Formed
in 1998, Mwanka Rura Development and Environment
Foundation is a local Non-Government Organization
specialized in Rural Economic Development such as
sustainable Agriculture, Forestry, Water and
Wildlife Management.
It
focuses to improve the Economic and Social well
being of the rural population through Agriculture
activities and Community based Nature Resources
Management as a way of reducing poverty.
Mwanka Rural Development and Environment
Foundation take into consideration the
cross-cutting issues such as HIV/Aids, Gender,
Good Governance, and Poverty alleviation in
executing the development acctivities.
Mwanka Rural Develpoment and
Environment Foundation Missio Statement is to support the
improvement of local Institutional capacities to deliver
sustainable quality basic services, enhanced and improvement
of the socail welfare of women, children, vulnerable groups,
orphans and elderly living primarily on Agriculture and
Communal Nature Reserves. All the Foundation activities
target the rural poor and marginalized groups.
The
foundation program and projects have common themes of
empowerment, creating opportunities to access productive
resources, participatory approaches and building capacities
for development management.
Mwanka Rural
Development and environmental Foundation is made up of
members who have a lot of experience and qualifications in
Rural Development and Natural Resources Management.
Training will
be carried out in groups, which will be formed by the
Foundation Facilitators during the implementation of the
project. The purpose is to indtroduce the
"handover the stick" type of system in the project
areas. The second approach will be to develop
instruments, which will be used by the Foundation
Facilities and community structures.
Experience
In Natural Resources Management and Income Generation
The
Foundation has a team of varsity - experienced staff who has
carried out various Community Based Natural Resources
Management assignments in the country Assignments include
Community Based natural Resources Management Programe in
Eastern Province where local communities were being
organised in groups and involved in out grower schemes,
small credit scheme, conservation farming, best farming
practices, management of forest resources on sustainable
basis and other business activities conducted by rural
groups. The team also gave local communities training
skills in group formaion, action planning and vision
setting, budgeting and auditing.
The
foundation as mentioned above has managed several training
programmes for small-scale farmers, beekeepers, business
enterpreneurs who have become successful. The
Foundation also develop strong network among these groups
and between them and the business houses and marketing
institutions. The training focused at establishing
strong community institutions that are able to management
for example. community natural resources; prepare business
plans, rural credit shemes, marketing community development
projects and community groups in Eastern Province.
Mwanka ia a
local Non Governmental Organization founded in 1998 and is
registered under the Zambia's Society Act. The
Foundation is based in Chipata of Eastern Provinced and its
address is:
To
provide technical support in ormof Capacity Building to
local Communities in sustainble Agriculture Production
methods, Marketing, Bee keeping and Mangement of Natural
Resources.
To
conduct environmental Impact Assessments for
Developmental Projects, Community Needs Assessments and
Training Needs Assessments for Institions / Organiztions
involved in Rural Developmental activities.
To
prepare Business Plans for Small Scake Enterprises as
well as Participatory Natural Resource Management Plans,
and
To link
Small Scale Farmers and Entrepreneurs to Markets and
Rural Credit Facility Institutions.
To
provide market for beekeeping products
To
provide training in crop storage and crop marketing.
Community
mobilization and Group Dynamics
Monitoring
and Evaluation of grassroot level projects
Institutional
capacity building and development of community based
natural resources management training modules
Strengthening
linkages between small-scale farmers and business
enterprises and micro-project financing agents.
