The County Project Coordination unit together with the Sub County technical team under the NAVCDP programme have embarked on the compilation of the Participatory Integrated Community Development (PICD) report at the Capital Hill Lodge in Nakuru.
The Participatory Integrated Community Development (PICD) is a community mobilization tool that invokes a conversation with community to enable them point out resources , identify their challenges, and to come up with solutions to the identified challenges.
Once the PICD report is compiled both at the Ward and County levels, the report will be taken back to the community .
The County Project Coordinator, Mr. Sylvester Okech underscored the significance of the report saying once completed, it will be used by the community to mobilize funds for the projects prioritized, it gives a baseline of where the community is in production, marketing, CIGs and FPOs.
The report will also inform the implementation of CDP and MCAP, to NAVCDP it will assist in implementing projects within their scope and that it will be an entry point into the community in assisting them to set up institutions within the community
According to the County Community Institution Development Officer (CCIDO) Dr. Anne Olang’o the PICD process involved secondary review of the 35 Wards in Kisumu that helped in identification of gaps from a checklist prepared earlier on.,then data was collected from the field to fill in gaps identified during the secondary review.
Dr. Olang’o explained that during primary data gathering, the community assisted in the identification of the challenges, resources and possible solutions to the challenges.
The information gathered informed the drafting of community development plan for the Wards to enable the community make action plans that address the identified challenges.
Further, the information gathered also assisted them to draw the Micro-catchment Action Plan ( MCAP) that addresses sustainable land management issues and farmer led irrigation development ( FLID)
The PICD process that began in the month of May to the first week of July this year, culminated with identification and enlisting community institutions that are key in implementation of the project.
