| JOICFP Kilimanjaro
Coffee International Cooperation Campaign Activity Report
(2000) |
We at JOICFP would
like to express our sincere gratitude for the understanding
and cooperation we have received in our Kilimanjaro
Coffee international cooperation campaign. In 2000,
the number of packs of coffee sold was 2041 (at 200
grams each), totaling 262,910 Japanese yen for use
in our project areas. We are applying it in the following
ways:
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| 1) |
Present 2,000 young
Kilimanjaro organic coffee trees |
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A great number of people
in the state of Kilimanjaro grow coffee. However, because
the cost of producing fertilizer to grow coffee is high,
and many coffee trees are too old to produce coffee, each
year the number of coffee beans produced is decreasing.
Also, because the price at which brokers purchase beans
is very low, more and more growers are being forced out
of business. Income of villagers is very low and their
lifestyle is unstable, and therefore malnutrition is spreading
in coffee-growing areas. In order to support the coffee-growing
trade in Kilimanjaro, JOICFP will present villagers with
2,000 young coffee trees. We will primarily distribute
them to family planning volunteers, and begin to plan
the promotion of organic coffee growing in Kilimanjaro. |
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| 2) |
Cover instruction
costs for growing young Kilimanjaro organic coffee trees |
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For the growing of organic coffee, periodic
instruction is required to ensure that trees are healthy.
Even the occurrence of disease in one tree can mean disaster
for the entire growing community because the spread of
disease is extremely rapid. In order to prevent such catastrophes,
JOICFP will cover the costs for family planning volunteers
who work in growing areas to receive instruction at the
National Liamungo Coffee Research Center. These volunteers
will therefore be equipped to deal with problems that
arise with coffee crops, and be able to share and spread
information as instructors themselves. |
| 3) |
Present medical supplies
to Tanzania Family Planning Association’s clinic
in Kilimanjaro State |
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| 1.
Gauze, 10 rolls |
7.
Surgical razors, 500 units |
| 2. Cotton,
10 rolls |
8. Tincture
of iodine, 5 liters |
| 3. Local
anesthetic, 50 bottles |
9. Contraceptive
pessaries, 100 units |
| 4. Pure
distilled water, 75 bottles |
10. STD
antibiotics, 16,000 pills |
| 5. Rubbing
alcohol, 5 litres |
11. Stomach
medicine, 2,000 pills |
| 6. Operating
knives, 36 units |
12. General
painkiller, 4,000 pills |
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| Although services at government-operated
clinics, hospitals, and examination centers are generally
free, their sustenance is reliant upon the continuous
financial assistance of the government. If government
service is cancelled, emergency patients are left with
no access to medical care. To compensate for this potential
problem, service provided at the Tanzania Family Planning
Association’s clinic including health examinations
and counseling will begin to require a patient fee. As
a result, the standards of the clinic will be raised to
administer better care to patients. In addition, amassed
clinic income will be applied to the purchase of necessary
medical supplies, leading to sustainable self-operation
of the clinic. |
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