This proposal on mitigation of climate change through the promotion of wood saving stoves (Jeka Stoves), woodlots and nurseries, orchards and gulley reclamation is being submitted by Juru Enviroment Protection Trust (JEPT) for further support from GEF Small Grant Programme.This is to address the UN Conventions on Climate Change which were also signed by Zimbabwe. JEPT is a Community Based Organisation which is comprised of Jekesa Pfungwa Vulingqondo, (NGO) members who reside in five villages namely, Gosha, Takawira, Nyamuchengwa, Chihooroand Choruwa villages in Chikwaka rural area, Mwanza ward, inGoromonzi district of Mashonaland East Province.The CBO is still in the process of registering. The vision of JEPT is an empowered community which is capable to restore and manageits natural resources. The mission statement is awareness raising,advocate for environment by-laws on environment managementat local level;mitigate causes of climate change to gain a greater control of the livelihood at individual family and community levels. JEPT?s aim is tohavea sustainable development through poverty alleviation and conservation of natural resources through capacity building, information dissemination, and awareness rising on environmental issues (survey 2009). GEF supported this project as from 2008 to 2011 by issuing a grant amounting to USD 24 800 00 for the activities of the project to be implemented. Some activities were not carried out due to the hyperinflation of Zimbabwean dollar in 2008. Theorchards and woodlots were not fenced. Water shortage was a second factor which affected the project that fruit trees which are producing fruits are being affected as the fruits are of poor quality this also affected other livelihood activities in the area.More members in the GEF project need wood saving stoves. There is need for fencing materials to fence 5 x 50m x 50m woodlots and 5 x 10m x 10m nurseries.

1.2. Organizational Background and Capacity to implement the Project
The project is being implemented in Goromonzi a District which is located about 55km from Harare. JEPT has gained expertise in the implementation of the project as it has constructed 72 stoves in Goromonzi. About 100 members are in need of the stoves. Under the same programme Jekesa Pfungwa has provided fencing to 10 families, building material such as cement, doors and door frames for their kitchens. Herbs were also provided for their kitchen gardens. The project has incorporated livelihood activities that brings direct benefit to members in terms of income generation, health and home empowerment, capacity buildingand skillsdevelopment as well as overall improvement of the local community?standard of living. JPV is working in our communityimplementing projectssuch as , HIV and AIDS, conservation agricultureas well as Homestead Development programme which encouraged communities to developtheir homesteadsin terms of improving infrastructure i.e. sinks, constructing toilets, constructing washing sinks as well as remodeling house hold kitchens for the women, small live stocks rearing and establishment of household nutrition gardens. JEPT will continue to in cooperate these activitiesinto GEFSGP project with the cooperation of other stakeholders namely, JPV, Forestry Commission, EMA, CADS,and all governmental departments and NGOs who are addressing environmental issues in the area.

However, water shortage is a hindering factor which is affecting some farmers who have improved their homesteads tremendously that over three hundred fruit trees are affected as they are already at bearing stages. JEPT has identified three farmers who are mostly affected and water points which will benefit 167 farmers in the five villages and as well water the individual projects through identified water technology. This project is there to encourage and promote the growing of indigenous trees that improve and conserve the soil which includes AlbiziaGummifera, Acacia Karroo, Luckena, Mukonono, Musasa, Munhondo, Mukute,Mutohwe,Muzhanje, Muunga and promotion of Seina Samea at homesteads which has been prove to be fast growing and conserves the soils.Each woodlot will measure 50mx50m and more woodlots will be established after 5years.

JEPT has the ownership of the project?s activities and the environment that the NGO feels to request for assistance in order to upscale the established activities namely jeka (chingwa) stoves, drilling 2boreholes, production of IEC materials, fencing of woodlots and nurseries and supporting existing projects namely Kumboedza Gardening project, Mubvumbi Mushroom Growing Project, Nanarai Piggery Project, Chihoora Indigenous Poultry Project and Choruwa Indigenous Poultry Project.

1.3. The Objectives of the project and expected results
Problem Statement
Humanity's largest effect on local climate is likely to have resulted from land use.deforestation, and agriculture.fundamentally change the environment the environment. For example, they change the amount of water going into and out of a given location. They also may change the local albedo by influencing the ground cover and altering the amount of sunlight that is absorbed. Rural households in Goromonzii entirely depend on wood fuel for their heating and cooking purposes and with the increasing population and subsequent demand, forests and fast disappearing thereby interfering with ecosystems and other ecological processes that sustain biological diversity. People live in heavily concentrated areas, which are heavily populated and cultivation expands with time hence conservation practices are weak and most often ignored. Results are mostly severe erosion leading to gullies; exacerbated by the impact of livestock which tend to follow the same tracks as they graze and as they go to their feeding points, alluvial deposits, and deforestation amongst many other.
This area suffers from massive land degradation as the villagers rely on firewood for their cooking so there is rampant cutting down of trees. The main factors contributing to land degradation is deforestation and poor farming methods. This rampant activity of cutting down of trees results in soil erosion both water and wind. This has impacted negatively on the community in that people will not have productive land to farm for their livelihood. This is because it is nearer to Harare and has high population of people.
If food production is to be sustainable, conservation work must be undertaken at the same time. JPV and other stakeholders will train on conservation techniques on farmers? lands and will encourage all participating small holders to incorporate these techniques into their farming practice. JEPA will continue to promote the jeka stove (a fuel wood saving stove in the remaining villages that includeGosha,Nyamuchengwa, Chihooro and Choruwa

Overall Project GoalCombating climate change through woodlots establishment and construction of jeka stoves (fuel saving stoves) for sustainable development
Specific Objectives
- To raise awareness and educate communities on climate change and land degradation and promotion on the fuel saving stove technology and maintain conservation measures that solve the problem of desertification, deforestation and wood fuel shortages.
- To build capacity of women, men and youths and their leadership to participate and make decisions on managing the environment.
- To promote local innovations for sustainable land use and environmental management for enhancinghousehold food security and improving livelihoods.
- To engage in nursery and woodlots establishment for the enhancement of carbon sinks
- To ensure provision of adequate water for the afforestation and agro-forestry activities

Therefore JEPA is requesting a total of USD 50 000 from GEF Small Grant Programme for further funding to address the above mentioned issues which were not addressed during the first grant. The activities which the funds will be used for are drilling two boreholes as the main water sources for the five villages, fencing of village woodlots and nursery gardens, procurement of plates and grates for the stoves, supporting of livelihood projects and capacity building of leadership and members, community awareness programmes, documentations, production of IEC materials,conducting exchange visits, Monitoring and Evaluation. JEPA members, Jekesa Pfungwa Staff members will be responsible for day to day Monitoring and Evaluation. GEFSGP and UNDP will monitor on stipulated times.

As small holder farmers JEPA members are engaging agricultural productionin what is already a fragile environment. Persistent droughts, overcrowding and deforestation have seriously disturbed the ecological balance. If food production is to be sustainable, conservation work must be undertaken at the same time. JEPA will continue with soil and water conservation techniques and will encourage all participating small holders to incorporate these techniques into their farming practice.In the area of addressing the energy issues JEPA will continue to promote the jeka previously known as chingwa stove (a fuel wood saving stove)

Total beneficiaries 167
Total men 56
Total women 111
Total Youth 50
Widows 53
Child Headed household 15
Disabled 5
Orphans 90

Table 1:
Name of village Total stoves to be constructed Total trees to be planted Total number of households to benefit portable water from boreholes Number of gullies to be reclaimed Income generating activities in the village
Nyamuchengwa 6 3000 105 3 2
Gosha 10 3000 145 5 3
Choruwa 7 3000 102 3 1
Chihooro 7 3000 108 3 1
Takawira 7 3000 105 4 2


Governance
JEPA has 11 committee members, who are elected from the membership in the five villages. The committee is comprised of Chairperson and vice,secretary and vice, treasurer and 6 committee members. JPV Field Officer coordinates the project. The overall responsibility of the JEPA committee is to ensure good governance by facilitating the establishment of proper decision-making systems, efficient management of resources and achievement of set goals. The committee facilitates the determination of organizationgoals, mission, vision, strategy in line with priorities and needs of the key stakeholders who are the members.


The communities Goromonzi have been participating in the Homestead Development Programme which focuses on environmental management through creating awareness on land degradation and how to combat it through the use of jeka (Chingwa) stoves and the promotion of growing woodlots. This community is willing to learn and has been implementing projects using organic farming, agro forestry. The community has members who are trained and have become experts in agro forestry and some of them were trained by Forestry Commission. They are also growing indigenous and jatropha trees as well as fruit trees at their households. Pigeon pea, Ciena trees, Vertiva grass are some of the plants that they are planting to conserve their soil. To this end, this project is building up on the capacity that they already have. These communities have also been working very closely with organizations such as Forestry Commission and Fambidzanai on environmental issues. There are eleven committee members and 5 men and 6 women. The project is led by a man but bank signatories are all women.

1.4 Project Rationale and linkage to National Priorities
The association acknowledges that there is need to address the issue of environmental degradation, climate change and promote sustainable development within the communities they work with through on-going training and discussion groups. JEPA will not implement the project in isolation but guided by the Country Programme Strategy that embraces the concept of sustainable development. The programmes on land degradation and mitigating the effects of climate change are top on the agenda of the Zimbabwe environmental programmes through the Environmental management Act (EMA) and the National Environment Policy (NEP)
The RIO Convention which emphasizes on combating desertification, promoting participation of local communities in decision making at national and international level as well as promotion of use of indigenous knowledge systems has become more relevant to Zimbabwe and other countries of the Southern part of Africa where poverty is wide spread.JEPA in line with Zimbabwe is promoting the eradication of poverty as espoused in Millennium Development goal number that is 1, 7, Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger and ensure environmental sustainability, The encouragement to develop and use of improved jeka stoves that consume less firewood, gully reclamation, reforestation, water harvesting and organic farming is aimed at improving the natural environment. The development of the jeka stove reduces deforestation as it consumes less firewood and plays an important ecological function while gully reclamation reduces land degradation. Gully reclamation will improve the road network system in the community for easy accessibility of all corners of the area. Reforestation will complement improved water harvesting techniques in ensuring reduced run off leading to less erosion as well as less leaching and enhancement of carbon sinks. Organic farming enriches the soil nutrient content that in turn develops a cohesive soil structure. Rich soils raise nourished plants that protect the soil from heat and rain impact. Through documentation of indigenous knowledge information from beneficiaries, JEPA will also ensure that community leaders are also involved in local meetings. From the meetings, an HDP manual shall be produced from information provided by the community. The homegrown manual will be simplified that the local people can use it even without the assistance of JPV.Examples of the local innovation are the earthen sofas, and shelves, they have gone on to construct sinks and cupboards. The use of organic farming and permaculture is complemented by the indigenous knowledge of the community.

Objectives:
OBJECTIVE 1:To raise awareness and educate communities on climate change and promotion on the (jeka) fuelsaving stove technology to maintain conservation measures that solve the problem of desertification, deforestation and wood fuel shortages.
OBJECTIVE 2: To empower women, men and youths and their leadership to participate and make decisions on how they manage their environment.
OBJECTIVE 3: To promote local innovations for sustainable land use and environmental management for household food security and sustainable livelihoods

Activities relating to objective 1
1.1 Conducting 2 Meetings to raise awareness on climate change and land degradation to communitiee
1.2 Conducting role plays and songs addressing climate change and land degradation
1.3 Conducting training workshops on ways to combat land degradation and climate change through tree planting and construction of jeka stoves
1.4 Gully reclamation and planting of 3 000 indigenous trees
1.5 Roads maintenance
1.3 Acquisition of skills and knowledge in combating land degradation and climate change
Indicator: 3 000 trees planted in each woodlot and 102 jeka stoves constructed
Community participation in gully reclamation and tree planting
2.1 Conducting Community workshops on leadership training and project management with special reference to mitigating climate change
3.1 Community meetings to share knowledge on their indigenous knowledge systems that includes cropping systems, seed fairs and food processing and preservation. Maintenance of wood serving stoves and shelves
3.2 Documentation of local innovations
3.3 Information on HDP will be collected from the beneficiaries and people who hold influentialin their communities
3.4 Methods of documentation of indigenous Knowledge Systems
3.5 conducting exchange visits
3.6 Construction of two boreholes
Activities relating to objective 2
Outputs (0-6months of completed activity)
1.1 Problems relating to land degradation and climate change are spelt out
Indicator: 1 Activity report produced
1.2 Community understanding on the causes of land degradation and climate change
Indicator: number of role plays and songs produced
1.3 Acquisition of skills and knowledge in combating land degradation and climate change
Indicator: 3 000 trees planted in each woodlot and 102 jeka stoves constructed
Community participation in gully reclamation and tree planting
Indicator: 20 gullies reclaimed Goromonzi.
Community participation in maintaining roads
2.1 Acquisition of knowledge by community members and their leadership and enhanced understanding of communities on ways of combating land degradation and climate change
Indicator: 167 community members attend the workshops, 36 men, 50 youths and 81 women
3.1 Community members facilitate their own meetings
Indicator: 4 meetings conducted
3.2 Detailed presentation of the local innovations by the community members
Indicator: Report or fact sheets on IKS
3.3 Indigenous Information by local community easily acquired.
Indicator: compiled information
3.4 Information on the Homestead Development Programme
JPV to produce 20 Manuals on HDP Programme.
Selected members from JEPA
Members accessing water from the boreholes

Outcome (1 year after completed activity)
Level of awareness raised on climate change an land degradation
Improved vegetation cover
Increased number of jeka stoves constructed
Reduction in the formation of gullies in the two communities
Improved roads.
JPV and JEPA will have a HDP Manual
Increased knowledge and capacity to implement and manage their own project
Food security in the villa
Increased knowledge and capacity by members to implement and manage their project
Communities advocate for their own issues concerning environmental management