Building Community Resilience

Results achieved in Kassala Sudan as of the end of the project (March 2014) include: (1) 1000 farming households received seeds and agricultural tools; (2) 902 community members received training on household gardening; and (3) 298 youth (180 women and 118 men) received vocational training. These activities have helped enhance the capacity of 5 000 individuals to address their food security needs and earn income. Results achieved in Eastern Equatoria State South Sudan as of the end of the project (June 2015) include: (1) 4910 farming households received over 8.46 metric tons of seeds and agricultural tools; (2) 3 150 community members received training on household gardening ; and (3) 87 youth received vocational training through the project. Of these youth 49 applied their training and earned $52 000 SSP (approximately $11 000 CAN). These results have contributed to increase the capacity of 25 000 individuals to address their food security needs.