Project name: Catchment based livelihood improvement project in wore Ilu woreda
Project Period: November 1, 2018- October 30 2023
Activity Description:
The major project activities are
Introduction of improved agricultural practices and farm diversification: This component plans organizing farmers into Farmers Learning Groups (FLGs), promoting improved agronomic practices, high value fruits and vegetables. It also works for improvement of soil fertility through compost, promotes forage development and animal fattening. It works for improvement of Local Breeds & Dairy Development, poultry management of the target community and livestock Health Improvement. In addition, it introduces improved Honey production and promotes market linkage
Environmental protection: in this component both physical and biological soil conservation practices are promoted as well as enhancing awareness of the community on natural resource management
WASH: in this component water points (hand dug wells, on spot spring developments, shallow wells and gravity springs) are developed. In addition Community led total sanitation and (CLTS) is promoted.
Nutrition: This component of the project contains nutrition education, Exclusive breast feeding for the first 6 months of life and establishing nutrition referral system with government health facilities to support severely malnourished children
Target Beneficiaries: the project targets 12418 people (2,500 Female, 3,140 small holder farmers, 1678 children and 5,100 community representatives)
Region/s Amhara regional state
Zone/s: South Wollo
Woreda/s:Wereilu
Kebele: The project is being implemented in five kebelles of the wereda namely Kurfit Aregay (01), Debrenigst mariyam (02), Aba Jalie (05), kuyu (07), and Mekane Selasie (10)
Donor : This project is supported by The German Federal Ministry of Economic cooperation and Development (BMZ) in collaboration with Menschen für Menschen (MfM)
