Sustainable Food Security and Livelihoods Support Project for the Most Vulnerable Groups

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Donor

OCHA

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Beneficiaries

4968

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Geographical Scope

Maqbana District, Taiz Governorate

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Project Period

August 2022 - January 2023

Sustainable Food Security and Livelihoods Support Project for the Most Vulnerable Groups

Project summary:

The project enhances the population's ability to access food and improve livelihoods through the construction/maintenance of three community assets, and the construction of a water channel in the targeted areas of Maqbanah district, within Cash-for-Work Program to achieve sustainable food security. The project also implements a vocational training program in (dairy production, sewing and embroidery, beekeeping).

 

Project outcomes:

Rebuilding Community Assets

  • Building a 215-meter channel, to irrigate 17,670 agricultural acres.
  • Paving Al Orf road (500 meters) in Al Habebah sub-district.
  • Paving Al Zara'eb road (413 meters) in Al Wareef sub-district.
  • Distributing conditional cash assistance (cash-for-work) for 400 beneficiaries.

Vocational training and capacity-building

  • Dairy production 128 beneficiaries.
  • Sewing and Embroidery 54 beneficiaries. 
  • Beekeeping 18 beneficiaries.   
  • Financial grants to establish SMEs 175 beneficiaries.