Project Detail

Low carbon integrated wood energy supply chain enterprise development to enhance community climate resilience and poverty reduction in the Black Volta Basin landscape of Ghana

PROJECT APPROACH
The primary objective and specific objectives of the proposed project

The primary objective of this up-scaling project will focus on promoting grassroot renewable energy solution to respond to the increasing demand of wood energy in Ghana while generating multiple co-benefits contributing to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

The specific objectives are:
1) Develop capacity of local charcoal producers with the use of improved carbonization metal kilns for charcoal production activities.
2) Support charcoal producers to mainstreaming eco-certification of sustainable wood fuel production
3) Promote renewable and energy efficient technologies while providing socio-economic benefits and improving livelihood.
4) Support and encourage landscape restoration and plantation establishment on degraded lands to reduce carbon emissions and for charcoal as a renewable source of energy
The full description of the rationale (justification) for the project.
Woodfuel industry holds potential to reduce rural poverty through employment generation and ability to increase households? income as well as improve environmental sustainability if production technology improves and the industry is regulated. The current business as usual scenario along the value chain is highly unsustainable and with the increasing demand, woodfuel production will be the largest cause of the qualitative and quantitative depletion of the forest and woodland resources in the Black Volta Basin after agriculture and wildfire. This, however, could be achieved by providing a platform necessary to develop multiple scales of partnerships and encourage coordinated state policy on the woodfuel value chain. Sustainable management of the woodfuel will provide a low-cost renewable and efficient energy source while reducing GHG emission and contributing to poverty alleviation.
Our project is focusing on addressing the critical threats that have characterized the Black Volta Basin Landscape. Our interventions will address over-exploitation of natural resources and other tree species for wood energy; high incidences of wildfire caused by the opportunistic charcoal production; and the increase conversion of forest landscape for agricultural production due to decline in soil productivity. Furthermore, the project will address land cover-change and transformation that prevent protection and habitats for wildlife species; climate change and rising atmospheric CO2 from unsustainable agriculture; loss of biodiversity and decline in other species; and solve increasing poverty levels within the Black Volta Basin communities.

Our strategy involves working with the local charcoal producers, the local chiefs and traditional authorities as well project partners to establish functional charcoal production and supply chain enterprises with improved charcoal kiln production technology. Here we are interested in developing social enterprises that support economic development for the rural people within the Black Volta Basin. This would be completed through policy directives and strategies that promote woodland management for renewable and efficient energy production.

The project will engage the Chamber of Commerce and Participatory Guarantee System (PGS) to promote and mainstreaming of eco-certification of the charcoal production. This eco-certification scheme will enable the charcoal produced through this system earn higher pricing than opportunistic charcoal production and this encourage sustainable charcoal production and woodfuel plantation establishment.

Local producers lack the relevant production skills and financial resources to use better technology. There is no formal training in charcoal production technologies. This has resulted in waste and low yields of charcoal. The project will provide capacity training in the use of kiln carbonization charcoal production technology. The project will support and encourage registration of commercial Charcoal Producers Associations through the regulatory bodies. The aim of forming the production associations is to create a legal entity that will be allowed to develop the charcoal production within a designated area. This will also provide a chance for the private sector involvement to offer business opportunity training at all levels in production and marketing techniques.
In partnership with District Assemblies and traditional authorities and regulatory institutions the project will encourage legislation and bylaws to promote the production of commercial woodfuel from sustainably managed woodlands. Through Forest Service Division we will work collaboratively with the registered charcoal associations with resource development programmes aimed at reforesting suitable harvested sites and rehabilitating degraded woodland through natural regeneration and planting by the local community.
This project will promote collective management of transboundary water systems and contribute to the sustainable use and maintenance of ecosystem services while developing the Black Volta Basin as a target for landscape and waterscape conservation. Our proposed project falls within the GEF/SGP thematic scope of: Low Carbon Energy Access Co-benefits; Community Landscape; and Forest lands.
The project aligns well with the SGP OP7 Strategic Initiatives -Global of low-carbon energy access co-benefits, and the SGP Ghana programme?s OP7 Priorities of support the mainstreaming of eco-certification sustainable woodfuel production and efficient renewable energy technologies within the Black Volta Basin Landscape for improved livelihood. In addition, the project links into the GEF/SGP Ghana?s complementarity with GEF, UNDP and programmes and fits into the UNDP SDG thematic outcome 2: Energy & Mitigation and addresses actions under National Climate Change Policy. Furthermore, our proposed project addresses the following Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs):
SDG 1: End poverty in all its forms everywhere
SDG 3: Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages
SDG 7: Affordable and Clean Energy;
SDG 8: Decent work and Economic Growth (promote policies that encourages entrepreneurship and job creation); and
SDG 15: Life on Land (conserve and restore the use of terrestrial ecosystems such as forests, wetlands, drylands and mountains by 2030.
The Project components/outcomes that the project will produce.
The following are expected results from the project:
1. Promote and mainstreaming of eco-certification of charcoal production. This outcome will register charcoal producers with the Chamber of Commerce and Participatory Guarantee System (PGS) to eco-certify 2,000 bags of charcoal (approximately 107,000kg of biomass) charcoal by the end of project implementation period.
2. Build capacity of charcoal producers with the use of improved carbonization metal kiln production technology for charcoal production to produce low-carbon and efficient renewable wood energy.
3. Encourage regeneration and rehabilitation of natural woodlands for wood energy production. This outcome will establish 10 hectares of woodfuel plantation on degraded lands for charcoal production to increase the total woodfuel plantation from the current 20 hectares to 30 hectares.
4. Reduce deforestation caused by wildfire and cutting of trees from the natural vegetation for charcoal production. This will conserve approximately 500 hectares of forest landbase from deforestation.
5. Build capacity of the charcoal producers to establish digital banking system. This will provide income security, reduce poverty and improve social and economic life for the charcoal producers.
Methodology for: i) Consultations and awareness raising among key stakeholders including national and local authorities, CBD focal points and government representatives responsible on forestry, fisheries, tourism, etc. ii) Assessment and identification of possible and favourable institutionalization/mainstreaming, including sustainable financing opportunities and mechanisms; iii) Policy dialogue among stakeholders, including identifying key follow up steps.
The project will employ mixed methods to engage with the key project stakeholders to solicit their input to achieve desirable outcomes. We will apply community-wide sensitization, focus group discussion, community meetings and open-ended questionnaires to engage the charcoal producers. This will be complemented with capacity development, knowledge sharing, and exchanges and lesson learned.
Baseline study has provided opportunity to consult and sensitize the traditional and local authorities on actionable strategy to regulate and streamline charcoal production within their traditional areas. Our presence in the communities is an asset to successful project implementation.
A high-level policy dialogue and workshop will be organized to bring together heads of state institutions and other civil society organisations to develop a sustainable charcoal production and consumption policy strategy to Government for adoption and implementation.

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Project Snapshot

Grantee:

Sustainable Agroforestry Initiative

Country:

Ghana

Area Of Work:

Climate Change Mitigation

Operational Phase:

OP7 - Y1 (Jul 20-Jun 21)

Grant Amount:

US$ 31,800.00

Co-Financing Cash:

US$ 319,800.00

Co-Financing in-Kind:

US$ 20,900.00

Project Number:

GHA/SGP/OP7/Y1/CORE/CC/2021/03

Start Date:

4/2021

End Date:

3/2023

Status:

Satisfactorily Completed

Project Characteristics and Results

Planning non gef grant

AFR100 has provided funding for the scaling up of the project up to 2025.

Significant Participation of Indigenous Peoples

All the participant are local people.

Inovative Financial Mechanisms

Baseline report showed that majority of the local people in the proposed project area are charcoal producers and subsistence farmers. Local producers lack the relevant production skills and financial resources to use better technology. There is no formal training in charcoal production technologies. This has resulted in waste and low yields of charcoal. This project will provide higher levels of training in the use of kiln charcoal production technology. The project will support and encourage registration of commercial Charcoal Producers Associations, Community-based woodfuel Enterprises through the regulatory bodies. The aim of forming the production Associations is to create a legal entity that will be allowed to develop the charcoal production within a designated area. This will also provide a chance for the private sector involvement to offer business opportunity training at all levels in production and marketing techniques

Capacity - Building Component

Build capacity of charcoal producers with the use of improved carbonization metal kiln production technology for charcoal production to produce low-carbon and efficient renewable wood energy

Emphasis on Sustainable Livelihoods

Build capacity of the charcoal producers to establish digital banking system. This will provide income security, reduce poverty and improve social and economic life for the charcoal producers

Gender Focus

In the charcoal value chain women and youth are greatly involved in the production and marketing as well women consist the larger end users (consumers) of woodfuel. The project values diversity among the youth, women and men, and also recognizes that women are the most vulnerable to environmental impacts. Women and youth are less likely to participate in any project implementation. As such, gender issues were considered at all levels of project development to implementation. Cautious efforts would be made to identify the role of women and youth to ensure their participation in the project. The project will devote considerable amount of resources in areas related to women and youth capacity training and encourages their participation in all aspect of the project implementation.

Planning gef grant

Not yet

Policy Impact

Sustainable charcoal production.

Replication of project activities

The project is being planned for replication.

Policy Influence

The project is influencing the district wide policy on sustainable woodfuel production.

Linkages gef projects

The project is linked to GEF Renewable Energy Project.

Project sustainability

The project sustainability has been embedded in the packaging and sale of the final products.

Notable Community Participation

This proposed project was determined and designed through environmental education and awareness creation involving local charcoal producers, the chiefs and the traditional authorities within the Benyukuo, Teelekura and Baanikura communities. The desirable outcomes from the pilot project enabled three chiefs from these communities to formally request support for project replication and up-scaling within their traditional areas. Sustainable charcoal production was their topmost priority because of the benefits in terms of improved income, employment creation and environmental and health benefits it will bring to the communities. The charcoal producers were involved in every step of the project development process; from developing the project goals, designing implementation plan, project management to monitoring. The chiefs represent as patrons for each charcoal association in the communities.

Promoting Public Awareness of Global Environment

Through monthly and quarterly reports, newsletters, public presentations and fora, results acquired from the project will be communicated to the intended audience. In addition, workshops and conferences will be organized to present the project results to intended audience. Furthermore, our presence on social media provides unique opportunity to showcase the project results to wide range of audiences. We will conduct virtual web-based presentations and social media advertisements of the project results.

Project Results

Activities undertaken in the first phase of the project

1). Formal registration of charcoal producers in the three communities with local government and traditional authorities and organize them into charcoal cooperative group. 250 project beneficiaries have been registered into Maluwe, Teelemakura and Benyukuo cooperative groups. 6 days leadership and local governance training was organized for the groups. Each group has elected leaders, book-keeping records and Mobile banking accounts opened for the cooperatives. The groups have developed their roles and responsibility to govern their operational activities. 10% from charcoal production is deposited into the mobile account. The money is used for replacement of kilns and expansion of plantation.

2). Acquisition and installation of carbonization metal kiln in the communities.
A metal kiln of dimensions 80cmX236cm(top);90cmX240cm(bottom) was procured and installed for the Teelemakura Cooperative Association. The additional kiln has increased the total number of kilns to 4 in the participating communities. The Kilns have improved charcoal productivity. This ensures, while the people are managing the trees, they are also generating income from the charcoal production.

3). Training charcoal producers in the use of improved carbonization metal kiln production technology.
7 days metal kiln carbonisation training was conducted for the Teelemakura Cooperative Association. Members were trained on the techniques and processes involved in the kiln carbonization. The training involves:
- Kiln assembling and maintenance.
- Biomass collection and drying (felling of trees, cross-cutting into short logs, drying of logs)
- Pilling and covering of logs (piling of logs into clamp, covering/sealing kiln with sand)
- Carbonization (initiating fire, carbonization control and monitoring, cooling period)
- Packing of charcoal (packing and stacking into bags); and
- Occupational and Environmental Health and safety

4). Training of biomass collection and sustainable harvesting of trees and vegetation management for charcoal production. 5 days biomass collection and coppice management training were conducted for the beneficiaries. Members have acquired knowledge on methods of sustainable harvesting of trees and vegetation management for sustainable charcoal production. Charcoal producers again have acquired knowledge on the challenges and opportunities associated with the production. The training also focuses on environmental policies including forestry and wildlife policy.

5). Training of occupational environmental health and safety.
A 7-days health and safety training were conducted for the beneficiaries. The training focuses on preventing field work and carbonisation process accidents, injuries, and fatalities. Participants were educated on the following topics:
- Hazard and risk recognition and management
- Workplace safety analysis
- Fire prevention and evacuation plan
- Basic First Aid and
- Ergonomics

6). Formation, Training, and Inauguration of Community Fire Advisory Group.
A 30-member Community Fire Advisory Group was formed in each community. 10 members in Maluwe, 10 in Teelemakura and 10 members in Benyukuo. Selected members were trained on fire prevention, monitoring and suppression. Members were also trained on incident command reporting and group management control and evacuation strategies in events of fires.

7). Routine fire patrolling, monitoring, prevention, and suppression.
The Community Fire Advisory Group routinely patrol and monitor the plantation sites from fire activities during the fire season from November to April. Members also engaged in community fire education, fire prevention, monitoring and suppression. Labour is provided by the volunteers and the project provides food and water during monitoring activities.

8). Formation and Training and Inauguration of Community Project Management and Implementation Group. Each community has a 5-member project management and monitoring team. This teams solves any conflict and issue resolution that arises from project implementation. The project management team also performs local supervision and monitoring of the project activities. The community project management and implementation team will provide continuous management to ensure project sustainability.

9). Training charcoal producers cooperative in financial management and digital banking and savings.
10 days financial training was conducted for the registered cooperative members. Participants were trained on the following topics:
- Planning
- Budgeting
- Managing expenses
- Credit and debt management
- Saving and investing
- Book-keeping, and
- Mobile money fraud
- Mobile banking accounts was opened for the cooperatives and 10% from beneficiary activities deposited into the account.

10). Land Demarcation and Preparation for Woodfuel Plantation Development.
Project beneficiaries provided labour to demarcate and prepared 185 acres (74ha) of degraded land for planting within Maluwe, Teelemakura and Benyukuo planting sites. Teelemakura group prepared 108 acres, Maluwe group 50 acres and Benyukuo prepared 27 acres. Each beneficiary is responsible to manage their land. The project provided food, water, and transportation to support land preparation and demarcation. Personnel from the Bole Forest District supervised the demarcation and surveyed the land area.

11). Tree Nursery Establishment and Maintenance
The project raised 30,000 seedlings from its nursery site in Sunyani and additional 50,000 seedlings supplied by the Forest Services Division through the District offices in Bole and Sunyani. Cassia, mahogany, cashew, and mango seedlings are being planted. Tree survival survey will be conducted to accurately determine number of seedlings planted.

12). Pegging and planting of trees - Woodfuel Plantation Establishment
80,000 seedlings prepared and ready to be out planted to establish 74 hectares and for beating up. Planting is underway and 40,000 seedlings have already been planted. Each person cut and pegged their own land. Planting started in June and expected to finish September. Once trees are planted, field assessment and verification will be conducted to determine the number of trees planted and survived. This will be followed by mapping the planted site to estimate the actual area restored. After survival assessment, beating up operation will be conducted to replace the dead trees to ensure the planting site is fully stocked. Bole Forest Services Division staff monitoring and providing technical training for pegging and planting. Project beneficiaries are providing labour to plant and the project providing food, water and transportation.

13). Tending and Maintenance of Woodfuel plantation.
Weeds were managed by engaging the beneficiaries to manually clear their planted land during the rainy season and the beginning of the dry season. Each person cleared their own land. The project provided food, water and transportation.

14). Inter-cropping wood fuel plantation through agroforestry practices
Beneficiaries were provided with 70 bags of groundnut seeds. These were intercropped into the plantation through agroforestry practices. Through the Contract Farming Scheme, the project will offer guarantee pricing for their produce when harvested.

15). Project Management
Three (3) field officers were employed from Teelemakura, Benyukuo and Maluwe communities to manage, supervise and monitor field activities. These officers provided monthly reports on field activities to the Project Coordinator. The Project Coordinator organized town hall meetings with the communities to discuss the assessment report and feedback from the town hall meeting was prepared and shared with the communities. During this period the officers engaged in field visit and interaction with the beneficiaries to monitor and discuss lessons learned, opportunities, challenges and solutions. This adaptive management process allows us to solve any immediate challenges.

16). Project Monitoring and Evaluation
Project monitoring starts from the beginning of the project to the end of the project while evaluation is done at every six months of the project implementation. The project has developed goals and indicators, and metrics for measuring the indicators to ensure success of the project. First project evaluation occurred in October 2021, second April 2022 and the next evaluation will be October 2022 and last evaluation will be April 2023. The project indicators included number of trees planted and area of woodfuel plantation established, number of seedlings raised, quantity of food produced, number of project beneficiaries etc. The technical team led by a field officer conducted field monitoring of the verifiable indicators once every month. After the analyses and reporting, the team communicated the results to the communities through town hall meetings. The Project Manager engaged with the field officers to discuss the monitoring report.

Activities planned and completed this reporting period and results achieved in the second phase of the project.

1. Formal registration of charcoal producers in the three communities with local government and traditional authorities and organize them into charcoal cooperative group.

250 project beneficiaries have been registered into Maluwe, Teelemakura and Benyukuo cooperative groups. 6 days leadership and local governance training was organized for the groups. Each group has elected leaders, book-keeping records and Mobile banking accounts opened for the cooperatives. The groups have developed their roles and responsibility to govern their operational activities. 10% from charcoal production is deposited into the mobile account. The money is used for replacement of kilns and expansion of plantation.

2. Acquisition and installation of carbonization metal kiln in the communities.

A metal kiln of dimensions 80cmX236cm(top);90cmX240cm(bottom) was procured and installed for the Teelemakura Cooperative Association. The additional kiln has increased the total number of kilns to 4 in the participating communities. The Kilns have improved charcoal productivity. This ensures, while the people are managing the trees, they are also generating income from the charcoal production.

3. Training charcoal producers in the use of improved carbonization metal kiln production technology.

7 days metal kiln carbonisation training was conducted for the Teelemakura Cooperative Association. Members were trained on the techniques and processes involved in the kiln carbonization. The training involves:

I. Kiln assembling and maintenance.
II. Biomass collection and drying (felling of trees, cross-cutting into short logs, drying of logs)
III. Pilling and covering of logs (piling of logs into clamp, covering/sealing kiln with sand)
IV. Carbonization (initiating fire, carbonization control and monitoring, cooling period)
V. Packing of charcoal (packing and stacking into bags); and
VI. Occupational and Environmental Health and safety

4. Training of biomass collection and sustainable harvesting of trees and vegetation management for charcoal production.

5 days biomass collection and coppice management training were conducted for the beneficiaries. Members have acquired knowledge on methods of sustainable harvesting of trees and vegetation management for sustainable charcoal production. Charcoal producers again have acquired knowledge on the challenges and opportunities associated with the production. The training also focuses on environmental policies including forestry and wildlife policy.

5. Training of occupational environmental health and safety.

7 days health and safety training were conducted for the beneficiaries. The training focuses on preventing field work and carbonisation process accidents, injuries, and fatalities. Participants were educated on the following topics:

I. Hazard and risk recognition and management
II. Workplace safety analysis
III. Fire prevention and evacuation plan
IV. Basic First Aid and
V. Ergonomics

6. Formation, Training, and Inauguration of Community Fire Advisory Group.

A 30-member Community Fire Advisory Group was formed in each community. 10 members in Maluwe, 10 in Teelemakura and 10 members in Benyukuo. Selected members were trained on fire prevention, monitoring and suppression. Members were also trained on incident command reporting and group management control and evacuation strategies in events of fires.

7. Routine fire patrolling, monitoring, prevention, and suppression.

The Community Fire Advisory Group routinely patrol and monitor the plantation sites from fire activities during the fire season from November to April. Members also engaged in community fire education, fire prevention, monitoring and suppression. Labour is provided by the volunteers and the project provides food and water during monitoring activities.

8. Formation and Training and Inauguration of Community Project Management and Implementation Group.

Each community has a 5-member project management and monitoring team. This teams solve any conflict and issue resolution that arises from project implementation. The project management team also performs local supervision and monitoring of the project activities. The community project management and implementation team will provide continuous management to ensure project sustainability.

9. Training charcoal producers cooperative in financial management and digital banking and savings

10 days financial training was conducted for the registered cooperative members. Participants were trained on the following topics:

I. Planning
II. Budgeting
III. Managing expenses
IV. Credit and debt management
V. Saving and investing
VI. Book-keeping, and
VII. Mobile money fraud

Mobile banking accounts was opened for the cooperatives and 10% from beneficiary activities deposited into the account.

10. Land Demarcation and Preparation for Woodfuel Plantation Development

Project beneficiaries provided labour to demarcate and prepared 185 acres (74ha) of degraded land for planting within Maluwe, Teelemakura and Benyukuo planting sites. Teelemakura group prepared 108 acres, Maluwe group 50 acres and Benyukuo prepared 27 acres. Each beneficiary is responsible to manage their land. The project provided food, water, and transportation to support land preparation and demarcation. Personnel from the Bole Forest District supervised the demarcation and surveyed the land area.

11. Tree Nursery Establishment and Maintenance

The project raised 30,000 seedlings from its nursery site in Sunyani and additional 50,000 seedlings supplied by the Forest Services Division through the District offices in Bole and Sunyani. Cassia, mahogany, cashew, and mango seedlings are being planted. Tree survival survey will be conducted to accurately determine number of seedlings planted.

12. Pegging and planting of trees - Woodfuel Plantation Establishment

80,000 seedlings prepared and ready to be out planted to establish 74 hectares and for beating up. Planting is underway and 40,000 seedlings have already been planted. Each person cut and pegged their own land. Planting started in June and expected to finish September. Once trees are planted, field assessment and verification will be conducted to determine the number of trees planted and survived. This will be followed by mapping the planted site to estimate the actual area restored. After survival assessment, beating up operation will be conducted to replace the dead trees to ensure the planting site is fully stocked. Bole Forest Services Division staff monitoring and providing technical training for pegging and planting. Project beneficiaries are providing labour to plant and the project providing food, water and transportation.

13. Tending and Maintenance of Woodfuel plantation.

Weeds were managed by engaging the beneficiaries to manually clear their planted land during the rainy season and the beginning of the dry season. Each person cleared their own land. The project provided food, water and transportation.

14. Intercropping woodfuel plantation through agroforestry practices

Beneficiaries were provided with 70 bags of groundnut seeds. These were intercropped into the plantation through agroforestry practices. Through the Contract Farming Scheme, the project will offer guarantee pricing for their produce when harvested.

15. Project Management

Three (3) field officers were employed from Teelemakura, Benyukuo and Maluwe communities to manage, supervise and monitor field activities. These officers provided monthly reports on field activities to the Project Coordinator. The Project Coordinator organized town hall meetings with the communities to discuss the assessment report and feedback from the town hall meeting was prepared and shared with the communities. During this period the officers engaged in field visit and interaction with the beneficiaries to monitor and discuss lessons learned, opportunities, challenges and solutions. This adaptive management process allows us to solve any immediate challenges.

16. Project Monitoring and Evaluation

Project monitoring starts from the beginning of the project to the end of the project while evaluation is done at every six months of the project implementation. The project has developed goals and indicators, and metrics for measuring the indicators to ensure success of the project. First project evaluation occurred in October 2021, second April 2022 and the next evaluation will be October 2022 and last evaluation will be April 2023. The project indicators included number of trees planted and area of woodfuel plantation established, number of seedlings raised, quantity of food produced, number of project beneficiaries etc. The technical team led by a field officer conducted field monitoring of the verifiable indicators once every month. After the analyses and reporting, the team communicated the results to the communities through town hall meetings. The Project Manager engaged with the field officers to discuss the monitoring report.

Activities planned but not completed in this reporting period and reasons for delay

1. Formal Registration of Charcoal Producers with Chamber of Commerce and Participatory Guarantee System (PGS).

Reasons

This activity was postponed to the third quarter implementation period to allow adequate time to complete planting during the rainy season

Activities planned to be completed in the next reporting period.

I. Tree Survival survey and beating up
II. Fire monitoring, prevention and suppression
III. Tending operations and weed management
IV. Register charcoal producers with the Chamber of Commerce and Participatory Guarantee System (PGS).
V. National stakeholder workshop
VI. Inauguration of Community Project Management and Monitoring Group.

Experience, lessons learnt and issues in this reporting period.

The introduction of contract farming and provision of improved seeds for beneficiaries to integrate into their plantations have attracted larger participation from the communities. In addition, the formation of community project management and implementation group has encouraged local ownership of the project. This is useful for project sustainability.

Routine engagements with other professionals from state institutions such as Forest Services Division and Ministry of Agriculture allowed the project to benefit from field supervision and monitoring. The engagements also deepen community trust to encourage participation.

Issues:

Lack of water source is a major challenge to establish community nursery at the participating communities, as such nurseries are established in Sunyani and Bole. This has increased transportation cost for nursery to the planting sites.

The project is yet to establish tree tenure and benefit sharing agreement with the traditional authorities

Women in Teelemakura community are having issues with their husbands. The husbands are accusing the wives that they have abandoned their traditional role of assisting them in farm work to engaged in their own farm activities and they are prohibiting the wives in participating in the project.

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Indicators

Biophysical

Number of innovations or new technologies developed / applied 3

Biophysical

Number of local policies informed in climate change focal area 1

Empowerment

Number of CBOs / NGOs participated / involved in SGP project 2

Empowerment

Number of CBOs / NGOs formed or registered through the SGP project 1

Empowerment

Number of women participated / involved in SGP project 100

Empowerment

Number of indigenous people participated/involved in SGP project 120

Livehood

Increase in household income by increased income or reduced costs due to SGP project 120

Livehood

Number of households who have benefited* from SGP project 120

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