Tips for cattle and small animal care and management

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Peak of success: Irrigation channel turned unfertile land to cultivable/ LGCDP/ sindhuli DDC

Peak of success: Irrigation channel turned unfertile land to cultivable

A village Majhuwa in Majhuwa VDC  of Sindhuli district, unfertile land transformd into irrigated fertile land with the effort of CAC and support of small infrastructure project grant.

Majhuwa is a far remote settlement near Sindhuli gadhi, where mixed community of tamang, hayu, dalit, janjati, and others. People of this village was facing problem of food scarcity and daily life was hardship and people have to walk to urban town to search of employment. The land was non-irrigated upland (pakho bari), hard to dig and cultivate hardly maize and millets with spade; resulting to food deficit. Earlier, the place was so romantic scenery and greenery because of natural diversity. Due to impact of global warming, the source of water has been decreased. This has added more difficulty for daily life activities.    

A citizen awareness center (CAC) in Majhuwa VDC was formed in year 2068 B.S. of 30 members of poor and vulnerable households with support of DDC, Sindhuli and LGCDP.  The CAC was initiated with weekly RefLECT classes on civil rights and citizen empowerment from the SEEDs Nepal Sindhuli social mobilizer. For livelihood improvement of poor and vulnerable The CAC was assisted a small infrastructure grant of Rs. 315 thousands from VDC under DDC Sindhuli/LGCDP. The members of CAC participatory discussed in CAC weekly meeting regarding the selection of small infrastructure, process of expenditure and construction process. They have selected an irrigation channel for cultivating land. As their dream was to see the paddy panicles should be flagging in their marginal up land. With the support of SM Mr Yubraj Dahal and VDC officials, they have constructed irrigation channel of about 250 meters. In addition to CAC members, 8 more families from the Majhuwa contributed Rs 65 thousands and worked for 30 days from each HHs (Rs 515 thousands cost value).

This is benefited to 250 people of 38 HHs and irrigate to about 50 ropani lands. This year, people of this region was able to grow paddy and happy with paddy panicle flagging in their land. This canal not only made the land irrigated also made easy to drink water to animal, washing kitchen utensil and bathing too, Chairperson Ms Rita Rai (Hayu) said. Women feel happy as reduced work load to carry water from far distance water sources. They enjoyed eating rice from their own land. Now, plenty of time and money have saved for bringing rice from market. Due to insured irrigation they can grow various cash crops around the year. They feel breakthrough for them as multiplier effect of channel construction, as dream.  They have forgotten the hard work and continued labor while constructing the channel, when they saw the water near their house and farm. Their future plan is to grow tomato, cauliflower, cabbage, cucurbits, etc. as off-farm vegetables for better livelihood. They will maintain and repair themselves as they endeavored hard to achieve. In addition, they have also mobilized Rs. 100 thousands LIP grant for income generation activities among the member in goat, pig rearing and snack shop.

“We can change our live style if we collectively plan, work hard and determine, proved by the small infrastructure project grant” said Chairperson Ms Rai. They are thankful to DDC and LGCDP for change in their lives.

Mr Yubraj Dahal (SM) & Mr Ujjwal Dhakal (SM coordinator Seeds)

To earn, no need of big capital and education: Chameli Sarki of LGCDP

To earn, no need of big capital and education: Chameli Sarki

Ms Chameli Sarki, is a member of Citizen Awareness Centre (CAC) among 23 members in Kamalamai Municipality Ward no. 15 of Sindhuli District, her easier lives because of effective utilization of LIP grant in poultry and pig rearing.

Figure 1: Poultry house from chick to chicken

Ms Sarki of 32 years in Kulokhola village was living with husband and children with enormous struggle. As her husband Mr Bhakta Bahadur Sarki was separated from his parents after one and half years of marriage. The family was regularly quarrelling due to food scarcity and poverty. Two mothers-in-law was serious problem for quarrel. “We received 2 Kg rice, ruined clothes for covering and few simple cooking pots with 1 kattha land and 1.5 years daughter while separation with parents”, said simple literate Ms Sarki. The life was so tragedy they had to pass night using straw mat in cold season, when any guest arrived in house. Only husband was working in daily wages and Ms Sarki was working in occasional labor in village. Their life was wondering due to lack of awareness and access to various assets in community.

When Kulokhola CAC of poor and excluded households (HHs) was formed in the ward in 2068 BS, knowledge and importance of sanitation, vital registration, rights and responsibilities, participation and representation in citizen organization was known due to weekly ReFLECT classes. Ms Sarki was nominated as chairperson of the CAC.

Figure 2 Pakki pig shed for piggery

Though, I was not able to introduce myself, now I can speak well in mass, can teach others on women right and women based violence with sanitation, women health, vital registration, social evils and government services. She express very glad to represent from Dalit community in any public functions. With the support of LIP grant of Rs 100 thousands, was received for income generation for poor and disadvantaged HHs. She has received Rs 20 thousands for better daily lives to establish local level poultry farming in minimum interest since Jesth, 2072 BS. She has started with 150 chicks reached to above 200 and has harvested and marketed 3 lots. “It has fetched around Rs. 45 thousands and encouraged me and my husband”, said by Ms Sarki. This has supported to have food easily morning and evening. She paid all installments of first loan from the poultry income. She has again received Rs. 25 thousands credit to start pig rearing to earn more money. She has started with two piglets constructing improved pig shed. One pig of Rs. 15 thousands cost value is ready to sell. She planned to do poultry and piggery in a commercial way. Now, Ms Sarki has felt happy to educate 3 children in addition to expenses in food, clothing and other family expenses. “To earn money, no need of huge capital”, said Ms chameli Sarki. She is happier to engage her husband in poultry and piggery business.

Source: Ms Beli BK (Social Mobilizer, Kamalamai mun, ward 15)