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Effective Contraception The overall objectives of this project are to improve access to modern family planning methods for poor families  especially women. To promote and advocate for appropriate information and access to quality family planning services among the dwellers in targeted areas.
Transforming Surge Capacity The core purpose of this project is to improve effectiveness and efficiency of surge across the whole humanitarian sector through collaboration
Workplan 2015 The aim of this funding is to increase access to and utilization of equitable  affordable  and quality health and nutrition services.
Technical Assistance Project This proposal aims to provide technical assistance to UCEP  a key national partner of Save the Children  to build its capacity and effectiveness delivering technical and vocational education and training in Bangladesh. Specific Outputs: 1) IGVE  TE  and Teacher Training more aligned to changing needs  2) more effective monitoring system supporting accountability  learning and development requirements  3) capable  accountable and responsive management and governance  4) improved HR management and gender equity practices  5) improved resource development system supporting diversifying funding base and sustainability.
HANO Project The Harnessing Agriculture for Nutritional Outcomes (HANO) project shall seek to achieve nutritional outcomes by working to integrate nutritional interventions with on-going agricultural activities so as to reduce malnutrition amongst young children of ages 0-23 months. The project targets to reach an estimate population of 180 600 and about 9 600 children.
Access to Quality Health Services The project will increase access to quality health services in targeted areas of Ethiopia  as well as increasing the quality and quantity of services offered.
Strengthening Coordination The Maternal Newborn and Child Health (MNCH) Kenya project will focus on strengthening coordination  creating community demand for uptake and increasing access to key maternal  newborn and child health interventions targeted areas in Kenya.
Access to Health Fund Myanmar This project aims to address the difficulties in accessing health services in nine townships Myanmar. Through local partnerships it will support access to health services in the area under the control of ethnic armed groups.
USAID-Gabon The purpose of this project is to provide support to the Gabonese National Parks Agency (ANPN) and the Forestry Department through the provision of information on human activities gathered from aerial surveys. This will be accomplished by a set of flight plans to cover bais, savannahs, marshes, park limits, and key access routes. All flights will result in GPS and high resolution geo-referenced photographs from which an observation report will be generated the same day and provided to the relevant authority in order to improve law enforcement capacity and increase protection of Gabons National Parks. Activities include: 1) Quarterly aerial surveillance of national parks' savannahs ands swamps, 2) Twice yearly aerial surveys of all known bais, 3) Annual surveillance flights of boundaries of each park, and 4) Standardized data collection methods and reporting for adaptive management.
Marine Turtles-Species Conservation Grant 2012-2012: Conserving Gabon's Leatherbacks
African Elephant Conservation Fund Toward optimizing acoustic methods for elephant conservation
USAID-Gabon This project ensures marine and coastal conservation in Loango National Park in Gabon by providing needed scientific support. It is intended to conserve coastal and offshore species by through the provision of scientific support to marine conservation by identifying the emergence of potential future threats. Specific activities include: 1) establishing a clear strategy to guide Loango National Park Project marine conservation and applied research activities, 2) monitoring and protection of key marine species and habitats in the park, and 3) strengthening technical and logistical capacity of staff in Loango National Park Project to ensure more effective operations
Research and tourism development for western gorillas in Loango National Park, Gabon The purpose of this 1-year project is to advance tourism development and research as conservation strategies for critically endangered western gorillas in Loango National Park, Gabon. Specific activities include: 1) monitoring the impact of tourism on an existing group of gorillas; 2) beginning habituation of a second group of gorillas and continue non-invasive monitoring of other gorillas in the area; 3) improving understanding of western gorillas through continued behavioral ecology studies; 4) coordinating with the Gabonese park service on surveillance for illegal activities, development of educational materials for tourism, and other management activities; and 5) strengthening national capacity for science-based conservation and adaptive management.
USAID-Gabon This project supports the Gabonese National Parks Agency (ANPN) and the Forestry Department by providing aerial support for protected area management and conservation. It will conserve wildlife by monitoring for illegal human activities in and around national parks and buffer zones on land and in the water. Specific activities include: 1) regular aerial surveillance and monitoring of parks; 2) punctual aviation support to ANPN protection teams, and 3) establishment of appropriate plane management and reporting systems across ANPNs aviation program.
USAID-Gabon The purpose of this project is to work with local fishermen to obtain knowledge on fishing areas frequented by the different villages and to identify better geographic fishing strategies in Mayumba National Park, Gabon. The project will gather information from fishermen and monitor fishing activities in order to construct a fishing spatial image. Maps of critical habitas will be developed in collaboration with the fishermen. Fishing sites will be assigned a category of importance. Mapping of fishing areas in the Banio lagoon will help to define more efficient management rules for resource protection and for conservation of critical species.
USAID-Africa Great Apes Grants Protecting Gabon's great ape populations via improved law enforcement
USAID-Gabon Grants Protecting Gabon's elephant populations via aerial surveillance
Research as a Component of Tourism Development for Western Gorillas in Loango National Park, Gabon The purpose of this project is to support conservation of the critically endangered western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) in Loango National Park in Gabon by facilitating research and tourism activities. The project intends to address the impacts of poaching and illegal activities in the park by acting as a deterrent and detection system for park authorities, providing baseline information, and generating revenue. Specific activities include: (1) continued habituation of one group of western lowland gorillas for tourism and monitoring of the impact of tourism; (2) assessment of behavior change, ranging patterns, diet, and stress levels on gorillas to monitor impacts of habituation and initiation of tourism; (3) use of non-invasive techniques to systematically sample populations and conduct genetic analysis; (4) use of camera traps to record presence of gorillas, chimpanzees, and other large mammals in the study area; (5) collection of data on diet, habitat utilization, and social behavior to enhance understanding of the behavioral ecology and population dynamics of western gorillas; (6) regular surveillance and routine data collected to serve as an effective deterrent to poaching; and (7) training of Gabonese field assistants, gorilla trackers, and national park staff to develop national capacity for science-based conservation and adaptive management.
USAID-Gabon The purpose of this project is to assist the Government of Gabon by conducting a rapid assessment of artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) in and around protected areas in order to inform policy development and stakeholder coordination with government agencies, and to develop a typology of key threats to biodiversity posed by ASM.
OUR FOREST, OUR FUTURE: COMMUNITY-LED AFRICAN FOREST ELEPHANT (LOXODONTA CYCLOTIS) CONSERVATION IN THE BAS OGOOU OF GABON THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO SUPPORT A COMMUNITY DRIVEN ELEPHANT CONSERVATION INITIATIVE IN THE BAS OGOOU LAKE REGION OF GABON (PART OF THE BAS OGOOU RAMSAR SITE), BY STRENGTHENING COMMUNITY FORESTRY MANAGEMENT, ELEPHANT MONITORING, AND ECOTOURISM CAPACITY. GABON IS THE PRIMARY REMAINING STRONGHOLD FOR THE SPECIES, WITH AN ESTIMATED 95,110 ELEPHANTS (OVER HALF THE REMAINING FOREST ELEPHANT POPULATION). THIS PROJECT IS INTENDED TO CONSERVE AFRICAN FOREST ELEPHANTS AND THEIR HABITAT BY ADDRESSING THE IMPACTS OF POACHING AND HUMAN ELEPHANT CONFLICT (HEC) AND BUILDING A CONSTITUENCY FOR ELEPHANT CONSERVATION. SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES INCLUDE (1) FACILITATING AND ADVANCING THE OGUEMOU COMMUNITY FORESTRY LEGAL APPLICATION, INCLUDING DEVELOPMENT OF A FOREST MANAGEMENT PLAN AND FOREST ELEPHANT STRATEGY (2) DEPLOYING COMMUNITY FOREST MONITORING PATROLS (3) INSTALLING AND TESTING LOWER SPECIFICATION AND COST EFFECTIVE ELEPHANT PROOF FENCING (4) CONDUCTING ENVIRONMENTAL OUTREACH AND EDUCATION PROGRAMMING THROUGH PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS, LOCAL NATURE CLUBS, AND COMMUNITY EVENTS AND (5) BUILDING THE CAPACITY OF COMMUNITY COOPERATIVES TO ENGAGE IN ECOTOURISM THAT PROMOTES ECONOMIC INCENTIVES FOR ELEPHANT CONSERVATION.
USAID-Gabon Grants Spatialization of fishing activities in the lagoon Banio at the Mayumba National Park
Countering Commercial Poaching in Gabon's Plateau Bateke National Park through Intensified Wildlife Law Enforcement The purpose of this project is to protect wildlife populations in Gabons Plateau Batk National Park by strengthening local wildlife law enforcement capabilities. This project is intended to conserve a pristine proportion of the unique forest-savanna mosaic of the Plateau Batk and important populations of forest elephants, western lowland gorillas, reptiles, and birds by addressing the impacts of commercial poaching. Specific activities include: (1) recruitment, training, and patrol support for a ranger anti-poaching force; (2) ranger training on methods to collect law enforcement and ecological data; (3) data analysis to help guide anti-poaching patrols; and (4) camera trap surveys to assess wildlife population changes.
USAID-Gabon The purpose of this project is to help address the information and forest training needs of Gabonese Wildlife Authorities and to facilitate improved wildlife security efforts in one of the last strongholds of forest elephants in Central Africa (Minkebe National Park and periphery). Activities include improving the technical and forest skills of ecoguards for anti-poaching, providing an assessment of poaching threats, and preparing for a comprehensive assessment of the wildlife population in Minkebe National Park.
Gabon-International Grants Promoting wildlife conservation in the lake region of Lambarn Gabon through the development of a model ecotourism site bushmeat outreach program
Marine Turtle Postal Fund The purpose of this project is to conduct ground and aerial surveys, nest protection and public outreach along Gabons leatherback nesting beaches and to provide direct support to ANPN in its mission to protect sea turtles on nesting beaches and marine habitats within National Parks. The Recipient will facilitate coordination of the Gabon Sea Turtle Partnership, conduct training, and meet with individual projects to provide technical and scientific expertise for leatherback conservation in Gabon and Congo. FWS will provide technical support as requested and be consulted and be be engaged on all substantive marine turtle issues and between the Partnership and ANPN.
USAID-Gabon The project will build capacity within the Department of Wildlife and Protected Areas (DGFAP) to improve their effectiveness by implementing a Law Enforcement Monitoring (LEM) system. This will include training on data collection methods and data management (using MIST), and providing equipment for the LEM system and supporting on site mentoring. The project will result in a standardized data management and reporting system of anti-poaching missions within the 14 DGFAP managed sites, which will serve as the start of a nationwide implementation program.
Guiding National Park protection efforts via aerial surveillance The purpose of this project is to provide support to the Gabonese National Parks Agency (ANPN) and the Forestry Department through the provision of information on human activities gathered from aerial surveys. This will be accomplished by a set of flight plans to cover bais, savannahs, marshes, park limits, and key access routes. All flights will result in GPS and high resolution geo-referenced photographs from which an observation report will be generated the same day and provided to the relevant authority in order to improve law enforcement capacity and increase protection of Gabons National Parks. Activities include: 1) Quarterly aerial surveillance of national parks' savannahs ands swamps, 2) Twice yearly aerial surveys of all known bais, 3) Annual surveillance flights of boundaries of each park, and 4) Standardized data collection methods and reporting for adaptive management.
USAID-Gabon Grants Parks Gabon ii: Reinforcing the Institutional Capacity of Gabon's National Parks Service
SEA TURTLE RESEARCH AND CONSERVATION IN WEST AND CENTRAL AFRICA, 2021-2026 The purpose of this project is to address threats to leatherback and olive ridley nesting populations in Gabon from poaching, light.pollution, and logs which entrap nesting females and hatchlings and in some cases prevent nesting females from nesting on more.suitable sites above the high tides; and sea turtle fisheries bycatch from fish and shrimp trawls, longline fishing vessels, and.artisanal fishers. Activities include: (1) assisting with training of on-board observers for trawl and long-line fishing vessels; (2).assisting with Turtle Excluder Device (TED) testing for fish trawls and shrimp trawler TED inspections; (3) working with Benga.community fishers to better address artisanal fishery bycatch issues; (4) removing logs on major nesting beaches; (5) conducting.ground monitoring, including night patrols, to protect nests from poaching, and relocating nests threatened by high tides on.National Parks and Reserves, which account for 80 percent of nesting activity within Gabon; (6) conducting annual aerial surveys.of nesting beaches to monitor long-term nesting trends; and (7) implementing public outreach and awareness activities in schools,.7 villages, and urban environments, including a National Turtle Day celebration in the capitol and four other major cities or towns..The recipient will also provide scientific and technical support to the Gabon Sea Turtle Partnership and MTCA projects in.Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, and Cote d' Ivoire.
Minkb-Ivindo Corridor Initiative: Enhancing the long-term viability of threatened large mammals across northeast Gabon, by maintaining population connectivity through wildlife corridors "This project supports a conservation effort in the Minkb-Ivindo Corridor and throughout Gabon by enhancing the long-term viability of threatened felids and other large mammals in Gabon, through the delineation of wildlife corridors. This project is intended to conserve two felid species, the leopard (Panthera pardus) and the African golden cat (Caracal aurata), and benefit African forest elephants by addressing the impacts of road development and settlements in which there are intense exploitative competition with bushmeat hunters and vulnerablility to cable snares commonly employed by bushmeat hunters. Specific activities include: 1) Identification of potential core felid populations across Gabon, 2) Identification of potential corridor areas between the key core populations across Gabon, and 3) Assessment of felid movement and dispersal patterns to inform corridor design (using GPS collars)..."
Strengthening LEM approaches and building capacity to improve the effectiveness of protection of Gabons National Parks and Wonga Wongu Presidential Reserve The purpose of this project is to support conservation efforts in the 13 national parks of Gabon, the Wonga Wongu Presidential Reserve and their buffer zones by producing better planned, executed and monitored law enforcement and protection activities. The project is intended to conserve Gabons elephant populations and other wildlife in Gabons protected area network by addressing the impacts of poaching driven by a rising demand for ivory and facilitated by infrastructure development and opening up of the forests by extractive industries. Specific activities include: (1) testing and demonstrating the full use of LEM tools and adaptive management approaches at a pilot site; (2) testing innovative technologies and tools in a pilot site to collect field data, enhance intelligence gathering, and speed up transfer of information to park managers; (3) identifying capacity needs for two target groups amongst park managers and ecoguards, and providing adequate training programs; (4) improving GIS and LEM data management and reporting of LE information, (5) assisting ANPN park managers in developing LE strategies in national parks, and (6) continuing to support the national LEM program.
ENHANCING THE PROFESSIONALIZATION OF GABON'S PARKS SERVICE THROUGH SYSTEMATIC TRAINING AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT OF ECOGUARDS AND PARK MANAGERS FUNDS UNDER THIS AWARD ARE TO BE USED TO ESTABLISH A PROGRAM TO PROFESSIONALIZE THE CONSERVATION WORKFORCE IN GABON. GABON CONTINUES TO BE A WILDLIFE STRONGHOLD AND LEADING CHAMPION FOR WILDLIFE CONSERVATION IN CENTRAL AFRICA. ONE OF THE CORE PILLARS OF ITS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY IS USTAINABLE MANAGEMENT AND CAPITALIZATION OF ITS NATURAL HERITAGE. GABON S FORESTS HARBOR OVER HALF OF THE REMAINING FOREST ELEPHANTS IN AFRICA. THE COUNTRY IS A STRONGHOLD FOR GORILLAS, CHIMPANZEES, LEATHERBACK MARINE TURTLES, HUMPBACK WHALES, DOLPHINS, AND SHARKS. THE PROJECT WILL TAKE A PHASED APPROACH TO ADDRESS THE CAPACITY GAPS IN CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT IN GABON BY FIRST CONDUCTING A COMPREHENSIVE NEEDS ASSESSMENT AND DEVELOPING A TRAINING PLAN TAILORED TO THE NETWORK OF TERRESTRIAL AND MARINE PROTECTED AREAS. THE SECOND PHASE WILL FOCUS ON FINALIZING AND IMPLEMENTING THE TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR THE THREE MAIN AGENCE NATIONALE DES PARCS NATIONAUX ANPN CATEGORIES OF STAFF.
Developing an Information Management System for Protected Areas in Gabon The purpose of this project is to support protected area management in Gabon by developing an integrated and central information system. This project is intended to conserve forest elephants, gorillas, and other species by improving the compilation, management, and utilization of information on forestry and human pressures around protected areas. Specific activities include: (1) develop a system for managing and sharing information on protected areas (SIAP, or systeme dinformation sur les aires protges); (2) establish standardized management protocols for information collection and analyses; (3) train Gabon National Park staff and other relevant partners on the utilization of the protected area information system; and (4) based on information analyses, develop value-added products for decision-making by the Gabon National Park staff.
USAID-Gabon Grants Conserving the world's largest aggregation of mandrills through ecotourism in Lope National Park, Gabon
Providing Aerial Support to Terrestrial and Marine Protection Efforts in Gabon This project supports the Gabonese National Parks Agency (ANPN) and the Forestry Department by providing aerial support for protected area management and conservation. It will conserve wildlife by monitoring for illegal human activities in and around national parks and buffer zones on land and in the water. Specific activities include: 1) regular aerial surveillance and monitoring of parks; 2) punctual aviation support to ANPN protection teams, and 3) establishment of appropriate plane management and reporting systems across ANPNs aviation program.
Providing technical support to protected area management in and around Loango National Park, Gabon The purpose of this project is to develop a strategy to guide Loango National Parks conservation and research activities; use protected area management planning tools to ensure optimum implementation; provide capacity building and equipment to staff for effective operations; and ensure that ecotourism products and activities are well-planned across the landscape. The project will: 1) Implement a clear strategy to guide Loango National Park Project's conservation and research activities. Activities include employing a short-term technical expert to review all project activities. 2) Use protected area management planning tools effectively to ensure optimum implementation across Loango National Park. Activities include: providing technical support to the Loango project manager on long-term planning tools such as the annual work plan; and ensuring that critical threats to the park are regularly monitored and assessed. 3) Ensure effective operations through capacity and equipment resources for staff. Activities include: providing technical support to ensure that personnel management systems are in place, providing necessary field equipment, communication systems and operational resources to implement critical field activities; ensuring that necessary systems, inventories and management procedures are in place to safeguard, store and deploy equipment; coordinate implementation of short-term work plans and ensure effective communication with key project staff.
DECREASING HUMAN-ELEPHANT CONFLICT IN GABON The purpose of this project is to support an elephant conservation effort in Gabon by reducing human-elephant conflict (HEC) and.improving local livelihoods. Gabon is the primary remaining stronghold for the species, with an estimated 95,110 elephants (over.half the remaining forest elephant population). This project is intended to conserve African forest elephants and their habitat by.addressing the impacts of HEC, building government capacity to monitor and respond to HEC incidents, and promoting pro.conservation agriculture practices. Specific activities include: (1) piloting a national HEC data collection strategy, including.support for equipment, training of government officials, and analysis of collected data; (2) systematically testing three lower.specification elephant-proof fence designs, including support for materials and construction and maintenance and monitoring; (3).implementing protocols to gather data on social interactions and behaviors between elephants and local communities, including.deploying baseline social surveys and camera traps; (4) assessing and piloting agricultural improvement practices; and (5).updating and publishing a comprehensive national HEC strategy, endorsed by the government of Gabon.
Consolidating law enforcement efforts by providing aerial support to Gabon's marine and.terrestrial parks network The purpose of this project is to support the Gabonese National Parks Agency (ANPN) and the Forestry Department by providing aerial support for protected area management and conservation. The project is intended to conserve wildlife by monitoring for illegal human activities in and around national parks and buffer zones on land and in the water. Specific activities include: (1) extensive aerial surveillance and monitoring of human activities and wildlife to regularly assess Gabons national parks and coastline; (2) timely logistical support through punctual aviation to assist ANPN protection teams; and (3) technical assistance to aid ANPN in the development of their aviation program including data management and reporting.