CULTURE INFORMATION AND PASTORALIST DEVELOPMENT

P. o. Box 302-60700 MOYALE

Email: cipadhome@yahoo.co.uk

ORPHANS AND VULNERABLE CHILDREN

SOLOLO PROJECT

ANNUAL REPORT, 2016

DATE: 12/01/2016

CHILDREN FIRST

CHILDREN SERVICE IS OUR RESPONSIBILITY

INTRODUCTION

OVC Sololo project served under privileged children, people living with HIV/AIDS. The project

serves in 7 locations out of 10 location of Sololo Sub County. The program 326 OVC and 106

households where they received varieties of services which are food and nutrition, healthcare

services, education shelter and care and legal protection of OVC. Services were provided

through home visits and assessing the children and family needs, the services were child and

family specific. The year was busy one with OVC activities implemented smoothly

The weather man predicated Elnino rains; we had many hopes, plenty of floods and our pans full

with water. That was not the case we received lees rainfall than the normal amount for short

rains. Our pans received very little rains and the community pans also received little rains.

OVC Sololo project continued smoothly, with home visit and data on children collected and

transmitted monthly.

The green house activities drop much due to poor soil fertility and diseases. Harvests were very

low especially on tomatoes, sukuma and spinach.

PLANNED ACTIVITIES

1. Routine OVC services

2. OVC management committee meetings

3. Health assessment activities

4. Obbitu farming unit

5. Obbitu children home

QUANTATIVE SUMMARY OVC SERVICES

SERVICES

AREA

ACTIVITIES NO. OF OVC Remarks

KCPE results 10 5 children scored over 250 marks education

School fees for Obbitu

children

23 20 in academies while 3 in

nursery school

School uniforms 91 Children received complete set of

school uniforms

Treatment of minor ailments 7 Obbitu children were treated with

drugs purchased for dispensary at

Obbitu.

Referral case 1 Amputation of Mandura foot for

Hassan Gufu.

Health

Food and

nutrition

Provision of monthly food

ration for HBC

106 household

served with

No case of malnutrition was

identified. children were healthy

assorted foods

which was

mainly protein

and

carbohydrates

and had gained weight

Nutritional assessment 314 OVC

received

MUAC

measurements

and their

weight taken

Most children received on the

new year when they came

together for prize given day. The

others are following up.

Psychosocial

support

General counseling

233 provided

with

counseling at

home , school,

and in Obbitu

children home

Health awareness on HIV

transmission was done by Paul.

School retention, performance.

Early marriages.

Homestead cleanliness and

personal hygiene was taught

during health assessment

106 visited Hygiene education on hand

washing and provision of latrines

was done during food distribution

Hygiene

education

PUR distribution 130 boxes of

PUR

distributed

during home

visit and food

distribution

This helps to purify water from

the dam. low case of diarrhea was

reported among project

beneficiaries

clothe Provision of home clothes 171 children

received home

clothes. This

was child

specific.

Children benefited from clothes

and shoes

Obbitu children received clothes

and shoes as need arise

House construction 2 shelter

constructed

The caregivers have already

moved into the houses

Legal

protection

Processing of birth

certificates

16 birth

certificated

processed

The caregivers deliberately delay

the birth certificate and reduce the

age of the child

MONTHLY OVC HOME VISITS

This was the core services where data was obtained for services

provision and data dissemination to the donor on monthly basis.

Homes were visited based on monthly targets and it was

mandatory that each family were seen within the year every families were visited minimum of 2

times. Students in secondary school were exempted due to their absence while in school. The

information collected was on the welfare of individual child and the general family needs at that

point in time. It was successful in identifying and providing services for the child and the family.

Families received mattresses, water containers, mosquito nets, clothes and shoes

MONTHS TARGET

OVC

NO OF

FAMILIES

NO. Of

Children

seen

Not

seen

Reason for

absence

Coverage

rate %

1st quarter 170 58 170 0 0 100%

November 169 59 169 0 0 100%

December 169 58 169 0 0 100%

2.0. FOOD VOUCHER

The families were reduced from 55 to 35 families who received supplementary food to correct

malnutrition or increase food quantity as most vulnerable families. They received food valued

between 2,000/= to 3,000/= per month additional to normal monthly food distribution. Some 18

families showed remarkable improvement in terms of nutrition and source of income from

government social protection. The number was reduced to 17 starting the next quarter.

3.0. SHELTER AND CARE

4 families benefited from shelter construction 2 from Sololo project and 2 from Aphiaplus. They

got 2 roomed slope house fitted with metallic doors and windows. The construction was not

complete though roofing was done and windows fixed. The beneficiaries cost shared in terms of

mudding. The shelter provided care for15 OVC children. The project supported in hardware

materials, building poles, skilled labour and 2 casual labour,doors and windows, the beneficiaries

contributed mudding and water

CLOTHING Children provided with home clothes 171 children benefited and have more than 2

pairs of clothes. The needs were identified from

child information. Each child is expected to have at

least 2 pairs of home clothes. The project has

surpassed this target.

4.0 HEALTH

Abdi distributing

mosquito nets. 48

families benefited

from the net which

protected from

mosquito bites

reducing morbidity

of malaria among

OVC

Abdi distributing PUR for water purification.

This has greatly reduced incidences of

diarrhea among OVC

Paul Guyo conducting health assessment.

This was monthly activity with target for each month cumulatively most children were seen

during station days organized at Obbitu children and follow up for those who did not attend the

OVC station days at Obbitu children. Children benefited from de-wormers. 304 OVC know their

HIV status, the testing was done through organized OVC station days at Obbitu. Follow up was

done during routine health assessment session.

NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE FUND

This was a medical insurance cover where 97 families were enrolled into the program, the

beneficiaries continued to access quality health care as inpatient services. Though outpatient

services were started it did not benefit the clients. Though we have a challenge form NHIF office

for not feeding all the children under the contributor beneficiaries continued to benefit from

heath care service at Sololo hospital. 1 major referral case was made; Hassan Gufu the Mandura

foot child was amputated one of his limb and benefited from NHIF services for the period he was

in the hospital

5.0. FOOD AND NUTRITION

1. HBC MONTHLY FOOD RATION

106 families were provided with cereals, cooking oil, sugar and tea leaves, salt and a bar of soap.

The food is expected to last for 2 weeks. The other half was contribution from World food

program and government of Kenya. The food ration was the main source of food for the OVC

families and has prevented malnutrition among the OVC in the program.

6.0. EDUCATION

7.0. Below is the summary of enrollment per school

NAME OF SCHOOL NO. OF CHILDREN ENROLLED

Sololo primary 42

Hawecha girls primary school 17

Sololo Makutano primary school 26

MadoAdi primary school 26

Wayegoda primary school 6

Ramole primary 6

Golole primary school 16

Karbururi primary school 5

Anona primary 12

Uran goda 3

Uran lataka 1

damballafachana 2

Mukha gura 1

Academies 51

Nursery school 45

Secondary school 13

Total in school 272

OBBITU CHILDREN HOME

Obbitu children attended school regularly

their performance is average in general

both at Gada and starehe academies.

Children received report form for reporting

their end term performance. Abdi will

collect and summarized at the end of the

year to show progress to the next level.

7.1. EDUCATION

Examination Report form for one child in Dakabaricha secondary school. The program

continued to monitor the performance of children school for transiting to the next level

Children were provided with school stationeries 3 times per year. They received 8 exercise

books, 2 pens, 2pencils, 1 erasers and a ruler. Obbitu children were provided with curriculum

text books and readers at a ratio of 1:2. Library in Obbitu was underutilized especially by the

HBC children

7.2. WATER

Our main source of water was roof harvest; if there was no rainfall failure then we have adequate

water for Obbitu children home and the green house agriculture activities.

We finished our sources and hired a 2 water boozers to replenish the tanks

of the children houses

7.4. FOOD AND NUTRITION

Moringa vegetable with Ugali for a lunch

meal at Obbitu children home.

Obbitu children had adequate food and well balanced, they eat 3 – 5 times per day. The

greenhouse continued providing them with vegetables like sukuma, onions, carrots, pumpkins

and tomatoes. Qabale from Madoadi continued to receive 2cups of milk daily this was

necessitated by cerebral palsy condition with weak teeth and bones

7.5. COORDINATION AND COLLABORATION

HBC families meetings during food distribution This was a session of OVC management

committee meeting where Dr. Pino was present he was contributing on the status of the project

and fund raising. The committee is community representative drawn from community

institutions. They monitor and audit all services of OVC for quality service. They participate in

enrollment of OVC into the program and also exit them appropriately.

7.6. MAINTENANCE

BUILDINGS:

The structures in our children home were in good state of repair. Minor repairs were carried out

by Bonaya who was contracted to maintain the buildings and other structures in Obbitu children

home. Here is some of the activities done by Bonaya in summary.

Date Activities Status

18/7/2015 Repaired beds in children houses the beds joints are firm and the

rails tightened

19/7/2015 Repaired the wardrobes of the children’s houses Doors of mother caretakers

wardrobes repaired

28/7/2015 Changed leaking taps of water tanks 2 taps at playground tanks

replaced 1tap at fathers house

replaced

10/8/2015 Repair beds in house 1 and 2 2 beds joints tightened

15/8/2015 Obbitu LOGO and signboard painted White paint was applied to the

signboard obbitu children and

clearly readable

18/8/2015 Obbitu farming unit gate repaired Obbitu farm letters welded to

the gate. The damaged gate

repaired

11/9/2015 Water connection from pan1 to irrigation tanks Water from pan 1 connected

to the irrigation tanks and

flows to the watchmen tower

22/9/2015 Gutters repaired ready for the rainy season Gutters at guest house and

father’s house cleaned ,

repaired and replaced where

broken

23/9/2015 Down pipe at OVC office replaced The down pipe was replaced

after baboons broke the old

ones

30/9/2015 Cleaning gutters cleaning Gutters at children’s house

were cleaned ,dry leaves,

branches and birds droppings

was removed, bodex was

applied to the joints

GREEN HOUSE ACTIVITIES

SUMMARY OF ACTIVITIES IN THE FARMING UNIT

ACTIVITY STATUS ACTION

TAKEN

WHEN REMARKS

Weeding the

moringa plants

Drought caused

the trees to start

drying, ground

covered with dry

weeds. Adjust

areas was bushy

Weeds was

cleared, soil

loosened,

moringa was

pruned to 2m

height.

Areas was

cleared of bush

February and

march

Moringa trees

have flourished

after the rains.

Harvesting of

leaves was done

and cooked for

children as

vegetables.

The open area

was planted with

Miaze

Cleaning of

water channel

Water channel to

the pan was

deposited with

soil, dry leaves,

branches and

sand.

Check dams was

silted with sand

The soil deposit

was removed,

leaves, tree

debris was

cleared from the

foot of the hill to

the pans

Check dams was

cleaned of sand

and debris.

February and

March

Water inflow to

the pans was

increased

Preparation of

green houses and

open fields

2 green houses

was not ready

with seed beds, 2

open field was

not prepared for

seed beds

3 green houses

ready and

planted

3 open fields

ready and

planted

March and april Harvest and sale

of spinach,

Kales, peppers,

melons were

done.

Obbitu children

have fresh

vegetables in

their diet

Water harvesting

into the pans

Pan 1 leaked at

the base

Pan 2 water was

finished for

irrigation and

was dry

Repair of pan 1

at the base

Clean and

digging of 1 new

channel for pan1

March Pan 2 full with

water currently

pan 1 half full

Pumping of

water from pan 2

to pan1 and to

irrigation tanks

The pipes were

not laid some

pipes broken and

leaked

Replaced the

broken pipes,

digging of new

channel line and

completed the

pipeline to pan1

Connected the

pans to the

irrigation tanks

March Water from Pan

2 was

successfully

pumped to pan 1.

This assisted in

avoiding

overflow from

pan 2.irrigagtion

tanks are filled in

3 minutes

Construction and

preparation of

nursery shade

The shade was

not constructed

The nursery

shade

constructed to

completion.

16 Nursery beds

ready and

planted

March Variety of

vegetables

seedlings are

growing in the

beds – spinach,

kales, sugar rose,

moringa, carrots,

onions, etc.

Heavy down

pour affected the

weak seedlings

Increasing the

number of

moringa trees

Few moringa

trees in Obbitu

compound

42 more trees

planted in fathers

house

March All trees have

grown well

Fetching water

using donkey for

green house

Water in Pan 2

was finishing.

Inadequate water

to irrigate the

green house and

open field

4 trips of 80

litres fetched

from ramata dam

by the day

watchmen

February and

March

Tomatoes in the

greenhouse 1 and

2 survived.

Moringa

seedlings in the

nursey, onions,

green pepper also

survived

GENERATOR AND MOTOR VEHICLE MAINTENANCE

The services and maintenance like the buildings

was sub contracted activities where John Kalili a

mechanic does repairs and services. The project

has 2 vehicles Mzee Kobe and land rover 110.

Both vehicles were in a state of disrepair and are

in the workshop for major overhaul repairs. Further the project have 3 motorbikes which are old,

it frequently break. 2 bikes are currently on the road.

LIVELIHOOD PROJECT

obbitu children cattles for milking. This will reduce cost of milk in Obbitu children home

Donkeys for transport distributed for HBC families. Seeds for kitchen gardening for OVC

families. OVC child weeding their sukuma/Kales Veterinary officer treating a donkey

Obbitu children home poultry. It will provide eggs for protein source, sold for income and

chicken breed to be distributed for HBC families

GREEN HOUSE PROJECT.

Pan for green house drip irrigation, surface runoffs channeled to the pan

and pumped to the raised tanks for gravitational flow to irrigates in the

green houses, and open fields.

Spinach and Sukuma harvested ready for the market and Obbitu children

kitchen

The green house nursery shade. provides

nursery germination and management to

be transplanted in to the farm when it is

ready for transplanting

The green house was aimed to provide supplementary nutritional foods like vegetables and fruits

for Obbitu children home and HBC children. Apart of the produce was sold to generate income

for Obbitu children home and to sustain the agriculture activity. It also provides seeds and

seedlings for the community of Sololo for the last one and half years the cumulative income from

the green house is about KSHS 198,000/=.the farm was managed by 2 workers sometimes

assisted by casual workers.

Currently the water levels in the 2 pans have drastically dropped due to less rainfall in this part of

the world. This will eventually reduce the horticultural activity of the farm.

There has been strong collaboration between the program and ministry of agriculture, we have

called them many occasion and they responded and provided valuable technical advice. We have

opted to use natural manure instead of chemical fertilizers, we were advised to use crop rotation

within the green houses and open field which we have already started

Moringa trees have been doing well in the greenhouse, and near the father’s house. The leaves

are eaten at Obbitu children home though not frequent. The seeds were harvested and stored. The

community of Sololo appreciates the medicinal value of the Moringa plant but has not yet well

understood the nutritional value of the wonder tree.

BEEKEEPING PROJECT

Despite Obbitu environment is rich with bees, it has not been attracted to our beehives. We have

consulted the livestock officer to find where we went wrong, but it has not been identified. We

have done all what is within our knowledge and advices offered but bees have kept away from

our hives. T is the single most challenging activity where outcome is not yet realized.

PLANNED ACTIVITY FOR 1ST

QUARTER 2016.

1. Update enrollment and transition to the next level

2. Clean OVC register for drop outs and propose replacement

3. Preparedness for the lanina weather phenomenon associated with prolonged drought

4. Provision of routine OVC services and reporting

5. Improve on livelihood activities for families for sustainability

6. HIV testing and counseling in collaboration MOH and conduct routine health assessment

7. Maintenance of facilities of Obbitu children

8. Education support for children in the program both at primary level and secondary level.

CONCLUSION

The year 2015 had a mixed fortune as a program we managed to meet most of our targets. We

did not meet our greenhouse targets for harvest. There is need to revise the criteria of OVC to

exit other who do not support the program like school dropout s due to poor performances or

early marriages among girls who are in school. Caregivers who deliberate refuse to process birth

certificate for the children under their care.

GUFU GUYO

PROGRAM COORDINATOR