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Kolgpeng Fish Farm, Papua New Guinea
Who's
involved:
Project leader: Titus Kuman
Main partner: Kum Youth Focus
Other organisations:
- Youths for Sustainability
- Foundation of Rural Development
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Kolgpeng community
- National Fisheries Authority
Timeframe:
August 2006 - June 2007
Theme:
Money in my pocket
Background:
Increasing unemployment rate amoung youths in the community has led to this project
Objectives:
- Raise the local cash flow among the unemployed youths
- Mobilize youths to work together for common benefits
- Show that unemployed and uneducated youths are not a problem to the
community but assets to the community.
Activities:
- Obtain technical assistance from the the National Fisheries Authority and the Foundation for Rural Development;
- Design, build and monitor the fish ponds in accordance with the government standards;
- Plan, organize and hold 2 community meetings to promote awareness of the initiative and attract more buyers, in addition to those already identified in the business plan;
- Design and display a billboard with project information to be placed by the entrance to the fish ponds;
- Purchase 2000 fish fingerlings to be raised in the ponds and sold within the community in accordance with the business plan;
- Publicise the activities through local radio, television and newspapers;
- Prepare an account sheet at the end of the contract detailing all costs and any profit, and prepare plans to continue this activity in the future;
Progress
Reports:
24 September 2007
The project is already completed, but the fish are taking time to reach their maximum size before making sales in about two to three months time. - Titus
24 January 2006
I have already completed all the construction work and put in fish fingerlings about a week ago. I tell you the youths were really good at working. They did very hard work in digging drains for the water way, collecting stones for patching up the water way that was broken, and the actual digging up of the pond. I really admired them work. They completed the work earlier than I had planned. - Titus
21 December 2006
The fish farm project is under way. So far many construction changes have taken place within the one-week period of project implementation.
By the end of this week (22/12/06), most of the construction work should be completed. The pond will be completed and the water should be let in at the end of this week. Once the water fills up the pond and flows out, we should be negotiating for purchasing the fish fingerlings and fish feed (stock). This part and purchasing of materials for transferring fish among the pond is yet to be done. The feeding and monitoring of the fish pond will begin early 2007 until the fish are ready for sale sometime in May or June 2007. - Titus
>> Full progress report [PDF 140Kb]
Downloads:
Final Report [PDF 989 Kb]
Project Proposal [PDF 117 Kb]
Workplan
[PDF 120 Kb]
For more information:
Contact Titus Kuman: sutit007@yahoo.com.au
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