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disseminate knowledge and innovations to
rural women farmers to improve their livehoods.
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2 national trainings (3wks each)held at JKUAT
in Feb and Aug - Participants from all
provinces in Kenya
6 regional trainings held in Nakuru,Kiambu,
Kisii, Kakamega, Nyeri, Machakos
1 workshop for DGSDOs held in June at AICAD
Trainings = agriculture , value addition, proposal writing, etc
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306 Women leaders trained
5 absorbed by the Gender ministry
(Machakos, Kitui, etc)
Others are trainers for development
organizations - World vision, Central Kenya
Dry land project, etc
5 of these trainees contracted by the Women
Enterprise Fund as facilitators to train 80,000
women
They exhibited their products at the Nyeri &
Nairobi shows
President admiring the products made by
former participants of the Program at Nyeri
Show
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one week
training held for
50 people with
disabilities
value addition,
making
detergents and
soaps, proposal
writing, etc
B. Farmer Voice Radio Project
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Collaboration with American Institute of
Research(AIR)
Objective is to enhance the use of radio as
an interactive tool for impact-driven
extension services to smallholder farmers.
Started in 2009(funding of 70,000USD)
Project Contract renewed in July and
expanded to 90,000 dollars per year
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37 students(Horticulture,
food Science and Mass
comm.
Agricultural tips of about
2min run on four stations
at least five times a day
10 minute programs on
KBC English ,Kiswahili
,Coro FM and Pwani FM.
Greenhouse production
for youth
C. Gemology Course
 for Small Scale Miners
in Taita Taveta =
Innovation Project
 Conducted 1 training
already
Expected outcome
 improved mining skills,
increased income,
 better livelihoods
D. Strategic Study of the Smallholder Dairy
Sector:
Ask Shows 2010
•Central Kenya National ASK Show at Nyeri - scooped
number 1 in 9 categories entered
•Nyeri Show = 13, 876 people toured the stand
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•Nairobi Show = 44, 150 “
• Scooped 4 trophies in Nairobi
•Kisii show CDF ordered 10 block making machines for
youth groups in the area
Ask Shows 2010 – Expenses
Expense
Nyeri
(Ksh)
Nairobi (Ksh)
Subsistence
3,013,052.00
901,000.00
Casuals
173,400.00
70,000
Materials
458,700.00
150,000
Catering
100,418.00
Rent and Tickets
166,000.00
300,000
Transport
568,540.00
94,905
Estates
100,000
116,000
Shirts & blouses
810,000
800,000
FOTEC & CPC
140,000
140,000
Grand Total
7,663,015
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Visits to The University
Receives farmers regularly
Receives over four schools weekly