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Kalama donkey placement Report

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Publication date
02/08/2004
Language:
English
Type of Publication:
Studies
Focus Region:
Sub-Saharan Africa
Focus Topic:
Other
Type of Risk:
Logistical & infrastructural
Commodity:
Livestock
Source
http://www.dfid.gov.uk/r4d/PDF/Outputs/r8113p.pdf
Author
Mwangi, D.K.

The Rural Transport Services Project for Kenya aimed at improving access to facilities and resources through improved means of transport in the project areas, of which Kalama Division in Machakos District in Eastern Province of Kenya is one. In this project area, Kalama Donkey Users Club (KDUC) is the community-based group through which the project is implemented. The Club comprises of men and women (40 members) who are determined to improve the means of transport in the Division in order to meet the transport needs of the community. This brief report focuses on the purchase and placement of the second lot of donkeys by the Kalama Donkey Users Club, a community-based group, with support from the RTS project.