An Introduction to Ustadi by George Mazuri. USTADI is an initiative of Netherlands Development Organization (SNV), Humanist Institute for Cooperation with Developing Countries (HIVOS) and a consortium of other ‘thought leaders’ intended to create a market embedded capacity development facility as a means to support localization and sustainability of capacity development services in Kenya.
3. USTADI – Who are We?
• The Kenya Local Capacity Development Facility- Now Known Locally
(branded) as USTADI - www.ustadi.org . USTADI is a Kiswahili
word for being ‘Skilful’,
• Part of a Global Network of initiatives initially started by SNV – the
LCDFs
• A response to systemic bottlenecks in the CDS environment in Kenya.
(access, quality; standards) of CDS
FOCUS: Mainly sub-national/Rural level.
4. Some CD Bottlenecks in Kenya
Most funds for CD spent at national level
Most services designed between funder and
service provider
Providers are concentrated in 1-2 major towns .
Overall conclusion:
For local actors, the CD ‘market’ is erratic, difficult to access, not transparent
and quality of services unpredictable and too costly.
Overall conclusion:
For local actors, the CD ‘market’ is erratic, difficult to access, not transparent
and quality of services unpredictable and too costly.
5. Aga Khan Foundation
WATER SERVICES TRUST FUND (WSTF)
ICEBERG Consultants
COBTRAD
Enterprise Fund
Consortium Members
6. Why USTADI? - Strategic Drivers/Considerations
1. Inadequate Demand in the market for CDS
o Information on opportunities, actors and intelligence
o Market barriers such as: not affordable, inappropriate, unavailable or out of
reach.
2. Inadequate Supply of quality CDS in the market
o Information, Availability, Pricing, Attitude, Quacks vs Standards
2. Distorted CD market
o due to development partners / funders demanding capacity development
7. What do we do?
• Promotes CD as the “CORE” and not as an “ADD-ON”
• Empower Rural entrepreneurs to use professional CDS to
support their enterprises for increased incomes & profits.
Products and Services
Market Facilitation Services
Enhancing the local service environment to
create better linkages between supply and
demand of services
Capacity
Development
Markets
Online tender portal and
Online tender portal and
expert directory
(PREXKenya.com)
expert directory
(PREXKenya.com)
TA Support & Investment
Management Services
Facilitating Capacity Development:
Cost sharing matching fund for smallholders
Rural Organizations acquiring
Business & Professional Services
8. How we do it…
IMPLEMENTATION IS IMPLEMENTATION IS TTHHRROOUUGGHH TTHHRREEEE KKEEYY PPIILLLLAARRSS
National LCDF Mechanism
National LCDF Mechanism
Best practice, Evidence, Advocacy, Learning standards, Agenda
Best practice, Evidence, Advocacy, Learning standards, Agenda
setting for CD
setting for CD
CDS Market
place one stop
shop for
Water and
Agriculture
DEMAND
Farmers’
Associations
water users
DEMAND
Farmers’
Associations
water users
SUPPLY
Support
organizations
Agribusiness
Service providers
SUPPLY
Support
organizations
Agribusiness
Service providers
Finance Mechanism
Drivers of CDS national
level Actors in CDS Forums
Information from
communities about CDS
demand
Suppliers seeking to reach
communities
Financiers seeking to invest
in Local Development
interact through the Market
Place
9. Slogan: Empower – Connect - Prosper
pprroossppeerr pprroossppeerr
Demand Side
(Users of Services)
Demand Side
(Users of Services)
Supply Side
Supply Side
(Providers of Services)
(Providers of Services)
Key Questions
What CDS gaps?
Key Questions
What CDS gaps?
Is it info?
Availability?
Affordability?
Standards? Etc.
Is it info?
Availability?
Affordability?
Standards? Etc.
Key Questions
Key Questions
Is the supply available?
Is the supply aware?
Can it match the gaps?
Is the supply available?
Is the supply aware?
Can it match the gaps?
Quality?
Quality?
What are supply gaps? etc
What are supply gaps? etc
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11. Climate change
What is Climate Change?
What are the effects of Climate Change?
Tackling Climate Change.
o Climate change mitigation
o Climate change adaptation
•USTADI and climate change
12. Definition
•United Nations Forum Convention on Climate Change
(UNFCCC) defines Climate Change as ‘a change of climate which is
attributed directly or indirectly to human activity that alters the
composition of the global atmosphere and which is in addition to natural
climate variability observed over comparable time periods.
Climate change may be due to natural internal processes or external
forcings, or due to persistent anthropogenic changes in the composition of
the atmosphere or in land use
13. Effects of Climate Change
Severe droughts
and heat waves
Heavy rains
Extreme Weather Events
Stronger storms
15. Rising sea levels
+ 3.1 mm per year
http://maps.grida.no/go/graphic/trends-in-sea-level-1870-2006
• Sea levels are rising due
to thermal expansion
and melting glaciers
and ice caps
• Average global sea
levels have risen 17 cm
during 20th century and
may rise 28-58 cm by
Global mean sea level rise from 1870 - 2006 2100
16. Warming of poles and loss of sea ice
Collapse of Wilkins Ice Shelf, Antarctica
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Study/WilkinsIceSheet/
17. Tackling Climate change
Climate Change Mitigation:
actions taken to permanently eliminate or reduce the long-term
risk and hazards of climate change to human life,
property.
Climate Change adaptation:
refers to the ability of a system to adjust to climate change
(including climate variability and extremes) to moderate
potential damage, to take advantage of opportunities, or to
cope with the consequences.
18. Kenya is highly vulnerable to CC impacts
Vulnerability
Vulnerability is the degree to which a system is susceptible to, and unable to cope
with, adverse effects of climate change, including climate variability and extremes.
Vulnerability is a function of the character, magnitude, and rate of climate change
and variation to which a system is exposed, its sensitivity, and its adaptive
capacity
Resilience
The ability of a social or ecological system to absorb disturbances while retaining the
same basic structure and ways of functioning, the capacity for self organization, and
the capacity to adapt to stress and change.
19. Project:
Kilifi Integrated Climate Change Adaptation Project (ACT-DFID)
Mainly Adaptation:
Aim: Increasing Resilience and Reducing Vulnerability
Location:
4 Sub counties in Kilifi County (ASAL Areas)
Goal:
Improved livelihoods through climate smart agriculture (CSA)
agriculture and marketing in Kilifi County
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USTADI and Climate Change
20. Objectives:
1. To strengthen the capacity of NSAs to advocate for Climate Change
policies in Kilifi County
•Formation of the NSAs Network in Kilifi County
•Sensitization sessions with the NSAs role in advocacy for climate change policies in Kilifi county
•Identification of capacity gaps related climate change advocacy
2. To increase Climate Change Resilience by 26,000 farmers in the Four
Sub Counties of Kilifi County.
•Training of TOTs/Private Service Providers on Climate Smart Agriculture
•Dissemination of Climate Smart Agricultural Technologies
3. Improved marketing accessibility of farm produce by smallholder
farmers.
•Linkage to markets (skills / commodity)
•Subscription of farmers with ICT systems for information access
•Processing and Value addition for market penetration
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USTADI and Climate Change
21. Zai pits farming technology
Farmers of Marafa – Magarini Sub County – Kilifi County
constructing zai pits in rotation
Maize plants planted in zai pits. The crops are very green and
healthy. The yield per zai pit is 3 kgs of maize. An acre has 1,770
zai pits.
22. Growing of drought tolerant crops:
Green grams – pojo crops. This is one of the drought
tolerant crop grown in Marafa- Magarini Sub County
A farmer seen harvesting peagon peas- Mkunde- one of the
drought tolerant crop that does well with little rains in Kilifi
County.
24. Current Programs & Areas of Operation
No Program Area Supported by
1 Facilitating Capacity Development Services (CDS) at
the local level (TA and CDS Grants for Rural
Enterprises in WASH)(Cashew, Local poultry, Dairy,
Renewable Energy, horticulture)
Western Kenya, Eastern and
Coast (Kilifi county only)
Netherlands Development
Organization (SNV)
2 Improving Performance of Agro-enterprises through
Professional Capacity Development Services and
Market Facilitation (African Birds Eye Chilie – ABEC -
Kilifi; Pineapples –Homabay/Migori; Seaweed –
Kwale)
Kilifi, Kwale, Migori, and
Homabay Counties
HIVOS International
3 Youth Entrepreneurship Facility (grants to support
youth enterprises. USTADI is the implementing partner
in Kenya (Open ended)
25 projects Country wide ILO Youth –to- Youth Fund
(YEF-ILO)
4 Kilifi Integrated Climate Change Adaptation Project
(KICCAP)
(Cashew, Maize, Sorghum, legumes etc)
Kilifi County (Kaloleni,
Ganze, and Malindi, Marafa
Sub counties)
ACT! (Act-Change
Transform)
5 Up-scaling Seaweed Farming and Fresh Marine Fish
Marketing
(Seaweed and Fresh Marine Fish)- CANCO
Kilifi and Kwale ACT! (Act-Change
Transform)
25. Contact Information
USTADI Foundation
3rd Ngong Avenue,
Upperhill Gardens Apt-E-01
P.O Box 38344-00100, Nairobi – Kenya
Cell +254 712177942/707387313/704404571/710180452
Email: info@ustadi.org/george.mazuri@ustadi.org
What is the project about?
Define the goal of this project
Is it similar to projects in the past or is it a new effort?
Define the scope of this project
Is it an independent project or is it related to other projects?
* Note that this slide is not necessary for weekly status meetings
What is the project about?
Define the goal of this project
Is it similar to projects in the past or is it a new effort?
Define the scope of this project
Is it an independent project or is it related to other projects?
* Note that this slide is not necessary for weekly status meetings
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statistics from IPCC physical science of climate change, 2007 (http://www.ipcc.ch/pdf/assessment-report/ar4/wg1/ar4-wg1-spm.pdf)
Greater frequency of:
Heat waves
Heavy precipitation events
Tropical Cyclones in North Atlantic
Strong storms
Rising intensity of storms, forest fires, droughts, flooding, heat waves
82% of Mt. Kilimanjaro’s glacier has disappeared since first surveyed in 1912
Another sign of climate change is that worldwide, snow cover is melting and glaciers are retreating.
The graph on the left shows the change in area of land (in millions of km) globally that is under snow cover- and it is clear that this area has declined significantly in recent years.
In addition to losses in snow cover, glaciers are melting in almost all regions of the world- often at a very alarming rate.
For example, Moutn Kilimanjaro in Kenya has lost almost 82% of its glacier, and much of this melting has occurred in the last decade (as seen in the photo above).
left graphic (Image by NASA of Kilimanjaro's rapidly melting glacier. 82% of it has disappeared since it was first surveyed back in 1912. The image shows the difference in only seven years. ) (http://www.mounteverest.net/news.php?id=1361)
right graphic (http://www.ipcc.ch/graphics/gr-ar4-syr.htm)
Mountain glaciers and snow cover have declined
The Arctic provides a striking illustration of the impacts of climate change on people and places. Sea ice has shrunk substantially, and coastal ice melts three weeks earlier than it did just 30 years ago. The area of sea lost since 1979 is greater than California, Texas and Maryland combined.
The bald truth is that Earth’s polar ice caps are melting at an alarming rate. The cause? Global climate change.
Across the world, the warming tempratures are melting glaciers and causing sea water to expand, resulting in increases in the overall sea level.
IN the last 100 years, global sea levels have risn an average of 17 cm, and are projected to rise 28-58 by 2100.
From 1961 to 1993, sea levels rose at a rate of 1.8 mm/yr; and since 1993 at a rate of 3.1 mm/ya
Sea levels are rising due to thermal expansion and melting glaciers and icecaps
These rising seas level pose risk to people and ecosystems living in coastal areas and low-lying islands
Another sign of climate change are the rising sea levels.
(island info – UN Office of the High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States, 2007, UN NY)
(graph and text to right)
put in “Trends in sea level, 1870 – 2006
sea levels have risen 17 cm during 20th century
projected to rise 28-58 cm by end of 21st century
http://www.ipcc.ch/graphics/gr-ar4-syr.htm
graph of sea level in se usa (http://www.gfdl.noaa.gov/~tk/climate_dynamics/climate_impact_webpage.html)
Sea levels are rising due to a combination of :
thermal expansion (water expands as it gets hotter)
Glaciers melting
Greenland ice sheet melting
Antartic ice sheet melting
Rate of sea level rise is increasing: from 1961-1993, sea levels rose an average of 0.4 mm/yr’ from 1993 to 2003, sea levels have risen 1.6 mm/yr (
Wilkins Ice Shelf (indication of increasing warming temps/happening quicker than expected – scientists did not expect ice shelf to break for another 15 years)
Arctic temperature has increased at twice global average rate in past 100 years
Average Arctic sea ice extent has shrunk by 2.7% per decade
Aerial foto- intact on Feb 28th- top is intact; bottom is with all of the debris
part that broke off (160 square miles) is 7 times size of manhattan
Warming expected to be greatest at the poles (2-3X global average) and least in the tropics
a
Warming of the Artic slide 9
Artic temperatures increased at twice the global average rate in the past 100 years.
Average Artic sea ice xtent has shrunk by 2.7% per decade
Collapsing ice shelves in the Antartic slide 10 (or combine with slide 9)
Mention recent collapse of the large ice shelf in Antartic
left graphic (http://www.ipcc.ch/graphics/gr-ar4-syr.htm)
Mountain glaciers and snow cover have declined
The Arctic provides a striking illustration of the impacts of climate change on people and places. Sea ice has shrunk substantially, and coastal ice melts three weeks earlier than it did just 30 years ago. The area of sea lost since 1979 is greater than California, Texas and Maryland combined.
The bald truth is that Earth’s polar ice caps are melting at an alarming rate. The cause? Global climate change.
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