Economic Empowerment
Life Begins in the Soil
1. Aim, Principle, Objectives
2. Outcomes
Aim
Improved livelihood outcomes for rural communities towards escaping poverty and disadvantage
Principle
Empowerment, use of local knowledge in farming and livestock raising, and economic sustainability
Objectives
- Community empowerment and capacity building
- Organise community into tribal corporate societies
- Cash crop farming and livestock production projects
- Secure market and investment strategies
LBITS Objective Tree
| LBITS objective tree |
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| Goal: | Improved livelihood outcomes for rural communities through empowerment & use of local knowledge in farming & livestock raising towards escaping poverty & disadvantage |
| Objectives: | 1. Community empowerment and capacity building | 2. Organise community into tribal corporate societies | 3. Cash crop farming and livestock production projects | 4. Secure market and investment strategies |
| Outputs: | 1.1 Community awareness on income generation, participation, etc | 2.1 Feasibility study, establish community demographic profile | 3.1 Identify cash crops and livestock, establish seed sources | 4.1 Advocacy local, national and international markets |
| 1.2 Life skills training on: commercialising, effective soild cultivation, bookkeeping, effective use of income, management, women leadership, nutrition | 2.2 Organise tribes into corporate groups, identify land, labour, etc contribution | 3.2 Establish farming and grazing plan, execute, division of labour | 4.2 Banking and investment strategy for income generated | |
| 2.3 Secure sufficient land, establish sustainability plan | 3.3 Source volunteer skilled trainers from Australia | |||
| 2.4 Mobilise women leaders | 3.4 Establish storage facility | |||
| 3.5 Management and operation |
Outcomes
1. Rolled out our first pilot Poultry Project in ATS Settlement of Port Moresby which is currently on hold due to covid-19 pandemic
1. Accomplishments 2017-20
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What has been achieved so far from 2017-2020:
- Pilot poultry project established; two batches of chicken sold in NCD. Currently on hold due to covid-19
- Partnership established with the University of Adelaide to pilot a rabbit project in Dauli and a butchery project in Pakura. These two villages are where most of the project activities are implemented because communities are mobilised with training
- Land for social business available
- 3 x 20ft containers available, x2 have been donated by Curtain Brothers as corporate social responsibility
Total estimate funding spent so far: PK50,000 (including in-kind)
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2. Plan from 2021
Target plan from 2021:
- Convert x 3 20ft containers into social business establishment at Huli riverbanks in Dauli (photo attached)
- Start off social business including IT services, office works, stationery, local culinary, coffee and beverages as an executive club for employers and employees in the province
- Butchery project in Pakura village
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