c) Briefly describe purpose and core activities of the proposing organization/group: include a mission/vision statement as appropriate. (Max 500 words)-
Purpose:
TSURO Trust is a Community Based Non-Governmental Organization based in Chimanimani district of Zimbabwe working to empower smallholder farmers and was registered as a Trust in 2009. TSURO Trust has worked very closely with the TSURO DzeChimanimani Association, an association of smallholder farmers with close to 20,000 farmer households. The Association was formed in 1999 out of a need to replicate ecological land use management throughout the district. The organization started with a focus on promoting sustainable agriculture and natural resources management. In 2004 the Community Health and Nutrition component was launched with programmes focusing on HIV/AIDS awareness, peer education, nutrition gardens, home design for better sanitation, and toilet construction for promoting good health and hygiene. In the same year TSURO began its Community Based Agro Processing and Marketing work, training ward committees in marketing skills and construction of solar driers, buying and selling of honey and beans, and facilitating a contract between National Breweries and farmers to grow red sorghum. TSURO uses a number of key development approaches including a bottom-up (people-centered) approach, village-based planning, multi-stakeholder approach (bringing in key government line ministries or departments, civil society and community stakeholders), a holistic or multi-sectoral approach (agroecological, economic and social interventions), social mobilization for collective action (community networks), and using media as a tool for social change. Over the years, TSURO has managed to establish itself as a reliable implementing partner with efficient and transparent management practices, a sound value base and organizational culture, and innovative cutting-edge thematic programme design. In Chimanimani, TSURO has been on the ground for 23 years now - a consistent development partner for communities and stakeholders. In that way, TSURO has accumulated a stock of social capital which has enabled the organization to maintain relationships with longstanding funding partners such as Bread- for-the-World and WFD, while opening up new avenues with, Comic Relief (FYF - UK), Swedish Development Cooperation (Biowatch/SKI), the Primates World Relief & Development Fund (Canada), and Cotswold Foundation (USA). TSURO has worked with different funding partners on clearly separated project activities.

Mission
TSURO aims at empowering the communities of Chimanimani and neighboring districts to improve their livelihoods and relationships through programs in the areas of sustainable agriculture, natural resource management, community health, agro-processing and marketing. In this effort, the TSURO Trust and the TSURO dze Chimanimani Association work with traditional leaders and all stakeholders who share the aim of alleviating poverty and reducing dependency of rural people.

Vision
Empowered, peaceful and united communities of Chimanimani and neighboring districts with well sustained natural resources, healthy and food secure people as well as productive food processing and marketing initiatives.

d) (i) Briefly describe organizational structure, governance, and administrative framework, including staff numbers, roles, etc (put organogram). Provide an indication of the legal status with any supporting registration/legal documentation as annex. If none, provide an elaboration of its nature of existence. Provide recent audited financial statements if any. (Max 400 words)

ii) How many direct and indirect beneficiaries (gender segregated) are in the project

Number of Direct beneficiaries Number of indirect beneficiaries
Number of Men Number of Women Number of Men Number of Women
124 225 440 561

iii) How many members are in the project committee (gender segregated). List the names of project committee members and IDs.

NAME POSITION GENDER I.D NUMBER
Gumisai Gondai
Chairperson 44-11445 B 44 Male
Mwadzura Aleck Vice Chairperson 44-124087 N 44 Male
Mafanise Usher Secretary 44-107097 W 13 Male
Nyakazeya Peace Vice Secretary: 44-066680 P 44 Female
Mashaba Stabile Treasurer: 44-072955 K 44 Female
Chipanga Lyness Committee Member 44-006358 X 44 Female
Manyoka Joshua Committee Member 63-486197 K 13 Male
Godfrey Hlabiso Committee Member Male
iv) If there is no project Committee in existence, indicate the management structure that will be in place for this project and what will be the role.

the project committee is in place

iv) What is your Current Annual budget: USD 800,00.00
v) Does the organization have a Constitution Certificate of Registration, please attach copies

NB this is an amendment after the 2009 trustee were reconstituted to replace the deceased.
vi) Has the organization received a previous grant from other sources? If Yes, indicate in the table provided below; If No, place N/A in the table below:
Name of Project Name of Funder Amount of Grant Year
Socio - Economic Resilience of Small-holder Farmers in Chimanimani District BMZ Project-Nr.: A-ZWE-2020-0185 BMZ Brot für die Welt 1.045.000,00 ? 2020 ? 2023

Strategies for Rural Community Resilience in Chimanimani, Zimbabwe
BMZ Project-Nr.: P3736 BMZWeltfriedensdienst e.V. 898.232,00 ? 2019 ? 2022

Strengthening SRHR, SGBV and Mental Health Care in selected health facilities and communities of Chimanimani Médecins du Monde 102.544,00 ? 2020 - 2022
Seedback construction in Mhakwe Chimanimani Tudor Trust 37.660,00 ? 2020 - 2021
Chimanimani Cyclone Idai Relief and Recovery Project LandsAid e.V.
Aktion Deutschland Hilft 139.812,19 ? 2019 ? 2020
Community Mental Health Matters Project In Chimanimani District Comic Relief Grant 348.629,00 ? 2018 - 2021
Building Resilience to Natural Disasters in populated African Mountain Ecosystems: The Case of Tropical Cyclone Idai in Chimanimani, Zimbabwe(Research)
BMZ Project-Nr.: A-AFK-20163-1044
BMZ
Brot für die Welt 30.000,00 ? 2019-2020
Cyclone Idai Seed Replacement in Chimanimani District Canadian Foodgrains Bank 303.708,00 ? 2019

Farmer Innovation to increase food security and Income for 2900 farming families in Chimanimani Zimbabwe DFID GPAF 37.395,00 ? 2017

Strengthening Small Farmer Incomes and Rural Social Infrastructure in Chimanimani District BMZ Project-Nr.: 20130084E BMZ
Brot für die Welt 1.377.000,00 ? 2013 ? 2017

Strategies to sustain Chimanimani Small-holder farming. BMZ Project-Nr.: 20100011/BfdW-Ko 2010/2021 BMZ
Brot für die Welt 274.820,00 ? 2011 ? 2014

d) Describe previous experience relevant to the proposed project, including activities related to global environmental issues; or experience with projects that focus on sustainable development at community level. (Max 600 words)

The results achieved under each area include the following:
AREA OF INTERVENTION RESULTS ACHIEVED
Sustainable Agriculture Supported 8500 farmers in the production training and inputs in the following areas: Beekeeping, fish farming, fruit and vegetable production. Reclaimed crop field soil on a total of 100 ha of land that was degraded by cyclone Idai through fertility restoration using organic fertilizers, reforestation, green manure and cover crops, terracing etc. Supported the construction of swales, gabions, biological terracing to a total of 500 ha in the lowveld and the Rusitu valley clusters.
Sustainable Agriculture
Natural Resources Management Facilitated and led the following multi sectoral processes in the district
- a process that led to the designation of Chimanimani as a Biosphere reserve by UNESCO in 2022. Facilitated the formation of Chimanimani district Climate Change and watershed management Policy (2016 to 2017).
- Chimanimani district dialogue platform on climate change and watershed management 2017-2020
- led the formation of the for the district WASH strategy for Chimanimani -2020-21
- supported farmers in the restoration of Gwindinge and Bvumbura watershed through the Tudor and World Bank funds working in collaboration with WHH.
- set up climate change 15 action groups in 15 wards and supported them with capacity building on environmental management
Community Health Implemented a project Mitigating climate change through social and economic empowerment in Chimanimani Project Funded by Bread for the World. Public Environmental Health Component 21 of the 23 wards of Chimanimani from 2015 -2023 in phases. implemented a project supported by the Cotswold Foundation which promoted good nutrition through a small-piped water scheme in ward 20 for 60 households in 2022. Established a piped water scheme in 2 wards of the district and trained water point committees, and VHEs in nutrition, WASH and AE in 10 wards. Supplied 60hhs with water and they?re practicing backyard gardening, trained 2 water point committees, trained VHEs in nutrition, WASH and AE.
Community -based Agro-processing, and Marketing Since 2012 TSURO TRUST has supported 2500 vulnerable households in setting up community processing units for the value addition of fruits, vegetables, sunflower oil, honey, fruits, herbs, spices, essential oils. Supported a total of 500 farmers through training in formulation of Livestock feeds, 50 youths in fabrication appropriate technologies, value addition and beneficiation and Support to farmer produce marketing. by linking to the market. 30 youths are now running viable
Following are the major activities completed and success of the project to date: ISALs group formation throughout the district, Viability of livestock feeds groups, Youth Artisans throughout the district that can fabricate appropriate technologies.
Community Capacity Development trained 188 TSURO village groups in 22 wards on grassroots governance and democracy whose groups further reached 5640 vulnerable families in the district. Trained communities in watershed management, fish farming, production of bio fertilizers, green manure and cover crops, etc

d) Please indicate the organization?s prior engagement with GEF SGP (e.g. grantee, partner, etc), i.e Has the organization received a previous grant from the GEF Small Grants Programme? (Yes) (No). If Yes, complete the table below. If NO, insert N/A in the table.

Project Number Project Title & Location Total Grant received Summary of achievements from previous SGP grant Gaps to be addressed by grant being applied for
N/A
N/A
N/A N/A N/A
e) (Please add rows to the table as required

PART 2: PROJECT PROPOSAL

SECTION A: PROJECT FRAMEWORK

1. Project Summary
(Max 600 words)

The project shall support 349 direct beneficiaries (124 males, 225 females) and 1001 indirect beneficiaries (440 males and 561 females). The beneficiaries are members of the TSURO DzeChimanimani association who carryout smallholder farming activities as well as actively learn together in community groups namely; the Farmer Action Learning Groups (FALGs), Community Health Clubs (CHCs), Seed Study Groups (SSGs), and the climate change action groups (CCAGs).
Small holder farmers in this community have identified fruit and vegetable rotting and dumbing as one of their major contributors to food insecurity and poor access to household incomes and livelihoods due to the high perishability nature of the fruits in the Rusitu valley.
In addition, the project shall support training in quality production of fruits (mangoes, bananas, pineapples) and traditional vegetables as well as the value addition of this produce. Value addition through drying the produce shall be supported by climate smart energy sources, through the use of solar powered generating equipment and driers. A movable solar powered generator and drier shall be procured to support drying which cannot be easily achieved through the use of open sun drying since the Rusitu area is usually humid, frequently cloudy and receives rains frequently. The generator shall also be used to offer and support the Hlabiso community to get undisturbed disaster communication and emergency alert messages from the authorities since it will be able to supply power to community radios and phones while at the same time the generator can be moved to safe places or designated isolation centers in the case of impending cyclones or tropical storms where it will continue to offer uninterrupted access to disaster information. Project results shall be shared through open days, exchange visits, TSURO social media platform, documentation as well as Chimanimani FM radio shows.

Trainings
Direct beneficiaries
The 349 smallholder farmers shall be trained in the following aspects:
-quality and sustainable production of 3 key fruits that are often dumbed (pineapples, mango and bananas) and traditional vegetables as well as the role of fruits and vegetables in a balanced diet.
-Post harvest handling and preparation of produce before drying
-The drying of the fruits and vegetables on how to operate the machine, basic maintenance as well as post-harvest handling of the farm produce.
-The project management committee shall be trained in the operations of the generator and the driers as well as the overall management and governance of the project.
-training in financial literacy, farming as a business, produce marketing, value addition and beneficiation,

The Ministry of Women Affairs through their business development department, Department of AGRITEX (Now Adas), the Environmental Management Agency, Chimanimani RDC, Ministry of health through their Nutrition department, The Local Government, Chief Ngorima, Ministry of Youth, shall support these trainings.

Indirect beneficiaries
a total of 1001 smallholder farmers from Hlabiso Village and other villages in the same ward (ward 22), shall benefit through training, action learning and exchange in the following ways:

The project members shall hold one open day in year one and another in year two to allow the non-participating members to come and learn from the project total reached for the 2 open days shall be 200 people coming from ward 22 (Hlabiso village and other villages in the same ward).

Project members and those that attend open days from other villages shall share the training through feedback and basic induction to their peers in the CCAGs, (50 farmers) SSGs (100 farmers), FALGs (200 farmers) , CHCs (200). The other 251 shall be young people in the Chimanimani Community who shall be reached through the TSURO social media platform, documentation efforts and Chimanimani FM radio talks sharing the project results
2. Project Justification and Baseline

Problem Analysis:
Food Insecurity and Poor access to Household Income Ward 22 is rich in fruits and indigenous vegetables which have great potential to contribute to food security, nutrition as well as better access to incomes and better livelihoods. However, due to the seasonality and perishability nature of the produce, there is a lot of loss of fruits and vegetables due to rotting, dumping, poor crop management as well as changes in season. Main fruits that are lost due to dumping are pineapples, bananas and mangoes and consumption or pineapples and mangoes is limited to only 1 to 2 months in each year.
What are the causes of the problem/issue or challenge? Direct Causes Indirect Causes
- Inadequate knowledge and skills on value addition and beneficiation, hence fresh produce is lost as it cannot be preserved for future consumption /demand
- seasonality and perishability of fresh produce where supply exceeds demand, market prices drops heavily and farmers get low incomes out of their work
- poor pest and disease management on fruits learning to pre harvest loss and rotting -inadequate knowledge on the value of fruits in a balanced diet. - community have limited access to appropriate and sustainable (low carbon) technology to support fruit and vegetable value addition
- humid and tropical weather conditions that make it difficult for air drying of fruits and vegetables.
- national economy that is affecting consumers to have fewer disposable incomes for smallholder farmers to invest in sustainable low carbon technologies.
(Increase the size of the table if you need more space)

? How the project relates and will be contributing to the SGP Country Programme Strategy
? How the project relates to other relevant programmes supported by the government, GEF and other donors, and private sector. (Max 400 words)

The project relates well with the Global SDGS on the following Goals -1 (to eradicate extreme poverty for all people everywhere), through the provision of value addition options that improved utilization of fruits and vegetables as well as improved access to household incomes, Goal -2 ( End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition by 2030), , Goal -3 ( Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages by 2030) through the promotion of a diversified diet which ensured by evening out supply throughout the year, Goal -7 (Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all by 2030) through the provision of solar generation technology and solar drying as well as goal -13 (Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts) through the use of climate smart technology as well as ensuring that communities in areas that are prone to climate induced hazards have improved access to disaster information.

In addition, this project relates well with the SGP Country Programme Strategy in the following ways:
a. The project uses environmentally friendly technologies (solar generator and solar drier) which do not pose risk to the environment
b. The project is innovative in that its seeks to improve the consumption of fruits and vegetables to the ward 22 villagers and other consumers by evening out supply year round. Also, the project will employ the use of movable solar generators which can be moved during impeding storms or floods to safe zones hence reduce the risk of investment loss while at the same time using the technology to maintain uninterrupted disaster communication.
c. The project is community driven; the communities identified their problem and they approached TSURO for support in putting up a fundraising for this project. The community project committee will do the community management of the project hence; the project has more sustainability.
d. The project employs a multi-sectoral approach in which stakeholders, community members, their leadership and various institutions in the community have been involved through a village based planning session at community level and consultation of the district documents like the contingency, cyclone Idai recovery and DRR plans.



3. Project Goal, Objectives, Activities, Outputs and Outcomes

Please describe the project framework and implementation plan by completing the table 1 below:
a) Overall Goal/Primary Objective: Proposed project should include environmental objective, along with development/livelihood objective as relevant.

b) Specific objectives: List all objectives to be addressed by project
c) Activities: List all activities to be implemented per objective
d) Project Outputs: Please describe measurable changes which will have occurred by the end of the project as a result of the planned intervention (e.g. XX hectares of community management conservation area established. XX community members is trained and improved on waste management).
e) Project Outcome: Please describe what will be produced as project results, in terms of changes in the institutional and behavioral capacities, changes in knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, policies, livelihoods and environmental conditions.

(For this section, please complete the Results Framework Table below)

Table 1 - Results Framework: (This is the most important part of the project proposal. Please take your time and use the guidelines provided)
GOAL
OBJECTIVES ACTIVITIES
INDICATORS FOR PLANNED ACTIONS OUTPUTS OUTCOMES
To improve sustainable production, value addition and utilization of fruits and traditional vegetables to vulnerable small holder farmers
1.0 Promote the sustainable production, value addition and consumption of 3 key fruits types (pineapples, mango and bananas) and 2 traditional vegetables
2.0 To promote access and availability of fruits and traditional vegetables of nutritional value throughout the year
Activity 1.1 Train 349 small holder farmers in sustainable fruit production (natural pest and disease management) and traditional vegetable production focusing on 3 key fruits types (pineapples, mango and bananas) and 2 traditional vegetables
Activity 1.2 Train 349 farmers in post-harvest handling and preparation of farm produce for processing (for 1.1) 1 training on Natural Farm Management (NFM)
Baseline = No specific training on NFM targeting fruits production conducted
Target = 1 Training in NFM conducted and training activity report produced
(for 1.2)
1 training on sustainable post-harvest handling of fruits and vegetables


Baseline = No specific training on sustainable Post harvest handling of fruits and vegetables conducted
Target = 1 Training in on sustainable post-harvest conducted and training activity report produced Output 1.1: 1 training in NFM is conducted reaching 349 small holder farmers
Output 1.2: 1 training in sustainable post-harvest handling is conducted reaching 349 small holder farmers Improved knowledge and skills on management of pest and diseases on fruits and vegetables without harming the environment







Improved knowledge and skills on food safety, grading and quality control of produce before processing
Activity 2.1 Train 349 small holder farmers in the processing, value addition and marketing of 3 key fruits types (pineapples, mango and bananas) and 2 traditional vegetables Integrated hands on, on-site training on value addition and business skills training
Baseline = No specific training on the use of a solar dryers coupled with movable solar generators
conducted
Target= 1 Training in use of the solar processing technology conducted and training activity report produced
(for 2.1)
1 training on sustainable post-harvest handling of fruits and vegetables
Baseline = No specific training on sustainable Post harvest handling of fruits and vegetables conducted
Target = 1 Training in on sustainable post-harvest conducted and training activity report produced Output 2.1: 1 training in use of the solar processing technology conducted 349 smallholder farmers improved skills on the operation and use of movable solar supported technology
Activity 2.2. Support a total of 349 small holder with a movable solar powered generator and drier for the drying and value addition of 3 key fruits types (pineapples, mango and bananas) and 2 traditional vegetable (2.2) 1 environmentally friendly solar powered technology for the processing and drying of fruits and vegetables
Baseline = no movable solar generator and coupled with processing units and drying components
Target= 1 movable solar generator coupled with drying and processing components procured, is in the stock register and used for value addition and disaster communication 1 movable solar generator coupled with drying and processing components procured and used for value addition and disaster communication delivered at Hlabiso Centre for use
Improved access to eco-friendly technology for the sustainable processing and value addition
Activity 2.3 train a total of 349 small holder farmers in food and nutrition security (dietary diversity, balanced diet, food safety) 2.3 1 1 training in food security and nutrition (focusing on the role of traditional vegetables and strategic fruits)
Baseline: no training on nutritional value of traditional vegetables
Target- 1 training for nutritional contribution of traditional vegetables done. 349 small holder farmers s trained Improved diversified production and recipes that involve the target crops.
Activity 2.4 Train the project committee and supporting stakeholders in project management and governance and Gender Based approaches -project committee trained in effective governance

Baseline: only one member in the project committee formally trained in governance
Target: (8) 100% of the project members trained in leadership and governance 8 members of the community trained Effective, inclusive and transparent project management
Activity 2.5 Train the project management committee in the general maintenance and routine servicing of the drying and processing equipment. one committee trained
baseline: no training on maintenance and servicing of solar powered drying and processing technology.

Target: one committee trained and confident in operating the equipment 8 members of the community trained very short or limited down times of equipment
Activity 2.6 Procure and support the project with a backup service kit, technical backstopping by the supplier during the project life cycle. backup service kit

Baseline: no backup service kit procured

Target: one service kit and standby technical backstopping by supplier and in stock register 1 service kit procured and delivered at Hlabiso year round availability of processed products ensured

3.0 Improve learning access sustainable agriculture production and disaster preparedness information Activity 3.1 Training of 349 small holder farmers on Technology supported disaster preparedness and Disaster Risk reduction. vulnerable communities? members trained

Baseline: only 20 community members trained in DRR

Target: 349 members trained in technology supported DRR and activity report availed
349 members trained functional community based disaster alert systems le
Activity 3.2 Procure 5 smartphones and 3 community radios to be used for the access to disaster communication and support on how to use the gadgets Communication technology procured and used

Baseline: project committee members do not have power efficient radio and phones

Target: 8 project committee members equipped with gadgets and skills for them to access and share disaster information 1 committee of supported with the gadgets disaster information is communicated in time and community is made alert in term for effective preparedness
Activity 3.3 Working with Chimanimani FM to advocate for sustainable agriculture, share project results through digital media and disseminate disaster information during impeding hazards Young people access sustainable production and project results information

Baseline: young people do not have access to digital information on sustainable crop production and value addition

Target: 251 young people access disaster communication , sustainable crop production and value addition through digital media (radio, Facebook, WhatsApp etc.) 251 young people reached Improved participation of young people into community programs.
Activity 3.4 Organize 2 open days for smallholders surrounding Hlabiso village farmers to look and learn sustainable agricultural production and value addition 2 open days organized

Baseline: there is no open learning event to share results of value addition that is supported by movable and solarized generator and drier
Target: 2 open days held each attracting 100 farmers from other 7 villages surrounding Hlabiso (Tiyekiye
Muitire, Muchadziya, Pirei
Mutemanerangu, Majoka, Vhumisai,) 2 open days held reaching 200 small holder farmers increased adoption of sustainable production
Activity 3.5 Support Farmer active learning to share and have dialogues on sustainable agricultural production, DRR, value addition and beneficiation (within Farmer Action Learning groups, Community Health Clubs, Seed Study Groups and Climate Change Action Learning Groups Active learning supported

Baseline: there is no active learning focusing on sustainable production, value addition and DRR

Target: 5 groups share farming and DRR information actively in community dialogue meetings 5 groups active improved knowledge on sustainable agriculture production, nutrition and DRR