RAPPORT DEFINITIF DE PROJET

1. Titre du Projet : Touni Dé Timiri - Honey Work - Le Travail du Miel
2. Site du Projet: Affem Boussou, Précture de Tchamba
3. Organisation : Touni Dé Timiri / le Pojet des Jeunes Volontaires pour le Miel
4. Gérant du Projet (Nom et titre): Zoulkiflou AMANFO (head beekeeper)
5. Montant reçu de FOT : 1,000 US Dollars Date reçu: December 13, 2010
6. Décrivez le projet terminé:

   31 ultra-modern hives were built by a carpenter from and living in Affem Boussou. These 31 hives are .ultra-modern. because they are the first in the area to be well adapted for the extracting machine that will be used to harvest their honey. These are the finest hives that have been built by this carpenter who has been improving his hive building technique ever since this group of villagers launched this project in 2009. The 31 hives built with FOT funds were quickly bought at the subsidized price of 3,000 F CFA a piece by villagers who were judged .in-need. as well as .serious and motivated. about beekeeping by the head beekeeper, the RPCV who served in Affem Boussou, and Edjeou, another founding member of the project.

   All 31 hives were installed by the head beekeeper and are now inhabited by bees. The first harvest from these hives will take place before the end of 2011. Beekeepers will be encouraged to invest some of their profits, from the sale of honey, in the construction of additional hives for themselves. Other beekeepers in this project have grown their number of hives in this way.

7. Evaluation du projet : Comment penseriez-vous procéder avec un tel projet la prochaine fois ? Que feriez-vous diffémment sur un deuxièm essai ? Comment suggéez-vous que FOT pourrait améliorer le processus (de demande, de selection, d'allocation, de rapportage, etc ?

   Fortunately, this project has proceeded very smoothly as it had already been launched and was working well before the arrival of FOT funds. These funds were intended to finance the construction of additional hives and this is now accomplished.

   Though we should be able to improve certain aspects of the project, we are very satisfied with the project's progression and efficiency. We are very pleased with the ground-swell of interest in beekeeping, among local farmers and villagers, that has accompanied the growth of this project in Affem Boussou. Villagers with sufficient means are now constructing their own hives and this groundswell of grassroots interest is one of the best indicators that the project is meeting the needs and expectations of villagers.

   We appreciate FOT's help and hope that the Friends of Togo are aware of the how essential their help has been to the success of this beekeeping project.