Progetto Microfinanza arriva all'isola di Bali Nusa Penida

AUGUST 15, 2013 – Amici della Fondazione Parchi Nazionali del (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, appena al largo della costa di Bali continentale, 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. Il progetto è concepito in modo che le capre sono dati a gruppi di agricoltori, piuttosto che individui, 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 Bali Starling, one of the most worlds’ most endangered birds and Bali’s emblem. Back when we started there were believed to be fewer than 10 birds surviving in the wild in Bali, today there are estimated to be more than 100 living on the island.

We believe conservation projects have to be holistic to be effective, and so must involve local communities. On Nusa Penida we run development programs designed to improve community wellbeing, including projects, like this one, through which people learn about environmentally-friendly ways to make a living,” said Dr Wirayudha.

Changing livelihoods for locals

Sintu Fatto, uno degli agricoltori che beneficiano del progetto, è stato a guardare, dopo alcune delle capre per sei settimane. 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 village farmer, who supports a wife and eight children, makes his living from farming a cow, chickens and pigs.  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 di Bali Seminyak, who recently visited Nusa Penida to check progress. “I was surprised and impressed with all these fantastic goat cages (the farmers have built) – I thought it would be more simple actually – I was very impressed,” said club member Peter Erni, who is coordinating the project for Rotary. “It’s an interesting program.

The Rotary Club of Bali Seminyak also funds FNPF’s scholarships for students on Nusa Penida and is this year donating to help run our student art recycling competition, parte di indonesiani celebrazioni del Giorno dell'Indipendenza su Nusa Penida questo mese.

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.

Se siete interessati a partecipare a questo progetto di microfinanza non esitate a contattarciinfo@fnpf.org oppure si può telefonare su +62 361 977 978.


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