Resilience of populations in the face of nutritional and food crises in departure areas

Jointly funded by the European Union Emergency Trust Fund for Africa, the Spanish Agency for International Development Co-operation (AECID) and the Government of Senegal, the project aims to improve the resilience capacity of vulnerable populations in northern Senegal. It targets in particular the departments of Kanel, Matam, Podor and Ranérou, located along the border with Mauritania. Implemented by AECID and many local partners, the activities help build the capacity of local authorities and improve access to basic services for the population. The project is aligned with the first and second axis of the strategic orientations of the Emerging Senegal Plan (PSE) and reflects the priorities of the National Strategy for Food Security and Resilience (SNSAR) 2016-20. The programme contributes to developing accountability and increased transparency in the agriculture and food security sector.

Global objective

Improve the resilience capacity of the most vulnerable populations in the face of nutrition and food crises in the departure areas of Podor, Ranérou, Matam and Kanel

Specific objectives

Improve food and nutrition security
Facilitate access to basic services
Improve the governance of local communities to strengthen the resilience of populations

Expected results

More efficient spending in the agriculture sector and food security
Improved food and nutrition resilience

Duration

3 years : 03/09/2016 - 03/09/2019

Localisation

The project is implemented in the departments of Kanel, Matam, Podor and Ranérou of Senegal.

Beneficiaries

100 000 direct beneficiaries

Budget

EUR 10 000 000

Funding

European Union Emergency Trust Fund for Africa (EUR 8 million)
Spanish Agency for International Development Co-operation (AECID) (EUR 1 million)
Government of Senegal (EUR 1 million)

Implementation

Spanish Agency for International Development Co-operation (AECID)
Local authorities

Partners

Local NGOs

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Country

Senegal

Topics

Agriculture & value chains
Employment & revenues
Environment
Food security & zero hunger
Governance & capacity-building
Health
Local actors & livelihoods
Natural resource management
Nutrition
Poverty
Social affairs & social protection
Water & sanitation

Targets

Children aged under 5 years
Institutions
Poor households
Poor workers in the informal economy
Refugees
Vulnerable small-scale farmers
Women
Youth

Agir Pillars

Pillar 1: Improve social protection for the most vulnerable communities and households in order to secure their livelihoods
Pillar 3: Sustainably improve agricultural and food productivity and the incomes of the most vulnerable households and improve access to food
Pillar 4: Strengthen governance in food and nutrition security

Scales

Local