Polido Women Empowerment Program – Pilot Light Development Organization (PILIDO)

Livehoods Women and Youth Economic Empoerment

Activti One: Grinding mill Machines and solar Systems

The Maize mills project under women programm expected to deliver the following key results to Maasai women and Youth :

Improved working and living conditions for women and young people.
Increased participation of women and youth in decision-making processes at household and community levels.
Enhanced capacity of women and youths to manage and run the mills efficiently and sustainably with increasing independence, confidence and self-reliance among women and youths
Reduced workload and walking distances for women and save time for other economic and social activities.
Increased capacity of women and youths to manage and run the mills efficiently and sustainably with increasing independence, confidence and self-reliance among women and youths
Reduce workload for women, walking distances and save time for other economic and social activities

The Picture 1 & 2 showing the group members of Olosipa cleaning the hulling mashine during training.

Installation of Olosipa Mills by Make Engineering technicians.

Installation process of Olosipa Mills continued

IInstallation process of Magadini Mills by Make Engineering Technicians. Third picture is Magadini Women group leaders.

The Lister Diesel engines for Engutukoit, Orpopong’i and Lesoit were purchased and taken to Make Engineering for reinforcement.

The picture indicates the ongoing enforcement work of the mills for Engutukoit, Orpopong’i and Lesoit in the Make Engineering workshop.

The above pictures; 1st,2nd & 3rd indicate installation of Milling machines in Engutukoit.

The above pictures; 1st,2nd & 3rd indicate installation of Milling machines in Orpopongi

Installation of Solar System and demonstration to women and youth on how to operate Engutukoit and Orpopong’i project sites

The picture depicts installation of solar system: 1st picture is when setting of panels on the roof, the second, third and fourth indicate installation process in the Mill machine houses at engutukoit

Activity Two: Capacity Building to women and Youth

Under Polido Women Empowerment Program we conduct different Trainings to women and youth as its their Need s with the following objective results

To build women’s capacity and skills at the grass-roots
To enhance women’s self –confidence;
To improve women access to and ownership of land, productive resources, health and education, leadership positions;
To enhance women’s political, cultural, personal rights leading to empowerment;
To reduce workloads,

Heath Tranings

Tranings of Heath held at Oloilorti village (photo 1 and Photo 2 and 3 at Lembapuli Village

Land on Climate change and Adaptation

The following photo show how climate change affects Pastoralist in Magadini Village

The aim has more ways of having grass to feed their animal during the drouth

A collection Grass in Magadini for Feeding Their Cowas and Goats

This photo shows how Pastolist At Magadini alost theit livstock due to long draught , wich cow women and youth to becomen more affected group

Training on Land rights

Awareness raising and sensitization on women‘s land rights, land and customary laws to women and youth groups and traditional leaders .

The aim was to improve understanding amongst women and men including village and traditional leaders on the rights of women access to & ownership to land. Also, entailed to increase confidence and capacity amongst pastoral women to voice out issues related to their denied rights over land and properties.

Standing with black jacket is Mrs.Teika Simango, one of the facilitators who facilitated training on Land right to women group members at Lesoti village.

Training in book-keeping

This activity was repeatedly done during monthly visits.The techniques involve daily records based on a simple double entry system that shows daily money received, money spent and the balance columns. The knowledge on financial records was delivered to cover grinding mills, small businesses and other projects that women groups are engaged in. Record keeping was found helpful by many women as these simplify their work and increase business memory for both individual women and entire groups.

Other topics that were covered during training include;

Keeping of records
Managing records
Daily/Monthly records
Book keeper duties
Regular bookkeeping merits
Membership records

Standing and sitting are some of the women partipated in Financial Management in Orpopongi. Mrs. Seela Sainyeye took time prior to the training to introduce the facilitator and the importance of subject matter hence they should listen carefully.

Land Right: Securing women land

With the request of women to have access of Owen their Plots, Pilido managed to support women to fence their plot and also to get Gate Land certificates CCROs