Kolegas da Paz

Viqueque, Timor oriental

An Overview Of Our Solution

Kolegas da Paz is an organization established on 25 Agostus 2010, as a non-profit organization Engaged in the field, Nutrition and Defense of Food (Nutrition & Food security), this Organization seka35rang move in District Viqueqeu target area includes: Sub District Ossu, Uatulari , Uatucarabau & Lacluta, sucos cover 25 sucos with 250 aldeias.

Who is this solution impacting?

Community Type

Rural

Organization type

À but non lucratif

Ecosystem (select all that apply)

Grasslands

Population impacted

2000 people

Size of agricultural area

500 ha

Production quantity

750 kilos

People employed

1000 people

Describe your solution

To promote changes in activity, particularly the Patronage in need of continuous training in order peninkatan knowledge of the group, especially in agriculture, knowledge must be practiced after the standard kemintrian Regional agriculture and fisheries, cooperation between government and NGO partners must melankah berjama for the sake of improving the knowledge of the rural society. On the other piha The NGO also Kerjama with Head of Handling natural environment to provide Pleatihan To Auxiliaries for Understanding the importance ayang Conserve biodiversity in the area.

Describe your implementation

Guided group has been tending their fields for private and group kepentigan with farming techniques that they get in practice and get results mmemmuaskan. • Auxiliaries dituntuk to multiply seed for the sake of continuation of activities, auxiliaries dituntuk to maintain and preserve biodiversity for example, does not burn and cut down trees. • Activities that have been promoted through demonstration plots and each family group is the best solution that could affect all of society could follow in the interest and progress in the Rural Society of hunger and malnutrition. • Conditions in the target is the community who live in the countryside outside the range of the urban (rural areas) has an extensive land and never if / tanh dry. • Mentoring and monitoring group is in need for their success through agricultural techniques and knowledge about the environment. • Awareness of society has not yet reached the maximum required tigkat accompanied by maximum through ongoing training so that the community can be independent.

External connections

Stakeholders involved in the success of this program include: CRS Timor Leste, UNDP, Mercy cops, Oxfam, and government, among others: the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, and Environmental Sectors. Efforts are already underway to menhubungkan partner - a partner with Harmonic meeting which is held every three months at the ministry of agriculture, every member of partners engaged in the present and menpersentasikan progress of activities already undertaken by the partners for members in the field. The end of the meeting all partners do plan future activities and kerjama good order to respond to the challenges faced by rural society.

What is the environmental or ecological challenge you are targeting with your solution?

Ecological challenges faced as follows: lack of water, the slope of the land (the land is not flat), lack of soil fertility and pest problems. This is the common challenge faced by the target group in the field. steps taken sebaigai practical solutions include: when a lack of water, the solution would be taken is to use drip irrigation farming techniques, mulch, and keyehole garden on areas that are less water. Solutions to the ground slope to practice farming techniques Teracering. Solutions for soil fertility practiced by auxiliaries are covering compost organic farming techniques, using a soil conditioner plant (Lehe, ai Gliricidia) and farming techniques pothole, kitchen garden and trench garden.cara used by our target group is to make organic pesticides.

Describe the context in which you are operating

food security: guided group were given training to improve knowledge about food security activities into kegiatang as follows: multiply the seed for each family and auxiliaries (commodities: potatoes, vegetables, grains and beans) activities this has been implemented in the district of Viqueque, among others: the sub-district Ossu (sucos Nahareca, Uaibobo, Uabubo, Uagia, Ossorua, Builale and suco Liaruca. sub-district Uatulalari (suco Macadique, Uaitame, Afalocai, Babulo and suco Matahoi, sub- District Lacluta (sucos Dilor, uma tolu, Ahik and suco Lalini), Sub-district of Viqueque Villa (suco Maluro Bibileo, Luca and suco Bahalarawain. nutrition: each month providing training on how to prepare and consume nutritious foods that are practical to facilitators or volunteers selected by the group benefit (lactating mothers, pregnant women and mothers with children aged 2 years and under) and so the volunteers or facilitators transform the information gained from the training to benefit by way of group meeting household. -group Group also get the benefit of agricultural training in growing vegetables (small plants) on the home page to support the nutritious foods for groups of economic benefit and sustainable development: From the activities that have been in get by auxiliaries in part to the needs of families and partly sold for mendatankan money for the group itself by the group for continued kebutukan group activity ahead.

How did you impact natural resource use and greenhouse gas emissions?

Do not burn and cut down the tree and maintain natural wildlife. Things that have been done by auxiliaries by training with simple technology that Cook stove so that people realize the importance of preserving the forest pedesan lingdung with tdak cutting down trees and burning forests resulting in bare soil and soil erosion. Training for auxiliaries with Coock stove menpraktekan how to make the most of the material - the material is easily searchable with local materials that are around us. With the use of this product the community will no longer cut down trees and burn the forest for firewood mengabil for kitchen purposes. These activities also help society to understand on how to tackle air pollution that resulted tergangunya human health and climate change is prolonged.

Language(s)

Portuguese, Tetun, Indonesian

Water

With no wood menbang own community forest preserve nature with lingdung debt can help evaporation and increased water discharge.

Food Security/Nutrition

Communities or auxiliaries can understand the importance of keeping their harvest for family purposes and the continuation of activities through the results ayang seeds they collect.

Economic/Sustainable Development

Agricultural produce they collect for family purposes and partly marketed for household and economic needs as a Cash / Capital group to follow langjut activity.

Climate

With the knowledge of the communities are aware of the changes ikilim season calendar and plan agricultural activities that will be done in the future, for example to prepare seeds and when they are turning, planting and harvesting.

Sustainability

Economic sustainability of the group depends on the routine activities carried Oleg group / community itself with the result that they collect can be marketed for yielding currency in the interests of groups and follow-up action plan forward by group members.

Return on investment

Investment group did not do the bill in cash but their power to cultivate or farm activities. The results obtained in the store and some of the members averaged for each group.

How could we successfully replicate this solution elsewhere?

This activity has been carried out in five districts in the district viqueqeu with kerjama with international partners and local authorities, among others: CRS Timor Leste, Mercy Corp, UNDP, Oxfam and local government, among others, the Ministry of Agriculture and fisheries, Sector Environment, Forestry and the Ministry of Health Regions ,

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