PROGRESS UPDATE OF LOANED PROJECTPOULTRY AND AQUACULTURE

HERA AND ERAULO, TIMOR LESTEPRESENTED BY NETA SANTOS

KDADALAK SULIMUTUK INSTITUTE (KSI) SURABAYA, NOVEMBER 18, 2011

KSI’s BACKGROUND

KSI as a national organization established in 2000, focus to the areas of conflict and social transformation

KSI has been organizing and assisting farmers' groups to work together fight for their rights and dignity in particular to regain their land (coffee plantation)

Livelihoods as an approach to reduce existing levels of conflict and to improve the quality of life.

BACKGROUND of SOLIDARITY fund of

APF IN TIMOR LESTE:

Solidarity fund of the APF is part of a program of social transformation of KSI.

Hera has a big potential land. Eraulo has a lake where the water flows

along the year and land that is suitable for breed fish and other fish species.

Funds realized from the APF to KSI in May 2010

TIME OF ESTABLISHMENT May 29, 2010 KOHAMOR was transformed from KUHAK on April 2008

PLACE KHH is located in Halidolar sub village, Hera village and Cristo Rei District of Dili District

KOHAMOR is located in Darudu sub village, Eraulo village, Letefoho sub district of Ermera DistrictCHARACTERISTICS OF

THE GROUPGroup members consist of youth, young intellectual and farmers

Group members consist of youth, Farmers and women.

GROUP OBJECTIVE to run a model of collective social business in order to promote and improve the life of members and families

Promoting community self help (working together)

Income generating Maximizing

productive local resources (Land, Labors, water and local materials)

TERAULOHERA

THE DETAILS OF LOAN BENEFICIARIES:

HERA(Poultry)

ERAULO(Fish Pond)

1. There are seven members of cooperatives,

2. of the total loaned $ 25,000, they have invested about US$ 19,950 and the balance of US$ 5050

3. As the beginning of November were reported that :

* Hens numbered 124, * Roosters numbered 18 * Chicks numbered 307, * Eggs numbered 420 * Were incubated 26 chickens * are laying 10 * had hatched 22. 4. Net income from this project

has only reached US$ 170.50 (34 chickens, age 3 months).

1. There are 8 members of cooperatives,2. Of the total loaned $ 5000, they had

invested around $ 1500 for the construction of the pool and fence.

3. There are 8 fish ponds; there is land that is being used for vegetable production (as a way to provide fish feed).

4. As the beginning of November were reported that:

* Tilapia Fish numbered approximately 1,000 more,

* as many as 50 more goldfish. * Weight of Tilapia fish is average 150gr,

and Goldfish average weight of about 300-400gr.

5. Until the end of October net income of this project has only reached $ 13 (All Tilapia fish with weight about 150gr).

Actual Progress

Actual ProgressHERA

ERAULO

Problems encountered & how they overcome those problems

PROBLEMS HOW THEY OVERCOME

1. Chicken pox disease appear on the lips, eyes and ears of chicks at the age of 1-2 months. There are about 67 chicks had died

2. Stock of drugs in livestock ministries is very limited

3. Climate changes4. They have not been able to sell

chickens as it has been written in their proposal.

5. Wild animals (snake, bird, dog, etc) always come and catch the chicken in the night time.

1. Isolate and incentive treatment using ginger

2. Negotiating with the ministry of Tourism, commercial and industry to be able to buy rice that has been broken

HERA

HERA current Problems

Chicken pox disease

Broken rice

PROBLEMS HOW THEY OVERCOME

1. Decline water2. There is not the parent fish to be

mated3. Water is still muddy4. Lack of technical skills to do

some fish processing and preservation at present

1. Maximize the ponds that still enough of water

2. During the day time: using lake water

3. Night time: Divert water from the members house

4. Continue to maintain a muddy water

5. They continue to keep the fish and check the KG to immediately perform the marriage

Problems encountered & how they overcome those problems

ERAULO

Eraulo current problems

Muddy water

Drained of water

PLAN TO BE IMPLEMENTED

HERA ERAULO

1. Purchase 200 hens 2. Purchase corn (2 tons) and

green bean (4 sacks) from MTCI as chicken feed for a year 2011-2012.

3. Access to relevant training

1. Small construction to raise chicken on top of ponds

2. Purchase roosters (5)and hens (25)

3. Make fish feeds4. Purchase chicken feeds: Corn

(20 sacks) Green bean (1 sacks)

5. Repair about 2 fish ponds as marketing ponds.

6. Access to relevant training

Expression of the sentiment of both groups about solidarity fund of APF:

Ancelmo (Coordinator of KHH): We are very happy with this loan because this loan helps us to put into practice our subject during in University, gathers us to work together in a cooperative to yield income and for the future we want to improve our quality of life. This loan as a bridge that facilitate us to meet each other our brothers and sisters from Japan, Indonesia, Philippine, etc.

LUCIANO (Coordinator of KOHAMOR): We are very pleased with this loan because with this loan we can create jobs for ourselves only in our sub village. Previously, we always go back Dili just to find a job there but now we only manage work and close to the family. We are grateful for the APF and hope that every member of the APF can be successful with their respective projects.

KSI FACILITATION

Provides Bookkeeping training and Breeding Fish Training

Prepares a regular format for the monthly monitoring for KSI and each Group.

Monitoring and evaluation every month. Reports every month to APF about

monthly project progress. Networking (Advocacy) Annual Reflection

RECOMENDATIONS

1. If any members of APF or APF partners who have been doing the same project similar with them, they really want to do a comparative study to learn and gain some experiences that can help them do / improve their project to be more quality.

2. Looking at those problems being faced by both of the groups and income are still very small, they requested the consideration of the APF again in order to extend the time for payment of the first period.

THANK YOU

OBRIGADA

Eraulo Fish