The SD3C Sahel joint programme is supported by the G5 Sahel, its five member countries and Senegal. The programme was designed by the three UN agencies in Rome – FAO, IFAD and WFP, which are involved in its financing and implementation.

 It aims to consolidate the livelihoods of small producers, in particular women and young people living in cross-border areas of the region. The target group is estimated at 123,000 rural households or 854,750 people, half of whom are women and 40 per cent young people.

The programme will implement three components:

1. Increase in agrosilvopastoral and fishery productivity and production through climate-resilient agricultural practices and technologies.
2. Economic integration through interventions aimed at strengthening cross-border markets and securing border transactions.
3. Political dialogue, coordination and management integrated into the coordination mechanism of the G5 Sahel.

The strategy is designed to meet the challenges of emergency, development and peace following a rapid intervention approach based on the scaling up of solutions and approaches already tested and capitalized in the context of the G5 Sahel by FAO, IFAD, WFP and their local partners.

The programme is planned for a period of six years.