Community development appraoch (Uganda)

Okulakulanya Ebitundu (Luganda).

Descripción

The approach involves the community and other development partners identifying opportunities, challenges and appropriate solutions through collective action.

Aims / objectives: To mobilize community members work together to find solution to community problems like environmental degradation , hunger and others with assistance of development partners.
To mobilize community resources to help in solving community problems e.g. labor, water. etc.

Methods: Community meeting between community leaders and SLM specialists.
Music , dance and drama to sensitize communities on sustainable land management.
Poster and IEC materials to sensitize farmers.
Hands on methods where farmers and other community members learnt by doing.

Stages of implementation: Initiation stage: This involved orientation meeting with community member & leaders to orient them about the project and roles of stakeholders.
Implementation stage; Each stakeholder carried out his/her role. This involved active participation /hand on of the farmers /land users.

Role of stakeholders: Community leaders ; Their role was mobilization of land users.
Farmers/land users: Participation in the implementation of the technology .Resource mobilization (local resources).
SLM Specialists (VI-Agroforestry): Provision of technical advice and information .Decision making, and making IEC materials.

Lugar

Lugar: Rakai, Uganda, Uganda

Georreferencia de sitios seleccionados
  • n.d.

Dato de inicio: 2003

Año de conclusión: 2008

Tipo de Enfoque

Metas del Enfoque y entorno facilitador

Propósitos/ objetivos principales del Enfoque
The Approach focused mainly on SLM with other activities (Household income, increased production )

To mobilize land users /community members to find a solution to community problems using community resources.
To sensitize communities on sustainable land management and environmental conservation.

The SLM Approach addressed the following problems: The problems include environmental degradation caused by deforestation . Low agricultural production , inadequate wood fuel.
Condiciones que facilitan la implementación de la/s Tecnología/s aplicadas bajo el Enfoque
  • Marco de trabajo legal (tenencia de tierra, derechos de uso de tierra y agua): The existing land ownership, land use rights / water rights moderately helped the approach implementation: The individual ownership of the land moderately help the approach as it made decision making easy.
Condiciones que impiden la implementación de la/s Tecnología/s aplicadas bajo el Enfoque
  • Disponibilidad/ acceso a recursos y servicios financieros : Inadequate resources to purchase seedlings & tools by the land users Treatment through the SLM Approach: Local resource mobilization by land users

Participación y roles de las partes interesadas involucradas

Partes interesadas involucradas en el Enfoque y sus roles
¿Qué partes interesadas/ entidades implementadoras estuvieron involucradas en el Enfoque? Especifique las partes interesadas Describa los roles de las partes interesadas
usuarios locales de tierras/ comunidades locales Kijonjo parish -Kasasa Sub-county Rakai district Both men and women, also the PWDs , widows, and orphans. Poor and average income.
organización internacional VI-Agro-forestry
Agencia líder
The international specialists (VI-Agro forestry staff) designed the approach
Involucramiento de los usuarios locales de tierras/ comunidades locales en las distintas fases del Enfoque
ninguno
pasivo
apoyo externo
interactivo
auto-movilización
iniciación/ motivación
x
Local leaders mobilized land users. SLM Specialists sensitized land users & their leaders on SLM .
planificación
x
Land users were involved in information sharing. SLM Specialists provided technical guidance.
implementación
x
SLM Specialists gave technical advice to land users who were involved in active implementation of the project.
monitoreo y evaluación
x
The SLM Specialists were involved in M&E in consultation with land users.
Research
x
No research was conducted.
Flujograma

La toma de decisiones en la selección de Tecnología MST

Las decisiones fueron tomadas por

  • solamente usuarios de tierras (autoiniciativa)
  • principalmente usuarios de tierras con el apoyo de especialistas MST
  • todos los actores relevantes, como parte de un enfoque participativo
  • principalmente por especialistas MST en consulta con usuarios de tierras
  • solo por especialistas MST
  • por políticos/ líderes

La toma de decisiones se basa en

  • la evaluación de conocimiento MST bien documentado (la toma de decisiones se basa en evidencia)
  • hallazgos de investigaciones
  • la experiencia personal y opiniones (no documentadas)

Apoyo técnico, fortalecimiento institucional y gestión del conocimiento

Las siguientes actividades o servicios fueron parte del enfoque
Construcción de capacidades/ capacitación
Se proporcionó capacitación a las siguientes partes interesadas
  • usuarios de tierras
  • personal de campo/ consejeros
  • Village leaders.
Forma de capacitación
  • en el contexto de trabajo
  • de agricultor a agricultor
  • áreas de demostración
  • reuniones públicas
  • cursos
Temas avanzados

Agroforestry and its significance in conservation, Climate change , Afforestation.

Servicio de asesoría
Se proporcionó servicio de asesoría
  • en los campos de los usuarios de tierras
  • en centros permanentes
Name of method used for advisory service: Extension; Key elements: Technical advice. , Community empowerment.

Advisory service is inadequate to ensure the continuation of land conservation activities; There is not enough advisory services to contribute to sustainable land conservation activities . There is one extension staff for each sub county who is not facilitated to visit the farmers.
Fortalecimiento institucional
Se fortalecieron/ establecieron instituciones
  • no
  • sí, un poco
  • sí, moderadamente
  • sí, mucho
en el siguiente nivel
  • local
  • regional
  • nacional
Describa la institución, los roles y las responsabilidades, miembros, etc.
Tipo de apoyo
  • financiero
  • construcción de capacidades/ entrenamiento
  • equipo
Detalles adicionales
Village leaders.
Monitoreo y evaluación
technical aspects were regular monitored by project staff through measurements; indicators: Goals and objectives economic / production aspects were regular monitored by project staff through observations; indicators: increased output and household income. no. of land users involved aspects were ad hoc monitored by land users through observations; indicators: No. of male and female involved. There were few changes in the Approach as a result of monitoring and evaluation: Yes there were few changes in the approach .e.g.. the consultations of land users in planning and monitoring of the SLM approach. There were no changes in the Technology as a result of monitoring and evaluation

Financiamiento y apoyo material externo

Presupuesto anual en dólares americanos para el componente MST
  • < 2,000
  • 2,000-10,000
  • 10,000-100,000
  • 100,000-1,000,000
  • > 1,000,000
Precise annual budget: n.d.
Approach costs were met by the following donors: international non-government (VI-Agroforestry): 40.0%; local government (district, county, municipality, village etc) (Village councils): 5.0%; local community / land user(s) (Farmers): 55.0%
Los siguientes servicios o incentivos fueron proporcionados a los usuarios de las tierras
  • Apoyo financiero/material proporcionado a los usuarios de tierras
  • Subsidios para insumos específicos
  • Crédito
  • Otros incentivos o instrumentos
Apoyo financiero/material proporcionado a los usuarios de tierras

El trabajo de los usuarios de las tierras fue

Análisis de impacto y comentarios de conclusión

Impactos del Enfoque
No
Sí, un poco
Sí, moderadamente
Sí, mucho
¿El Enfoque ayudó a los usuarios de tierras a implementar y mantener Tecnologías MST?

There was improvement in SLM like increased vegetation cover, increased afforestation, and reduction of soil erosion & deforestation.

x
¿El Enfoque empoderó a grupos en desventaja social y económica?

PWDs and orphans improved availability of food and other basic needs.

x
¿El Enfoque mejoró cuestiones de tenencia de tierra/ derechos de usuarios que obstaculizaron la implementación de la Tecnologías MST?

The ownership /land user and water user rights had insignificant hindrance to the implementation of the technology.

x
Did other land users / projects adopt the Approach?

Land users in Kasasa & Kakuuto sub counties , about 50% of land users in the sub counties have gradually adopted the approach.

x
Motivación principal del usuario de la tierra para implementar MST
Sostenibilidad de las actividades del Enfoque
¿Pueden los usuarios de tierras sostener lo que se implementó mediante el Enfoque (sin apoyo externo)?

Through community and farmers groups, and through community resource mobilization.

Conclusiones y lecciones aprendidas

Fortalezas: perspectiva del usuario de tierras
  • The approach encourages involvement of farmers and other land users (How to sustain/ enhance this strength: Increased involvement of farmers /land users in all stages of projects. )
  • The approach units the land user towards fighting community problems. (How to sustain/ enhance this strength: Deployment of more extension and advisory officers to work with land users. )
Fortalezas: punto de vista del compilador o de otra persona recurso clave
  • It enhances peoples participation. (How to sustain/ enhance this strength: Increased active participation of land users in all stages of the project. )
  • The approach encourages community resource mobilization. (How to sustain/ enhance this strength: Supplementing community resources with external support and subsidies. )
  • The approach encourages capacity building of land users. (How to sustain/ enhance this strength: Farmer field schools to enhance participatory learning that will lead to project sustainability. )
Debilidades/ desventajas/ riesgos: perspectiva del usuario de tierrascómo sobreponerse
  • Inadequate external support for SLM activities. Provide adequate external support to supplement local resources to enhance SLM activities.
  • Inadequate training and awareness of SLM activities. More training and awareness creation on SLM activities through IEC materials like posters.
Debilidades/ desventajas/ riesgos: punto de vista del compilador o de otra persona recurso clavecómo sobreponerse
  • The approach did not involve external support & subsidies to enhance local resources. Providing subsidies & external support to enhance local community resources.
  • The training was short and had little lasting impact to SLM land users. Setting up farmer field schools to provide participatory learning to land users.
  • The approach dis not involve research on various aspects of the approach and technology. Conduct research before implementation of the project.

Referencias

Compilador
  • Wilson Bamwerinde
Editors
Revisado por
  • Fabian Ottiger
Fecha de la implementación: 6 de mayo de 2013
Últimas actualización: 26 de junio de 2017
Personas de referencia
Descripción completa en la base de datos de WOCAT
Datos MST vinculados
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Institución Proyecto
Referencias claves
  • Rakai District Developement Plan 2010-2013 Rakai District Statistical Report 2009Natural Resources Evironmentaal Action Plan:
  • Rakai District Statistical Report 2009:
  • Natural Resources Environmental Action Plan:
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