Table 1.2: Type of respondents Frequency Percent (%) VEO TFS Staff Honey harvester Community Members Village Council members Total 1 3 5 40 1 50 2 6 10 80 2 100 Source: Field data 2013 Distribution of respondent occupation. 1.3: Distribution of respondent occupation. Frequency Percent (%) Worker Farmer Pastoralist Charcoal and other business Total 4 35 4 7 50 8 70 8 14 100 Source: Field data 2013 The table above is show the respondent occupation; where by 8% of the respondent were pastoralist while similar numbers of respondent 8% were the workers. About 70% are practicing farming activities and 14% are engaging in charcoal and other businesses. For the case of business which are undertaking in the study area a small retail shops, masonry and weaving. The results above entails that most of the communities in the study area are depending in farming activities while other percent like 14% are depending in charcoal and other businesses. Main source of income. Using the table above we have noticed that, Aghondi community main source of income are obtained after selling their farm products, where by 70% are practicing farming followed by 14% who are engaging with charcoal making and other businesses.
Beekeeping in Rwanda has been mostly at subsistence and efficient production of good quality honey from traditional hives is still a long way from being achieved. In some cases beekeepers are encouraged to try various methods of beekeeping without adequate training resulting for example in high absconding rates in the so called ‘modern’ hives, whereas occupation rate in traditional hives is generally seems to be higher. The cost of modern beehives and the high management associated with such hives is beyond the average village beekeeper. According to Ouedraigo (2009), Rwanda showed that there were an estimated 30,293 beekeepers of whose 18,430 were men, 7,233 women and 4,630 were youth. The total number of hives was estimated to be 92,971 with 84,255 being traditional log, mud and other indigenous hives while the modern hives were estimated to be approximately 8,716. 3.2.4.3 Democratic Republic of Congo experience. Honey hunting has been a traditional activity in Bas Congo, as in much of Africa. Modern beekeeping technologies were introduced in 1980s. Christian Aid Organisation funded training to the villagers near Mbanza Nzundu in the Bas Congo region. This was followed by villagers adoption of beekeeping technology and by 1990 there were nearly 400 each with a hive; producing an average honey surplus for sale of 7.3kg per year. In the year 2000 Bas Congo had over 1000 beekeepers with an estimated production of 14 tons of honey per year. Some villagers possessed up to 40 KTB hives, while the majority had one or two KTB hives. The money obtained from sale of honey was a significant supplementary household income (Latham, 2000) It was not uncommon to find up to ten hives in a hectare of forest yielding from 50 -100 liters of honey per annum in which in the year 2000 it was selling at USD 2 per liter (Ibid). Latham also adds that, beekeeping is worthy especially when villagers are committed with the project. Beekeeping can act as a useful supplementary income and cutter for most
Table 4.1: Project Implementation plan Activities Project Months Resources needed Person responsible J F M A M J J A S O N D Introducing the project to the Aghondi community. x Stationaries Facilitator, LGA and beekeepers group members Train the beekeeping group members on project and financial management. x x Stationaries and beekeeping equipments for demonstration Facilitators and beekeeper group members Land (project site) to be to the beneficiaries. x Poles for demarcation VEO, and Village chairperson Purchase of hives and beekeeping kits. x x x Funds LGA and TASAF Placing the hives to the site. x x Transport and wire for tighten Facilitator and beekeepers Monitoring and evaluation x x x Transport and stationaries Facilitator and beekeeper group members Source: Field data 2013
Description Indicators Source of verification Assumptions Goal: To assist the beekeeping activities in the area to be as a source of income and environmental conservation. Increased of income for Aghondi community by 5% by 2016 definitely low income families. Physical verification Village reports National policies do not change. Community will participate in the project. Purpose: Implement beekeeping activities in the village. 10% increased number groups implementing beekeeping activities Observation Field survey Community will participate in the project. Output: Raised community awareness of modern/commercial beekeeping. Reserved area to beekeepers 50 hives purchased 50 hives placed in the site. # of community member trained # of given for the project # of hives purchased. # of hives are in place. Training report Field survey Observation Meeting minutes TFS & LGA participate willingly in the project. Activities: One day of Awareness creation to the Aghondi community. Training of beekeepers group members on project and financial management. Land (Project site) to be given to the beneficiaries # of meetings conducted. # of Trainings conducted # of given # of hives purchased List of participants Meetings minutes Physical verification Aghondi beekeeping minutes Aghondi beekeeping reports No interference of political and social economic issues in the project area.
1.1 One day awareness creation to the community of Aghondi. Transport cost, meals and stationaries 980,000 1.2 Training of beekeepers group members on project and financial management Transport cost, meals and stationaries 1,460,000 1.3 Train existing beekeepers group to increase knowledge of modern/commercial beekeeping. 2,380,000 1.3 Land (Project site) to be given to the beneficiaries Stationaries, 0 1.4 Purchase 20 modern and 30 log/bark and beekeeping kits Funds, 3,600,000 1.5 Placing the hives to the site Transport cost, wires, poles 620,000 1.6 Monitoring and evaluation Transport cost 460,000 Total 9,500,000 Source: Field data 2013 Project Implementation
Monitoring information system 5.1: Monitoring information system Categories of information What to monitor What records to keep Who collects data Who uses data How to use information What decision can be made Work plan activities Timing of activities Availability of CBO members, resources Monthly/ quarterly work plan. CBO team CED student TFS CBO team CED student TFS staff Ensure CBO team, CED student and other resources are available Reschedule activities and of resources as needed Cost and Budget and expenditure as per plan Ledger of expenditure by budget categories Receipts. CBO team CED student TFS CBO team CED student TFS staff Ensure funds are available to execute activities Determine needs for other funding sources Ordering and transporting of and beekeeping kits Invoices Field report CBO team CBO team CED staff Ensure good condition When to order Results Number and of service provided Field work report CBO team CED student CBO team CED student Ensuring objectives are realistic Revised objectives Source: Field data 2013
APPENDIX Appendix 1: Structured questionnaire for Aghondi Community. Personal information Sex: 1. Female ( ) 2. male ( ) Age of respondents 21 - 30 ( ) 31 – 40 ( ) 41 – 50 ( ) 51 – 60 ( ) 61 and above ( ) Education Level of Respondents Primary education ( ) Secondary education ( ) College ( )