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   Agreements for the SUNSAI project have been signed based on 7 projects.

   The project team attended the pre - implementation monitoring session in ISD head office.

   Among the outreach strategies of the projects; some are

         1. Using the females' development group as an entry point to grow diverse vegetables whereby as change agents

            the group members educate their peers to extend the practice.

         2. Using the self help group for initiation of the practices in the SUNSAI project.

         3. Using School nutrition clubs to grow diverse vegetables and replicate the practice to the wider range of the local community.

                       Let us take time to eat diverse and enable others to

                       Zenebech Koricho (RSP, Ethiopia)

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  1. selam yimer Mohammed

    Outreach strategies are crucial for the implementation of projects. They really help us to reach in to targets easily and to make the project sustainable.

      Meanwhile,Beza for women community based development association identified the following out reach strategies for SUNSAI II,

    1. using 1-5 group( it was initiated by the government for the sake of his own benefit). But now we are  proposed to use this organized group for SUNSAI implementation.
    2. we are also proposed to use women based Idir's and associations. when they gathered for their own agenda we can mainstream our nutritional issues for them
    3. By using school  nutrition clubs and school community in general to have awareness on nutrition and to enable them organic vegetable producers and consumers.
    4. using religious leaders ( if possible) to speak about balanced food diet for all and  for children ,pregnant and lactating mothers  in particular.   

     Selam yimer

    RSP( Ethiopia)

  2. hussen yimam

    Hi my dear Selam

     

    1–5 is good opprtunity for work but it is  poetical idea

    if the participans agreed on it  well,if not you can chage the name of 1to 5

  3. Zenebech Koricho

    Greetings to all sustainable development members

    It is a great initiative to talk about how to reach out.1 to 5 networking works well if we use it wisely.  Politics is a power; we need it to facilitate our development works. So that it is good if we use the existing political structure of 1 to 5 networking as a good opportunity to implement our SUNSAI in addition to each particular local strategy.

    With regards

    Zenebech Koricho (RSP, Ethiopia)

  4. Zenebech Koricho

    SUNSAI Project in Tehuledere district of North east Ethiopia started its implementation phase; the consultative meeting and the FGD were more helpful for the next works of the project.

    With regards

    Zenebech Koricho(RSP)

  5. Zenebech Koricho

    SUNSAI Project in progress

    Dear all here it is attached a discussion document with irrigation association executive committee in Gobeya. The document contains 13 core agendas.




    SUNSAI Project in promising steps

    On 2nd of Oct,  2019 a meeting was held in Gobeya, SUNSAI project implementation site. The meeting was carried on based on 13 agendas that were core to help lay fertile ground for the production of diverse vegetables and other related activities of the project. The participants of the meeting were

    1. Irrigation association executive members of the locality.
    2. Local authority members
    3. Agriculture development workers of the locality
    4. SUNSAI support team from Dessie health science college
    5. SUNSAI project coordinator from Dessie health science college                                                                                                                   Realy it was much more interesting.                                                                                                                                                              With regards                                                                                                                                                                                                          Zenebech Koricho (RSP)


     Multidimensional synergy opportunities for success of SUNSAI ProjectS in Nort East Ethiopia 

    A discussion was held with ISD staff members at ISD office in Dessie. A number of points were entertained. Some of them were

    1. How to take the opportunity for synergy of SUNSAI project with the existing ISD projects and outcomes.
    2. How to empower organic vegetables producers under ISD projects.                                                                                                                    Let's keep identifying and using opportunities  for synergy.                                                                                                                                             

      With regards                                                                                                                                                                                                       Zenebech Koricho (RSP)


    A fundamental step of SUNSAI Project in North East Ethiopia(Tehuledere district)

    we are going to start the production work in the production phase. The beneficiaries are selected. The beneficiaries are members of the irrigation association in the district. They all have the resources to be involved in organic diverse vegetables production. Now it is time for the key stake holders and the project owners to work more proactively to reach the desired outcome.

    The SUNSAI team in Dessie health science college is undergoing important steps to its proactive journey.

    Travel to the selected SUNSAI project farm land

    Discussion at the sites of the farm land area(next steps)

    With regards                                                                                                                       Zenebech Koricho (RSP)

    Steps forward for Production of diverse vegetables in SUNSAI project

    It is time for the end of the inception phase of SUNSAI project in Gobeya; the procrss for establishing shoulders is on the way to be completed. So that next work is training of beneficiaries,seed purchasing and distribution.

    Let's keep serving the needy community with all possible chances we have!!!

    With regards                                                                                                                      Zenebech Koricho (RSP)

    Peer Learning among SUNSAI Projects

    Peer learning program on the processes of SUNSAI projects was carried on in South Wollo.

    The program was helpful to learn from each other project. Key points were

    1. How each SUNSAI project carried on its activities(The process)
    2. Opportunities and challenges
    3. Solutions given to the challenges
    4. Lessons learned                                                                                                    The peer learning was urgent and important!!!                                                    With regards                                                                                                               Zenebech Koricho (RSP)

  6. Zenebech Koricho

    MAAN focus

    MAAN discussion was held in detail in Dessie north east Ethiopia. The participants pledged  commitment both at individual and team level

    With regards

    Zenebech Koricho

  7. Moges Alemu

    It was good to meet with people from various organizations with different backgrounds. This will help us to work together and share our experiences.

  8. Yeshimebet Ali

    Dear MAAN members;

    We/ Ethiopian group  are working hard for SUNSAI to improve the production and consumption of safe and nutritious  diverse food groups to prevent the chronic consequence of malnutrition but we are weak in communication or posting in the interesting plat form. To solve such problems we had a meeting on Tuesday Oct 1,2019  to motivate to use it and for training of new members at Wollo University, Dessie, Ethiopia then we were taking responsibility and great commitment to discuss and post our activities.

       FIG 1 Picture on the training of MAAN plat form skill transform.

  9. Yeshimebet Ali

    Training on introduction to organic vegetable and egg production, behavior change, dietary diversity Meten preparation and home based food processing technology is given to Wollo University's SUNSAI beneficiaries in this week

  10. Hanyea-Mohammed

     yeshimebet  you are our role model thank you for all what you did

  11. Zenebech Koricho

    Dear all Nutrition sensitive Agriculture and sustainable development heroes

    Let's keep our pledges through finding and working until we get the GOLD; principle of health, principle of fairness, principle of ecology, principle of care

    Healthy soil, plants, animals,                   Emulating and sustaining                     Equity, respect and justice              For the generations to come

    humans = a healthy planet.                    natural systems.                                    for all living things.

    Regards

    Zenebech Koricho(1st generation RSP, Ethiopia)

    Source for principles of organic agriculture IFOAM Organics International.

  12. Zenebech Koricho

    Synergy Opportunities under utilization by two SUNSAI projects(Gobeya and Dessie town)

    SUNSAI project in Dessie town is implemented by Beza for women; local NGO. Combined effort has been applied to get better results in the project through collaboration of 2 RSPs of SUNSAI project and Dessie town stake holders including Dessie town agriculture department. Synergy was made in terms of 

    1. Training of beneficiaries for urban agriculture from various structures including religious institutions, small scale youth and female group.
    2. Collecting and distributing seedlings of vegetables from self initiated urban agriculture implementers of Dessie town.
    3. Distribution of nutrition awareness raising brochure for beneficiaries and for government institutions around beza for women office.         Let we strive to connect people to nature.                                                                                                                                              Zenebech koricho(RSP)

  13. Zenebech Koricho

    The taste of SUNSAIs 

    Six out of the 7 SUNSAI projects of Ethiopia exist in south wollo zone, North East Ethiopia. The projects have been showing their goals of production, consumption and market linkage. This is evident in a number of SUNSAI project sites; as in the following pictures.

    These are key hole kitchen gardens by send a cow in Kutaber district Alasha locality of different beneficiaries. 

    A key hole kitchen garden of beneficiary 1


    A key hole kitchen garden of beneficiary 2


    A beneficiary carrying her vegetable products to the market


    A key hole garden in send a cow's office(Kutaber district). 

    The bamboo bucket located in the middle of the 
    garden is a compost bin

    Let's keep working hard

    Zenebech Koricho(RSP)

                     SUNSAI Project outcomes by Beza for women in Dessie town

    Outcome 1- Production of diverse vegetables


    SUNSAI project site in Dessie town (Bahl amba campus). What was the previous description of this site. Thanks to the project implementer and the nutrition activists in fire army of Dessie town; now the waste disposal site has been changed to productive work place vegetable garden.


    This is a work place vegetable garden;  ( Police departmnet in Dessie town). How ambitious are the RSPs; planting

    the seedlings together with police staff members. 

    Outcome 2 Consumption of diverse vegetables

    Consumption of diverse vegetables is realized among producers and their neighbor hoods.


    Outcome 3 Market Linkage

    These are the vegetable gardens of visionaries polutry production youth group in Dessie town. Market linkage is created for these products









  14. Zenebech Koricho

    Advocacy on SUNSAI Ethiopia Projects

    A media campaigning has been started for advocacy of SUNSAI projects of Ethiopia.Among the 7 SUNSAI projects  of Ethiopia, 6 are being implemented in south wollo adminstrative zone. The projects havebeen synergized in a number of ways. The synergy is also demonstrated in media campaigning for advocacy.




    Let's keep cooperative working

    Zenebech Koricho (RSP,Ethiopia)

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