Proyek keuangan mikro datang ke pulau Nusa Penida Bali

Agustus 15, 2013 – Friends of the National Parks Foundation (FNPF) new goat farming microfinance project aims to help improve the lives of a group of villagers on Nusa Penida island.

We shipped 50 goats to Nusa Penida, just off the coast of mainland, the home of our bird sanctuary, in June. The goats, a mix of males and females, have been loaned to 23 subsistence farmers in the island’s south.

This father and son are among those from Saren village on Nusa Penida island, lepas pantai daratan Bali, who will benefit from our new goat microfinance project.

Goats on a two year loan

We’ve lent the farmers these goats to breedthey can then rear the offspring and eventually sell the animals for their meat,” said FNPF’s CEO and Founder Dr Bayu Wirayudha. “The idea is to provide the farmers with an extra income source and so help improve their standard of living.

For each goat they are given the farmers must return a new goat to us – of the same size and sex – in two years’ time. The project is designed so that the goats are given to groups of farmers, rather than to individuals, so there’s collective responsibility for their wellbeing.

Home of our bird sanctuary

FNPF, with the backing of the island’s villages turned Nusa Penida into a one-of-a-kind sanctuary for birds in 2006. For more than seven years we have been working on the island to rebuild numbers of the Jalak Bali, salah satu yang paling terancam punah burung dunia yang paling 'dan lambang Bali. Kembali ketika kita mulai ada diyakini kurang dari 10 burung yang masih hidup di alam liar di Bali, hari ini ada diperkirakan lebih dari 100 tinggal di pulau.

We believe conservation projects have to be holistic to be effective, and so must involve local communities. Pada Nusa Penida kita jalankanprogram pembangunan dirancang untuk meningkatkan kesejahteraan masyarakat, termasuk proyek, seperti ini, melalui mana orang belajar tentang cara-cara yang ramah lingkungan untuk mencari nafkah,” kata Dr Wirayudha.

Mengubah mata pencaharian bagi penduduk setempat

Dibuat Sintu, salah satu petani manfaat dari proyek, telah mencari setelah beberapa kambing selama enam minggu. He said there was plenty to feed the animals and so far it had not been hard to learn how to care for them.

The Saren tani desa, yang mendukung seorang istri dan delapan anak, membuat hidupnya dari pertanian sapi, ayam dan babi.  He hopes his involvement in the project would help make his life a little easier.

Some of the 50 goats we have sent to Nusa Penida to help improve the livelihoods of Saren village farmers.

Rotary backing for project

The goat microfinance project is funded by the Rotary Club of Bali Seminyak, who recently visited Nusa Penida to check progress. “Saya terkejut dan terkesan dengan semua kandang kambing ini fantastis (petani telah membangun) – I thought it would be more simple actually – I was very impressed,” said club member Peter Erni, yang mengkoordinasikan proyek Rotary. “Ini adalah program yang menarik.”

The Rotary Club of Bali Seminyak juga dana yang FNPFscholarships for students on Nusa Penida and is this year donating to help run our student art recycling competition, part of Indonesian Independence Day celebrations on Nusa Penida this month.

Dr Wirayudha said if FNPF is able to secure further funding it hopes to extend the goat farming microfinance project to other villages on the island.

If you are interested in getting involved in this microfinance project please contact us oninfo@fnpf.org or you can phone us on +62 361 977 978.


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