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Holistic Community Development Project in Poor Ethnic Minority Areas in Southwest Sichuan Progress Report (3) – as of Dec, 2014 1. Project profile Project started in December, 2012. A total of 1,550 families from eight poor ethnic communities in four counties in Southwest Sichuan Province will participate in this project. People living in these areas find it hard to improve their livelihood due to the rugged natural environment and poor access to outside resources. The families are facing challenges of food insecurity, malnutrition, degrading natural resource base and limited earning opportunities. During the project period 650 original families will receive gift animals while another 900 Pass-on families will be assisted by the project. 2. Animal distribution Project Village Animal Distribution Original Family Passing on the Gift (POG) Family Planned / Finished Planned/Finished Planned/Finished Butuo County 200 pig/200 pig 100 cattle/100 cattle 200/200 Meigu County 46 cattle/46 cattle 466 sheep/466 sheep 150/150 Xide County 300 pig /300 pig 150/150 Zhaojue County 670 pig /670 pig 150/150 Total Pig 1170/1170 Cattle 146/146 Sheep 466/466 900/237 650/650 3. Project Progress Objective Progress Objective 1: 1,550 families in target communities will achieve solidarity and social harmony by the end of the project through effective and efficient application of the Values Based Holistic Community Development (VBHCD) tools by the end of the project. Self-Help Group (SHG) – Project community will found SHGs for sustainable development. They 1、 In Butuo Project, 1 POG ceremony was conducted SHG have meetings and organize community activities to and 12 impoverished families were assisted. 110 strengthen community cohesion. bags of fodder valued RMB 5,500 were distributed to project families in Ripai community. 640kg of grass seed was distributed to two project communities. Through raising pigs, project families’ income per household increased by RMB 2,000 in Ripai community. The other families’ cattle in Weizibao community grew well. 2、 In Butuo Project, 1 POG SHG was set up. Another 2 communities made plans to build SHGs. 3、 In Meigu Project, the community repaired country road twice a month. The community clean the public area once a month. 4、 In Meigu Project, proeject families came together to build two activity rooms. 50 animal shelters were rebuilt. 5、 In Meigu Project, the community cleaned the waste regularly and they carried out sanitation competition. 6、 In Meigu Project, SHG assisted poor families to plant crop and rebuild their houses (7 dangerous houses). Project Management Committee (PMC) visited six most impoverished families. RMB 32,000 of SHG fund was lent out to help group members to deal with their emergency. 7、 In Meigu Project, 4 entertainment and cultural activities were carried out. Project families fulfilled Training - Heifer china will conduct training both the POG one month before due time. project started and before. It contains animal management, 12 cornerstones, VBHCD and POG, 8、 In Xide Project, 2 POG SHGs were set up in this period and 38 families joined in the SHGs. etc, which makes SHG leaders be more active. 9、 In Xide Project, SHG fund increased by RMB 20,620. The total amount of SHG fund in two communities achieved RMB 57,980, among which RMB 20,620 was lent out. 10、In Xi De Project, Buotuo Project partner (PP) visited the project communities in Meigu(6 visitors). Four community activity rooms were decorated with posters of SHG management rules and activity photos, etc. Two POG ceremonies were carried out and 38 POG families were assisted. 11. In Zhaojue Project, Two POG ceremonies were conducted and 25 POG families were assisted. 12、In Zhaojue Project, SHG fund amounted to RMB 45000 in total. Laha community lent out RMB 12,000 and Luoluo community lent out RMB 10,000 to help members dealing with emergency. 13、One set of sound system was purchased for Laha community. Women SHG and Women Entertainment &Cultural Group was set up. Training 1、 In Butoto Project, trainings on cornerstones and VBHCD were conducted six times.192 project participants received these trainings (125 men, 67 women). 2、 In Meigu Project, project families were organized to carry out exchanging visit for 13 times among different communities. 3、 In Xide Project, 2 communities conducted “Participatory self – review & planning” (PSRP) six times. 121 persons participated in the training (61 men, 60 women). Other 71 non-participants visited the training(36 men, 35 women). 4、 In Xide Project, 19 sessions of training including Cornerstones, VBHCD and project introduction were held, which was attended by 354 persons all in total (154 men, 200 women). Other 151 non-participants visited the training(77 men,74 women). 5、 In Xide Project, trainings on SHG fund management were conducted five times, which were attended by 90 persons (40 men, 50 women). Other 49 non-participants visited the training (28 men, 21 women). 6、 In Xide Project, 4 sessions of training on gender and security education were conducted, which was attended by 93 persons all in total (48 men, 45 women). Other 47 non-participants visited the training 28 men, 21 women). 7、 In Zhaojue Project, two PMC meetings were held in this period. SHGs carried out competition in animal management and sanitation. They also carried out entertainment and cultural activities. Objective 2: 1,550 project families will improve their nutrition through increased income and improved nutrition awareness by the end of the project. Project support Project support 1. In Buto Project, technical services on disease prevention were provided 14 times. Project families 2. mastered more skills on animal management. In Buto Project, in this reporting period, project families gained RMB 436,800 by selling their livestock (257 pigs and 6 beef cattle). The average income per household increased RMB 2,000. 3. In Meigu Project, PP assisted the community to improve the breeding of livestock. There were 207 lambs delivered in this period. 183 goats were sold and it brought the project families around RMB 4. 220,000. In Meigu Project, assisted by PMC, project families completed the drinking water project themselves in two communities. The surplus rural labor was organized to receive professional skill trainings. It helped them to go out for work to get more income 5. and broaden their vision. In Meigu Project, the community tried to plant many vegetables to enrich their income source and daily nutrition. Project community was granted by government projects to support their community development. 6. In Xide Project, 75 original project (OP) families passed on gift-fund of RMB 168,750 (RMB 2,250 per household) back to the project. Baseline survey for 7. 38 POG families were conducted. In Xide Project, 38 POG families were assisted with gift-fund to buy 76 sows. Other material for farming production was also provided. Project families rebuilt their animal barns. 8. In Xide Project, OP and POG families sold 1474 fattened pigs valued RMB 605,990. The average income per household of 187 OP families amount to RMB 3,240.59. 1706 piglets were delivered, the 9. survival rate of which was 99.53%. In Xide Project, Waku and Sihe communities organized villagers to plant vegetables and cash crops to diversify their income sources( for example, 4700 Sichuan pepper tree in WaKu Community, 1120 Sichuan pepper tree in Sihe Community, etc. ). 10. In Zhaojue Project, project families raised 236 sows and 490 fattening pigs. There were 126 pregnant sows and 1,020 piglets were delivered. Project families sold 360 fattened pigs and project family’s income increased RMB 1,500-2,500 per household. 11、In Zhaojue Project, one project supported by the local bureau of animal husbandry helped 20 families to rebuild animal shelters. Each household was subsided with RMB 16,000. Training - Heifer china will conduct training Training 1. In Buto Project, training on animal management both the project started and before. It contains were provided three times and 156 persons animal management, 12 cornerstones, VBHCD participated (83 men, 73 women). Farmers practiced and POG, etc, which makes SHG leaders be more active. the skills and technique learned in the training to rebuilt animal barns and prevent animal disease. 2. In Meigu Project, project families were provided with trainings on family management and nutrition and health. 3. In Xide Project, PP provided 22 times of technical 4. services and 172 household benefited. In Xide Project, PP provided 10 technical trainings and 326 persons participated (125 men, 201 women); 72 non-participants also visited the training (36 men, 36 women). Project families practiced what they have learned from the training to improve their 5. animal management and livestock-raising. In Zhaojue Project, animal management services were provided 12 times and 112 families were 6. guided. In Zhaojue Project, 4 sessions of training on animal disease prevention were provided, 86 persons (50 men, 36 women) attended Objective 3: 1,550 target families will have improved the environment in and around project communities. Training - Heifer china will conduct training Training both the project started and before. It contains animal management, 12 cornerstones, VBHCD 1. In Buto Project, training on reactions after natural and POG, etc, which makes SHG leaders be disasters were conducted two times. 156 people more active. participated in the training (106 men, 50 women). Another 38 farmers visited the training. Project families have deeper understanding of dealing with 2. natural disaster In Meigu Project, 5 sessions of training on environment & natural disasters were provided, 3. which was attended by more than 280 person times. In Meigu Project, local governments were invited to recognize the disaster risk in the community and help the villagers practice the skills of escaping from the disaster. 4. In Xide Project, 13 sessions of training on natural disasters and environment protection were provided, which was attended by 385 persons (140 men, 245 women). Another 95 non-participants also visited the trainings (50 men, 45 women). 5. In Xide Project, 3 sessions of training on planting technique were held, 63 persons attended (26 men, 37 women). 28 non-participants also visited the training (12 men, 16 women). 6. In Zhaojue Project,Two sessions of training on natural disasters were provided. 37 persons participated in the training (17 men, 20 women). Measures 1. In Buto Project, Ripai community consolidated 6,130 Measures meters of country road. Two project communities built 2,215 meters of aqueduct. 2. In Butuo Project, SHGs made the rules of cleaning community. Each SHG cleaned the community at least once a week. 3. In Meigu Project, the community members were organized to rebuild two sliding sites and cleaned one dangerous site of ditch. Helped by other members, three families rebuild their dangerous houses and moved from their original living site in danger. Some villagers were assigned to patrol in the raining season. 4. In Meigu Project, local government supported the community to repair two sites of river bank to protect arable land. Two communities planted cash crop including white poplar tree, chestnut tree and Sichuan pepper tree to increase income and protect the environment and prevent mudslide. 5. In Meigu Project, the project community planted more than 1,400 mu of grass to ensure adequate fodder in winter. Farmers raised livestock in shelters to reduce the pressure on grassland. Organized by Project Management Committee, project families cleaned their houses and the public area in 6. community regularly. In Meigu project, considering the phenomenon of drug taking and trafficking, two sacred meetings (special meeting organized by Yi people) were held. The community made strict rules in the meetings to punish those behaviors. 7. In Xide Project, 187 project families rebuilt or repaired their houses. Drinking water pipe was installed. Horticulture materials valued RMB 9350 were distributed to 187 project families. 8. In Zhaojue Project, the community cleaned up the public area regularly(2-3 times per months), for example, clean the roads for 5 time, clean the community for 6 times, deal the rubbish for 4 times, clean the activity rooms for 6 times, etc. 9. In Zhaojue Project, Luoluo community organized the members to clean up the river bed. Objective 4: one cooperative will be formed and become functional to farming industrialization. Training - Heifer china will conduct training Training both the project started and before. It contains animal management, 12 cornerstones, VBHCD 1、 In Buto Project, through trainings, PP let the project and POG, etc, which makes SHG leaders be more active. families know the advantage of joining cooperative. 2、 In Meigu Project, PP provided trainings on cooperative building to two project communities. PP received trainings on cooperative building and value chain through PSRP 3、 In Xide Project, SHG members shared the market information during PSRP for 6 times. 3 sessions of training on cooperative building were provided. 4、 In Zhaojue Project, series of training on cooperative building were provided, including that of cooperative management, cooperative representative’s capacity building, etc. Measure 1. In Butuo Project, SHGs promoted the families to share their information and to deal with community Measure issues together. It’s a foundation for establishing a 2. cooperative later. In Butuo Project, Ripai community is preparing for establishing a cooperative. 3. In Meigu Project, Erma and Shituo villagers tried to unite to sell the local black goats for better income. 4. In Xide Project, Sihe community are preparing for 5. establishing a cooperative. In Zhaojue Project, One cooperative is planned to be set up. 4. Story Beautiful Scenery in Lake Mountain Area --Si He Women’s Culture &Art Team of La Ke Township Along the even concrete roads into the village, on the spacious central squares in the village, in the commodious Heifer Project activity rooms and villagers’ dwellings with Yi characters and during the delightful community women cultural activities, etc., once you walk into Si He community, what we see is a new rural community with clean environment, special cultural flavor and proper basic living facilities. However, before the implementation, though Heifer project undergone the “baptism” of Reform and Opening-up and the market economy, the women of Si He community still had a kind of backward idea patriarchal ideology. Women became a synonym for tool, commercialization and the weak. But they carried the heavy burden of farming, parenting and caring their parents in-law. After the implementation of Heifer Project, with the training and guidance of project partners and project management committee, Si He community established a Women's Cultural and Art Team, which aims to explore the original ecological Yi folk culture and regularly carry out women’s cultural activities. Nowadays, women of Si He community changed their traditional ideas to realize gender equality. Women can also fully participate in the project. Whenever in slack seasons, on festivals, in the weddings or funerals, during greeting guests and on other important occasions, you can always find a team of women wearing Yi featured clothes there. On these occasions, they always organize a variety of cultural activities, such as that of Yi folk duet songs, proverbs and all kinds of dance. These women are all from the so-called Si He Women’s Culture& Art Team. Especially in Si He community’s surrounding villages where the local custom is that whenever an old man passed away, it should carry out some cultural& art activities and competitions. As long as Si He community Women’s Art Team played, the crowd’s applause would continue on and on. They thumbed up and said: "These women are great! Why our village’s women can’t be as good as they?” Of course, Si He community Women’s Art Team always get the first prize. Gradually those who have seen this art team’s performances would know and praise them. When the project partners interviewed them, these simple women said: "In the past we only knew working in the fields during the day, and getting busy at the kitchen in the morning and evening. Facing a stranger, we were afraid to talk. Not mention to think of performing in front of many people. Heifer Project’s arrival has changed our status. Our families also strongly support us to carry out cultural activities. We really got a lot of benefits from Heifer project. Thank you very much, Heifer Project. Zimogeni, Kashasha!” (Kashasha is Yi language, which means good luck, thank you) 5. Photos Community cultural activity HIV training Health training for women Investigate women’s needs for training Livestock-raising technique training HHK, Feb 2015. Making the community resource map