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Special Edition Kigoma Joint Programme KIGOMA JOINT KIGOMA PROGRAMME SPECIAL EDITION APRIL 2020 port, we have been able to operation- ISSUE) INTRODUCTION BY THE UN RESIDENT COORDINATOR alize the programme and empower th (5 communities in Kigoma Region. The igoma Joint Programme has con- nities, refugees and migrants in the total budget of the programme (all Ktinued to compliment implemen- region. 7 themes) is about USD 63million of tation of the United Nations Develop- which about USD 30.6million has been ment Assistance Plan II (UNDAP II) at Since the last issue of the Voices From funded/committed so far. We still have sub national level by supporting devel- the Field, in March 2018, the pro- a funding gap of USD 32.4 million and opmental initiatives of Kigoma Region. gramme has achieved remarkable we welcome continued support from This second special edition of Voices progress in the field. I commend all the our current and other partners. VOICES FROM THE FIELD VOICES From the Field provides key highlights stakeholders involved in the implemen- of UN’s work in Kigoma and specifically tation of this joint programme as well I also thank the government of the brings out the voices of the host com- as Kigoma’s regional and local author- United Republic of Tanzania for their munities we are working with to imple- ities for their efforts on ensuring that sustained partnership and we remain ment the Global Goals and local devel- the interventions can positively con- committed to continuing working opment priorities. tribute to the improvement of the lives closely with them and all stakeholders of the communities in Kigoma. to ensure that no one is left behind as The programme which was launched in we jointly implement the Sustainable September 2017 has brought together I would also like express my sincere Development Goals at sub-national UN Tanzania, the Government of Tan- gratitude to the Governments of Nor- level. zania, private Sector and local com- way, Ireland, Sweden and the Korea munities to apply a comprehensive International Cooperation Agency Zlatan Milišić United Nations Resident approach in addressing a wide range (KOICA) who are currently funding the Coordinator in Tanzania of issues facing both the host commu- programme. With their generous sup- Violence Against Women and Children ABOUT THE PROGRAMME (VAWC); Empowering Adolescent Girls and Young Women through Education; he Kigoma Joint Programme (KJP) is gramme comprises of 17 UN agen- Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH); Tan area-based UN joint programme cies working across seven outcomes and Agriculture with a Focus on Devel- that cuts across multiple sectors to which are Sustainable Energy and oping Local Markets and Health + 1 improve development and human Environment (SEE); Youth and Wom- (Health, HIV and Nutrition). security in the Kigoma region. The Pro- en’s Economic Empowerment (YWEE); Continues on page 2 Continued from page 1 tions to achieve common outcomes Kigoma region has been one of the that reduce risks and vulnerabilities, KJP also builds on existing national ISSUE) th poorest regions in the country and it and contributes to a future in which programmes and lessons from other (5 carries the burden of a protracted ref- no one is left behind. The humanitar- sub-national interventions. To the ugee situation, hosting over 250,000 ian-development nexus is supported extent possible, KJP builds on national refugees and asylum-seekers from by linking together the UN’s existing initiatives, such as National Plan of Burundi and the Democratic Republic response to refugees and migrants Action to End Violence Against Women of Congo (DRC). KJP applies a compre- with an increased focus on developing and Children (NPA-VAWC), National hensive approach to address a wide the host communities. Economic Empowerment Policy and range of issues facing both the refu- The programme mainly focuses on Act, Agricultural Sector Development FROM THE FIELD VOICES gees and migrants in the region as well three districts namely Kasulu, Kibondo Plan II (ASDP 2), and National Water as the surrounding host communities. and Kakonko currently hosting refugee Sector Development Programme By supporting both, the host popula- camps although some interventions (WSDP). Under the Joint Programme, tion and refugees and migrants, the are also being carried out in other dis- UN Tanzania provides a more strategic programme forms part of the New tricts including Kigoma, Uvinza and and coordinated response to the devel- Way of Working (NWOW), focusing on Buhigwe. opment priorities in the region joint analysis, planning and interven- SEE Health + YWEE Agriculture VAWC WASH Education 2 ISSUE) VILLAGE CHICKENS VACCINATION BOOSTS FARMERS’ NUTRITION AND INCOME th (5 that action had to be taken to curb the high mortality rate which is estimated at forty-three (43) percent each year. Reported cases of mortality have at times been caused by the tendency of farmers vaccinating their chicken with VOICES FROM THE FIELD VOICES Lasota Vaccine, which requires cold storage throughout use and mostly contain a minimum dose of 1,000 chicks per vial. This contrasting with the I-2 Vaccine promoted under the vaccination programme, which is sta- ble at room temperature and can eas- ily be used from one community to the next. According to the Kakonko District A participant gives a vaccination against Newcastle disease to a chicken using a I-2 Vaccine in Kakonko Council Livestock Officer, Mr. Revelian a FAO training. Rushehela, more than 70,000 local chickens are currently being reared in My chickens will no longer die from to brooding stage which were all vac- the district, providing countless oppor- Katilo, thanks to the support pro- cinated during the first phase of the “ tunities for trade with neighbouring vided by the Kigoma Joint Programme Newcastle Disease Vaccination pro- districts and across the border, to meet in bringing the vaccination services gramme in 2019. the high demand for consumption. closer to us”. This was said by Mr. Matayo Alberto, a poultry keeper and With Newcastle Disease (locally The district received 70,000 doses of farmer from Nyamtukuza Ward in referred to as “Katilo” in the Ha lan- I-2 master seed vaccine in support of Kakonko District in Kigoma region. The guage) identified as one of the ram- a sustainable Newcastle Disease (NCD) results were realized after having man- pant contagious diseases affecting 3 vaccination programme and were able aged to keep forty-three (43) chickens poultry in the District, it was eminent Continues on page 4 Continued from page 3 chicks, the rest would be discarded to vaccinate around 92 percent of the if you have less chicks.” According to “My chickens will no longer die from ISSUE) th targeted chicks. This was achievable him, the distance and inability to store (5 Katilo, thanks to the support through the knowledge gained by 20 the vaccine, as well as associated costs Field Extension Officers and thirty (30) was discouraging them from vaccinat- provided by the Kigoma Joint community vaccinators during the ing their chickens regularly. “Under the Programme in bringing the Training of Trainers workshop con- current programme, we are spending vaccination services closer to us”. ducted by Food and Agriculture Orga- only one hundred shillings per a chick nization (FAO) in January 2019 through and have also been educated on how the UN’s Kigoma Joint Programme to control worms,” he disclosed. Ms. Mr. Matayo Alberto VOICES FROM THE FIELD VOICES whose agriculture component is imple- Suzana John, a trained Community Poultry Farmer mented by FAO, WFP, ITC and UNCDF. Vaccinator on Good Animal Husbandry and the Newcastle Diseases control “We are now certain of raising more techniques, was equipped with tools to whereby weekly markets are held chicken to maturity since the mortal- facilitate her work. “I can vaccinate up (Muhange and Malenga Market), to ity rate has been reduced through use to one hundred chicks per day through ensure chickens are vaccinated prior of vaccinations which prevent Katilo. conducting house-to-house visits in to entering the country. Our community vaccinator lives in our my village” she explained. Most of the village and whenever new chicks are farmers own mobile phones which Mr. James Rulelekana, a Commu- hatched, we just give him a call to come enable them to call when in need of my nity Vaccinator of Kabare village in and vaccinate our chicks,” acknowl- services, she added. Gwarama Ward (thirty-six kilometers edged Deogratias Semagongwa, a from Kakonko), collaborated with the poultry keeper from Muhange Ward. With adherence to the vaccination cal- Village Chairperson of the hamlet to endar and use of funds accrued from mobilize farmers in need of the NCD “It is a big saving,” said Tunguru the master seed, the District Coun- vaccine. The message was conveyed to Busongye from Nyamtukuza Ward cil has been able to conduct a second the community days before campaign adding: “We used to travel 60 kilome- phase of vaccination campaign. To and feedback provided to the commu- ters from this village to Kakonko to buy date, twenty-five thousand (25,000) nity vaccinator. vaccines. Transport would cost twenty chicks have been vaccinated under thousand shillings plus ten thousand the ongoing campaign. The District Based on the agreed terms set by the for the vaccines. That vaccine was only Livestock Officer also insisted that a District, each poultry keeper is required valid for single use on one thousand strategy is in place at the border points to pay one hundred shillings per chick 4 Continues on page 5 Continued from page 4 tion programmes in the Districts have Ambassador to Tanzania, expressed ISSUE) /chicken for the service. From these provided a nice boost to the incomes her desire to see a sustainable vaccina- th (5 funds, thirty-five shillings is returned of community members, through sell- tion programme thriving in Kakonko, to the District to purchase more vac- ing eggs and chicken, which is among as well as other districts of the region.
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