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Field handbook • Scientific and Technical Department Almost 65% of those interviewed declared that with the IGA they are able to address their basic needs. Once again differences may be noted between Christian and Moslem beneficiaries. 49% of the Christians can address their basic daily needs while 78% do for the Moslems. Conclusion: success or failure • Success In general, the IGA distribution had a positive impact on the IDPs economy. According to the IDPs interviewed, 75% of those interviewed managed to earn incomes. The main positive results are that the IDPs can: 1. Get incomes to buy needed items and make a living (rice, sugar, vegetable, fish etc) 2. Develop an economic activity 3. Even if there are no significant and regular incomes, the activity generated by the kits helps the family to improve its food security situation by saving money or increasing its food production • Failure 18% of the kits are not used and 25% of the families are without additional incomes. The main reasons are: 1. Quality of the kit (bad quality of the boats distributed and size of the nets not adapted) 2. Dry Season (for the farming activity) 3. Lack of knowledge about the community organisation The impact of the IGA distribution is stronger in the Moslem community (for 85% it had a positive impact) than in the Christian community (for 73% it had a positive impact). For 79% of those interviewed the IGA distribution had a positive impact while for 19% of them the distribution neither changed or had any impact on their household economy. This statement is contradictory with the results of incomes in the Christian community, higher on average than in the Moslem community. But this question may be distorted by the fact that the Christian community is more inclined to complain about the assistance given, than the Moslem community, generally very grateful for any kind of assistance received. According to the results of the PDM, the number of unused kits is quite high (especially for Fishing Group & Individual), ¼ of the population interviewed having no incomes. According to the initial objectives this is the main failure of this programme. INCOME GENERATING ACTIVITIES: A KEY CONCEPT IN SUSTAINABLE FOOD SECURTIY 209
➔ Nevertheless, except for few cases where the community itself did not identify the proper kit (incomplete fishing nets instead of complete ones) the responsibilities for the problems are coming from ACF. The beneficiaries have been well targeted, the programme of assistance and activities identified were relevant but some items distributed did not allow the beneficiaries to work in good conditions. • Recommendations Concerning the IGA kits • To give raw materials needed (flour, sugar, petrol…) at least for the first two or three months of the activity. This is particularly important for the food meals process, which requires at the beginning a lot of basic ingredients (possible to distribute at the same time as the kit). Providing small capital used only for the activity setting up is also an idea to be considered. • To increase the global price of the kits to a minimum of 100 USD. • The farming kit: fewer types of seed but more specified quantity will be more efficient. Possibilities to develop long-term crops (cocoa, coffee, rice) and especially rice could be considered (Maluku province is not self sufficient in terms of rice). Concerning the follow-up • In order to evaluate the impact of an IGA programme a regular follow-up of some “test” families is compulsory. Those families are in possession of a weekly in and out book. Therefore, the families should be trained and checked on a regular basis. This monitoring is time consuming but is the best way to observe the real work of a family and to check motivation, improvement and possible problems. • Training should be provided to the families who have decided to launch a new activity. • <strong>Action</strong> contre la Faim has ordered the construction of canoes to local contractors but the canoes received and distributed are of very bad quality despite an adequate budget allocated to obtain good canoes. It is the responsibility of the logistic department to find qualitative items, to negotiate good contacts and to follow up the process of construction thereafter. Concerning the targeting process and the results expected • In order to avoid misunderstanding on the items and activities identified by the selected families, the methodology of identification of the kits should be improved: samples of items, brand and quality requested… • More explanations about the expected results should be discussed with the families (hypothesis of income, places of implementation, problems to be anticipated…). 210 INCOME GENERATING ACTIVITIES: A KEY CONCEPT IN SUSTAINABLE FOOD SECURTIY
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