Project Overview
Communities in Luuq continue to face overlapping pressures from drought, flooding, displacement, insecurity, crop pests, limited livelihood opportunities, and environmental degradation. Women in internally displaced and host communities are particularly affected because many carry responsibility for household food, care, and income while having limited access to land, farming inputs, financial services, and decision-making opportunities.
This project responds through an integrated approach that combines sustainable agriculture, renewable-energy irrigation, livelihood support, community savings, household dialogue, environmental conservation, and institutional capacity strengthening.
The project works with the same core beneficiary groups over several years, allowing CeRID to provide continuous support, reinforce learning, and build deeper and more sustainable results.
Overall Goal
To strengthen the resilience, food security, economic independence, and adaptive capacity of vulnerable internally displaced and host-community women and their households in Luuq District.
Key Objectives
- Improve women farmers’ knowledge and use of agroecological and climate-resilient farming practices.
- Increase access to agricultural land, certified seeds, farming equipment, irrigation, and renewable energy.
- Diversify household income through livestock, small businesses, savings groups, and cash-for-work opportunities.
- Strengthen women’s participation in household financial planning, shared decision-making, and community leadership.
- Improve community-led natural resource management and environmental protection.
- Strengthen CeRID and local stakeholders to deliver accountable, inclusive, and sustainable programming.
Emerging Impact
The project is contributing to visible changes in household and community resilience:
- Women are applying improved farming, irrigation, and ecological pest-management techniques.
- Vegetable and staple crops are supporting household nutrition and market income.
- Women have increased access to land, livestock, business assets, and community savings.
- Renewable-energy irrigation is reducing dependence on fossil fuels.
- Savings groups are expanding access to small loans and collective financial support.
- Men and women are engaging more in shared household budgeting and decision-making.
- Communities are taking greater responsibility for environmental protection.
- Beneficiary feedback is directly influencing irrigation, seed selection, livelihood support, and farm management.
- CeRID’s governance and technical capacity are being strengthened for longer-term programme delivery.
