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Holistic Development through Caritas MADDO's LISEFAP Activities

Explore how Caritas MADDO addresses food security, environment protection, and water access through sustainable agriculture in Rakai district. Learn about their achievements and challenges in promoting holistic development in the region.

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Holistic Development through Caritas MADDO's LISEFAP Activities

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  1. Presentation of activities byCaritas MADDO under the GMPI by Tonny Kyambadde Agricultural Extension Worker at Caritas MADDO

  2. Overview • Introduction • LISEFAP areas • Food Security • Environment • Water access • Marketing • Questions and Answers

  3. Caritas MADDO • Masaka Diocesan Development Organisation • Church basedorganisation • Since 1981 • Development department of Masaka Diocese • Offering social services and Development work in eight civic districts Vision: A society of Persons Actively Involved in Holistic Development.

  4. LISEFAP • Livelihood Improvement through Sustainable Environmentally Friendly Agriculture Production • Rakai districtpopulation of 383,501 people

  5. A need for LISEFAP Main sourceoflivelihood: agriculture Low agriculturalproduction • Food insecurity • Environmental degradation • Low accessto clean water • Low income - markets

  6. Food Security • Poor farming practices • Soil fertility degraded • Lack investment capital • High cost of inputs • Climate change effects

  7. Food Security - Activities • Training CBEAs • Compositing • Input support: crop & animal • Demo plots

  8. Food Security - Achievements

  9. Environment • Massive tree cutting • Encroachment on forest reserves, wetlands • Soil exhaustion

  10. Environmental Protection • Sensitisation • Tree nurseries • Seedling distribution • Energy saving stoves • Support to big tree planters

  11. Access to clean water • Water Sources: rivers, wetlands, rain, lakes • Water sources not protected • 52 % access to clean water (Uganda)

  12. Access to clean water - Activities • Trainings • Shallow well • Water source committees • Low cost underground water tank

  13. Poor access to markets • Farmers poorlyorganized • Nocollectivevoice • Poor roadconditions • Noaccesstomarketinformation • Novalueaddition • Exploitationfrommiddlemen

  14. Marketing • Training: leadership, cooperatives, savings & credit • Group formation and cooperatives • Support for maize mill and coffee hullers

  15. Marketing - Achievements

  16. Thank you for listeningmwebale nnyo!

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