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Solar energy for homes' lighting in Bedhola, Nujid Plain, Socotra Governorate *Note: Originally YEM/SGP/OP6/Y5/CORE/CC/2019/04

Bedhola and the two neighbouring villages Maharef and Khiem are located in Nujid plain south of Socotra Governorat. The villages are located on the narrow coastal strip between the hill slopes to the north and the Sea to the south. The community is a mixed of sheepherders that managing livestock in hill slopes and fishermen permanently live in the cost.
Project will help improving local community livelihood through provision of solar system for lighting. The total beneficiaries of 1227 inhabitants (695 males and 532 females in 151 families. The project will have a direct impact on community livelihood and secure an annual saving of US$ 413 per family and CO2 28.4 tons per year.
Environmental awareness with target local community when 60 men and 60 women participate in a one day workshop addressing climate changes

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Project Snapshot

Grantee:

Bedhola Community Group

Country:

Yemen

Area Of Work:

Climate Change Mitigation

Operational Phase:

Phase 5

Grant Amount:

US$ 32,950.00

Co-Financing Cash:

US$ 30,200.00

Co-Financing in-Kind:

US$ 4,281.00

Project Number:

YEM/SGP/OP5/STAR/CC/2019/04 - recoded

Start Date:

10/2019

End Date:

3/2022

Status:

Satisfactorily Completed

Project Characteristics and Results

Notable Community Participation

Bedhola is considered the largest village in Nujid plain. Youth are in percentage of the population due to the fact that families are settling in the village due to availability of schools. Project implementation committee is formed from Youth of the village.

Significant Participation of Indigenous Peoples

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Project sustainability

Project sustainability is based on a monthly cash value of YER 1500/system/month.This will be collected according to financial records and deposited in project account. If it happened any time that a beneficiary run into troubles from one of more of his/her system components the project will purchase the replacement and so on.

Inovative Financial Mechanisms

The "peer to peer communication methodology will be used to share lesson learned with other communities.

Gender Focus

The project equally address men and women through providing solar system to bother men or women headed families.

Replication of project activities

The project is an actual replication of similar projects in many locations in Socotra.

Linkages gef projects

The project is in support of previous three GEF-FSP address biodiversity conservation and sustainable use in Socotra. Socotra is a World heritage Site for Nature.

Promoting Public Awareness of Global Environment

The project is proposing community meetings to communicate with the village population. The village is located in remote area with an ease for community to meet at short notice.

Emphasis on Sustainable Livelihoods

The project will immediately support social life improvement through provision of lights to each household. Some of the families are having refrigerators that can keep food safe hence improve the economic status of about 50% of the beneficiaries.

Policy Influence

The project will inform relevant Government institutions of the benefits' community gained and their impacts on their livelihood and economic advantage.

Capacity - Building Component

The youth in charge of the project are eager to learn organization methodologies and participatory approaches towards solving their community existing and expected problems.of these are organizing community co-funding the project and its sustainability. Two workshops are planned to address men and women' capacity building and awareness in project implementation and management and climate change.

Policy Impact

Yes, the project supports local community towards adopting national policies for access to water and electricity. Further, project promote rural communities welfare. The intended results are in support of the validity of approaches used to address rural need to welfare treatment as well as in support of environment.

Project Results

- Lighting of at least 151 homes in Bedhola village. The solar system' main components are Solar module 150 WP and Gell Dry Battery (100AH) and system controller 20 A.
- Conduct two workshops aimed at capacity building and awareness raising.
- Ensure project sustainability through establishing a revolving fund to receive a standard monthly contribution that will be used to maintain each beneficiaries solar system.

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Biophysical

Tonnes of CO2 decreased or avoided by energy efficient and renewable energy technologies or applying environmentally sustainable transport practices introduced by SGP Project 28

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