The living situation of people in Nebbi and Pakwach districts is characterized by extreme poverty and a high dependence on traditional subsistence agriculture with very low
knowledge and market participation and a high susceptibility to climate change. Discrimination against women is immense as only 20% of women own land, only 27% of them make decisions regarding the use of family land and only 10% decide on the use of family income for major expenses. The high pressure on natural resources resulted in enormous environmental degradation (only 3.3% of the land is still forested). These factors have reduced the resilience of many households. With funding from the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), AFARD in partnership with AWO International are implementing a 3.5-year (Oct. 2022 – March 2026) Climate Action Model Village (CAM) Project.
The overall project goal is, “Communities in Nebbi and Pakwach Districts are resilient to climate change, health and economic shocks.”
The CAM Project is planned to empower the population of at least ten villages in Nyaravur and Alwi sub-counties to transform their villages into Climate Action Model Villages through: 1) the establishment of 15 Climate Smart Champion Groups (CSCGs) and 05 School Health and Environment Club (SHEC); and 2) capacity development of these civil society structures on sustainable agricultural intensification, income generation and management, gender equality, Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR), preventive public health, environmental conservation, biodiversity and climate change mitigation.
Implementation started in November 2022 and to-date, 10 villages have been selected and 15 beneficiary groups with 375 households have been selected. Five (05) primary schools have also been selected to directly benefit from the project. Peer trainers (15 paravets, 30 agroecology champions and 15 VSLA mentors) have also been trained.
Project Budget: EUR 931,400
Donor: German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) through AWO International
