This approach has been initiated to foster a spirit of solidarity at local level to help vulnerable people in situations of food insecurity. To this end, the beneficiaries of water and soil conservation/soil defense and restoration (CES/DRS) activities are identified for the implementation of the approach.
This option is based on the assumption that CES/DRS techniques enable producers to improve crop yields. With this improved production, they can then donate a small portion of their cereal harvest (21kg) to support the poorest.
Objective
Develop solidarity and mutual aid at community level;
To help.
Prerequisites for implementing the approach
Support for the initiative;
Be beneficiaries of CES/DRS activities subsidized by Solidar Suisse;
Putting CES/DRS into practice.
Implementation process
Information/awareness-raising on the initiative;
Training and equipment for beneficiaries of CES/DRS activities subsidized by Solidar Suisse;
Setting up a local village solidarity committee (CLSV);
Follow-up of beneficiaries’ CES/DRS activities;
Food collection from beneficiaries after application of CES/DRS techniques (21kg of food per beneficiary);
Reconditioning of food collected in 50 kg bags;
Identification of vulnerable people in collaboration with humanitarian action departments;
Organization of an official food distribution ceremony for vulnerable people.
Stakeholders in the implementation
Local project implementation partner (for awareness-raising, training-equipment, collection and endowment);
Solidar Suisse (promoter of the advisory support approach);
Poor and vulnerable populations in project intervention areas
Indirect beneficiaries
Family members of these direct beneficiaries
Benefits
This approach has the advantage of being a first line of help for vulnerable populations, before the state or humanitarian organizations can provide support;
This approach is supported by the communities because it is developed by the producers themselves for the poor without external support.
