Support for the populations affected by the Sahel Crisis in Northern Guinea, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Togo and Benin 

 

This project concerns the border regions of northern Guinea, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Togo and Benin, and aims to maintain social cohesion among the various communities affected by the Sahel crisis. In doing so, it will also help strengthen the resilience of these areas in the face of the regional security crisis. To achieve these objectives, the issue of agropastoralism and in particular livestock mobility, often seen as a destabilizing factor in terms of security, will serve as the starting point for the project’s four areas of action. 

 

Programme Objective

Overall objective: To ensure the socio-economic resilience of cross-border areas in the face of the regional security crisis.

Specific objective: To maintain social cohesion among the various communities affected by the Sahel crisis.

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Main Components

There are areas of action, in the project:

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• The first area of action is to improve local actors understanding and acceptance of livestock mobility. This involves organizing appropriate, informed discussions, capacity building among local authorities, issuing official documents to livestock herders, and widely disseminating results concerning the performance of the sector. 

• The second area focuses on strengthening and diversifying the livelihoods of vulnerable households in livestock farming areas. This includes emergency actions such as the distribution of basic necessities, animal health campaigns, and cash-for-work schemes, as well as rehabilitation measures such as the distribution of small ruminant breeding stock, the development of economic activities, the granting of microloans, and vocational training for young people.

• The third area of action promotes access to and improved management of natural resources, by creating or rehabilitating water points, and reinforcing the capacity of local committees to manage the many existing pastoral facilities. 

• The fourth area of action involves anticipating and co-managing issues relating to livestock mobility. This involves strengthening inter-municipal authorities (intercollectivités), supervising the management of pastoral facilities and market infrastructure, establishing local monitoring relays, organizing forums for dialogue at village and cross-border level, and implementing aid actions approved by the co-management committees of local intervention funds. 

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Results

1. The livestock sector/livestock mobility is better understood and accepted by local stakeholders.

2. The livelihoods of households made vulnerable by the crisis are strengthened and diversified.

3. Better access to and management of natural resources.

4. The livestock sector/livestock mobility and the related challenges are better anticipated and co-managed by local stakeholders.

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Budget, Partners & Duration

Budget: Euros 6,965

Duration: From March 2024 to August 2025 (18 months).

Donor: The French Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs 

coordinated by the Crisis and Support Centre (CDCS)