1.2 Contact details of resource persons and institutions involved in the assessment and documentation of the Approach

Name of the institution(s) which facilitated the documentation/ evaluation of the Approach (if relevant)

Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (DEZA / COSUDE / DDC / SDC) - Switzerland

1.3 Conditions regarding the use of data documented through WOCAT

The compiler and key resource person(s) accept the conditions regarding the use of data documented through WOCAT:

Yes

2.1 Short description of the Approach

Debo is a 'labour share', grouping of land users in a community. It is a social / traditional co-operation/ where land users support each other by working in groups for activities which are labour intensive.

2.2 Detailed description of the Approach

Detailed description of the Approach:

Aims / objectives: Debo involves voluntary labour assistance from other land users to a member in a community who requets for labour to undertake activities, which he or his family could not do it by themeslevs. A land user who seeks debo assitance prepares food and beverages in turn to the labour his fellow land users provide. It is a way of getting activites done in time with less expenses. It is also a means and way for sharing experience and skill among members.

Methods: Method: any one in the community participates from a 'Nege-beine' (i.e. 'Tomorrow could be my turn') feeling. In such cases, the family/farmer sends a word around so that, on a fixed day, those who live around should come and assist at his place in constructing the checkdam. Where as in Wonfel all memebers of the group are given equal opportunity to get labour share, which goes turn by turn to all members.

2.5 Country/ region/ locations where the Approach has been applied

2.7 Type of Approach

• traditional/ indigenous

2.8 Main aims/ objectives of the Approach

The Approach focused mainly on SLM with other activities (For farm activities such as cultivation and weeding, harvest and seed bed preparation, house consruction and social activities)

To get voluntary labour assistance from other land users in the community to undertake activities, which a land user or his family could not do by themeslevs. It is a way of getting activites done in time with less expenses.

The SLM Approach addressed the following problems: Land degradation, Shortage of land, shoratge labour, individual efforts

2.9 Conditions enabling or hindering implementation of the Technology/ Technologies applied under the Approach

3.1 Stakeholders involved in the Approach and their roles

3.2 Involvement of local land users/ local communities in the different phases of the Approach

	Involvement of local land users/ local communities	Specify who was involved and describe activities
initiation/ motivation	self-mobilization	A land user seeking debo assitance intitiates; In case of wonfel a land user intitiates and others accepting this will be mebers. In case of Debo the request comes from the one who needs labour from others.
planning	self-mobilization	The group for wenfel
implementation	self-mobilization	The group for wenfel
monitoring/ evaluation	self-mobilization	land user;
Research	none

3.4 Decision-making on the selection of SLM Technology/ Technologies

Specify who decided on the selection of the Technology/ Technologies to be implemented:

• land users alone (self-initiative)

Explain:

No other technical people or decision makers are involved in providing advice or techncical support in the choice of the technology

Decisions on the method of implementing the SLM Technology were made by by land users* alone (self-initiative / bottom-up). No other technical people or decision makers are involved in providing advice or techncical support on the method of implementing the technology

4.1 Capacity building/ training

Was training provided to land users/ other stakeholders?

Yes

Specify who was trained:

• land users

• SWC specialists (3), extensionists/trainers (2)

Form of training:

• farmer-to-farmer
• public meetings

Subjects covered:

Advice on the importance of SWC measures in moisture conservation and maintaining ecosystems, strengthening the social groups, technical support on the application of techniques such as cutoff drains, trench etc., advice and awreness creation on implementing integrated measures.

4.2 Advisory service

Do land users have access to an advisory service?

Yes

Specify whether advisory service is provided:

• at permanent centres

Describe/ comments:

Name of method used for advisory service: Participatory Approach Demonstration and Training Systems (PADETS); Key elements: participation, Training, Demonstration; 1) Advisory service was carried out through: government's existing extension system; Extension staff: mainly government employees 3) Target groups for extension: land users; Activities: practicing the skill / techniques they are given, act as model farmers

Advisory service is inadequate to ensure the continuation of land conservation activities; shoratge of exetensionsts, inability to transefer technologies isufficinet to adress land users problem

4.3 Institution strengthening (organizational development)

Have institutions been established or strengthened through the Approach?

• yes, moderately

Specify the level(s) at which institutions have been strengthened or established:

• local

Specify type of support:

• capacity building/ training
• equipment

4.4 Monitoring and evaluation

Is monitoring and evaluation part of the Approach?

Yes

Comments:

area treated aspects were regular monitored through observations

economic / production aspects were ad hoc monitored through observations

technical aspects were regular monitored through measurements

bio-physical aspects were ad hoc monitored through observations

no. of land users involved aspects were regular monitored

There were no changes in the Approach as a result of monitoring and evaluation

5.1 Annual budget for the SLM component of the Approach

If precise annual budget is not known, indicate range:

• < 2,000

Comments (e.g. main sources of funding/ major donors):

Approach costs were met by the following donors: other ( land user): 100.0%

5.2 Financial/ material support provided to land users

Did land users receive financial/ material support for implementing the Technology/ Technologies?

Yes

5.3 Subsidies for specific inputs (including labour)

• equipment

• agricultural

If labour by land users was a substantial input, was it:

• voluntary

Comments:

All labour for carrying out the SWC technology and practicing the approach is born by the land users

5.4 Credit

Was credit provided under the Approach for SLM activities?

No

6.1 Impacts of the Approach

6.3 Sustainability of Approach activities

Can the land users sustain what has been implemented through the Approach (without external support)?

• yes

6.4 Strengths/ advantages of the Approach

Strengths/ advantages/ opportunities in the land user’s view
make the work sustainable (How to sustain/ enhance this strength: support)

Strengths/ advantages/ opportunities in the compiler’s or other key resource person’s view
sustainable (How to sustain/ enhance this strength: encourage farmers experience)
all land users used the approach (How to sustain/ enhance this strength: more training and encouragement)

7.1 Methods/ sources of information