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Building the capacity and resilience of Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) in integrated vegetable and aquaponic farming for climate adaptation.

This project seeks to empower Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) with the Banda District through sustainable agriculture and fishery. With the advent of climate change, loss of soil fertility and bad farming practices, agricultural yields have dwindled over the past years resulting in food insecurity. Poverty and hunger among vulnerable groups in the society, particularly PWDs, are phenomenal. The focus of the project is to undertake building the capacities of the PWDs in the cultivation of organic vegetables like green pepper, red pepper, cabbage, cucumber, carrots, onions, under simple irrigation using aquaponic.

The project seeks to achieve the following objectives:
? To build the capacities of the PWDs in climate smart agriculture and agroforestry.
? To support the PWDs to invest in integrated organic farming, which combine small ruminant rearing, poultry, and fish farming .
? To engage the PWDs in digital village savings.

EXPECTED PROJECT OUTPUT
This project is expected to yield three outputs as follows:
a) 120 PWDs within the Banda District trained in climate smart agriculture under small scheme irrigation.
b) Two (2) PWD groups invest in aquaponic and integrated climate smart agriculture and animal husbandry.
c) 240 PWDs engaged in digital village savings.

PROJECT OUTPUT INDICATORS
The following indicators will be used to assess project output.
? 10 sensitization programs organized for stakeholders and community members.
? 650 stakeholders and community members sensitized about the project.
? 10 sensitization programs organized for PWDs.
? 240 PWDs sensitized about the project.
? 100 PWDs trained in climate smart agriculture segregated by sex and age.
? Two groups of PWDs engaged in sustainable agriculture segregated.
? Documents on land agreement

EXPECTED PROJECT OUTCOME
The following outcome is anticipated.
? Reduced poverty among beneficiary PWDs
? Reduced hunger and malnutrition among beneficiary PWDs
? Reduced number of PWDs staying on the streets and begging for alms
? Beneficiary PWDs living dignified and respectable life.

PROJECT OUTCOME INDICATORS
The following indicators will be used to assess the project outcome.
? 120 PWDs who now live on US $1.25 a day.
? 120 of PWDs are able to secure 3 square meals a day.
? 100 PWDs off the street
? 200 of PWDs who are fending for themselves and have a voice in their households.

Project Snapshot

Grantee:

GHANA FEDERATION OF DISABLED PERSONS BANDA BRANCH

Country:

Ghana

Area Of Work:

CapDev
Climate Change Mitigation
Land Degradation

Operational Phase:

OP7 Y4 (July 23-June 24)

Grant Amount:

US$ 20,000.00

Co-Financing Cash:

US$ 8,000.00

Co-Financing in-Kind:

US$ 11,000.00

Project Number:

GHA/SGP/OP7/Y4/CORE/CD/2023/25

Start Date:

6/2023

End Date:

5/2024

Status:

Currently under execution

Project Characteristics and Results

Policy Impact

Climate Adaptation strategies of the District Assembly.

Inovative Financial Mechanisms

During the course of implementing the project we will observe the steps or procedures beneficiaries adopted or applied to implement each activity. In pursuance of this, the project will not influence beneficiaries with its ideas, tactics or strategies rather they would be allowed to go ahead to implement what they think best in their circumstance as long as they do not deviate from the principle(s) behind the activity. In the process we will document new ideas or ingenuous knowledge used or applied by beneficiaries

Promoting Public Awareness of Global Environment

Meetings, WhatsApp, e-bulletin and workshops.

Capacity - Building Component

Need to build capacity of persons with disabilities in climate smart agriculture

Emphasis on Sustainable Livelihoods

Organic Vegetable cultivation

Gender Focus

The project will promote equity and equality among women and men. It will ensure greater participation of women in all aspects of the intervention such as capacity building in soil fertility management, erosion control, agro forestry, support in alternative livelihood enterprises and marketing. It will enable women and men to collaborate and work together on strategies improving the overall household livelihood situation. The project will focus on building a vibrant nonfarm economic ventures and rural finance scheme for women. Gender will be integrated in all reports and documentation.

Notable Community Participation

The youth disabled the were involved in project planning and would be involved in the project implementation

Significant Participation of Indigenous Peoples

Use of local language in the planning of the project

Project Results

This project seeks to economically empower Persons with disabilities to adapt to climate change by undertaking innovative ventures in climate-smart agriculture and fishing. The focus of the project is to undertake building the capacities of the PWDs in the cultivation of organic vegetables like green pepper, red pepper, cabbage, cucumber, carrots, and onions, under simple irrigation using aquaponic techniques.
The planned activities in quarter one included training the PWDs on climate-smart sustainable agriculture and animal rearing, Training the PWDs in organic compost preparation and application and organic pesticide and application, Setting up a pilot and demonstration plot to help train the PWDs, Identify suitable sites for all year round farming (2ha for each group), Prepare the land for cultivation and apportion it to the PWDs (Each family at least two beds), Develop all year water source to service the plots and Acquire of four sets of solar irrigation system for the two sites.
A summary of activities completed during the period included:
? 267 PWDs made of 183 females and 87 males trained on climate-smart sustainable agriculture and animal rearing.
? 285 PWDS made of 180 females and 105 males have been trained on organic compost preparation and application and organic pesticide and application.
? Pilot demonstration plots were set up in Sabiye and Ahenkro to train PWDs.
? 2 ha each suitable site has been identified in Sabiye and Ahenkro for all-year-round farming.
? 2ha each of land prepared, cultivated, and apportioned to PWDs.
? Water source developed to service the plots.
? Two solar irrigation systems were acquired for the two sites.

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Indicators

Biophysical

Number of innovations or new technologies developed / applied 2

Biophysical

Number of local policies informed in climate change focal area 1

Empowerment

Number of women participated / involved in SGP project 50

Empowerment

Innovative financial mechanisms put in place through SGP project 2

Livehood

Increase in household income by increased income or reduced costs due to SGP project 100

Livehood

Number of households who have benefited* from SGP project 50

Livehood

Number of individuals (gender diaggregated) who have benefited* from SGP project 50

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