ICEEP
Indigenous Community Economic Empowerment Project2. Indigenous Community Economic Empowerment Project (ICEEP)
2.1 Agricultural Cooperative Development Project
- Official recognition as a legal entity from the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
- Agriculture Cooperative (ACs) have their own office with adequate equipment to work
- Producer groups are functional and operating their businesses
- Shareholders are satisfied with profits from AC businesses
- Agriculture Cooperative (ACs) ACs have business plans in place
- Agriculture Cooperative (ACs) AC committees have sufficient capacity for leadership, management and marketing.
- ICSO targets at least 3 IPOs for AC development
- ACs receive strong support from relevant ministries like MAFF, MRD, and MOWA
2.2 WASH (health & water sanitation) and Child Education and Labor Protect Project
- IPO committees have selected and trained volunteers to work with WASH
- WASH and child education concepts will receive support from relevant stakeholders (i.e. NGOs, donors, and government)
- IP villagers and IPO committee members have changed their perception, attitudes, and practices
- with WASH/nutrition and child education through kindergarten and pre-school programs
- IPOs have improved access to clean water
- ICSO will select IPOs to pilot this initiative