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FM AMEMBASSY NDJAMENA
TO SECSTATE WASHDC 2851
INFO AMEMBASSY ACCRA 
AMEMBASSY BAMAKO

UNCLAS  NDJAMENA 001878 
 
SIPDIS 
 
 
DEPT FOR AF/C, AF/EPS AND AF/EB; 
USAID/W FOR AFR/DP/PAB; 
BAMAKO FOR USAID/OFM 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: EAID CD
SUBJECT: SPECIAL SELF-HELP PROGRAM (698-9901): FY 2005 
FINAL REPORT AND REQUEST FOR FY 2006 FUNDING 
 
 
¶1. Summary: Special Self-Help (SSH) program budget allowance 
for FY 2005 of $77,000 was transmitted to Post August 10 by 
USAID accounting station in Bamako and was fully obligated 
September 26 with the signing of seven Individual Activity 
Agreements (IAAs) during a ceremony at the Embassy.  The 
continued smooth functioning of this program, the tangible 
results which accrue to the beneficiary groups and the public 
relations boost derived from regular visits by Embassy 
personnel to project sites militate for a modest increase in 
our FY 2006 SSH program.  Post requests an FY 2006 SSH budget 
allowance of $90,000.  End summary. 
 
¶2.  Upon receipt of its FY 2005 SSH allowance of $77,000, the 
Embassy's project selection committee met and approved six 
activities from more than 200 funding requests received 
during the past year. A signing ceremony was organized 
September 26 during which the Ambassador praised 
representatives from the six beneficiary groups for their 
initiative, while underscoring the important role of civil 
society in functioning democracies.  Three of the seven 
activities are primarily for income generation (food 
processing, vegetable gardening, leather crafts), three are 
health-oriented activities (borehole well, urban waste 
recycling, clinic construction), and one is to build a river 
crossing to facilitate market access.  In accordance with SSH 
guidelines, an effort was made for geographic diversity: the 
seven activities will be implemented in seven of the 
country's 18 regions, from Fada in Chad's northeastern Ennedi 
region to Moundou in the deep south. 
 
¶3.  A summary of the seven activity agreements obligated 
during FY 2005 follows: 
 
Number: SSH-05-677-01 
Name/location: Mill for Besme (Tandjile) 
Description: This activity will result in the 
installation/operation of a diesel-powered mill, used by 
women for the grinding of cereals (millet and sorghum) into 
flour.  It will also generate income for the women's 
beneficiary group. 
Estimated bens: 3,340 persons 
U.S. contribution: $7,000 
Date obligated: September 26, 2005 
Status: in progress; mill has been purchased and shipped to 
village 
Unliquidated balance: $2,939 
 
Number: SSH-05-677-02 
Name/location: Borehole Well Installation for Chinguil (Guera) 
Description: This activity will result in the installation of 
a borehole well and hand pump for the provision of potable 
water. 
Estimated bens: 2,980 persons 
U.S. contribution: $8,000 
Date obligated: September 26, 2005 
Status: in progress; borehole has been drilled and capped 
with hand pump; payment to vendor in progress 
Unliquidated balance: $750 (est) 
 
Number: SSH-05-677-03 
Name/location: City Sanitation and Waste Recycling (N'Djamena) 
Description: This activity will result in the collection, 
sorting, salvage and recycling of household waste in a 
N'Djamena neighborhood. 
Estimated bens: n/a (42 association members/number of 
indirect beneficiaries not estimated) 
U.S. contribution: $10,500 
Date obligated: September 26, 2005 
Status: in progress; procurement procedures for project 
material have been initiated 
Unliquidated balance: $10,500 
 
Number: SSH-05-677-04 
Name/location: Reinforcing Batha River Ford near Am Dam 
(Ouaddai) 
Description: This activity will result in the construction of 
a 60-meter ford across the sandy river bottom of the Batha 
River, dry most of the year. 
Estimated bens: 13,000 persons 
U.S. contribution: $14,500 
Date obligated: September 26, 2005 
Status: implementation not yet initiated 
Unliquidated balance: $14,500 
 
Number: SSH-05-677-05 
Name/location: Health Clinic Construction (B.E.T.- Fada) 
Description: This activity will result in the construction of 
a health clinic to serve the inhabitants of Yogorga and Edji 
neighborhoods on the outskirts of Fada. 
 
 
Estimated bens: n/a 
U.S. contribution: $22,000 
Date obligated: September 26, 2005 
Status: in progress; procurement of construction materials 
has been initiated by the grantee 
Unliquidated balance: $22,000 
 
Number: SSH-05-677-06 
Name/location: Vegetable Gardening in Ati (Batha) 
Description: This activity will result in vegetable 
production using an existing well for the water source, while 
funding a motor-pump and irrigation infrastructure. 
Estimated bens: n/a 
U.S. contribution: $5,500 
Date obligated: September 26, 2005 
Status: implementation not yet initiated 
Unliquidated balance: $5,500 
 
Number: SSH-05-677-07 
Name/location: Strengthening Leather Crafts in Moundou 
(Logone Occidental) 
Description: This activity will result in the construction of 
a workshop and the provision of equipment to a group of 
handicapped individuals in Moundou who have already been 
trained in the leather crafts. 
Estimated bens: 16 association members 
U.S. contribution: $8,500 
Date obligated: September 26, 2005 
Status: in progress; procurement procedures for project 
material has been initiated 
Unliquidated balance: $4,514 
 
The amount obligated for these seven activities totals 
$76,000.  In addition, the Embassy issued September 27, 2005 
Purchase Order No. NDJ-05-M-0428 in the amount of $1,000 for 
the construction of project identification signs. The FY 2005 
SSH allowance of $77,000 was thus 100 pct obligated. 
 
¶4.  Embassy relies heavily on the types of projects funded 
under the SSH program to support its Economic Growth, 
Democracy and Mutual Understanding goals, and trusts that the 
modest increase in its FY 2006 SSH budget request to $90,000, 
as stated in para one above, will be given careful 
consideration. 
TAMLYN 
 
 
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