Project Detail

Restoration and preservation of forests and fruit orchards of the Yazgulam landscape, as a source of additional income for the local population and restoration of the ecological balance of the area.

Project description
This project is aimed at restoring and preserving the Yazgulyam Dasht, which suffered enormous damage as a result of the political and socio-economic crisis of the 90s in Tajikistan. Due to the lack of electricity and the subsequent destruction of the irrigation systems of the area, fruit and wild trees and other species of fauna and flora perished as much as possible. The once green area of 90 hectares has almost turned into a desert. Several years ago, the Aga Khan Foundation financed the construction of a sufficiently large water pipeline from the upper village of the Yazgulom Valley to Dasht. Partially the greening of Dasht was restored by the population, however, for a clear and correct restoration of the ecological balance of this area, the intervention of specialists and financial support from local authorities and donors are needed. Through our project, we plan to assist the local population in restoring the ecosystem of the area and use the results as an additional source of income

Project Snapshot

Grantee:

Public Organization Learning Center Donish va Taraqqiyot

Country:

Tajikistan

Area Of Work:

Biodiversity
Land Degradation

Operational Phase:

OP7 - Y1 (Jul 20-Jun 21)

Grant Amount:

US$ 26,124.00

Co-Financing Cash:

US$ 9,351.00

Co-Financing in-Kind:

US$ 17,324.00

Project Number:

TJK/SGP/OP7/Y1/ ICCA/GSI/COVID/2021/03

Start Date:

6/2021

End Date:

5/2022

Status:

Satisfactorily Completed

Project Characteristics and Results

Notable Community Participation

125 youth (girls and boys) will participate in on-job training and seminars, 60% youth will participated in Environmental action and sport competition (wrestling). 20 girls and young women will find job in workshop on drying fruits and forest berries.

Emphasis on Sustainable Livelihoods

? As part of the implementation of this project, for the first time in the Yazgulam Valley, girls and young women will organize a collective business, which will become an example for organizing other workshops for the processing of dairy and meat products, leather and wool and learn how to independently solve their socio-economic problems at the community levels ? The celebration of the International Day for the Protection of Wildlife and Indigenous Peoples will become a tradition and every year these days the population will gather around the solution of the socio-economic and environmental problems of the Yazgulam Valley ? The population will sell less for low prices the famous Yazgulam mulberry and apricots and will start to process and extract more profits and the good old tradition of gardening will be revived

Gender Focus

According to the established Islamic tradition, most of the girls of the Yazgulam valley study in schools until the mandatory ninth grade and hardly continue their studies in higher educational institutions. By the will of their parents, they get married at a very early age and mainly works at home and in the agriculture. They have a very passive role in making any decisions at the community levels. Within the framework of this project, the first steps are foreseen to involve girls in work outside the home and this initiative will become an occasion and a platform for their joint work and thinking and will become more active in all spheres of life

Significant Participation of Indigenous Peoples

All activities planned within the framework of this project are based on the preservation of the diet of most of the traditional vegetarian dishes of the Yazgulam valley, prepared on the basis of fruits, legumes, dairy and sour milk products, medicinal wild plants, which contributed to the excellent physical development of the local population at all times

Promoting Public Awareness of Global Environment

Holding mass events with the participation of young people and especially women, their participation in organizing a collective business, trainings and seminars, opening a page on the implementation of the project and the future success of this project in social networks are aimed at developing communication strategies among the population within the framework of this project

Capacity - Building Component

Our NGO is only five years old and the implementation of this project with involving young girls and women in such activity in the Yazgulam Valley requires special attention and experience, since almost not one NGO is registered in the territory of this valley, the smallest number of people with higher education at the regional levels here and the most fewer residents works in public and private organizations of GBAO The smallest number of entrepreneurs registered in the Yazgulom valley per capita in compared to other parts of region

Inovative Financial Mechanisms

The framework of this project provides for the dissemination of modern skills and knowledge on the protection of the natural environment of the area, the rational use of natural resources, the use of the method of adding value to products and making additional profits, the development of the ability to organize workplaces in their native villages. This example will serve the development of joint businesses in other areas of the Yazgul Valley and this experience borrowed from the Rushan region will be applied in other remote communities of the mountainous regions of Tajikistan.

Policy Impact

There is no policy changes are envisaged under this project

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Indicators

Biophysical

Number of globally significant species protected by project 2

Empowerment

Number of women participated / involved in SGP project 3900

Empowerment

Number of indigenous people participated/involved in SGP project 7280

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