Western Uplands Poverty Alleviation Project

Poverty is widespread in the Western Uplands region. The terrain and climate are harsh, the area is isolated and infrastructure poor. Many people struggle to grow enough crops to feed themselves and their families on tiny plots of land. The project’s objective is to improve and strengthen the livelihoods of the most vulnerable by:

• improving access to services and resources
• promoting different livelihood options (such as livestock, forestry and crops)
• empowering women and other marginalized people

The project seeks to promote more resilient livelihoods and basic human dignity of poor and socially disadvantaged groups through a rights based approach. A relative objective of the project is to create vibrant grass-roots institutions that will respond to the needs of the people, especially the target group and empower them to mobilise their own resources and to access external resources. The project intends to cover 115,000 households (632,500 individuals) of which 95%food insecure households located in remote and inaccessible areas.
 

Source: IFAD