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Badia
Rangelands Development Project
The goal of the project is to rehabilitate an area corresponding to about one third of the Badia rangelands and re-establish the zone’s productive capacity. The project is the first large-scale, fully participatory development programme in the area, and it is an integrated effort to preserve and improve the living conditions of the Bedouin community. In the past the Badia’s natural resources supported the activities of Bedouin herders and their households, enabling them to provide for their needs. But as the steppe land became increasingly degraded because of over-utilization and other factors, herders’ incomes diminished drastically and their living conditions deteriorated. The project encourages herders grouped in traditional and newly formed associations to work together to make the rangelands more productive and protect the environment. Activities include:
A CARE grant supports the participatory approach by financing training for herders and programme staff. Funds in the form of a grant from the Italian Association for Women in Development (AIDOS) support activities fostering business opportunities for rural women.
Source: IFAD |
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