Programmes

THE RESILIENT LIVELIHOOD ACTION TO COVID-19 (RLAC-19)

With funding from IFAD, SADAR implemented an 18-month long Resilient Livelihood Action to COVID-19 (RLAC-19) project in Somalia in collaboration with Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation of the Federal Government of Somalia.

OBJECTIVES:

The project’s goal was to reduce small-scale producers’ vulnerability and enhance resilience to Covid-19 shocks of their livelihoods in the target areas. The project targeted a total target number of (4200 HH) households of agro-pastoral communities in Puntland State (Qardho, Northern Galkacyo and Iskushuban Districts) and Galmudug State (Southern Galkacyo, Adado District and Hobyo Districts).

OUTCOMES:

The project  achieved these objectives by maintaining and improving agricultural productive capacity of small-scale producers in the targeted areas through the availability of inputs, enabling a safe and sustainable food systems and market linkages supported through continued and improved supply chains and market access.

The total project target number of beneficiary household (HH) were 4200 HH.  With the Minimum Integrated Packages per HH and in-depth community and government consultations, the project directly reached 4319 households making the total for both the original and additional beneficiaries 120% more than the original project target beneficiary households.