THE MINISTRY OF GENDER, LABOUR AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT

SIMPLIFIED GUIDE ON THE

PARISH DEVELOPMENT MODEL (PDM)
 Contents
FOREWORD V

DEFINITION OF KEY TERMINOLOGIES USED VII

1 UNDERSTANDING THE PARISH DEVELOPMENT MODEL 1

1.1 What Is the Parish Development Model? 1
1.2 What does the PDM Aim to achieve? 1
1.3 Is the Parish Development Model a new Concept? 2
1.4 Pillars of the Parish Development Model 4
1.5 Who does the PDM Target? 4
1.5.1. How will the Subsistence Households be identified? 5

2 ENTERPRISE GROUP FORMATION AND THE PDM SACCO 7

2.1 How is Enterprise Group Formation to be handled under PDM? 7
2.1.1 Participation by Special Interest Groups 11

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 2.2 What enterprises are eligible for support under the PDM? 12
2.3 Formation of the PDM SACCO 18
2.4 The institutional structure of the PDM SACCO 19
2.5 Steps of establishing the PDM SACCO 21
2.6 Key Functions of the PDM SACCO 25

3 UNPACKING THE PARISH REVOLVING FUND 26

3.1 Loan approval and Repayment Process 27

4 IMPLEMENTATION STRUCTURE OF THE PDM 28

4.1 Roles and Responsibilities of Stakeholders 29

5 THE PARISH WE WANT TO SEE 34

5.1 The Characteristics of a Model Parish we want to achieve 35

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 Foreword

I
n February 2022, the Parish To achieve the goal of
Development Model (PDM) the PDM, which is to
was launched by H.E the increase household food
President of the Republic of security, incomes and quality
Uganda, as a multi-sectoral of life of Ugandans,
strategy for transforming communities
subsistence households into will need to be
the money economy. Under the organised and
PDM, the Parish will be lowest supported
administrative and operational to identify,
hub for planning, budgeting, prioritise and
reporting and delivery of respond to
interventions to bring and deliver their own
services closer to the people. needs. To
do this,

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 they need clear communication and support As quoted by Howard Zinn “Small acts when
to understand the broad vision of Government, multiplied by millions of people, can transform
the key focus areas and their roles and the World”. I therefore implore all actors’
responsibilities in the attainment of our common in government, the private sector, NGOs,
desired goal socio-economic transformation for Development Partners and general community to
all. embrace, support and participate in the PDM.

This Simplified Guide on the Parish Development I hope you find this Simplified Guide useful in
Model is one of the Information, Education enhancing your knowledge and appreciation of
and Communication Materials developed by the PDM
the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social
Development as the lead institution for Betty Amongi Ongom (MP)
Community Mobilization and Mindset Change, Minister of Gender, Labour and Social
to unpack information on the PDM, for easy Development
read and understanding by stakeholders at all
levels. The Guide provides basic information
on, among others, what the PDM is, the target
group including participation by Special Interest
Groups, process and requirements for forming
Enterprise Groups and the PDM SACCO and
the role of the Parish Development Committee
(PDC).

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 Definition of Key
Terminologies Used

T
his section provides the (iii) Persons with Disability. a) Physical Disability
definition of the key This includes persons with caused by cerebral
terminologies that have a substantial functional palsy, amputation of
been used in the Simplified limitation in their daily a limb, paralysis or
Guide on PDM. life activities caused deformity.
by physical, mental or b) Hearing disability
(i) Women. This includes all sensory impairment and including deafness and
women from the age of 18 environment barriers. The hard of hearing.
years following is the accepted
c) Visual disability
(ii) Youth. This includes classification of Persons
including blindness
all persons (men and with Disabilities as
and low vision.
women) aged between 18 provided for in Schedule
3 of the Persons with d) Little people.
to 30 years
Disabilities Act 2020 e) Albinism.

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 (iv) Elderly; These are women and men, who enough or unable to meet their basic
are aged 60 years and above food and non-food requirements. They
include households engaged in subsistence
(v) Enterprise Group; a group whose members
farming; earning a wage or salary; operating
share common objectives and are engaged
a business; and completely not working.
in common income generating activity or
enterprise.
(vi) Household; A group of people who
normally live and eat together irrespective
of whether they are related or unrelated
(vii) Subsistence households; households that
are engaged in the production of goods
and/or services whose returns are only

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 1 Understanding the Parish
Development Model

1.1 What Is the Parish Development Model?

T
he Parish Development services closer to the people/ budgeting, reporting and
Model (PDM) is a multi- wanainchi. With this approach, delivery of interventions by
sectoral strategy to the Parish will be the lowest both the State and Non-State
improve incomes and welfare administrative and operational Actors.
of Ugandans by bringing hub/epi-centre for planning,

1.2 What does the PDM Aim to achieve? the Households through
getting Ugandans out of the
subsistence economy into the
The main aim of the Parish Development Model is to increase money economy within 5 years.
Household incomes and improve quality of life of Ugandans Economic Transformation
with a specific focus on the total economic transformation of will be measured through the
following;
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 Every Household having
Minimum Income to access
Every Household having Every Household earning a
basic human needs (of
assets necessary to generate Minimum of Ushs 20 Million
food, shelter, clothing,
adequate income and savings Per Annum by 2025
health, education, security,
spirituality)

1.3 Is the Parish Development Model a new Concept?

T
he concept of the PDM to organize communities into data collection, voluntary
is not new. Traditionally, production. community roads maintenance
development programmes and water source maintenance
of government were Currently, a number of services among others.
implemented at parish level are being provided at the
through the Parish Chief and parish. For example, birth and The new approach therefore
at the village under the LC I death registration, maintenance expands on the already
Chairperson. These helped of a parish/ village register, existent practices to now
education and health cover all services and by so
programmes, food security, doing emphasises the whole

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of Government approach in The following minimum 7. Food Storage: fresh
ensuring increased production, services will be provided goods and dry goods
processing and marketing, under the PDM at the 8. Food processing:
infrastructure and service Parish level cleaning, sorting, drying,
delivery at grassroots level. 1. Security: intelligence packaging and milling.
and defense 9. Power: hydro, solar and
Implementation of the PDM
infrastructure fossil fuels
doesn’t alter or replace
2. Law and Order: police, 10. Information and
the mandate and existing
magistrates Communication
arrangements or activities
of Government Ministries, 3. Education: Technology (ICT); data
Departments and Agencies in kindergarten, primary, collection
the Planning, Budgeting and technical and 11. Water: for domestic use
delivery of Public Services. secondary schools and production
The MDAs are expected 4. Extension services: by 12. Financial Services:
to mainstream the Parish crop, livestock, fisheries savings, credit,
Development Model (PDM) 5. Health Care: public and insurance, payment
within their activities by private clinics platforms etc.
adopting the Parish as the
6. Roads: District, Urban
lowest unit for planning,
and Community Roads
budgeting and delivery of
(DUCAR)
interventions.

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 1.4 Pillars of the Parish Development Model

The PDM is implemented along 2. Infrastructure and Economic 6. Parish-Based Management

seven Pillars, namely: Services Information System
1. Agricultural Value-Chain 3. Financial Inclusion 7. Governance and
Development (Production, 4. Social Services Administration
Storage, Processing and
5. Community Mobilisation
Marketing)
and Mind-set change

1.5 Who does the PDM Target?

T
he Main target of the PDM subsistence economy. Majority income, low savings, low
are subsistence households of these represent the most investment, no assets.
that operate across the poverty-stricken, landless,
entire agricultural value chain. vulnerable and unemployed In order to access services
According to statistics, 39% Ugandans that are trapped under the PDM, the subsistence
of Ugandan households or in the vicious cycle of “low households will be organised
16 Million people are in the into common Enterprise

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Groups that are engaged in a the Parish/Ward levels. The package of services is delivered
common income-generating main purpose of organising in a coordinated manner in
activity within their locality subsistence households is order to make investments
i.e. at the Village/Cell and to ensure that a minimum work for the them.

1.5.1. How will the Subsistence Households be identified?

T
he identification of and as such, community ll Majority didn’t finish
subsistence households meetings will be organised primary school
shall be carried where communities will define ll While they grow food, most
out using community characteristics based on their of it if not all is for home
participatory mechanisms own local context. However, consumption
where communities will the following are some of
ll Produce mainly food crops
come together, list and vet the general characteristics of
(beans, maize, matooke,
households that shall be subsistence households in rural
cassava, sweet potato,
deemed to belong to the Uganda;
gnuts)
category of Subsistence ll Low income earners with
ll Have a high household size
Households. low or no savings
ll Depend on others for
ll Have limited access to land
The characteristics of handouts e.g. parents and
with majority owning or
subsistence households will friends
being able to rent not more
vary from region to region
than 1.3 acres of land

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 ll Rent or live with family on community members selected (iii) Details of their economic
family land by the community to undertake activity
To identify households that physical vetting of prospective (iv) Asset details: land,
fall within the above listed households. livestock, type of house
characteristics, a participatory etc.
community wealth ranking Prior to the rollout of
(v) Liability: Debt, Mortgage,
methodology will be used to community selection activities,
Borrowing etc.
rank households and by so the Ministry of ICT and National
guidance in collaboration with (vi) Vulnerability of the family.
doing identify the poorest and
most deserving households UBoS will collect information (vii) Income and expenditure
to be targeted for the PDM. on each member of the (viii) If they are members of
Lists and names of subsistence community in terms of their any existing enterprise
households generated through social and economic conditions group
including their participation
the participatory community (ix) If they are members of
process will be assessed or not in various income
any existing village group.
with support from the LC1 generating areas. This will
(x) The information that shall
chairperson and validated by include but not limited to:
be collected through this
the Parish Chiefs, Community (i) Members of the
exercise will be used to
Development Officers household and their
corroborate the findings
(CDOs), Operation Wealth occupation
of the community wealth
Creation (OWC) constituency (ii) Experience in producing ranking process.
coordinators as well as 3 the selected enterprise

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 2 Enterprise Group Formation
and the PDM SACCO

2.1 How is Enterprise Group Formation to be handled under PDM?

T
he Enterprise Groups shall eligible for inclusion under the commercial activities at any
comprise of a minimum PDM for as long as they fulfil node of the recommended
of 10 and a Maximum of the requirements for formation value chain) and is engaged
30 members The Enterprise of enterprise groups. in active income generating
Groups shall be registered activities.
at the sub-county and may In the case of an existing, b) The group is registered by
include farmer’s groups, group, it should fulfil the the Local Government and
associations, community-based following criteria to be eligible has existed for at least one
groups, agri-traders’ groups under the PDM; year.
etc. a) The group has a commercial
c) Over 60% of the members
orientation (e.g. formed for
in the group are from
Both pre-existing and newly purposes of carrying out
subsistence households
formed Enterprise Groups are

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 40+60+L
d) The group has a functional h) The group is functional and
Executive Committee. the PDC or local Councillors
verified or can verify
e) There is evidence of regular
its functionality during
meetings (evidence of
appraisal.
minutes).
i) The group runs an
f) The group has some basic
established savings scheme
records (Group constitution,
(VSLA)/ and or has an
members register, minutes
Account with a regulated
of meetings, schedule of
financial institution.
member’s contributions,
etc.) and or is capable j) Not more than two
of keeping records members of the group
e.g. group objectives, come from the same
membership, minutes of household.
meetings, financial records, 60%
k) The group has women,
number and type of farm PERCENTAGE OF GROUP
youths and PWDs in
enterprises in the group. MEMBERS FROM SUBSISTENCE
leadership positions and
g) The size of the PDM are participating in decision HOUSEHOLDS
Enterprise Group is making-for mixed groups.
between 10-30 members.

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In case where the group is to c) To ensure group cohesion, ll Degree of homogeneity
be newly formed; groups should pay attention and heterogeneity
a) The Parish Chief supported to the following key factors; (people of the same
by local experts (including status and common
ll Frequency of contact
the CDO, Extension staff, interests cling more
(frequent interaction
Commercial Officers and together than of
among members
any other subject matter different status and
enhances participation
specialists) shall guide the interest).
and makes members
group formation process feel a sense of ll Group norms (norms
professionally so as to belonging). formulated in a
create sustainable groups participatory manner
ll Satisfaction of group
for the implementation of unite members in a
needs / requirements
the PDM. better way than those
(a well-defined Goal,
b) A wealth ranking exercise formulated by a few
“SMART” objectives,
will be conducted to members)
action- plan) and Group
identify subsistence Representation of
dynamics. ll
households and members different gender,
ll Size of the group (big
supported to form youth, and people with
groups are harder to
themselves into Enterprise disabilities in leadership
manage, keep together
Groups. positions etc.
than small group)-10-30
members is good for ll No discrimination of
cohesion. certain categories of

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 members e.g., people g) Each Enterprise Group Committee shall comprise
with HIV/AIDS, people shall constitute an the following:
with disabilities, women executive Committee
(i) Chairperson.
and youth. from its membership.
The Committee of the (ii) Vice Chairperson
d) Members of each Enterprise
Group shall be engaged in Enterprise Group shall play (iii) Secretary
similar income generating an oversight role towards (iv) Treasurer
activity as a basis for the implementation of (v) Publicity
coming together. support provided to the
Enterprise Groups by
e) Each Enterprise Group shall
various state and non-state
consist of a minimum of 10
actors. The nomination
members and a maximum
and election of the
of 30 members.
individual members to the
f) Each Enterprise Group shall Committee shall be done
consist of a minimum of 10 by the groups themselves
members and a maximum in a participatory manner.
of 30 members. At least 30 At least two members
percent of these shall be on the executive shall be
women and 30 percent shall women and one youth. The
be youth and PWDs.

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2.1.1 Participation by Special Interest Groups

S
pecial Interest Groups (iii) Persons with disability

30+30+1020M
include the following; (10%)
YOUTH
Women, Youth, Persons (iv) Older Persons (10%) 20% 30%
with Disabilities and Older
(v) Men/General (20%). MEN/
Persons. To ensure equity GENERAL
and participation of all, It is therefore expected that
COMMUNITY
special consideration has during Enterprise Group
been made to encourage Formation, the Parish Chief
should ensure that there 10%
participation of Special
are specific groups for PERSONS
Interest the PDM
Women, Youth, Persons WITH
In accessing the Parish with Disabilities and Older DISABILITY
Revolving Fund, the Persons.
following quotas have
been allocated for Special Unlike other Special Interest
Interest Groups; Groups, women may benefit 10%
under all other categories OLDER 30%
(i) Women (30%) WOMEN
for the Special Interest PERSONS
(ii) Youth (30%) Groups for as long as they
fulfil the criteria set therein.

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 2.2 What enterprises are eligible for support under the PDM?

E
ach Parish shall choose/ Bananas
have flagship projects that Avocado
will benefit all interested
subsistence households.
The flagship projects shall
be identified and selected
by the parish residents in a
participatory manner guided by
the Commercial Officer, CDO
and relevant sector experts.

For farming enterprise, Beans

production lines that offer
higher returns per acre,
per annum will be selected.
Subsistence households are
encouraged to choose from the
following identified enterprises
which have higher returns per
acre, per annum; Beef cattle

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 Cocoa

Cashew Nut Cassava

Dairy cattle

Coffee Cotton

Fish

Macadamia Nuts
Irish Potatoes
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 Mangoes Millet
Maize

Onion
Oranges

Mushrooms

Passion fruit
Cash Pasture for Dairy Cattle Piggery

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 Rice (Upland Vegetable
or irrigated Oils/Oil Palm
rice)

Poultry
Pineapples
Sugar Cane

Shea Nut Sorghum

Tea

Tobacco
Tomatoes

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 maize mill silos

In urban areas,
priority shall be given
to enterprises in
Value addition, Input
supply, as well as the
Buying and Selling
of produce in any of
the recommended
production lines, in
order to enable the
subsistence households
in urban areas set up traders drug shop
enterprises/projects
that have a high
multiplier effect on jobs
and wealth creation.
However, farming of
high value Agricultural
commodities (e.g. like
Poultry, Piggery, dairy, stores
mushrooms, vegetables,
fish) will also be
supported.

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 1 2
Using the 4-acre
model to enhance
productivity

In choosing what
enterprise to
undertake, subsistence
households are
advised to take into One acre for clonal coffee One acre for fruits (passion fruit,
consideration land as a mangoes, oranges and pineapples)

factor of production.

For subsistence
households with 4
acres, the ‘’Four- acre
model’’ will be adopted
and applied as flows;

4 3

One acre for pasture for dairy cattle

One acre for food crops for the family (eight of them); poultry for eggs in the
(cassava, bananas, upland rice or irrigation backyard; piggery; and fish farming along
rice, Irish potatoes, sorghum or millet) the edges of the wetlands (not in the centre)

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 2.3 Formation of the PDM SACCO

A
ll support from government to the Parish The PDM SACCO shall be owned and controlled
under PDM shall be through the PDM by its members (PDM Enterprise Groups), and
SACCO. where all members have an equal say in how the
organization is run for the promotion of their
Each Parish shall have only one (1) PDM SACCO economic interests. It is a special type of a multi-
and this shall be formed by the registered purpose cooperative.
Enterprise Groups within the Parish.

PDM SACCO shall link subsistence households,

through their Enterprise Groups, to quality
inputs, insurance, payment systems, tailored
Business and Technical Development Services
(including extension services, value addition
services etc.), guaranteed markets (mainly
through contracts with value chain leaders),
grants, appropriate loan financing and savings.

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2.4 The institutional structure of the PDM SACCO

Institutional Organisation at the Parish Level

Centre for Integrated Plays an

service delivery at the oversight
Parish level PDM function
PDC
SACCO

ENTERPRISE ENTERPRISE ENTERPRISE

GROUP GROUP GROUP

Household Household Household Household Household Household Household Household Household

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 T
he PDM SACCO shall constitute an Executive The nomination and election of the individual
Committee from the representatives of parish members to the Committee shall be done by the
based common Enterprise Groups. groups themselves in a participatory manner. The
Committee shall be elected from the seconded
The Executive Committee of the PDM SACCO members, (delegates) of the parish based
will play an oversight role towards the common Enterprise Groups of a particular area.
implementation of support provided to the
parish based common Enterprise Groups by At least 1/3 of members on the executive shall
various state and non-state actors. be women while special consideration should be
made to ensure that Special Interest Groups are
The Committee shall be comprised of the also elected and represented on the Executive
following; Committee of the PDM SACCO.
ll Chairperson.
ll Vice Chairperson
ll Secretary
ll Treasurer
ll Publicity Committee Members (Each village
one representative from the remaining
seconded members)

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2.5 Steps of establishing the PDM SACCO

The following steps will be opinion leaders as well as (i) The purpose and
followed in establishing the Representatives of Local objectives of the PDM
PDM SACCO: Institutions, Community SACCO,
a) The Parish chief, in liaison Development Agencies, (ii) The activities/business
with the Commercial existing Cooperatives, of the PDM SACCO,
Officers or a representative operating in the area, etc.
(iii) The common reasons/
of the Registrar of shall be invited guests to
interests of members
Cooperatives, shall convene the meeting.
in forming the PDM
a sensitisation meeting to SACCO,
b) The commercial officer or
propagate and sell the idea
any other Representative (iv) The expected
of forming a PDM SACCO to
of the Registrar in the area requirements for an
the identified/formed PDM
shall join this initial meeting Enterprise Group to
enterprise groups.
to explain the technical become a member of
Delegates to this initial
details of forming and the PDM SACCO,
meeting shall constitute
the chairperson, secretary operating a PDM SACCO to (v) The advantages of
and treasurer of the the people. This shall focus an Enterprise Group
Enterprise Groups within on the following areas: becoming a member
the Parish. Local and of the PDM SACCO.

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 (vi) The cooperative of Trade, Industry and representatives of these
philosophy(Principles Cooperatives. and other PDM enterprise
,values and norms of groups in the parish shall
d) The name of the PDM
the cooperatives. be convened immediately.
SACCO shall be derived
(vii) The PDM SACCO The purpose of this second
from the name of the Parish,
governance structure meeting shall be to elect
followed by the name of the
thats to say the role an interim committee
Sub-County but with the
and powers of the (leaders) of five members
word PDM SACCO at end
members, and the i.e. the Chairperson, the
e.g. “Kasenge- Goma PDM
different committees. Vice Chairperson, Secretary,
SACCO’ (for Kasenge parish
Treasurer and publicity.
c) The Commercial Officer in Goma Sub County)’
or a Representative of the and the District where it f) The interim committee
Registrar of Cooperative is situated; the location of shall be responsible for
Societies shall guide the its head office; par value steering the process of
meeting in developing (price per share); minimum forming the PDM SACCO.
the By-laws for the PDM number of shares of and These shall include among
SACCO. The meeting shall membership. others completing the
use the model Bylaws, in development of the Bye
e) Once at-least five
the format approved by the Laws; and compiling all the
Enterprise Groups have
Registrar of Cooperative relevant documents as shall
expressed interest to
Societies in the Ministry be required for registration
become members, a second
of the PDM SACCO
meeting comprising of

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g) Political leaders, members of the PDC h) The Interim Committee Members shall hold
and civil servants shall, to the extent office until the PDM SACCO’s first General
possible, avoid being elected on the Interim Meeting (within 1 month of registration) at
Committee. They will serve best if they which the members will elect a new and
remain as its advisors and most important, substantive Committee.
community mobilizers and overseers of PDM
activities.

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 ISSUES TO NOTE
a) When registration has been c) No political leader, accompanied by a certified
done, the interim committee Commercial Officer or any Registration Certificate and
shall within 30days of other civil servant shall be a letter of recommendation
registration, convene the a signatory to the PDM from the DCO.
PDM SACCO’s first General SACCO Bank Accounts
e) The Commercial Officer
Meeting to elect the and or play any operational
or a representative of the
substantive committees, as or management roles,
Registrar of Cooperative
per the PDM SACCO Bye in relation to the PDM
Societies shall undertake
Law. SACCO’s Bank Account.
induction training for
b) In the first General Meeting,
d) The PDM SACCO shall the newly elected PDM
and with the guidance of
open a bank account in SACCO’s leaders.
the Commercial Officer,
any convenient Financial
the members shall pass
Institution, as per the
a resolution to open an
resolution of in the first
account with the most
General Meeting. The
convenient Financial
PDM SACCO’s application
Institution.
for an account shall be

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2.6 Key Functions of the PDM SACCO

PDM SACCO – MULTI PURPOSE SACCO

At Parish Level

PRODUCTION FINANCE AND INVESTMENT

A D
ll Coordinate the provision of quality inputs ll Mobilization of savings
(through an input credit facility or grants) ll Loans and credit management
ll Provision of extension services ll Promotion of agriculture insurance
ll Post harvest management including storage ll Promotion of other financial products e.g.
ll Member mobilization, profiling and micro-leasing
organization ll Financial literacy/money management
ll Promotion of non-financial risk mitigation
e.g. irrigation, etc. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
C
MARKETING ll Training, mentorship and coaching of
B members
ll Market for members’ produce ll Technical knowledge including extension
ll Preparing members on market requirements services, advisory services, processing,
ll Bulking, price negotiations compliance to standards etc.
ll Contracts management ll Mindset change
ll Primary processing ll Management Information System

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 3 Unpacking the Parish
Revolving Fund

a) A Parish Revolving Fund c) The Parish Development an interest rate of 5% per

shall be established Committee will determine annum
to enable subsistence the period within which
e) The PDM SACCO shall
households access cheap the loan must be repaid
approve loans and disburse
credit to create self- back and the amount to be
funds to registered
employment opportunities accessed by each group/
members
b) The PDM SACCO shall income generating activity.
be responsible for the The maximum loan term f) The PDM SACCO shall
management of the shall not exceed 3 years (36 follow-up repayments and
Parish Revolving Fund months) while the amount manage the revolving of
(including but not limited shall depend on the nature PRF funds within the Parish
to documentation/receipt of activity being undertaken. g) Enterprise Groups at a
of applications, loan Parish shall access auxiliary
d) Households/Enterprise
appraisals, disbursements services like quality inputs,
Groups shall apply for loans
and recovery) business advisory services,
from a PDM SACCO at

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 financial literacy, extension h) The grace period will PDM SACCO members and
services, insurance and depend on the nature of the the District on consideration
guaranteed markets enterprise. It will be agreed of the project maturity and
through the PDM SACCO upon mutually between cash-flow projections

3.1 Loan approval and Repayment Process

PDM SACCO authorizes PDM SACCO approves

its bank to pay approved 5 4 the loan request, and
Authorization to Loan Request
loans to the Enterprise Pay Loan the system generates a
Group or individuals Approval PDM Funds Approval Slip
(PAS)
Funds disbursed
from the PDM 6 3 Details of the borrowers
SACCO Account on Payment of Loan
System Processing are entered in the PDM
authorization by the Amount
System at Parish/Sub
SACCO and the PAS to County Level. This eases
the borrowers account tracking (groups and
or wallet funds issued)
1 2
Individuals or Enterprise Individuals or
Enterprise Group Assessment
Group repay loan
into the PDM SACCO
Account for revolving in Individual or Enterprise Group PDM SACCO assessment team reviews
the Parish makes loan request application the application and forwards it to the
to the PDM SACCO Loans Committee for approval

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 4 Implementation structure of
the PDM
National Policy Committee
(Chaired by H.E the Vice President)

Office of the Prime Minister

(Provide overall M&E)

The PDM Secretariat

PDM Pillar Working Groups

Local Governments and Cities
(7 Pillars)

Sub-county/Town Council
Parish Development
Committee (PDC)

Parish

The PDM SACCO

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4.1 Roles and Responsibilities of Stakeholders

a) LC V Chairpersons/Mayors
ll Monitor the performance ll Coordinate provision of
of Cities and Municipalities
of the PDM to ensure business development
ll Supervise the PDM
successful implementation services/capacity building
to ensure that it is
and positive impact. activities for the Enterprise
implemented according to
Groups/PDM SACCOs
the set guidelines. c) The Chief Administrative within the District.
ll Ensure effective financial Officers (CAOs)/Town
ll Support Parish Chiefs in
accountability for the Clerks/ Executive Director
the preparation, appraisal,
resources released to the (ED), KCCA
supervision and monitoring
Local Governments (KCCA ll Responsible for the overall
of PDM SACCOs.
inclusive) implementation of the PDM
in their respective Districts, ll Provision of technical
b) Resident District Cities and Municipalities. support, capacity building
Commissioners (RDCs)/ and mentoring to Enterprise
ll Submit progress reports
Resident City Commissioner Groups/PDM SACCOs.
on the implementation of
(RCC) and Coordinators of ll Ensure registration of all
the PDM to the Permanent
Operation Wealth Creation Enterprise Groups
Secretary Ministry of Local
ll Mobilize communities to
Government, on a quarterly ll Facilitate auditing of PDM
participate in the PDM. SACCOs financial records
and annual basis.

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 ll Coordinate PDM M&E the implementation of the The quorum of the PDC shall
activities at District level Parish Development Model. be two thirds (2/3) of the
ll Maintain records on the members and meetings will
PDM at the district level The Parish Development take place at least once a
Committee shall have a quarter. The members of the
ll The Executive Director
membership of 7 people PDC shall include the following;
(ED), KCCA is responsible
drawn from within the Parish.
for the overall technical
oversight of the PDM
implementation in KCCA S/N MEMBERS POSITION
and shall be required to
submit progress reports 1 Parish Chief Secretary
on the implementation of 2 LCII Chairperson Chairperson
the PDM to the Permanent
Secretary Ministry of Local
3 Chairperson Women Council Member
Government, on a quarterly 4 Chairperson Youth Council Member
and annual basis.
5 Chairperson Disability Council Member
d) Parish Development 6 Chairperson of the Ruling Party at the Member
Committee (PDC) Parish
A Parish Development
Committee (PDC) shall be set-
7 Opinion Leader/Older Person Member
up in each Parish to supervise

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The Roles of the Parish (vi) Assist the PDM SACCO in Councils where they
Development Committee following up recovery of operate for greater
include the following: loans under the Parish/ harmonisation of PDM
(i) Develop Parish/Ward Ward Revolving Fund; interventions.
Action plans, budgets and (vii) Coordinate and support
e) Role of the Parish Chief/
reports on the PDM; implementation of PDM
Town Agent
(ii) Mobilise, Sensitise and activities in the Parish;
The Parish Chief/Town Agent
create awareness on PDM (viii) Receive and discuss will be the technical person at
to the community; from the Parish Chief/ the Parish and shall perform
(iii) Participate in Town/Ward Agent the following roles:
identification of the needs progress report on PDM
(i) Ensure that the roles
and priorities of the implementation;
of Parish Development
Parish/Ward (ix) Prepare and submit Committee are executed.
(iv) Provide oversight progress report on
(ii) Compile a household
supervision of the PDM implementation of the
Register, with support and
SACCOs PDM activities to the
guidance of Extension
Parish council and the
(v) Oversee selection of workers.
Sub-county council;
groups and individuals (iii) Receive and consolidate
to benefit from PDM (x) Ensure that Non-State
Parish level work plans/
activities; Actors (NSAs) participate
budgets for the PDM
in activities and meetings
implementation;
of the respective Local

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 (iv) Create awareness (viii) Responsible for data byelaws and are adhere
and advocate for the collection on PDM to their core principles
Implementation of the activities at Parish level; (regular meetings, regular
PDM; savings, timely repayment
f) Roles of the PDM SACCO
(v) Support the Sub-County and record keeping).
Leadership
Chief to compile vital (v) Monitor the support
(i) Working with Subject
Registration Statistics and provided to the groups
matter specialists, assess
submit monthly returns to to ensure that they are
the Enterprise Groups
the Local Government. being used for the desired
applying to be members
(vi) Lead the implementation purpose in accordance
of the PDM SACCO
of the PBMIS at the with their business plans.
(ii) Coordinate the delivery of
Parish/ Ward (vi) Keep records of support
technical support, training,
(vii) Undertake Mobilisation to the Parish and support
mentoring and other
and Sensitisation Enterprise Groups to
business support services
Programmes in the Parish maintain records.
within the Parish.
on cross cutting issues (vii) Prepare progress reports
(iii) Review and approve
of Gender, Environment and share with the Sub-
the business plans and
Protection, Youth and County Chief and the
loan requests from the
Women issues, Culture, Parish Development
Enterprise Groups.
Child Protection, clean Committee as well as all
energy, domestic violence (iv) Ensure Enterprise Groups the groups on a quarterly
and other health issues develop and follow basis.

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(viii) Convene regular meetings represent them at the (viii) Support members in
with all Enterprise Groups PDM SACCO assembly. the development of
in a parish as agreed in (iii) Institute democratic household level business
byelaws. norms and practices plans and aggregate them
(ix) Conduct public such as regular meetings, into Enterprise Group
mobilization and member attendance and business plans
sensitization to generate participatory decision- (ix) Approve households’
awareness among making business plans and
potential members at the (iv) Formulate and implement requests for services
parish level in an effort to group byelaws to regulate (x) Request for and pay
recruit more Enterprise group activities, savings, Group loan within
Groups as its members. and credit, etc. stipulated time
g) Roles of Enterprise Groups (v) Institute saving practices (xi) Monitor members in the
and their membership and encourage all implementation of their
(i) Profile all group members members to save business plans
as a means of determining (vi) Manage savings and credit
their individual needs and operations and systems
what is needed including bookkeeping
(ii) Select three (3) members (vii) Identify, articulate/resolve
from their executive to individual/common issues
affecting the members

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 5 The Parish We Want to See

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5.1 The Characteristics of a Model Parish we want to achieve

ll Sustainable institutions (at Parish, District and

National levels)
ll Traceability and full accountability of all funds
ll Measurable increased production and marketing of
agricultural products
ll Increased household incomes by participating
subsistence households
ll Increased value and volume of savings and credit
ll Increased financial inclusion for women and youth
ll Realization of the NRM Manifesto 2021-2026.

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