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Promoting Co –Management and Sustainable Land and Forest Management Practices in Forest Edged Communities of Malema Chiefdom, Kailahun District and Gaura Chiefdom, Kenema District

The project aims to contribute to protect the Gola Rainforest, its ecosystems and its biodiversity as key global heritage site. The proposed project shall focus on raising environmental awareness, improving and maintaining traditional ecological knowledge, promoting increased crop production and maintaining good forest cover as well as promoting co ?management and sustainable land and forest management. The project will be implemented in four sections of Gaura Chiefdom (Kenema District) including: Kokoru, Sandaru and Perri Fetewabu sections and four sections of Malema Chiefdom (Kailahun District). Project activities are in line with the National Environment Policy which states as one of its main objective to ?preserve biological diversity and uphold the principle of optimum sustainable yield in the use of living natural resources and ecosystem?. The project is highly complementary to on ?going efforts for environmental protection by the Gola Forest Program, and others such as Environmental Foundation for Africa (EFA), Green Africa, Women and Youths in Development, etc

Project Snapshot

Grantee:

Muloma Women’s Development Association

Country:

Sierra Leone

Area Of Work:

Land Degradation
Land Degradation

Operational Phase:

OP6 - Y2 (Jul 16-Jun 17)

Grant Amount:

US$ 32,000.00

Co-Financing Cash:

Co-Financing in-Kind:

US$ 7,000.00

Project Number:

SLE/SGP/OP6/Y2/CORE/LD/23/02/2017/20

Start Date:

5/2017

End Date:

4/2018

Status:

Satisfactorily Completed

Project Characteristics and Results

Notable Community Participation

An initial community focus group discussion was organized at the community level involving women, youth and community elders on the planning and design of the project. As evident in the implementation plan, youth and community people will be involved in the implementation of the project including monitoring and evaluation to ensure efficiency and effectiveness in delivery. Additionally, their involvement will ensure that future generations are empowered, ensuring FECs and particularly their youth become active environmental activists for the Gola Rainf

Capacity - Building Component

From a capacity needs assessment conducted, it was discovered that the target groups including the targeted CBOs are weak in the following areas. ? Communication and information management ? Financial Management ? Forest inventory ? Forest law enforcement strategies ? Village saving and loan/social fund scheme management The project shall undertake to train the FMC and community members in these areas. This will enable the FMCs to manage their own affairs when project shall have phased out. As already stated, MUWODA has trained, qualified and experience administrative and technical staff with over ten (10) years each in successful project delivery services.

Promoting Public Awareness of Global Environment

Lessons learnt and best practices generated from this project are documented which feed into other land degradation and sustainable management projects. The essence of the demonstration plots is to ensure easy access to those sites for valid information that will motivate viewers who have passion for nature to learn the necessary skills for replication in other deforested or degraded sites. Also, it is intended that other agencies will be attracted by these kind of community innovative demonstrations and try to do it on a large scale. Additionally, it is intended that the DC, and MAFFS will gather information from such demonstration sites and factor these into their yearly strategic plans for implementation on a wilder scale. Finally, it is expected that some of the land replanted will serve as motivation for community people to continue implementing this project.

Significant Participation of Indigenous Peoples

Sierra Leone do not have indigenous people however To ensure the inclusion and participation of a large proportion of community peoples, the project shall communicate with the people in their local language during project implementation. Radio discussion and phone ?in programs are aired in the local dialect on aspects of environmental management the project will also utilize participatory video during the implementation of the project. To this end, the project shall collaborate with others to show episode of the BBC Africa series which was partly filmed in Gola.

Emphasis on Sustainable Livelihoods

The project shall undertake a saving and loan/social fund schemes. An initial deposit shall be made from which members shall loan for their socio ?economic ventures. Members shall buy shares from the schemes. Minimal interest is charged on loans from the social fund. In addition, the project shall establish fish ponds in seven communities to cater for the protein needs of the community members. Furthermore, Cocoa production will boost income generation for the FECs.

Policy Impact

The project will support communities to formulate bye ?laws that address environmental protection and forest management. Once bye ?laws are formed, the project shall support communities to secure review and approval of bye ?laws at the local (district) council level and once bye ?laws are approved, support communities to raise public awareness on bye ?laws, and establish measures to implement the bye ?laws. The bye ?laws shall also cover aspects of land use mapping and planning.

Inovative Financial Mechanisms

Training for sustainability is a good package of the project. Where necessary, local consultants are hired to conduct training on site on aspects of environmental protection and forest management to ensure community use such knowledge subsequently with little or no assistance. Information from the field are collated and documented in reports. The project will put significant efforts into ensuring that the lessons learnt and best practices generated from this project are documented and fed into other natural resources management projects.

Gender Focus

Women form 58% of the population of the communities in the target chiefdoms. The project recognizes the role of women as very crucial in all aspects of the projects. The composition of the FMCs will guarantee a fair role of women in the committee. The physically challenged are assured to be part of the committee.

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Indicators

Empowerment

Number of CBOs / NGOs participated / involved in SGP project 35

Biophysical

Hectares of degraded land rest 20

Livehood

Total monetary value (US dollars) of ecosystem goods sustainably produced and providing benefit to project participants and/or community as a whole (in the biodiversity, international waters, and land degradation focal areas as appropriate) 3500

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