Fighting Poverty and Securing Livelihoods in the Sahel through better Management of the Environment
In
the Mopti region, Sahel Eco works to promote pastoralists' participation
in decentralised government through civic education, literacy, awareness-raising
amongst local government officials and research. In the Bankass district, it is
helping local associations and district councils in the twelve communes to manage
their natural resources including livestock corridors, the Samori forest and the
agroforestry parklands of the Seno plain. Sahel Eco helps communities to improve
their access to water through training and support to dig large diameter wells.
In the district of Tominian, Segou region, Sahel Eco works with communities living in and around the Duwa and Sutebwo forests to promote sustainable use of the forest resources and develop small businesses based on non timber forest products. These include shea butter, honey and a wide variety of wild fruits. It also strengthens the capacity of the Tominian Union of Farmers Associations and the Farakunna and Hirosin farmer cooperatives, enabling hundreds of poor people to access loans, acquire tools and improved seeds, develop small scale agri-businesses and improve their food security through increased productivity and profit.
Click here for an enlarged map of the Mopti region.