The document discusses various successful food security and livelihood projects implemented by Save the Children in drought-affected areas, focusing on examples funded by ECHO and OFDA. Key initiatives include upgrading small-scale irrigation, rehabilitating water points, developing livestock and milk value chains, and establishing meat market hubs, all of which led to improved livelihoods, increased productivity, and community resilience. The experiences and lessons learned from these projects are shared for potential replication in similar contexts.

1. Building Resilience of Communities in Dryland
Areas: Examples from CMDRR (ECHO-Funded) and
RAIN (OFDA-Funded) Projects
EU- USAID Stakeholders Experience Sharing/Dialogue
Forum
Teriessa Jalleta, Save the Children
6-7 December 2012, Dire Dawa

2. • Save the Children remained one of the key partners in
implementation of a number of food security/livelihood projects
in pastoral and agro-pastoral areas targeting drought and
affected and vulnerable households
• And a number of good practices and lessons documented and
shared as appropriate
• For the purpose of this workshop, only 4 examples were picked:
– Small Scale Development - EC/ECHO funded DRR
– Water Schemes Rehabilitation - EC/ECHO funded DRR
– Abattoir development – USAID/OFDA funded through MC
– Livestock/Milk Value Chain Development - USAID/OFDA
funded through MC

4. 1.
Upgrading Small Scale Irrigation Scheme (ECHO
fund)
• SSI upgraded in Barak of Shinille woreda of Somali
Region as part of DRR
• Before the SSI upgrading, communities used traditional
irrigation to produce only sorghum and maize
• After upgrading, beneficiaries produce others
vegetables and fruits (potatoes, tomatoes, onions ,
mangos and bananas)
• Direct beneficiaries = 200 households.

7. • The scheme has considerably changed the livelihoods
of targeted agro-pastoral households.
– The beneficiaries managed to lead settled/stable lives,
– Converted unproductive land to productive one,
– Diversified and improved income and bridged their six
months food gap that was common prior to the
intervention,
– The livelihood of beneficiaries is improving in comparison
with the non-beneficiaries,
– Crop productivity increased - 3qt/ha to 20qt/ha (sorghum)
– The household production increased by over 300%.

8. 2.
Water Points Rehabilitation (ECHO fund)
• As per findings and recommendations of
various assessments and the community
action plan exercises, identified potential areas
(Regden of Ewa of Afar)
• The project supported rehabilitation of 10
water points, serving 2500 households.
• Rehabilitation of the water points increased
utilization efficiency and hygiene.

11. 3.
Livestock/Milk Value Chain (OFDA funded)
• RAIN supported live animals and milk value chain:
– organizing producers and traders into formal traders’
cooperatives, (in Biki village of Afdem and Dhadhamane
village of Babile)
– linkage to market sources such as abattoirs at Mojo.
• Large number of live animals supplied (8750 shoats between
October 2011 and March 2012).
• The bargaining and negotiation power of the cooperative
improved and the price of live animals has increased from
time to time (from Birr 22.5/kg to Birr 29/kg).
• Brought about positive attitudes of producers and traders

15. 4. Development of meat market hubs and slaughter
slabs (OFDA fund)
• Established slaughter slabs and market hubs
• The facilities resulted in improvement of hygiene and
quality of products,
• Stimulation of economic activities and longer term
employment opportunities.
• Its management is handed over to cooperatives
(member of 20, of which 16 are women)

16. – Supported construction of a slaughter slab.
– The centre providing proper services for the
surrounding community,
• at least for 500 clients from Shinille and Dire Dawa.
• Within a day, 15-20 shoats are slaughtered.
• The facilities well regarded by the government for
replication
• This experience is documented and widely shared for
replication to other areas of similar needs

21. Thanks