Aerial view of the Lolo fish farm — 10 ponds carved into red laterite earth
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Lolo Aquaculture Project

Lolo Refugee Camp, Adamawa Region, Cameroon. 12,000 CAR refugees building a community-owned fish farm to replace dependence on shrinking WFP food rations.

£43K
Total Budget
£92K
Projected Annual Revenue
10
Fish Ponds
167%
3-Year ROI
Community members harvesting catfish from a pond — nets in hand, basins waiting on the red embankment Workers digging fish ponds by hand into the laterite earth Freshly harvested catfish packed in a basin — the model works
Aquaculture operations: community harvest, pond construction, and the produce that feeds families and funds the future.

Project Timeline

APR 2024
Phase 0 — Assessment & Design
First field trip. Site assessment, community consultation, soil testing, budget development. Partnership agreements with UDES and local authorities.
JUL–DEC 2024
Phase 1 — Infrastructure
10 earthen ponds excavated. Hatchery structure built. Solar panels installed. Land cleared and prepared. Community labour coordinated.
JAN–MAR 2025
Phase 1A — Water & Power
Borehole drilled to 70m. 5,000L elevated tank installed. Solar batteries replaced after tampering incident. Water infrastructure now operational.
APR–JUN 2025
Phase 2 — Stocking & First Cycle
Broodstock acquisition. Hatchery commissioning. First stocking of 5 ponds. Feed procurement and feeding protocol established.
OCT 2025
Phase 3 — First Harvest
6 months after stocking. First commercial harvest. Revenue generation begins. Market linkages activated.
2026
Phase 4 — Full Operations
All 10 ponds in rotation. 3 harvest cycles per year. Full self-sufficiency. Community management committee running operations independently.

Budget Transparency

Full budget breakdown. Updated after each phase.

ItemAmount
Land acquisition & preparation£4,200
Pond construction (10 ponds)£8,500
Hatchery construction£3,800
Borehole & water infrastructure£6,200
Solar power system£4,800
Broodstock & fingerlings£3,200
Feed (Year 1)£5,500
Equipment & tools£2,400
Training & capacity building£1,800
Project management & M&E£2,606
Total£43,006
Revenue Projection
£92,000
annual revenue from fish sales
167%
3-year ROI
6%
management fee
Every pound is tracked. Management fees are openly listed. This isn't overhead — it's how the system stays accountable.
Aerial overview — fish ponds, community, forest — all interconnected

One ecosystem. One community. One model.

Water feeds fish. Fish feed families. Families build schools.

What's next.

Solar-powered borehole pumping clean water — the first pillar
Planned
Solar Water Well — Lolo Extension

A second borehole serving the northern section of the camp. Solar-powered, gravity-fed distribution. Target: additional 10,000L/day for 4,000+ residents.

£5K
Target
4,000+
People
Children studying in open-air classroom — the education pillar comes last because it must be sustained
Planned — Phase 4
Lolo Community School

A permanent learning space funded by aquaculture revenue. Solar lighting, desks, trained teachers. Designed to outlast any single funding cycle.

200+
Students
Self
Funded
Boy showing his Quran wooden board
Planned
Quran Preservation Programme

Supporting the traditional alluha (wooden board) Quran schools with materials, lighting, and teacher training — preserving an ancient learning tradition.

3
Schools
100+
Children

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