ALEJO COMMUNITY SUPPORT

PROJECT

Assessing site for a proposed multiplication

centre, kuhita farm Chingola, Zambia

1. INTRODUCTION

2. CAPACITY BUILDING

3. MULTIPLICATION CENTERS

4. EGG PRODUCTION

5. CHICK PRODUCTION

6. CHILD HEALTH AND

IMMUNIZATION

7. PHOTO GALLERY

CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

Alejo Csp has continued to serve the community through livelihoods programs and governance,

this report gives an insight and in-depth of what the organization has been doing behind the

scenes.

The report gives exclusive details of the various activities such as village chicken multiplication, maize

crop farming and more on the topics described in detail. Which have taken place in the third quarter of

the year 2017.

1. CAPACITY BUILDING

Alejo Csp has continued to help the community eradicate

poverty through trainings and sensitizations, in

the production of maize crop farming, using the

Alejo formula of cultivation producing fifty five bags of fifty kilograms of maize in a Lima with

the use of organic fertilizer extrasol to be precise

and a weed killer (bullet)

Alejo Csp has trained a total of 1,276 members in the

period between May 2017and August 2017, two

thirds of the training conducted where new

members that means the growth rate of the institution is growing steadily.

Village chicken rearing is one

major project Alejo Csp is

doing in Zambia. Alejo Csp is

training members how to rear

village chicken for profit as

well as for meat as a

sustainable way to improve

the economic status of the

community people.

Farmers in fumbwe area lufwanyama

taking a close look how the crops will be looking like after using the Alejo formula

VILLAGE CHICKEN

MULTIPLICATION CENTRES

These are sites where we are doing the

multiplication of village chickens, they are coded according to areas and addresses below

are the nine (09) multiplication centers

1. M001-N14

2. M002-F.O.F

3. M003-K74

4. M004-L145

5. M005-KAI 7

6. M006-14,17

7. M007-KP1

8. M008-NS-9

9. M009-L17-N

M002-F.OF. AND M009-L17-N are incubation

points while the rest are lay points

NB.M005 and M008 replaced old M005-cst-175

on the 27th July 2017 due to the incompetence of the caretaker of the former.

1. EGG PRODUCTION

The production of eggs began 1st June

2017 and we have already recorded a total number of 1883 eggs being laid

and a total number of 500 eggs have hatched and a total number of 89 eggs

have been spoiled due to zesco power

supply interruption. By 30th august 2017.

CHICK PRODUCTION

Chicks are being brooded at multiplication center

M008-NS-9

A total of 500 chicks have hatched and we have

Fridah Mwansa chate Alejo cusp programs

officer

Facilitating village chicken rearing

The picture above shows Alejo member of staff

Mr Alex Mutale monitoring the site M008-NS-

9 in Chingola Solwezi road in particular kuhita

farm

the site not only a multiplication site but also a

proposed site for a model farm which Alejo csp

has been given six hectors of land to use in

these projects,

Namely village chicken production and maize

production as well as building lecture halls for

capacity building.

CODING

Multiplication centers have been

coded according to their address and

occurrences of activities at the center

below are the eight (8) named multiplication sites

M001-N14 (egg production site)

M002-F.O.F-(Incubation)

M003-K74 (egg production site)

M004-L145 (egg production site)

M005-KAI 7 (egg production site)

M006-14, 17 (egg production site)

M007-KP1B (egg production site)

M008-NS-9 (egg production site & brooding site)

M005-KAI 7 has just been revised so currently the hens have not yet started production

Multiplication center name Number of eggs Number of laying hens

M001-N14 792 51

M003-K74 343 16

M004-L145 371 34

M007-KP1 19 7

M008-NS-9 79 44

Kuhita farm (model

farm) is currently

constructing a new

poultry house that

will accommodate

at least 1000 birds

which is a timely

exit plan for the

421 birds that has

hatched in this

period .

Exchange Visit

Alejo Csp and Mufulira College of education (MUCE)

Vis ited KANSANSHI FOUNDATION INSTITUTE (solwezi) and the group was toured in the

composition of organic urea (fertilizer) the program

was from 14-18TH AUGUST 2017.

The agriculture institute showcased the crops they

are growing such as maize.millet,soya beans,irish

potatoes and many other crops.

Quick notes

CHILD HEALTH AND IMMUNIZATION

Alejo Csp has continued to dedicate

its service to the community in insuring that every parent is

sensitized the importance of child

immunization in this year’s first round child health week Alejo Csp

with its major partner ,ministry of health office participated in the

child health week and it was termed successful below are the records of

the preceding;

program Age

group

Percentage

coverage

Vitamin A 6-11

months

12-59

months

6-59 months

97%

126%

123%

Deworming 12-59 months

126%

Growth

monitoring

0-59

months

65%

MUAC

screening

Length/height

6-59

months

6-59 months

65%

4%

Pictures illustrate the activities that took place during the child health

national immunization.

PHOTO GALLERY