PROJECT STATUS

This project could have had better results but was greatly affected by drought and the economic situation of Zim in general, however the project was satisfactorily completed and project objectives were met in partial.

Project activities completed under each objective

objective 1; to raise awareness on proper ways of catchment protection in an effort to reduce gulley reclamation

1. community mobilisation
the activity was completed at project start up in 2005 and the village head played a key role in this activity. five mobilisation sessions were undertaken in the village.
2. conducting the awareness workshop
the activity was undertaken in june 2006. 58 women and 46 men attended the workshop. the project members knowledge levels on the project goals, objectives and outputs were enhanced.
3. awareness raising on the environment.
this is an ongoing activity and project mebers continue to be encouraged to conserve their antural resources. benefits of environmental reviews are now visible as fruit trees planted are now established.

objective 2; to stregthen the leadership structures through leadership training in order to build their capacity to manage

1. leadership training
the activity was successfully undertaken. the benefits of this activity are the enhanced capacity of the committee to lead, plan and implement project activities with minimal outside interefence and in cooperation with other stakeholders.
2. record keeping
training on record keeping was successful as afterwards sequential records of the project were kept. the project committee also has clear financial, minutes, work register and project source documents such as proposals, baseline study, progress reports and the MOA well filed. an inventory of tools and materials is also kept.
3. nursery management
40 participants attended the training session on nursery management. 23 wre women and 17 male. agronomic practices of nursery managemnt were imparted and paracticed. vegetable nurseries were established as a result of the training.
4. beekeeping and management training
the training was faciliated by representatives from forestry commission.ten hives were constructed and placed in key positions.the workshop participants also produced a report.
5. tree planting and demonstartion training.
the training had 45 participants 26 male and 19 female. a detailed report from the training was submitted to GEFSGP.
6. soil and water conseravtion
60 people attended the training sessions. 32 women and 28 female. a nreport was produced after the training.


objective 3; to reclaim and mange two deep gullies in chitate village which have now become a health hazard to people and livestock

1. planting gulley stabilisers
large amounts of sisal were planted to stabilise soil loss. some vertiver grass was obtained fromAREX and were plante in the gulleys. the community donated napier fodder wich was also palnted in the gulley. fruit trees like guavas and banana were also planted and are now established in the gullies.
2. rock checks
several rock checks on gulley 1 constructed. wire neeting on the gulley 2 installed.
3. storm drain construction
a storm drain stretching 300m across the 2 gullyes was constructed succesfully from agricultural engineering.

objective 4; to improve the livelihoods of the chitate villagers

1. soil and water conservation
good sustainble practices were adopted and implemented by the members.
2. income generating activities
a total income of ZIM$7,2 million was raised from the sale of vegetables that was planted on 1.5 acres. some 1580 citrus palnts were planted and of these 30 were palnted in the project garden, 30 given to the school, 10 donated to the clinic to benefit the sick,1500 ditributed to project members each receiving 10 plants. 70 moring trees were also given to some project me,bers.

OVERALL ASSESSMENT ACCORDING TO INDICATORS
1. a total of 3900m2 of land was rehabilitated on gulley 1 and 7500m2 on gulley 2
2. policies thae prohibit cutting down of wood were enacted
3. a total monetay value of ZIM$7000000 was produced as from 02/07-04/07
4.80 women participated in the project