Background information about FADECO
Introduction
FADECO is a local development NGO striving to promote sustainable
socio-economic development of the grassroots communities.I is involved
in developing, transferring and adapting low cost technologies that are
appropriate, cost effective and affordable to poor rural communities;
technologies that are environmentally friendly. It has concentrated her
efforts on agricultural development, low cost housing and renewable energy
technologies.
FADECO stands for FAMILY ALLIANCE FOR DEVELOPMENT
AND COOPERATION. It is a local registered development NGO with a charitable
status. It works directly with family groups at the grassroots / village
level. It is increasingly establishing itself as a service NGO, offering
quality and indispensable technical, managerial and organisational services
to the rural communities in Karagwe district. This is done through its
programmes
Legal status
It started as a self-help group in 1993 and received official
registration with the Ministry of Internal affairs on the 12th Feb. 1996.
Its registration number is SO 8737 under the societies Ordinance of Tanzania.
Development philosophy
to operate as a development catalyst, by motivating
rural/ village people to get involved in development undertakings in a
holistic and sustainable way.
Main involvement
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Micro, small and medium enterprise development
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Environmental protection and sustainable organic agriculture
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Post harvest crop processing, storage and marketing.
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Renewable energy technologies
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Health Education Campaign against HIV/AIDS
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Resource/ Information Centre
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Low cost housing
Micro, Small and medium Enterprise development
FADECO has tried to encourage and entice young people to
get involved in market gardening since 1993. It has assisted (technically
and logistically) several youth groups to set up tomatoes, onion, cabbage,
pineapple and passion fruits gardens so that they can get an income from
sale of their products on the local market. Once in a while, FADECO has
conducted business skills development workshops to youths and women groups
with one message: to assist them create own jobs and be self- employed.
Environmental protection and sustainable organic agriculture.
FADECO has been at the forefront promoting agro-forestry
and sustainable organic farming and in environmental awareness campaigns
through seminars and workshops, tree planting activities, audio-visual
shows, etc.
FADECO is known for promoting organic farming and post harvest
technologies. It has trained farmers in low external input sustainable
agriculture (LEISA) in collaboration with Kenya Institute of Organic farming
(KIOF). It has been involved in training farmers different ways of composting,
double dug beds, raised beds, companion planting, integrated pest management,
micro animal husbandry, etc.
Post harvest crop processing, storage and marketing.
This is the main involvement of FADECO to date. It has introduced
successfully the technology of fruit drying using solar dryers. This has
been done through technology transfer: training and demonstration. FADECO
now assist with the marketing of solar dried fruits and vegetables through
a local company called RIFT VALLEY FOODS LTD.
Renewable energy technologies
FADECO has also tried to introduce several IT technologies
and renewable energy systems. Some of these are: Improved cooking stoves
to mitigate fuel wood consumption in homes, solar fruit drying for food
preservation and storage; construction of traditional food stores/barns,
hay box cookers, wind energy, micro-hydro power systems and Solar water
heating.
Health Education Campaign against HIV/AIDS
FADECO has tried since 1993, to integrate sensitization
against HIV/AIDS pandemic alongside all its development undertakings.
The main concentration on this line has been sensitization campaigns,
audio-visual shows and distribution of leaflets/booklets on HIV/AIDS.
This pandemic has penetrated into our community yet little efforts have
been made to address it.
Resource/ Information Centre
FADECO has set up a Resource/ Information center with reference
materials (books, newsletters, periodicals, reports, Video tapes and CDROMS)
on development aspects. All stakeholders in development especially NGOs
are free to use this resource center. There are plans to develop this
into a fully fledged resource centre with unlimited access to the internet.
Low cost housing
FADECO has plans to disseminate low cost housing technology
using soil stabilized blocks. These would be used to build cheap but durable
houses and rain water harvesting tanks.
Management of FADECO
FADECO is managed by an Executive Board which is composed of Chairman,
Vice Chairman, Secretary, Treasurer, and two committee members. The different
projects are managed by a project Manager employed by FADECO. The chairman
is the overall head of the organization. Election of office bearers is
done after two years as per our constitution.
Funds to FADECO
FADECO operates a bank account with the National Micro Finance bank Ltd.
All monies to for its projects are deposited into this account and credited
to the different projects .
Bankers:
National Micro Finance Bank Ltd.
Kayanga Branch, Karagwe- Kagera Region, Tanzania
P. O. Box 69, Karagwe- Kagera region ACCOUNT NO: 6590001060
Beneficiary : Family Alliance for Development and Cooperation (FADECO)
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