The project proposal responds to the project assessment carried out by AYDDAP in the Lake Piso multiple Reserve during which time it was found out that every resident of the Torsor and Semehum within the heart of Reserve uses charcoal or fire wood to cook and to dry fish, thus adversely impacting the ozone layer of the earth, consequence of the enormous emission of carbon dioxide. Hence, this proposal for the conduct of awareness on those practices that contribute to the climate change and the production and distribution of eco-stove as mitigating measures in reducing the carbon emission. Ten of the residents will be trained in eco-stove production and maintenance, a smart way aimed at making the communities the ownership of the project.
The total cost of the project is about US$26,000; US$25,000 representing UNDP/GEF/SGP?s contribution and US$1,000 as AYDAP?s contribution. The communities will contribute land and unskilled labor.
1.2 Organizational Background and Capacity to implement the project
AYDAP was founded in 2004, but was registered and certificated by the Republic of Liberia in 2006, with its head offices at Nagbe Town, ELWA Road, Paynesville City, Montserrado County, Republic of Liberia.

AYDAP has a vast experience in awareness and education projects- for over 5 years conducted awareness, training and protection of victims of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse in schools and communities, and worked along with schools? administrators to inculcate into the schools handbooks measures and penalties to serve as deterrent for would be perpetrators; worked with urban and rural communities and institutions to conduct awareness on TB?s prevention, control and management. AYDAP conducted leadership and peace building training for local community-based organizations. 2012 ? 2013, AYDAP implemented its music and Drama projects in three junior and senior high schools in Monrovia with the participation of over 400 students. With funding from the UNDP GEF SGP, AYDAP partnered with the UNDP GEF SGP to implement the ?Enhancing the Protection of Hippopotamus project in the Cestos Basin in Rivercess County from 2014 to 2015 where goats were distributed to local hunters who pledged their commitment to stop hunting and killing protected animals. Also, from 2014 to 2015 with funding from the Glasgow Gospel Choir, Scotland, United Kingdom, AYDAP conducted Ebola Awareness and Survey in four Districts in Rivercess and three District in Montserrado Country. Since 2014 and onward, with funding from the Glasgow Gospel Choir, AYDAP is providing support to the Open Bible Standard Mission School and Mardea Toe Harmon Memorial Institute, both in Rivercess County. In 2018 with funding from the UNDP GEF SGP/ AYDAP planted over 2,000 oil palm trees in nine communities in the East Nimba nature Reserve, with a little over 200 oil palm trees planted by each of the participating nine communities. Currently, AYDAP is operating the Sand Beach Junction Academy, which it is building in Sand Beach Junction, Rivercess County.

1.3 Geographical coverage

AYDAP is a national NGO working in Montserrado County, Rivercess County and Nimba County.

NGO/CBO Governance structure

AYDAP has its governance structure headed by the Board of Advisors. The Board is the highest policy decision maker. Provide operational guidelines for the Management Team of AYDAP, approves projects, annual budgets, issues order for audit among others. It comprises of 5 members ? Atty. Martin J. S. Corlon, Chairman, Emmanuel B. Johnson, Co- chairman, Atty. J. Baipaye Seekpee, Secretary, Susannah Boweh, Treasurer & Joseph Jaytoe, Member

NGO/CBO management structure

AYDAP?s Management Structure is headed by Atty. J. Baipaye Seekpee as its National Coordinator, John T. Kai as its Finance Officer, Judy Boweh as its Administrative Assistant, Naomi G. Luke as its Project Coordinator, and Benjamin Harmon as its Office Assistant. This body manages the day -to -day affairs of AYDAP and reports to the Board of Advisors.
1.3 Project Objectives and Expected Results
The goal/objective of the project is to promote the use of low carbon emission stove in two of the Communities in the Lake Piso Multiple Reserve as means of mitigating the Effects of climate change; with a major outcome to see about 100 households of two communities in the Reserve use energy efficient eco-stoves.

The Government of Liberia through an Act of the National Legislature created the Lake Pison Multiple to protect the Reserve and its species habitat, embracing about 97,579 hectares. Its four main ecosystem types are, namely: 1) humid forest (2) wetlands and coast (3) a brackish lake covering 14,971 ha, and mangroves and (4) dry land, including extensive mixed savannah-savannah woodland on the lowland.

The Forestry Development Authority, FDA, pursuant to the 2006 National Forestry Reform Law to manage the Reserve and to develop the capacity of communities so that in subsequent time the FDA may transfer the forest management to the communities for sustainable forest management. Also giving the FDA has the responsibilities to oversee the use of the Reserve by villagers and regularly monitor settlement, hunting, mining, fishing, farming, wildlife protection, domestic animal control, fire control, illegal entry, and collection of various forest products.

Some of the communities within the parameter of the Reserve include the City of Roberstport, Torsor, Semehum, Latia, Fomba, Fallie; these communities depend on the Reserve for their sustenance ? farm produce, meat, mineral, fish, wood, etc. All these activities are now illegal.