RICHARD DOVE World Vision Mozambique

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RICHARD DOVEWorld Vision Mozambique

• Manager Milange Food Security Project

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Milange Food Security Project

• Main implementing NGO World Vision Mozambique
• In partnership with local NGO Solidariedade and
  DDA
• 3 year project financed by EU
• In final year (1 year extension)
• Works in 1 district in Northern Mozambique

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Principle target groups

• Rural community
• Smallholder farmers
• Farmer associations
• Small businessmen
• Partner Organisations
• NGO Solidariedade
• District Direction of Agriculture

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Main activities - agriculture

• To improve production / returns / food security
• Introduce improved techniques
• Introduce improved varieties
• Promote production of certain food crops
• Introduce new cash crops

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Main activities with associations

• Increase capacity of community to manage
  agricultural resources etc.
• Training in working as groups/associations
• Training in association management
• Training in marketing surpluses as a group
• Facilitating linkages with buyers
• Assistance with legalisation of associations
• Assistance in preparing micro-project proposals

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Capacity building with Partner Organisations

• Formal training courses given
• NGO management
• Financial management
• Technical training
• Mentoring and coaching
• Joint project implementation
• Consultancies in specific areas e.g. finance,
  strategic planning

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Importance of PPME

• In the final year we will be doing a follow up to
  the base-line survey
• To obtain qualitative information on the impact
  of the project as this may not be fully captured
  by the survey
• To assist in the writing of a 2nd phase proposal
  with relevant activities and indicators.

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Experience of (P)PME

• Masters Ag. Env. Dev. Training in ME, PRA etc.
• Responsible for ME for USAID funded DAP project
• Current project
• Performing PRAs with communities
• Base-line survey
• Monthly reports from staff
• Monthly planning with staff
• Monitoring visits to the field

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Issues to be addressed

• Improve the feedback from the community
  concerning the implementation and impact of the
  project
• Improve the monthly reporting of staff
• Help in the design of project proposals that are
  relevant to the needs of the target groups

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Learning objectives of course

• To gain knowledge, skills and experience to-
• introduce more PPME techniques into the final
  evaluation of the project
• improve project proposal writing to include
  appropriate activities and indicators