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Sustainable Project

Friday, 24 April 2009 16:58 | Written by Administrator |

Sustainable Project for Imjai House

1. Date: May 2010-April, 2011
2. Project title: Imjai House Sustainable Economic Project
3. Location of the project: Imjai House Orphanage
    285 Sanphakwaan, Hangdong District, Chiangmai 50230, Thailand
   Tel: 66-53-482-27-9 Fax:66-53-482125
    Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it    Website: www.imjaihouse.com
4. Responsible organizations:
    4.1 Imjai House Orphanage
          285 Sanphakwaan, Hangdong District, Chiangmai 50230, Thailand
          Tel: 66-53-482-27-9 Fax:66-53-482125
         Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Website: www.imjaihouse.com
    4.2 Tawanchai Foundation
          110/2 Moo 2, Soi 7 Tawantal, Sarapee District, Chiangmai Province 50140
          Telephone: 6653-816285  Fax: 6653-816285
          Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it    www. tawanchai.com

5. Why this project?
This project will help Imjai House first to reduce expenses of the orphanage, secondly    to have enough good quality food for the children, thirdly to expand to the community    and finally to be a center of a sustainable economic project.

Project Proposal

Background of the sustainable economic project:
The sustainable economic project started a long time ago from an idea of our beloved king to teach Thai people to understand the word “sufficient” that will help them be happy while this in globalization era. He did not only give the idea, but also showed it could be done by using local recourses to produce sufficient and good quality outcome.

The necessity of this project Imjai House Orphanage is a Non-profit organization and focuses on developing needy Children holistically, education, physical, social and spiritual. Throughout its 13 years of operation Imjai House Orphanage has depended on donations worldwide. The last few years, Imjai House has been impacted by economic depression. Therefore, it is necessary for Imjai House to have a sustainable project, first to reduce expenses and to earn enough income in the future to support all the children in its care. This project is not of benefit to Imjai House, but also to the community that we are. We plan to share this project when it is fruitful. Then they can learn from us and produce quality food for themselves. The products of this project will make people a healthy because it does not contain any insecticide that causes so many sicknesses, especially cancers. At the first start, Tawanchai Foundation will be our supervisor. This foundation works with handicapped people, helps them to gain income by themselves, not depending on others. Having three years of experience and success in this field, the team will help Imjai House to startand maintain this project until it is sustainable.

1. Project objectives:
     1.To enable and support needy children and staff of Imjai House to develop the
       idea of the sustainable economic philosophy in order to apply it to their lives in the
       future.
     2.To the reduce cost of meals and gain some income to support Imjai House in the
        future.
     3.To be a center of this knowledge for interested people.

2. Target group at the start:
1. The needy children of Imjai House 30
2. Imaji House staff 10

3. Project timeline:
     May 1, 2010 to April 30, 2011
    Location of the project: Imjai House Orphanage
     285 Sanphakwaan, Hangdong District, Chiangmai 50230, Thailand
    Tel: 66-53-482-27-9 Fax:66-53-482125
    Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Website: www.imjaihouse.com

1) Procedures: Tawanchai Foundation receives and analyzes information to set objectives and goal ofImjai House. The two organizations meet and discuss to summarize the project process.
2) Activities:Phase 1: Understand the philosophyUnderstand sustainable economic philosophy: Educate and do activities with Imjai House children and staff about sustainable economy in order to start this project within their house areas for themselves. Then, practice organic natural agriculture, food preservation.

Phase 2: 6 months experimental period
Start the project in the experimental area, around each house, to gain skill in working in the field. The children and staff of each house will work as a team, to practice teamwork. The team will learn to plan and set an experimental farm around their house, pigsties, chicken coops, duck enclosure and caring procedures of their work.

The team from Tawanchai Foundation will follow up to help us solve any problem we face so that we can go on to the next phase.

Phase 3: Make Imjai House compound a center of sustainable economic project
The other areas of Imjai House will be fully used to for this project. This phase will start 6 months after the experimental period. We will have 2 fish ponds, 5 pigsties – 5 pigs per a sty, 5 catfish plastic ponds, 5 chicken coops, and a duck enclosure, earthworm hole, cows, mushrooms, plantation for trees, fruit, vegetables and herbs. We will also preserve from what we plant and raise. Moreover, we will have home-stay for people who are interested in the project.

3). Budgeting:

Phase 1	Baht	US$(32.2/&)
Training & activities & trainers	18,400.00	571.40
Material (we can use after training)	31,500.00	978.25
Follow up process (4 time/months for2 months)	9,600.00	298.10
Grand total of Phase one	59,500.00	1,847.75
Phase 2
Experimental period of 6 months
1. 3 pigs @ 1,200 bath	3,600.00	111.80
Self-make pig food	3,600.00	111.80
Material for pigsties	3,000.00	93.15
Total	10,200.00	316.75
2. 30 chicken per coop @175	5,250.00	163.00
Food for 14 months (a sack/month @ 670 bath)	9,380.00	291.30
Total	14,630.00	454.30
3. 2 cows @ 5,000 bath	10,000.00	310.50
4. Catfish:
Material for catfish pond (2 sack @ 1,000 bath)	2,000.00	62.10
Food (5 sacks @ 400 bath)	2,000.00	62.10
Total	4,000.00	124.20
5.0Earthworm:
Material for earthworm pond (size : 0.80-1.00 meter)
5 ponds @ 200 bath	1,000.00	31.00
6. Mushroom:
Material for mushroom farm (size: 1.5 x 3 meter)	2,000.00	62.10
infected mushroom	840.00	26.00
Others	500.00	15.50
Total	3,340.00	103.60
7. Preservation food : material	3,000.00	93.15
8. Plantation :
Trees, fruit, herbs	10,000.00	310.50
Organic fertilizer for 6 months	6,000.00	186.30
Total	16,000.00	496.80
Follow up and supervise 4 times/month for 6 months
(@1,200 bath/time)	28,000.00	894.40
Grand Total of Phase two	90,970.00	2,731.55
Phase 3 :
Imjai House compound is a center for sustainable economy learning and self support : 3 years
1. Digging an artesian well (size : 1.00 x 6.00 meter)	33,040.00	1,026.00
2. Vegetable and herb garden
- Material for organic fertilizer : IMO 3	3,000.00	93.15
- Material for organic fertilizer	12,000.00	372.65
- Vegetable seeds	5,000.00	155.25
- Variety herbs	2,000.00	62.10
- Fruit trees	4,000.00	124.20
Total	30,000.00	931.55
3. Animals
- Cows : 3 cows@5,000 baht	15,000.00	465.80
- Pigs : 25 pigs per 5 pigsties (1200 baht / a pig)	30,000.00	931.65
- Material for 5 pigsties	20,000.00	621.10
- Material for pig food (@1,200 baht / a pig)	30,000.00	931.65
Total	80,000.00	2,484.40
- Chicken : 90 chicken in 3 coops	15,750.00	489.10
- Material for making 3 coops	5,000.00	155.25
- Food for 14 months
(@3 sacks/month and 670 baht / sack)	28,140.00	873.90
Total	48,890.00	1,518.25
- Local chicken : 20 chicken per 2 coops
(@100 baht/one chicken)	2,000.00	62.10
- Material for making 2 coops	3,000.00	93.15
- Material for pig food for 6 months
(@ 720 baht/month)	4,320.00	134.15
Total	9,320.00	289.40
- Duck : 30 ducks @100 baht	3,000.00	93.15
- Material for making duck enclosure	2,000.00	62.10
- Material for pig food for 6 months
(@960 baht/month)	5,760.00	178.85
Total	10,760.00	334.10
Grand tatal of Phase three	227.010.00	7,049.50
Total budget for this project	377,480.00	11,628.80

Outcome:
1. Imjai House children and staff have knowledge of sustainable economy and are able to apply it to advantage it.
2. Imjai House budget for food will be reduced at lease 30% in Phase 2 and people in Imjai House are healthy because of organic products we produce.
3.The local community will get involve in this project and they can gain some income from it.
4.Imjai House will be a center of organic sustainable economic knowledge for interested people and also be self-support.