Environment Preservation and Climate Change: Pilot projects
Cluster
Environment
Project
JESAC – Jeunesse Sahélienne pour
l’Action Climatique
CSO
Oxfam
Countries
Niger and Burkina Faso
In Niger and Burkina Faso and in the context of the Great Green Wall Initiative, an innovative agroforestry project will be developed involving local youth in regreening the Sahel. With a digital platform combining geo-mapping of the progress and payment for ecosystem service, this project will aim to pioneer both social and technological innovation.
Affiliated partners: • Réseau de la Jeunesse Nigérienne contre les Changements Climatiques (RJNCC) au Niger • Association d’Education Environnemental (A2E) au Burkina Faso • APEFE (Association pour la Promotion de l’Education et de la Formation à l’Etranger) au Burkina Faso • IGMVSS au Niger • Coopérative Vimbaoré/Naam du Burkina Faso • Fédération Mooriben du Niger • Organisation Jeunesse Unie pour un Développement Durable (JUDEVD)• Oxfam Novib
Key Success Indicators
| OXFAM | |||
| Burkina Faso | Niger | Total | |
| Youth engaged proactively | 114 | 297 | 411 |
| Youth reached/affected |
309 (F) 205 (M)
|
392 (F) 285 (M)
|
1191 |
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Other actors affected (Women > 35) |
258 | 253 | 511 |
| Youth benefitting from Capacity Building |
397 (F) 205 (M)
|
392 (F) 285 (M) | 1279 |
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Types of community groups involved
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Village developing committees, authorities, traditional leaders | ||
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Number of community groups
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21 | 28 | 49 |
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Web platform
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PES in pilot testing phase. Website platform published: |
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| Amount of youth-managed land masses | 91 ha | 100 ha | 191 ha |
| Meetings with Regional technical services | 14 | 14 | 18 |
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Meetings with Mayors/ Duty bearers
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4 | 9 | 10 |
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Villages served/helped |
32 | 21 | 49 |
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Number of trees planted and survived |
4674 | 8400 | 13076 |
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