Climate Adaptationand Rural Development Project LocationRegion: Amhara Zone: North Wollo Woreda: Gubalafto and Habru Name/no. of Kebele: 20 Basic project information Project Title- Climate Adaptation and Rural Development Project Location- Region: Amhara Zone: North Wollo Woreda: Gubalafto and Habru Name/no. of Kebele: 20 Total duration of the project: January 1/2017 to Dec. 31/2020 Target/beneficiaries- Direct: 10,923 (Female 7,385 and Male3538) Indirect: ______ Project background Project goal: Reducing Poverty among targeted regions Project objectives Increase Food and nutrition security Increased adaptive capacity to climate change among the target groups Enhance business development and entrepreneurship among the rural poor Improved climate change adaptive capacity of partners. Increase gender equality. Budget Admin- ______Program _______ Total ______ Funding partner: Development Fund of Norway Implementing partner: WE-Action Project basic Achievements Women awareness and skill of crop and livestock production improved. Women introduced/familiarized with improved (i.e. drought tolerant) crop varieties. More than 115,700 drought tolerant and environment friendly three seedlings produced and planted. 310 energy saving improved cooking stoves distributed for women’s. 240 solar light lanterns distributed for women’s. Women’s saving culture improved. Women’s deposited ETB 9.5 million as of June/2020. More than ETB 4,000,000 loan disbursed for women, from their group deposit 850 women engaged in profitable IGAs. Project navigationPreviousPrevious project:Strengthening the Response to Gender Based Violence in draught affected Debub Ari Zone, SNNPR, Ethiopia.NextNext project:Protection against GBV with a Focus on Mental Health and Post-conflict Trauma for Displaced/Returned Women and Girls in Amhara, Ethiopia North Wollo-Habru and Wag Himra (AIEICD)
