Increased and Equitable Benefits from Natural Resource-Based Enterprises. Objectives: This activity emphasizes development of new and improved natural resource-based and enterprises in the three targeted districts. We expect that from 50-100 new or improved enterprises, benefiting 50-100 individuals, will result from these activities. Most enterprises will be related to natural resource based enterprises such as sustainable community-based mariculture, nature and cultural tourism, and sustainable marine fisheries. However, the actual types of businesses must be determined based on the interest, desires and needs of the targeted beneficiaries. In coastal villages, any non- natural resource-based enterprise that raises income of coastal households provides incentives and opportunities for these households and the community to utilize natural resources in a more sustainable way. In some cases it can provide alternatives to activities such as fishing which in most areas are already overfished. Therefore, such livelihood activities such as chicken or paprika farming can directly or indirectly benefit more sustainable resource use and will be considered for support by the project. Enterprises will be promoted through the district implementation grant process mentioned above as well as through activities implemented by our two local NGO partners – TAWLAE and FINCA. In addition, the SUCCESS Leader activities implemented by XXXXXX, will provide leveraged support to these initiatives. HIV/AIDS vulnerable groups, including women and migratory fishers, will be given particular priority. Tasks: • Develop workplans, budgets and contractual agreements with TAWLAE and FINCA. Once these contracts are in place, disbursements of advances can be made and work started. Both these organizations have on-going activities in Bagamoyo (area of concentration for FINCA) and Mkuranga (area of concentration for TAWLAE). Therefore we have a general idea of the types of enterprises that will be supported but this will depend in part on participatory development of business plans with targeted beneficiaries. Emphasis of enterprise development will be on natural resource-based enterprises such as seaweed farming and tourism. However, other enterprises that raise incomes of coastal residents will also be promoted, such as chicken farming. The rationale for supporting non-natural resource dependant enterprises is that any enterprises that make coastal people less dependent on natural resource use will have a positive impact on natural resource conditions. Increase...
