COLLEGE OF EDUCATION AND EXTERNAL STUDIES SCHOOL OF OPEN AND DISTANCE LEARNING

DEPARTMENT OF EXTRAMURAL STUDIES

Project Proposal for Funding

Harrison Muema Nzoka

Reg No: L50/12537/2018

Task: Assignment 2

Course Title: Project Planning Design and Implementation

Course Code: LDP 604

Mr. Bwibo Adieri

January 30, 2019

Project Proposal for Funding L50/12537/2018

Table of Contents
NGO Profile and Project Proposal Overview ......................................................................................... 3
1.0 Introduction ...................................................................................................................................... 4
2.0 Situational Analysis .......................................................................................................................... 4
3. 0 Justification/ Rationale ................................................................................................................... 5
3.1 Project Location ............................................................................................................................ 6
4.0 Project Description ........................................................................................................................... 6
4.1 Target Groups (Direct and Indirect Beneficiaries) ....................................................................... 7
a) Direct Beneficiaries .................................................................................................................... 7
b) Indirect Beneficiaries ................................................................................................................. 7
4.2 Overall Project Objectives............................................................................................................ 7
4.3 Project Activities........................................................................................................................... 7
5.0 Project Budget .................................................................................................................................. 8
6.0 Work Plan ......................................................................................................................................... 8
7.0 Project Management........................................................................................................................ 8
8.0 Monitoring and Evaluation .............................................................................................................. 8
9.0 Sustainability .................................................................................................................................... 9
10. Risk and Assumption ........................................................................................................................ 9
Annexes ................................................................................................................................................ 10
1.0 Detailed Project Budget ............................................................................................................. 10
2.0 Project Work Plan....................................................................................................................... 11
3.0 List of Acronyms ......................................................................................................................... 12

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NGO Profile and Project Proposal Overview
Section 1. NGO Identification

1.1 Organization name Danish refugee Council (DRC)

Organization
Address P. O. Box 10296-00400
information
Nairobi, Kenya.

West lands, along lower Kabete Road

Website www.drc.dk

1.2 Contact Name Harrison Muema

Person
Title/Function Country Director
information
Telephone +254 723463954

Email harrisonmwema@gmail.com

Section 2. Proposal overview

2.1 Project title Livelihoods Diversification for Refugees and Host Community in Dadaab through
Improved Indigenous Poultry Farming

2.2 Results to i. To improve poultry production techniques to provide refugees living in Dadaab
which the refugee camps and host community diversified livelihood opportunities and
project improved household income.
contributes ii. To improve the livelihood opportunities of the refugees and host community
through livelihood diversification and trade linkages hence promoting durable
solutions for the refugees in Dadaab.
iii. To build the capacity of both refugees living in Dadaab refugee camps Dadaab
and host community on poultry keeping as a livelihood activity.

2.3 Proposed From 1st January 2019 to 31st December 2019

project
12 Months
duration

2.4 Proposed Total project cost in Danish Krone (DKK): DKK 374,410.00
Project budget
Total DANIDA contribution: DKK 299,528 (80%)

Total DRC contribution: DKK 74,882 (20%)

Total Project Budget in Kenya Shillings: KSH: 5,526,150.00

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1.0 Introduction
Poultry production is one of the viable livelihood options for refugees and host community in Dadaab
and yet its economic potential remains untapped. Although households in the Dadaab Refugee Camp
and the host community rear poultry, the supply of poultry products falls far below the existing market
demand. Poor/low breed quality, recurrent disease outbreaks, post production losses of eggs due to
poor handling and storage are key factors which account for the low productivity. Improved
indigenous poultry breeds have the potential to produce up to 100% more eggs compared to the
indigenous breeds kept by the households (Indigenous Chicken Production Manual, Kenya Agricultural
Research Institute (KARI), 2006). Therefore, the objective of this project is to provide opportunities
to refugees in Dadaab to diversify their livelihoods through improved poultry production. The project
will be implemented through a value chain approach that will support key value chain actors to
address pre-production constraints (improved chicken breeding), production constraints (rearing
practices, disease control and management) and post-production and marketing constraints (quality
control, post-production handling and market linkages). 500 Poultry farmers will be trained on
production practices geared towards meeting market requirements in terms of volume and quality.
Through the project, competitively selected entrepreneur or group of entrepreneurs will be
supported to start commercial production of improved indigenous crossbreed chicks that will be
distributed to 500 selected vulnerable refugee households. Additionally, 500 other interested poultry
keepers will be linked with the selected entrepreneur(s) for sourcing of improved poultry and technical
advice. The commercial hatchery is expected to produce up to 400 chicks every 21 days from fertilized
eggs sourced from reputable commercial breeders. All the selected vulnerable households will be
expected to undergo training on improved production and post-production practices. The farmers will
also be trained on small business skills (Farming as a Business). The main project activities are;

i. Provision of improved indigenous chicken crossbreeds through selected entrepreneur(s),

ii. Training of 500 selected vulnerable poultry keepers on improved poultry rearing practices
including better housing and improved feeding,
iii. Creating linkages with the County Veterinary Department on disease control and
management – effective vaccinations and treatment and marketing linkages.

It is anticipated that this project will result in improved poultry production techniques that provides
refugees living in Dadaab Refugee Camp with the opportunities to diversify their livelihoods and
improve their incomes. Linking host community entrepreneurs with refugees will also promote
durable solutions for the refugees in Dadaab.

2.0 Situational Analysis

Dadaab refugee complex is a large refugee settlement situated in Northern Kenya, 80 km from the
Somalia border. It has five camps namely Dagahaley, Ifo 1, Ifo 2, Hagadera and Kambioos with the
total population standing at 349,280 (UNHCR Statistical Report August, 2015). Most of the people
have lived in these refugee camps for more than 15 years without being involved in any meaningful
livelihood activities largely depending on relief assistance from humanitarian organizations.

Dadaab refugee camps are inhabited mainly by refugees of Somali origin, estimated at over 95.3% of
the entire camps population. Most came as a consequence of the protracted conflict in Southern
Somalia since 1991 and the 2011 drought. Ethnic minorities in the camps comprise refugees from
various countries such as Ethiopia, Sudan Burundi, Uganda and Congo. Majority of the refugee
community share a common language, common culture and religion with the hosting population.

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Furthermore, the UNHCR/WFP Joint Assessment Report (2014) established that livelihood
opportunities exist but they only cover a very small proportion of about 7% of the households leaving
the bulk of households to depend on selling part of their food ration to meet other financial
obligations.

Livelihoods security in refugee camps has been adversely affected by several factors including the
encampment policy which has limited refugee access to employment opportunities and getting work
permit. Tense relations with the host population coupled with government restrictions of movement
have limited the refugees from cultivating crops and keeping livestock outside of their camp.

Security remains a major concern in Dadaab as it is located near to the Somalia’s porous border which
makes it highly vulnerable to insecurity. The recent deadliest attack in Garissa University on April 2,
2015 testifies the prevalent high insecurity rate in Kenya particularly in North East province where
Dadaab refugee camp is located. The kidnapping of one of the humanitarian aid worker in Dadaab on
October, 12 2015 furthers confirms the matter. The policy space for reintegration seems dwindling
from time to time as the refugee settlement is perceived as a source of insecurity in Kenya.

Despite the voluntary repatriation which has enabled approximately 4% of the refugees to return to
Somalia, more still needs to be done on voluntary repatriation, resettlement and reintegration to bring
durable solution for refugees.

3. 0 Justification/ Rationale
The main source of food in the refugee camps is food assistance which has been provided by World
Food Programme (WFP). The variety of food commodities given as assistance is limited and lacks
nutritious food items such as fresh vegetables and fruits, meat, eggs among other food items not
included in the WFP’s General Food Distribution (GFD). Most refugees lack enough financial capacity
to purchase these food items such as fresh vegetables, fruits and meat among other varied food
commodities required for a fully balanced diet.

Cognizant to this fact, WFP introduced Fresh Food Voucher (FFV) pilot project in May 2013 running up
to March 2015 as a portion to the overall food aid to purchase fresh foods such as fruits, vegetables
and meat. However, there is limited supply of fresh nutritious food which is locally produced and easily
available in the Dadaab refugee camps.

Further to this fact, WFP is planning to introduce an Electronic Voucher (e-voucher) food assistance
transfer modality dubbed “Bamba Chakula” in Dadaab refugee camps in November 2015. Under this
system, refugees will receive 10% of their overall food aid ration as an e-voucher to redeem for other
food commodities not included in the GFD basket such as fresh fruits, vegetables, eggs, meat and milk
among others. However, there is limited supply of fresh nutritious foods, eggs and other poultry
products which is locally produced in Dadaab refugee camps and surrounding environ. On the other
side, there is high demand for fresh vegetables, fruits and poultry products in Dadaab refugee camps
and Dadaab area in general as there are many Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) who also rely
on the same markets for these products.

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Currently, there is a high and unmet demand for fresh vegetables, eggs and other poultry products in
Dadaab area and the wider Garissa County. Although households in the Dadaab Refugee Camps and
the surrounding host community currently rear local poultry, the supply of poultry products fall far
below the existing demand. One of the factors for the low supply of eggs and poultry meat is low
productivity. The poultry rearing households face several challenges that include: 1.) Low productivity
because of poor breeds, 2.) High mortality rates from poultry disease outbreaks, 3.) Poor production
practices, and 4.) Post-production losses of eggs due to poor handling and storage.

DRC recognizes renovating and making use of the already present greenhouses in Ifo 1 refugee camp
in partnership with a private partner will increase the availability of vegetables in Ifo 1 and surrounding
and refugees will have sustainable access to nutritious food for their households. There is also limited
knowledge and experience on vegetable production and nutrition in general as there are no any major
nutrition projects which focused on enhancing knowledge and practice on nutrition.

DRC also intends to start a poultry project through support to selected dedicated refugee Income
Generating Activity (IGA) groups and one host community private entrepreneur practicing poultry
keeping. The project will be implemented through a value chain approach that will support key value
chain actors to address pre-production constraints (improved chicken breeding), production
constraints (rearing practices, disease control and management) and post-production and marketing
constraints (quality control, post-production handling and market linkages).

3.1 Project Location

The project will be implemented in Garissa County, Dadaab Sub-County, Dadaab Refugee Camps.

4.0 Project Description

Poultry production is one of the viable livelihood options for refugees and host community in Dadaab
and yet it’s an economic potential that remains untapped. Although households in the Dadaab
refugee camps and the host community rear poultry, the supply of poultry products falls far below the
existing market demand. Poor/low breed quality, recurrent disease outbreaks, post production losses
of eggs due to poor handling and storage are key factors which account for the low productivity.
Improved indigenous poultry breeds have the potential to produce up to 100% more eggs compared
to the indigenous breeds kept by the households (Dadaab and Kakuma Market Assessment, WFP,
2014).

Therefore, the objective of the poultry project is to provide opportunities to refugees and host
community in Dadaab to diversify their livelihoods through improved poultry production. The project
will be implemented through a value chain approach that will support key value chain actors to
address pre-production constraints (improved chicken breeding), production constraints (rearing
practices, disease control and management) and post-production and marketing constraints (quality
control, post-production handling and market linkages).
Through a competitive selection process, dedicated refugee IGA groups and a host community private
investor currently practicing poultry farming will be selected to be engaged in the production of
improved local chicken. The selected groups will be supported with the initial poultry mother stock
and relevant startup kits such as poultry feeds, feeding equipment, poultry houses and vaccination

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among others. The mother stock will be sourced from reputable poultry hatcheries in Kenya involved
in the supply of Improved Local Poultry. Additionally, the selected groups and other interested poultry
keepers will be linked with the selected and supported private entrepreneur for sourcing of improved
poultry in future and technical advice for project sustainability.

All the selected IGA groups and the private investor will be trained on farmer-based selection and
breeding for multiplication of the initial stock provided, improved poultry production practices
including improved housing, feed formulation using locally available materials, poultry vaccinations,
disease control and treatment. The groups will also be trained on small business skills (Farming as a
Business). It is anticipated that this project will result in improved poultry production techniques that
provides refugees living in Dadaab refugee camps and host community with the opportunities to
diversify their livelihoods and improve their incomes. Linking host community entrepreneurs with
refugees will also ease the tense relations between them and promote durable solutions for the
refugees in Dadaab.

4.1 Target Groups (Direct and Indirect Beneficiaries)

a) Direct Beneficiaries
 75 PoCs (5 refugee IGA groups, who will be involved in commercial poultry keeping)
 1 host community private entrepreneur (practicing poultry keeping) who will be supported to
improve his/her poultry business.
 180 PoCs who will be trained on business skills and nutrition.

b) Indirect Beneficiaries
The project will also benefit other household members through increased household food security
through improved access to nutritious food and income. Vegetables, eggs and poultry meat are a good
source of quality vitamins and protein respectively for the entire household and sell these products
will boost the household income.

4.2 Overall Project Objectives

iv. To improve poultry production techniques to provide refugees living in Dadaab refugee camps
and host community diversified livelihood opportunities and improved household income.
v. To improve the livelihood opportunities of the refugees and host community through
livelihood diversification and trade linkages hence promoting durable solutions for the
refugees in Dadaab.
vi. To build the capacity of both refugees living in Dadaab refugee camps Dadaab and host
community on poultry keeping as a livelihood activity.

4.3 Project Activities

The main project activities will be;
i. Identification of five (5) refugee IGA groups and 1 (one) host community private
entrepreneur to be engaged in the improved poultry production project.
ii. Provision of improved indigenous chicken crossbreeds to the selected groups and the
private entrepreneur.

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 iii. Provision of startup kits; chicken feeds, chicken houses, feeding equipment and
vaccination among others.
iv. Training of 76 selected vulnerable poultry keepers on improved poultry rearing practices
including better housing and improved feeding and small business development (Farming
as a Business).
v. Creating linkages with the County Veterinary Department on disease control and
management – effective vaccinations and treatment and marketing linkages.
vi. Provision of market information to the selected groups.

5.0 Project Budget

The will be implemented through a total budget of 374,410.00 Danish Krone (DKK); 1DDK is calculated
to exchange at an average rate of 15 Kenya Shillings (KSH) hence the total project budget will be KSH
5,526,150.00. The detailed project budget is provided as an annex to this proposal.

6.0 Work Plan

The project will be implemented within a duration of 12 months where selected refugee IGA groups
and selected host community poultry keeping farmer(s) will be supported by a DRC livelihoods staff.
After 12 months, DRC staff will only be available to offer support on need basis otherwise the selected
beneficiaries will have been capacity built to run the project on their own. A tabulated project work
plan is also provided as an annex in this proposal

7.0 Project Management

The project will be implemented through the oversight of DRC Dadaab Field Office in Dadaab refugee
camps. The project will be spearheaded by a Livelihoods Project Officer hired and paid on monthly
basis. The livelihood officer will be supported by four livelihoods assistants who will be carrying out
continuous poultry keeping trainings to the selected refugees and host community members. The
monitoring and evaluation officer who is based in Nairobi office will periodically visit the project sites
in support of the project team in conducting monitoring and evaluation activities. Other staff who will
also be involved in the oversight of the implementation of the project include the team leader in the
Livelihoods & Self-reliance departments and the Technical Manager-Livelihoods and Self-reliant.

8.0 Monitoring and Evaluation

The Livelihoods Project Officer will be the overall responsible person to manage the project supported
by the Livelihood and Self-Reliance Team Leader and getting technical support from the Technical
Manager-Livelihoods & Self-Reliance. The M & E Officer in Nairobi will provide technical support on
the monitoring and evaluation of the project. The Project Officer will prepare and share brief monthly
reports detailing project achievements. The project officer will also compile a final project report
capturing project achievements, challenges, recommendations and lessons learned.

Due emphasis will be given to monitoring of the project implementation which includes ongoing farm
level visits and observation, scheduled discussion and technical support to the beneficiary farmers to
ensure continuous technical support. The private investor who will be working on the greenhouse will
also be providing technical support to refugees who are willing to pilot kitchen garden at their
homesteads. Brief consultant monthly monitoring and progress report will be produced by the

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greenhouse consultant which will capture achievements towards the above indicators and actions for
subsequent months.

9.0 Sustainability
DRC will conduct continuous poultry keeping training to selected refugees to ensure that they will
have the capacity to carry-on the project with the exit of DRC support. Refugees will also be training
on other income generating activities and will be linked to the host community markets such as
Dadaab market, Hagadera market and Ifo markets which will act as a ready market for their products.

10. Risk and Assumption

The project is assumed to face some risks such as poultry diseases. Poultry disease such as outbreak
of deadly chicken epidemic such as coccidiosis is foreseen as the main risk to the successful
implementation of the project. Nevertheless, there will be periodic vaccination to the chicken to keep
diseases at bay. DRC will also work in collaboration with the ministry of livestock who will offer
extension services to both the refugees and host community members who will have benefitted from
the project. Due to the past harmonious relationship between DRC and the Government of Kenya, it
is assumed that the ministry of livestock will be willing to work in collaboration with DRC in the
implementation of the proposed poultry keeping project.

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 Annexes
1.0 Detailed Project Budget

ROE: 1 DKK: KES 15

# Units Unit Name Share Unit Cost Total (KSH) DKK
ACTIVITIES 5,263,000 356,867

Project Title
Livelihoods Diversification for Refugees and Host Community in 2,455,000 163,667
Dadaab through Improved Indigenous Poultry Farming
Activity Cost
1.1 Procurement of improved kienyeji chicks 40 Gardens 22,000 880,000 58,667
1.2 Fabrication works (Building of chicken houses for the selected refugee IGA groups) 40 Stands 16,000 640,000 42,667
1.3 Procurement of assorted chicken feed 100 100g Satchets 350 35,000 2,333
1.4 Procurement of arsorted pestcides and other veterinary materials 1 lumpsum 40,000 40,000 2,667
1.5 Procurement of assorted poultry start up kits 1 lumpsum 60,000 60,000 4,000
1.6 Training selected refugee IGA groups volunteer POCs on Poultry keeping 1 lumpsum 750,000 750,000 50,000
1.7 Training on basic nutrition and Market and financial linkage activities 1 Lumpsum 20,000 20,000 1,333
1.8 Equipment and tools 1 Lumpsum 30,000 30,000 2,000
Other Costs 2,808,000 193,200
Local Staff
2.1 DDB Staff Costs 12 Months 1.00 160,000 1,920,000 128,000.00
2.2 NBO Support Staff 12 Months 0.25 146,000 438,000 29,200.00
Local Administration - -
3.1 Fuel & Other Utilies 12 Months 0.25 50,000 150,000 10,000.00
3.2 Office Supplies 12 Months 0.25 50,000 150,000 10,000.00
3.3 Compound Maintaince 12 Months 0.25 50,000 150,000 10,000.00
3.4 Communication (Internet charegs & staff airtime) 12 Months 0.25 30,000 90,000 6,000.00
Direct Costs (activities+support costs) 5,263,000 356,867
Regional Office cost - 5% 1 Lumpsum 1.00 263,150 263,150 17,543
Indirect Costs 263,150 17,543
TOTAL 5,526,150.00 374,410.00

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2.0 Project Work Plan

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3.0 List of Acronyms
DRC-----------------------Danish Refugee Council
DANIDA-----------------Danish International Development Agency
DDK----------------------Danish Krone
NGO----------------------Non Governmental Organization
IGA-----------------------Income Generating Activity
POC----------------------Persons of Concern
KSH-----------------------Kenya Shillings

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