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Branding strategy The Program office in Chamanga has a sign with the USAID and EcoCostas logos. In the interior
of the office, there are maps and educational posters displayed with SUCCESS Program logos. Two hundred and fifty copies of each of the “Chame Culture and Family Gardening Manuals”
with institutional logos have been distributed to the local promoters, NGOs, Municipal governments, Parrish Committees, high schools, the School Network and local leaders. In
cooperation with InWent, branded materials such as maps of the estuary and educational materials on solid waste management and climate change have been prepared and distributed in
the School Network. Branding guidelines will be adhered to for upcoming publications and materials for Year 3: water
quality study, chame feasibility study, report on medicinal plants, report on organic agriculture for passion fruit and cacao, governance study on shrimp and maps.
Tasks, Milestones, Dates, Status, Comments Tasks still pending, completed during, or added as of December 31, 2006
Task and Milestones Date Due
Status CommentsChallenges
Constraints
Promotion of diversified livelihood options for coastal communities in the Cojimies estuary to raise incomes and promote more conservation oriented practices
Establish Livelihood Diversification Fund for
sustainability of local economic development
November 2005
Delayed Small grants for beekeeping and
chame production provided; establishment of wider funding base
delayed due to personnel transition; new efforts targeted to start January
2007
Produce extension manuals December
2005 Completed
Chame culture and gardening manuals completed; 250 copies of
each distributed to stakeholders; beekeeping manual draft completed
and used for training, but final publication postponed until more
people are in training
1.1 Develop diversified mariculture technologies using indigenous species chame
Livelihood diversification pilot projects
Ongoing Ongoing Chame production had three harvests; restocking, training and
data collection continue Prepare business plans with
stakeholders for various livelihood alternatives
Ongoing On-going
First phases of studies for chame, completed; data collection
continues and each report to be updated as needed
Integrate information obtained from Neuvo
Milenio trials into single document with economic
December 2006
Completed Report submitted end of 2006
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business plan; post to Internet and distribute to
stakeholders Continue to monitor and
document chame development; evaluate
production economics and price variations during the
year in wetlands and ponds stocked with chame and
shrimp
On going On track
Data continues to be collected on chame production and economics
Research and document marketing channels for
chame On going
On track Data continues to be collected
1.2 Expand beekeeping livelihood to additional women beneficiaries Livelihood diversification
pilot projects Ongoing
Ongoing Beekeeping continues; equipment
for improved processing purchased; plans underway for additional
training and expansion in early 2007
Prepare business plans with stakeholders for the various
livelihood alternatives Ongoing
On-going First phases of studies for bees
completed; data collection continues and each report to be
updated as needed
Improve product quality through technical assistance
to use centrifugefilters for processing
On going Delayed
Centrifuge purchased; first use awaiting next honey harvest
1.3 Document impacts of backyard gardening activities and preparation of medicinal plant gardens
Livelihood diversification pilot projects
Ongoing Ongoing
Re-initiation of family gardens postponed pending rainy season
December-January and completion of feasibility study;
medicinal plant study completed; discussing introduction of plants for
gardeningsales; work initiated for multi-cropping of passion fruit and
cacao to generate income and reforest
Prepare business plans with stakeholders for the various
livelihood alternatives Ongoing
On-going First phase studies of gardening and
ecotourism completed; data collection continues; each report to
be updated
1.4 Establish low impact eco-tourism enterprises as an income generator and to promote
