Conclusion

Alex and Kefa

   If all goes well, the Faraja Kuku Farm Project will provide the orphanage will a consistent source of income that will provide sustainability for Martha Moraa, Omari, and the children. Finances that were diverted towards rent can now be used for school fees, medicines, food, and other items necessary for the day to day needs of the children. Also, with a consistent form of income in one year time Omari will have a financial history that can make him appealing to micro-finance institutions (MFI) for low-interest loans to further improve the orphanage and begin other entrepreneurial endeavors.

  The project is feasible, since the skills, knowledge, and human resources for managing the farm are already in place, and infection control techniques implemented recently have tremendously increased the farm’s confidence in minimizing infection rates and reducing chicken mortality.

   Significantly, the project creates value for the orphanage, moving it closer to its goal of sustainability and self-sufficiency, while teaching the children at the orphanage some essential farming and entrepreneurial skills. This project will enable the children will learn an economically useful activity that will benefit them in the future. Moreover, this project will move the orphanage closer to its long-term goal, which is to expand the existing coop and build 2 more chicken coops to hold a total of about 1000 chickens. As the project grows, it will create social impact, as the lives of the children will be improved without having to rely solely on charity.