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National Initiatives for Sustainable & Climate Smart oil Palm Smallholders Nigeria In 2020, in Nigeria, 4,770 smallholder farmers were trained on Better Management Practices (BMP) and Sustainable Land Use (SLU) Practices in the 4 project states. There were 45 BMP plots and 209 Village Savings and Loans Associations (VSLAs) established, to enable farmer groups to build up their own resources and have access to inputs and markets. Stakeholder meetings were organized for the Nigeria NI-SCOPS Forum (NNF), State Ministry of Agriculture officials and CSOs. Additionally, the assessment and profiling of palm oil millers commenced, as well as the needs assessments for smallholder farmers’ skills and opportunities for livelihood diversification. Lastly, Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) were signed with two private sector investors.
Sustainable West Africa Palm Oil Programme (SWAPP) - Phase II The Dutch and Swiss Embassies in Ghana are funding second phase of SWAPP (2018-2021), which aims to bring scale to the sustainable intensification of oil palm production and FFB processing in Ghana, Cote D’Ivoire, Liberia and Sierra Leone.  It was established under SWAPP I that when farmers and mills adopt best practices, productivity increases. To promote large scale adoption of BMP at the farm level, SMEs will be supported to access funds to establish and operate farm support services such as farm rehabilitation and maintenance, farm management, sale of agro-inputs, aggregation of fresh fruits bunches, etc.  These SMEs will benefit from training, mentoring and coaching. Small to mid-sized mills will be supported to attract investment for improved machinery and technology. Women and youth groups will be supported to attract financial support to actively engage in economic activities across the oil palm value chain in order to enhance its contribution to the Ghanaian economy.
To improve and sustain the needed skills at the farm and mill levels, the skills of especially the youth will be improved through technical, vocational and entrepreneurship training anchored on best practice and Occupational Standards generated from the Oil Palm industry.  Thus, multi-stakeholder platforms comprising training, certification awarding bodies, government and industry will be established and strengthened for active engagements leading to sustained policy impact and economic expansion of the sector.  
To enhance enabling business environment, multi-stakeholder platforms will be established and strengthened to actively engage government on sector policies.  Adoption of sustainability standards to mitigate environmental impact of project activities will be promoted.
Solidaridad believes that these pathways will make significant contribution towards an inclusive and sustainable development of the oil palm sector. •	To Increase yields, profitability and incomes through adoption of best management practices at the farm and mill levels
•	To enhance skills for economic activities through capacity building (focused on women and youth) and anchored on Oil Palm Industry generated standards.
•	To promote gender equality in the oil palm sector by promoting effective and equal participation of women in oil palm production and processing.
•	To reduce GHG emissions and deforestation through adoption of sustainability standards 
•	To improve business climate for the Oil Palm Industry and the Agricultural sector actively engaging government through lobbying and advocacy Smallholder farmers, small, mid-sized and large processing mills, Service Providers, women and youth
Transformation of the Cocoa and Palm oil supply chains in Liberia In Liberia, in partnership with the Ministry of Agriculture and the Liberia Agricultural Commodity Regulatory Authority (LACRA) and 10 companies, we supported 50 service providers to provide farm management services and quality farm inputs to 9,195 cocoa farmers and 6,710 oil palm farmers. This generated new employment opportunities for 981 youth and women entrepreneurs that are now delivering commercial farm management services to small and medium size farmers on a for-fee basis. Cocoa farmers reported a 17% increase in productivity as a result of the services and the good production practices applied. 40 Village Savings and Loan Association (VSLA) were established to strengthen farmers’ financial capacity to invest in their production. Currently the 40 VSLAs have 1,034 members (38% women), of which 59% have been able to receive loans.
National Initiatives for Sustainable & Climate Smart oil Palm Smallholders Ghana In 2020, implementation of the NI-SCOPS programme (National Initiatives on Sustainable and Climate Smart Oil Palm Smallholders) commenced in both Ghana and Nigeria. In Ghana, 6,634 (50%) project beneficiaries were profiled. There were 305,000 oil palm seedlings distributed, which translates to about 2,132 hectares. The baseline survey and methodology for KPI monitoring were established, in cooperation with the National Advisory Committee (NAC), ensuring the programme KPIs will be contributing to Ghana’s Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs).
Sustainable Maize Project North Ghana The increasing emphasis on food security issues from 2014 has seen the introduction of conservation farming with its principle of crop rotation to Masara farmers under the sustainable maize programme to ensure that agro inputs provided to farmers by companies for main crops can also be used for other food crops to increase food access.
Wisdom and Information on Sexual Health Education by Girls (WISE Girls) WISE Girls will continue its efforts to address the lack of adolescent girl-friendly information on sexual health (puberty) and GBV by creating a girl-designed source of information on sexual health and GBV. IDEO.org researchers along with Mercy Corps staff will research and prototype with adolescent girls in order to develop a product for older adolescent girls to use when working with younger adolescent girls. This will entail an iterative process of collecting information from girls, implementing activities based on this information, and then testing the activities with multiple groups of girls. The finalized product will be used in the next stage of WISE Girls.
Huguka Dukore Akazi Kanoze (Rwanda):  ..The objective of the Huguka Dukore Akazi Kanoze (HDAK) (Get.Trained and Let's Do Fine Work) is to increase employment for youth by.providing them with work readiness and technical skills training, linking them.to the private sector, and providing training and resources to help them create.their own employment. HDAK will provide entrepreneurship.training to support youth start-ups, business development training for existing.youth micro enterprises, additional technical and vocational training for youth.pursuing further professional training, and institutional capacity building for.local organizations. These interventions will help youth find employment.opportunities along Feed the Future's targeted value chains. .. ..HDAK will provide information and training to enable youth.to make better informed health choices. HDAK builds on previous USAID successes.in youth skills development with an increased focus on engagement with the.private sector and on building the capacity of local organizations whose.mission it is to prepare youth for employment. .. ..Given Rwanda's economic and demographic dynamics--youth.comprise two thirds of the Rwandan population, high unemployment rate (18.percent), high poverty rate (38 percent), and limited job opportunities, the.provision of vocational training and business development skills is critical..The implementing partner possesses over 10 years of experience in Rwanda.successfully working with the Government of Rwanda, local organizations and the.private sector to meet the demand for youth skills development and employment.and is ideally placed to continue these efforts. .. ..HDAK's focus on preparing youth for the workplace and to.create businesses supports the Embassy's Integrated Country Strategy (ICS) Goal.2, to "Increase bilateral economic growth, trade, and investment" and objective.2.1 "Economic opportunities increased and sustained"... .... .
Rwanda Dairy Sector Competitiveness (RDSC) The Rwanda Dairy Sector Competitiveness (RDSC) project will expand economic opportunities in the Rwandan dairy sector by enhancing value-added production, processing, and increasing market-driven private sector growth development. Within the context of integrating rural development activities focused on the dairy sector with health-related activities, USAID may also support HIV/AIDS prevention and palliative care services.
Healing our Communities: Promoting Social Cohesion Healing our Communities: Promoting Social Cohesion in Rwanda is a two-year USAID-funded people-to-people reconciliation program that is being implemented by Karuna Center for Peacebuilding in partnership with three Rwandan organizations that are working in close collaboration to develop a scalable model in 16 genocide-affected communities.
Civil Society and Governance Activity The overall objective is to increase the capacity of citizens and civil society to engage and advocate  while simultaneously building the government of rwandas responsiveness to citizen needs. doing so, the activity will strengthen the capacity of citizens and local
PYRAMID II The Rwanda Pyrethrum Program (PYRAMID II) is a Global Development Alliance providing support to address the most important constraints in the pyrethrum sector.
Teaching and Learning Materials (TLM) Supply Chain (Rwanda):  .USAID/Rwanda will use FY 23 funds for the second full year of implementation of the "Ibitabo Kuri Twese" Teaching and Learning Materials Market Systems Development activity. This activity tackles one of the key challenges in Rwanda's education sector-the limited availability of reading materials both within schools and in the broader consumer market. Having a better functioning book supply chain and market system will help to make Rwanda more self-sufficient in consistently meeting the needs of schools, students, and families each year...During the second year, the activity will support the GOR to ensure a fully operational book supply chain track & trace system. Government staff involved with teaching and learning materials will complete targeted training in self-identified areas of need. They will also participate in a study tour to a nearby country that has a better-functioning book supply chain and more developed market system (in order to implement new approaches in Rwanda). USAID will work with 30 private sector printers and publishers to complete and implement business plans intended to increase the production of quality and quantity of teaching and learning materials. USAID will also work with the private sector to increase the number of retail locations where books are sold in Rwanda to at least 200, dispersed in at least 10 rural and urban areas..By improving basic education service delivery and increasing institutional capacity to deliver those services, this activity will contribute to USAID Country Development Cooperation Strategy Development Objective 2: "Improved learning outcomes" and 3: Increased inclusive and sustainable private sector-driven growth, and contributes to the GOR's National Strategy for Transformation I, Social Transformation Pillar.
Program Research for Strengthening Services (PROGRESS) USAID HIV/AIDS Clinical Services Program (HCSP) is working to reinforce Rwandas health care system and expand access to HIV/AIDS clinical services
Grant to UNAIDS for health resources tracking tool Software development and training for institutionalization of the health resources tracking tool.
EXPANDED ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES IN RURAL AREAS Supports the following illustrative program-funded costs: salaries of US, FSN, and TCN and other staff such as PSCs, RSSAs, PASAs, CASUs working for the US Government managing, administering, and supporting programs and their program-funded benefits such as housing, travel, transportation, education allowances etc; institutional contractors that provide such staff, rent, IT services, the program-funded share of utilities, staff training costs and the cost of developing and administering training programs, equipment and supplies, ICASS, vehicle fuel and maintenance, maintenance contracts, janitorial services, operational unit web page development and maintenance, outreach such as publications and the cost of their preparation (including staff costs), and technical assistance to ensure USG compliance with regulations.
Procurement and Supply Management Procurement and supply chain services for health commodities
Isuku Iwacu - Rwanda Rural Sanitation Activity (Rwanda):  Isuku Iwacu (Hygiene in our Area) is working with the private sector to increase the availability of sanitary and hygiene products and using social behavior change communications (SBCC) to encourage greater use of these products and improve hygiene practices. It is working with local construction companies and retail sellers of sanitation products to expand the market for sanitation products, by providing training on business development services and data management activities, and also providing technical assistance to private sector led, government supported district sanitation centers to help them improve their marketing of sanitary and hygiene products, and providing business development skills to improve the operation of these public private partnerships. Isuku Iwacu will also work with Microfinance Institutions to design sanitation loans to enable Rwandans and businesses to more easily purchase needed sanitary products..Through SBCC in eight districts, Isuku Iwacu will promote hand washing, safe water use, latrine cleanliness and the elimination of open defecation in order to prevent diarrheal diseases among children. Isuku Iwacu will continue to disseminate National Sanitation Policies and Strategy and its communication materials and support the Ministry of Infrastructure to conduct a Water and Sanitation sector analysis. Isuku Iwacu compliments other USAID nutrition activities by increasing the availability of sanitation and hygiene products in order to respond to the demand for sanitation products being generated by these other activities..The implementing partner for Isuku Iwacu, SNV USA, has significant experience and technical expertise in advancing child health through WASH programming. Isuku Iwacu support for improved sanitary and hygiene outcomes supports the Embassy's Integrated Country Strategy objective 3.1 to improve the health and nutritional status of Rwandans, and thereby Mission Goal 3, to promote inclusive country-led development..
INCRSD ABILITY OF RURAL FAMILIES IN TARGETED COMM TO IM Increased ability of rural families in targeted communities to improve household food security
Rwanda Health Systems Strengthening Activity (Rwanda):  The Rwanda Health Systems Strengthening Activity (RHSSA) will continue to support innovations and build the capacity of the Government of Rwanda (GOR) to move from health systems support to health systems strengthening. RHSSA will develop and support the implementation of policies, strategies, and action plans for institutional strengthening at the central and decentralized level. Through this activity USAID will support the Community Based Health Insurance which contributes to the accessibility for all Rwandans to primary health care, including family planning services. RHSSA support health facilities in the district planning process with the approach of the quality improvement to integrate standards for improving RMNCH and family planning through the facility accreditation system at both secondary and primary health care.  RHSSA will improve the wellbeing of Rwandans and safeguard USG investments in the health sector.
urengere Abana: Let's protect the children Turengere Abana ('Let Us Protect Children') seeks to help vulnerable households escape poverty. This is done by providing a comprehensive package of support, helping households and community groups develop livelihood programs and lasting sources of income, and building sustainable community social networks and referral mechanisms. The goal of this activity is to reduce the vulnerability and HIV incidence among orphans and vulnerable children and their households, and adolescent girls and young women. USAID Igire - Turengere Abana reaches the households of the target populations to provide services and support and help develop livelihoods programs for lasting sources of income. In addition, USAID Igire - Turengere Abana supports and strengthens sustainable community social networks and referral mechanisms. A particular focus is on DREAMS (Determined, Resilient, Empowered, AIDS-free, Mentored, and Safe) beneficiaries, who receive a comprehensive package of health and social services that empowers them to stay HIV free.
Country Strategic Plan Rw01 Unconditional Food Assistance Via In Kind And Cash-Based Transfers, To IDPs And Host Families
THRIVE ORPHANS AND VULNERABLE CHILDREN (OVC) - DETERMINED, RESILIENT, EMPOWERED, AIDS-FREE, MENTORED, AND SAFE (DREAMS) ACTIVITY (ODA). thrive orphans and vulnerable children (ovc) - determined, resilient, empowered, aids-free, mentored, and safe (dreams) activity (oda). reducing vulnerability and hiv incidence among children, adolescents, youths, and their families is the ultimate goal of the project. to achieve this, igire ubaka ejo will increase access to hiv prevention and treatment services, promote adoption of healthy behaviors and practices, and address socio-economic and structural drivers of increased risk and vulnerability to hiv. the project will employ a combination of evidence-based interventions tailored to individual needs and vulnerabilities. the recipient will focus on improving service delivery by developing requisite capacities at beneficiary and provider levels; supporting data management and referral systems strengthening; and enhancing collaboration with relevant government and private sector actors. further, strengthening the economic circumstances of households and norms change at community level will increase resilience and provide a supportive environment for children, adolescents and youth to thrive.
IMPROVED GOVERNANCE THROUGH INCREASED PARTICIPATION Improved governance through increased citizen participation
SO: Strengthened Peace building & Govern. Prog. in Africa Strengthened Peace building and Governance Programs in Africa
Mureke Dusome (Rwanda):  FY 2018 funding to Mureke Dusome (Let's Read) activity will support communities and families nationwide in becoming more involved in out-of-school literacy activities to improve student reading skills. Major interventions to be supported with FY 2018 funding include: training for education leaders and parent-teacher associations on how to improve student literacy, communication campaigns to promote parental involvement in student reading, support to Literacy Champions and reading clubs, and the provision of storybooks. Mureke Dusome will continue to work with the Government of Rwanda to develop a national Literacy Policy, as well as to position community literacy activities within formal education frameworks in order to ensure their sustainability. Mureke Dusome's productive working relationship with communities and with the central government leaves it ideally placed to continue supporting the core objective of improved literacy through community and family engagement. .Through community support to improving young learners' reading skills, Mureke Dusome contributes to the achievement of the Country Development Cooperation Strategy (CDCS) objective - Increased Opportunities for Children and Youth to Succeed in Schooling and the Modern Workplace. As the improved reading skills of children in the early grades of primary school directly contribute to student success and retention in the education system, Mureke Dusome also contributes to Rwanda's stability by building an educated population that will be better equipped to engage in its nation's long-term economic growth..
Itegure Gusoma (Get Ready to Read) The objective of Itegure Gusoma (Get Ready to Read) is to develop and pilot a pre-primary literacy program that improves early and emergent reading skills for students in Nursery 3 (kindergarten) project sites, so that students are better prepared to learn to read in Kinyarwanda in Primary 1.
Economic Recovery Fund through National Bank of Rwanda (BNR) Economic Recovery Fund through National Bank of Rwanda (BNR)
Transforming Rwanda Medical Supply Activity (RMS) The purpose of this activity is to to ensure quality and timely availability of all health commodities to the public through a cost-efficient, sustainable, and effective supply chain.
Rural Feeder Roads Improvement Program (RFRIP) The Rural Feeder Roads Improvement Project is a key part of USAID/Rwandas Feed the Future food security strategy. It comprises two (2) sub-activities, namely (i) technical support and district capacity building by Architect and Engineering (A&E) Services; and (ii) road rehabilitation through a funds reimbursement agreement with the Government of Rwanda. The overall objective of this project is to build the capacity of district governments to prioritize, plan, rehabilitate and maintain their feeder roads, and help small holders farmers get their goods to market by: 1) Conducting an inventory of the transportation network in each of the priority districts; 2) Engaging each district in a facilitated exercise to identify priority road segments for rehabilitation and/or construction; 3) Preparing technical design packages for each road segment; 4) Supporting procurement of local construction and supervision services; 5) Providing overall guidance and supervision of construction activities; 6) Designing and implement a targeted technical and financial capacity building program.
Feed The Future Orora Wihaze (Rwanda):  ..The Feed the Future Orora Wihaze activity (Raise Animals for Self-Sufficiency) will sustainably increase the availability of, access to, and consumption of animal-source foods (ASF), including chickens, pigs, goats, and fish, through the development of a profitable ASF market. Orora Wihaze will train livestock producers, provide market linkages, strengthen value chain platforms, scale utilization of tested market solutions and co-invest with businesses to de-risk investments in ASF. Orora Wihaze will encourage ASF consumption through nutrition education. Orora Wihaze will support the Government of Rwanda (GOR) to develop policies that guide operations of businesses in the ASF sector. The activity will also develop private sector led models to facilitate access to ASF services. The development of a profitable ASF market will improve food security, economic opportunities, and improve dietary diversity, which is an important contributor to tackling malnutrition.   . .$1 million of activity funding contributes to meeting the required "microenterprise" earmark of $9.6 million. The activity is also allocating $200,000 to promote gender equality and women empowerment initiatives, through the Gender Equity and Equality Action (GEEA) Fund. Orora Wihaze's work is closely aligned to GEEA's Priority 4: Promote Entrepreneurship, and Financial and Digital Inclusion, including through Trade and Investment.. .Orora Wihaze contributes to USAID's Country Development Cooperation Strategy Objective 3, "Increase Inclusive and Sustainable Private Sector Driven Growth" and to USAID's Global Food Security Strategy......
HIV/AIDS Clinical Services program in Rwanda USAID HIV/AIDS Clinical Services Program (HCSP) is working to reinforce Rwandas health care system and expand access to HIV/AIDS clinical services