Combating land Degradation and Enhancing Sustainable Forests: Community Awareness and Action in Northern Namibia
The aim of the project is three fold, to educate farmers of the Northern Namibia on issues and preventative measures related to land degradation and deforestation, to address lack of funding and requisite knowledge base within rural communities to regenerate previously deforested areas and to empower women within the rural communities by providing them with the skills and tools to address land degradation an deforestation issues within their community.
The project is located in Anamulenge constituency in Omusati region
The project is located in Anamulenge constituency in Omusati region
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Project Snapshot
Grantee:
Development Aid from People to People Namibia
Country:
Namibia
Area Of Work:
Land Degradation
Grant Amount:
US$ 50,000.00
Co-Financing Cash:
Co-Financing in-Kind:
US$ 73,067.00
Project Number:
NAM/SGP/OP5/CORE/LD/11/14
Status:
Satisfactorily Completed
Project Characteristics and Results
Project sustainability
Families were trained on tree planting, effects on climate change and land degradation. This will help them carry over the project by planting more trees on their own, including fruit trees that will help improve their livelihood by generating an income from selling fruits as well as nutritional requirements.
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Indicators
Empowerment
Number of women participated / involved in SGP project
200
Livehood
Number of households who have benefited* from SGP project
5000
SGP Country office contact
Mr. Nickey Lazarus Gaseb
Phone:
+264 61 431 7700
Email:
Address
C/O Environment Investment Fund of Namibia, 8933 Heinitzburg Heights. c/o Heinitzburg & Dr. Theo-Ben Gurirab Streets, Klein Windhoek, Windhoek 9000, Khomas. Namibia.
Country Website
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