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05NDJAMENA1878
2005-12-30 14:27:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Ndjamena
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SPECIAL SELF-HELP PROGRAM (698-9901): FY 2005

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FM AMEMBASSY NDJAMENA
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INFO AMEMBASSY ACCRA 
AMEMBASSY BAMAKO
UNCLAS NDJAMENA 001878 

SIPDIS


DEPT FOR AF/C, AF/EPS AND AF/EB;
USAID/W FOR AFR/DP/PAB;
BAMAKO FOR USAID/OFM

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: EAID CD
SUBJECT: SPECIAL SELF-HELP PROGRAM (698-9901): FY 2005
FINAL REPORT AND REQUEST FOR FY 2006 FUNDING


UNCLAS NDJAMENA 001878

SIPDIS


DEPT FOR AF/C, AF/EPS AND AF/EB;
USAID/W FOR AFR/DP/PAB;
BAMAKO FOR USAID/OFM

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: EAID CD
SUBJECT: SPECIAL SELF-HELP PROGRAM (698-9901): FY 2005
FINAL REPORT AND REQUEST FOR FY 2006 FUNDING



1. Summary: Special Self-Help (SSH) program budget allowance
for FY 2005 of $77,000 was transmitted to Post August 10 by
USAID accounting station in Bamako and was fully obligated
September 26 with the signing of seven Individual Activity
Agreements (IAAs) during a ceremony at the Embassy. The
continued smooth functioning of this program, the tangible
results which accrue to the beneficiary groups and the public
relations boost derived from regular visits by Embassy
personnel to project sites militate for a modest increase in
our FY 2006 SSH program. Post requests an FY 2006 SSH budget
allowance of $90,000. End summary.


2. Upon receipt of its FY 2005 SSH allowance of $77,000, the
Embassy's project selection committee met and approved six
activities from more than 200 funding requests received
during the past year. A signing ceremony was organized
September 26 during which the Ambassador praised
representatives from the six beneficiary groups for their
initiative, while underscoring the important role of civil
society in functioning democracies. Three of the seven
activities are primarily for income generation (food
processing, vegetable gardening, leather crafts),three are
health-oriented activities (borehole well, urban waste
recycling, clinic construction),and one is to build a river
crossing to facilitate market access. In accordance with SSH
guidelines, an effort was made for geographic diversity: the
seven activities will be implemented in seven of the
country's 18 regions, from Fada in Chad's northeastern Ennedi
region to Moundou in the deep south.


3. A summary of the seven activity agreements obligated
during FY 2005 follows:

Number: SSH-05-677-01
Name/location: Mill for Besme (Tandjile)
Description: This activity will result in the
installation/operation of a diesel-powered mill, used by
women for the grinding of cereals (millet and sorghum) into
flour. It will also generate income for the women's
beneficiary group.
Estimated bens: 3,340 persons
U.S. contribution: $7,000
Date obligated: September 26, 2005
Status: in progress; mill has been purchased and shipped to
village
Unliquidated balance: $2,939

Number: SSH-05-677-02
Name/location: Borehole Well Installation for Chinguil (Guera)
Description: This activity will result in the installation of
a borehole well and hand pump for the provision of potable

water.
Estimated bens: 2,980 persons
U.S. contribution: $8,000
Date obligated: September 26, 2005
Status: in progress; borehole has been drilled and capped
with hand pump; payment to vendor in progress
Unliquidated balance: $750 (est)

Number: SSH-05-677-03
Name/location: City Sanitation and Waste Recycling (N'Djamena)
Description: This activity will result in the collection,
sorting, salvage and recycling of household waste in a
N'Djamena neighborhood.
Estimated bens: n/a (42 association members/number of
indirect beneficiaries not estimated)
U.S. contribution: $10,500
Date obligated: September 26, 2005
Status: in progress; procurement procedures for project
material have been initiated
Unliquidated balance: $10,500

Number: SSH-05-677-04
Name/location: Reinforcing Batha River Ford near Am Dam
(Ouaddai)
Description: This activity will result in the construction of
a 60-meter ford across the sandy river bottom of the Batha
River, dry most of the year.
Estimated bens: 13,000 persons
U.S. contribution: $14,500
Date obligated: September 26, 2005
Status: implementation not yet initiated
Unliquidated balance: $14,500

Number: SSH-05-677-05
Name/location: Health Clinic Construction (B.E.T.- Fada)
Description: This activity will result in the construction of
a health clinic to serve the inhabitants of Yogorga and Edji
neighborhoods on the outskirts of Fada.


Estimated bens: n/a
U.S. contribution: $22,000
Date obligated: September 26, 2005
Status: in progress; procurement of construction materials
has been initiated by the grantee
Unliquidated balance: $22,000

Number: SSH-05-677-06
Name/location: Vegetable Gardening in Ati (Batha)
Description: This activity will result in vegetable
production using an existing well for the water source, while
funding a motor-pump and irrigation infrastructure.
Estimated bens: n/a
U.S. contribution: $5,500
Date obligated: September 26, 2005
Status: implementation not yet initiated
Unliquidated balance: $5,500

Number: SSH-05-677-07
Name/location: Strengthening Leather Crafts in Moundou
(Logone Occidental)
Description: This activity will result in the construction of
a workshop and the provision of equipment to a group of
handicapped individuals in Moundou who have already been
trained in the leather crafts.
Estimated bens: 16 association members
U.S. contribution: $8,500
Date obligated: September 26, 2005
Status: in progress; procurement procedures for project
material has been initiated
Unliquidated balance: $4,514

The amount obligated for these seven activities totals
$76,000. In addition, the Embassy issued September 27, 2005
Purchase Order No. NDJ-05-M-0428 in the amount of $1,000 for
the construction of project identification signs. The FY 2005
SSH allowance of $77,000 was thus 100 pct obligated.


4. Embassy relies heavily on the types of projects funded
under the SSH program to support its Economic Growth,
Democracy and Mutual Understanding goals, and trusts that the
modest increase in its FY 2006 SSH budget request to $90,000,
as stated in para one above, will be given careful
consideration.
TAMLYN


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