The community development Project in nam phuong tien commune, chuong my district, ha noi

By the end of the year, all clients shared that they are now very confident with their cows. The cows are developing well, looking much bigger and nicer. They give credit to their hard work and good cares of the cows together with the frequent group meetings to share information and experience among the clients. They are looking forwards to becoming the owners of the cows when the female calves have been handed over to new clients. In 2019, they could see the first female calf being handed that encourages them with their labor and patience.

During the farmer group meetings when encouraged to identify other needs of their community, they came up with an initiative to assemble a portable swimming pool for the children in the village. The project commune is in the middle of the lowest place next to Ha Noi city where floods will be planned to happen if the river dikes around Ha Noi city are threatened of heavy rains. Recently, it happened in two successive years 2017 and 2018. In July 2019, a swimming pool was set up and about 150 children now have a good opportunity to learn swimming in a safe place. The swimming pool is being run by local volunteers and with the contributions from the community.

1st remaining clients            14 (first beneficiaries received cows from the project)

2nd new clients                     1 (new beneficiaries received cows from the 1st clients)

Cows remained                      15

Calves delivered                    9

This phase of the project has been implemented in Nui Be village, Nam Phuong Tien commune since 2017.  The total population of the village is of 230 households. The farmer group includes 15 clients who are raising cows for their incomes.

The first Cow Bank Project in dan tien commune, Vo Nhai district, thai nguyen province

The project is progressing well with 2/3rd of the beneficiaries are 2nd clients. In 2019 there are 7 new 2nd clients received female calves from the 1st clients. The clients have seen good results from the successful households and keep looking after their cows well, expecting more calves to be delivered. The farmer groups keep frequent meetings every quarter to share information and experience helping each other with the cow raising issues. The clients appreciate the advices of the local veterinaries and frequent visits by the district and commune staff that help them with unexpected problems of cow disease and pregnancy.

The two farmer groups have built 2 saving funds with 6,175,000 VND in total, and there are 20 group members have accessed and borrowed from these funds. The farmer groups are running the funds by themselves because this is their own money.

1st clients:                 10

2nd clients:                19

Cows provided           30

Cows remained          29

Calves delivered        14

This phase of project has been implementing in Lang Giang and Deo Uynh housing clusters, Lang Muoi village, Dan Tien commune since 2015. The total population of Lang Muoi village is of 178 households, of which Lang Giang 41 and Deo Uynh 28.

the second Cow Bank Project in lien minh commune, vo nhai district, thai nguyen province

The clients have learnt the good results of the other Cow Bank project (VN-CB 1) in the next door commune, which encourages them to be a bit more patient until they can own their own cowherds. They themselves have seen the first cows delivered to 4 calves as signs of good development of the cowherd. Beside, by the end of the year 22 other project cows are getting pregnant. These farmer groups have also formed 2 saving funds and gathered total 9,200,000 VND. The group members are running these funds by themselves, and 7 households have borrowed from the funds.

1st clients:                 31

2nd clients:                not yet

Cows provided           32

Cows remained          31

Calves delivered        4

This project has been implementing in Ngoc My and Khuan Da village, Lien Minh commune since 2017. The total population in Ngoc My is of 85 households and Khuan Da 44.

The income generation Project in, dan tien commune, vo nhai district, thai nguyen province

This loan cycle of the project is coming to the end of its loan cycle, and the capital loans are being collected. The clients have faced difficulties raising piglet this year with serious pig diarrhoea and many pigs died. After the pig disease only 3 clients could keep their mother pigs, and the others lost their pigs. This disease entails the pig pens to be left vacant at least 6 months. However, half of the clients could earn profit from selling piglets, which help them pay back their loans. The other half of clients had to sell the pigs because of the pig failures also could pay back their loans from the money they earned. Apart from one clients who is cancelled the loan because her husband died of an explosive accident, half of the loans will be due in Jun 2020 and need to be collected.

Number of clients                 37

Clients having 1 litter           6

Clients having 2 litters          13

Clients having 3 litters          4

Average piglets per litter     10

the second cow bank project in Tran Yen and Tan Tri commune, Bac Son district, lang son province

In 2019, 4 new clients of second generation have received female calves from the first clients. There are 26 calves delivered for them and 3 cows are pregnant. Most of the clients have fodder grass gardens to provide enough food for their cows even in the winter. The clients and other farmers in the project villages have had an opportunity to be updated with good knowledge and skills from an invited expert in animal disease prevention and treatment. The farmers are happy with their many questions have been answered by the expert. Besides, 62 farmers and local officers have had an exposure trip to an ecological farm in order to learn how to make best use of their own resource to produce good food for animals. They are also exposed to good methods to change animal wastes into good fertilizers for a better soil and environment. After the exposure trip, only the group leader in Don Ngang village has tried the skills in his family. It is hopeful that there will be a good example applying new skills in raising animal for more productive model in their community.

1st clients:                 26

2nd clients:                6

Cows provided           40

Cows remained          32

Calves delivered        14

This project has been implementing since 2015 in Binh An village (57 households), Tan Tri commune and Don Ngang village (44 households), Tran Yen commune.

the third cow bank project in Lang ga and lan hoen village, tran yen commune, bac son district, lang son province

In 2019, AM works closely with Bac Son to open a new Cow Bank Project in Lang Ga and Lan Hoen villages, Tran Yen commune. The location and client selection took longer time than planned because the first two potential villages have a strong movement of young people going to work in the factories far away from home. AM and the district planned to finish the selection of clients by the end of Jun 2019, obtain the official approval from Lang Son province by the end of Aug 2019. By the end of Dec 2019, 40 first clients have been selected and 2 farmer groups have been formed. AM has obtained all official approval from the province level in or der to sign a contract with a dealer who will supply qualified cows to the project participants. All 40 cows and 2 bulls will be purchased and provided to the beneficiaries in the first quarter of 2020

Actual Data of The First Cow Bank Project in Bac Son, Lang Son

The project started in 2009 with 4 village-based farmer groups. The below charts will give an overview of the project development from it was started until its ownership was handed over to the local partners in Bac Son in 2016 after 7 years of implementation .

Both the number of households in the project villages and the beneficiaries are increasing …

… the proportion of households covered by the benneficiaries is increasing sifnificantly.

The number of clients who are raising the project cows and not yet paid back their loan have been changed over the years because of two reasons: some cows died and the clients stepped out of the project.

From the 2nd year, the project begins adding new clients who receive a female calf from the first clients to its beneficiary’s list. At the time when the project was handed over, the cows were passed to the 3rd generation of clients already.

These are actual number of cows recorded by the end of each year is changing over the years and excluding the cows which are sold by the beneficiaries. Therefore, it is not reflecting the right increasing trend of the total number of cows.

Excluding the cows sold by the beneficiaries, these are the total values of all project cows being estimated according to market prices by the end of each year.

Social development

Healthy Families - Healthy Communities Project

A multi-initiative project impacting various social challenges in the community

Since late 2012 AM has been leading a comprehensive program to develop healthy communities in northern Vietnam. 
We define health in this regard: not merely as an absence of disease, but in a more holistic sense, as thriving. We believe God created us to live in harmonious and caring relationships. These kinds of relationships are a key factor for holistic well-being and health. Caring relationships should begin in the family and be expanded towards the community. A healthy community demonstrates care for the needy and vulnerable, and values every member.
Together with our local partners, AM has identified 4 main target groups in which we work to make a positive impact.

• Young children
• Teenagers
• People living with disabilities and their families
• Survivors of domestic violence

POVERTY REDUCTION

Fish Cage Project

The objective of the Project is to raise income for poor households living by rivers.  The Project provides funds to communes to set up credit schemes assisting people to purchase breeding fist, construct fish cages and train in fish raising techniques.  Stage I of the Project began in 2006.  All credits were collected in 2007 and were rolled over to Stage II of the Project.  In 2009, 100% of the loan could be recollected and all funds were reinvested to start Stage III.  In 2011, the Project concluded Stage III and 100% of the loan could again be collected.  Stage IV began in 2011 by reinvesting the repaid loan and is expected to finish the end of 2013.  

Cow Bank Projects

The goal of these projects is to raise income and living standards of poor households by giving funds to selected households to purchase a cow.  The household will return to the local project management unit the firstborn female calf which will then be transferred to another poor household.  Allianz Mission currently operates Cow Bank Projects in four districts in northern Vietnam: Dan Phuong, Chuong My Districts of Hanoi, Vo Nhai District of Thai Nguyen Province, and Bac Son District of Lang Son Province.  

Piglet Production Projects

The initial objective of the Project was to raise income for poor households affected by avian influenza.  This was to be done by providing credit to them to purchase pigs in order to produce piglets.  The Project also includes training of local veterinarians as well as initiating a local information network in animal husbandry.  The Project is currently being implemented in Chuong My District of Hanoi.