1. ESTABLISHMENT OF BICO FM RADIO

The Biharamulo FM radio feasibility is for development project to examine cost and effectiveness of radio communications in improving democracy, human right, agricultural productivity, Health and disease control, food security and development challenges for Bihalamulo communities in Kagera region-Tanzania. The project is taking place phase to phase in 15 vilages in Bihalamulo named Bihalamulo town, Bisibo, Kabindi, Nyamahanga, Kalenge, Kaniha, Lusahuga, Nemba, Nyabusozi, Nyakahura, Nyamahanga, Nyamigogo, Nyantakara, Nyarubungo and Runazi. It is hoped that the results from the research will lead to more support for broadcasters to produce interactive and participatory farmer-focused programming.

Prior to implementing feasibility study of Biharamulo FM Radio, a preliminary study on the economics of radio was made in order to determine the costs involved in developing and sustaining community radio broadcasting in Bihalamulo. One of the objectives of the study was to identify the levels of investment required for radio and related ICTs to provide sustainable and effective project that contribute development to small holder farmer’s community. The aim of the study also intended to help and ensure that BIHARAMULO Community radio explores and develops radio-based communication strategies for farmers and sustainable levels of public or donors Investment.

Methodology

Our methodology is systematic and organized effort to investigate a specific problem that needs a solution. This process of investigation involves a series of well thought out activities of gathering, recording, analyzing and interpreting the data with the purpose of finding answer to problem.

2. HARVESTING AND REPAIR OF BEE PRODUCTS

3. EDUCATION PROGRAM TO CHILDREN

SUCCESSIFUL YOUTH ABEID MISANA THROUGH YOUTH TO YOUTH PROJECT FOOD VENDOR AT NYAKAHULA CENTRE AS BENEFICIARY ON YOUTH TO YOUTH PROJECT

Discussion session

Harvesting time

vijana wakiwa katika shamba la nyuki kukagua mizinga iliyo na asali ili warine

Vijana wakiwa katika mafunzo ya kutengeneza dawa za viatu kutokana na nta

 

It was in early October, 2013 I signed a contract of service with Biharamulo Originating Socio –Economic Development Association (BOSEDA) to train 40 youth bee -keepers in Biharamlo District who were fully identified by BOSEDA based on their potentials and ability to do businesses or improve their business. The programme started on 15^th to 19^th October, 2013 at Biharamulo Youth  center and it was attended by 44 youth and media people from Radio Kwizera who aired out the programme for one day and provided one day Radio talk show that involved me as a Trainer, the Project Manager – BOSEDA and the two youth Bee keepers entrepreneurs who attended the course to share the programme benefit and propose various approaches to the community members on how actually can change attitudes on unemployed youth as well as inculcate entrepreneurship spirit among the youth in Biharamulo District, the Radio talk show was for one hour and was freely offered by the Radio Administration during the Youth light vision Session which was aired every Saturday  in morning . This typically showed how BOSEDA is close working with Radio Kwizera, the community and other development partners towards supporting potential youth for them to create employment and establish new businesses for self employment and income generation purposes.

Apparently, ILO-SIYB program is a unique entrepreneurial program which has been intensively researched and equipped with intensive content on business creation and management that later leads to creation decent jobs (employment) among youth, hence solving youth unemployment that is currently global problem. The training does not only provides the means for establishing own entrepreneurial activity but also improving businesses by targeting new markets, proper management of the business, creativity and commitment.

Enabling as many youths as possible to get trained in the ILO SIYB program will mean showing to youths abundant economic opportunities which are present in many places in the country.

 

Specific Objectives of the SIYB training 

i)                    To assess the existing sources of knowledge and awareness with the regards on information to Entrepreneurship and self employment as a solution to unemployment among youth.

ii)                  To sensitize youth involving in bee keeping  business in Biharamulo district  on the importance of entrepreneurship and the way they can be successful through entrepreneurship and creating employments for their fellow youth.

iii)                To conduct effective Entrepreneurship education (GYB/SYB Training) to 40 youth entrepreneurs involving in bee keeping products business in Biharamulo District within five days.

Expected output (outcome)

i)                    awareness created to youth on self employment  and SIYB (entrepreneurship program)

ii)                  understanding the attitude  of youth  towards engaging in the entrepreneurship activities and self employment

iii)                Participation of youth in GYBI/SYB classes

iv)                Number of business plan completed and the usefulness of the knowledge acquired during the training.

 

 ACTIVITIY

Generally the project activity focused at capacitating 40 youth entrepreneurs from Biharamulo District with entrepreneurship training package (Start and Improve Your Business – SIYB (Generate your Business Idea – (GYBI) and Start your business (SYB) for five days under supervision of the BOSEDA project Team lead by the Project Manager Mr.Bornface Mlangira 

 

IMPLEMENTATION

This training took place in Biharamulo at Biharamulo Youth  Center  from 15^th October, 2013 to 19^th October, 2013 where the plan was to train only  40 Youth  Entrepreneurs in Biharamulo District  who were sponsored  by ILO /YEF through youth to youth fund, but  43 youth  entrepreneurs attended the training, hence 4 extra youth  attended this training that took five

days at Biharamulo youth Center which was officially launched by Biharamulo Executive Director (DED) and officially closed by Biharamulo Community Development officer, in addition the training was also attended by  various Youth development stake holders including Ward Representative   ( from respective wards where the project is implemented Ruziba and Biharamulo town ), CHEMA  , HUMAN DEVELOPMENT TRUST (HDT) , TANZANIA FORESTRY SERVICES (TFS), BIHARAMULO VIJANA SACCOS, FAIDERS and CONCERN

This training was organized by BOSEDA in Biharamulo District  where full Transformation Knowledge, Generate Business, Start business (writing business plan), marketing and Introduction to record keeping was successfully facilitated to participants.

For sure this training has equipped youth with necessary skills not only for their businesses but also for their life in general, as Transformation Module moved all participants and helped them to change their mind set and attitudes. “This SIYB Entrepreneurship education is not only a means to foster Youth Entrepreneurship spirit but at the same time to equip young people with entrepreneurial attitude and business management skills”

 

Most of participants liked the course, and asked to get soft copy of the training material of Transformation Module (transformation video and success testimonials used).  During the Closure of this Training in Biharamulo District Community development officer requested youth to use that opportunity in order to improve their businesses and create employment to their fellow youth and promised to support youth in any way where needed so as to make sure that the program is successful in Biharamulo so as to be the model in Kagera region and Tanzania at large. Below are some various pictures taken during the SIYB training programme in Biharamulo:

                                               

   Participants discussing during the training                             Magita (ILO-SIYB-Trainer) training

       

“The First picture presents me “Magita” giving some directives to participants on how to play the business game and the second picture demonstrate youth playing the business game”

          

“Various activities during the training (energies activities play great role in SIYB training”

     

“The right picture shows Part of participants in group discussion and the left picture presents the Project manager[1]…….. Clarifying something during the opening remarks training”

   

“Various events during the training like meal taking, discussion and filing of business plan template”

 

TARGET GROUP

The target group for this Training was 40 selected Youth who are involving in Bee keeping & honey processing business from two selected wards in Biharamulo Districts thus are Ruziba and Biharamulo town

 

 RESOURCES USED AND SOURCE OF FUND (RESOURCES)

The following resources were used in this training namely Venue, Training materials (manuals), Tea, Meals, Drinks, Transport and training personnel costs, where this  cost was covered ILO/YEF and  BOSEDA as the service contract prescribe.

 

 

 

 

                                     RESULTS/OUTPUTS/ ACTIVITY IMPACT

 

A total number of 45 Youth bee keepers entrepreneurs in Biharamulo District attended the SIYB training which was officially closed by the District community Development officer, though the target was 40 youth, hence four youth who were out of budget; BOSEDA was able to bear the cost and support the three youth to undertake the course. BOSEDA as a host and youth led organization real proved to have positively understood the SIYB course purposes especially in selecting potential youth for the course who were also willing and attended the programme for all days.

 

 Monitoring and Evaluation conducted during and after the training revealed that the program (SIYB) is very acceptable and appreciated by both participants and officials as all participants enjoyed this training as it added value to their business management skills as most of entrepreneurs reacted that they were running their business under loss without knowing.

 

 

All participants were able to complete their business plan successfully as it was required, During follow up and evaluation most of entrepreneur reached, explained that this is the unique program that let the participants conduct practical business management during the Training by using business games hence be able to run their actual  business successfully.

 2ND INTERVATION:

1. INTRODUCTION:

                   After signing the training contract of service between the BOSEDA as client and Biharamulo District Beekeeping officer as TOT for beekeeping technical skills, training was conducted effectively and continuously from 25^th -28^th November 2013.

                    The training included both theoretically and practically which was attended by about 44 youths as for as Green market for youth Economic empowerment project concerned. Group work in four groups improved active participation, discussion and understanding.

                        The Trainer Prepared 20 topics were facilitating both on beekeeping technical knowhow and other essential topics.

2. SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES

·         To facilitate and capacitate on modern beekeeping technical skills to 40 youths beekeeping group

·         To empower the youth on how to get quality, quantity and standard of bees product, market strategies and process by product out of honey and bees wax 

·         To build togetherness among the youth

3. IMPLEMENTATION

                              During 4 days of beekeeping training the following topics were facilitate according to the agreed schedule

3.1 Day 1

3.1.1 Beekeeping history

·         Basic information on how beekeeping activities evolved since time pre historic up to now (old stone age, middle stone age time 1800years and time present of research creativity and questions)

3.1.2 The meaning types of bees within a colony and division of lab our

3.1.3 Why should bees to be kept aim or need

3.1.4 How to start keeping bees

·         Ways and means according to the existing and available opportunities (strategies)  

3.1.5 Advantage and disadvantage of forest beekeeping (optional)

3.1.6 Good qualification for selecting an apiary

3.1.7 Types of bee reserve and zones (individual reserve local Government reserve, National etc)

 

3.2 Day 2

3.2.1 Types of beehives advantage and disadvantages and methods/ways of sitting beehives in a selected apiary both traditional and modern hives  

3.2.2 Beekeeping calendar year

·         What to be done when and how per season

·         Apiary record keeping

·         To monitor bee colony development.

·         To check for pests

3.2.3 How to attract and get bee colonies

·         Attractants wax (let alone method)

·         Catch swarms

·         Buy a bee colony

·         Dividing from big colony

3.2.4 Beekeeping protective and gears

·         Protective –coveralls, bee veils, bee gloves, helmets/bush hats and gum boots against what and how to use

·         Production equipment –beehives traditional and modern hives

·         Supporting gears –bee smoker, plastic pails, hive tool, rope, knife etc

3.2.5 Bee pests and enemies:

·         How to identify, destruction made and how to control them

·         Human being is number 1 among the enemies

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.3 Day 3.

3.3.1 How to inspect bee colonies:

·         Preparedness with protective

·         Frequent inspection is the best move

Observed situation will lead the beekeeper what to do

3.3.2 How to harvest and process bee’s product (honey a wax)

·         By use of local available methods

·         By us of modern equipment

3.3.3 Quality bee’s product and uses

·         Uses of honey and how to identity presence of water in honey –by using match stick. Fine soil, viscosity, white paper and glass of water

·         Uses of wax

·         Uses of pollen

·         Uses of bee venom

3.3.4 How to make/prepare by –product out of honey and bees wax

·         Candle making

·         Shoe shine

3.4   Day 4

3.4.1 Packing and market strategies:

·         Use of transparent containers

·         How to get and conquer market opportunities

·         Types and opportunities of market (internal and external )

·         Market regulations and requirement

·         Market strategies

·         Market challenges

3.4.2 Group plains 

·         Product plans-Number of hive, working tools, production research, target and quality

·         Management and work force plans –work schedule and responsibility work meeting communication, coordination cooperation commitment spelled out members contribution

·         Market plans-market needs (big or small).customers needs identity other competitors where to set, price trend, and market need, how to penetrates to the market.

3.4.3 (a)Beekeeping  Act No.15of 2002[1]

·         With 9 sections and 59 subsections

(1)    Part I -preliminary provision.

(2)    Part ii - objective of the Act (sub section 3-10)

(3)    Part iii - Administration

(4)    Part  iv -  Bee reserve and zones

(5)    Part  v -  Restriction in Bee Reserves

(6)    Part vi License  and permits

(7)    Part vii -  Export of apiary products or bee products And then followed by schedules the following

3.5.3 (b)  The Beekeeping policy of 1998-spelled out

             (a) National framework for policy formulation

            (b) Major pectoral problems and the existing opportunities.

             (c) Sect oral beekeeping objectives

             (d) Beekeeping policy statements

             (e) State holders’ responsibilities

3.6.4   Beekeeping challenges include

            (1)   Lack of modern beekeeping technology amongst beekeeping stakeholders

            (2)   Lack of beekeeping extension services

            (3)   Lack of purchasing power capital

            (4)   Environmental destructions

            (5)    No proper data base and information system.

             (6)   Frictional believes only beekeeping is for elderly and witch crafts

             (7)   Quality competition to the market

             (8)    Lack of beekeeping co-operatives

             (9)    Hive destruction and theft by people, pests and enemies.

              (10)   Lack of communication and coordination

             (11)  Lo

         

 

 

 

 

 

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KIKUNDI CHA VIJANA CHA GREEN MARKET BAADA YA KUKAMILISHA ZOEZI LA UTUNDIKAJI MIZINGA

KIKUNDI CHA VIJANA WAKIWA KATIKA UTUNDIKAJI MIZINGA

VIJANA WAKITUNDIKA MIZIMGA YA KISASA SIKU YA UTUNDIKAJI WA MIZINGA KI-MKOA ILIFANYIKA WILAYA YA BIHARAMULO