Farmer-led Development Program (FDP)
Strategic Objective: Improved sustainable farming practices of crop and animal production as well as market access among smallholder farmers for food security, household income, and environment conservation
Background
Strategies
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Permaculture principles
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Sustainable agriculture practices
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ILUD- potent examples of sustainable land use/conservation
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Restorative Prisoner Rehabilitation approach
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Peer to peer learning
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Exchange learning
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Capacity building/ workshops
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Use of ICT
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Networking and partnerships
Key Result Areas/ Activities
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Youths empowered with permaculture principles.
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Youths empowered with both on and off farm business skills
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Work done documented with fixed point photos, case studies and reports
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A policy study around youth issues conducted and applied to inform the YEP interventions.
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Nutrition knowledge disseminated among the youths.
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Key stakeholders like mothers and teachers who ensure youths welfare are engaged
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Rehabilitating and reintegrating young prisoners with their communities.
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ILUD approach demonstrated on target groups (prisons, schools, households and refugee camps) land.
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Training community led peer trainers on ecological farming systems
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Exchange/cross learning facilitated across the target groups
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Gender and disability mainstreamed across the target groups.
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Animal integration in ILUD approach.
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AFIRD’s principles realized across with Program interventions.
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Potent examples of Ecological land use created within schools, Households, prisons and refugee camps.
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Potential networks recognized and purposeful used
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Routine program staff capacity building on emerging youth issues done.
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All program SOPs documented and appreciated by staff.
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A standard program M&E system developed for all program projects to adopt.
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Environment conservation campaigns organized for young people to raise their voices
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Use ICT and other social media sharing platforms enhanced for effective communication among the youth.
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Open learning and sharing platforms ( exhibitions and radio and TV talk shows) facilitated
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Water, hygiene and sanitation (WASH) introduced across the target groups.