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Displaying 1251 - 1260 of 6947Increased and Sustained access to lifesaving water and sanitation for displacement affected populations in Dal
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Since establishing initial operations in Somalia in 2004, the Norwegian Refugee Council has been implementing WASH, Food Security, Livelihoods, ICLA( Information Counselling and Legal Assistance )and Education sector programming throughout Somalia . In Juba region specifically, the proposed program will link with NRC’s ongoing interventions in ICLA, Food Security, Livelihoods, WASH and Education all defined to provide a combination of lifesaving and resilience building support to displacement affected communities. This project will include rehabilitation of WASH facilities in schools and dissemination of hygiene education. NRC will build on the aforementioned interventions to provide a holistic response to the disaster affected populations .NRC has evidence that confirms that an integrated, holistic intervention is required to meet the urgent and inter-connected food security, nutrition, and WASH needs in affected geographical location. It is with this understanding that this action is designed to act in complementarity to other related action that is currently being implemented. In Kismayo , access to and use of latrines and sanitation facilities is extremely low. Only a third of the populations use any method to prevent contamination of the water when storing or handling. As a result, cholera and acute watery diarrhea (AWD) are endemic and frequent outbreaks occur every year. This intervention targets IDP and host communities whose health and nutritional status is severely impeded by frequent water borne illnesses and whose traditional coping mechanisms and livelihood systems are still recovering from the recent recurrent emergencies. This situation is likely to be aggravated by the foreseen increase in number of returns arising out the intended closure of the refugee camps in Kenya. The project intends to increase equal and sustained access to reliable safe water, adequate sanitation, promote positive hygiene services and take appropriate action to contribute to the lifesaving and life sustaining integrated response to displacement affected populations among IDPs and host communities in Dalxiiksa Kismayo. This action will be implemented in the location with the highest number of IDPs within Kismayu . NRC seeks to implement hygiene promotion activities that include distribution of assorted hygiene items, training of promoters and wash committees, construction and rehabilitation of shallow wells and rehabilitation of other water infrastructure, construction of both communal latrines including de-sludging existing ones. The latrine facilities will be lockable and equipped with handwashing facilities. All activities will fall in line with both sphere and relevant approved WASH cluster standards and guidelines. The beneficiaries will be selected through a community consultative process with the community leaders in order to ensure that only those who meet the specified vulnerable criteria are identified for support. Female headed households will be given high priority while accountability and transparency measures will be put in place to ensure equity within an all-inclusive aid administration process. NRC will maintain and expand synergies across all the programs by ensuring that this action is implemented alongside other s and that benefits arising out of multiple actions to the same target groups are exponentially increased. NRC shelter and ICLA program will provide opportunities for constructing appropriate transitional shelters using preferred and locally available material through an owner driven approach, while livelihood interventions will direct efforts towards supporting a combination of both off farm and on farm food security interventions that ensure sustained improvement of food security indicators. The Shelter program will work hand in hand with ICLA to ensure that all those who benefit from WASH, Livelihood and Shelter intervention have secure land tenure arrangements and are guaranteed of protection.
Emergency Shelter response to IDPs and poor host communities in Kaxda district-Mogadishu
Objectives
This action seeks to ensure that vulnerable displacement-affected populations in Somalia, including those that are hard to reach, have adequate physical protection, safety and privacy, through access to basic services and livelihood opportunities. Somalia remains among the worst humanitarian crises in the world. A mixture of clan-related conflict, drought, flooding and forced evictions is resulting in increasing amounts of person becoming IDP’s. NRC will respond to shelter needs for newly displaced persons and host community in Kaxda district of Banadir region. This action will directly target 900 households or approximately 5,400 individual beneficiaries. The response will strive to improve access to locally appropriate shelter solutions through a combination of life-saving activities while creating conditions for more durable solutions. The action will consist of settlement planning training, the distribution of settlement planning tools, the provision of emergency shelter kits and solar lamps as well as cash transfers for beneficiaries to construct their own shelter. This should promote beneficiary participation as well as choice and ownership of the shelters. Through NRC’s Information, counselling and legal assistance (ICLA) core competency, the beneficiaries will be supported to obtain communal land tenure documents in order to avoid the risk of being forcibly evicted. Benefiting household selection and targeting will be based on needs, equity and access possibilities, and will be undertaken in coordination with the cluster and other humanitarian actors. NRC will also ensure that protection issues are mainstreamed throughout the implementation of the project.
Lifesaving and life sustaining integrated response to IDPs and host communities in North Baidoa
Objectives
This project will be implemented in Baidoa district, Bay region and is designed to meet the needs of both IDPS (70%) and poor host communities (30%) . NRC will select extremely vulnerable individuals (EVIs) through a predetermined beneficiary selection criteria and construct 270 transitional (Caarish) Shelters, with mud plastered walling along with local sticks and CGI roofing, which is culturally acceptable and most appropriate shelter typology in Baidoa. The shelters will be constructed through community driven approach and NRC will provide the beneficiaries with conditional cash to construct their shelters. NRC will cover the cost of skilled and unskilled labourers who will be engaged by the beneficiaries during the construction. Caarish shelter is a new typology in Baidao however similar designs are acceptable to beneficiaries. In order to progressively ensure ownership, NRC will start construction with piloting 20 Caarish shelters (size: 4m x 3m) and will take feedback from community and local authorities on the appropriateness. If these designs are found acceptable then construction will be expanded to include an additional 250 shelters otherwise if not found acceptable then the typology will be changed to typical transitional CGI shelters. Both the Caarish and the CGI shelters cost the same, though the Caarish are considered cooler and thus environmental more acceptable to the beneficiaries. A change in the typology type will therefore not mean any budgetary changes. NRC will also distribute household solar lamps to the same beneficiaries. NRC will as part of the planning process for this project ensure that the ICLA program supports the shelter component in obtaining secure land tenure for all the beneficiaries. As a result consultation with the local administration at the onset will be initiated to ensure that the appropriate documents for the land is provided by the local authorities as a means to securing a legally acceptable land tenure arrangement for the beneficiaries. Each household will be provided with a lease agreement document endorsed and recognized by the local authorities. To make the shelter support wholesome in line with the intention to ensure that each of the beneficiaries feels better protected as a result of this service, each of the beneficiaries will also be provided with a household solar lamp for use in lighting. Settlement planning training will also be incorporated in the project to ensure proper layout of the shelters and to provide necessary space for other facilities like WASH, Education etc. NRC will also mainstream the protection issues during the whole project life. The project principle objective is: Vulnerable displacement-affected populations in Somalia, including the hard to reach, have adequate physical protection, safety and privacy, and improved access to basic services through construction of culturally appropriate transitioal shelters. The project shall provide 270 households in Baidoa (approximately 1,620 beneficiaries) with housing ensuring that the type of housing improves their privacy, physical protection and dignity. The activities that will be implemented to ensure the delivery of the shelters shall be: Site Planning and building of communal infrastructure, land tenure consultations, cash transfers and all-inclusive community consultations. The owner driven construction approach shall be applied in the delivery of shelters, to ensure speed and timely completion of works , good quality , savings on purchases , comprehensive beneficiary participation and their capacity building.
NL CGIAR Partnership (phase 2)
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This activity is aimed at further strengthening the link between NL knowledge partners and CGIAR, a global network that does research on food, land and water systems. NL is a major donor of CGIAR (activity 4000005270), and the NL-CGIAR partnership deepens the contentwise engagement. The work of CGIAR, supported through this activity, focuses on productivity and long-term sustainability of food, land and water systems in a context of climate change, especially in developing countries. This implies principal attention for climate adaptation, and significant attention for gender, climate mitigation, biodiversity and desertification (drought and land degradation). The activity consists of 1) funding for Senior Experts from NL institutions who will support CGIAR research, strategy and management, 2) a research call focused on the economics of water at the water-food nexus, 3) support to CGIAR on public-private partnerships for scaling innovations, and 4) publicizing research results.
Sustaining Peace and Reconciliation
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It will strengthen the capacity of existing semi-formal and informal land dispute mechanisms to facilitate resolution of land disputes in a more transparent and inclusive manner.
Fighting with women against inequalities and for socioeconomic justice in food systems
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Oxfam Solidarité/Solidariteit will work together with 3 partners: Palestinian Agricultural Relief Committee, Rural Women Development Society and Palestinian Farmers’ Union and with 5 collaborators (Coalition for Accountability and Integrity -AMAN, Palestinian Trade Center, Gender At Work, Oxfam in OPTI and Oxfam Novib) to make the fresh vegetables value chain more inclusive, fair and sustainable, targeting 3.000 women, youth and other small-scale farmers (at least 40% are female) in six governorates in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank. They will have more economic benefits and increasingly be change agents. Improved economic benefits, including policy changes, will also impact positively on the families of the target group and other families: an estimated 26.000 beneficiaries (49% women). The capacities and organizational structures of the 3 partners, community-based organizations, other civil society organizations and civil servants of the Palestinian Authority (PA) will be strengthened. The awareness of other private sector actors in the value chain will be raised and they will be pushed to adopt alternative business practices that distribute values, risks and profit more equally. The PA will be pushed to apply regulations benefiting women, youth and other small-scale producers. A mix of strategies will be used: capacity building activities, research, improving agricultural practices, increasing access to finance and other services, awareness raising on gender justice, care work and gender based violence, strengthening of alliances between like-minded groups, facilitating coalitions with other private sector actors in the value chain, improving the advocacy capacities, involving media and influencing work towards the PA. The accountability of public and private decision makers towards the population and the capacity of the civil society to demand accountability, the power of women and youth and the respect for the environment will be improved. The programme will empower precarious workers in the highly informal agri-food sector - mostly micro, small and medium enterprises - in 3 ASEAN member-states (Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam) with the aim of addressing their rights, needs and vulnerabilities through the promotion of three pillars of the JSF Decent Work: labour rights at work, social protection and social dialogue for all. Climate change impacts, economic insecurity and occupational safety and health of these workers will be addressed by more adequate and shock-responsive social protection measures. Labour law enforcement will be enhanced to upgrade their livelihoods. These workers will be heard by employers and relevant government structures through dialogue and negotiation mechanisms. A particular focus is put on women workers who are impacted differently due to prevalent gender norms constituting additional obstacles to their empowerment, including gender-based violence and time scarcity due to long hours of unpaid care and domestic work. Without gender justice, decent work cannot be achieved. Following a rights-based and gender-transformative approach, 16 local partners jointly cover the target groups in the 3 countries. They will cooperate to empower local groups and their leaders to influence powerholders more effectively. 3 regional partners will add value through learning and knowledge building, tapping from experiences in the ASEAN region, while leveraging the relevant ASEAN policy frameworks, in particular those promoting decent work, social protection and gender equality. 9 collaborators, including the local Oxfam offices, will support the partners through capacity strengthening, knowledge sharing and brokering cooperation. At the end of the programme, these women workers will become more resilient to shocks and risks, have more agency and voice, and work and live on more equal footing in society. Other beneficiaries include male workers, network members and staff of partners and stakeholders. Au sein d’Oxfam Belgique, Oxfam-Wereldwinkels et Oxfam-Solidarité ont la vision d’un monde où chaque personne peut influer sur les décisions locales et globales qui les concernent. Nous voulons transformer le système actuel qui engendre des inégalités en un système structurellement juste. Les femmes et les filles occupent une place centrale dans ce combat. Oxfam Belgique lutte contre les inégalités et pour la justice économique comme un mouvement de citoyen.ne.s engagé.e.s, oeuvrant pour un changement social dans le monde entier. À travers notre travail d’influence politique et du public, de sensibilisation et de mobilisation, nous agissons comme une force critique et motrice du changement. Grâce à notre ancrage en Belgique, tant à l’échelon local que national, et au soutien de notre mouvement de bénévoles, nous sommes plus forts et gagnons en légitimité. Notre force ne réside pas seulement dans la somme de nos engagements, mais aussi dans nos supporters qui contribuent à la politique et au fonctionnement de notre organisation. La promotion de la diversité et de l'inclusion nous importe, c’est pourquoi notre travail se fonde sur les principes féministes d’Oxfam et cela transparaît dans la manière dont le monde extérieur nous perçoit. Quant à notre lutte contre les inégalités économiques, elle se manifeste par des actions concrètes en faveur d’un commerce équitable, d'une agriculture durable, du climat, de l'égalité de genre, d’une protection sociale universelle et d’une fiscalité équitable. Nous nous adressons de plus en plus aux jeunes afin de préparer notre mouvement pour l'avenir car la prochaine génération façonnera les mouvements sociaux de demain et sera aussi la plus affectée par les politiques climatiques actuelles et les inégalités croissantes. Nous faisons appel au numérique ainsi qu’à des outils et méthodes innovants afin d’atteindre et engager durablement nos groupes cibles. Enfin, nous coopérons avec d'autres acteurs afin d’accroître notre portée. L’outcome de ce programme consiste à renforcer les revenus, le pouvoir d’agir et d’influence de 3375 (jeunes) femmes rurales et personnes déplacées internes vivant en lisière des aires protégées et des exploitations minières au Sud et au Nord Kivu Nous plaçons dans ce programme les femmes et les groupes vulnérables au cœur de notre action. Compte tenu du contexte de crises en RDC, nous voulons agir sur les facteurs qui affectent l’atteinte des résultats de développement dans une approche de renforcement de la résilience, et de nexus où nous prévoyons la prise en charge de 1124 PDI. Pour y parvenir nous nous appuyons sur l’atteinte de 5 résultats : (1) la prise en compte par les autorités congolaises des niveaux national, provincial et local des besoins de développement des acteurs.trices des chaines de valeur agricole ; (2) le renforcement des connaissances de notre groupe cible en termes de plaidoyer, de gestion des connaissances et l’articulation avec le mouvement paysan organisé au niveau national ; (3) la conception et la mise en œuvre par les (jeunes) femmes et leurs organisations d’actions visant à renforcer la productivité agricole, générer de l’épargne en milieu rural, développer des stratégies de commercialisation, mettre en place des actions d’adaptation et de résilience aux effets du changement climatique, sur la nutrition et la prise en charge des PDI ; (4) la participation active des femmes au niveau de l’épargne collective, et le renforcement de leur autonomie et leadership au niveau ménage et communauté, et (5) le renforcement des capacités organisationnelles des partenaires et des groupes locaux qu’ils accompagnent. Nous nous appuyons sur 3 partenaires : 2 fédérations de producteurs (FOPAC Sud et Nord Kivu) et 1 ONG locale (ASOP), et prévoyons 4 collaborations (Oxfam GB, Oxfam en RDC, Gender@Work et Alliance Agricongo). Avec un budget de 2.198.905,51€, le programme bénéficiera à 15824 bénéficiaires indirectes. Le programme vise (Outcome) à renforcer la résilienc
Biodiversity Conservation, Restoration and Integrated Sustainable Development of Mangoky sub-watersheds
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Improve ecosystems services, sustainable intensification and biodiversity conservation in degraded forests and landscapes in Southern Madagascar through wide-scale implementation of forest and landscape restoration (FLR).
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Target Groups
10. Benefits The project will help deliver the following global socio-economic benefits: Global Socio-economic Benefits GEF 7 Core Indicator Target Expected contribution of the GEF project direct beneficiaries (disaggregated by gender) benefit of GEF investments. 31,200 members of rural communities in the target landscapes (disaggregated by gender) directly benefitting of project interventions. The Global socio-economic benefits are based following on the following considerations: Sustainable Forest and mangrove Management: It is estimated that during the project lifetime the members of the 8 COBAs (1,816 members in total) active in the protected sections of the target landscapes will benefit of the forest learning groups and procurement investments, resulting in 30,000 ha of sustainably managed and restored forest and mangroves with improved CBNRM systems. The forest users that throughout the process have acquired a greater organizational capacity and have sustainably intensified production of the project's target commodities (e.g. charcoal, bee products, wild fruits such as baobab, wild forest yam, basket works, and other identified priority NTFP during project implementation), will be supported to improve their business capacity and market access for diversified GVC commodities. The project will target women and men in equal proportion of 50 percent. Sustainable intensification of agroforestry production systems: It is estimated that during the project lifetime approx. 4,500 women and men smallholder farmers will benefit of the field learning programmes and procurement investments in the three target landscapes, and project investments will allow 7,200 ha of land to be restored and sustainably managed through climate-smart agroforestry production systems. The smallholder farmers that throughout the process have acquired a greater organizational capacity under producer organizations and an improvement in the high-quality production of the project's target commodities (e.g. rice, lime beans, Artemisia annua, sweet potato, citrus, small livestock), will be supported to improve their business capacity and market access for diversified GVC commodities. The project will target women and men in equal proportion of 50 percent. Increased skills and knowhow on ER/SLM/SFM/GVC: Approximately 4,500 community members will have acquired good knowledge and skills on ER/SLM/SFM/GVC. 60 agriculture extensionists and 40 forestry extensionists from public and private institutions and leading land users will be qualified as lead trainers and facilitators on ER/SLM/SFM/GVC development, therefore increasing their employment opportunities during project implementation and beyond. Micro, small and medium enterprise development around GVC commodities: The project will support approximately 500 local producers to become members of economically viable micro-small-medium enterprises (producer organizations and cooperatives) with social and environmental corporate responsibility, through training, technical and financial support for the adoption of improved technologies that allow production to comply with market requirements and national standards for product diversification. Local businesses around GVC commodities will include: (i) community nurseries for the production and marketing of high-quality plant material (seeds, seedlings and cuttings) and the provision of services to customers on the use of plant material in ER/SLM/SFM implementation; (ii) production and marketing of a diverse set of high-quality products of rice, legumes, beekeeping, fruit trees, aromatic plants, and renewable energy among others. The project will target a minimum of 1/3 of women among beneficiaries. Adaptive capacity of smallholder farmers and forest users: The project will enhance the adaptive capacity of women and men smallholder farmers and forest users, addressing the gender-specific adaptation needs. The project will enhance farmer’s resilience and adaptation capacity in the following way: (i) reduce the impact of climate shocks on smallholder farmers through the promotion of management practices that help compensate the effect of drought events through higher soil water availability (CA and agroforestry; less water demanding crop varieties); (ii) diversify livelihoods (food security and income diversification) through sustainable intensification of agroforestry production through which farmers diversify their production from a set of crops (e.g. mix production of lime bean + rice + fruit trees + small ruminants, with additional vegetable production on home gardens) and reduce the risk of total loss of production due to a climatic event; (iii) increase the capacity of producer organizations to preserve and process their products reducing their perishability increasing their capacity to negotiate in the market over a longer period of time without depending on the seasonality of the raw product; (iv) increase the capacity to produce high quality products with greater potential to be marketed and increase revenue that allow smallholder farmers to cover needs in times of shocks. Target 1.B in MDG 1 (“Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger”) highlights the central role of employment and decent work in achieving food security and poverty reduction, therefore allowing women and men in rural communities to have access to the knowledge and resources necessary to produce sustainably and thereby contributing to the (SDG) target 15.3 on LDN and the National FLR Strategy. The project formulation has followed the Guidance on How to Address Decent Rural Employment Concerns in FAO Country Activities to make sure that decent rural employment is promoted in the project outcomes and outputs: Table. The Four Pillars of Decent Rural Employment (DRE) in the project Pillar 1: Employment creation and enterprise development · Component 1will address explicitly policies, regulations and bylaws supporting DRE in the implementation of SLM/SFM/GVC development. · The training-of-trainers (ToT) under Output 2.1.1 and 2.2.1 will increase the professionalization of members of practitioners on ER/SLM/SFM related-jobs. · The learning programmes under Outcomes 2.1, 2.2 and 3.1 will provide vocational and education training for rural women and men on technical and business skills, which will increase their chances of finding jobs and establishing small local enterprises. · Outcome 3.1 will build the capacity of women and men small-holder producers in accessing markets and become active in modern GVC. · Component 4 will develop national and sub-national capacities to collect and analyze age and sex disaggregated data on rural labour linked to FLR interventions. Pillar 2: Social protection · Learning programmes under Outcome 2.1, Outcome 2.2 and Outcome 3.1 will train practitioners on occupational safety and health measures for the rural workforce applying SLM/SFM/GVC technologies. · Producer organizations, enterprises and buyer companies supported by business incubation programmes under Component 3 will enhance their social corporate responsibility. · Procurement investments in each district will include social support for emergency or distress situations, targeting community needs beyond the ER/SLM/SFM/GVC priorities. The provision of this support indirectly delivers ER/SLM/SFM/GVC because it helps remove social barriers that may prevent community members to invest in and apply SNRM. Pillar 3: Standards and rights at work · Community bylaw formulation, fair access to training, extension and investments on ER/SLM/SFM/GVC technologies and inputs will help reduce gender and age-based discrimination in the target landscapes. · The project will ensure compliance with the National Labour Legislation, that has ratified all key international conventions concerning child labor. the Project will collaborate with governmental inspectors, UNICEF and ILO to carry out targeted child labour inspections in the three target landscapes, with the active involvement of local leaders, and representatives from church, government, NGOs, employers’ and workers’ organizations. Pillar 4: Governance and social dialogue · Component 1 will ensure representation of the rural poor in policy dialogue through awareness raising, training and bylaw formulation on gender-inclusive land tenure and natural resource governance issues. · The project will ensure in Component 1 fair, and effective participation of the rural poor in the planning, implementation and monitoring of the ILMP , and COBA plans. · Components 2 and 3 will put especial focus on capacity enhancement activities for women and youth groups to empower them in ER/SLM/SFM/GVC.
Agtech for inclusion and sustainability: SP Ventures'Regional Fund (Agventures II)
Objectives
Support the consolidation and scaling up of innovative Agtech early-stage companies (SMEs) that will develop technologies to offer productivity, market, and environmental solutions for the agricultural sector in Latin America especially to the Small and Medium Sized Farmers to generate environmental benefits related to climate change, land degradation, and chemicals and waste.
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Target Groups
?AgVentures II, as the first regional AgTech fund dedicated exclusively to Latin America, will capitalize on the proven experience and rich knowledge gathered by AgVentures I, which had a more specific geographic focus (Brazil and Argentina). As a regional vehicle, AgVentures is expected to have direct and indirect environmental, social and economic benefits for the region and its population. AgVentures’direct benefits include increased incomes, livelihoods, and productivity for vulnerable populations and executive positions for women in the region. Meanwhile, AgVentures will have even broader indirect effects by increasing employment opportunities and reducing the intensity of natural resource use. AgVentures primarily targets small and medium size farmers (SMSFs) both at the level of the farm and along agricultural value chains. It is estimated conservatively that about 55 to 73 thousand small and medium-sized farms (SMSFs) and 500 to 735 thousand people in vulnerable socioeconomic conditions in rural settings may benefit from the innovations introduced by startups financed by the Fund[1]. These AgTech innovations include recent advances in digital technologies (e.g. data analytics, big data, remote imagery and satellites, internet of things, artificial and augmented intelligence and blockchain), life sciences (e.g. advanced genomics, biotech) and automation (e.g. robotics, precise sensors). Agtech solutions have the potential to generate high impact to vulnerable rural populations and the environment both along the agricultural value chains, by introducing (low-carbon) solutions that enhance the access of SMSFs to markets, raise transparency and price conditions and, at the level of the farm, by improving livelihoods. The AgVentures II Fund also generates environmental benefits by investing in companies that help substitute and/or mitigate the use of harmful substances; and optimize food and equipment production and distribution, reducing natural resource consumption. The startups financed by the Fund will develop innovative solutions that decrease the intensity of use of natural resources in agricultural production (especially water, energy and land), enabling climate mitigation strategies in high carbon-intensive agriculture segments. Depending on the use of different technologies, companies invested by the Fund could also generate additional environmental/ climate benefits related to increasing climate resilience of SMSFs, including through water use conservation and optimization, and to reducing food waste. Additionally, SP Ventures has been a driving force of women entrepreneurship in agriculture. Having built a diverse portfolio, with 30% of women founders and 15% women founder CEOs (part of AgVentures I), the firm is a leader in this regard. For AgVentures II, SP Ventures is expected to continue applying a gender lens investment approach by identifying companies eligible for investment with more diverse teams, promoting the professional development of women in agtech and raising profiles of women entrepreneurs through widely disseminated media and events. As part of the result matrix agreed with the IDB Lab, the Fund aims to have, by the end of its Investment Period, 30% of its portfolio companies with at least one woman founder, co-founder or occupying C-level positions. Additionally, the Fund has 2 additional indicators related to beneficiaries/gender that once the Fund is in operations it would start reporting on a disaggregated basis by gender. These 2 indicators are: (a) number of people in rural areas estimated to benefit from Agtech solutions provided by portfolio companies (targets: by Year 4 = 84,000 people and by Year 10 = 735,000), and (b) Number of direct and indirect net jobs created by portfolio companies (targets: by Year 4 = 450 jobs, and by Year 10 = 1,050 jobs). Given the Fund’s investment focus, (the General Partner (also referred as Fund manager), has identified three main areas in which the technologies and/or companies part of the investment portfolio would have a direct or indirect environmental impact. Such areas are, but not limited to, the following: Chemicals and Waste § Reduced risks on human health and the environment through reducing and eliminating production, use and releases of Persistent Organic Pollutants and their waste; § Reduced risks on human health and the environment through sound management of chemicals and waste of global concern. Land Degradation § Improved provision of agro-ecosystem and forest ecosystem goods and services; § Mitigated/avoided greenhouse gas emissions and increased carbon sequestration in production landscapes; § Conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity in productive landscapes; Climate Change Mitigation § Mitigated GHG emissions; § Increased adoption of innovative technologies and management practices for GHG emission reduction and carbon sequestration; § Conservation and enhanced carbon stocks in agriculture, forest, and other land use; Additional Environmental Benefits In addition to the expected Global Environmental Benefits, described above, it is estimated that the Fund, as an AgTech investor, could have additional environmental benefits as indicated below. It is important to note that the project, adopting a conservative approach, has not set targets with respect to these benefits (as their generation very strongly depends on the exact Agtech solutions that will be supported by the AgVentures II), but will track these additional benefits during implementation of the project through its E&S monitoring tool. a) Climate Change - Technologies can help farmers adapt to climate change § Weather data and information technologies § Genetic technologies § Biological seed treatments and soil amendments § Indoor agriculture b) Water: Technologies focusing on conserving and optimizing the use of water § Water management technologies § Irrigation technologies c) Food Waste: Technologies that can help reduce, avoid or repurpose waste § Post-harvest technologies § Waste repurposing technologies d) Farmer Welfare and Smallholder Empowerment § Farm Management System § Content, Education and Social Media [1] These targets were incorporated in the Results Matrix. Such estimation followed conservative assumptions based on existing startups in the agtech segment and those previously invested by SP Ventures.
Enabling concerted Source to Sea management in the Paz river watershed
Objectives
To develop a shared vision for source to sea management of the binational Paz transboundary watershed
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Target Groups
1. Expected global environmental benefits are: (i) contribution to the protection of shared water resources in the Paz basin through building foundations for a cooperative management of watershed resources following the source to sea approach, (ii) Contribution to the protection of globally important ecosystems maintained by the water resources, (iii) Contribution to mitigation of climate change through sustainable forest management, (iv) Contribution to reduction of land degradation through strengthening SLM approaches, and (v) Inventory of POPs-contaminated wastes in the project area and DDT stockpiles up to 15 tons re-packed.
Train 100 Women on Land Rights in Siaya
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This project will build the capacity of 100 women and girls in Siaya County/ Kenya, providing competent training for 10 women on land rights and campaign, constructing a legal advisory and training center,provide scholarships for 10 girls, hold 3 legal clinics, training and mentoring women political aspirants to participate effectively in the Kenyan political contest.