PROJECT LOCATION: RWANDA/SOUTH PROVINCE/GISAGARA DISTRICT
AREA OF ACTION:
- Capacity Building in Agricultural Machinery
- Distribution of agricultural inputs
- Distribution of livestock
- Savings group
DURATION OF THE PROJECT: 1 YEAR
PROJECT BUDGET: 26.870.000 FRW
DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT
1.1 PROBLEM STATEMENT
In Rwanda, where most rural women work in agriculture. Because of the historical and cultural background, rural women were the mother of the house, they didn’t go to school, they had been there to work, household activities. These activities are considered work because one could theoretically pay a third person to perform them. These activities include cooking, cleaning, collecting water and firewood, and caring for children, the elderly, and people who are sick, all of which are seen as women’s work. These activities are called unpaid care work (UCW).
The word ‘care’ indicates that the services provided cherish other people. The word ‘work‘ indicates that these activities are precious in terms of time and energy and are undertaken as obligations (contractual or social).
According to the International Labour Organization (ILO), unpaid care work is care work performed by unpaid carers without monetary reward. And unpaid caregivers are mostly women and girls from socially disadvantaged groups. A recent study conducted in Rwanda by Oxfam in collaboration with the University of Rwanda on unpaid care work revealed that for every hour a man spends on unpaid household chores, a woman spends three hours. However, because care work is often not considered work, most people are less likely to report the time spent on unpaid care work (UHCW). Although women perform almost all activities that increase the value of land, such as planting, cultivating, harvesting, and processing food crops, they often do not have the decision-making power that comes with land ownership. The findings of the National Institute of Statistics’ 2019 Labour Force Survey in Rwanda illustrate that there is a difference between women and men who worked as workers in dependent jobs in favor of men. The percentage of women employed was 66.2% compared with 68% for men. The percentage of women working in dependent jobs such as unpaid care workers and domestic workers was 5.4 percentage points higher than among men: 6.6% compared to 1.2%. About 90% of the working-age female population is involved in one or more types of work and spends an average of 26.7 hours on such activities; for example, household chores, including grocery shopping and meal preparation 11.1 hours per week; 7.5 hours a week of care for children and the elderly; the manufacture of household items for personal or family use 7.4 hours per week; while about 68% of the employed male population engages in one or more types of production work for their own use, with an average of only 16.2 hours of work devoted to such activities. Women are still underrepresented in the labour market, particularly in senior management positions and as CEOs of larger companies. Women’s ability to improve their participation in the labour market depends on the skills and knowledge they have acquired in the labour market, on the economy’s ability to create jobs, and on cultural beliefs/attitudes that may discourage women from engaging in non-traditional jobs, such as carpentry, construction, mechanical engineering, etc. This results in the use of quality time for domestic and unpaid work.
2UN WOMEN conducted a baseline survey on the status of unpaid care work among women and men in 8 districts of Rwanda. The overall objective of the baseline was to assess attitudes, knowledge and behaviours related to unpaid care work and productive/paid work in Rwanda by collecting qualitative and quantitative data on the mentioned indicators. The districts covered by this basic survey are Nyaruguru and Muhanga Distrticts in the Southern Province; Kirehe and Ngoma districts in the Eastern Province; Gasabo and Nyarugenge districts in Kigali city; Musanze District in the Northern Province and Rubavu District in the Western Province.
- In rural areas, women spend 6 hours on UCW, compared to 2 hours for men
- In Semi-Urban, women spend 2, compared to 1 for men
- In the city, women spend 2 compared to 1 for men
1.2. ISSUES IDENTIFIED IN THE COMMUNITY IN OCTOBER 2023 AFFECTING RURAL WOMEN FARMERS
Promoting gender equality, empowering women and tackling unpaid care work. Cultural Belief That Oppresses Women
- Misconception of the principle of gender equality
- Limited knowledge about UCW redistribution
- Lack of trust and participation in leadership positions.
- A lot of burden from UCW imposed on women and girls
- Low level of knowledge in the use of technology
- A large number of women who are isolated (not in groups)
Promote agroecology and climate-resilient practices in agriculture to ensure food security.
- Lack of organic manual
- Malnutrition of children under 5 years of age
- Crop Diseases
- Long season of the sun
- High price for fertilizers
Strengthening the WSHF through the development of the agricultural value chain
- Lack of skills on the value chain process
- Lack of experience with the value chain.
- Lack of harvest storage and handling equipment
- Limited number of women in farm farming
2. BENEFICIARIES OF THE PROJECT
2.1. DESCRIPTION OF THE GROUP OF BENEFICIARIES OF THE PROJECT
The beneficiaries of this project are the households of the rural farmers in the Kibilizi sector in the district of Gisagara
A country woman sometimes tends to forget herself for the benefit of their children and the whole family. She has the burden of taking care of the whole family without capacity. She can Because she wants to do well, she no longer thinks about promoting meetings or taking the initiative to go out with her friends. However, thinking about yourself is essential for the balance of the family. The image below shows us the burden of rural women farmers
2.2. CONTRIBUTION OF BENEFICIARIES TO THE PROJECT
The beneficiaries of this project will contribute to the following activities:
- Active participation in training courses;
- Follow-up of vocational training in different professions
- Initiating savings and loan groups;
- Initiating small revenue-generating projects.
- Participation in the planning and evaluation of project activities
- Participate in agricultural practices activities
3. GOALS AND OBJECTIVES
3.1. MAIN OBJECTIVE
Contribute to the improvement of the socio-economic situation of households headed by rural women
3.2. OBJECTIVES
- At the end of one year, this project will achieve the following objectives:
- Setting up self-help groups to rescue 20 women farmers in the countryside and training them in this
- Enabling the training of 20 rural women in agricultural practices
- Support the 20 women farmers in rural areas in their economic empowerment and social reintegration through savings and loan groups.
- Provision of livestock (small livestock and cows)
- Compost making training courses
- Provisions and planting of at least 3 fruit trees
- Training on biological pesticides
- Support and training on the use of irrigation tools (irrigation system,)
- Provision of stoves
3.3 EXPECTED RESULTS
- Agricultural production increased
- Livestock population increased
- Revenue-generating activities are initiated
- Savings increased
- The nutritional status of the beneficiary households has improved
- General health and hygiene conditions have improved
- Confidence of rural women increased
3.4. PLANNED ACTIVITIES
– Identify rural women to help and their needs,
– Training of rural women in agricultural practices and savings group,
– Create a savings group
– Organizing training for beneficiaries on small income-generating projects and the functioning of savings groups.
– Providing agricultural inputs for the 2nd season
– Supporting them in the project of good cattle for income generation
– Provision of cows in “One cow per family district”
– Regular monitoring of activities,
– Write regular reports
3.5. ACTION PLAN
| N⁰ | DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTIVITIES | 1st YEAR | |||
| 1st TRIM | 2nd TRIM | 3rd TRIM | 4th TRIM | ||
| A1 | Identify rural women to help and their needs, | X | |||
| A2 | Training of rural women in agricultural practices and savings group, | X | |||
| A3 | Create a savings group | X | |||
| A4 | Organizing trainings for beneficiaries on small income-generating projects and the functioning of savings groups. | X | |||
| A5 | Supporting them in the project of chickens for income generation | X | |||
| A6 | Regular monitoring of activities, | X | X | ||
| A7 | Regularly check the activities | X | X | X | X |
| A8 | Write Regular Reports | X | X | X | |
4. FINANCIAL PLAN
| N⁰ | EXPENDITURE | REQUESTED FUNDING (RWF) | LOCATION FINANCING (RWF) | TOTAL (RWF) | ||
| Organization | Other contribution | Beneficiaries | ||||
| 1 | Identification of beneficiaries | 30,000 | 30,000 | 30,000 | ||
| 2 | Training of rural women in agricultural practices | 100,000 | 20,000 | 0 | 120,000 | |
| 3 | Training on saving groups ( | 100000 | 0 | 20,000 | 120,000 | |
| 4 | Supply of agricultural inputs (20×40,000) | 8,000,000 | 1800,000 | 200,000 | 10,000,000 | |
| 5 | Provision of 20 goats (20×50000) | 1,000,000 | – | 100,000 | 1,100,000 | |
| 6 | Provision of 20 cows (20×700000) | 14,000,000 | – | 200,000 | 14,200,000 | |
| 7 | Health insurance | 300,000 | – | 0 | 300,000 | |
| 8 | Facility costs (ff) | 1,000,000 | 200,000 | 1,000,000 | ||
| Total | 24,300,000 | 2,050,000 | 0 | 520,000 | 26,870,000 | |
The total project budget is twenty-six million, eight hundred and seventy thousand Rwandan francs (26,870,000)
