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24. uganda

04. ETHIOPIA 06. Rural Savings and Credit Cooperatives II

26. Community Connector

06. Malt Barley Value-Chain Development

27. Plant Clinics

07. Livestock Growth Programme

27. Climate Adaptation through Beekeeping

07. Early Seed Generation II

28. Seed Enterprise Development

07. Building Resilience through Seed and Conservation Agriculture

28. Improvement of Income through Sustainable Fruit Production, Value Addition & Marketing

08. Scaling Up of Community-Based Seed Production and Multiplication

29. Promotion of Food and Nutritional Security through Agriculture

08. Sustainable Transformation of Agricultural Resources (STAR)

29. Water and Livelihoods Project â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Phase II

09. Pastoralist Livelihood Improvement Project

29. Integrated Rural Water Supply & Environment Sanitation

09. Improving Honey Production and Quality

30. Enhancing Sustainable Productivity & Utilisation of Irish Potato

09. Climate Smart Agriculture

30. Scaling-up Pineapple Production & Value Addition

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CONTENTS

30. Community Economic Empowerment Project 31. Dairy Feasability Study

10. kenya

31. Development of Adraa Agricultural College

12. Building Sustainable Livelihoods for households affected by HIV/AIDS

30. west africa

13. Seed System & Bulking in Arid Lands 13. Renewable Energy Utilisation For Enhanced Livelihoods 13. Improving Livelihoods through Chicken Rearing and Enterprise

33. Benin - PepsiCo, Increased cashew production

14. Sustainable Rainwater Use for Promoting Food Security

34. Burkina Faso - Water and Sanitation

14. CSARD Scholarship/Support

34. Empowering Women within the Cashew Value Chain

14. Diploma & Certificate in Sustainable Agriculture & Rural Dev. Scholarship

35. Cashew Value Chain in Western Burkina Faso

Scheme, 2012-13 Class 14. Certificate in Sustainable Agriculture & Rural Development Scholarship

35. Poverty Reduction in Ghana through Sustainable Agriculture Interventions + Enterprise

Scheme, 2013/2014 Class 14. Certificate in Sustainable Agriculture & Rural Development Scholarship Scheme, 2014/2015 Class

Development 36. Improving Incomes and Food Security through Agricultural Production 36. Togo - Economic and Ecological Resilience 37. Building Resilience to Climate Extremes, Burkina Faso

15. Global Village 15. Capacity Building for Baraka Agricultural College 15. Olchoro Spring Preservation and LOM Institutional Capacity Building 15. Improving livelihoods in Tenges

38. zambia

16. Commercialisation of Indigenous Poultry in Samia District, Busia County,

40. Improved Livelihoods for Rural Communities

Western Kenya

40. Local Development Programme

16. Crops for life: Extension and technology access for Banana and OFSP in

40. Enhanced Livestock, Trade and Enterprise (ELITE)

Ugunja Sub-County

41. Fuel Efficient Stoves Project

17. Baraka-Gachorwe Water Project

41. Sustainable Production/Collection & Processing of Indigenous Foods & Income

17. Improving small holder farm productivity through sustainable agriculture

42. New Generation of Watershed Management 42. ENT Mobile Clinic Service Zambia

Self Help Africa

18. malawi 19. DISCOVER

Self Help Africa Inc. 41 Union Square West, Suite 1027 New York, NY 10003 USA

20. Farm Enterprise Development for Food and Economic Security

43. Improved Agriculture Productivity through Water Harvesting

44. tanzania

20. Crop Doctor

45. Improving Food Security in Drought Prone Areas

21. MODES

46. Integrated Water Resources Management for Improved Agro-forestry Production

22. Improving Post Harvest Losses

46. Selian Agricultural Research Institute (SARI) Support

22. Pigeon Pea Production and Marketing

47. New Generation of Watershed Management Project

23. TruTrade

24. Sustainable Livelihood Improvement Reslience Project (SLIP)

01 02

03 caling-up agricultural production and developing new

in eight development projects, all of which are being

enterprise and market opportunities for farmers and

implemented in collaboration with local and/or international

rural households has become a key focus of Self Help

partners. 2014 started on a strong footing with two new

Africa’s work in Ethiopia.

projects commencing in January, and a number of additional

Donor

Total Budget

Rural Savings and Credit Cooperatives II

Irish Aid, Irish League of Credit Unions, Terrafina Microfinance

€ 695,965

Malt Barley ValueChain Development

Irish Aid

€ 353,655

Livestock Growth Programme

USAID

Early Seed Generation II

Vitol Foundation

Timeframe 2013

Programme Area

SACCO Unions: Awash, Keleta, Ifa Boru, Yenestanet Fana, Sidama Chalala

Oromia and SNNP Regions

Oromia Region

2015

Farmer Cooperatives: Galema, Raya Kajema

2013

CNFA

SNNP Region

Koga Irrigation Water Users Service Cooperative

Amhara Region

Melkassa Agricultural Research Centre, Farmer Cooperatives, Boset Woreda Office of Agriculture. Cooperative Promotion Office

Oromia Region

Bureau of Agriculture of SNNPR

SNNP Region

A Glimmer of Hope

Oromia Region

Emmanuel Development Association

Afar Region

2015

€ 426,594

Implementing Partner

2012

2016

€ 213,211

2014 2017

projects in the pipeline.

ethiopia programmes

Programme

In 2013 the organisation invested upwards of €2.5 million malawi

zambia

Ethiopia

ERITREA

The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations

€ 203,409

Scaling Up of Community-Based Seed Production and Multiplication

Irish Aid

€ 485,000

Sustainable Transformation of Agricultural Resources (STAR)

Irish Aid

Pastoralist Livelihood Improvement Project

Irish Aid

Improving Honey Production and Quality

Jersey Overseas Aid Committee

€ 103,836

2015

Climate Smart Agriculture

Irish Aid

€ 640, 071

2015

burkinafaso

04. Early Seed Generation II

ghana

kenya

togo

08. Pastoralist Livelihood Improvement Project

Gondar

05. Building Resilience through seed and conservation agriculture

Lake Tana

Amhara

SUDAN

GREAT RIFT VALLEY

07. STAR project

Addis Ababa

10. Climate Smart Agriculture

Butajira

ETHIOPIA

SNNPR 09. Improving Honey Production and Quality

09 2. Malt Barley Value-Chain Development

SOMALIA 06. Scaling Up of Community-Based Seed Production and Multiplication

SOMALILAND

Oromia 03. Livestock Growth Program

KENYA

2014

Building Resilience through Seed and Conservation Agriculture

2015

2014 2015

€ 200,000

2014 2015

€ 114,000

2014 2015

2016

SNNPR

SOS Sahel, Farm Africa, Vita

SNNPR

01. RuSACCO II

rural savings and credit cooperatives II

In the coming years the RuSACCO programme will seek to

Livestock Growth Programme

Unions, thus supporting these unions to deliver sustainable n over a decade Self Help Africa has distributed small

financial services to their members.

loans to over 34,000 people in two regions of Ethiopia, to support the development of on and off-farm enterprise

as a means of generating an income.

Total direct beneficiaries: 40,000

ethiopia programmes

improve the operational and financial capacity of SACCO elf Help Africa’s Livestock Growth Programme is a five year project that is designed to reduce poverty through improving the productivity and competitiveness of

selected livestock value-chains, including meat/live animals, hide, skins, leather and dairy production.

SHA’s RuSACCO (Rural Savings and Credit Cooperative) Programme has supported the formation of 240 Primary Cooperatives and five Cooperative Unions in 20 districts of Oromia and SNNP Regions. Training, management support, mentoring and financial assistance has been provided to these member-run

Malt Barley value-chain development

Backed by the US Government’s Feed the Future (FTF) Initiative, the project is also a part of USAID-Ethiopia’s Agricultural Growth Programme.

elf Help Africa’s Malt Barley Value-Chain Development Project was developed on foot of research that was

As part of a consortium led by US-based non-profit

carried out to assess the market potential of malt

organisation CNFA, Self Help Africa is responsible for a part

barley as a cash crop for small-holder farmers in Oromia

of the implementation of this project in Oromia and SNNP

Region.

regions.

financial providers, and particularly so in rural communities

The assessment indicated an existing high demand for malt

SHA will focus on increasing the productivity and

where less than 15% of households have access to credit.

barley, and the potential for development within the sector.

competitiveness of selected livestock value chains and

The Malt Barley Project was subsequently designed to tackle

improving the quality and diversity of household diet through

In 2013 SHA, in collaboration with the Irish League of Credit

the challenged faced by malt barley producing farmers, their

intake of livestock product. Integrated into these components

This will not only address the high demand for certified

Unions Foundation and Terrafina Microfinance, implemented

institutions, and stakeholders who benefit from production.

are the crosscutting objectives of engaging people living

seeds in Ethiopia, but also provide farmers with better

with HIV/AIDS, gender equity, promotion of ICT solutions,

market access and a better price, thus enhancing

environmental mitigation and natural resource management.

economic growth and development.

Total direct beneficiaries: 5,000

Total direct beneficiaries: 5,380

microfinance providers. Member-run RuSACCOs have a comparative advantage as

a new phase of its RuSACCO programme. The programme aims to promote higher levels of financial inclusion, and support rural families to access credit with

Total direct beneficiaries: 6,000

which to develop enterprise and new income generating opportunities.

early seed generation II

arly Seed Generation II Project follows a successful pilot that was undertaken to test farmer-led basic and prebasic wheat seed production in Ethiopia.

That project was one of the first of its kind in the country, and demonstrated that farmers at community-level could produce quality basic and pre-basic seed for sale and distribution. The second phase of the project will test this innovative approach to farmer-led early generation seed production on a wider scale, and extend the reach of farmer led seed production to a new region - Amhara, and to new crop – maize. The project aims to prove the viability of farmer-led seed production as a means to address limited seed availability in Ethiopia.

Building Resilience through seed and conservation agriculture

his project is being funded by the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations through its improved agricultural solutions initiative. It is designed

to improve the resilience of smallholder men and women living in drought prone areas of in the East Shewa district of Oromia region Ethiopia. The adoption of conservation agriculture techniques, together with increased availability and utilisation of improved quality seed, will help increase crop production, enhance food security and alleviate rural poverty. The promotion of conservation agriculture as a sustainable agriculture practice to enhance natural resource management and crop production will improve access of smallholder farmers to drought-tolerent varieties of maize, teff and haricot bean seed, which are the main food crops produced in the area.

Total direct beneficiaries: 6,000 06

Pastoralist Livelihood Improvement Project

planning and quality standards. This will enable collective

ethiopia programmes

he Pastoralist Livelihood Improvement Project is a pilot

marketing, improve access to markets and enable farmers to

that is being implemented in the remote and arid

continue to invest in beekeeping and improve their livelihood

Afar region of Northern Ethiopia, in partnership with

security.

Emmanuel Development Association. The project seeks to build the capability of pastoralists to

Total direct beneficiaries: 130

adapt to and mitigate the effects of climate change. The goal is to assist communities to cope with changing climate in one of the hottest low-lying regions in the world, and will work specifically with semi-nomadic communities in three areas

Climate Smart Agriculture

(kebeles) of Afar Region. The project will also seek to build knowledge and experience to allow for subsequent scaling-up to other pastoralists.

Total direct beneficiaries: 1,500

Scaling Up of Community-Based Seed Production and Multiplication

mproving Smallholders’ Food Security in Southern Nations Nationalities and Peoples’ Region (SNNPR) is an 18-month project funded by Irish Aid, to be implemented by SHA

Sustainable Transformation of Agricultural Resources (STAR) project rowth in agriculture has the potential to have an enormous impact on poverty reduction, however Ethiopian agriculture is dominated by small-scale

in collaboration with the Bureau of Agriculture of SNNPR,

subsistence and rain-fed production systems using few inputs

Ethiopia. The project’s goal is to increase food security and

and characterised by low productivity. Farmers are extremely

economic growth for 6,000 male and female farmers within

vulnerable to external shocks such as extreme climatic events

the region.

including drought and floods, as well as diseases and volatile

The project has been designed based on success and lessons

problems and improve food security in one of the poorest and

learnt from previous SHA seed projects. It aims to diversify

most food- insecure woredas in North Shewa zone of Oromia

and increase productivity of crops through the provision of

Regional State.

wheat, haricot bean and teff seed, and the establishment of farmer based seed production and multiplication. It will build

Over 24 months Self Help Africa will directly target 2,800

and strengthen cooperative leaders and staff, and enhance

(30% female) smallholders to increase their capacity to

the capacity of government extension staff to ensure effective

diversify livelihood activities, improve their wealth, food and

service delivery to smallholders.

livelihood security. The project will focus on improving the production and productivity of crops and livestock and create

commence in January 2015.

food security, it is built built on three key pillars of: increasing

Improving Honey Production and Quality

As well as addressing the challenges presented by low

systems of resources critical to resilience (water, wetlands,

production, this project will also seek to address the current

farmlands, communal land and forests) and embedding

poor quality of honey that is produced in the country.

location specific climate change adaptation and mitigation

production potential, and meet less than 10% of the

The CSA Project will strengthen the resilience of individuals,

market demand within the country for honey.

households and communities by improving and diversifying

95% of Ethiopian beekeepers use traditional beekeeping methods and do not have access to modern hives. By providing training and improving hive production, the honey

to reverse the effects of environmental degradation and

be addressed through the introduction of appropriate

promote environmental protection.

technologies among all stakeholders. Cooperatives will be

and credit cooperatives (RuSACCOs) to provide farmers with access to financial services. Linking development initiatives with cooperatives and RuSACCOs will also ensure sustainability of interventions in the post-project period.

Total direct beneficiaries: 2,800

Total direct beneficiaries: 7,750

harvest per hive can be increased by at least 30%, while

to buy in bulk.

value chains and linkages will be created with rural savings

livelihoods, developing community- based management

into its development initiative.

Problems of soil erosion and watershed management will

strengthened to ensure farmers are engaging in the relevant

The project covers 15 districts (woredas) categorised into four implementation in a district each.

thiopian beekeepers currently realise just 10% of their

the importance of sustainable use of their resource base

also core to the project. Communities will be trained on

and reducing agriculture’s contribution to climate change.

clusters, with consortium members taking responsibility for

honey producer cooperatives can assist beekeepers to market

Total direct beneficiaries: 6,000

this ‘Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) Project’ will

Developed to promote a CSA approach towards achieving

better market linkages for farmers.

The improvement of natural resource management is

collaboration with SOS-Shale, FARM Africa and Vita,

productivity and incomes, enhancing resilience of livelihoods,

global markets. This project is designed to address these

Cooperative members will be trained in marketing, business

ethiopia programmes

their produce collectively to processing companies who wish

With funding from Jersey Overseas Aid Commission, this project will work with farmers to increase their production and return from beekeeping. The project will train smallholders in basic bee husbandry, queen bee rearing, colony multiplication and nutrition. It will purchase and distribute hives and seedlings for bees to forage and establish nine honey cooperatives.

nutrition and link farmers to markets through farming as a

subsistence to prosperity through a range of projects

business approach. Working with our Kenyan partners, SHA

along the continuum from extreme poverty to

will continue to focus on supporting farmers to engage with

enterprise development and business partnerships. We work

markets, effectively penetrate the value chain and invest in

with smallholder farmers, farmer groups and associations

new business ventures.

in the arid and semi-arid lands to address food security and

Programme

Total Budget €€270,000

Building Sustainable Livelihoods for households made vulnerable by HIV/AIDS (APHIA plus)

Family Health International (FHI) (USAID)

Seed System & Bulking in Arid Lands

Irish Aid. Brillig. Brigidine

Renewable Energy Utilisation For Enhanced Livelihoods

Finland Govt (EEP)

Indigenous Chicken Improvement Project

Jersey Overseas Aid Commission

€ 120,000

Sustainable rainwater use for promoting food security

Jersey Overseas Aid Commission

€€145,000

CSARD Scholarship/ Support for 2011/2012 Class

SHA

€€66,544

02 03

Donor

€ 750,000

Timeframe 2012 2015

2012

Implementing Partner SHA

Kitui Dev Centre (KDC) & Rheal Solutions

Nakuru (Rift Valley), Kisumu, Siaya, Homa Bay, Migori (Nyanza) and Kitui (Eastern). Kenya

SHA/BAC/KENFAP

Bomet county. Kenya

2014

€ 220,000

2012

SHA

Certificate in Sustainable Agriculture & Rural Development Scholarship Scheme, 2013/2014 Class

SHA

Certificate in Sustainable Agriculture & Rural Development Scholarship Scheme, 2014/2015 Class

SHA

Global Village

SHA

€€2,415,830

Institutional Capacity and Capability Building for Baraka Agricultural College

SHA

€ 120,708

Preservation of Olchoro Spring and LOM Institutional Capacity Building

SHA

Improving livelihoods in the drought stricken lowlands of Tenges Division, Baringo Central District

SHA

Commercialisation of Indigenous Poultry in Samia District, Busia County, Western Kenya

SHA

Crops for life: Extension and technology access for Banana and OFSP in Ugunja Sub-County

SHA

Baraka-Gachorwe Water Project

SHA

Improving small holder farm productivity through sustainable agriculture

SHA

12 13

2014

2015

2011 2015

SHA

Baraka Agricultural College

Nakuru, Narok and Kajiado counties. Kenya

Narok county, Kenya

Molo, Nakuru county, Kenya

€ 72,930

Diploma & Certificate in Sustainable Agriculture & Rural Dev. Scholarship Scheme, 2012-13 Class

Programme Area Nakuru, Baringo, Laikipia, Narok and Kajiado counties. Kenya

Total Budget

09 HA Kenya assists smallholder farmers to move from

Donor

15 16 17

Timeframe

Implementing Partner

Programme Area

Baraka Agricultural College

Molo, Nakuru county, Kenya

Baraka Agricultural College

Molo, Nakuru county, Kenya

Baraka Agricultural College

Molo, Nakuru county, Kenya

2012 2016

Keringet Community Social Economic & Environmental Development

Keringet, Nakuru county, Kenya

2012

Baraka Agricultural College

Molo, Nakuru county, Kenya

Light of Maasai

Rombo, Kajiado County, Kenya

Baraka Agricultural College

Molo, Nakuru county, Kenya

Centre for African Bio-Entrepreneurship (CABE)

Odiado, Busia County, Kenya

Ugunja Community Resource Centre (UCRC)

Ugunja, Siaya county, Kenya

Baraka Agricultural College

Molo, Nakuru county, Kenya

Appropriate Rural Development Agriculture Programme (ARDAP)

Butula, Busia county, Kenya

2012 2015

€45, 994

2013 2016

€ 54,538

2014 2017

kenya programmes

Programme

2015

€ 22,880

2013 2014

€ 79,668

2014 2015

€ 24,960

2014 2015

€ 24,548

2014 2015

€ 98,024

2012 2014

€137,294

2014 2016

malawi

zambia

burkinafaso

KENYA

Seed System & Bulking in Arid Lands

and non-economic benefits. The anticipated economic

kenya programmes

kenya

01. APHIA plus 04. Indigenous Chicken Improvement Project

livelihoods of agricultural communities. The availability

and rural income generation and is the precursor to crop and food diversification. The genetic diversity contained in seeds

Lake Turkana, (Lake Rudolf)

7. Diploma & Certificate in Sustainable Agriculture & Rural Dev. Scholarship Scheme, 2012-13 Class

provides options for crop improvement, as well as choices for farmer adaptation strategies.

Chalbi Desert

8. Certificate in Sustainable Agriculture & Rural Development Scholarship Scheme, 2013/2014 Class

UGANDA

KENYA

10. Gorta Global Village

Mt. Kenya

11. Institutional Capacity and Capability Building for Baraka Agricultural College

Seed security (availability, quantity, quality and affordability)

SOMALIA

9. Certificate in Sustainable Agriculture & Rural Development Scholarship Scheme, 2014/2015 Class

Nakuru

14. Commercialisation of Indigenous Poultry in Samia District, Busia County, Western Kenya 17. Improving small holder farm productivity through sustainable agriculture

13. Improving livelihoods in the drought stricken lowlands of Tenges Division, Baringo Central District 02. Seed System & Bulking in Arid Lands

16. Baraka-Gachorwe Water Project

03. Renewable Energy Utilisation For Enhanced Livelihoods

of quality seed provides the foundation for food security

ETHIOPIA

06. CSARD Scholarship/ Support for 2011/2012 Class

15. Crops for life: Extension and technology access for Banana and OFSP in Ugunja Sub-County

eed is one of the most crucial elements in the

SOUTH SUDAN

togo

Nairobi

is therefore central to agricultural production. This project

TANZANIA

benefits include saving cost on fuel, reduction in the amount of wood extraction, increased income generation and employment creation within the selected villages. Noneconomic benefits include time saving and reduced burden on women and children in collecting fire wood and reduced in-door air pollution. Incomes at household level will also be enhanced through the use of bio-slurry as a substitute for commercial fertiliser on the farms leading to increased food security. Subject to the outcome of this pilot a more extensive project will be prepared in 2015.

supports households in production and bulking of cassava, sweet potatoes vines, green grams and pigeon peas, while developing sustainable seed distribution channels that are

Total direct beneficiaries: 130

community-led. The project is being undertaken in the counties of Nakuru (in

Improving Livelihoods through Chicken Rearing and Enterprise

Rift Valley), Kisumu, Siaya, Homa Bay, Migori (all in Nyanza) and Kitui (in Eastern). Cassava and sweet potatoes have

suitable in the ASAL regions of Eastern Kenya that receive

minimal rains throughout the year.

60 farming groups with 30 members each (translating to

gained increasing importance due to their role in food security and nutrition and their resistance to drought. Pigeon peas and green grams (described as “food security crops”) are also

Mt. Kilimanjaro

Biogas utilisation at household level results in both economic

kenya programmes

ghana

he Indigenous Chicken Improvement Project is a one-year Jersey Overseas Aid Commission (JOAC) funded project. It began in February 2014 and targets

communities in Nakuru, Narok and Kajiado Counties, where 1800 households) will directly benefit. The project capitalises

05. Sustainable Rainwater use for Promoting Food Security 12. Preservation of Olchoro Spring and LOM Institutional Capacity Building

Total direct beneficiaries: 3,000

on the significant potential for poultry enterprises to increase income and improve nutrition. Each group receives 300 oneday-old cross breed chicks, which mature quickly to produce an average of 25 eggs per month per chicken. Farmers are

Building Sustainable Livelihoods for households affected by HIV/AIDS – APHIA Plus

his project is increasing access to economic security

tolerant crop production. Training on enterprise development and management is offered whereby the support group members are encouraged to choose from a range of enterprises based on their interest and context.

initiatives for marginalised, poor and disadvantaged groups (especially those families affected by HIV/

These enterprises include dairy goat rearing, local goat

AIDS). It links these groups with opportunities and a range of

breeding, poultry production and rabbit keeping. A key,

projects to strengthen their economic status.

and very successful, element of this project has been the introduction of roof water harvesting and drip irrigation

APHIA plus works with support groups from Nakuru, Baringo,

technologies which cuts down on labour for vulnerable

Laikipia, Narok and Kajiado counties. Leadership and group

people and allows for growing of vegetables even in dry

dynamics training, training in enterprise development and

season.

management are provided. These groups also receive support through existing extension services. Food security activities include crop production through kitchen garden techniques and the promotion of drought

Renewable Energy Utilisation for Enhanced Livelihoods

Total direct beneficiaries: 4,146

being trained in business skills and marketing and are linked to Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) for potential investment to grow their businesses.

his renewable energy pilot follows research that was undertaken into biogas utilisation by the Kenya government and a resulting confirmation of the

potential and demand for this technology. The study identified technical and financial constraints as the main challenges facing the adoption of biogas by rural households. Biogas technology being an alternative energy source for cooking and lighting, utilises organic waste produced at the farm to generate gas and other by-products

The objectives of the project are to increase smallholder skills and knowledge to benefit nutritionally and economically from improved chicken production practices; to increase organisational capacity to support enterprise development for indigenous chicken rearing; and to document scaled up proven good practice approaches for integrating farmers in agriculture value chains.

Total direct beneficiaries: 1,800

which can be used to improve health, income and farming outputs. The project is supporting the installation of biogas digesters in 130 households within five villages in Bomet County (Bomet central, Itembe, Mulot, Longisa and Kapkimolwa) in order to produce and utilise biogas as a domestic fuel source.

global village

20,000 people. It also provides water for irrigation, 6,000

food security, incomes, the environment, and

head of livestock and in the dry season also supports

promote better health amongst 3,300 households in

migrating elephants from Amboseli National Park.

the Keringet area of Kenya. Environmental degradation is endangering the spring Support is being provided to implement aspects of the

as well as compromising water safety and quality. Its

local development plan including the provision of clean

preservation will be achieved through intervention on the

safe drinking water, improving the access to market by

spring wall, building of terraces and planting of Napier

providing better roads infastructure, a range of enterprise

grass.

development initiatives surrounding dairy and potato production, as well as the adoption of solar energy for

LoM staff are being trained so that they are better

local households.

equipped to engage with private and institution donors, to

Sustainable rainwater use for promoting food security

ith support from Jersey Overseas Aid Commission,

CSARD Scholarship/Support 2011/2012 Class

Diploma & Certificate in Sustainable Agriculture & Rural Dev. Scholarship Scheme, 2012-13 Class

Certificate in Sustainable Agriculture & Rural Development Scholarship Scheme, 2013/2014 Class

Certificate in Sustainable Agriculture & Rural Development Scholarship Scheme, 2014/2015 Class

this project will improve the lives of 600 farming households and 1,500 pupils in four schools in

Narok County, south-west Kenya.

training for farmers and schools on increasing crop production through irrigation and establishing income-generating chicken, vegetable and tree nursery enterprises.

our scholarship programmes for students studying sustainable agriculture and rural development are being

Farmers will be trained on constructing water pans as a lowcost water harvesting technology; drip irrigation kits will be

supported at Baraka Agricultural College (BAC) in

Kenya.

distributed to farmers to extend the growing season, increase yields and reduce time taken to collect water; farmers will

The BAC programmes aim to improve agricultural knowledge

be trained in agronomic practices, poultry production, and

and strengthen rural development and extension services in

marketing.

Kenya and across the border in neighbouring Uganda.

Total direct beneficiaries: 2,100

Graduates return to work within their community upon completing their studies, and contribute to the transfer of sustainable agricultural knowledge and techniques. The

Improving livelihoods in Tenges

training. The College will strive to become a leader in research

During the long and unpredictable dry season,

related to sustainable agriculture and rural development.

communities suffer from acute shortages of food and

In this way it will be able to attract a higher calibre of staff

water.

his project aims to improve the livelihoods of the people of Bekibon Location, Tenges Division of Baringo Central District by improving water access

and controlling livestock disease.

and increase the number of students seeking to attend the The communityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s herds have to be driven long distances in

courses.

search of water â&#x20AC;&#x201C; leaving them weak and more susceptible Monitoring and evaluation systems, a research and

to disease.

development programme, and staff education and training programme are being established.

Total direct beneficiaries: 67 staff

The project intends to improve both the availability of water and animal health. This will be achieved through the promotion of water harvesting techniques at household level and the construction of a water pan, a shallow earth dammed area capable of harvesting and storing water

Olchoro Spring Preservation and LOM Institutional Capacity Building

he aim of this one year project is to improve the protection of the Olchoro Spring and to build the

Total direct beneficiaries: 1,254

Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development

project thus improves the livelihoods of graduates and improves farming practices and production more widely.

Total direct beneficiaries: 3,350

his three year project aims to support BAC in becoming a centre of excellence in the delivery of

Starting in January 2015, the project will distribute drip irrigation kits, seeds, chickens, and tree seedlings and support

Capacity Building for Baraka Agricultural College

improve their future funding opportunities.

kenya programmes

spring services a growing population currently estimated at he Global Village project is designed to improve

Total direct beneficiaries: 3,371

Due to environmental degradation, the Olchoro spring is the only surviving spring along Kimengelia River. The

institutional capacity of the partner organisation,

during the rainy season for use at other times of the year. A masonry tank and further water point are being provided for the community, as well as a trough for domestic animals access.

Total direct beneficiaries: 800

Light of Maasai (LoM).

Baraka-Gachorwe Water Project

kenya programmes

he Baraka-Gachorwe Water project aims to provide clean safe drinking water to 600 households in Baraka and Gachorwe villages, an area that current

suffers from acute shortage of clean water. Two water storage tanks are being installed to bring water to ten water kiosks within the two villages.

Total direct beneficiaries: 600 Improving small holder farm productivity through sustainable

kenya programmes

his project aims to increase productivity for households in four sub locations within Butula District, Western

Commercialisation of Indigenous Poultry in Samia District, Busia County, Western Kenya

Crops for life: Extension and technology access for Banana and OFSP in Ugunja

Kenya.

The project intends to improve agricultural production and

he project aims to improve the livelihoods of smallholder farmers in Busia County, Western Kenya by supporting the commercialisation of indigenous poultry.

productivity of smallholder farmers, promote sustainable

his one year project aims at improving householdsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;

utilization and management of natural resources and

food and nutrition security, as well as production and

strengthen communitiesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; capabilities in these areas.

marketing capacity for over 500 smallholder farmers in

Ugunja Subâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;County.

Farmer training, provision of quality seed, promotion of kitchen gardening, improved cereal production and better

The project aims to increase the uptake of poultry rearing technologies; reduce the high mortality rate amongst chickens

This goal will be achieved by promoting agricultural extension

agricultural extension support are all being carried out, along

(currently 40% in Busia County); increase the number of

and improved technology access for orange-fleshed sweet

with support for the better use of natural resources, and

chickens and eggs at household level; and increase the

potato and banana. The project will seek to overcome some

support for village water use, conservation and other relevant

income accruing from the sale of chicken and eggs.

of the factors hindering agriculture productivity, including

committees.

access to clean planting materials, appropriate agronomic To achieve these objectives a total of 15 Common Working

technologies and relevant agricultural support services.

Groups (CWGs), comprising 500 smallholder farming families are being trained in poultry management, a revolving chicken

Training and knowledge transfer will be provided via farmer

loan scheme is being established, a hatchery is being created

field schools, workshops and exchange visits, steps to ensure

with capacity to produce over 1,000 eggs per month, while

a sustainable supply of planting materials are being put

15 extension entrepreneurs are being trained to ensure that

into place, while activities that link farmers with research

timely support is available to poultry farmers.

institutions is also underway. Furthermore, the project will

Total direct beneficiaries: 500

Total direct beneficiaries: 300

enhance links with lending institutions and retail outlets to ensure that farmers can have better access to credit, and to markets for their produce. Both banana and orange sweet potato have a high potential to address household food and nutrition security issues, being recognised as food security crops high in Vitamin A.

Total direct beneficiaries: 500 16

MALAWI malawi

01. DISCOVER

burkinafaso

ghana

ZAMBIA kenya

02. Farm Enterprise Development for Food and Economic Security

togo

elf Help Africa is engaged in a combination of directly

livelihoods is in line with the government’s current Growth

implemented and partner-led projects in Malawi. The

and Development Strategy II. In excess of €1 million is being

programme goal, to support smallholder farming

invested by Self Help Africa in the following projects:

07. TruTrade

communities to achieve sustainability

Programme

01 02

DISCOVER

Farm Enterprise Development for Food and Economic Security

Crop Doctor

Donor The Department for International Development (DFID), Irish Aid, Norwegian Embassy Irish Aid

Total Budget € 1,936,473

€ 648,384

Timeframe

€ 101,657

Concern Universal, Goal, Cooperazione Internazionale (COOPI)

Karonga

2012

Foundation for Community Support Services (FOCUS), Karonga Agriculture Development Division (KRADD)

Chitipa, Lilongwe

Airtel Malawi, Fhi360, Open Revolution

Nationwide

Catholic Relief Services, Human Network International, Mzuzu CADECOM

Balaka, Lilongwe

Lilongwe University of Agriculture & Natural Resources (LUANAR)

Salima

2014 2017

MODES

USAID

€ 243,281

2014 2017

Improving Post Harvest Losses

Irish Aid

€ 46,000

2013 2015

Pigeon Pea Production and Marketing

Jersey Overseas Aid Commission

€ 72,425

Programme Area

2011 2016

2015

mAgri Challenge Fund

Implementing Partner

08 18

TruTrade

DFID

€ 45,000

2014

Lilongwe

Big Lottery Fund

€ 836,456

2015 2018

MALAWI Blantyre

MOZAMBIQUE

Kutchena AgriMarketing Ltd and Rural African Ventures Investments (RAVI)

Lilongwe, Ntchisi and Mchinji

Blantyre Synod Health & Devt Commission (BSHDC), & Nkhadze Alive Youth Organisation

Nkaya and Balaka

discover

disaster risk management plans & hazard vulnerability maps; training communities on disaster response; and establishing community early warning systems for flood and drought

eveloping Innovative Solutions with Communities

prone areas.

to Overcome Vulnerability (DISCOVER) is a fouryear consortium project seeking to support up to

In order to assist communities and individuals adapt to

900,000 rural people to adapt to and mitigate the effects of

climate change the project promotes crop diversification and

climate change. The project contributes towards reducing

livestock production, together with sustainable and adaptive

poverty and vulnerability to climate variability through the

agricultural technologies. In addition SHA is working with

development and promotion of sustainable livelihoods

communities to manage their natural resources and reduce

management strategies.

the environmental impacts associated with natural disasters and climate change.

DISCOVER focuses on building resilience and improving the lives of vulnerable people by enhancing the capacity

Sustainable Livelihood Improvement Reslience Project (SLIP)

05. Improving Post Harvest Losses

08. Sustainable Livelihood Improvement Project

2015

04. MODES

06. Pigeon pea production and marketing

Balaka

2014

Lake Malawi, (Lake Nyasa)

malawi programmes

zambia

Total direct beneficiaries: 13,000 (SHA)

of local government to prepare and respond to climate variability. SHA is working with local government to achieve this through developing, updating and reviewing district

malawi programmes

malawi programmes 02

Farm Enterprise Development for Food and Economic Security shortage of good quality seed when it is needed for planting is a major obstacle that hinders many smallholder farmers in Malawi from growing a year

round supply of food to support their families.

Crop doctor mallholder farmers in Africa frequently lack convenient, timely access to information specific to the crops that they grow. This information gap can lead to

reduced yields, poor quality, and restricted market access.

MODES

he Modernization of Demand-driven Extension Services (MODES) project is a partnership between Self Help Africa, Catholic Relief Services, Mzuzu

CADECOM and Human Networks International in

SHA and partners, FOCUS and KRADD, are implementing this project in the Central and Northern regions of Malawi. The work is designed to increase household food, nutrition and economic security in the targeted communities in Chitipa and Lilongwe. It addresses this challenge by improving the access for smallholder farmers to quality seeds. Both production and market constraints faced by smallholder farmers are being addressed by ensuring continuous availability of quality seed within communities; facilitating access to extension services to improve production; and training on value addition skills to help farmers access markets and obtain greater reward for their produce.

Total direct beneficiaries: 5,900

Similarly, lack of basic nutritional information contributes to

collaboration with Airtel Malawi, Zodiac Broadcasting and

malnourishment and other chronic negative health effects, as

the Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation. MODES will provide

well as poor food preparation and consumption habits.

access to on-demand information to strengthen the seed

The Crop Doctor Project will seek to bridge this information

sector and promote the commercialization, distribution and

gap through affordable Information Communication

adoption of seeds and related key technologies in order to

Technology (ICT) including live voice response, interactive

increase smallholder yields and adaptation to climate change.

voice response â&#x20AC;&#x201C; prompted navigation and SMS via mobile phone.

Communication Technology (ICT)-enabled extension services: The project will provide farmers with convenient access to

3-2-1 on-demand information system; Audio job aids

up to the minute agricultural information from experts, and

for extension workers; Market price information system;

contribute to a reduction in crop failure, improved nutrition,

Agriculture and nutrition call centre; and Radio programming.

as well as support that can help to improve food processing, preparation, preservation and consumption. Targeted smallholder farmers will benefit from improved food

These services will provide an estimated 800,000 smallholder

and livelihood security, increased income, greater awareness

farmers with access to critical production advice when they

and improved decision making. Knowledge will reach where

need it to facilitate behaviour change and encourage the

it is required, and farming practices will be enhanced as a

adoption of new approaches. By partnering with both public

result.

and private sector stakeholders and linking to on-going value

Total direct beneficiaries: 300,000 (anticipated scale) 20

The project will implement a national suite of five Information

chain projects with closely aligned objectives, MODES will open new lines of communication with smallholder farmers in Malawi.

Total direct beneficiaries: 800,000 21

malawi programmes

malawi programmes 05

Improving Post Harvest Losses

Pigeon pea production and marketing

TRUTRADE

farmers can get immediate payment when produce is handed over, as well as a bonus that reflects the actual costs of doing the transaction.

n collaboration with Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources, SHA is implementing a two-year research project in Salima district, Central Malawi.

The research is focussed on addressing the challenges associated with post-harvest food loses. The project will

value crops. SHA will work with 500 smallholder farmers

(60% women) to increase their production of pigeon peas

enabling them to earn more from their produce.

his project will promote smallholder economic development by buildingthe skills and capacity of farmers to diversify production and produce high-

ruTrade is being established to provide a demand driven service that links growers to buyers in African agricultural value-chains. In Malawi we are developing

a venture that can give farmers a better deal when they trade,

and household income through links to sustainable markets. Working closely with district agricultural extension officers,

The pilot in Malawi is testing a transparent and secure trading

SHA will train smallholder farmers in pigeon pea agronomic

and payment service known as TSS (Transaction Security

practices, pest and disease control, harvesting techniques,

Services). It supports local traders to use TSS to link smallscale

processing and storage.

and post-harvest handling. They will also receive technical

producers to buyers in a way that enforces transparency

training in soil rehabilitation techniques and natural resource

and thereby embeds trust, enhances market efficiency,

The focus of the research will help to understand the extent

management and conservation, in order to improve yields of

controls risks and adds value for farmers.

engage the private sector and researchagents in partnership to better address challenges and constraints that resourcepoor communities face in post-harvest food handling,

to which traditional technologies enhance or reduce post-

Total direct beneficiaries: 3,000

sustainable livelihoods improvement project (SLIP)

his Big Lottery-funded, 3-year project aims to significantly reduce poverty levels and sustainably improve the livelihoods of 2,000 poor smallholder

households in Balaka District, southern Malawi. With 50% female beneficiaries, SLIP aims to reach 12,000

pigeon peas and other crops. Traders network agents operate collection points and receive

people, promoting improved livelihood security through

Pigeon peas contain high levels of protein as well as the

a service commission based upon what farmers are paid –

increased and diversified crop and livestock production;

in Malawi.

amino acids methionine, lysine and tryptophan, and in

thus ensuring the economic sustainability of the service. This

improved ecological resilience through improved natural

combination with cereals can support a well-balanced diet.

in turn provides a commercial incentive to secure the highest

resource management; increased incomes and increased and

Total direct beneficiaries: 50

The crop can also play an important role in improving soil

price possible for the farmer, as opposed to the ‘buy-low,

diversified livelihoods options through community-based rural

fertility (and therefore crop yields and food security) through

sellhigh’ trading model of the traditional ‘middleman’.

enterprises; and improved access to markets and financial

harvest food losses, and evaluate new technologies that will promote food and nutrition security among vegetable farmers

nitrogen fixation. The pigeon pea leaf is also a high-value

services.

feed for livestock while the stems provide fuel wood, reducing pressure on forest resources. Importantly, the deep-rooted

We are also piloting a market access service for groundnut

stems of pigeon peas also help it to tolerate drought and

with farmer organisations in Lilongwe, Ntchisi and Mchinji

water shortages more effectively than some other crops,

Districts.

Total direct beneficiaries: 12,000

thereby making it particularly appropriate for the droughtprone Balaka district.

Total direct beneficiaries: 500 22

The project provides a mentor to help farmers understand market opportunities, structure deals and access quality inputs, financial and technical services. After harvest we support trading and make sure farmers get the best deal using TSS and ‘cash-on-the-bag’ financing. This means

in close collaboration with government extension staff

implementation to working through local partners

from the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and

in all our projects. This involves working with

Fisheries.

both local and international development partners, and

Programme

Community Connector

Plant Clinics

Donor USAID

Irish Aid, CABI

Total Budget €3,529,164

€310,000

2012 2016

2012 2015

Climate adaptation through beekeeping

Seed Enterprise Development

Irish Aid, Electric Aid

Irish Aid

€600,000

€310,000

2012

Implementing Partner

Programme Area

FHI360, Brac, Grameen Foundation, Unicef, Makere University, Gulu University, Mbarara University, CDFU

15 districts throughout Northern and SouthWestern Uganda

CABI,  Local government, Transform Uganda, KADFA

2015

Tunado,  Local government, Transform Uganda, KADFA

Kayunga, Kumi, Bukedea, Ngora, Nwoya

2012

Local government

Kayunga, Kumi, Bukedea, Ngora, Nwoya

Rural Communities in Development

Mityana

Agency for Integrated Rural Development

Wakiso

2015

06 24

Improvement of farmers’ income through sustainable fruit production, value addition & marketing

Unrestricted funding

Promotion of Food and Nutritional Security through Agriculture

Unrestricted funding

€75,000

Kayunga, Kumi, Bukedea, Ngora, Nwoya

2014

Timeframe

Implementing Partner

Programme Area

Water and Livelihoods Project

Unrestricted funding

€330,000

2014 2016

Literary Action and Development Agency

Rukungiri, Kanungu, Mitooma

Integrated Rural Water Supply & Environment Sanitation

Unrestricted funding, Electric Aid

€275,000

2014

Twegatte for Health and Development

Wakiso, Mityana, Mubende

Enhancing Sustainable Productivity & Utilisation of Irish Potato

Unrestricted funding

Excel Hort Consult

Kigezi highlands, South Western Uganda

Scaling up pineapple production & value addition

Unrestricted funding

Kyembogo Farmers Association

Kyenjojo

Community Economic Empowerment Project

Unrestricted funding

AFARD

Zombo, Arua, Moyo, Yumbe (West Nile)

10 Timeframe

Total Budget

09 he Uganda programme has moved from direct

Donor

2016

€228,000

2014 2016

€92,000

2014

uganda programmes

Programme

2016

€454,000

2014 2016

Dairy Feasibility Study

Unrestricted funding

€26,000

2014

Centre of indigenous Efforts

Mityana

Development of Adraa Agricultural College

Unrestricted funding

€148,000

2014

Franciscan Brothers

Arua

2016

€131,000

2012 2014

uganda programmes

zambia

11. Community Economic Empowerment Project

burkinafaso

ghana

SUDAN

Gulu

13. Development of Adraa Agricultural College

PLANT CLINICS

o combat crop reduction caused by pests and

uganda programmes

UGANDA

malawi

diseases we are working with partners to establish community-level plant clinics to encourage farmers

carry out early detection of pests and disease. Plant clinics are an extension model that empower farmers to seek

kenya

togo

Lira

01. Community Connector

02. Plant Clinics

agricultural advisory services from trained agricultural

03. Climate Change and Beekeeping

personnel.

04. Seed Enterprise Development

10. Scaling up pineapple production & value addition

to identify and report any diseases affecting their crops and livestock to trained personnel who can then advise

Lake Albert

DR CONGO 07. Water and Livelihoods Project

The model builds the capacities of local communities

on diagnosis and treatment. This creates a technical

UGANDA

KENYA

Kampala

dialogue between farmer agricultural extension staff and agricultural research institutes.

12. Dairy Feasibility Study

The lessons learnt from implementation of plant clinics

Lake Victoria

are being shared with a wide cross-section of stakeholders through collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture. 06. Promotion of Food and Nutritional Security through Agriculture

09. Enhancing Sustainable Productivity & Utilisation of Irish Potato

08. Integrated Rural Water Supply & Environment Sanitation

05. Improvement of farmers’ income through sustainable fruit production, value addition & marketing

through our partner, Evidence for Development (EfD) are

Community connector (UCC)

assisting the universities in developing short and long course curricula in IHM studies. Self Help Africa is the

Already part of local government development plans and

Insects are the earth’s chief pollinators and most crops

budgets, it is envisaged that the Ministry will incorporate

are bee-pollinated. By increasing local bee populations,

the Plant Clinics model into the development of national

the project will help boost crop productivity and thereby

policy and practice.

increase local food security. As beekeeping does not require land ownership and is not a labour-intensive

Additionally, Makerere University will incorporate project

activity, women and people with reduced mobility  or

learning into future educational programmes. The Plant

comprised health (e.g. people with disability or those

Clinic project is being undertaken in partnership with UK-

affected by HIV) can actively participate. Beekeeping also

based Centre for Bioscience International (CABI), who are

compliments other farming activities.

co-implementing and co-funding activities. Small-holder farmers are being supported with access to

technical lead on all agriculture interventions and will be elf Help Africa is the technical agriculture lead on a USAID funded programme worth $25 million that is working with 81,000 households. Community

Connector (2012-2016) is being implemented by  a consortium led by FHI360 and also includes local NGOS, UN bodies, universities, research institutes and government ministries. This project will reduce poverty, food security and undernutrition through integrated nutrition and livelihood interventions at the community and household level. UCC will reinforce existing state support, or, where

designing interventions to increase productivity through improved access to inputs, sustainable agriculture techniques and linking farmers to value chains and private sector enterprises.

producer enterprises and sustainably integrate into value chains. Training is being provided to ensure farmers’ skills are enhanced, so they can produce high quality, high value

climate adaptation through beekeeping

products, and can negotiate directly with potential buyers.

In the first of three phases of this project we work in nine districts — Kabale, Kanungu, Kisoro and Ibanda in the South-West, and at Pader, Agago, Nebbi, Dokolo and Oyam in the North. Work has since expanded into Kasese and Kamwenge districts in the South-West and Masindi, Kiryandongo, Lira and Kole districts in the North.

necessary, establish structures such as food security and nutrition committees.

Total direct beneficiaries:15,000

seedlings, while farmers are being assisted to establish

his project serves a triple purpose – combating environmental degradation, increasing incomes and

Total direct beneficiaries: 4,500

boosting food security amongst 850 households.

Since bees rely on trees and plant life for survival, there is an incentive for farmers to preserve existing foliage and continue planting. Bees are equally important in

Total direct beneficiaries: 81,000

contributing to food security, while earnings from honey production provide an alternate source of income and

SHA is taking the lead on the establishment of baselines

encourage local communities to conserve local forest

through a combination of Household Economy Approach/

resources.

Individual Household Method (IHM) methodologies and,

Promotion of Food and Nutritional Security through Agriculture

n collaboration with local partners, Agency for

uganda programmes

Integrated Rural Development (AFIRD) this project, located in Wakiso district in Central Uganda aims to

increase farmer households’ income by 50% and improve food and nutrition security. Working through farmer groups, strengthening organisational capacity, linking farmers with other development partners and building skills in sustainable agriculture and nutrition, it seeks to improve agricultural production and the environment, and improve access to markets and strengthening resilience of rural farming households.

Seed Enterprise Development

his project works with seed grower associations to produce high quality seed on a commercial basis. The seed sector is still under-developed in Uganda

Improvement of income through sustainable fruit production, value addition & marketing

n partnership with Rural Community in Development, we are implementing a two-year project promoting smallholder economic development through the fruit

with most of the rural smallholders using farmer-saved

value chain. The project aims to increase farmers’ abilities

seed as growing material, greatly affecting productivity.

to earn more income from fruit production, both fresh

This initiative addresses the challenge  of increasing

produce and planting material.

smallholder farmers’ access to quality seed through developing local seed enterprises and supporting their

Current production constraints for farmers in Mubende

integration into seed value chains. The project aims to

District include poor soil quality, lack of access to improved

improve access to superior varieties of maize, groundnuts

seeds, lack of skills in improved agronomic practice,

and cassava in sufficient quantities, at the right time and at

inability to access credit and limited extension services.

an affordable price.

Fruit production accounts for approximately 20% of

The project is facilitating access to improved inputs in the form of seeds (for both crops and animals) to supply required nutrients. These will include vitamin A-rich sweet

also support the establishment of eight eco-schools and

potato vines, banana, cassava, beans and avocadoes and

install water boilers and establish tree planting in schools.

breeder cocks and pullets. Training is being provided on appropriate agronomic practices of the targeted crops and animal husbandry, along with group leadership, marketing and governance training.

Total direct beneficiaries:500

Water and Livelihoods Project – Phase II

farmers’ income. This will result in greater crop productivity and diversification, increasing smallholder farmers overall

This project will organise farmers into groups and provide

production, promoting adaptation to climate change

training in organic production and management, including

and improving livelihoods. Local seed enterprises will

post-harvest handling and the management of pests and

significantly increase incomes of farmers’ involved.

diseases. Six pineapple multiplication centres will be

Seed security and seed sovereignty will be enhanced,

established with groups trained in their management.

contributing to community resilience, with wider impacts

Growers will also be as well as trained in pineapple

including contributing to social organisation, economic

production, farmers will be trained in the production and

development and entrepreneurship.

management of apple bananas, mangoes, jackfruit and passion fruit.

Accessing high quality foundation seeds from national agricultural research institutes such as the National Semi Arid Regional Research Institute Serer, is key to the success of this project. SHA is building partnerships between research institutes, farmers and seed growers. Facilitating research-breeder and farmer-seed grower partnerships enables production of improved seeds in sufficient quantities to meet smallholder farmer requirements.

Total direct beneficiaries: 300

Total direct beneficiaries: 3,600

Integrated Rural Water Supply & Environment Sanitation his project aims to strengthen service delivery to marginalised, vulnerable and rural poor households, intensify awareness on basic environment sanitation

and hygiene practices in schools and in rural communities his project is being undertaken in collaboration with the Literacy Action and Development Agency (LADA), and aims to provide 3,600 households in

Rukungiri, Kanungu and Mitooma districts with increased

and increase the coverage of clean and safe water. Working through our local partner, Twegatte for Health and Development, (THD) this three-year project will construct boreholes, shallow wells, improved pit latrines

access to clean and safe water.

and assist in the establishment of sanitation clubs in

Building on previous work the project will protect shallow

trained in the operation and maintenance of facilities for

wells and springs and construct three Bukunga Gravity Flow schemes. 41 catchment areas will be protected and conserved by planting over 225,000 watershed and woodlot trees. Focus will also be given to the promotion

schools. Local water committees will be established and the continued sustainability of project activities. The interventions overall aim is to reduce diarrhoeal diseases particularly in children under five years, reduce

of climbing and coco yams over 500 acres.

the distance to water sources and time taken while

The project will train communities on sanitation and

for water and environmental sanitation at household level.

collecting water and increase knowledge on practical skills

hygiene, water catchment conservation and on booster fund acquisition procedures. Water user committees will be established and/or strengthened with committees

Total direct beneficiaries: 6,355

establishing savings and credit schemes. The project will

Total direct beneficiaries: 850 28

Enhancing Sustainable Productivity & Utilisation of Irish Potato otato farmers often face challenges in the production of Irish potato, including a lack of quality seed and limited market access. As with

Community Economic Empowerment Project

uganda programmes

his two-and-a-half year project seeks to address the low economic security status of communities within the West Nile region. The project, implemented by

most other crops in Uganda, seed potatoes are often

our partner, Agency for Accelerated Regional Development

saved from the previous crop â&#x20AC;&#x201C; resulting in low yields,

(AFARD), targets 32 farmer organisations with the

poor quality, susceptibility to disease and consequent

Community Agro-enterprise Development approach that

limited market opportunities.

pivots on farming as a business as a pathway to building a self-sustaining economic-resilient community. The primary

This project aims to improve income security of targeted

purpose is to contribute to reducing hunger and poverty,

farming households in South-Western Uganda by

and developing an economically prosperous rural Africa.

promoting organised potato seed production. Working with partner Excel Horticulture, the project will have a

The overall aim of the programme is to increase wealth and

market driven approach, focusing on the development

food security of 1,800 smallholder households in the West

of competitive value chains and farming systems

Nile districts of Nebbi, Zombo, Arua, Yumbe and Moyo.

that will lead to marketable surpluses, contribute to increased incomes and greater food security in the

The key programme interventions include improved

project area. The project will focus on building and

extension systems using the lead farmer approach, linking

strengthening capacities of partner organisations such as

organisations to specialists, facilitating market access and

farmer organisations, agro-input dealers, agribusinesses

expanding access to improved inputs. The project also

and business service providers to ensure institutional

aims to transform farmer associations into viable business

sustainability.

entities.

Total direct beneficiaries: 480

Total direct beneficiaries: 1,800

Scaling-up pineapple production & value addition

ineapple producers in Uganda often face limited access to materials, inadequate storage and poor knowledge on production practices. This scaling-

up pineapple production & value addition two-year

Dairy feasability study

he objective of this study is to determine the potential growth of the Busujju Fresh Dairy and the exploration of dairy farming based income-

Development of Adraa Agricultural College he purpose of Adraa Agriculture College is to contribute to an improvement in the quality of life of people in the rural communities of Northern

generating opportunities for the Busujju Dairy Farmersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;

Uganda, Sudan and Eastern DRC, through teaching

Cooperative Society. The cooperative has 391 members

sustainable agriculture and rural development practices.

and almost 200 suppliers, and produce 400 litres daily. The

This project will construct a cooking and dining facility for

study will focus on assessing and giving clear indications

up to 200 course participants as well as a value-addition

on growth options that can be pursued for sustainable

training facility for farm products such as cassava, sweet

livelihoods.

potatoes, groundnuts, shea butter, milk, meat, and fruits, among others.

Total direct beneficiaries: 2,400

project, implemented by our partner Kyembogo Farmers Association (KYEFA) in Kyenjojo district, has a goal of improving food and income security for 510 smallholder farmers in the pineapple value chain. The project aims to increase pineapple production of smallholder producers by 75%, improve post-harvest handling of pineapples, facilitate access to credit and link farmers to newly trained processors. The project will improve farmersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; income through increasing production and productivity and enabling smallholders access new markets as well as negotiate with existing ones.

Total direct beneficiaries: 480 30

malawi

zambia

The focus of the programme is increasingly on value addition

Burkina Faso, Ghana, Togo and Benin. Projects are

and creating linkages with private sector opportunities for

managed out of the office in Ouagadougou, Burkina

agricultural producers.

burkinafaso

malawi

Faso, and are implemented by local partners in each country. zambia

kenya

burkinafaso

malawi

zambia

ghana

burkinafaso

kenya

ghana

togo

kenya

togo

€180,000

2012 2014

Tolaro Global, Dedras

Parakou (Benin)

Improved Access to Water and Sanitation

European Commission, Electric Aid, Jersey Overseas Aid Commission (JOAC), Private trusts & foundations

€1,599,050

2011

Wend Yam, SOS Sahel International, Organic

Boucle du Mouhoun, Centre Nord, Centre Sud (Burkina Faso)

Empowering Women within the Cashew Value Chain

Walmart Foundation

€ 777,125

African Cashew Alliance

Bole, Wenchi, Kintampo, Brong-Ahafo (Ghana)

Improved Cashew Production and Access to the Value Chain

DFID

SOS Sahel, International Cashew processors

Hauts-Bassins, Cascades (Burkina Faso)

Poverty reduction through sustainable agriculture interventions and enterprise

DFID

Trax Ghana, Ministry of Agriculture

Upper East Region (Ghana)

Improving incomes and food security through agricultural production

Jersey Overseas Aid Committee

ADECCOL

Kourittenga Province, Centre-East Region (Burkina Faso)

Economic and Ecological Resilience

Jersey Overseas Aid Committee

Rafia, Gadib, Code Utile

Savannah region (Northern Togo)

PER, Wend Yam, CABI

Kourwéogo and Oubritenga provinces, Plateau Central and Sanmatenga and Bam provinces, Centre Nord regions. (Burkina Faso)

06 NIGER

togo

08. Building Resilience to Climate Extremes

02.Water and Sanitation 06. Improving incomes and food security through agricultural production

MALI

04. Improved Cashew Production

BENIN

Building Resilience to Climate Extremes

GHANA Accra

é O ué m

Lake Volta

01. PepsiCo - Increased cashew production

NIGERIA

€60,000

€35,000

€312,452

2015 2017

€288,903

BRACED programme – DFID

€1,100,000

benin - PepsiCo, Increased cashew production

2014

2014 2017

operational and financial management and linking them to micro-finance institutions. By partnering with Tolaro Global processing plant, the cashew farmers receive training in quality control by the Tolaro quality control division, and

e are collaborating with PepsiCo and private sector processor Tolaro Global to promote greater productivity and develop access to

markets for smallholder cashew farmers in Central Benin. It

Dedras to improve the productivity and production methods

Lome

2013 2014

We provide technical support to local implementing partner

Porto Novo

2013 2015

is the first project of its kind and our first project in Benin.

Volta

03. Empowering Women within the Cashew Value Chain

TOGO

COTE D´IVOIRE

Tamale

2015 2017

07. Economic and Ecological Resilience

Dapaong

05. Poverty reduction through sustainable agriculture interventions and enterprise

2016

Ouagadougou

BURKINA FASO

Programme Area

PepsiCo, African Cashew Initiative, The Department for International Development (DFID)

west africa

Implementing Partner

PepsiCa – Increased cashew production

ghana

Timeframe

he West Africa programme operates in four countries:

Total Budget

Donor

west africa programmes

Programme

of 1,200 cashew farmers.

have a ready market for their crops through Tolaro and in turn PepsiCo’s snack food subsidiary, FritoLay. There is also a contract with the African Cashew initiative (ACi) for this initiative to provide training materials and support to enable smallholder producers to connect with other opportunities in the private sector. Phase II will commence in Jan 2015.

Total direct beneficiaries: 1,500

A further objective is to improve the organisation of cashew producers and their cooperatives through training in

burkina faso water and sanitation

Empowering Women within the Cashew Value Chain

Poverty reduction in Ghana through sustainable agriculture interventions + enterprise development

and Kenya. Through the use of two low-cost community-

drinking water and sanitation remains a major challenge in

based extension approaches, ‘lead farmers’ and ‘farmer field

appropriate low-cost solutions for resource-poor smallholder

rural Burkina Faso.

schools’, communities will receive skills to undertake improved

farmers to address the mounting soil fertility crisis and

agricultural practices.

develop their agricultural production sustainably to achieve

his is an EU funded project that is providing safe drinking water, latrines and hygiene awareness training to 30,000 people in the Boucle Mouhoun, Centre-Nord

and Centre-Sud regions of Burkina Faso. The provision of safe

his Walmart Foundation-funded project commencing in Jan 2015 will be jointly implemented with the African Cashew Alliance in two countries – Ghana

his project is being implemented by our partner TRAX Ghana in the Upper East Region of Northern Ghana.

It focuses on the development and dissemination of

household food and income security.

Two types of latrines are being provided: basic family Ventilated Improved Pit (VIP) latrines and ECOSAN latrines,

The project aims to train cashew farmers on increasing

designed to transform faecal matter into a safe, natural

production of quality cashew nuts and empowering producers

The project draws on previous project experience to train

fertiliser. Agriculture inputs such as chemical fertilisers are

within the cashew nut value chain. Cashew growers will

and support 48 farmers groups, (around 1,300 farmers) on

expensive, often beyond the means of most rural households,

diversify incomes by utilising by-products of cashew farming

sustainable approaches to address the mounting soil fertility

and can be damaging to the environment, so an additional

and inter-cropping with legumes.

crisis and improve soils and crop yields; diversify agricultural production for better resilience to climate variability, improve

benefit of this project will be an increase in crop yields through access to natural fertiliser.

Training of farmer associations in value chain management and ‘farming as a business’ will enable them to engage in

Water points are being rehabilitated or constructed according

informed relationships with buyers and negotiate prices.

to the availability of boreholes and wells in villages. The

The project will also address the low and unstructured

project is working with three local partners and local

organisation of cashew farmers. Organising farmers will

governments  to ensure careful follow-up of the maintenance

enable them to institutionalise knowledge and best practices

and management of the latrines and boreholes.

and create a platform for sharing and multiplying learning and experiences.

Total direct beneficiaries: 30,000

CASHEW VALUE CHain in western Burkina Faso

generating enterprises. The focal areas of the project include soil fertility regeneration

alue-addition and linking processors to markets is  the focus of this project in Burkina Faso. Local partner SOS Sahel and the National Union of Cashew

Producers (UNPA) are forging links between producers and processing companies based around Burkina’s second largest

Total direct beneficiaries: 25,000

household nutrition and establish small-scale income-

west africa programmes

city, Bobo Dialasso. The project is working with producers on increasing productivity and improving quality with special quality control  kits, all of which improve credibility with processing plants involved in first level cashew processing and shelling. This will increase farmers margin from buyers, improve access to improved seed varieties and provide marketing advice. A study on cashew apple value chains and training involving mainly female farmer producers is also underway.

interventions, crop-livestock farming, income generating activities and the strengthening  of community trainers as lead farmers and farmer-based producer groups of organisations. The project aims to increase productivity of soybean, groundnuts and orange-fleshed sweet potato. Farmers are being trained in the early detection of animal and crop diseases and linked with Ministry of Agriculture paravets for additional support. TRAX Ghana is also collaborating  with staff of the Ghana National Fire Service to train farmer groups on wildfire prevention and management and link with Ghana Forest Services Department and Environmental Protection Agency to support tree growing and environmental conservation actions. Farmer producer groups of soybean and groundnuts will be linked up to Savannah Farmers Marketing Company in Tamale for improved market access.

Work is also underway with producers to improve organisation and management of farmer groups, thus strengthening collective bargaining power of producers. Female farmers are being supported to access credit from

Total direct beneficiaries: 1,300

microfinance institutions to invest in micro-enterprises around the cashew value chain.

Total direct beneficiaries: 500 º

Improving incomes and food security through agricultural production

Togo Economic and Ecological Resilience

with 1,240 farmers to increase production and returns from

rice and vegetables.

Togo. Building on earlier work with local partners RAFIA,

his project in the Centre-East Burkina Faso is supported by the Jersey Overseas Aid Committee, and aims to improve household income and food security by working

his three-year Jersey Overseas Aid Commissionfunded project aims to improve the food security and income of rural smallholder farmers in the

isolated and poor Northern Savannah region of Northern GADIB and Code Utile, this project focuses on training

Commencing in January 2015, the project will train farmers

farmers in natural resource management, improving soil

in rice and vegetable production; train farmers in seed

fertility and sustainable agricultural practices to increase

multiplication; establish irrigated market garden plots for

agricultural production of soybeans, maize, millet,

vegetable production; and support improved management of

sorghum and rice.

wetlands for rice production. Improving access to irrigation will enable farmers to produce vegetable crops during the dry

The project will particularly target female smallholder

season, and help diversify diets and improve nutrition. The

farmers and take an integrated approach to ensure

introduction of drip irrigation reduces labour demands, and

sustainability. SHA and our partners will work closely with

farmers can spend more time on other income-generating

producer and processing farmer-led organisations and

activities.

co-operatives to strengthen management practices and to store produce for securing improved prices for members

The project will also support the establishment of strong

through bulking.

producer and processor cooperatives who will enable farmers to increase returns through processing and improved market

Seed grower associations will be supported and trained

access. Additionally training lead farmers and working closely

to produce certified, drought-tolerant varieties of staple

with government extension staff ensures that skills and

crops (soya bean, maize, rice, sorghum and millet), to

knowledge are embedded at community level.

ensure that farmers have on-going access to affordable,

Total direct beneficiaries: 1,240

west africa programmes

Building Resilience to Climate Extremes Burkina faso

The project will also work closely with the government to strengthen agricultural extension services and an early-

trengthening the ability of smallholder farmers to

warning weather system. Evidence from the resilience-

cope with the effects of climate variability through

building approaches will be used for embedding climate

diversifying agricultural production and increasing

adaptation approaches in local, regional and national

household income is the focus of this project. Working

plans and generate best practice guidelines on climate

with Welthungerhilfe, local government and local

adaptation in the Savannah region.

partners in Burkina Faso this project will work to build the economic, ecological and organisational resilience of 620,000 women, children and men.

Total direct beneficiaries: 620,000

The project will promote the diversification of agricultural production of smallholder farmers and improve incomes through improved and sustainable access to droughttolerant seeds, soil fertility improvement and a specific focus on enterprise development.

appropriate, quality seed. By working with producer, processing, seed multiplication and tree nursery groups, skills and techniques will be retained at community level and farmers can support each other.

Total direct beneficiaries: 3,330 36

Donor

Total Budget

Timeframe

Implementing Partner

Programme Area

Improved Livelihoods for Rural Communities

Big Lottery Fund

€ 816,000

2012 2015

Mthilakubuli Sustainable Agriculture Project (MKSAP), Mfumbeni Development Association (MDA)

Eastern province - three districts of Chipata, Lundazi and Katete

Local Development Programme

Irish Aid

€ 10,000,000

2013

SHA

Luwingu & Mbala districts. Northern Zambia

Heifer International & SHA

Chipata & Katete districts. Eastern Zambia

Hestian & SHA

Chipata district. Eastern Zambia

Alliance for Nutrition and Reconstruction (ANR)

Choma district, Southern Zambia

Centre for Livelihood Environment & Watershed Management (CLEWM)

Chibombo district, Central Zambia

ENT Trust

Lusaka, Mazabuka, Chainda, Linda, Ibex Hills

Community Oriented Development Programme (CODEP)

Chipata district, Eastern Zambia

2017

he Self Help Africa programme focus in Zambia is

The country programme works primarily through local civil

on two key areas: Rural Enterprise Development and

society organisations to reach smallholder farmers, fisher

Sustainable Agricultural and Rural Livelihoods.

folk and producer groups and provides support and capacity building to local government departments in planning,

The range of projects cover food and nutrition security,

monitoring, evaluation and training

Enhanced Livestock, Trade & Enterprise

SHA, Heifer Int, Send a Cow

€ 530,462

2013 2016

Hestian Stoves project

SHA

€ 10,240

2013

zambia programmes

Programme

2015

production of improved varieties of seeds, enterprise development, savings and credit, income generation, watershed management and environmental rehabilitation.

malawi

zambia zambia

burkinafaso

02. Local Development Program

ghana

Lac Moeru (Lake Mweru)

kenya

DR CONGO togo

Kitwe

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08. Improved agriculture productivity through water harvesting

01. Improved Livelihoods for Rural Communities

07 08

Sustainable production/ collection & processing of indigenous foods & fruits for food and income

SHA

New Generation of Watershed Management

SHA

Maintenance and Expansion of the ENT Mobile Clinic

SHA

Improved agriculture productivity through water harvesting

SHA

€ 197,417

2012 2014

€ 345,875

2013 2014

€ 122,924

2013 2014

€ 126,071

2013 2014

MALAWI Mongu

ZAMBIA

Chipata

Lusaka

03. Enhanced Livestock, Trade and Enterprise (ELITE)

ZIMBABWE 05. Sustainable production/collection & processing of indigenous foods & fruits for food and income

04. Fuel Efficient Stoves Project

07. Maintenance and Expansion of the GORTA ENT Mobile

06. New Generation of Watershed Management

Improved livelihoods for rural communities

Training is being provided to Community Health & Nutrition Groups to increase knowledge and skills on HIV/AIDS and malaria prevention and good practices in nutrition, water and

he Improved Livelihoods for Rural Communities project

sanitation. It also establishes Accumulated Savings and Credit

(ILRC) is a three-year project funded with support

Associations and builds the capacity of Mbala and Luwingu

from the Big Lottery Fund, and being implemented in

District Authorities to plan and implement effective service

partnership with Mfumbeni Development Association (MDA)

delivery to the population.

and Mthila Kubili Sustainable Agriculture Project (MK SAP).

As further support to the local administration, the project supports district authorities to effectively identify and

The ILRC projectâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s overall goal is to significantly reduce poverty

implement community-initiated projects; delivers capacity

levels amongst 4,500 households (indirectly 30,000 people)

building training; supports the Northern Province Provincial

in three districts (Chipata, Lundazi and Katete) of Eastern

Planning Unit; has established a robust mechanism for

Province.

capturing lessons learnt and uses these to influence national and wider policy and practice.

Groundnuts, soya beans, sunflower and beans are some of the crops which are being promoted through provision of inputs, skills and knowledge for production and market

Total direct beneficiaries: 16,000

development, while 600 households are being targeted for improved livestock production (goats and chickens). T he expected outcome for the framer producer groups are improved yields, bulking of agricultural produce, access to

Enhanced Livestock, Trade and Enterprise (ELITE)

Fuel Efficient Stoves Project

Sustainable production/collection & processing of indigenous foods & income

designed to support 1,500 farming households (9,000

introduction, fabrication and sale of improved stoves for

people) living in the Chipata and Katete districts of

cooking.

Choma district, Southern Province of Zambia.

he overall goal of this project is to improve the lives and environment of the target communities of Chipata

his project is implemented by partner Alliance for Nutrition and Reconstruction (ANR) and addresses food

linked to Financial Associations assures a sustainable financial

future for their farm businesses.

sustainable agricultural practices, strengthen the capacity of

The project targets 500 farmers of Chipata district who are

Processing increases the value of crops yielding higher returns

farmer groups and strengthen value chains, specifically in the

organised into 20 clay stove producer groups. The farming

to poor farmers, expands marketing opportunities, improves

area of goat meat, groundnut production, sunflower and

households will have a steady source of income through

shelf life of food and overcomes seasonal and perishability

other cash crops. The project also seeks to improve access for

the manufacture and sale of stoves. A collaboration with

constraints.

local growers and breeders to markets for their produce.

Mfumbeni Development Association (MDA), the project will

competitive markets through collective bargaining, value

LITE is a livestock and enterprise development project

addition to commodities and increased incomes for the farm families. Forming the farmers into Savings and Credit Groups,

Total direct beneficiaries: 4,500

Local development programme

district in Eastern province of Zambia through the

processing and crop diversification for 750 smallholder

farmers, as a source of livelihood for the poorest people

Zambiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Eastern Province. The purpose of ELITE is to promote

be responsible for activity implementation at community

Improving income levels of women through labour saving

A collaboration with Heifer International and Send a Cow,

level. Malawi based Hestian Innovation Limited who provide

activities of preserving and marketing fruits and vegetables

the project has pooled resources and learning in Eastern

technical oversight on the production and usage of the fuel

contributes to lessening the workload of women and the

rish Aid Local Development Programme (IALDP) is a five-

Province to pilot and scale up a plan built around the

efficient stoves, and will also market the Emissions Reduction

enhancement of food security at household level.

year programme with the overall goal of improving the

livelihood strategies of smallholder farmers in the Province.

which will accrue as a result of using the stoves and prepare

livelihoods, health status, and food and nutrition security

These households rely on agriculture for their income along

documents for a carbon credit offer to potential buyers.

of poor households in Northern Province (NP) with a particular

with a variety of informal income-generating activities that

focus on women and vulnerable groups.

tend to be short-term, seasonal, and poorly rewarded. Market

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opportunities for livestock products are increasing in the

Total direct beneficiaries: 500

The development of market linkages enables community members to exploit existing opportunities for income earning through sale of indigenous vegetables, mushroom and dehydrated mango products in demand in urban markets.

The programme is being implemented in Luwingu and Mbala

Province, as a result of rising demand for animal products in

Since 2010, ANR has been working with farmers to devise an

districts and targets a total of 16,000 households. It aims to

urban areas. The rise is driven by growing populations, rising

agro-enterprise model to help farmers understand markets

increase market-oriented sustainable agriculture production;

incomes and urbanisation. These new markets have created

and to build their collective capacity. This includes support for

improve the nutrition and health status of vulnerable

opportunities for smallholder livestock producers, including

market opportunity identification and value chain analyses,

households; and strengthen District Authorities with increased

poor rural farmers, to benefit from ready markets for various

local food evaluation and links to research, extension and the

planning and implementation capacity.

meats, dairy products, eggs and other livestock by-products.

necessary business development services.

The ELITE project works with farmers groups to increase The project is establishing an integrated livelihood programme

production, improve quality of produce and find sustainable

addressing agricultural productivity, diversification, marketing,

markets for their produce, while at the same time addressing

health and nutrition. It supports Farmer Producer Groups to

the annual food deficit many of them face.

increase production and marketing of crops, poultry, goats and fish farming.

Total direct beneficiaries: 750

Total direct beneficiaries: 1,500 41

provides outreach services and treatments for ENT conditions ZD8

Prior to all outreach clinics conducted with the vehicle and ENT staff, a screening programme is undertaken to identify those that will attend the arranged clinic and details of individual cases are documented. The patients are advised of the date for the follow-up visit with the mobile clinic vehicle in order for treatments to be undertaken. The objective of this project is to increase the outreach from two to three clinics a week and also increase the distance that the clinic covers from 10km to 50-60km from Lusaka.

Total direct beneficiaries: 11,000 patients

zambia programmes

in the rural areas around Lusaka.

Improved agriculture productivity through water harvesting

hiparamba area in Chipata District suffers from low agriculture productivity which is the main source of livelihood for the local population. Factors

New Generation of Watershed Management

his project, implemented by our partner Centre for Livelihood Environment & Watershed Management (CLEWM), is a set of integrated activities which are part

conditions, the project strengthens the economic capacity of beneficiaries to sustainable levels by providing them with

productivity include erratic rainfall, poor agriculture practices

support to engage into production and profitable marketing

which enhance the soil erosion and reduce the potential for

of pigs and fowls.

ground water recharge, mono cropping and limited ground cover which contributed to accelerated soil erosion and

Total direct beneficiaries: 1,917

watershed areas of Chibombo district in Central Province.

households. Its primary aim is to prevent further degradation of Mwembeshi watershed, water catchments and land for agricultural production and forest resources.

ENT Mobile Clinic Service Zambia

Oriented Development Programme (CODEP), aims to contribute to the conservation of the natural resources on which the farmers in the area depend upon. The project

n a country of nearly fourteen million people, Zambia has

conserves the water and soil resources and thus improves

only a handful of doctors employed to provide the vital

agriculture productivity.

surgical specialty required to treat ear, nose and throat

conditions.

This focuses on increasing the water harvesting on 1,500 farmersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; plots and support for existing and new livelihoods

The project is organising beneficiaries into community groups

activities.

and training them in forestry management and reforestation

With over 65% of the population living in rural areas,

practices; soil conservation techniques involving construction

the need for an outreach clinic is high. Late presentations

of earth work structures i.e. contour ridges, gabion cages,

of patients with ear sepsis can lead to illnesses from

Work being undertaken improves improving water

contour farrows, infiltration ditches etc., planting of vertiva

complications including meningitis and brain abscesses and

management, improves water harvesting on farmersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;

grass and selected agro-forestry tree species. These activities

even death.

own plots, improving access to firewood, timber trees and supports community income generation activities

are conducted around the watershed and also on relevant/ suitable areas on farms of beneficiaries in order to curtail soil

Under this project, implemented in partnership with ENT

development such as village saving schemes, rearing of small

erosion, thereby improving soil fertility and land productivity.

Zambia Trust, a pioneering mobile Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT)

ruminants (goats) and bee keeping.

clinic was developed in Ireland. Launched in 2011, the mobile To prevent further deterioration of peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s living and health

limited access to inputs as quality seeds and fertilizers. The project, implemented by our partner Community

of the long term development plan for the conservation of

Begun in 2013, the project targets a total 1,917 farming

that contributed to the deterioration of the agriculture

clinic is based out of Beit Cure Hospital in Lusaka and now

Total direct beneficiaries: 1,500 43

TANZANIA

01. Improving food security in drought prone areas 02. Integrated water resources management for improved agro-forestry production

Dodoma

elf Help Africa started working in Tanzania in 1965 and

The current focus of programme work in the country is on

over the following years has undertaken a wide range

the introduction of drought tolerant crop varieties, effective

of food and livelihood security projects.

natural resources management, improvement of irrigation

Programme

Donor

Total Budget

Timeframe

Implementing Partner

Improve food security for smallholder farmers in drought prone areas through introduction of drought tolerant maize varieties and legumes and soil and water conservation

SHA

€ 99,998

2013 2015

Selian Agricultural Research Institute (SARI)

Longido, Mwanga and Same Districts

Enhancing integrated water resources management for improved agro-forestry production

SHA

€ 175,424

2013

SAIPRO Trust Fund (SAIPRO)

Same District

Dar es Salaam

04. New Generation of watershed management Project

Programme Area

TANZANIA

facilities and the protection of catchment area resources.

03. Selian Agricultural Research Institute (SARI) Support

tanzania programmes

TANZANIA

2015

Complementary programme focusing on irrigation at SARI, machinery to address farmer plot “Hard Pan”, and provision to provide “dressed” seeds to farmers to prevent disease spread

SHA

Support to the implementation of the new generation of watershed management in Africa

SHA

€ 12,0054

2014 2016

Selian Agricultural Research Institute (SARI)

Longido, Mwanga and Same Districts

improving food security in drought prone areas

The project has introduced new drought tolerant seed varieties and is promoting improved agricultural methods. Demonstration plots have been established and training

he project aims to contribute to improved food security

provided in seed multiplication. The project has also

for communities in Northern region of Tanzania that

distributed information leaflets and hosted farmer field days

have been affected by repeated drought. The initiative

to share information and raise awareness of better farming

aims to introduce to selected farmers, drought tolerant maize

practices.

seeds and legumes, in addition to promoting accompanying soil and water conservation practices.

€ 109,423

2014 2015

Tanzania Forest Conservation Group (TFCG)

Lushoto and Korongwe Districts, Tanga Region

Research is also being conducted in a bit to combat and control bind-weed, which is widespread in Longido and

Farmers in the districts of Longido, Mwanga and Same, tend to be small-scale and resource poor. The use poor quality locally produced seed varieties, have little access to fertilizer,

Moshi districts.

Total direct beneficiaries: 740

and use hand-tools to farm their land. Reliance on monocropping means that soil fertility is poor and crop diseases are also a problem.

Selian Agricultural Research Institute (SARI) Support

New Generation of watershed management Project

food production in the area will increase.

Ten villages in the semi-arid zone of Western Pare Mountains,

The project will achieve its aim by bolstering the capacity

councils, village natural resources committees, water user

where low rainfalls cannot sustain the growth of food crops

of the Selian Research Institute thereby ensuring it is able

groups and water user associations, in order to be able to

and forest trees to maturity are involved in the project.

to meet the high demand from farmers for tolerant maize

effectively develop and implement management plans for

Currently, households have limited access to water for

varieties, pigeon peas and Dolichos lablab. This will be

water and forestry.

domestic, livestock and agricultural purposes.

achieved through the provision of a borehole at the research

his two-year project aims to empower smallholder farmer groups to sustainable manage water resources for the promotion of agroforestry practices. In doing so

he purpose of this project is to further advance the efforts of project TA2 in promoting food security through the introduction of drought tolerant crops to

targeted farming communities in northern Tanzania.

tanzania programmes

Integrated water resources management for improved agro-forestry production

he NGWM Project aims to improve the management and governance of water and forest resources in the Western Usambara Mountains.

The project is providing training and support to village

centre premises to ensure sufficient irrigation water is

Awareness raising on the importance of sustainable natural

The project is supporting the rehabilitation of irrigation and

available to production plots in order to maintain a reliable

resources management and on the roles and responsibilities of

domestic water supply infrastructure, the conservation of

seed supply to target farmers.

different stakeholders is being undertaken, while the project

water sources, catchment areas and hilltops. Further activities

also aims to establish effective accountability mechanisms and

including the introduction of indigenous poultry rearing,

In order to increase the production of seeds, the project is

promotion of drought tolerant crops, and introduction of

also providing SARI with a tractor and a ripper to alleviate

beekeeping are designed to increase household income and

the challenges faced by â&#x20AC;&#x153;hard panâ&#x20AC;? in the region. This is

As agriculture is the main livelihood activity as well as being

nutrition.

the formation of a tough upper soil layer, difficult to break

the main driver of deforestation and degradation; and a

with hand tools, that results in poor percolation of the little

source of pollution and degradation of water sources, the

Project outcomes include increased household agro forestry

rainwater available. It also causes surface runoff when the

project seeks to promote agricultural techniques that will

productivity, environmental conservation, increased water

heavy rains do arrive, further reducing soil fertility.

both improve livelihoods and integrate more environmentally

supply for domestic and other economic uses, and increased bee products.

sustainable practices. Additionally, the provision of dressed seed to farmers will reduce and/or prevent diseases and reduce the prevalence

Total direct beneficiaries: 950

encourage support for natural resources management.

of farmers consuming next seasonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s seed grain in advance.

Total direct beneficiaries: 4,300

The inclusion of schools will also introduce early learning and additional food supply at schools.

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