Suba Green Forest Initiative
In the year 2008, Stichting Het-Groene Woudt (SHGW), a foundation based in Netherlands and International Child Support (ICS), came up with an integrated model combining; a commercial tree farming enterprise and a social initiative focusing on promoting small-holder tree farming, community livelihood projects and civic driven child development. The project dubbed Suba Green Forest Initiative (SGFI) is being implemented by two key investors; the Green Forest Social Investment (GFSI) Ltd. investing in the establishment of commercial tree estates on the trust lands, building factories as well as guaranteeing the market of products and the Green Forest Social Investment Trust (GFSIT) investing in the establishment of small holder commercial tree farms on the individual and group farms, promotes livelihood activities for income generation and advocates for women, youth and child rights in the access and utilization of resources.
The Initiative therefore works closely with key partners and stakeholders such as OSIENALA (Friends of Lake Victoria), Family Support Community Based Initiative (FASCOBI), SUBA County Council, School Management committees (SMCs), Government departments and communities/farmers in the implementation process.
The overall SGF-Initiative aims at ‘’Stimulating economic and social transformation of the people in Gwassi Division, Suba District-Kenya”. These will be achieved through;
Exploring existing opportunity for Commercial, tree farming and sustainable harvesting for processing and marketing of charcoal and timber products, jatropha farming for processing and marketing of bio-fuel,Beekeeping and harvesting of honey for processing and marketing, Aloe vera farming for processing and marketing.
Organizing and educating the people to invest in social development at household and community level.
Establishment of a savings and credit organization to enable the people to access savings and credit facilities to support their economic development activities.
Exploring existing opportunity for Commercial, tree farming and sustainable harvesting for processing and marketing of charcoal and timber products, jatropha farming for processing and marketing of bio-fuel,Beekeeping and harvesting of honey for processing and marketing, Aloe vera farming for processing and marketing.
Organizing and educating the people to invest in social development at household and community level.
Establishment of a savings and credit organization to enable the people to access savings and credit facilities to support their economic development activities.
SGF Initiative mission
The mission of the Suba Green Forest Initiative is providing equal economic opportunities for social well being of children, youth and women and investment in natural environment in Gwassi Division of Suba District in Kenya. The GFSI-Trust office block at Magunga
The mission of the Suba Green Forest Initiative is providing equal economic opportunities for social well being of children, youth and women and investment in natural environment in Gwassi Division of Suba District in Kenya. The GFSI-Trust office block at Magunga
Social Agro-Forestry Program
The GFSI-Trust will implement the following act ivies; Child Rights in School improvement including and Commercial beekeeping while OSIENALA will implement the following activities; Social tree farming for income, Commercial aloe production and Conservation of Nyakanga Valley as a business. FASCOBI deals mainly with Child protection.
The GFSI-Trust will implement the following act ivies; Child Rights in School improvement including and Commercial beekeeping while OSIENALA will implement the following activities; Social tree farming for income, Commercial aloe production and Conservation of Nyakanga Valley as a business. FASCOBI deals mainly with Child protection.
The central tree nursery at GFSI-Ltd site at Kwethumbe (Gwassi North Location)
Benefits of the projectThe project will be of benefit to the local communities, the government and the international fraternity. The local communities will benefit from the roads and schools which will be built through the project. They will have access to the bulldozers bought through the project to ease the logging process. Other benefits include creation of employment opportunities to the locals, sale of extra timber and charcoal to the neighbouring towns. They will benefit more from production and exportation of bio-fuel, timber and aloe. The forest will improve the rain catchment and aesthetic beauty of the local area.
Benefits of the projectThe project will be of benefit to the local communities, the government and the international fraternity. The local communities will benefit from the roads and schools which will be built through the project. They will have access to the bulldozers bought through the project to ease the logging process. Other benefits include creation of employment opportunities to the locals, sale of extra timber and charcoal to the neighbouring towns. They will benefit more from production and exportation of bio-fuel, timber and aloe. The forest will improve the rain catchment and aesthetic beauty of the local area.
The local government have a share in the income generated and will also root the project in its rural development programs. The local government will benefit from the roads and schools which will be funded through the project. The project will also work towards achieving most of the UN millennium development goals such as eradicate extreme poverty and hunger, ensure environmental sustainability and achieve universal primary education
This is a good initiative that will boost environmental resource conservation and sustainable utilization.
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