PRONAT- Sierra Leone Project Proposal-Reviewed

8/2/2019 PRONAT- Sierra Leone Project Proposal-Reviewed

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1. NAME OF ORGANISATION:

Protect Nature (PRONAT)-Sierra Leone

2. PROJECT DURATION:

Five years 2011-2015

3. VISION:

To ensure and enhance a better participatory management/governance practice and

conservation of the Sierra Leonean coastal and marine resources faced with the threat of

climate change and environmental degradation. Phenomena highlighted in the first, seventh

and eighth millennium development goals Eradicating extreme poverty and hunger;

ensuring environmental sustainability; developing a global partnership for development.

4. MISSION:

To promote efficient and improved communication and information sharing system on

sustainable coastal and marine resources with the total use of Participatory Governance

techniques with stakeholders, partners and line ministries. Also, as its mission, PRONAT-SL

will lobby and advocate in drafting and implementation of a strategic national action plan for

sustainable management of marine resources, conservation, drafting of a law on coastal and

marine activities.


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Over the years, the mangrove ecosystem and its resources played a significant role on the

level of biodiversity and profited both animal species and human beings. It did not only

provide breeding ground, food and nursery sites for resources such as shrimps, oysters, crabs,snappers, tarpons but also helped in reducing the impact of high sea tide and flooding which

resulted from the indiscriminate exploitation of this ecosystem. The mangrove ecosystem had

also provided adequate shelter and breeding grounds for over wintering birds (migrated from

Europe and America due to bad winter weather and poor food supply) that stopped by to feed

and breed.

8. JUSTIFICATION:

The project when fully implemented would empower the local communities with knowledge

about the negative impact of their activities on the coastal and marine resources. It would

also enable the communities to adopt and promote better management practices that would

ensure the sustainable utilization of coastal and marine resources whilst maintaining their

potentiality. By providing alternative livelihoods for communities, the project would also

minimize the direct exploitation of coastal and marine resources thus enhancing the

restoration of balanced ecosystems. Finally, through the involvement of key stakeholders

(political leaders, traditional etc) the project would create a legal framework that seeks to

enhance the formulation of laws and bye-laws that promote the sustainable management and

conservation of marine and coastal resources.


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b. Strengthen the legal and institutional legal framework from PRAIA convention on

the restoration, conservation and rational use of mangrove ecosystem

c. Establish structure and better organization of marine product and by-product

marketing

d. Support the establish of sustainable funding mechanism, improve communication and

information sharing on coastal and marine resources conservation and best

management practice

11. Project Activities :

a. Identify project operational areas

b. Identify and support project partners and focal persons

c. Conduct baseline survey on empowering mangrove dwellers to improve their

livelihood quality

d. Conduct a nationwide sensitization on coastal and marine areas on recommended

management behavior and conservation practices

e. Facilitate project structures formation

f. Support project beneficiaries with alternative livelihood options


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10.3 Baseline survey conducted by consultant firm

10.4.1. 100 beneficiaries, 50 MPs, 40 local representatives sensitized on coastal marine

areas protection

10.4.2. 2500 school going pupils and tutors and coastal and marine environmental clubs

formed

10.4.3. Two schools, one tertiary institution learning quiz competitions organized

10.4.4 Five (5) radio panel discussions held, one float parade on coastal and marine areas

conservation

10.4.5 Twenty community interaction sensitization programmes to be undertaken

10.5.1 Four project communities formed

10.5.2 Four project activity quarterly review meetings held

10.5.2 Three project steering committees and stakeholders meetings held

10.5.3 One project inception workshop held10.6.1 2000 coastal and marine beneficiaries trained in alternative income generation

activities

10.6.2 Support beneficiaries with startup kits to engage in livelihood options

10.7.1 Beneficiaries trained in lobbying and advocacy techniques on coastal resource

management

10.8.1Laid down laws and principles on marine and coastal resource management


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12. Project outcome:

12.1 Coastal and marine areas and resources are better managed by its inhabitants

12.2 laws on coastal and marine areas conservation and best management practices adhered to

12.3 Diversify environmental friendly income generating activities taken place

12.4 Transformation in beneficiaries earning power due to alternative livelihood skills

activities in the coastal and marine ecology


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13. Action plan:

12 Action Plan

ACTIVITY person responsible Time frame1 Year 2Year 3year

1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

1 Identify stakeholders, target beneficiaries,

operational areas,

PRONAT

2 Conduct baseline survey on empowering

mangrove dwellers improve their livelihoodquality

PRONAT AND Consultants

3 Conduct a nationwide sensitization on

coastal and marine areas on recommendedmanagement behaviour and conservationpractices

PRONAT

4 Facilitate project structures formation PRONAT

5 Support 200 project beneficiaries withalternative livelihood options

PRONAT

6 Support 200 project beneficiaries and key

project partners with lobbying and advocacy

skills

PRONAT

7 Promote the formation of legal frameworkon sustainable management and

conservation of coastal and marine areas

PRONAT, Project partners,Beneficiaries, Political leaders

8 Training on Lobbying and advocacy Community leaders and otherstakeholders

9 Strategic national action plan on coastal andmarine resource

PRONAT, Parliament

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10 Undergraduate internships PRONAT, Universities/ college

11 Conduct post intervention surveys PRONAT

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14. Country Profile:

Sierra Leone is located in the western coast of Africa bounded by the Guinea republic on its N/E,

Liberia on the S/E and the Atlantic Ocean on its N/W with growth of mangrove vegetation

stretches along the estuaries of the Scarcies, Rokel, Sherbro River and Yawri bay. This mangrove

ecology survive at the tropical latitude and at temperature of 16 degree centigrade with

beautification of ridge of the peninsula forest overlooking the coastal areas and beaches far

stretched especially in the western area . It is known to have a total surface area of 28,000 sq. miles

with soil types which range from clay, sand, loamy, gravel and silt that influence the range of

activities prone to the marine ecology

The country has a population of about 5million from the recent national projections by Statistics

Sierra Leone, the institution responsible for population studies, with a heterogeneous population

which includes; Mende, Themne, Limba, Fullah, Loko, Sherbro, Kissy, Vai, Kurankoh, etc. who practice a wide range of livelihood activities on a day to day basis and practice multiparty

democratic governance system and a devolved local government of recent time.

15 Target group Profile

PRONAT Salone, among others, will engage groups of beneficiaries including the following thus;

learning institutions, legal and state actors, Parliamentarians, Councilors, Mayors, Local

community leaders, Naval security, and Media practitioners


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It will further engage actors, key ministries and institutions on transit and field work on coastal and

marine endangered ecosystem in a bid to come up with possible suggestions on a better and

sustainable management practices.

In addition to the said approaches, PRONAT-SL/ will support identified emerging beneficiaries

with after skills training startup packages to engage in alternative income livelihood generation

option to improve household income.

Rallies, radio discussions and float parades will form part of the campaign in a bid to enact laid

down policies laws and protocols.

PRONAT will also train community and stakeholders on lobbying and advocacy and its

importance in attaining conserved coastal and marine areas resources.

17 Project Indicators:

The project indicators in order to achieve a result driven outcome will include the following:

Stake holders discuss issues sustainable best management behavior of coastal and marine

ecology in development policies and agendas

Community habitant Management practice better coastal and marine area conservation and

management


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18. Project Monitoring and Evaluation

The monitoring of activities implemented over the project life cycle in the strategic coastal and

marine areas will include a list of interventions such as, supervisory monitoring of visible project

activity respective project committees structures, line ministries, parliamentarians , sister countries

networking members/ representatives, Youths, women groups, navy sector and other partners.

19. Means of verification

The project will be verified through the series of criteria such as:

Beneficiaries list

Stakeholders list

Memorandum of understanding and signatories

Meetings, workshop and interaction sessions attendance


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Draft bill on coastal and marine resources management

Survey reports


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20. ACTIVITY PLAN /WORKPLAN:

ACTIVITY

person

responsible

Time frame

1 Year 2Year 3year

1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3

1 Identify 15 coastal and marine areas PRONAT

2 Identify 7 project partners

3 Formation of project structures

4 Conduct baseline survey

5 Sensitisation of stakeholders

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Formation of coastal and marine environmental

clubs in schools (2500 pupils and teachers)

7 Hold project inception workshop

8 Formation of four project communities9 Training of beneficiaries in alternative livelihoods

10 Support beneficairies with start-up kits

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Training of beneficiaries in lobbying andadvocacy techniques

12 Student internship attachment 13 Conduct radio panel discussions 14 Organise Float parade 15

Legislation of laws & bye-laws on marine and

coastal resource management 16 Conduct 4 Post intervention surveys

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21. Risks and Assumptions:

Governing agencies and partners provide financial support for the implementation of project

activities

Current regional alliance of parliamentarians and local elected representatives network on

climate and coastal marine ecosystem management lobby and advocate for implementation of

draft policies and bills

Peoples behavior towards sustainable climate and environmental best practices are replicated

Beneficiaries employed sustainable household and commerce energy sources

Replanting of adaptable mangrove tree species along coastal and marine intervention areas

Increase in environmental friendly house hold income earning sources

Health and sanitation condition of coastal and marine ecosystem improved

Drastic reduction in mangrove wood use as fuel by communities along mangrove areas

22. Sustainability.

PRONAT-SL will be sustained with the employment of the following guidelines criteria and

regulation through the development of a national strategic action plan; legal framework and


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23. Project Budget.

No COST CATEGORIES UNIT QTY PERIOD

UNITCOST

(Le)

TOTAL

COST (Le)

1 PERSONNEL COST

Director/Admin/Finance 1 60months 2,000,000/00 120,000,000/00Field Coordinator 1 60months 1,500,000/00 90,000,000/00

Secretary/typist 1 60months 7,000,000/00 420,000,000/00

Field assistants 2 60months 1,000,000/00 60,000,000/00

Driver 1 60months 600,000/00 36,000,000/00

Office cleaner/aide 1 60months 400,000/00 24,000,000/00

Total Personnel cost 7 Le 750,000,000/00

2 DIRECT PROGRAMME COST

Supplies ?

Materials ?

Quiz 3 3days 5,000,000/00 15,000,000/00

Radio discussions 5 5days 3,000,000/00 15,000,000/00

Float parade 1 1day 10,000,000/00 10,000,000/00

Training 100 6months 5,000,000/00 30,000,000/00

S ki 200 3 000 000/00 600 000 000/00


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Desktop computers 2 3,000,000/00 6,000,000/00

Photocopier 1 5,000,000/00 5,000,000/00

Scanner 1 2,000,000/00 2,000,000/00

Printer 1 5,000,000/00 5,000,000/00

Office equipment(assorted)

1 10,000,000/00 10,000,000/00

Slide projector 1 4,000,000/00 4,000,000/00

Digital camera 1 2,000,000/00 2,000,000/00Office furniture (assorted)

15,000,000/00 15,000,000/00

Vehicles 1 36months 100,000,000/0 100,000,000/00

Motor bikes 3 36months 10,000.000/00 30,000,000/00

Office space 1 36months 2,000,000/00 72,000,000/00

Generator 1 36months 5,000,000/00 5,000,000/00

Others

Total capital cost Le 266,000,000/00

4 PROGRAMME SUPPORT COST

Lubricants litres 450 36months 10,000/00 4,500,000/00

Fuel Gals 3,600 36months 16,500/00 59,400,000/00Bills 36months 15,000,000/00

Licences and insurance 36months 12,000,000/00


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GRAND TOTAL Le 3,312,500,000/00


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