Saada

NAHR Executive Conducts Field Visit to Monitor Pastoral Livelihood Support Project in Saada

NAHR - Wednesday, 13 November, 2024

The Executive Director, Engineer Mohammed Salah, made a field visit to Sa’dah Governorate to oversee the Livelihood Support Services Project aimed at improving pastoral livelihoods through the distribution of livestock packages, animal feed, salt blocks, and awareness training sessions in the districts of Al-Safra, Kitaf, and Al-Buq’a in Sa’dah Governorate. This project is funded by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) through a grant from the United Nations CERF Fund.

The Executive Director of the National Foundation, Engineer Mohammed Abdullah Yahya, conducted a two-day field visit to Sa’dah Governorate to monitor the implementation of the Livelihood Support Services Project. This initiative aims to support vulnerable families in the governorate by providing livestock packages, animal feed, salt blocks, and awareness training sessions in the districts of Al-Safra, Kitaf, and Al-Buq’a. The project is funded by the FAO with support from the UN’s CERF Fund.

This project seeks to deliver humanitarian assistance to 1,210 agricultural households, including small-scale farmers and vulnerable families. It includes activities to improve livestock and agricultural production practices through the provision of high-quality livestock inputs, agricultural inputs, cash support, and training on nutrition and best practices (both in livestock and agriculture). Additionally, the project aims to enhance income sources and entrepreneurship opportunities among small-scale farming families by establishing and equipping 10 entrepreneurs in animal feed production.

The project has registered 1,210 beneficiaries, with 605 families in Al-Safra District and 605 in Kitaf District of Sa’dah Governorate. The assistance will include providing each beneficiary family with four heads of sheep, as well as animal feed and salt blocks to support proper livestock nutrition, aimed at sustainable food sources and self-sufficiency for beneficiary families. These efforts follow precise targeting criteria to ensure aid reaches those most in need.

The project will also distribute cash assistance to 1,220 beneficiaries, including 1,210 who receive sheep and an additional 10 entrepreneurs.

During his visit, the Executive Director inspected sheep quarantine facilities, which are managed according to the quarantine standards set by the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation, Fisheries, and Water Resources and supplied by FAO. Here, the sheep undergo rigorous examination by veterinary specialists from the Sa’dah Agricultural and Irrigation Office to ensure they are disease-free before being distributed to target families.

Engineer Salah also held a meeting with the project team to review the detailed timeline and project progress. The project manager, Mr. Tariq Al-Rahi, commended the support provided by local authorities and the Supreme Council for Humanitarian Affairs in facilitating humanitarian aid delivery. He also explained the team’s full commitment to humanitarian standards in beneficiary selection and project activity implementation according to the set timeline. The Executive Director expressed gratitude to the team for their dedication and timely completion of project activities, which will help achieve the project’s goals.