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PERMACULTURE FOR SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES (PFSCA)

P.O.BOX 562, MUMIAS, KENYA.

MOBILE:+254795717075

Email:

permaculturesustainablekenya@gmail.com

OFFICE LOCATION:

MUMIAS-BUSIA ROAD, ROYAL WANGA HOUSE, KOYONZO MARKET.

PROJECT TITLE:

THE KENYAN COMMUNITY COVID-19 RESPONSE

AMOUNT REQUESTED: $ 6,000

Project Executive Summary

The outbreak of new corona virus disease (COVID 19) is causing a respiratory illness worldwide prompting the WHO to declare the condition as a global pandemic. The virus has spread to more than 35 countries, putting the world’s economy in survival mode, the outbreak is already infecting economies and financial markets around the world. As the world further shuts down in the awake of the corona virus pandemic countries around the world are stepping up efforts to tackle the new corona virus that has killed thousands.

The Government of Kenya has announced various measures to prevent the further spread of corona virus, but it has failed to implement those measures to prevent corona virus to enter in the country failing to quarantine all foreigners and Kenyans who jets in the country from host affected countries with COVID 19-.They have brought COVID – 19 in Kenya and right now we have more 3000 confirmed COVID-19 cases in the country which has caused panic everywhere. Kenya is the leading the epicenter of COVID-19 infections in East and Central Africa.

Due to fast spread of the virus in the country, the government has closed schools ,colleges and universities, additional to this it has closed or shutdown all businesses in the markets, where millions of poor Kenyans earn their daily bread. And their livelihoods, The president of Kenya Uhuru Kenyatta has implemented a nationwide a few preventive measures to curb spread of COVID-19.This is an unprecedented situation where for good reason the government has instructed parts of the country to shutdown. Kenya government has failed to offer any financial support to those poor families living in lockdown subjecting them to much pains, suffering and deaths, many will die of hunger rather than from Coronavirus. Containment strategies such as market closures is more debilitating for families and communities who have lost their livelihoods , have no food, money, medicine to sustain their families in the crisis.

To meet the urgent needs of the communities and health systems we have shifted to curb the pandemic through educating our communities and supplying hand washing facilities, supplying farm seeds/farm tools and face masks to support the global response to the pandemic and full in gaps.Permaculture for Sustainable Communities (PFSC) is supporting Kenya Government in strengthening Response to the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. We are working with ministry of Health, Agriculture and Water to combat COVID-19,to promote Permaculture farming for food security and to provide clean water to families disproportionately impacted by Coronavirus, economic and food security consequence of the Covid-19 outbreak .The emergency of the Coronavirus has not only drawn the world`s attention to the needs for equitable systems particularly in accessing healthcare but it has also made it clear that access to basic public utilities such clean water, food security,saniation services and energy cannot be ignored.

The Kenyan Community Covid-19 Response Project will be implemented in Matungu District ,Western Kenya, working with community that is disproportionately impacted by Coronavirus and economic and food security consequence of the Covid-19 outbreak .The population served is more than 200,000 people. The project target the whole population and other high-risk populations who are experiencing a Covid-19 impact our project will offer solutions of shortcomings and health and well-being problems of the Coronavirus.

Considering the urgency of the public call and demand for this proposals ,our project stand to reduce to stop influx of COVID -19,hunger,water scarcity and give hope to humanity who live under threat of COVID-19.Giving the communities the tools to protect the public is vital to saving lives-and to help mitigate the kind of economic and social damage that could make this crisis even more debilitating for families and communities.

Permaculture For Sustainable Community as implementing organization request funds worth & the funds was to cud to combat the COVID -19 through providing COVID-testing, providing preventive education and hand washing facilities, clean water, supply of farm seeds/tools and face masks to build resilient community and stop the spread of COVID-19 in this community.

Health systems in the areas where we work have made impressive strides in recent years, but they remain extremely fragile.COVID-19 could push us to a breaking point. For thousands, that means no water, no food, no soap, poor nutrition, poor shelter, and limited health care.

To stop the spread of the Coronavirus and save live, our teams are working around the clock. We are partnering with local and national governments to set up COVID-19 community home care, promote Permaculture farming for food security, and clean water, sanitation and hygiene programs. We are also educating people about the COVID-19 and how to stop its spread via community outreach. Funding of $ 6,000 is urgently needed to scale up this work to meet growing demands.

PROJECT GOALS/OBJECTIVES:

Project Goals

1. Equip our community clinic with medical facilities for COVID-19 testing and protective materials for nurses

2. To provide hand washing facilities and face masks for COVID-19 preventive measure.

3. Promote Permaculture farming to build health soils and produce health food

4. Provide clean water for health use and agricultural purpose

5. To install two 5000 water tanks liters for agricultural irrigation

6. Connectivity and communication for persons in lockdown.

Project objectives

Equip our community clinic with COVID-19 testing facilities and preventive materials for health workers.
Generating food security, improved nutrition and sustainable income streams for farmers to move them out of hunger and poverty using Permaculture principles
To connect pipes to 20 homes to get access to clean water for domestic and agricultural uses
To supply water tanks, hand sanitizers, soap and mask to general population and health institutions.
Provide smartphones and radios to persons in quarantine and lockdown for communication to their relatives and outside world.
Support poor families under lockdown with seeds and farm tools for food growing

Project implementation Plan 2020-2021

Promotion of food security for poor families in lockdown

With Permaculture techniques we shall provide solutions that will enable many families to engage in organic farming to grow their health food and build the soil fertility and maintain a healthy ecosystem in community gardens & school gardens.

To help famers to have more knowledge in making modern composts for recycling biological waste matters into organic fertilizers for community & school gardens growing crops, to grow crops without chemicals.

The program will be facilitated by two trained teachers and farmers in Permaculture Design Course and agricultural extension officers from ministry of Agriculture.

Medical Facility

This unity need to be equipped with medical facilities to become a model testing centre for COVID-19 cases which will be handled by medical doctor from Masinde University and team of clinical officers and nurses from Ministry of health and our community nurses.

Hand washing

We want to promote hand washing with soap campaigns as key point to protect community from infections and prevent the spread of COVID -19 and other infections

Most families, clinics, markets lack hand washing facilities such as water tank ,ant-bacteria soap and hand sanitizer for COVID-19 prevention.

Avoid close contact

We want advise our people to avoid close contact with people who are sick .To put distance with the people to avoid Covid-19 infections

Take steps to protect others. Stay at home if you are sick, to avoid touching eyes ,nose and mouth with unwashed hands social distance

While social distance helps to prevent the rampant spreading of Covid-19 it can result in loneliness, depression and anxiety, especially for vulnerable population such as children, women and elderly. We want to offer solution through supporting them to start small gardening (working with nature) to grow their own food , vegetables and fruits and herbs.

This program will handled our health community workers and ministry of Agriculture

Connecting them to outside would through giving them smart and FM radios ,TV they will enable them to rethink, good, healthy connected and loved. We believe in empowering and educating the population to be able to help themselves to take matters into their own hands

This program will be handled by our electronic and computer technicians.

Clean Water

The Project will provide clean water to the community, water that is safer for drinking, food preparation, personal hygiene and washing. With availability of safe water, the project will improve the health of the people who live in the community, prevent the spread of COVID-19, promote food security and create high incomes for the beneficiaries

This program will be facilitated water technicians and plumbers and ministry of water.

BUDGET BREAK DOWN IN USA DOLLARS

Medical facility (testing centre)

One scanner temperature tester: $ 300

Hand washing facilities: Use of a community-led prevention strategy to enhance behavioral changes towards COVID-19 prevention.

25 litres water tank – 55 tanks $ 450

5000 water tanks for agricultural and home use $ 1000

Hand Sanitizer and anti-bacteria soap for washing $ 550

COVID -19 prevention

Face Mask 3500: $100

Food security to enable families in lockdown to be food secure

Farm seeds and tools: $ 3,000