International Development Grant
Resilient women in the Middle Atlas
Project Number: CA-3-P011506001
Status: Operational
Country/Region:
Maximum Contribution: $10,000,000.00
Start Date: March 08, 2023
End Date: December 31, 2027
Duration: 4.8 years
Project Description
This project aims to support the operationalization of the axes of the Forest Strategy 2030 to prevent overexploitation and lack of valuation of the forest sector in Morocco. The project’s contribution to the implementation of the 2030 Forest Strategy will take the form of technical support expertise and support on the ground in order to help achieve the expected results. The activities of this project include: (1) differentiating and developing national parks and productive forests to maximise their efficiency in terms of valorisation environmental preservation and conservation; (2) reinventing and restructuring the participatory approach around local issues and based on incentives aimed at making the population the primary forest partner; and (3) reforming the institutions around agencies based on a legal framework adapted to the success of the implementation of dynamic management of spaces open to partnerships and oriented towards performance.
Expected Results
The expected outcomes of this project include: (1) increased adoption of gender-sensitive nature-based solutions for climate change mitigation; (2) improved gender-sensitive forest governance to enhance climate change adaptation and mitigation measures; and (3) increased participation of local forestry communities to conserve biodiversity and continue the fight against desertification.
Progress & Results Achieved
Results achieved as of March 2025 include: (1) completed in-depth organizational assessments of 23 cooperatives (coops); (2) provided personalized support to 13 coops and developed 26 support plans; (3) organized awareness-raising sessions to promote women's membership mobilizing 178 people from local communities including 140 women and 36 young women; (4) trained 51 cooperative leaders (including 25 women and 6 young girls) on inclusive governance and administrative and financial management; (5) supported 2 Forest Development Organizations (FDOs) to strengthen their consultation mechanisms and inclusive governance; and (6) trained 112 women from 12 cooperatives in financial literacy organized in partnership with Crédit Agricole du Maroc (CAM).
Key Information
Executing Agency:
SOCODEVI - Canadian Cooperation Society for International Development
Reporting Organization:
Global Affairs Canada
Program:
WGM Africa
Last Modified:
September 19, 2025
Development Classifications
DAC Sector:
Aid Type: Project-type interventions
Collaboration: Bilateral
Finance Type: Aid grant excluding debt reorganisation
Selection Mechanism:
Unsolicited Proposal