Socodevi - Society for International Development Cooperation
$20,000,000.00 CAD
- Department
- Global Affairs Canada
- Program
- —
- Recipient country
- Senegal
- Fiscal year
- 2022-2023
- Agreement period
- March 29, 2023 – December 31, 2026
- Project status
- Implementation
- Reference
- CA-3-P011655001
Published purpose
The Natur'ELLES project aims to increase the adaptation to climate change of women and their vulnerable communities in the mangrove ecosystems of marine protected areas of the Saloum and Casamance deltas in Senegal. The activities of this project include: (1) supporting women's collective entrepreneurship projects maintaining mangrove biodiversity; (2) developing a feminist environmental leadership program for women; (3) supporting functional and financial literacy programs for vulnerable women; and (4) supporting community implementation of Ecological Restoration and Management Plans based on nature-based Solutions. The project will contribute to the climate change adaptation of 8,000 people, including 6,000 women and their vulnerable communities living off of the mangrove ecosystems benefitting from the activities. It will reach more than 85,000 indirect beneficiaries in 113 villages.
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This project supports women and vulnerable communities in Senegal to adapt to climate change through mangrove ecosystem restoration, women's entrepreneurship, and environmental leadership programs.
Category: Climate Primarily funds activity outside Canada
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