Empowering Norton Community Through Fish Farming Project

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Empower the marginalized and vulnerable members of the Norton community by establishing a fish farming project in partnership with Norton Town Council and Gender Links. The project aims to create jobs, provide technical support, and enhance community prosperity. With a focus on sustainability and inclusivity, the initiative seeks to uplift women, men, and youth, fostering a prosperous society by 2030.

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NORTON TOWN COUNCIL FISH FARMING COMMUNITY PROJECT LOCATION: ENDOVOUR ROAD TOWN: NORTON PARTNERS: NORTON TOWN COUNCIL AND GENDER LINKS

COUNTRY ZIMBABWE PROJECTOVERVIEW NORTON TOWN COUNCIL COUNCIL GENDER CHAMPION TAPERA YOVANI GENDER FOCAL PERSONS PROJECT FOCAL PERSON NATIONAL VISION FURTHERMORE GUTSA BATAI KWAEDZA Towards a Prosperous & Empowered Upper Middle Income Society by 2030. OUR VISION A Smart city with a Prosperous Community by 2025. STATUS TOWN COUNCIL NUMBER OF WARDS TOTAL POPULATION THIRTEEN MEN 41,002 WOMEN 46,036 Key characteristics Norton Town Council is situated forty kilometres west of Harare along the Harare-Bulawayo Road, railway and Robert Mugabe international airport. The road, railway and airport are the key strategic infrastructure for any business. It also boarders the two water bodies, Manyame Dam and Lake Chivero the second largest, and deepest lake in the Zimbabwe. A source of water, food, materials as well as a room for recreation, commercial fishing, and tourism. It strives to make all opportunities an Asset to the populace of Norton.

FISH FARMING SITE MAP

PROJECT OVERVIEW PROJECT DESCRIPTION FISH FARMING COUNCIL CONTRIBUTION One hectare land Management and Technical support skills ROLE OF COUNCIL IN IMPLEMENTING THE PROJECT Project Planning Monitoring of project construction of ponds Mobilisation of community and selection of the beneficiaries Ensure compliance to EMA, other regulative bodies and the Council Source for the Markets or Buyers Youth Men Total TOTAL NUMBER OF BENEFICIARIES Women % Women 24 15 78 39 65% TOTAL NUMBER OF JOBS TO BE CREATED BY THE PROJECT 500 Population to be served 87,500 Key characteristics Thirteen fish ponds measuring 20metres by 30metres Office Block which house -Administration offices -The refrigeration equipment -Selling point Fence Guardroom

PROJECT SUMMARY Title Endeavour Fish Farming Origin Gender links Marginalised and vulnerable women, men and youths from the community and family members Beneficiaries Norton Town Council Partners Gender Links Women, men and Youth Groups Duration The project duration is three (3) years US$157,560. The above women, men and youths have agreed to provide their labour and time. Council will advice and coordinate the project from inception to completion. Budget Theme Prosperous and empowered upper-middle income society Priority Issue Unemployment and lack of basic services

PROJECT SUMMARY Provide an avenue for the local women, men and youths to support their own living in having access to basic services, and be self-reliant through earning their own income through the fish sales. Goals Raise the local cash flow among the unemployed women, men and youths 1. Mobilize women, men and youths to work together for common benefits 2. Objectives Show that marginalised and vulnerable women, men and youths are not a problem to the community but assets. 3.

PROJECT SUMMARY -Mobilize local community, experts and do awareness of the project -Planning and designing of the fish ponds -Purchasing of the materials for constructing the whole project -Inspection and certification by Fisheries experts -Construction of the whole project components -Monitoring of the pond water quality and final inspections by experts -Purchasing of the fish fingerlings (baby fish) and fish feed Activities -Transferring fingerlings into ponds, feeding and monitoring carefully -Negotiating for possible buyers or markets -Transferring of fish into sizes to different ponds -Start making sales to different buyers -Creating a bank account and keep the income to make the project a sustainable project by starting again and expanding the size of the project -Evaluating of the whole project and provide report to Norton town Council and Gender Links 1. Discuss with community leaders, fisheries authorities, possible markets or buyers, women, men youths and organizations involved to get written commitments to partake in where ever areas they will support. 2. Also we really need the funding to plan, prepare and implement the projects as planned so that its within the timeframe Action Needed

6. PROJECT BENEFITS TO THE BENEFICIARIES Employment created Increased income at household level Diversion of youths mind from unintended behaviours Reduce gender based violence Economically and socially empowered Knowledge

10. FUTURE Hyponoics. The project in the future will create more employment as we use the more modern viable method of producing vegetables (tomatoes, lettuce, cucumbers and peppers) as well as ornamental crops with added nutrients but without soil.