KIHO is proud to announce that the United Nations World Food Program (WFP) has awarded us (KIHO) as a local cooperating partner for the second time in a row. Six out of nine project proposals that we submitted in May 2013 to WFP have been approved for the implementation in the financial year 2013/2014. These “Food for Asset Creation” projects include four gravity water projects in Chajo, Gonjanza, Malindi and Mwembe as well as two market access road constructions in Tae-Mongoloma and Minyala-Matongo.
Constructing a road in the Pare mountains The villages have been identified among the most food insecure villages in Same District. The total direct beneficiary house holds of the project are 970 from all the six villages that are located in Same District of Kilimanjaro Region in Tanzania. These households will get directly involved in all the planned activities and eventually receive food in return as a motivation having completed the assigned pieces of work. Therefore, a total of direct food beneficiaries is estimated to be 18,169 people. The projects will be implemented within a period of eight months from August 2013 to March 2014.
Overall, KIHO will distribute a total of 203.5 metric tons of food, including 166.87 mts of maize, 12.21 mts of vegetable oil and 24.42 mts of pulses provided by WFP aiming at benefiting a total of direct population of 5,820 people. KIHO will facilitate and supervise the process through local food distribution committees that will be set up in all the six villages. The food will sustain the contribution of the local community in implementing infrastructure projects in two major areas:
1. Provide access to adequate, clean and safe drinking water within 500 meters to 13,224 people out of which 6,677 are women in four villages of Chajo, Gonjanza, Malindi and Mwembe and hence improve rural livelihood conditions.
2. Construct 18.8 kms of village market access roads benefiting a total of 4,945 villagers out of which 2,476 are women of Minyala and Tae villages, so as to reduce transportation costs, increase accessibility to the local markets, reduce perishability of agricultural products and hence ensuring food security in Minyala and Tae villages.
Overall, KIHO will distribute a total of 203.5 metric tons of food, including 166.87 mts of maize, 12.21 mts of vegetable oil and 24.42 mts of pulses provided by WFP aiming at benefiting a total of direct population of 5,820 people. KIHO will facilitate and supervise the process through local food distribution committees that will be set up in all the six villages. The food will sustain the contribution of the local community in implementing infrastructure projects in two major areas:
1. Provide access to adequate, clean and safe drinking water within 500 meters to 13,224 people out of which 6,677 are women in four villages of Chajo, Gonjanza, Malindi and Mwembe and hence improve rural livelihood conditions.
2. Construct 18.8 kms of village market access roads benefiting a total of 4,945 villagers out of which 2,476 are women of Minyala and Tae villages, so as to reduce transportation costs, increase accessibility to the local markets, reduce perishability of agricultural products and hence ensuring food security in Minyala and Tae villages.
Women who benefited with maize in Tae Next to the food that will be distributed, the overall cost of the projects is estimated to be TSH 922 million (about $575,000 or €460,000). This amount is realized thanks to all cooperating partners and development stakeholders who have chosen to co-support these community projects, among them are the Tanzania Japanese Food Counterpart Funds and the African Development Bank in collaboration with the World Bank, Same District Council, WFP, project beneficiary local communities and KIHO as the local cooperating partner of UN-WFP.
In the past financial year 2012/2013, KIHO facilitated the implementation of constructing three market access roads from October 2012 - March 2013. It included the rehabilitation of two village market roads of 8km in Tae and 15km in Malindi as well as the construction of a new village market access road in Minyala with 10km. The successful implementation of these projects and distribution of the food donated by WFP, made sure that KIHO builds up a lasting partnership with WFP.
In the past financial year 2012/2013, KIHO facilitated the implementation of constructing three market access roads from October 2012 - March 2013. It included the rehabilitation of two village market roads of 8km in Tae and 15km in Malindi as well as the construction of a new village market access road in Minyala with 10km. The successful implementation of these projects and distribution of the food donated by WFP, made sure that KIHO builds up a lasting partnership with WFP.
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