AFIRD BROCHURE

The Agency for Integrated Rural Development (AFIRD) is an Indigenous NGO which was founded by a group of professionals in 1997 and registered as an NGO by the Ugandan Government in 1998.

AFIRD’s Vision
We envisage
A society which is free from hunger and diseases living in a peaceful and green environment

AFIRD’s Mission
We are:
A National NGO working with vulnerable communities and development partners. We aim at improving the livelihoods of vulnerable communities through capacity building in sustainable natural resources management to increase household income.
Program Goals

· To increase farmer households income by 50% by 2014
Strategic Options:
1. Program area 1: Farm Production (Production & Environment)
2. Program Area 2: Market Access

PROGRAM PLAN
Program 1: Farm Production

A. Strategic Objective
· To increase farm production by 50%
B. Key Result Areas
1. Farmer’s capacity on agronomic and environmental practices built.
2. Farmer’s capacity on animal husbandry practices built.
3. Low cost post harvest technology practices promoted.
4. Producer farmer groups organized.
5. Promote labour saving agricultural technologies for people living with HIV-AIDS.
6. Appropriate and innovative technology developed with farmers and other stakeholders.

· Program 2: Market Access
A. Strategic Objective

· To increase farmers access to market

B. Key Result Areas

1. Market information disseminated.
2. Farmer groups organized for collective marketing.
3. Value addition practices/technology promoted.
4. Lobbying and advocacy workshops organized to influence policy on market access

Achievements

With support from MISEREO of Germany we are implementing a project in Wakiso District were we support two categories of farmers towards diversification of production and collective marketing of produce (2008-2011). This is aimed at improving food security and household income. This project has benefited 816 farmers organized into 38 groups.

Prior to the above project and again with support from MISEREO we supported farmers towards sustainable crop and animal husbandry projects. This project benefited 662 farmers in 19 farmer groups (2005-2008).

With collaboration from a Ugandan NGO; Environmental Alert, we gave out 8 in-calf heifers which have benefited directly 28 farmers in 8 farmer groups.

With support from Seeds for Africa; a UK Charitable organization we have supported the Government prison of Kitalya with 100 grafted tree seedlings and vegetable seeds together with training and extension. These have improved the nutrition of Prisoners; one of the disadvantaged communities in Uganda. Support from seeds for Africa has also benefited 5 primary schools by providing grafted fruit trees and vegetable seeds.

We have also collaborated with the Government of Uganda under the NAADS programme where we have participated in the strengthening of farmer groups in four sub-counties of Wakiso District.

We also support other development partners in Uganda. Among those are Grassland Foundation and the Kotido catholic Diocese that have benefited from our capacity building exercises.

We are members of the Participatory Ecological Land Use Management (PELUM), DENNIVA, The NGO forum and the National Organic Movement of Uganda (NOGAMU).

We offer consultancies on:
· Strategic Planning
· Monitoring and Evaluation
· Crop and Animal Husbandry
· Organic Agriculture and Market development
· Climate change and the Environment

Contacts:
P.O Box 27193 Kampala
Tel: 0414-374851
Email: afirdug@gmail.com