Improving livelihoods and enhancing the resilience of vulnerable farmers and herders in area C in the South of West Bank ltpgtlt/pgtltpgtThe proposed
project is urgently needed to mitigate the loss of livelihoods of the farmers
and herders in Area C communities adjacent to settlements, who are directly
affected by the ever-increasing settler violence, and movement restrictions in
the South West Bank and are at high protection risk of having their land and
structures confiscated/demolished, in addition to experiencing prolonged
effects of the COVID-19 crisis that has had a profound negative impact on the
Palestinian economy pushing many community members below the poverty line. In
alignment with the Food Security (FS) Cluster Strategic Objective 1 outlined in
the 2023 HRP, “Enhance resilience of vulnerable households, restoring and
protecting their agriculture-based livelihoods and income-generating
opportunities”, and the Priority (1.1) outlined in the First Strategy
Allocation 2023, “Sustain the livelihoods of vulnerable farmers and herders by
increasing their asset's productivity, accessibility, and utilization (SO3),
CARE and its local partners “Applied Research Institute -Jerusalem (ARIJ)” will
target the most urgently needed food security and livelihoods needs of the most
vulnerable communities affected by protection risks in Area C of the South of
West Bank (Hebron).lt/pgt

ltpgtThe proposed
project will help contribute to protecting these communities from the risk of
evacuation/forcible transfer by improving their food production through the
rehabilitation of agricultural infrastructure (roads, water, livestock shelter/barns), agricultural inputs (milk powder, milk Jars) and
income-generating opportunities. In doing so, the project will benefit
community members at the individual household level (inputs) and at the
community level, by improving access to resources, water, and land
(rehabilitation of roads and water cisterns). All activities have been informed
by direct consultation with community members in the targeted areas to ensure
the active participation of women, men and youth in the design process, and in coordination
with the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA), and in Hebron directorates, including
the technical teams of MoA. lt/pgt

ltpgtCARE/ARIJ
will continue to work closely with communities, as part of a long-term
participatory approach, and will ensure they are involved in all stages of the
project, including focus group discussions. The project ensures protection
mainstreaming to maximize the impact of assistance and is guided by protection
principles that promote safety and dignity, as well as accountability to affected
populations, in addition to participation and empowerment. CARE/ARIJ will help
enhance resilience and protective living conditions of the most indigent and
vulnerable groups (farmers and herders), including women and men, boys and
girls by enhancing their access to inputs and utilization of natural resources
for their sheep and goats, as well as their communities’ access to agricultural
resources through the following activities:lt/pgt

ltpgtThe project
will rehabilitate agricultural assets, roads, and water facilities benefiting 390 farming households (1,833 individuals) in five localities, namely Ar Ramadeen/ Umm Sedri/ Arab Al-Furayjat, Al-Rahwa, Khallet Taha,  in South Hebron Governorate. The
project's activities include rehabilitating 16 public rainwater
cisterns, 5 km of agricultural roads, and 40 sheds/barns. The project also aims
to provide time-critical inputs and services (milk powder, milk jars) to 80 farmers and herders.by adding the new two localities Kherbat ltbrgtZanuta and Ghewin Alfoqa the total herders (HH) will beltspangt,  lt/spangtltspangt22 HH  with  total (390+22=412 HH) = 2023 individual, women 509, men 526, Boys 500, girls 487, and the milk powder HH lt/spangtbeneficiariesltspangt will become 102 HH.lt/spangtltbrgtlt/pgt ltpgtlt/pgt