CO-508412 Oxfam in Laos will host the project implementation unit to coordinate with and facilitate the work of the local partners to implement the project in
the ground. Oxfam in Laos is also taking the lead in the project start up, will provide overall guidance, is
responsible for the implementation of the main activities including contracting with 3rd parties. Oxfam will also
Liaise with the government and prepare/sign MoU with the Government of Laos to ensure that the project is in
line with Government’s development priority. Oxfam oversees the reporting to the donor and the potential
revisions of the project for donor approval. Finally, Oxfam ensures transparency and safeguarding during
project implementation.
The proposed Action is relevant to the Overall Objective (OO) of Lot n° 2 ofthe call as it will strengthen
capacity of CSOs to roll out CSA practices at community levels, in particularly diversifying resilient crops with
adaptation and mitigation approach and increase Value Chains (VCs) for increasing productivity, which have
great potential to improve income and food security. The Action responds to each of the award priorities of the
call as follows: Priority 1 on capacity building in promoting local CSOs, Youth and Women Groups in
policydialogue, advocacy and awareness raising. By following its philosophy of improving the capacity of local
CSOs and reinforcing the agenda of citizen participation, Oxfam in Laos will closelywork with Government and
local CSOs in creating enabling environment for policy reforms especially focusing on improving CSA practices
with gender mainstreaming. The Action will also enable local and marginalised farmers – with a focus on
women and youth – to unite under one joint Alliance to deliberate their issues in more organised way to propel
change in social protection policies. Priority 2 on prioritising areas/organisations/groups where the
capacity is weak and/or newly small groups/organisations. Focusing on vulnerable farmers, the methodology
and approach of the Action will strengthen citizens' participation in advocating climate adaptation and
mitigation. It will create synergies through establishing an Alliance interconnected with like-minded
organisations at village, district, provincial and national levels; target groups include 26 CSOs (including Group
1: 11 national CSOs with high potential for leading impactful advocacy campaigns; Group 2: 15 grassroot CSOs
representing low-income and marginalised farmer communities), and 3CSOs networks, in2 provinces and up to 9 districts will be strengthened to 1/integrate CSA in their advocacy and programmatic strategy (Group 1)
and 2/adopt and deepen knowledge and skills on agroecological growing practices to mitigate and adapt to
climate change effects. Priority 3 on paying attention to the most vulnerable segments of the
populations: the Action will pay great attention toleave no one behind for instance when conducting the
Farmer Field School (FFS) activities by selecting farmers belonging to socio-economically marginalised groups
(women, youth, ethnic minorities, low-income farmers, persons with disability). The choice of 15 target villages
is also determined by this. Priority 4 on respecting the principles of human rights and integrate crosscutting
issues: by strengthening local Lao CSOs' capacities needs on CSA practices and using a youth focus,
a gender-transformative and human rights-based approach, this Action integrate both climate change and
gender equality as cross-cutting issue. Moreover, by taking part intoFFS trainings and farming pilot projects,
women will also strengthen their economic power.