PROJECT PROPOSAL PROJECT TITLE:Tree planting and raising seedlings for Parubanga community Youth Group, Amuru District, Acholi, Uganda. IMPLEMENTING AGENCY:Tic-Ber Community Youth Group (TBCYG) CBO DURATION:1 Year (Estimated Commencement Month is Aug 2010) ESTIMATED COST:USD 75,000 PREPARED BY:Project Director, TBCYG DATE OF SUBMISSION23rd July 2010 TABLE OF CONTENT 1. PROJECT OVERVIEW 2. PROJECT JUSTIFICATION 3. PROJECT DETAILS a. Goals and Objectives b. Clientele c. Methodology d. Staff/Administration/HR 4. EXPECTED OUTCOMES 5. PROJECT ACTIVITIES 6. BENEFICIARIES AND BENEFITS . RISKS AND ASSUMPTIONS 8. AVAILABLE RESOURCES a. Personnel b. Facilities c. Equipment/Supplies/Communication d. Budget 9. EVALUATION PLAN 10. APPENDICES Annex A:Timeline (Year 1) Annex B:Profile of Project Director Annex C:Certificate of registration Annex D:Budget Annex E:Organizational Structure Annex F:LCs Letter of Recommendation 1. PROJECT OVERVIEW Tic-Ber, a community-based tree planting youth group, was initiated by a group of nine youths from Parubanga sub-county in Amuru, the district in the Northern region that experienced one of the longest wars in African history.
It will focus on enhancing the capacity of youth in the fight against poverty through tree planting projects, which is an income generating activity. It is expected that through the provision of information and awareness-raising to the youth, it will be possible to have a direct positive effect on their well-being in the community. (TBCYG) will utilize volunteers, who are mainly youths from within Parubanga Sub County. Each volunteer will be expected to successfully participate in a 4 weeks tree planting training program at the beginning of their work with the project.
This training program will provide basic tree planting skills to the youths. Volunteers who demonstrate proficiency during the initial training program will be invited to participate in an advanced training program to learn effective tree planting techniques. Each volunteer will be expected to contribute 3-5 hours each week and to continue with TBCYG for a period of not less than 6 months. TBCYG will operate with 6 (full and part time) staff members. In addition, a Governing Board made up of community leaders and staff will operate to provide overall sanctioning of the project’s operation.
Periodic evaluations will be conducted to assess the added value of TBCYG helping the volunteers to become effective educators, the development of new understandings / concepts on the part of local youth, and the improvement of the well-being of youth in Parubanga. TBCYG was legally registered on 4th June 2010 by community development office of Amuru district. Enclosed please, find certificate of registration. 2. PROJECT JUSTIFICATION Parubanga sub-county faces a big challenge of poverty, which resulted from the 20 year LRA war with the Uganda government.
Because of this, people were displaced from their traditional homes which made them lose their lands and now have challenges to prove they are the rightful owners. Children’s education was affected, and economic activities drastically fell because of lost lands, which the owners should use for economic activities. Other problems faced in Parubanga include youth unemployment, HIV/AIDS, poor transport networks and low levels of income generating activities especially among the youth and lately, land fights. These are a big problem to the wellbeing of the people of Parubanga.
Tic Ber community youth group believe their intervention can help to reduce the unemployment issue by recruiting many youths to the project as administrators of the project, tree planters and maintainers, also training youths with skills in HIV/AIDS counseling and guidance, business skills and tree planting skills so that they may become employers of themselves in the future hope. Through this project, the transport networks will be improved to allow easy access to the project areas and thus to bring about development of Parubanga sub-county. 3.
PROJECT DETAIL Goals and Objectives There are two main goals for the “Tree planting” Project and specific objectives within each of the goals. Goal 1 – To encourage youths in the community and build in them the knowledge of income generating activities as a preventive measure against poverty. Objective 1. 1 – To increase the knowledge of Parubanga community on income generation, and on dangers posed by poverty. Objective 1. 2 – To advocate on the implementation of anti-poverty action plan (youth to have access to government funding other than donor funding).
Goal 2 – To improve biodiversity conservation, land degradation and control climate change through establishment of teak woodlots and increase household food production, savings, investment and incomes. Objective 2. 1 – To establish 10 acres of teak woodlots. Objective 2. 2 – To Increase household production, savings and incomes. Objective 2. 3 – Create employment opportunities. CLIENTELE There are two different clientele groups for this project. The first and primary clientele are the youths who have no hope for the future given the poor educational background in Parubanga. They will participate in the project as project members.
This clientele group will be the first priority to benefit from the project objectives. The second clientele group is the community in Parubanga and Amuru district as a whole who will participate in the Project as consultants and also because the project is in their own area. This clientele group is also benefiting from the project goal. . Both clientele groups are important and essential components of this youth group. It is expected that significant learning will take place for both clientele groups. c. Methodology The primary methods for achieving the goal and objectives of the Project will be: ? he creation of an office in the heart of Parubanga parish that will become a focal point for providing information on tree planting techniques and planting information through workshops and seminars. ?The development of a recruitment/training program and supervised practicum for group members that is modeled after the TBCYG program. ? A Documentation/Dissemination Plan will be developed by staff to guarantee the systematic collection of information about the operation of the project and provide the basis for sharing information with other similar projects.
Staff/Administration The Project will employ three full-time and three part time staff. ?Project Coodinator (full time, paid)- Responsible for hiring project staff, overseeing project development and operation, establishing and maintaining links with local government agencies, and budget. Donors ? Project Officer (full time, paid)- Responsible for establishing the community Center, developing working relationships with formal and informal community leaders, establishing links to community youth organizations, and scheduling of project activities. Volunteer Coordinator (full time, unpaid) – Responsible for recruiting youth volunteers, establishing and maintaining training programs for volunteers, scheduling volunteers for service at the project area. The Volunteer Coordinator will have a background in forestry. ?Project Evaluator (part time, paid) – Responsible for collecting entry level (baseline) data regarding youth I. G. A information and conducting periodic assessment of changes in their level of knowledge, comprehension, and application of that information. Also responsible for developing and implementing a system for periodic formative evaluation of the work of the volunteers. . EXPECTED OUTCOMES The successful implementation and expansion of this project is expected to create a state of self reliability and enable beneficiaries know in details, the importance of TREE PLANTING through community participation. The majority of the population will adhere to improve household income, acquire basic needs and have livelihood improved in the community due to this project. 5. PROJECT ACTIVITIES TRAINING: It is planned that the proposed project will be implemented and or otherwise expand and run on a sustainable basis, training in related fields must take a lead hence:- -Training on leadership Basic business management where record keeping and accountability / transparency will be greatly emphasized. -Life skills / counseling -Tree planting (Raising Seedlings) management REPORTING: The project committees will gather reports from youth / community compile and present them to management during the monthly meeting while other subsequent reports shall be compiled and submitted to donor partners and other stakeholders on regular basis for review so as to determine the project progress and performance. 6. BENEFICIARIES AND BENEFITS What are the benefits and who are the beneficiaries of the project? Acholi region will be the first beneficiary from the increased tree planting since it will have a positive effect on her climate. oThe next beneficiary will be the local community youths who will access employment from the project as tree planters and project managers. 7. RISKS AND ASSUMPTIONS. Among the risks that can be involved may include some of the following; ? Bush burning / deforestation during dry season. ?Frequent droughts due to climate change during some years. ?Lack of financial support for establishment of woodlots/ plantations. ?Stray animals that can destroy the seedlings. Pests, diseases and thieves. Mitigation 8. AVAILABLE RESOURCES (AS OWN CONTRIBUTION) ?10 acres of land belonging to the project director. ?Volunteer Meeting/Training Room and Office – will be provided by the project community and used for housing the Volunteer Coordinator and the training of volunteers. ?Volunteers Coordinator (50%) – this person is currently a member of staff as a part time staff member. 9. EVALUATION PLAN Project evaluation will be the responsibility of the Project Evaluator and consist of two different evaluative strategies – formative and summative.
Formative Evaluation – Primarily qualitative in nature, the formative evaluation will be conducted through interviews and open-ended questionnaires. Youth volunteers will be asked about the day-to-day operation of the project, the topics covered in the volunteer training program, the attractiveness of the training materials, and other questions to provide feedback for the ongoing improvement of the operation of the Project. The Project Evaluator will meet regularly with project staff to share findings from the formative evaluation effort.
Periodic reports will be prepared that identify the major findings of the formative evaluation and how they have been used to improve Project operation. Summative Evaluation – Primarily quantitative in nature, the summative evaluation will begin with the establishment of baseline data at the beginning of the Project (using a random sample of youths to assess their income generating activity’s knowledge) and then be conducted at 6 month intervals (just prior to each group of volunteers completing their Project service).
Data for the summative evaluation will focus on the two primary goals of the project and the objectives of each. A yearly report will be issued that presents the formative and summative findings. 10. APPENDIX A – TIME LINE (Year 1) Month 1 oAdvertising of Project staff positions oMeetings with community leaders Month 2 oInterviewing of candidates for Project staff positions oFinalizing location of project area Month 3 oSelection/hiring of Project staff members oPreparation for project operation
Months 4-6 oPreliminary advertising of project operation oHosting community meetings at project area oCollection of baseline data on youths oRecruitment/selection/training of volunteers Months 7-12 oConducting of regular formative evaluation oFinal summative evaluation at end of twelfth month 8. Annex/ Profile of the Applicant State your profile here. CVs of staff Certificate of registration CONSTITUTION OF THE GROUP Budget Organizational Structure LCs Letter of Recommendation Map of parubanga.
