Aim of the project:

• Providing an income generating business to support the CBO's Community Programs

Achievements:

• CBO members researching and selecting a maize mill business as the most viable way for generating income to sustain their preschool and home-based care program (March 07)
• boNGO providing a loan for purchasing building materials (June 07)
• CBO members constructing the maize mill building (August 07)
• Receiving a donation of 4,000 Euro (Stichting Kutseka Foundation, Holland) to purchase the maize mill (August 07)
• Initial training for the CBO members in Business Management and Mill Operation (Sept 07)
• Opening of the maize mill, steady supply of customers who appreciate the closer proximity of the mill to their community (October 07 to date)
• Continuous monitoring and assessment of the business' progress through boNGO's Program Director (October 07 to date)
• Consistent stream of profits enabling the CBO to sustain and enhance its community programs and pay back the loan

Summary and Figures:

• CBO Preschool Program - four community preschools for 200 children
• CBO Home-Based Care Program for 47 sick and elderly
• 18 months of successful operation of the maize mill
• Profit of approximately 1,100 USD to date

Goals for 2009/2010:

• Continuing regular supervision visits and loan payback. How: boNGO Program Director to regularly meet and evaluate the situation with the CBO´s Executive Committee.
• Using a part of the generated money for the construction of the Model Childcare/Community Center. How: The CBO to provide payment for local work forces and locally available resources.