Achievements

Church Involvement in Development:-

•  No dichotomy between technical staff and Church Ministers in the field of development.
•  The link between Christians and IDCCS is imminent and cordial.

Ownership: -

•  In all mobilization sites there is sense of ownership of projects by the communities.
•  IDCCS partners only with the communities and common interest groups who have shown interest in her services thus empowering them to own their development process.
•  The communities and individual own resources fund most projects.
•  There are measures of sustainability in the community projects.

Empowerment/Capacity building:-

•  Communities in areas of mobilization/sensitization has taken place, the communities have come up with their own Community Action Plans.
•  Communities are able to fundraise locally to finance their projects.
•  The communities recognize IDCCS as facilitator not as a donor.
•  Communities can now network and collaborate with other Agencies.
•  Community participation is very effective and that has created social sustainability.
•  Zonal development committees are creating awareness on IDCCS activities.

Challenges

•  Limitation of funds to respond to community needs.
•  Poor weather conditions (Unreliable rainfall).
•  Plant nutrient deficiency in our soil due to soil degradation and leaching.
•  Dietary habits of communities.
•  Low crop production due to diseases, parasites and pests.
•  Slow community speed towards change.
•  Promotion of handout supplies by other agencies in the areas, thus promoting dependency syndrome.
•  Globalization and structural adjustment programmes.
•  Poor governance and management of resources.
•  High cost of irrigation equipments and farm implements.
•  Inflation.
•  Donor fatigue and changed interest.
•  Lack of credit facilities.
•  High cost of Agricultural inputs.
•  Inappropriate financial management and leadership at the grass-root.
•  Luck of political good will for the region.
•  sustainability.
•  Impact of HIV/AIDS in the region( Nyanza Province ).
•  Inadequate information on participatory development.
•  Community apathy in development.