Mtito-Andei Development Initiative (MDI)

MDI progress 06-July-2008

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MDI has had some good news since we got the computers and internet presence.
We are now linked to other development partners. Hope worldwide got us from the web and contacted us to assist them in training their OVC (Orphans Vulnerable Children) care givers on livestock production.
This is aimed at enhancing sustainable income for the orphans.

OVC CARE GIVERS LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION TRAINING

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MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN MTITO ANDEI DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE AND BREEDERS

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MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN MTITO ANDEI DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE AND BREEDERS:

INTRODUCTION AND PARTIES INVOLVED:-

This memorandum of understanding sets out arrangements for a working relationship and responsibilities in development of livestock production between MDI and Mtito Andei breeders within the Mtito Andei Division of Makueni District for a period of five years.

RATIONALE FOR PARTNERSHIP:-

There is need for capacity building of local farmers in dry land and vulnerable areas to be responsible of livestock development in future. The participation of local farmers in development initiatives with MDI are essential in ensuring that any good work initiated by the community for the benefit of the local society is carried on into the future.MDI believes that local individual farmers are best situated to carry on any appropriate technologies and approaches for effective community development .This way ,sustainability is essential.

OBJECTIVES FOR PARTNERSHIP:-

The aim of this partnership is to work together to improve livelihood security of the Agro –pastoralists in Mtito Andei Division, through breed improvement, Animal health, improved livestock production and product marketing .MDI /Farmers /aspire to work jointly to the livestock development and marketing with the collaboration of local stake holders and institutions in Mtito Andei Division.

Community mobilization on breed management and animal health initiative.

Improve on livestock production through breed multiplication and diversification.

Improvement of farm income from livestock and livestock products through better access to market and market information.

Capacity building of farmers in livestock production management.

Promote sustainable food production strategies.

DURATION OF THE MOG.

The term of the MOU shall commence from 1^st Day the farmers receives the first pure breed and end after five years .Despite that the farmer must adhere to the replication guiding rules.

REPLICATION AND OPERATIONAL ARRANGEMENTS.

In accordance with breed management strategy MDI will make the male breed available to the farmer up to a maximum of two years of service and then be reprocessed by MDI to given to another farmer.

For each of the female breed issued to a farmer, the farmer shall surrender the first three kids to the project for distribution to others.

The farmer will own the female breed permanently after returning the first three pure line offspring's as stipulated in 5.2.

The entire male breed issued by MDI to the farmers for services will remain as MDI property.

The breeds should allow the community livestock females be served by the males supplied to them by MDI at a fee of 50/= Ksh. This will keep the farmer in health management expenses.

BREEDS MANAGEMENT CONDITIONS.

General care of the breed.

Health management

Control of the breed

Proper feeds and watering

Routine livestock management.

Records:-

Date heat sign seen.

Date served

Date of birth

Birth weight

Identification of the breed.

The farmer must agree to utilize the first breeding stock supplied to him/her by MDI in strict accordance with the guiding rules given this agreement.

The breeding stock will be channeled to only serious farmer's adhering to the conditions given here in the MOU.

Monitoring follow up will be carried by MDI staff and committee any farmer misundling the breed it will be withdrawn and given to another farmer.

MDI further agrees to reposes the breed if the farmer declares unable to maintain the animal.

GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE PARTIES:-

The parties agree to carry out their respective responsibilities in accordance with the provision of the present agreement and to undertake the activities in accordance with MDI aim and procedures.

The MDI Responsibilities :-

Provide breed as per the approved species /type and capacity to acquire.

Avail breeds management skills to the breeders.

Introduce new improved livestock breeds for increased quality livestock production.

Follow ups and monitoring the performance and impact of the programme.

Fund rising for acquiring more breeds to diversify the programme.

Distribute F1. generations offering to other farmers.

MOU:-

a) Multiplication

b) Improving local breeds.

RESPONSIBILITY OF Breeders-

General care and security of the breed.

Health management

Feeding and watering

control of the breed

Records:-

Heat date

Date served

Rejection or acceptance

Date of birth

Weighing the kid

Identification of breed.

REPLICATION:-

For each one ewe issued to a farmer ,the farmer will surrender three kids

back to the project at the age of six months

The ewe will be owned by the farmer and the ram remains as a project property.

Rams will be rotated after every two years.

The breeders should allow the community ewes to be served at a fee of 50/- per service .This 50/- will form fund to maintain the livestock administered by the breeders.

BOARD MEETING (MDI) MTITO ANDEI 4/12/2004.

The meeting started with a word of payer by Dr. John Maundu, at 11.00 am. The Chairperson opened the meeting by welcoming every body.

The board meeting was attended by the following participants:-

PRESENT: ABSENT WITH APOLOGY:

Dr. John Maundu 1. Grace Mwaniki

Mr. Daniel Kamuti 2. Titus Kisavi

Mr. Edward Kiio 3. Eric Kisiangani

Mrs Alice Ngosi 4. Antony Njogu

Mrs Anna Kioko

Peter Mang`ala

Laurence Chenge ITDG.

Jacobus Kiilu MACOSUD

AGENDAS:

Previous minutes

Matters arising from the minutes

Plan of the stake holders meeting

Report of the schedules activities.

Minute 1/4/12/2004 :- The previous minutes read and confirmed as true copies of the resolutions made during the last meeting.

Matters arising: Min 2/4/12/2004 The hiring of CEO is deferred until MDI is financially stable to accommodate such a one.

MIN 3/4/12/2004 The trap repair materials which were budgeted was bought by the treasurer Annah Kioko and Alice Ngosi as it was planned.

MIN 4/4/12/2004: Fund raising methods that can be used by MDI.

Sensitize the community on member's contribution for the purpose of supporting the project operations.

The F/Officer to prepare a list of all the people owing some money and bring the list to the board so that it can help MCC to follow such funds.

The project bucks are yet to be old for exchange.

a) Bee keeping proposal to MAP to be followed early January.

b) Proposal to CACC to be followed.

The chairman has talked the Mr. Eric ITDEG about the printer and still making a follow up.

MIN 5/4/12/2004. Stake holders meeting to discuss MDI constitution in relation to the working partner groups in Mtito Andei development strategies.

MDI should ensure it has recognized all its constituencies with its operation areas. This requires a clear representation during such a meeting.

The following groups can be termed as the current constituencies of MDI.

Board members

MCC members both Kathekani and Nthongoni

Bee keeping groups

Seed bank groups

Rural transport groups

Tree Nursery groups.

The other stake holders but observers are:-

ITDG representative

MACOSUD representative

Kiboko Tsetse representative

Participants from these groups should be left free to the groups to have their own democratic appointments of their own representatives in the work shop.There letters to be written to the group leaders to hold meetings with members to select those who will represent them and forward the names to MDI office before 20/12/2004 for invitation letters to be prepared.

The stake holder's workshop is proposed to be on 14/15/1/2005 at Kambu Lutheran Guest House.

AOB MIN 6:4/12/2004 .Mr. Jacobus (MACOSUD) advised the board to put in place policies that will be guiding the working systems of MDI.He still went on said we should deal with issues as functions but not at personal level. He advised that there some issues that as a board ,we have to bear the cross because they are the live of an organization e.g.

Office

Communication

Operations – co – ordination of activities

Staff.

With or without activities these are necessities in the existence of any living organization and all these are cost effective .The C.E>O is the official adviser to the board in relation to what is required within and without the organization.

AOB ITEM 2 MIN 7/4/2004:- MACOSUD /ITDG Officers advised that its always wise to put off all the creditors within which the organization depend on for its operations. There fore the chairperson ordered the secretary and the treasurer to prepare the creditors dues and their balances to be met and, make a requisition of such funds to clear such outstanding bills the soonest possible.

AOB ITEM 3 MIN 8/4/ 2004: Doppas breed a task force of three people the secretary Peter Mang`ala,Edward Kiio and Annah Kioko to meet and make an MOU that will be guiding and controlling the breeding system among the farmers. These will help to control in Breeding and also even distribution of the breed within Mtito Andei.

There are being no other business the meeting ended with a word of prayer by Mr. John Maundu at 5.55 P.m.

Prepared by MDI Secretary

Peter Mang`ala

Confirmed by the Chairman.

BOARD MEETING AT MTITO ANDEI OFFICE ON 28/09/2004:

The meeting started with a word of prayer by Alice Ngosi at 11.45 am. The chairperson Mr. John Maundu had an apology of chairing the meeting because is an well and delegated vice chairperson to chair the meeting .Mr. Daniel Kamuti.

ATTENDANCE: APPOLOGY:

Mr. Daniel Kamuti 1. Titus Kisavi

Mrs. Annah Kioko 2. Martha Matuku

Mrs. Alice Ngosi 3. Grace Mwaniki

Mr. Edward Kiio

Mr. John Maundu

Mr. Peter Mang`ala

AGENDAS:-

Previous Minutes of 14/09/2004.

Matters arising

Trap census.

MDI Position.

MIN 1: 28/09/2004.: The previous minutes were read to the members and confirmed as

true copy of the issues discussed in the previous meeting.

Proposed by Alice Ngosi and secondly by John Maundu.

MIN 2: 28/09/2004 Matters arising from previous meeting

The constitution draft review issues imaged as to who will be electing the board members .It was realized that the constitution review requires a full quorum of the stake holders. The final constitution amendments will be done through consultation from other existing CBO`S.

The MDI /MCC meeting was deferred until further notice.

The IGA of slaughter house .The MDI officer to write a request letter to the clerk to council and forward the soonest possible.

The honey funds which was an divanced to Darajani honey processing group to improve the unit has been revoked and be recovered from the F/ officer Peter Mang`ala who is a member of the group a total of 28,500/= and MDI start it's own project.

The treasurer to prepare a financial statement report as per the allocation. This will be presented in a special meeting on 7/10/2004. at 10.00am.

The office rent is over due and board resolute the rent should be paid 4 months worth 8,000/=

MIN 2:28/09/2004.:TRAP CENSUS: The field officer to continue with the census to ensure we get6 the exact number of traps in the project area. Identify any short coming in the monitoring system.

``B'' All the monitoring reports be should be at the office by the first Monday of the last week of the month, and compiled for filling in the office.

MIN 3:28/09/2004.: MDI Position:

As an organization there is to create a post of a C.E.O who will be fund raising and managing MDI project assisted by the F/Officer .These will be full time employees of the organization.

A criteria to be made and a divertissement be done for qualified people to apply.

CRETERIA: -

University Graduate

Computer literate

A minimum 2 years experience on community development work.

Posses fund raising skills

Fluent in English and Kiswahili

Good public relation capability

Between 25 – 40 years of age

Accounting knowledge is an added advantage.

AOBI 28/09/2004: MDI to diversify funding partnership both in material, relations and cash to enable MDI have independence in project implications.

There being no any other issues the meeting is declared closed until next meeting on 7/09/2004.

Prepared by MDI Secretary,

Peter Mang`ala.

Mission

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To alleviate poverty in the Mtito Andei community through adaptive and sustainable health, income generating activities and observance of peace and justice

Current Projects

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Tsetse fly control - so far 275 tsetse traps have been deployed and another 116 have been made for a new deployment and replacement of the old ones.
Livestock breed improvement: a) 41 gala bucks have been distributed to 41 villages, one in each village to improve our local goats. b) 27 does have been issued to tsetse trap monitors as motivation and as well as for establishment of pure gala line. c) 6 dope sheep have been issued as pilot project for dope breed establishment.
Animal health management - we have around 40 trained animal health workers who are assisting the community on animal health mangement.
Seed bank establishment for seed security.

For the MDI Community Based Organisation to address the community need practice and documentation the following office equipment are essential:
A computer Ksh 60,000
A printer Ksh 40,000
A photocopier Ksh 120,000

An Introduction - Mtito Andei Development Initiative

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Mtito Andei Development Initiative (MDI) is a young, recently established but rapidly expanding Community Based Organisation (CBO) in Mtito Andei Division, Eastern Province, Kenya. Its office is located at Kambu. It was established in mid 2003 as an out growth of the former Kathekani Tsetse Control Mbungo Project, which was founded in 1994 through ITDG-EA as a tsetse control intervention measure in Kathekani and its environs.

The transformatiion of the Mbung'o project to CBO status resulted from the pioneering effort of the former Mbung'o control committee. The transformation idea emanated after considering the significance of assessing and addressing community needs through a more diversified approach to enhance sustainable rural development in Mtito Andei Division.

MDI Contact Details

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Kambu Township
P.O. Box 121
Ngwata

Phone: 0721210374, 0721986306, 0721833367 (Kenya +254)

Email: mdicbo at yahoo.com

IKUNDO YA MTITO WA NDEI

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The Background of the Mtito Andei Development Initiative

In 1994, Intermediate Technology Development Group - East Africa (ITDG-EA) carried out a feasibility survey on Community Based Tsetse Control Project (Brightwell, R & Dransfield, R.D. 1994 - Kathekani Tsetse Survey Report). The survey established that it was possible to control tsetse along the Mtito-Andei River, which forms the boundary between Kathekani Community and the Tsavo East National Park. As a result, ITDG-EA facilitated community meetings, workshops and dramas aimed at increasing awareness about tsetse control and use of trapping technology. This helped in community mobilization and strengthening a community structure - The Mbungo committee which was formed for the purpose of implementing the tsetse control activities together with another 29 villages' committees which were further linked to one control comittee at the location level. Sixty traps were deployed in Kathekani by the end of the year 1997. Hopwever further implementation of the project activities stalled till the Kenya Trypanosomiasis Research Institute (KETRI) DFID support came in January 2002.

The availability of funds led to a planning meeting held at Kilanguni in March 2000 where all the stakeholders made plans for the year 2000. This led to a successful implementatiion period. The achievements of the year were reviewed in May 2001 and plans for the year 2001 were made. The final and third review and planning meeting at the Katekani Mbungo Project was done in January 2002 and the report submitted to KETRI and DFID. Then the Kathekani Mbungo Initiative was implemented under the food security work - the marginal farmers project of the ITDG-EA.

The Mbung'o Project was funded by DFID through KETRI to enhance capacity of the local communities for sustainable control of tsetse (Kethekani Mbung'o Project - Annual Review and planning workshop, 2002).

ITDG-EA phased out of the Kathekani community in the year 2002. Consequently the Kathekani Mbungo Project Committee (MCC) remained merely as a self-help group with an unpredictable future. Nevertheless with their enhanced capacity for sustainable control of Tsetse, the MCC decided to transform the Mbung'o Project to a CBO status and establish a long-term organisation that would help to assess and address community needs through a more diversified approach. The transformation process started in early July 2002 leading to the establishement of a CBO herein referred to as Mtito-Andei Development Initiative (MDI) which became legally registered with the minuistry of Home affairs, Heritage and Sport (certificate No. MKN/DSS/CBO 095) on 14th November 2003.

The inception of the MDI is therefore based on the desire to continue the good work, initiated by the ITDG-EA, of poverty alleviation in Mtito-Andei Division through community participation and multisectorial partnership.

Currently the Tsetse control activity has been extended to Nthongoni location along the boundaries of the national park and community partnerships with the Kiboko Tsetse control centre.