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Resilient Food and Nutrition Security for Vulnerable Communities in Pujehun district

People?s Empowerment and Development Agency (PEDA) is proposing this intervention in response to challenges posed by climate change which require technological changes on the part of many stakeholders, but also major behavioural shifts at various levels to help communities increase their adaptive capacity. The overall objective of this project is to improve the food and nutrition security situation of women in smallholder farming communities in Kpanga chiefdom of Pujehun district, by increasing access to agricultural inputs and enhance ecological stability through sustainable land use practices including soil and water conservation, integrated soil fertility management and alternative livelihood opportunities in the form of support to vegetable production, as well as rearing of poultry (chickens); with following as expected results: 1) Improved household food production; 2) Increased incomes for smallholder women farmers; and 3) Enhanced access to finance for smallholder women producers.

The overall objective goal of this project is to contribute towards food security and nutrition through climate smart intensification of existing food production systems leading to sustainable productivity improvements and economic returns for 45 women farmers by the end of year 2023.

The Specific Objectives include:
1.To promote 45 households to achieve improved food production
2.To increased incomes for 45 smallholder women farmers.
3.To enhanced access to finance for 45 smallholder women producers through capacity strengthening on entrepreneurial knowledge and skills for improve competitive advantage
4.To ensure that Covid-19 cases are prevented in all 3 project communities.

Project Snapshot

Grantee:

People?s Empowerment and Development Agency

Country:

Sierra Leone

Area Of Work:

CapDev
Climate Change Mitigation

Operational Phase:

OP7 Y3 (July 22-June 23)

Grant Amount:

US$ 20,000.00

Co-Financing Cash:

US$ 20,000.00

Co-Financing in-Kind:

US$ 5,000.00

Project Number:

SLE/SGP/OP7/Y3/STAR/CC/1/11/2022/43

Start Date:

12/2022

End Date:

12/2023

Status:

Satisfactorily Completed

Project Characteristics and Results

Promoting Public Awareness of Global Environment

Knowledge generated through the implementation of the project will be harnessed and translated in communication products for targeted audiences, including primary beneficiaries, government MDAs, civil society, GEF and other donor agencies. For each target group, the most effective and efficient ways of communication will be used. Tools and activities to communicate messages will include: ?Local: workshops, meetings, knowledge products, printed media, radio programs. ?National: meetings with MDA representatives, knowledge products, printed media, radio programs. ?Global: social media (GEF websites, Twitter, Facebook), international media outlets.

Inovative Financial Mechanisms

Knowledge products (flyers/leaflets) will be developed to share key messages with local and national audiences. A professional photographer will visit intervention sites at the onset, midterm and final stage of the project to ensure communication efforts are supported with high quality images. To give greater legitimacy to the messages, and increase outreach coverage through repetition by stakeholders, the project will establish linkages with the media, local governments, academia, faith groups, NGOs, and private sector to mobilize support for dissemination of key messages and lessons learned.

Significant Participation of Indigenous Peoples

Specific measures will be taken such as vulnerability assessment, indigenous knowledge and access to social amenities to improve indigenous people's inclusion nd also to broaden the scope of employment opportunities for them; funding provision will be made in the project budget.

Policy Impact

The Local Communities will bring on goodwill, collaboration, and a local indigenous knowledge system in solving problems to support project ownership and sustainability. A Project Management Team (PMT) constituting experienced local authorities and partners from the public and private sectors will provide guidance to the project leading to sustainability.

Capacity - Building Component

The organization has well trained staff to undertake the project.

Emphasis on Sustainable Livelihoods

The project recognizes, promoting inclusiveness in generating sustainable livelihood opportunities. Support to the diversification of the local economy through the value chain approach and business ventures will focus particularly on youth, including the disabled and women (50% of targeted participants are female) in order to positively impact their socio-economic welfare

Notable Community Participation

The project team will have open dialogues and consultations as a participatory approach to agree on the timing and duration of the project activities so as not to inconvenience clienteles? normal businesses but enhance participation. The project will create alliances and networks especially constituted community structures for capacity-building and advocacy so that communities can start doing their own peer persuasion that would enhance community participation and ownership. The project will value and encourage beneficiary contributions including land, time and other local resources to assist the community to appreciate the limited resources in the community for self-reliance and sustainability. The project will make feedback reciprocal through sharing of updates with the participating communities who could benefit greatly as the project re-aligns its implementation if necessary.

Gender Focus

The project will ensure that women and people with disabilities are given the opportunity and capacity to participate equally in project design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation. Based on baseline needs assessment and market studies to be carried out during the initial stages of the project, women, children and people with disabilities will explicitly be targeted for training and skills-building to increase their opportunities for employment and entrepreneurship. These interventions will contribute to advancing gender equality as well as respect for the disabled through challenging traditional gender roles. The focus on youth including those with disabilities presents a unique opportunity to build partnerships between young men and women based on mutual respect and trust. This will in turn help to dispel attitudes leading to gender equality and discrimination.

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Indicators

Biophysical

Number of local policies informed in climate change focal area 1

Empowerment

Number of CBOs / NGOs participated / involved in SGP project 9

Empowerment

Number of women participated / involved in SGP project 45

Livehood

Increase in household income by increased income or reduced costs due to SGP project 450

Livehood

Number of individuals (gender diaggregated) who have benefited* from SGP project 21

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