About the approach

Contract reforestation is an approach developed by our partner SOS Sahel International Burkina Faso (SOSSIBF). It's an effective reforestation approach that involves contracting with beneficiaries to make them responsible for maintaining the seedlings, in return for premiums based on the survival rate of the seedlings.

This approach requires the establishment of a climate of trust between the NGO and the beneficiaries, insofar as no financial input is provided at the start of the activity: the producers themselves cover the implementation costs and will have a potential income two years after this human and material investment.

Objective 

  • Combating desertification;
  • Solve the problem of lack of follow-up and low survival rates generally observed in reforestation operations, especially in rural areas;
  • Provide short-term motivation to encourage beneficiaries to plant and maintain seedlings for a period of at least two years (the minimum critical period for the survival and sustainability of an afforestation).

Conditions for the implementation of the approach

  • Raising awareness among stakeholders (producers, technical services, resource persons, etc.);
  • Reassure growers of incentive premiums.

Implementation process

  • Information/awareness-raising on the approach at local level: producers, local elected representatives, administrative, customary and religious authorities;
  • Raising awareness of good reforestation and tree care techniques;
  • Census of volunteers for reforestation

Stakeholders in the implementation

  • Producers, agents of technical deconcentrated services.

Direct beneficiaries

  • Growers, local authorities, associations, cooperatives, state services, private services, etc.

Indirect beneficiaries

  • The people

Advantages :

  • Better results than generally observed averages;
  • Investment based on results;
  • Low investment costs

This approach has the advantage of obtaining a better support of the communities and a good survival rate of the plants (more than 70%). Promotion of local species that provide income and high nutritional value such as moringa, baobab, Acacia macrostachya, etc.

Project status

Project status
  • All
  • Finished (1)

Zones d'intervention

Zones d'intervention
  • Centre-Nord (1)
    • Namentenga (1)
    • Sanmatenga (1)
  • Est (1)
    • Gourma (1)
    • Komondjari (1)
  • Nord (1)
    • Yatenga (1)
  • Sahel (1)
    • Oudalan (1)
    • Séno (1)

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Programs

Programs
  • Economy and Labor (1)

Programs

Programs

Themes

Themes
  • Humanitarian action (2)
  • Democracy and participation (3)
  • Bi-Plurilingual Education (3)
  • Agricultural entrepreneurship (3)
  • Vocational training and labour market integration of young people (5)
  • Type (1)
  • Combating child labor (2)
  • Nexus (2)
  • Gold panning (2)
  • Peace and social cohesion (4)
  • Food security (3)

Themes

Themes

Financial partners

Financial partners
  • Ambassade du Royaume des Pays-Bas au Burkina Faso

Implementation partners

Implementation partners
  • OCADES Kaya
  • OCADES Ouahigouya
  • EDUCO
  • AFLATOUN International
  • ARFA
  • Cadre de Concertation des ONG et Associations actives en Education de Base (CEEB)
  • UFC-Dori
  • Tin Tua
  • Tabital lobal
  • CRUS
  • Association pour la promotion et l’Intégration de la Jeunesse de la région du Centre-Nord (APIJCN)

Our projects

Find out more about our projects using this approach.

Humanitarian ActionAgricultural entrepreneurshipTraining and professional integration of young peopleNexusPeace and social cohesion

RESICOM

Strengthening the community resilience of agroforestry households in the Boucle du Mouhoun, Nord and Centre-Nord regions