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Men Traditionally men's participation has dominated community-based activities that are done. In this project, the needs of men include ensuring their roles as heads of families are respected. As heads of families, the men could also help convince their family members in the area to respect other stakeholders and participate in the agreed conservation activities to ensure that all community members are whipped into line. Men would not want to be viewed as trouble causers in the project area in terms of flouting conservation laws and policies. They must be properly engaged with respect. During this era of high unemployment in the country, men's needs revolve around livelihoods to enable them to fend for their families. Therefore, all conservation strategies should be balanced with family livelihoods requirements so that communities participate in those conservation activities. The moment they consider conservation strategies as being there to suppress their active livelihood sources, then men's buy-in will be difficult to secure for the project. Women Women's needs usually are more than those of men. Women require deliberate preferential treatment and ensure they attend and participate in all project activities. Women fend for their families as well, especially the women-headed households. As such the biodiversity conservation strategies the community agrees on should try to balance with women's livelihood needs. Women should participate in community activities such as training and practical conservation activities in the community so that they become part and parcel of the project at all stages. They will need to be considered in project planning, leadership positions to lead in some of the conservation initiatives, and other project implementation processes.

The IBC-Strategy is improving access to adequate water which will be utilizable for farming activities. Livestock will have access to water and improve quality for a better price on the market. The community will cultivate a variety of vegetable cultivars as opposed to just two cultivars that are currently being grown. This way farmers will be able to meet the local market demand and improve income. Through improved income, the community will also have choices for a variety of livelihoods, other than those traditionally practiced.

This project will ensure sustainability at the design, implementation, and completion stages by involving all relevant key stakeholders and the community leaders. Once all these stakeholders are involved at various stages of the project they will continue beyond the lifespan of the project to do the activities that would have been done together with the project. The skills acquired by stakeholders during project will continue to be utilized at all stages even beyond the lifespan of the Project. The fact that IBC-Strategy is enhancing livelihoods, the community members will protect the resource where they earn a living and sustain it. Through improved vegetable yields, the project will continue to generate income. The community will then be able to contribute an agreed amount towards the maintenance of the fence, borehole, solar power supply, and water reticulation system, without needing a donor intervention. Through training during the project activities, the VRC, and VIDCO will be able to link up the community with the local leadership, coordinate project activities and carry out all necessary project activities. SEWA will maintain the existing relationship with the beneficiaries and keep the channels of communication open and assist when the need arises. SEWA will also keep on fundraising to ensure that the gaps created by the current intervention are fully addressed so that the impact last long. The indigenous people will also be engaged for their input on how best they would sustain the project's impact.

Youth The youths form the bulk of the ward population and as such their needs should be considered. Youths need to be also considered for leadership positions in project activities and structures. They need to participate in decision-making processes. Youth 1. Leadership roles 2. Voluntary labor 3. logistics and information dissemination 4. Influencing fellow youths into conservation activities 5. Monitor and evaluate the project 6. Marketing of brand 7. Carrying out conservation activities 8. Sustaining project impact beyond the project 9. Project planning