Completed final report received on July 19 , 2004 , summarizing following outputs / results:

- 60 community members exhibiting increased capacity through active participating, sharing/retraining what had been learnt, and taking part in formulation of conservation plan of the creek

- emergence of 90 volunteers from 28 villages to watch over the creek

- 50 members of housewife group being able to produce handicraft product from hyachinth and put for sales generating supplementary income

- 160 members of farmer?s group being able to produce organic compost for their use and sales in case of excessive production

Participatory Evaluation: (Conducted on January 4, 2004)

Participants:
36 participants representing concerned communities and organizations

Methods:
Half-day open forum for sharing lessons learnt and group session where accomplishment , immediate result, impact and future plan

Impact:
Outstanding cooperation from community leaders and target population witnessed from

- continuous reduction / disposal of hyacinth in the creek
- on-going campaign on reduction of chemical application in agricultural practice and replacing them by product from organic process
- clear boundary/demarcation of the creek

Future Plan:

The group had planned to proceed with the current conservation activities i.e. reduction/disposal of hyacinth in the creek, reduction of community waste (garbage), campaign on application of product from organic process , safeguarding against encroaching into the creek, prevention of waste water from the tambol municipality and factories and maintaining cooperation from both public and private sector.

Other Observation:

Even though, project activities were almost directly consistent with daily livelihood of target population, majority of the population still cherish the thought that protection of the creek is the responsibility of the authority (government). This is quite true as the creek is a public property and natural resources, in which only the concerned authority is obliged to deal with. To ensure and secure participation from community, all-out effort is required for collective understanding and awareness which would lead to collaboration , self-esteem and continued participation.

Some precautions in working with community:

1. Do not underestimate or look down upon community approach or knowledge , but maximize their use for community benefits
2. Contact fact-to-face with stakeholders, both public and private to ensure optimum collaboration
3.In project site visit or study tours , always compare the need of project to the capacity and consistency of communities/project to be visited.