Planned activities at the household and community level will be supported through a revolving fund system, which would maintain project activities for as long as possible.

Planned activities which involve improving agricultural land productivity , bee keeping, home gardens and other income-generating activities would improve local community income and improve their living conditions.

Public awareness activities will focus on local as well as global environmental issues.

The cooperative members include a number of women, who will be targeted by project supported activities. Women will also benefit from the training activities that will be organized by the Project.

The project aims at contributing to the sustainable land management and improved environmental situation in Al Wasiyeh and Ader areas through supporting small projects that improve community livelihood and sustainable management of land resources. The project objectives depend directly on solving the environmental problems in the area, as follows: 1. Regarding Shortage of water supplies - To encourage water harvesting through construction of rain collection cisterns to be used for complementary irrigation and domestic uses during the summer 2. Regarding the need for capacity building of the local institution - To build the capacity of the cooperative as a civil institution and empower women by providing giving them access to micro-credit and training 3. Regarding lack of awareness in environmental issues and preserving the forest - Raise awareness and knowledge of environmental issues related to preserving the land and using their resources in a sustainable way. - Create awareness among school children in environmental issues 4. Regarding lack of diversified sources of income - To improve the socio-economic situation of rural families and optimal use of small land acquisitions in the area and implement income-generating activities 5. Regarding exhaustion of natural resources - To control land degradation and soil erosion in the area, through proper soil conservation measures

The small projects execution will be carried out through a soft loan programme, which will be delivered to beneficiaries under an agreement with strict financial guarantees. The NGO team and local community members will be trained on all fields of the project intervention, namely on water collection projects, home gardens, institutional capacity building and other administrative and technical aspects. A significant part of the project will be invested in the local awareness raising program to foster the project philosophy and environmental and development dimensions within all local community sectors.