I . First progress report (March 27, 2009):
Activities undertaken:
1. Building institutional and technical capacities of target populations
2. Procuring equipment to squeeze Jetropha
3. Disseminating project activities and results

Results of activities:
1. Increased capacity and awareness of target population from approximately 90 households witnessed through active participation and detailed discussion during five monthly meetings and two mobile forum
2. The procured equipment appearing capable to produce about 15 litres of jetropha/hour (feeding rate = one-kg seed/min, four kg producing one litre)
3. The project being invited by Kanchanaburi Agricultural and Technology Institute to demonstrate the performance of the equipment in the exhibition ?National Self-Sufficient Family? on March 20, 2009.

Project communication:
The project had produced an ink-jet poster of 1.5 X 4 meters and a 1 X 2 m for use in mobile forum session telling story about global warming and global environment.

Experience ,lessons learnt, problems and issues:
The project outlined the followings:

1. One vice chairperson of the organization passed away but did not produce any negative effect in the management.
2. During production cycle 2005-2007, the first trial of squeezing jetropha seeds did not produce substantial output thus disheartening some project members. However, this issue was solved by the new procured equipment which produced satisfactory output so far.

Project expense:
The project report the expense of THB: 271,246 out of the first disbursement of THB: 271,246.72.

II . Second progress report (August 31, 2009)
Activities undertaken:
1. Building institutional and technical capacities of target populations
2. Procuring solar water pumping system and its accessories
3. Demonstrating the use of Jetropha in agricultural equipment

Results of activities:
1. Increased capacity and awareness of target population through active participation and sharing thought & ideas, especially on formulation of regulation for the use of Jetropha oil in agricultural practice
2. Installation of solar water pumping being completed and ready for running
3. 1,850 Jetropha seedlings being planted by five families
4. Approximately 40 litres of Jetropha oil being produced and used to run small farm tractors of seven families thus avoiding the identical amount of diesel oil.

Project communication:
1. On July 10, 2009, project leaders participated in a demonstration event of biomass (Jetropha) energy utilization ? Participatory Sufficient Energy Use? organized by Kanchanaburi Provincial Energy Office under the Ministry of Energy, at Baan (village) Nongsarai, Phanomthuan District, Kanchanburi Province.
2. On July 30, 2009,project leaders participated in dissemination activity together with its network at Baan Nongnae, Phanomthuan District, Kanchanburi Province.

Experience ,lessons learnt, problems and issues:
The project concluded that the activities and anticipated results were accomplished by 90 % during the reporting period. Communication with project members in remote areas had to be done in well advance before launching each activity.

Project expense:
The project report an accumulated expense of THB: 549,489 out of the sum of first & second disbursement of THB:549,490.35 .

III. Monitoring evaluation by NSC and University UNV (February 10, 2010)
At Baan(village) Nongsarai, the visiting team interacted with and witnessed progress of activities carried out by the project. An integrated ecosystem of the Gulf of Thailand / South China Sea, this location was cultivated land of both paddy and some cash crops ,i.e. sugar cane and tapioca. But it?s known as an area with unusually long high atmospheric pressure which makes it comparatively semi-arid.

The first activity witnessed was the squeeze of Jetropha for oil by a machine procured by the project. This machine driven by a 5-hp electric motor gave a yield of 15 liters per hour at a feed rate of one kg of seed per minute. The self-sufficiency style consumption rate of diesel oil for agricultural practice for target population was about 100 litres/year/family. The new equipment is 100%-Thai made, by a mechanic from a community in conjunction with an academic team from a local university. It can also be run by an internal combustion engine using bio-fuel made from Jetropha.

Jetropha is an original Portuguese crop introduced in Thailand around 600 years ago. Jetropha is generally quite resistant to drought and pests, and produces high concentration of oil seeds (average: 34.4%). Besides, the remaining press cake of Jetropha seeds after oil extraction could also be considered for energy production. These are the reasons why Jetropha was chosen to be cultivated and achieve self-efficiency in terms of energy in the village.

At the beginning, the main problem that they found in the cultivation of Jetropha was using seeds for growing plants instead of cuttings which take less time to be fruitful. Only some of the seeds gave pass onto seedlings, but after planting cuttings of Jetropha, the seedlings seemed to thrive better covering all the cultivated land.

Tapioca is another main cultivated crop by these communities. It is an original African crop suitable for being grown in such dry soils, but it exhausts nutrients and hence, degrades the land. The future approach is gradually turning tapioca crops into Jetropha. The aim of this change is to get higher amounts of vegetable oil to replace diesel. However, it?s important to continue growing tapioca because it provides incomes for the communities that help supporting their economy.

Jetropha fruits are harvested 3 times a year and then sun dried for 2 days. Otherwise, the water percentage in the extracted oil would be too high and yield less calorific energy. On a trial basis, people from seven families are piloting to remove the husk from the fruits and take the seeds for squeezed.

During the visit, the installation of solar water pumping was not completed yet, even though the equipment set was procured and premises allocated for the purpose.

Increased awareness, apart from institutional and technical capacities of target population could be witnessed through active participation and detailed discussion during the visit. Networking among neighboring communities is evinced through knowledge sharing. The visiting team was taught in the operation of the Jetropha oil extractor machine.

IV. Completion report (February 11, 2011):
Date of Participatory Evaluation( October 1, 2010):

Number of Beneficiaries/ Participating personnel:
Women: 100
Men: 95
Children: 250

Number of persons trained/ attending seminars, joining study tours:
Women: 104
Men: 97
Children: 70

Expense:
Amount received from SGP (3 disbursements): THB: 813,973.40
Total amount spent out of SGP budget: THB: 836,589
Balance: THB: ( -22,615.60)
Amount authorized for the final payment: US$: 2,591.43

Amount authorized for the final payment: US$:
Amount Received from others: THB: - (in cash)
THB: 711,500 (in kind)

Activities undertaken:
1. Building institutional and technical capacities of target populations
2. Procuring solar pumping systems and equipment to squeeze Jetropha
3. Planting Jetropha in a one-ha plot as demonstration site
4. Demonstrating the use of Jetropha in agricultural equipment
5. Disseminating project activities and results

Results and indicators:
1. Increased capacity of target population, especially project leaders witnessed by volunteering to donate personal income (total THB: 135,000) to ensure smooth implementation of the project
2. Estimated reduction of grid energy for agricultural practice, as a result of the solar water pumping by 150-300 unit / month , equivalent to a saving of THB: 480- 960 /month.
3. The jetropha squeezing machine continuing to perform satisfactorily at an output rate of 15 litres/hour ? being declared as a model for any communities to learn & replicate
4. Reserved amount of jetropha oil to be used replacing diesel with seeds for further propagation
5. Established learning centre about jetropha and solar energy opening for all

Project Communication:
1. The project brought the squeezing machine for demonstration in four events with logo and posters bearing GEF Small Grants Programme /UNDP.
2. The project produced a knowledge piece ( a booklet ) to share experience (telling experience of project leaders).

Plans and Activities for Sustainability:
With equipments and experience acquired from GEF SGP, project leaders were convinced that the activities would be kept on with community?s resources. The emerging learning centre, for one, had been providing services. The centre was in a premises consisting of 2-and-a-half acre plot and a building of 8 by 20 meters where the jetropha squeezing machine, solar water pumping and dripping irrigation for thriving jetropha were able to witnessed.

Experience , Lessons Learnt , Problems and Issues:
Project leaders explained that they tried to be realistic about project results which were composed of both tangible and intangible results. The ones that were tangible would be sustainable and transferred to next generations. Besides, grant-giving practice comprising proposal developing workshop and mid-course evaluation workshop were proven effective mechanism opening eyes of grass-root communities and providing opportunities for their participation.