SWHISA

S ustainableW ater H arvesting andI nstitutional S trenghtening inA mhara

Project Goal

Contribute to increasing food security of poor male and female farmers through:

IMPROVED WATER MANAGEMENT

Expected Impact

Increased sustainable food security through:

Improved water harvestingImproved irrigated

agriculture Improved land

management

Target Groups

The poorest farmers  Female-headed households Women in male-headed households Woreda institutions The partner institutions Educational and training institutions  

Partners

Bureau of Agricultural and Rural Development

Bureau of Water Resources Development

Amhara Regional Agricultural Research Institute

Bureau of Cooperatives Promotion

Supporting/Collaborating Agencies

Bureau of Finance and Economic Development

Environmental Protection, Land Administration and Use Authority

Women Affairs Office Food Security Program Coordination and

Disaster Preparedness Office Bureau of Capacity Building Amhara Water Works and Construction

Enterprise

Woredas selected

East Belesa North Gondar

West Belesa North Gondar

Goncha Siso Inese East Gojam

Delanta Dawint North Wollo

Lalo Mama North Shoa

Were Illu South Wollo

Advisors and Specialists

TYPE Canadian Ethiopian Number

P/months Number P/months

Resident Advisors

4 152 3 160

Specialists 18 194 18 510

PROJ ECT COMPONENTS AND ACTI VI TI ES

I MPACT

Component 1 Farmer

Knowledge/ Skills

Component 2

Manage Schemes

Component 3 Woreda Integrated

Platform

Component 4 Regional

Cooperation

Component 5

Sector Coordination

32 outputs

200 act i vi t i es by par t i c i pants

Thanks and pleaseactively participate in

the Workshop

One-sheet bilingual SWHISA description available with your handouts