Centre de Formation Agricole Frère Remy A Model for Sustainable Production & Consumption Practices & Eco-Entrepreneurship Development

Overview Introduction & Background of the SAG Project Challenges of Centre de Formation Agricole Frère Remy Transition to SCP & Green Business Model/ Eco-innovation Green Activities to enable transition to Green Business Model Benefits and Positive outcomes of switching to Green Drivers and Economic Incentives Achievements and Outputs

Centre de Formation Agricole Frere Remy Objectives: Location: At Agricultural Camp du Roi and in the north farming of Rodrigues training; Beginning: Eliminating illiteracy and develop 2 nd May new 1988 skills; and Projects Welcomes close teenagers to between the environment, 12 and 18 years renewable old from energy four and corners with an of ecological the Island aspect. Link: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=fphrjwhajys

Background of the SAG Project Title: A model for sustainable production & consumption practices & eco-entrepreneurship development Implemented by: Centre de Formation Agricole Frère Remy (CFAFR) Duration: 30 months (November 2015 to May 2018) Budget of project: USD 253,933 (Total budget) Aim: Empower beneficiaries to develop their micro enterprises while studying at the centre Support eco-enterprises of beneficiaries in achieving sustainable development

Beneficiaries 24 6 6 3 Beneficiaries: 2 nd Year Total beneficiaries: 9 (1 st Year) + 39 (2 nd Year) + 5 (Alumni)

Category of Beneficiaries Micro start-up enterprise No. Category (Priority) Boys Girls 1 2 3 4 5 Pig Farming and Agriculture Poultry Farming and Agriculture Cattle Farming and Agriculture Agriculture and kitchen gardening Horticulture and Flower Nursery 8 2 4 1 7 2 17 10 0 2 Total 36 17

Challenges of CFAFR Funding of projects: CFAFR is a catholic and vocational institution under the care of the Vicariate Apostolic of Rodrigues and depends mostly on private funding and grants to implement projects Financial challenges: There was a need to include more coaches & mentors for farming related training of youth Assistance to young entrepreneurs Difficulty to develop start-ups when the young students leave the institution at the age of 18 years old Exposure to national and international platforms for youth Optimisation of resources In the form of land, water, energy, visibility and waste management

Transition to SCP & Green Business Model/ Eco-innovation Empowerment of the youth Agricultural and Food Security: Need to reduce our imports and concentrate on empowerment of the youth to favour local production and sustainable economy (food security) Environmental developments: Economic and environmental developments in Rodrigues Island. There is a strong warning for energy, food and financial crises as well as ecological limits In line with the Regional & National Government Policy

Green Activities to enable transition to Green Business Model (Part 1) No. Activities Indicators Green Model 1 Optimise management skills & services - ensure successful project implementation Set up of: 1. PIC & FC 2. Reporting & Evaluation Follow up on reporting of the implementation of the project 2 Improve service delivery to beneficiaries 1. No. coaches recruited 2. No. of beneficiaries 3. Programme completion and site visits 4. Evaluation of beneficiaries on site following implementation 5. No. of MSME's set up Training and Evaluation of the beneficiaries start ups (financial and non-financial projects) 3 Optimise use of resources & strategic management of the Centre 1. Consultant EOI 2. First draft consultancy S/M/L reports 3. Demonstration, Workshop, training sessions Draft reports for the S/M/L by consultants for Green Master Plan and short term implementation of actions

Green Activities to enable transition to Green Business Model (Part 2) No. Activities Indicators Green Model 4 Improve capacity through networking (ROD/MRU) (Contribution ) 1. No. of networking programme 2. No. of students benefitting Successful implementation of the networking session in Mauritius from the 24 th March to the 09 th April 2017. Excellent platform for national exposure for the youth. 5 Increasing the visibility aspect for the project for the Centre de Formation Agricole Frère Remy 1. No. of workshops 2. Website construction 3. Information session 4. No. of toolkit 5. No. of pamphlets 6. Press and media coverage 7. No. of persons aware of the project 1. Website construction for visibility; 2. Information session in terms of parent and community meetings organised for SAG awareness; 3. Preparation of onsite training of the beneficiaries; 4. Pamphlets distribution; 5. On-going media and press coverage; and 6. Assumed to be around 80,000 by end of 2017 as the project is on-going in Rodrigues, Mauritius and on an international level.

Benefits & Positive Outcomes of switching to Green Actions Mentoring On-going by coaches at the Centre Ecole dans la cour programme Quarterly basis Family and Community Inclusion and development - Crucial Training and visits in Rodrigues Island Local MSMEs Consultancy and Research - On-going Networking Opportunities in Mauritius Opening to the world

Evolution of Project Activities

Challenges Encountered Late start of implementation of administrative activities (November 2015) Up to date Water Scarcity Foot and Mouth Disease Delay in our Networking Educational Tour from September 2016 to March 2017

Drivers and Economic Incentives SWITCH Africa Green Team Strong commitment to encourage and support all grantees in their project implementation since award of contracts in November 2015 and on-going Chief Commissioner s Office and the Commission for Agriculture Since the beginning of the project, strong encouragement to our beneficiaries We are looking at the possibility of agricultural lease for the youth s start-up eco-enterprise at the end of their studies at the Centre Commission for Training Strong commitment to assist the Centre with support required. For example, recent assistance in our Networking Education Tour in Mauritius

Achievements & Outputs (Part 1) No. Activity Steps Ahead 1 2 3 Reporting on the last few quarters of the project Better Empowerment of beneficiaries Optimisation of resources & strategies (SML) Ongoing for the rest of the 2 nd year of the project implementation Better trained and empowered beneficiaries in Pig Farming, Poultry Farming, Cattle Farming, Agricultural Activities and Horticulture Activities Finalization for: 8 beneficiaries have been shortlisted for the financial support under SAG for the 1 st year 10 to follow Design and list of purchases to be confirmed by mid 2017 Training in project and budget management Follow up of the MSMEs of the beneficiaries ongoing Evaluation and visits ongoing on a quarterly basis First draft of the strategic reports and website construction Consultancy in strategic educational & green business development The topographical survey & training have been completed.

Achievements & Outputs (Part 2) No. Activity Steps Ahead Improve capacity through 4 5 networking (ROD/MRU) (Contribution ) Increasing the visibility aspect for the project for the Centre de Formation Agricole Frère Remy Completed for the project. Workshop by the end of the year 2017 Launch of website for the Centre by end of 2017 Networking Activity in Mauritius in March/ April 2017 Continuous Visibility for the SWITCH Africa Green programme

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