Emergency assistance for protecting and restoration of productive Livelihood assets  of pastoral and agro-pastoral communities in Cyclone Sagar affected villages in Baki District. The proposed action is meant to address the escalating needs of the cyclone Sagar affected areas in Somaliland with the objective of protecting and restoring of precious livelihood assets of those identified as in emergency situation. ADO’s response will targeting the most vulnerable women, girls, boys and men of 1690 pastoral and agro-pastoral households in Baki, Xamarta, Xoorey and Cadaad localities of Baki district. The project will directly support 170 irrigated farms through supply of essential package farm inputs including water pumps, irrigation pipes, certified vegetable seeds, and farmer training courses. Likewise, the project will support 400 acres of rainfed farms benefited by 400 HH’s by provision of essential inputs like land preparation, Tools, farmer training workshops. Moreover, 2010 of healthy goat will be purchased and distribute for 201 pastoral households through voucher system. A qualified Veterinary doctor will be recruited for animal health checking and treat if some sick cases available in project areas.  54,000 linear meters of contour bunds in rainfed farms will be constructed and one dam will be rehabilitated by removing 3200 cubic meter of soil through cash for approach. Therefore, the project will generate 320 temporary jobs to recruit for casual laborer from the affected families by through desilting of dam and construction contour bunds activities for two months. In addition, ADO will form community committee for proposed project intervention and build their capacity to work closely with ADO project team and to ensure the sustainability of the proposed interventions. The proposed action is in line with SHF strategy response for Food security and Livelihood intervention version 25 June 2018.

The most affected population are pastoralist women, girls and boys whose families have lost most of their livestock herds and lack access to basic food items. Likewise the Agro-pastoralist have critical moment to resist and sustain their livelihood system due to excessive crop and land devastation by the floods. Moreover, the disruption to key trade routes caused by damaged roads are likely to result in increase in the price of essential commodities in the coming months. The effects of cyclone Sagar situation is expected to intensify in the coming months, therefore, protecting and restoring of livelihood assets and economic empowerment of pastoral and agro-pastoral communities is crucial. 

Due to funding limitation, the humanitarian agencies are unable to meet the urgent needs of the affected people in general particularly protecting and restoring of livelihood assets in tropical cyclone Sagar affected areas of Baki district. ADO has good presence, goodwill by all stakeholders in targeted areas and has a number of Agriculture and Livelihood projects that complement and support the proposed interventions. ADO is well placed to implement this project given its vast experience, geographical presence and expertise in FSL. A total of 1,690 HHs (10,140 individuals of which 2231 men, 2,636 women, 2,535 Boys and 2738 girls) are expected to benefit from this project action.