Assessment and Capacity building of Community Based Organizations (CBOs) under the Bread for the World funded Small Grants Fund (SPF). IDHA assessed the capacities of the CBOs, the effectiveness of the SPF, and advised and supported SLADEA to improve the capacity building program for te new batch of CBOs.
2021 to date: Support Commodity Trading and Access to Markets to Farmer Based Organizations in 12 Countries. An on-going initiative to create a global commodity trading platform with IDHA as lead partner for Africa.
2021 to date: Promoting access to markets for Cocoa and Coffee in 12 African Countries. Also, an on-going initiative to profile cocoa and coffee varieties in all producing countries in Africa as an initiative to promote access to markets in more developed countries.
- 2019-2022: Empowered Kambia Civil Society, Women, and Youth Influence Agricultural Production and Sustainable Income Development. EU/TROCAIRE co-funded project implemented as a consortium of 4 CSOs led by Kambia District Development and Rehabilitation Organisation (KADDRO).
- 2021: Mapping of CSOs and District Government Officials; Formative research; developing a training module; and conducting Gender Equality trainings for CSOs and District Government Officials
- 2021: Endline Evaluation of the project: Building Organizational Capacity of CSOs and Networks in Urban Slum Communities in Freetown to reduce negative effects of Adolescent Pregnancies (also called the “Second Chance Project.”)
- 2022: Training and Grant support to businesses affected by COVID-19 in Western Area Urban (140 Microenterprises trained and given small grants)
- 2021: Training and Grant support to business affected by COVID-19 in Western Rural (258 Microenterprises trained and received grant support).
- 2023 – 2024: Empowering Youth Bike Riders as Sustainable Agents of Peace in Sierra Leone. Newly awarded Peace Building project to last 24 months.
- 2021: Capacity building of entrepreneurs in Sierra Leone – Trained 10,640 budding entrepreneurs in the Western Area, Pujehun, Kailahun and Kambia districts.
- 2023 – 2025: Promoting sustainable access to safe water and sanitation in Sierra Leone. A new project that aims to construct water facilities and institutional latrines in 36 schools, 24 health centres, and 24 deprived communities in Western Rural, Kambia, Port Loko, Kailahun, Pujehun and Kenema districts. The project will also empower local communities to demand for their right to safe water and sanitation (Advocacy on WASH).
- 2021, 2022, 2023: Promoting access to clean water (Installation of Water Points in Western Rural, Moyamba and Kenema Districts)
- 2022: Windstorm Disaster Relief (Emergency relief involving the distribution of items to 427 affected households in Bo District)
Entrepreneurship & Agro-processing Training and Coaching for Mother Support Groups involved in local production and marketing of Infant and young child foods in Pujehun, Kambia and Moyamba districts (Rice, Orange Fleshed Sweet Potato-OFSP, Sesame, Soya Beans, Fish and Groundnut)
Entrepreneurship in Agro-processing Training. This involved the development of curricula for Entrepreneurship, Cassava processing, Palm Kernel processing, Groundnut processing, and Hot Pepper processing, and training of 600 youth in the production of various assorted agriproducts (at least 3 per crop) under the fourth employment promotion programme (EPP4) of GIZ Sierra Leone. The training was conducted in the districts of Kono, Koinadugu, Falaba, Pujehun, and Kailahun.
