mulching,

show watering

* Demonstrate construction of tunnels

*Plan tunnel construction, with team in each village

*Attendance register

*Delivery form signed

* Participant handouts

copied up and distributed

July-mid Aug

7.Monitoring

*Interview 3-5 participants in each village – write

narrative report and take photos

*Narrative Report

*Monitoring forms

completed

Photographs

End July-end

Aug

2.1Project introduction and planning

The process of introducing the project and jointly planning roll-out is described below.

2.1.1Establishment of teams

•Onboard and contracting of necessary staff (April 2022)

•Design forms required: attendance registers, baseline forms, training and implementation

outlines, learning materials, input delivery forms, monitoring forms (April 2022)

•Joint introduction and staff training sessions (9-11 May 2022)

Organisation

Staff (Full and part

time)

Contracted staff

Interns

Community based/

Local facilitators

Village youth

support

MDF

-Tema Matehbula

-Mazwi Dlamini,

-Ayanda Madlala

-Michael Malinga

-Erna Kruger

-Senzo Mkhize:

kwaMpande,

Trustfeeds,

Swayimane,

Maqongqo (grp with

disability)

-Lungelo

Buthelezi: all

areas

-Ngiphile

Ngcobo:

Mayizekanye,

Gobizembe,

Ozwathini

-Martina Xulu and Mr

Ngcobo: Ozwathini

-Rita Ngobese:

Gobizembe

-Mrs Nxusa: MayizeKanye

-B Dlamini: Spring Valley

-M Mkhize: Ngongonini

-S Dlamini: Centocow

-NT

Zondi:kwaMpande

-N Mchunu:

kwaMpande

-SM

Ngcobo:Swayimane

-LP

Khanyile:Trustfeeds

-N Shezi: Trustfeeds

-N Ngobese:

Gobizembe

-S Masango:Ozawhtini

-S Mnguni: Ozwathini

INR

Staff (Full and part-

time (Brigid Letty,

Zinhle Ntombela,

Mthobisi Gwala)

(Senzo Mkhize,

Mlungisi Gwala,

Bonokwakhe Cwazibe,

Mzokhona Mndali,

Sibuleluzuko Kula,

Menzi Zondi, Thabo

Makhubedu)

Lindiliwe Mdluli,

Nonhlanhla Bhengu, Mr

Ngubane, Mr Vidima,

Mandisi Mgoza, Sizwe

Mtshali, Sthembiso

Makhaye

Zama Ndlovu,

Phumelela Shezi,

Thembelihle Nxele,

Xoliswa Tozini,

2.1.2Introductory workshop at INR

A workshop was held at the INR offices in Scottsville with the full team (permanent and contracted

staff aswell as local facilitators and village youth support) on 10 May 2022 to introduce the project

and its different components and establish administrative systems as well as to provide training in

the technical aspects. The strong links between the interventions and the context of climate change

and the need for adaptation strategies were discussed. Views were drawn from the group in

designing the programme for introducing and rolling out the project at the different sites. This has

built ownership of the project as well as sense of being part of a team.

FIGURE 3:ABOVE LEFT:STAFF PARTICIPANTS AT THE HCRF INTRODUCTION TRAINING AT THE INR AND ABOVE

RIGHT:THABO DEMONSTRATES THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE POULTRY CAGES

2.1.3Introductory workshops at project sites

The respective field teams introduced the project in the targeted villages. MDF introduced the

programme in 13 villages across 4 LMs, of which 6 groups were extensions of existing Climate

resilient Agriculture learning groups, focusing on present issues and vulnerabilities, impact of CC and

adaptation strategies and outline of the Solidarity Fund actions as well as criteria for participation.

New groups were formed in Umsunduzi, Umshwathi and Dr Nkosanzana-Dlamini Zuma LMS. One

group in Maqongqo (Umzunduzi) is a group of 13 persons with physical and developmental

disabilities.

INR’s teams have introduced the project to 14 villages across 7 LMs. The INR built on its existing

footprint in terms of villages where it is currently working or has worked in the past, and through

local champions with whom it has a relationship. Many of the facilitators were part of a previous

food security food project funded by UNDP-SA and are familiar with the project approach.

FIGURE 4:ABOVE LEFT:INTRODUCTION MEETING AT CENTOCOW, SHOWING THE POWER POINT PRESENTATION OF

POTENTIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE PARTICIPANTS AND ABOVE RIGHT:MAZWIDLAMINI (MDF) SHOWS A SMALL GROUP

OF PARTICIPANTS FROM PLAINHILL HOW TO LAY OUT AND START DIGGING THEIR TRENCH BEDS, DURING THE HCRF

INTRODUCTION SESSION.

FIGURE 5:ABOVE LEFT:INTRODUCTION TO PARTICIPANTS AT EMAZABEKWENI AT IXOPO AND ABOVE RIGHT:

INTRODUCTION MEETING AT INHLAZUKA,RICHMOND.

At the introductory meetings, arrangements were made for the demonstrations of the tower

gardens.

2.2Preparation for tunnels, towers and poultry

A large amount of planning and preparation has been required ahead of project implementation.

2.2.1Procurement

Materials, tools and equipment have been purchased from various suppliers using the MDF and

INR’s standard procedures. A need was identified for storage for materials, and a storage facility has

been rented for the duration of the project at Mkondeni, Pietermaritzburg.

FIGURE 6:IRON STANDARDS BEING PACKED AWAY INTO THE STORAGE FACILITY AT MKONDENI,

PIETERMARAITZBURG.

In addition, a community-based storage facility for the tunnels has been arranged.

FIGURE 7:ABOVE LEFT:PACKING OF TUNNEL ANDDRIP IRRIGATION KITS IN GAUTENG FOR TRANSPORT AND DELIVERY.

ABOVE RIGHT:STORAGE OF THESE KITS LOCALLY IN MPOLWENI (UMSHWATHI).

FIGURE 8:ABOVE LEFT:UNASSEMBLED CAGE COMPONENTS PREPARED AND AWAITING COLLECTION AT INDALENI,

RICHMOND,ABOVE RIGHT:BAGGED COMPOST BEING DELIVERED TO A HOUSEHOLD FOR A DEMONSTRATION.

2.2.2Distribution of materials

The unassembled cages and the kits for the tower gardens are currently being distributed to the

project sites to allow for roll-out of the implementation phase once the demonstrations have been

completed.

FIGURE 9:ABOVE LEFT:SHADECLOTH PIECES CUT TO SIZE AND PACKED FOR DISTRIBUTION;ABOVE RIGHT:

UNASSEMBLED CAGES BEING LOADED FOR DISTRIBUTION.

2.3Greywater and poultry cage demonstrations

Prior to supply of the chickens and establishment of the gardens, training is required for the support

team regarding the safe use of greywater, construction and management of the tower gardens as

well as the management and feeding of the chickens. Training has been done at INR and the field

staff then train the community-based / local facilitators. Thus, a series of demonstrations have been

provided.

2.3.1Facilitator training and demonstration

Besides the introduction for construction of tower gardens that took place at the meeting on 10 May

2022 at INR, a demonstration of cage making also took place for all project staff. The following day, a

tower garden demonstration washeld at Sweetwaters, outside Pietermaritzburg for the staff and

facilitators working with INR. This ensures

that the methods used are constant across

the project sites. The demonstration

covered construction, planting of a variety

of seedlings and management of the

garden.

FIGURE 10:TOWER GARDEN DEMONSTRATION

UNDERWAY ATSWEETWATERS ON 11MAY 2022

2.3.2Tower garden demonstrations and implementation

The field teams responsible for each of the project sites brought the participants together to

demonstrate how to construct and plant the tower garden. Participants have been enthusiastic and

excited about the project.

This training consisted of greywater management, including hygiene, filtration, sources, etc, mixed

cropping for good nutrition and a demonstration of construction of the towers. In addition, materials

for towers were provided to all participants present, and a schedule for delivery to each person’s

household, plus construction of tunnels with support from youth members was made for each area.

Once towers are constructed, facilitation team brings the seedlings for distribution to all

participants. This is a mixture of 15 each of the following: leeks, swiss chard, mustard

spinach/Chinese cabbage, kale, parsley, thyme, beetroot and broccoli/cauliflower.

FIGURE 11:ABOVE LEFT:TOWER GARDEN DEMONSTRATION INGOBIZEMBE (UMSHWAHTI LM) AND CENTRE AND

RIGHT:SUBSEQUENT CONSTRUCTION OF TOWER GARDEN BY HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS

FIGURE 12:DEMO TOWER GARDEN BUILT AT EMAZABEKWENI (UBUHLEBEZWE LM)

After the demonstration workshops processes were put in place to continue construction in all

villages. This included working with local facilitators and the groups themselves. Slightly different

arranagments were used in different areas. Msotly batches of towers were constructed before

delivery of seedlings and a mini planting, mulching, and greywater management workshop.

FIGURE 13:ABOVE LEFT:FINALISATION OF ONE OF THE GROUP BUILT TOWERS IN NOKWEJA (UBUHLEBEZWE LM)

AND RIGHT:NEWLY PLANTED AND MULCHED TOWER AT INHLAZUKA (RICHMOND LM), BEING WATERED.

Towers have been planted in stages, as mentioned. For most of the participants the towers are now

growing well and already providing a range of food.

FIGURE 14:ABOVE LEFT TO RIGHT:EXAMPLES OF PRODUCTIVE TOWER GARDENS IN GOBIZEMBE,MAYIZEKANYE AND

OZWATHINI (UMSHWATHI LM).

For the groups supported by the INR, a 2nd tower garden is to be constructed for each participant.

Given the problems of unfenced gardens a decision was also made to support recipients with fences.

The first step with fencing was to come up with a suitable design and then to train people from local

communities to install the fences

around the participants’ gardens. The

design made use of iron standards,

wooden poles and mesh to keep

livestock out.

FIGURE 15:RIGHT:A DEMONSTRATION AND

TRAINING SESSION ON FENCE CONSTRUCTION

FOR THE TOWERS ININHLAZUKA

(RICHMOND LM).

After the demos, the process of

installing fences at all households where it was needed was rolled out.

FIGURE 16:ABOVE LEFT TO RIGHT:FENCES INSTALLED IN AMANGWANENI,MAFAKATHINI AND NGANGEZWE

(IMPLENDLE LM).

2.3.3Micro-tunnel demonstrations and implementation

For this theme, participants needed to start by digging and packing 3 trench beds 1m wide and 5 m

long, so that the tunnels can be constructed over these beds. Micro-tunnels have been implemented

with MDF beneficiaries only, as the INR and groups continued with building a 2nd tower garden for

each participant and providing fencing.

FIGURE 17:EXAMPLE OF DIGGING AND PACKING OF TRENCH-BEDS IN CENTOCOW (DR NKOSAZANA DLAMINI-ZUMA

LM)

FIGURE 18:ABOVE LEFT:BENDING OF PIPES, CUTTING AND SEWING OF NETTING ONTO THE ARCHES FOR ABOVE

RIGHT:CONSTRUCTION OF A DEMONSTRATION TUNNEL IN CENTOCOW

FIGURE 19:ABOVE LEFT TO RIGHT:DIGGING TRENCH BEDS, CUTTING AND SEWING NETTING AND A COMPLETED

TUNNEL.THE GROUP CONSISTS OF THE BENEFICIARY, LEARNING GROUP MEMBERS, YOUTH VOLUNTEERS AND THE

LOCAL FACILITATOR.OZWATHINI (UMSHWATHI LM).

Tunnel construction is a reasonably intensive process, both labour and time consuming. Thus, youth

volunteers were brought on board to assist, as well as local facilitators. For the groups that were

extensions of existing CRA learning groups, group members also assisted. In this way over100

tunnels were completed in around 6 weeks. The reminder of the tunnels with the three bucket drip

kits are to be finalised during the no cost extension of the process in September and October

FIGURE 20:ABOVE LEFT:A TUNNEL FINALIZED AND MULCHED READY FOR PLANTING AND ABOVE RIGHT:A TUNNEL

FULLY PLANTED WITH THE BUCKET DRIP KITS IN PLACE IN OZWATHINI.

2.3.4Multipurpose poultry

The chickens that were supplied to the households are called Boschveld chickens. They are an

improved indigenous breed that do well as free range birds that can supplement their diets by

scavenging around people’s homesteads. The majority are being supplied by the breeder in Bela Bela

(Mike Bosch), while the chickens to be supplied to two of INR sites will be hatched from eggs

supplied by Mike Bosch and reared by a community member with the necessary experience. This

provides an additional opportunity to support local business.

The cage sides were prepared by an SMME at Indaleni, outside Richmond, and then assembled on

site. Each household received a wire cage equipped with a feeder and a drinker, 10 Boschveld chicks

(approx. 4 weeks old) and two half bags of pullet

finisherfeed (50 kg in total per household).

Antibiotics were also supplied to treat chickens that

had been stressed from the long travel by road from

Bela Bela were the breeder is located. The chicks

were delivered to Pietermaritzburg monthly in

batches of 1000-1600 and the boxes were then

delivered by the logistics teams to the different sites.

FIGURE 21:AN EXAMPLE OF FULLY GROWN BOSCHVELD

CHICKENS.

Cages were transported in pieces to each site and constructed there, usually by a local volunteer or

in combination with the facilitator. Once ready, chicks were provided. As some of the chicks

provided were still too young for the cages, a few local farmers were commandeered to brood them

until they were ready.

FIGURE 22:ABOVE LEFT TO RIGHT: TRANSPORT OF CONSTRUCTEDCAGES LOCALLY TO DIFFERENT BENEFICIARIES.

PUTTING THE SHADE NETTING AND FINAL TOUCHES ON THE CAGES AND A BROODING ARRANGEMENT FOR CHICKS

WHICH ARRIVED TOO YOUNG

FIGURE 23:ABOVE LEFT TO RIGHT:EXAMPLES OF FARMERS WHO HAVE RECEIVED THE BOSCHVELD CHICKENS AND ONE

WHERE THE BIRDS ARE ALREADY SOMEWHAT OLDER (RIGHT) FROM MAYIZEKANYE AND GOBIZEMBE (UMSHWATHI

LM)

2.4Monitoring

Monitoring of project implementation is important to ensure that project activities have taken place

according to the project schedule. The tables below provide and overview of implementation at the

INR and MDF project sites.

TABLE 1:INR IMPLEMENTATION MONITORING OF PARTICIPANT NUMBERS AND ACTIVITIES UNDERTAKEN

INR has successfully implemented in all 242 households across 14 villages. All participants have

received at least 1 tower garden, and most have received 2. 240 Beneficiaries now have their

multipurpose poultry and cages, and 203 participants are to receive fencing and will be assisted to

erect these by the end of September 2022.

TABLE 2:MDF IMPLEMENTATION MONITORING OF PARTICIPANT NUMBERS AND ACTIVITIES UNDERTAKEN

MDF has successfully implemented at all 273 households, where participants have received a

combination of tower gardens, multipurposechickens and cages and micro tunnels witha selection

of seedlings and/or seed. Participants chose the combination of practices themselves. Some of the

micro tunnels will be completed, with the bucket drip irrigation systems during September and

October.

Monitoring also consisted of doing a household survey for as many of the participants as possible. The

formis presented in Appendix 1 below. All participants were asked to confirm which activities they

were involved in andinputs that they received. In addition, they ranked a number of indicators on a

scale of 1-5. The results are summarized below.

Village name

Household

Intro

workshop

First tower

done

Chickens

received

Houseolds

with

chickens

Gardens

needing

fences

Gardens

fenced

Second

gardens

Farmers day M&E

forms

Farmers

day M&E

forms

Gcumisa 30 13/05/2022 3030030 30 29 3019 August 2022

Madiba 16 18/05/2022 1616016 13 13 1620 August 20221

Sweetwaters 20 31/05/2022 20 1801820415 17 August 20221

Mafundze/Elandskop 10 5/05/2022 10 1001010810 17 August 20221

Mafakathini/Elandskop

20 01/06/2022 20 2002012915 18 August 20221

Ngangezwe 15 20/05/2022 1515015 20 11 1417 August 2022FGDs

Nguga/Qutshini 20 18/05/2022 20 2002088 20 done1

Indaleni 10 14/05/2022 10 1001076 14 22 August 20191

Smozomeni 10 18/05/2022 10 1001088 14 done 1

Inhlazuka 20 12/05/2022 20 200202020516 August 20221

Mgxobeleni 20 13/05/2022 2020020 18 15 2617 August 20221

Emazabekweni 12 19/05/2022 12 1201286 10 18 August 20221

Nokweja9 20/05/2022990 999 17 19 August 20221

Amangwaneni 30 19/05/2022 30 3003020630 Done (5 short)FGDs

242242 2400240203152236

Site

No. of

beneficiaries

confirmed

Introductor

y meeting

held

Demonst

ration

done

Tower gardens

initiated; incl

delivery of

materials

Poultry

cages

Poultry

feed and

4week

olds

Training

w/s

trenches,

tunnels

Tunnels

completed

Seedling

s Seed

Ozwathini 4235 3541 40103520 1932

Mayizekanye 2722 2727 271222141416

Gobizembe 1718 2022 22221815922

Trustfeeds 2021 1212 20201277 7

Swayimane 12 811131313131313 13

KwaMpande 2620 1818 18181818 1818

MaQongqo 1212 1212 12121212 1212

Ngongonini 2323 15516 101316 915

Nkoneni 2020 912 126141912 19

Mariathal (ixopo)1718 13615 151410610

Plainhill 1515 15615 151236 6

Spring Valley1919 89 10 151029 5

Centocow 2323 1210 10121210 1010

273254 207193 230180205159 135163

TABLE 3:MONITORING RESULTS FROM SURVEY (N=312)

Indicators (n=312)

8.Percentage

very good/ a lot

good/

reasonable

amount

3 average

2 bad/little

very

bad/none

Level of food access: amount and

diversity

52,7

18,5

20,0

8,4

0,4

Conflictresolution, peace building,

cooperation

72,8

19,1

6,2

2,0

Training and advice: awareness,

information, skills

89,1

6,2

4,0

0,7

Level ofhousehold income change

22,4

20,2

21,5

6,8

29,2

A total of 312 participants were interviewed (MDF72, INR 240)and rated their level of food access,

conflict resolution, training and advice and level of household income change.

The following can be seen from the table:

1.71% of participants rated accessto food, both in amount asgood to very good, and 20 % rated

access as average. A proportion of participants have experienced losses due to bad weather

conditions and livestock invasions. For some, a proportion of their chickens have died.

2.92% of participants rated conflict resolution, peace building and cooperation as good to very

good.

3.95% rated the awareness raising, provision of information and improvement of skills as good to

very good

4.43% of participants rated their level of household income change as good to very good, 21%

rated this as average and 36% rated this are little to none. Not all participants have started

harvesting form their gardens yetand the multipurpose chickens are still being reared. The fact

that so many participants are selling produce form their tower gardens and more recently from

micro tunnels is in fact surprising as these interventions were quite small and meant primarily for

food production in this initiation phase.

As part of the monitoring and evaluation process, farmers days or focus group discussions were held

at each of the sites. These allowed participants to reflect collectively on the project and then there

were one-on-one interviews with participants to fill inthe monitoring and evaluation forms. The

meetings were useful because they allowed for discussions about using some of the vegetables that

people did not

know, as well as

how to deal with

some problems

such as aphids

infesting crops,

for example.

FIGURE 24:

IMAGES OF THE

FARMERS DAY

HELD AT

MXHOBELENI IN

AUGUST 2022.

Appendix1: Monitoring form

Date

Area

Village

Age

Surname

First name

Gender

󰪟󰪠

󰪢󰪣

Household

head (Y/N)

No of Adults in household

No of children

Farming activities supported

(Tick whichever has been

provided)

Tower garden:

Seedlings:

Fencing:

Poultry:

Cage:

Feeder and drinker:

10 Boschvelders:

Feed:

Trench beds:

Compost:

Tunnel:

Seed

No of people inHH accessing

food through the project

Level of food access (amount

and diversity): Scale 1-5

Conflict resolution, peace

building, cooperation: Scale 1-

Training and advice: Scale 1-5

(Awareness, information, skills)

Level of HH income change

through project: Scale 1-5

Outcomes of support received:

(Successes, challenges) –

describe

•..

•…

SCALE:

1= very bad/none

2= bad/little

3=average

4= good/ reasonable amount

5= very good/ a lot

SIGNED:_____________________________