General

Adapted GALS+ Approach Plan International has partnered with the World Food Programme Zimbabwe and Ecorys represented by the SAFE communities to implement a Gender Action Learning System (GALS) adapted approach in Chiredzi District. The project contributes to the core objective of SAFE which is to reduce the perpetration of violence particularly intimate partner violence driven by economic insecurity and social norms. The implementation of the GALS approach will contribute to shifting power relations between men and women and achieve financial and economic security in the household. Beneficiaries will be split into Cohorts and with these activities implemented: • Formation of ISAL groups and training on the management of ISAL groups • Seed funding ($200 per group) • Change Catalyst sessions • Peer training led by GALS Peer Facilitators • Community learning workshops • Men’s Forums • Intergenerational dialogues • Community Influencers dialogues • Exchange visits

Objectives

ltpgtltfont face="Calibri, sans-serif"gtltspan style="font-size: 10pt"gtSomalia will see a historic sixth season in a row from which manylt/spangtlt/fontgtltfont face="Calibri, sans-serif"gtltspan style="font-size: 10pt"gt have lost their liveslt/spangtlt/fontgtltfont face="Calibri, sans-serif"gtltspan style="font-size: 10pt"gt and means of support due to the protracted drought. Humanitarian aid is required by 8.25 million people, on average. The CCCM Cluster Somalia Strategy published January 2023, show climate shocks and insecurity continue to have an impact on Somalia's population, frequently forcing population displacement. Newly displaced persons are relocated to private IDP sites in urban areas, where they live in subpar conditions and have limited access to essential services. IDP returns to their homes are incredibly rare because so many displaced families have lost their means of support and are now dependent on humanitarian aid. Majority of sites are administered by landlords or gatekeepers, and existing methods for managing land and land tenure are mostly informal. These systems don't comply to minimum requirements and have scant accountability. For displaced people to have equal access to services and protection, site-level coordination and management structures are needed. lt/spangtlt/fontgtltfont face="Calibri, sans-serif"gtltspan style="font-size: 10pt"gt“Provision of lifesaving CCCM activities in secondary hubs to further minimize displacement into larger urban areas”, aimed at enhancing response to the huge needs in Banadir’s Kahda and Deynile settlements where the risk of famine remains credible is lt/spangtinevitableltspan style="font-size: 10pt"gt lt/spangtlt/fontgtltfont face="Calibri, sans-serif"gtltspan style="font-size: 10pt"gtthus, linked to the standard allocation strategy that fits to CCCM Cluster strategic objective. Alt/spangtlt/fontgtltspan style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif font-size: 10pt color: black background: white"gtctivities that will lead to the achievemet of this goal include, lt/spangtltspan style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif font-size: 10pt"gtservice monitoring and mapping which will be done to establish the operational actors who are active on the ground and offer services in all the 30 target IDP camps in the earmarked catchment areas in Kahda and Deynile. The sites include 15 in Deynile namely: Cosoble (Center), Kulmis 3, Bulsho Kaab, Dirdhabe, Maansoor, Faqrudin, Milaano, Hodman, Dhibane, Mideeye, Duco waalid, Horseed, Shaciir, Caloofi center, Daryeel. Whereas, in Kahda Ahlu Kheyr, Camp Husni, Camp Nordin, Maandeeq Camp, Barwaaqo Center, Kuntuwareey Center, Rabi Suge, Alnacim, Camp Bardale, Nugul Center, Sarmaan Camp, Camp Shalakben, Camp Omardoon, Camp Dooyale and Garas Bajino.lt/spangtltspan style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif font-size: 10pt color: black background: white"gt lt/spangtltspan style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif font-size: 10pt"gtRegular coordination meetings with the appropriate stakeholders will keep stakeholders and service providers informed of any gaps, new developments, and activities related to service monitoring which IRDO will be holding so as to settle any problems or issues. lt/spangtltspan style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif font-size: 10pt"gt lt/spangtltspan style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif font-size: 10pt"gtA safety audit will be carried with other partners to assess the safety of the IDP settlements. A Complaints Feedback Mechanism (CFM), will be established in all the 30 sites managed by IRDO, so that the project participants can easily voice their concerns and complaints and receive prompt responses. IRDO will procure and distribute a toolkit targeting 30 IDP camps. Each toolkit will have 38 items with each camp receiving 3 Grip 500g Claw Hammer Steel Handle, 20 Durable Rubber Gloves, 3 Pig Axe for digging, 3 Spades, 3 Machetes, 3 Rakes and finally 3 Wheelbarrows in each of the camps. 258 households will be targeted to be involved in site cleaning and site improvement activities. They will work for 3 days a week earning $5 per day amounting to 12 days in a month and receive $60 on monthly basis for 7 months.lt/spangtltspan style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif font-size: 10pt color: black background: white"gt lt/spangtltspan style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif font-size: 10pt"gtCamp Management Committees (CMC) Training Package on CCCM Principles targeting 240 members (8 in each camp) will be conducted to build the capacity of the CMCs which is an important aspect towards achieving localization. Towards disability inclusion, IRDO will procure and distribute mobility aid with a clear diagnosis as guided by organizations of persons living with disabilities. A total of 150 persons with disabilities are targeted upon which 65 Crutches (Elbow and Auxiliary) and 85 Wheelchairs will be procured and distributed with the support and guidance from the persons with disability in Mogadishu. Lastly, 2 community centers (1 in Kahda and another in Deynile) will be constructed so for information sharing among many other events.lt/spangtltbrgtlt/pgtltpgt ltbrgtlt/pgt

Objectives

To promote sustainable and comprehensive food systems that are deforestation free and provide ecosystem services, with a focus on palm oil productive landscapes

Other

Note: Disbursement data provided is cumulative and covers disbursement made by the project Agency.

Target Groups

Generating socio-economic benefits is not only a very desirable output of this project but key to its sustainability. If people don’t derive tangible socio-economic benefits from more sustainable food systems and restored landscape there is little hope that these systems will be chosen on the long run. This project’s objective is to create a common vision as a guiding principle for the landscape, ensuring that all stakeholders (even the most disadvantaged usually such as women and youth) feel empowered and benefit from sustainable landscapes. The development of green and inclusive SMEs as well as the support to larger enterprises to have a positive impact on the landscape and local livelihoods, are a key pillar of the project. Looking component by component the benefits are the following: Under Component 1, at the national level, the socio-economic benefit from the project is an enabling environment that includes institutions and coordination mechanisms with a stronger capacity to plan and implement. It is expected that these enhanced capacities will lead to improved and projects in an integrated manner. The project will also support supportive policies to reach the field level. Policies on land tenure are particularly important for communities and farmers to project themselves in a long-term vision for the landscape. Thanks to awareness raising at national and local levels, over 300 people will be trained in Integrated Landscape Management planning and lead the process in their communes to apply this knowledge and develop participatory integrated land use plans. These plans will be developed following multiple criteria including socio-economic ones. Raising awareness and enabling people to be part of a landscape plan, is empowering them to be a driver of change to transform current unsustainable food systems, overusing natural resources instead of nurturing them, to ensure they will be able to deliver their benefits on the long term. As part of the Integrated Land Use Plans some areas will be designated as needing to implement sustainable agriculture intensification to promote sustainable food producing practices and responsible value chain. In order for this change from traditional agriculture to sustainable intensification to be accepted and be part of a long term plan, local communities need to derive benefits from them. Under Component 2, up to 10,000 farmers will be trained through FFS and lead farmers on sustainable agricultural intensification practices. The exact packages to be used in each community will be defined depending on local condition and culture but the options proposed in the project are all defined in a way that will benefit the economic status of the farmers. This will be through diversifying the production, introducing rotation culture (allowing to produce several crops on the same land without exhausting its resources), or ensuring that the crop can adapt to changing weather patterns preventing the farmers from the devastating effect of a lost harvest. The linkages of this project with the AGRIFARM project that is supporting the development of cooperatives, roads and market opportunities will allow the farmers to sell their produces efficiently. The project also has a strong angle to support sustainable palm oil development in view of its growth in Guinea. The production and the transformation will be supported to include more sustainable practices. 15 groups, including mostly women who are usually in charge of this task, will be empowered to improve the transformation lowering the arduousness of the work and increase the yield. In parallel, the project will promote inclusive businesses. Together with the implementation of palm oil certification this will create an emulation for sustainable products and value with a direct socio-economic impact to the local communities. Women and youth will be recognized for their work and directly benefit from it, giving new energy. Under component 3, restoration activities in the Integrated Land Use plans will be implemented to restore threatened ecosystem services and a healthy environment. Value chains depending on these restored land will be supported to create a direct economic benefit linked to restoration. As part of the project, 4 NWFPs value chains will be supported in order to bring more economic benefits and have the restored lands considered as productive. The project will also look for new financing options to sustainable the restored land that will have direct socio-economic benefits. Both national and local project stakeholders will also benefit from more robust monitoring and knowledge management systems, under Component 4, that generate information in a participative way, share it in the form adapted to the target audience and disseminate data, information and best practices relevant to restoration. This will reduce time spent on research and development and facilitate learning and sharing of innovative ideas among and between local, national and international experts (through the IP FOLUR for example) and practitioners, possibly influencing program and policy formulation at different levels. The project’s strong focus on gender and youth equity is also expected to strengthen social sustainability. With equal rights and opportunities to participate and benefit from the project, women, men and the youth can become agents of change for sustained socio-economic development in their communities.All these efforts support ILM and FLR development at the local, regional and national levels giving both the tools to implement it and the incentives to keep doing it over the long term. Global Environment Benefits are reached through land degradation reduction, sustainable agriculture and forest management, improved biodiversity habitat connectivity and improved wellbeing.