Fogera – Climate & Agriculture

Project goals

We improve natural resources, for example through reforestation, and promote agriculture that is adapted to climate change. This way, we increase the resilience of particularly poor small farming families. Unemployed young people and women are particularly in focus. Vocational training and microcredits help them earn an income.

Projektkarte Fogera Stiftung Menschen für Menschen_roboto slab

Project information

Target group: small farmers and their families
Region: Fogera District in Amhara State
Partner: Ethio Wetlands and Natural Resources Association (EWNRA)
Duration: 1st project phase: 2020 to 2022 / 2nd project phase: 2023 to 2025
Progress: 1.8 million of 2.4 million tree seedlings planted

Measures

Reforestation: We grow tree seedlings to stop soil erosion.
Agriculture: Training and inputs ensure that small farmers become more resilient under climate change conditions.
Microcredit: Menschen für Menschen gives small farmers start-up capital in savings and self-help groups so that they can become livestock breeders.
Starting a business: Unemployed young people receive vocational training and start-up capital to start a business.

Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

With the 2030 Agenda, the United Nations has formulated 17 goals for sustainable development. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are a roadmap for the future that enables a humane life while preserving the natural basis of life. With this project we contribute to achieving the following goals: