CO = Community WI = WithoutBOR = Borders A = Association

Acronym COWIBORA

When people come together and work as a team, they can achieve great results…

VISION & MISSION Create Community Wealth through integrated Development in the Local

neighborhoods.

VISION Reach and empower the local communities and work

with them to create wealth by sharing reliable information.

VISION Wealth creation Through reliable information

VISION

Reach and empower the local communities and work with them to create wealth by sharing reliable information

MISSION

Build relationships and trust by sharing reliable information

PROGRAMS

1. ICT Expedition

2. Trees for life program

3. Greenhouse Agri-business

4. Empowerment & Leadership Training

5. More to come…

The ICT Expedition(Information & Communication Technology)

EVERYONE must embrace ICT– To find information– To communicate– To be up to date– To create wealth

This is a journey because we must change the mindset that ICT is very difficult and can only be done by very skilled people

OUR STRATEGY

The CREDO

Go to the peopleLive among themLearn from themPlan with themWork with them

Start with what they knowBuild on what they have

Teach by showingLearn by doing

Not a showcase but a patternNot odds and ends but a system

Not piecemeal but an integrated approachNot to conform but to transform

Not relief but release

Our Entry Point

THE TREES FOR LIFE PROGRAM

SHARING RELIABLE INFORMATION

Currently the Kenya forest cover is below 1.7%, which is far much below the internationally recommended 10%

The Government has a target of planting over 7 billion trees by 2030

The Trees for Life Program

The Government is putting a lot of effort in tree planting, but the target can only be achieved if other players are involved

The aim of the Trees for Life Program is to produce tree seedlings and manpower for this purpose

1. Involve the community, especially the Youth, in tree planting (Kazi Kwa Vijana)

2. Establish tree nurseries

3. Involve schools through the Eco-Schools program (Environment Club)

4. Create income and add value to the community

5. Expand or establish a school computer lab

6. Introduce Greenhouse agri-business

7. Create a micro-climate

APPROACH

Site Requirements

Adequate space Security Water all year round Workers/Eco-Ambassadors

HOW YOU CAN HELP

Contribute in cash or kind for the establishment of a tree nursery

Tree Nursery Construction

Fencing Materials (poles and chainlink fence/barbed wire) Poles for sheds & covers/shading net for seedbed and

young seedlings Forest soil, sand and ballast + transport Potting bags Seeds Manure/Fertilizer Equipments & Tools (spades, jembes, wheelbarrow,

watering cans etc) Watering System (water pump,water tank, hosepipes) Store for keeping equipment

Key stakeholder

NEMA, TARDA, KFS, Nairobi River Waterfalls Conservancy, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Kenya Wildlife Service, Nature Kenya, Greenbelt Movement, Local Authorities and various environment groups

GREENHOUSE AGRI-BUSINESS