Slaughterhouse for cattle in Simanjiro District Note: This project has been cancelled, because the applicant didn't have enough confidence in future prospectives.The Masai is a nomadic tribe who, for centuries, are taking their cattle across the Masai plains. However, when the Masai wants to sell their cattle to the abattoir they are dependent on slaughterhouses located far away from the traditional Masai herding grounds. This means that the Masai have to travel long distances with their cows.The main aim of this project is to establish a commercially viable slaughterhouse in the Masai plains, adhering to the most stringent food health and safety regulations. This not only creates an alternative and more closely located sales market for the Masai, it will also introduce the first privately owned slaughterhouse adhering to the highest international quality standards (HACCP) in the country. The applicant in this project is the Dutch registered company Van Amerongen CA Technology B.V.. The local partner in this project is the farm called Rotiana Social Investment Ltd. The project partners will establish a joint venture. The project will be located in the Simanjiro district, about 100 km from the nearest serious settlement, Arusha.Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)Rotiana Social Investment Ltd. has a Human Resource Manual based on the Dutch labour laws and the partners will apply these on the project as well. Safety regulations and instructions will form an important part of this project because the employees will have to work with dangerous cutting and processing equipment. All employees will receive a working contract with health insurance and pension scheme. A credit and saving system will be established for the employees as well as a social fund for calamities.The company will be established, based on environmentally sound technologies, among others by ecological treatment of waste water, disposal of stomach content through a bio-gas composting unit, and an incinerator for remaining waste products.Impact•	Employment and working conditionsIn total at least 29 people will be employed by the end of the project period of which 16 basic-level (cattle handling, packaging, cleaning, transport) and 13 high-level jobs (management, sales, logistics, technology). Salaries will at least be 15% above the minimum income. Two years after the PSI phase 55 people will be contracted of which 32 basic-level and 23 high-level. Good working conditions will be assured by providing adequate clothing and safety equipment to the employees. All employees will be given official employment contracts. They will receive 20 holidays a year, apart from the official holidays. Employees will receive free health insurances (for two adults and two children), a pension and school fees for children. Showers and fresh drinks will be made available. Free meals will be provided every day.•	Innovation / Transfer of knowledgeAt the moment there are no slaughter facilities present in Tanzania that comply with the European HACCP standards. The current practices in the Tanzanian slaughterhouses are very unhygienic and pose a possible threat to the public health. The main contribution of this project is the introduction of a state-of-the-art slaughterhouse which operates according to the international health and safety standards.•	Chain effectsThe Masai farmers will benefit most from the project on the long-term.They will have a nearby (closer) opportunity to sell their cattle against fair prices. Furthermore, the Masai will benefit from the extension work provided by Rotiana Social Investment Ltd..Rotiana Social Investment Ltd. shall assist the Masai with a variety of services to increase the overall health and quality of their livestock, such as veterinarian services, breeding advice, vaccinations etc. A healthier livestock will lead to less losses of animals and thus to more meat and a better income. In addition, the meat traders, hotels, restaurants, supermarkets and butchers will benefit from a guaranteed supply of safe, high quality meat. Finally, the customers will benefit through reduced health risk, by improved quality and handling of the meat. The cattle programme will be executed by the RSI and will create another 14 indirect jobs.•	EnvironmentThis project will have a neutral impact on the environment.The slaughterhouse will be designed, engineered and built in an environmentally conscious manner. An EIA will be carried out in the preparatory phase and Recommendations will be included in the final design of the facility. All waste water will be treated in a biological treatment facility, so all water used to operate the slaughterhouse can be re-used on Rotiana Farm. Only biodegradable detergents will be used. The leftovers from the slaughtering process will be used in a biogas production unit.•	Position of womenThis project will have a positive influence on the position of women. In all job positions women will be preferred. The aim of this project is that 60% of the workforce is female. In a traditional society like the Masai this is very progressive. The goal is to set up a slaughterhouse in the Masai region of Simanjiro, which processes 3,700 tons of meat per year, adhering to the most stringent food safety and health regulations.