| Reporting Organization: | SOS Children's Villages Canada |
|---|---|
| Total Budget ($CAD): | $ 50,000 |
| Timeframe: | July 1, 2024 - June 30, 2025 |
| Status: | Fermé |
| Contact Information: |
Marc Bonomo [email protected] |
SOS Children's Villages Canada
| Somalia - $ 50,000.00 (100.00%) | |
| Economic Development & Empowerment (0 %) | |
| Food Security & Agriculture ( %) | |
| Nutrition (0 %) | |
| Health Promotion & Education (0 %) | |
The project aims to reduce climate-related poverty and hunger by using innovative climate-smart farming technologies that enhance communities’ resilience to climate shocks and generate sustainable livelihoods.
Through the project, 10 internally displaced women will receive a 7-day training on hydroponic farming. This training will be provided by internally displaced youth who previously received training of trainers from Hydroponics Africa. These women will then be supported by these trainers to manage two simplified 8M X 30M horizontal hydroponic farming systems for vegetable production established with the foundation’s funding. The two farms would produce enough vegetables to support the 10 women’s households (approximately 80 people), as well as approximately 100 households (approximately 700 people) from the community who would benefit from the availability of affordable vegetables.
| Gender and age: | Adolescent females Adult women Children, girls |
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| Descriptors: | Internally displaced people (IDP) |
| Total Direct Population: | 820 |
| 2 | Hydroponic Farms |
| 13 | women trained in hydroponic farming |
| 520 | Community members that accessed nutritious vegetables at a lower cost, improving dietary diversity and meal frequency. |
| 2 | workshops |
•13 women trained in hydroponic farming, gaining practical skills and income-generating opportunities.
•Over 520 community members (45 women and 250 girls and 225 boys and men) accessed nutritious vegetables at a lower cost, improving dietary diversity and meal frequency.
•Two sensitization workshops engaged 250 participants (28 women and 141 girls and 35 men and 46 boys), with outreach extended to an additional 50 (25 women) community members, including children for the initial community sensitization training. Bringing the total to 300 individuals.
•Harvest results in the first year included 2,312 kg of cucumber and 1,721 kg of tomatoes sold locally, boosting household incomes.
•100% of participating households reported a meaningful improvement of income and improved food consumption, as a result of the project with many shifting from one meal per day to two and enhancing meal quality with nutrient-rich produce.
•Participants reported a monthly household income increase of USD 98-112.
