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NO	Location	No. of villages	Population	Key issue being addressed	Success/achievements so far	CHALLENGES FACED
1	Kauma	14	8691	Land ownership Leadership Lack of clean water Marketing and pricing of products Community participation in formal government committees Mineral exploitation	§ Formation of committee which has already caused adjudication officials to visit site and resolve ownership conflicts § Development of CAPs on community Water pan and introduction of fish species § Formation of location forum to address issues of social, economic and political injustices. Already the member of parliament has been summoned and visited the location in August to explain resource allocation to the location § Networking location with K-REP for micro finance services § Community benefiting from National Agricultural and Extension programme § Community is pursuing possibility of Salt panning and mangrove harvesting § Participation of women higher than men in village meetings.	Weak community leadership Poor infrastructure Interference by political and provincial administration – the district officer –Ganze.
3	BAMBA	14	16663	Low prices on produce Leadership conflicts Lack of clean water Livestock development	§ Committee formed to deal with ranch ownership § Training on poultry keeping § CAPs related to rehabilitation of Water borehole, establishment of open air market, beekeeping, Development of Cassava Nyari for tourism and cultural center § Local Level Committees formed to pursue implementation of CAPs and resource mobilization for CDF/LATF. § Community linked to financial services (K-rep) through Ujamaa § High Participation of women in meetings	Ignorance, Poor infrastructure Unresponsive leadership
NO	Location	No. of villages	Population	Key issue being addressed	Success/achievements so far	CHALLENGES FACED
4	MTWAPA	31	53341	Land ownership Access to markets Corporate Social Responsibilities by the hotels and industries in Mtwapa for community benefits Poverty Security	§ Leadership Training § Formation of Land Lobby to pursue issues of land ownership § Launch and training of community policing programme § CAPS developed on Establishment of open air market, Fishing and Horticulture, development of 5coconut industry § Participation of women higher than men in village meetings	Culture of timidity – people fear taking initiatives
5	Kambe	12	10725	Marketing and pricing Land ownership Promotion of education Government devolved funds	§ Formation of cooperative society § Formation of committee to lobby for resource allocation to the location by the local authority and the constituency development fund § Establishment of centers for adult education	Interference by member of parliament Ignorance Culture of fear
6	Golini	10	15000	Government devolved funds Natural resources management Human wildlife conflict Land squatter problem Poverty	§ Formation of VDCs to address the diverse issues § KWFT has committed to finance business plans for women § Land committees reactivates address the squatter problem § Training carried out on poultry keeping, soap making, and improvement of quality of products	Threats by the area chief Ignorance Poor infrastructure
7	Pongwe Kidimu	10	25176	Unfavourable government policy on access to sea resources Lack of land ownership and conflicts in ownership Lack of skills by the community on natural resource management Government devolved funds HIV/AIDS Rehabilitation of Fikirini Slave Cave	§ South Coast Marine forum committed to address marine resource conflicts § Land committees established for the location § Community capacity building on natural resource management § Formation of Kidimu Farmers Forum with leadership in place § Allocation of funds to fight HIV/AIDS by NACC § Support by private sector to support rehabilitation of Fikirini slave caves through improved infrastructure e.g. roads, water etc § Participation of women higher than men in village meetings.	Political interference Poor leadership Community slow in taking action
8	Mbuguni	12	10000	High illiteracy levels Lack of cooperation by the community Early marriages Income Generation Activities	§ Awareness on available sources of funding created § Awareness on social, economic and political injustices created § CAPs Developed on Poultry farming, horticulture aloe vera and apiculture	Threat by area chief has hampered work in Bunguni
9	Roka	14	12376	Land ownership Leadership conflicts Human/wildlife relations Insecurity Rehabilitation of community cultural center for promotion of local culture and tourism	§ Formation of issue based committees to address issues on security, land, elephant menace and rehabilitation of Shingwaya cultural Center § Revival of Roka Farmers cooperative underway. § Training on governance and natural resource management done	Provincial Administration not supportive Political interference Culture of handouts promoted by other development agencies
10	Tsangatsini	10	8027	Lack of ownership of livestock Lack of skills in natural resource management Pricing of local commodities	§ Land lobby formed § Land barazas (one in a month) § Holding periodical sensitization forums for livestock keepers § Participation of women higher than men in village meetings
NO	Location	No. of villages	Population	Key issue being addressed	Success/achievements so far	CHALLENGES FACED
11	Mkongani	20	20000	Insecurity Human-wildlife conflicts Markets and pricing of produce Governance Water problem	§ Formation of Village Development committees § Formation of Fence Committee to liaise with KWS § Training on leadership and good governance § Revival of Mkongani cooperative Society § CAP developed on provision of clean piped water § Water trenches have been dug and pipes laid § Supportive provincial administration represented by the chief	Poor infrastructure Unresponsive KWS policies Insensitive political leadership -
12	Takaungu/mavueni	10	21314	Insecurity problems Leadership Land ownership Poor infrastructure	§ Formation of security § Formation of Interlocational forum – Mjumaa to address the issues § Local leadership trained and following up issues § 1Development of CAPs related to Water for horticulture § Participation of women higher than men in village meetings	Ignorance Political interference Poor infrastructure
13	Palakumi	10	8105	Poor leadership Political boundary conflicts Marketing and prices Government devolved funds Land ownership	§ Formation of location social Forum § Formation of Bayamose land lobby	Community culture of fear, passivity and hence slow in taking up initiatives
14	Puma	10	12173	Human wildlife conflicts Lack of clean water Natural resource management Governance	§ Formation of inter-locational wildlife forums covering Puma, Mtaa, Gandini and Mwaluphamba to address the issue § Capacity building the community on leadership qualities § Villagers visited the chief warden for resolution § Community benefited from dam construction using LATF resources § Participation of women higher than men in village meetings
NO	Location	No. of villages	Population	Key issue being addressed	Success/achievements so far	CHALLENGES FACED
15	Bandara Salama	10	17000	Land ownership Agricultural development Government devolved funds Capacity building for village social forums	§ Caps have been developed on Nursery tree, fish farming, beekeeping, development of coconut industry § Land lobby committee formed § Marketing and pricing committee formed § Formation of village and locational social forum to pursue issues of social, economic and political injustices	Poor infrastructure § ignorance
16	Gandini	30	16674	governance Human wildlife conflict Establishment of Agro-businesses Advocacy for allocation of government devolved resources	§ Training on poultry keeping, apiculture, aloe-vera farming § Training on governance done § Revival of sub-locations cattle dip	Community slow in taking up initiatives ignorance
17	Mtaa	10	17000	Human-wildlife conflict Governance Marketing of aloe vera Horticulture Savings and credit initiatives	§ Planting of aloe vera § Promotion of horticulture with special focus on Ocra – 200 farmers already planting § Training of community on savings and credit, soap making, § Discussions are ongoing around formation of farmers cooperative § Awareness on funding opportunities like LATF; CDF; etc § Participation of women higher than men in village meetings	Community slow in taking up initiatives
18	Kikoneni	20	16669	Marketing and pricing Wildlife/human conflicts Kekoneni Agricultural show Leadership and entrepreneur training	§ Revival of co-operative e.g. Kwale Co-operative society § Formation of Welfare Association to deal with wildlife/human conflicts § Capacity building on formation of cooperatives, conflict resolutions, entrepreneur and governance training § Participation of women higher than men in village meetings	Political interference Community slow to take up initiatives
19	Tiwi	12	15987	Leadership Agro-business initiatives Government devolved funds	§ Formation of T.D.F. to pursue establishment of ago-businesses like beekeeping, horticulture and charcoal and access to government devolved funds for support to CAPs § Networking with K-Rep for micro-finance support to groups § Participation of women higher than men in village meetings	Low attendance to meetings Ignorance Culture of laziness
NO	Location	No. of villages	Population	Key issue being addressed	Success/achievements so far	CHALLENGES FACED
20	Kilifi Township	12	36412	Marketing and pricing Land ownership Inter-religious conflicts Governance	§ Revival of cold storage § Training on leadership and governance undertaken § Formation of inter-religious committee e.g. Kilifi township	Ignorance cu
21	Chasimba	7	14885	Land ownership Leadership Government Devolved funds Inter-clan conflicts	§ Local Level leadership trained § Local Social forum formed and is active on issues of social, political and economic injustices like land ownership, land adjudication and marketing of products. § CAPs identified as Beekeeping, Briquette production as an alternative to charcoal,	Poor infrastructure – bad roads, lack of clean water, illiteracy
22	Taru	13	8756	Wildlife sanctuary Capacity building on governance, natural resource management and advocacy strategies Formulation of village ‘laws’ to guide relationships	§ Leaders are now consulting the people on community projects and seeking consensus § Community has planted over 16000 pcs of aloe vera for commercial exploitation § Training on aloe-vera soap making, leadership and government devolved funds for community benefits done. § Strengthening of NURU center an Interlocational forum for advocacy on social, economic and political injustices	Culture of handout initiated by other NGOs working in Samburu.
23	Mariakani	10	30160	Environmental degradation Desertification Security Land ownership	§ Formation of Mariakani Residents Association to address issues of social, economic and political injustices § Formation of environmental committee to facilitate reforestation strategies to increase forest cover and reduce erosion § Negotiation with companies interested in environmental conservation to support reforestation strategies § Presentation of memorandum to NEMA protesting against environment pollution by companies like Mabati Rolling Mills, skin tanneries etc. § Participation of women higher than men in village meetings.	Influence of the company owners on government officials is eroding community trust over any action to be taken against them.
NO	Location	No. of villages	Population	Key issue being addressed	Success/achievements so far	CHALLENGES FACED
24	Kasemeni	25	22066	Slaughter house Land demarcation Government devolved funds	§ Negotiating with the slab owners to plough back some of the proceeds to benefit the community projects/programmes § Formation of sub-location forum to deal with economic exploitation of natural resources § Training on aloe vera farming and exploitation, beekeeping and poultry done	Poor infrastructure
25	Kigwede/Shiraz	10	9030	Silicon sand farming HIV/AIDS Lack of clean water	§ Formation of silicon farmers welfare group § awareness on HIV/AIDS and prevention, care strategies § Formation of Bodo pwani theatre group for advocacy § Bodo water project funded by LATF	Slow community participation
26	Mwaluphamba	22	29000	Human-wildlife Marketing Lack of clean water Governance	§ Demonstration in protest of animal menace and live wire is now being constructed § Live wire has been constructed by the KWS Improved prices of fruits and agricultural products § Formation of strong community led CBOs to push for improved terms of trade for products
27	Majimboni	11	6025	Access to markets Improved prices of agricultural products with special focus on Bixa, Cashew nuts and fruits Improvement of quality of agricultural products Establishment of fruit processing and cashew nut collection centers in Majimboni location.	§ Prices have already changed from Kshs.15.00 to Kshs.65.00 § Community led leadership emerged § Strong location committee formed with trained leadership in place. § Market research done and agreements reach with potential buyers of Cashew nuts and Bixa. § Improvement on the quality of products due to sensitization by the committee. § Emergence of strong farmers movement (KISIMA, MBOSA AND PAMBAZUKA) § Improved participation of women and youth. § Participation of women higher than men in village meetings	Poverty Community reluctant to form a cooperative due to past experiences of exploitation
NO	Location	No. of villages	Population	Key issue being addressed	Success/achievements so far	CHALLENGES FACED
28	Ndigiria	6	3659	Land ownership Poverty Lack of clean water Market exploitation Natural resource management	§ Committee has been formed carry out a research on ranch ownerships and demand for acquisition of Mapotea group ranch § Committee formed to pursue implementation of water pipeline which was supported by LATF § Training on beekeeping undertaken § Training on leadership and governance done § Formation of Locational Social Forum to address issues of social, economic and political injustice § Resource mobilization strategies to finance community action plans § Enhanced networking with other NGOs, Government, development agencies for support to CAPS § Community members are in the process of introducing their common market.	Ignorance Unresponsive land policies Poor infrastructure
29	Chengoni	21	14319	Land ownership Poor trade terms Human/Wildlife conflict Exploitation of natural resource and management of quarries Kwale/Kilifi district boundaries Livestock movement	§ Formation of land committees § Formation of self-help groups to fight the exploitation § Training on savings and credit, quarry management, eco-tourism § Formation of Maji ya Chumvi quarry operators association for improved terms of trade. § Participation of women higher than men in village meetings § CAPs developed on quarry products, livestock, neem tree/aloe vera products.	Unresponsive KWS policies on compensation and damage to properties Rigid government mechanisms on review of boundaries Ignorance
30	MRIMA WA NDEGE	10	6362	Land ownership Natural resource management	§ Awareness on available resources created.	District Officer impeded work in this location

PHYLLIS MUEMA
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