CRS - Multisectoral Assistance in the Kasais
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The population of Lupatatapa in the province of Kasai Oriental is very poor and suffers from malnutrition despite the area's rich natural resources, fertile land and great potential for self-sufficient agriculture. The province is rich in minerals, mainly diamonds, however this is not benefiting the local population who suffers from chronic poverty. There is ...
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The population of Lupatatapa in the province of Kasai Oriental is very poor and suffers from malnutrition despite the area's rich natural resources, fertile land and great potential for self-sufficient agriculture. The province is rich in minerals, mainly diamonds, however this is not benefiting the local population who suffers from chronic poverty. There is also lack of knowledge of agriculture, livestock and fishing to sustain themselves. The province is characterized by poor infrastructure with non-existent roads, and an inefficient transport system which makes it difficult for small-scale farmers to transport their commodities. Catholics Relief Resources (CRS) asked Sida for a grant of SEK 55 696 948 for the current project during the period 2021-2024. The intervention is a multi-sectoral aid project that primarily aims to reintroduce sustainable agriculture to improve the income of communities in 99 villages in the territory of Lupatapata. The crops covered are maize, soya, sweet potato, moringa and poultry farming. CRS will not limit the project to agriculture but intends to adopt a holistic approach to favour positive development, social inclusion and governance with emphasis on the inclusion of women in governance and in all development activities. Sustainable agricultural production and livelihoods will lead to increased food security in the 99 villages targeted by the project. CRS will work with local non-governmental organisations to increase technical knowledge in the area, develop village cooperation in governance and connect the different groups of producers. The expected results are: - Communities will be equipped to maintain social cohesion. - Community-level governance structures will be strengthened, active and linked to government services. - Households will adopt improved nutritional practices. Communities will produce more food for consumption and sale. - Communities will mobilise resources to access nutritious food. - The 99 villages concerned will prioritise gender inclusion at community and household level. The Swedish Embassy will contribute with up to 57 716 948 SEK for the implementation of the the Tudikolela project during the period 2021-2024.
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Result
The results obtained by the project, in relation to the specific objectives are: 99 villages in the Mukumbi are implementing community development actions and are equipped to maintain social cohesion: In 2022, CRS trained 82 local leaders out of a total of 127 planned for the project. This gives a total of 98 local leaders trained in conflict management and social cohesion, which represents 77% thus far. The Embassy notes that the number of women trained out of the 82 leaders is very low, only 2 women, which is less than 2%. CRS and its partner Caritas trained 53 community facilitators, which represent 100% of the annual target. It also represents 74% of the 72 FACICOM (community facilitators) in the project. This training of community facilitators enabled the FACICOM to have the capacity to accompany the various community structures such as the producer organizations (POs), saving and internal lending communities (SILC) groups, local leaders, and to sensitize the various participants in the Tudikolela project on the same themes of conflict management and the promotion of social cohesion. CRS held 78 community celebrations. These celebrations brought together a total of 31,896 people (14,098 men and 17,798 women). The number of celebrations corresponds to the number of villages. The remaining 21 villages will have celebrations during this year 2023. CRS continues to facilitate the land border dispute between communities in two provinces (Kasaï Oriental and Kasaï Occidental). The communities concerned have agreed in principle to dialogue for the first time. This is a good step forward in conflict resolution, however 2023 will tell more. Governance structures at the community level are strengthened, active and connected to state services: - 99 Communities structures around 99 CACs , - 99 development plans in the villages under the support of the project. - 99 CACs supported by the project in the development of natural resource management plans Measures are taken to improve the food and nutritional security of the 99 villages: After structuring support and distribution of seeds to 7,500 households and members of producer organizations, they produced 546,000 kg of cowpea, 60,000 kg of soybeans and 524,800 kg of corn and distribution of 118,800 ML of cassava cuttings. Savings and credit opportunities have been set up, resulting in 38 field agents trained on the SILC-PSP approach and the establishment of 216 SILC training groups, allowing women to benefit from savings services and credits. At the first session, the members of the groups were able to save and afford small individual loans of 60,107 CDF (26 usd). To consider the gender dimension, the project provided, through training and activities, facilities for joint decision-making and equitable sharing of responsibilities. 99 cuts formed to promote maternal and child health, agriculture, and economic strengthening. 198 gender champions (one male and one female per village) trained to support the CACs and to act as local advocates for gender equality in the villages. 138 gender champions trained to facilitate their access to decision-making positions in the various structures where women are a minority (138 Producer Organizations, in the 210 CECI groups and in the 99 Community Animation Units). With the above, Embassy notes that households in 99 program-affected villages are producing more food for consumption and sale. Women are trained to access decision-making positions and opportunities to develop IGAs and individual credits based on the SILC method promote the improvement of their living conditions.
The intervention is multi-sectorial and aim to reach 99 villages with integrated development package. The packages largely aim at reducing food insecurity from an agricultural perspective but also addresses livelihoods, nutritional needs, gender issues and social cohesion aspects. The global objective is the revival of sustainable agriculture, essential to reduce poverty, to ensure food and nutritional security for the populations of 99 villages of Lupatapata (in the Mukumbi health zone) and to generate sustainable jobs and income. More specifically, three major priority areas have been identified: Communities are equipped to maintain social cohesion. (ii) Communities adopt improved nutritional practices and produce more food for consumption and sale. (iii) 99 villages prioritize gender inclusion at community and household level. The activities (i) will help the communities to establish or reactivate their Community Animation Cell, to develop a set of key village development plans and to connect the communities to the main government services and structures. These activities will provide the foundations for villages and their members to describe and implement a shared vision for their village and establish renewed and strengthened relationships with key local government stakeholders. Households adopt improved agricultural practices to increase production. The project will support smallholder farmers in each village to organize themselves into PO (producer organisation) using training on the CRS SMART Skills curriculum. SMART Skills teach farmers a range of skills to improve their livelihoods, including how to organize into groups, use natural resources sustainably, market produce profitably, manage finances, and save money and organize credit, all while identifying, testing and adopting innovations. SMART Skills enables farmers to make the most of their resources and to prepare for recurrent shocks and chronic stresses. The SMART curriculum is skills-based and organizes these topics under five key skills: (Group management/organization, Natural Resource Management, Finance, Marketing, Innovation). Communities promote gender inclusion in governance activities: CRS will seek greater female participation across SO1 activities by including the training of “Gender Champions” to act as community-level advocates for increased awareness of issues relating to gender equality. The 198 Gender Champions - a man and woman nominated by each of the 99 target villages’ CAC in consultation with the village chief - will participate in a three-day training in Mbuji Mayi on topics including SGBV prevention, the importance of joint decision making among couples, changing norms around child and forced marriage, among other topics identified during the gender analysis included in the baseline assessement.
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