Community-Based Environmental and Natural Resources Conservation and Livelihoods Enhancement in Fasfasse Resettlement
Community-Based Environmental and Natural Resources Conservation and Livelihoods Enhancement in Fasfasse Resettlement
The project involves improving the environment through natural resources conservation/development and to contribute to diversified livelihoods system of settlers consisting of 1,826 households (9,130 people) living in the newly established Fasfasse Resettlement Area, Nonno District, West Shoa Zonal, Oromia National Regional State. This is aimed to be achieved with the objectives of physical and biological natural resources conservation methods on sustainable development basis to enhance diversified livelihoods. The project has been systematically and carefully designed with full participation of concerned stakeholders so as to ensure sustainable conservation, development, and use of the project results by the community. It is designed in such a way that it can contribute to global environmental benefits in the GEF focal areas of sustainable land management (protection of land degradation, conservation of biodiversity and climate change,) and reduction of global warming, alleviation of poverty situation, promotion of agricultural production, improvement of the food security situation of the target communities through diversifying community?s livelihoods system, which currently is suffering from very narrow livelihood base.
 
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Project Snapshot

Grantee:
Oromo Self Help Organization
Country:
Ethiopia
Area Of Work:
Land Degradation
Land Degradation
Land Degradation
Grant Amount:
US$ 49,950.00
Co-Financing Cash:
US$ 11,229.25
Co-Financing in-Kind:
US$ 18,030.94
Project Number:
ETH/SGP/OP4/Y1/CORE/07/03
Status:
Satisfactorily Completed
Project Characteristics and Results
Emphasis on Sustainable Livelihoods
Community members will form Self Help (Savings and Credit) groups to initiate andmanage their own businesses and will also be engaged in planting fruit trees which are expected to generate income.
Inovative Financial Mechanisms
N/A
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Indicators
Biophysical
Hectares of globally significant biodiversity area protected or sustainably managed by project 20
Biophysical
Number of innovations or new technologies developed / applied 150
Empowerment
Number of CBOs / NGOs formed or registered through the SGP project 2
Empowerment
Number of women participated / involved in SGP project 120
Biophysical
Number of innovations or new technologies developed / applied 4000
Livehood
Number of individuals (gender diaggregated) who have benefited* from SGP project 320

SGP Country office contact

Mr. Dejene Biru Kekeba
Phone:
+251-115-540964/65
Fax:
+252-115-540963
Email:
Ms. Hirut Hussien Musellem
Email:

Address

P.O.Box 5580
Addis Ababa, East Africa

Country Website