ACCRONYMS

ASK    - Agriculture Society of Kenya

CHAK            - Christian Health Association of Kenya

CLIG  - Community Livelihood Improvement Group

GMO   - Genetically Modified Organism

HIV/AIDS      -Human Immuno Virus /Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome

JKUAT           - Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology

KEGCO          - Kenya GMO Concern

KOAN            - Kenya Organic Agriculture Network

KOPA - Kenya Organic Producers Association

NGO   - Non Governmental Organisation

OMAP            - Organic Marketing Assistance Project

PMTCT- Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission

PREP  - Prisoner rehabilitation Programme

PS        -Permanent Secretary

RODI  - Resources Oriented Development Initiatives

SACDEP - Sustainable Agriculture Community Development Programme

SOAP  -Schools Organic Agriculture Project

UNDP - United Nations Development Programme

Introduction

RODI is a Kenyan NGO concerned about the high levels of poverty and the vicious cycle of poverty, crime, imprisonment, hardening of petty offenders, rejection of ex-prisoners, re-offending and perpetuation of poverty. Promotion of expensive and environmental unfriendly conventional agriculture is the single most important cause of poverty among Kenyans. Hence our interest in promoting sustainable agriculture on one hand, and reducing re-offending on the other.

This report is an account of progress made in the implementation of RODI’s Prisoner Rehabilitation Programme during the period February to July 2006, with financial support from Tudor Trust and GTS. The report covers activities carried out under prisoner rehabilitation both inside and outside prison, those under the Schools Organic Agriculture Project (SOAP) and Table Banking. HIV/AIDS project, which is part and parcel of PREP, but funded by Action Aid International Kenya is reported on elsewhere. The planned activities for the six months period are reported on in tabular form.

Other supplementary activities carried out during the period are given prominence as they played a big role in enabling RODI not only pursue the set objectives but also its mission.

PREP activities were mainly agricultural: land use and food production using sustainable agricultural practices, food processing for value addition and soil and water conservation. Under SOAP a lot of mileage was covered in terms of intensifying activities in 22 schools; however the target of reaching 30 schools had to be shelved for reasons explained below.