Canadian Rotary Collaboration for International Development (CRCID) 1579 Hyde Park Road – London, ON – N6H 5L4 Phone: (519) 473-2100 – Fax: (519) 471-8982 Email: [email protected] - Website: www.crcid.org Supported by the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) and participating Rotary Clubs January 3, 2007 Rotary Club of Petawawa C/o Project Contact and President Tamara Yankovich 830 Lubitz Road Pembroke, ON K8A 6W6 Dear President Yankovich: Re: CRCID Project #2002.041; TRF #23552; School Vegetable Garden, Honduras Thank you for submitting your final report to CRCID, which indicates the immediate results of your initiative, School Vegetable Garden in Honduras. The CRCID office has reviewed your report and finds it complete for our records. We hope that you have also shared your report with your partners. Future plans include customary monitoring by CRCID, and submission of all of your experiences to the CRCID webpage. You will be notified prior to either of these events. We look forward to submitting your success and experiences to the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), who in turn will submit these on to parliament and the appropriate Canadian Embassy. CRCID would like to congratulate the Rotary Clubs of Petawawa and Tegucigalpa on the successful completion of a worthy World Community Service project. Best regards, Rtn. Kevin Webb CAO – CRCID KJW/dt CC Bruce O’Callaghan, CRCID Member, District 7040 President Chairman C.A.O. David Robinson John Eberhard Kevin J. Webb CRCID Final Report Guidelines 2002-03 Page 1 of 15 CRCID MG# 2002.041 Final Report CRCID Final Report Guidelines 2002-03 These headings correspond to the CRCID Final Report Form, available in computer format for your convenience. Project Goals This section outlines how you helped and impacted the community. Project Background – Previous Situation: Describe the location of the project within the country and give a summary of the social and economic situation in which the project was carried out, including: • a description of the beneficiary community including its geographic location, population size, key economic, social and cultural characteristics, (the type of information which is relevant here will depend on the nature of the project) • how and what the community identified as their primary need and how this project addressed this need • a summary of the past conditions the project meant to address, including: o Qualitative (Descriptive) indicators of the past situation o Quantitative (Measurable, statistical) indicators of the past situation o A comparison of the above to your project goals, and your actual results • any other information you wish to include Honduras is one of the poorest countries in the Western Hemisphere with an extraordinarily unequal distribution of income. Per capita GDP is only $2,600 US at purchasing power parity, with agriculture forming 18% of the economy. The population of Honduras is approximately 6.5 million, and the proportion of the population under the age of 14 is 41.8%, with roughly equal numbers of males and females. In 1993, 53% of the population was estimated to be below the poverty line. [Source: CIA World Factbook, 2003]. Malnutrition among Honduran children ranges between 57% and 80%, with some of the worst affected regions in the rural areas. Similar numbers of adults are affected. By addressing the problem at an early age, this project hopes to promote a higher level of nutrition to future adults. The Honduran Government, with support of PMA (Program Mundial de Alimentacion) [World Food Program], an Organisation of the United Nations, is committed to delivering one meal daily to about 400,000 children in public schools of marginal and rural areas (Figure 1 and Table 1). CRCID Final Report Guidelines 2002-03 Page 2 of 15 Figure 1: Geographical distribution contributed as part of the school meal project in 2005 (Source of Map: World Food Program Database). Table 1: Composition of a meals provided to each child participating in the Honduras School Gardens Project. Type of Food Quantity No. of Protein Produced (in grams) Calories Content Iron Vitamin A Rice 70 252 4 3 - Corn 70 253 6.6 1.8 8 Corn-Soya Blend 20 76 3.6 3.7 100 Oil 10 90 - - - Beans 30 103 7 2 0.08 TOTAL 200 774 21.2 10.5 108.08 a This ration satisfies 35% of the caloric value for children between 4 and 14 year of age and 60% of their daily protein requirements. CRCID Final Report Guidelines 2002-03 Page 3 of 15 This project complements other basic programs including “school meals” and “glasses of milk” that will enrich the diet of children in these schools. The overall national plan is to establish 1,000 vegetable gardens each year over a period of 5 years (Figure 2). 1000000 191,489 167,418 158,907 149,503 164,068 90,490 100000 10000 2,018 1,588 1,814 1,281 1,502 1000 542 Total No. per Year 100 10 1 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Year No. of Schools No. of School Children Figure 2: Number of schools and school children benefiting from the program per year. The CRCID [#2002.041] and Rotary Foundation Matching Grant [MG 23552] funded project formed one small, but self-contained, contribution by Rotarians towards this effort, which resulted in the establishment of 387 vegetable gardens in the Department of Francisco Morazan, Honduras (Table 2, Figs 3 and 4). This corresponds to about 39% of the Honduran national annual target for school garden construction. Francisco Morazan contains the capital city, Tegucigalpa, in which the partner Rotary Club (Rotary Club of Tegucigalpa) is located. CRCID Final Report Guidelines 2002-03 Page 4 of 15 Figure 3: Map of the Departments of Honduras. Francisco Morazan is the large white department stretching from the centre of the country towards the El Salvador border. CRCID Final Report Guidelines 2002-03 Page 5 of 15 Table 2: List of municipalities in the Department of Francisco Morazan in which school vegetable gardens were funded through this grant. The numbers of schools gardens funded per municipality is given in the right hand column. The number in the left hand column corresponds to the numbers given to the municipalities in Fig 4. Muncipiality No. Municipality Name No. of Schools 1 Distrito Central 100 2 Alubarén 10 3 Cedros 32 4 Curarén 19 5 El Porvenir - 6 Guaimaca - 7 La Libertad - 8 La Venta 22 9 Lepaterique 31 10 Maraita - 11 Marale - 12 Nueva Armenia - 13 Ojojona 16 14 Orica - 15 Reitoca 10 16 Sabanagrande 21 17 San Antonio de Oriente- - 18 Sanbuenaventura 7 19 San Ignacio - 20 San Juan de Flores 41 21 San Miguelito - 22 Santa Ana 11 23 Santa Lucía 9 24 Talanga 27 25 Tatumbla 12 26 Vallecillo - 27 Valle de Angeles 19 28 Villa de San Francisco 28 Total 387 CRCID Final Report Guidelines 2002-03 Page 6 of 15 Figure 4. Map of the Department of Francisco Morazan. The numbered municipalities correspond to the numbers given in Table 2. CRCID Final Report Guidelines 2002-03 Page 7 of 15 Outcomes (project goals): Use this section to describe the current benefits to the people of the community, including: • how this project is currently addressing the primary causes of poverty • the effects on all groups and people involved, including the role of men and women in the community, including: o Qualitative (Descriptive) results o Quantitative (Measurable, statistical) results • how many people are currently benefiting directly from the project • how this project fits into a larger and/or future project (if applicable) • any other information you wish to include As students are involved in the planting, growing and irrigation of vegetables, Vegetable Gardens for Honduran Elementary Schools is providing an educational experience. Students are learning good agricultural practices that are leading to improved nutrition and ultimately, to a better state of health. The scale of participation is dependent on the size of each school, with an average of 50 children participate at each site, resulting in a direct benefit by approximately 19,350 school children per year and an indirect benefit by many more. For example, as students take this information home, this project will ultimately lead to better practices outside of the school. Fundamental to the project is the involvement of the parents of school children, who are being made aware of the need to combat malnutrition. Tools and knowledge provided by this project can be used to teach these skills to future students attending each school. The project also includes education on the preparation, hygiene and consumption of foods. The food grown at each school is being used in each school to help feed the children. This project addresses poverty by improving agricultural knowledge and level of nutrition. This will result in a better state of health enabling people to be more productive. This Rotary project forms a self-contained part of a goal of adding 1,000 school gardens per year for 5 years throughout Honduras. CRCID Final Report Guidelines 2002-03 Page 8 of 15 Impact (long-term effects): The achievements of your club and partners should enable the beneficiary community to increase their standard of living and create new opportunities in the future. Outline any anticipated impacts, including: • how this project will addresses the primary causes of poverty in an extended period of time • any new activities that may be possible in the community after the outcomes have been achieved, including any current plans • how many people are expected to benefit indirectly from the project • how this project and any possible new activities will enable the entire community to become more self-sustaining • how this project fits into any current or future projects (if applicable) • any plans to monitor the project or visit the project site • any plans to continue communications with your partners • any other information you wish to include The scope of the project is widespread, ultimately influencing a total of 387 elementary schools that are located in rural areas of Francisco Morazan, Honduras (Table 2, Figures 3 and 4).