Lead organisation: Groundswell International
Local partners
- Association Nourrir Sans Detruire
- Sahel Eco
- Agrécol Afrique
International partners
- ETC
Groundswell International have engaged in building the resilience of communities in the Sahel’s ecologically fragile dry lands, giving particular attention to women in the more vulnerable households. The team helped small scale farmers to experiment with agro-ecological innovations to increase climate-resilient food production and dietary diversity in their communities, while also regenerating soils, trees and vegetative cover. By enhancing women’s access to credit, land, and water, the team aimed to empower female farmers in the process. These efforts were brought to scale by fostering intensive “farmer to farmer” learning and exchange between communities, linking up with district government development programs, and fostering more effective nationwide policies and programs to build resilience. Click here to download the solution statement.
Key Achievements:
- 60,021 people within 148 villages across Mali, Senegal and Burkina Faso were supported both directly and indirectly by the GRP project.
- 10,102 farmers applied 13 technology or practices, including farmer-managed natural regeneration (tree-based farming), rapid compost, contour rock bunds, improved land clearing, gully erosion barriers and inter-cropping.
- 231 organisations received agricultural or food security-related organisational development assistance through the project.
- Local governance strengthening enabled the modification of 5-year communal development plans and budgets in Mali and Burkina Faso.
- Policy briefs and case studies are available on the Groundswell site.
- Groundswell produced op-eds published here & here.