FAO resilience, food security and social cohesion in Burkina Faso 2023-2025 FAO resiliensprojekt för matsäkerhet och social sammanhållning i BF 2023-2025 Insatsen syftar till att stärka resiliensen/motståndskraften hos utsatta pastoralister och agro-pastoralister mot flerdimensionella kriser, att förbättra deras livsmedelsförsörjning och att minska undernäring samt stärka kvinnors och ungdomars socioekonomiska egenmakt, samtidigt som fredliga och inkluderande samhällen uppmuntras. The objectives of the contribution are to:
(i)	improve the resilience to multidimensional shocks/crises and the food and nutritional security of targeted vulnerable pastoral and agro-pastoral households;
(ii)	increase the socio-economic empowerment of women and young people; and,
(iii)	encourage peaceful and inclusive societies. 

The project is implemented in the four regions Sahel, Nord, Centre-Nord and Boucle du Mouhoun in Burkina Faso. The overall objective of the programme is to strengthen the resilience to multidimensional chocks/crises, increase the food and nutritional security of targeted vulnerable pastoral and agro-pastoral households, as well as to increase the socio-economic empowerment of women and young people, for peaceful and inclusive societies in the Sahel, Northern, Centre-North and Boucle du Mouhoun regions of Burkina Faso. 

Concretely, this means that number of food insecure households are reduced, that households Resilience Capacity Index (RCI) and growth rate of average household income is increased in the project area. 

Targets for some indicators were developed during the contribution ID 12310 ended december 2022. For other indicators, the framework already includes targets such as:

- 20 sites received support early warning system for pastoralists.

- 240 km of tracks and transhumance corridors with the installation of markers.

- 800 ha of grazing and resting areas. 

- 18 provincial and 4 regional directorates in charge of animal resources with veterinary kits. 

- Train 100 veterinary agents on the control of epizootic diseases.

- 12 agro-pastoral field schools set up to strengthen community capacities on inclusive and climate-resilient agro-pastoral practices. 

- 4 sites of 1 ha for vegetable production. 

- 124 women and young people benefit from micro-enterprises for fattening, local poultry, processing and marketing of value chains from crop production. 

- 800 women received conditional cash. 

- 60 Village ad loans associations (VSLA) established.

- 36 dimitra club set up. 

- 340 mothers benefit from conditional nutrition support on good infant and young child feeding practices.  

The objectives/outcomes resulting from the project's action are based on the three pillars of the Caisse de Résilience approach (technical, social and financial support) and the triple Humanitarian-Development-Peace (HDP) Nexus approach. 

The project is designed around four reinforced specific objectives/outcomes as follows:

Outcome 1: The livelihoods of targeted households are strengthened through the adoption of innovative techniques and technologies to increase their production and productivity;

Outcome 2: Identified profitable agro-silvo-pastoral value chains are professionalized and generate income and decent jobs in targeted regions;

Outcome 3: Local governance and social cohesion around peaceful and sustainable access and management of shared natural resources is strengthened.

Outcome 4: The incidence of malnutrition among targeted vulnerable households is reduced.

The main changes to the contribution and as proposed in FAO´s phaseout plan are as follows: 

- Cancellation of some activities planned for 2024, such as cash transfer to internally displaced persons, the set up and support to women savings groups for financial inclusion and school fields for agricultural improvement.

- The three results areas in the original programme proposal from 2022/2023 will all continue but to a lesser extent. There is a reduction from 15% up to 88% of the activity budget lines.

- Finalization of activities that started in 2023 but that has not yet completed will be prioritised.

- FAO proposes to no longer assign dedicated staff to the project and to suspend the technical assistance planned to support the project's activities.