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Annex 4
Rural youth-suggested activity plans

MAIN 
PROBLEM

 MAIN 
OBJECTIVE

SPECIFIC  OBJECTIVES

SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES

RICE  SHORTAGE FOOD  SECURITY Increase rice yield
  • start a rice bank, use improved varieties
  • small-scale irrigation
  • expand paddy fields
  • use more compost and manure
  • better use of fertilizers
Improve management of forest and production areas
  • forest and land allocation
  • land-use planning 
  • establish land-use policy
  • establish community forest
Increase production and income from crops other than rice
  • plant vegetables, groundnuts, soybeans, cotton and fruit trees
  • improve marketing of produce
  • more processing of products
  • road improvement and new bridges
Increase production and income from animal raising
  • start a buffalo and cattle bank
  • vaccinate animals against disease
  • establish animal feed gardens
  • pig raising with improved techniques
  • use processed animal feed
  • build fish ponds
Improve use of non-timber forest products (NTFPs)
  • cardamom cultivation
  • bee raising
  • charcoal production
  • plant rattan and pitpii
  • better marketing of NTFPs
  • more processing of NTFPs
  • establish policy for NTFPs use

POOR HEALTH

IMPROVE VILLAGE LEVEL HEALTH CARE Improve disease prevention and hygiene
  • vaccination against diseases
  • integrate health lessons and define targets for behaviour change in JDGs (Joint Development Groups), (hygiene, MCH family planning, alcoholism)
  • impregnate mosquito nets 
  • promote PHC lessons at primary school
  • improve management and care of water pump
Improve village level curative health care
  • village drug revolving fund
  • train VHW and TBA
LIMITED  EDUCATION IMPROVE VILLAGER LEVEL EDUCATION Have youth attend school regularly
  • JDGs establish attendance targets
  • parents' association encourages families to send youth to school regularly
Improve management of school and lesson supplies
  • establish parents association
  • establish fund for lesson supplies
  • repair school
Improve teaching  methods
  • offer agricultural lessons in primary school
  • teach PHC lessons in primary schools
  • improve lesson materials
  • train teachers
Increase literacy
  • literacy course
  • village library
Improve knowledge and skills of villagers in various fields
  • training in a number of technical fields
LACK OF FUNDS MORE  FUNDS TO VILLAGERS Increase income
  • loans for small enterprises
  • loans for crop production and livestock
JDGs borrow from village loan fund

 

  • establish JDGs that analyse problems
  • define plans and implement activities
  • technicians teach technical lessons to JDGs (see above)
Decrease expenditures for health care
  • (see improved health care)

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