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Africa
Ethiopia
Ethiopia
Promotion of urban agriculture for HIV/AIDS
affected and/or infected persons
Household urban agriculture
South Omo enhanced agro-pastoral
food production project
A young lady working on EPaRDA’s irrigation farm
Summary and objectives
• promote social awareness of urban agriculture
Summary and objectives
emergency), and to support capacity building through
The project seeks to contribute to urban poverty
to mitigate the challenge of HIV/AIDS and poor
The South Omo zone of Ethiopia suffers from acute
training for woreda government sectors, community
reduction through increased food security by pro-
environmental management;
food insecurity due to recurring drought, low and
leaders and agropastoralists.
ducing vegetable, fruit and poultry products, and
improved environmental management through urban
• create linkages and networks among local
stakeholders.
erratic seasonal rains, degraded natural resources, a
deteriorating agricultural production base, limited eco-
Target groups
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greening, using fruit trees and composting organic
waste. It also aims to empower people living with
HIV/AIDS through participative city governance and
involvement with local stakeholders groups in planning
urban agriculture and environmental improvements.
The 24-month project will target the cities of Addis
Ababa, Adama and Mekelle. The overall objective is
to improve the nutritional and health situation and
livelihood of people affected and/or living with HIV/
AIDS in the target areas. The project will also promote
environmental sustainability through safe re-use of
urban organic waste and waste water, and applying
integrated fuel-saving measures.
Target groups
Persons infected and affected by HIV/AIDS and their
families.
Final beneficiaries
The whole population in the three target cities.
Total estimated cost *
€ 1 119 882
Amount requested *
€ 1 007 894
nomic opportunities and ethnic confl ict. Malnutrition in
the region is reported, along with frequent delays in
seasonal rain, which are limiting the harvest potential
of certain staples such as root crops, sweet potatoes
and enset. The government and NGOs are trying to
alleviate the problems by providing targeted supplementary
relief in the form of food and non-food items.
The aim of the action is to improve food security,
and enhance the level of self-sustainability amongst
pastoral and agro-pastoral households in the Hamer,
Dassenech and Bena-tsemay woredas in the South
Omo zone; to increase income from sales of quality
dry meat; to improve the nutritional status of direct
The woredas of Hamer, Dassenech and Bena-tsemay,
with a combined population of 84 064 people.
Final beneficiaries
The Tsemaco, Hamer and Dassenech communities,
numbering about 115 875 people.
Total estimated cost *
€ 1 330 473
Amount requested *
€ 1 197 426
and indirect benefi ciaries; to increase cattle off-take;
Main activities
Partners
and to minimise environmental degradation.
• technical and other support for urban agriculture
for target groups;
Institute for Sustainable Development, Ethiopia.
Main activities
• capacity building for grass-roots organisations
To develop irrigation schemes (improved and
and local government offi ces to promote urban
traditional), such as new small-scale irrigation coop-
agriculture;
eratives along the Omo and Weyto rivers and to
• school-based urban agriculture to support
also encourage livestock diversifi cation with cam-
HIV/AIDS affected youth;
Environmental Development
Action (ENDA), Ethiopia
enda-eth@thionet.et
www.enda.sn
DCI-FOOD/128608/709
els, to establish a slaughterhouse (commercial and
Ethiopian Pastoralist Research
and Development Association
(EPaRDA), Ethiopia
eparda@ethionet.et
www.ethionet.et
DCI-FOOD/128608/236
28 * Actions and amounts can be discussed/negotiated among the parties