Practical Action: Annual Highlights 2012-13

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ANNUAL HIGHLIGHTS 2012 -2013


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Practical Actions vision and mission

Vision

our vision is one of a

TechnologyJustice;a sustainableworld free of poverty andinjustice in which technology isused for the benet of all.

MissionTo contribute to poor peoples

wellbeing, using technology tochallenge poverty by: building the capabilities of

poor men and women, improving their access

to technical options andknowledge, and

Working with them toinuence social, economic

and institutional systems for

innovation and the use oftechnology.

Principles

The core principles which inform all of Practical Action'swork are:

Putting people frstOur work with technology is people-centred i.e. focusessupport on what matters most to the people with whomwe work, respects their rights, and supports their ownefforts to improve the quality of their lives;

Working in partnership

People living in poverty are partners in their owndevelopment. Practical Action can help them to getaccess to information, knowledge and options toidentify their priorities and choose the way to deal withthem.

A concern for future generationsPractical Action's projects aim to be sustainable economically, environmentally, socially andinstitutionally

Respect for diversityPractical Action's policies and practices respect basichuman rights of all people regardless of their differencesin terms of gender, ethnicity, religion or physical ability.


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Country

Director

Overview

Practical Actions strategy focuses onSustainable wellbeing for all:the ability of all individuals and groupsto live the lives they value without

compromising the ability of others, nowand in the future, to do likewise.This is our rst annual highlights coveringthe rst year in our new strategy thatspans from 2012 to 2017, this year wemanaged to support and benet 170,750people.Our current strategy focuses on threepriority goals that will hopefully contributeto improving the lives of 2,125,000people

in Sudan.The rst goal is Energy Access for all,aligned with the UN call for SustainableEnergy for ALL through working in energyefciency practices, renewable energysolutions, and advocating for energyaccess as the basic technology thatserves and drivesall human activities.The second goal is Agriculture andlivelihoods, which also includes aspects

of disaster risk reduction (DRR) While ourthird strategic goal is focusing on urbanwater and sanitation. The work on therst two goals is progressing very wellwhile

the work on the urban WASH will startduring the course of the 5-year strategy.In addition to generous nancial andtechnical support from our head quarters

in the UK, we work with wide rangeof supporters including the EuropeanUnion, UNDP, and UNDP-managedCommon Humanitarian Fund (CHF) andthe Darfur Community Peace & StabilityFund (DCPSF), UNEP & FAO. The workon household energy is getting supportfrom Carbon Clear (a UK-based privatecompany).We also work in partnership with

International NGOs such a Goal Ireland& HelpAge International to support andlearn from each other.We have been working with nationalcounterparts such as the authorities ofagriculture, veterinary, forestry, water,rangeland and others.Practical Action continued the strategicpartnership and the organizationalcapacities development to a number of

national civil society organizations.We work with ve networks and 280CBOs in North Darfur, Kassala and BlueNile to realize our commitment towardscommunity-led development.


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The First-Ever Registration project in Sudan- A Golden StandardIncreasing poor people access to LPG in North Darfur,

Improving Poor People Access to LPG

Practical Action with nancial support fromCarbon Clear and in strategic partnership withWomen Development Association Networks(WDAN), Forest National Corporation, NilePetroleum Company, Civil Defense Authority, andSudanese Standards Metrological Organization(SSMO), managed to help 1000 households toaccess LPG sets beneting 6500 beneciaries( 3575 female; 2925 male), through adoptingrevolving fund approach. This contributed toreducing the pressure on dwindling forests, save

money, reducing disease of respiratory infections,eyes hazards for women and children who spendmore time at home and women who take theresponsibilityof cooking as well as collecting there wood and charcoal.

During this year the project reduced emissions ofabout 40,000 tons of greenhousegases.

Our work on Energy is reected in the advocacy

work through the annually produced report ofPPEO (Poor People Energy Outlook). To raisethe awareness of poor people and inuence thedecision makers Practical Action launched thePPEO report of 2013.

Access to modern energy services is a fundamental

prerequisite for povertyreduction and sustainablehuman development andpeople without access are

constrained to a life of poverty.Our work goes in-line with the

UNEnergy Access: SE4ALL

in the areas of

- Energy Efciency

- Energy Access

- Renewable Energy

The Total Energy Access index

Total Energy Access will notbe achieved through availingthe energy at household levelonly, but as well should beaccessed for businesses and atcommunity services and howthat energy is used.


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Agriculture & DRR

F a ci l it a t i o n o f i n n o v a t i o n s y s t em s .

Drip irrigation systems installed coupled withhorticultural extension in women farms

T e ch n o l o g y e m p o w e r i n g w o m e n Household drip-irrigated Jubraka; micro-drip irrigation

systems for women in Ammara village in Kassala

Women Using Technology in Agriculture

By taking technology justice perspective and promotingA transition to sustainable systems of agriculture and

natural resource management that provide food securityand livelihoods for the rural poor in Kassala ruralareas, the work focused on building the capacities ofvulnerable communities to cope and become resilient tothe occurrence of droughts cycles and oods. Womenfarms are introduced, thus contributing to their capacitiesupgrade and new diets become part of their dietaryculture.


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Three community forests (total 8,000seedlings). Pasture seeds, 700 hectares

Participatory mapping and development ofmarket systems

1200 families Received small grants inrevolving fund based

Building of adaptive capacity to climatechange and increased resilience ofsmallholder farmers to droughts and oods;

140 terraces were constructed (Square andcrescent shapes) for small scale producerfarmers.

18 MTs of improved seeds varietiesdistributed to almost 15,000 farmingfamilies.

Goats distribution for re-stocking using the revolving systemin Blue Nile (Damazine & Rosaries) areas.


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Increased access to water for 30000 including16500 women

Total number of people benefitting is 117,591 including88,400 women.

Water distribution systems to separate humans fromanimals- Water-points were designed considering

separation of animals from human mixed drinking practices

Rehabilitation of borehole and hand-dug wells manufactureand distribution of donkey drawn water carts


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Practical Action as Knowledge Broker/ Practical Answers vehicle forsharing development knowledge

Partnership with ARC (Agriculture

Research Corporation):The National Committee on Releasing Varieties-Ministry of Agriculture- has released the farmer

-breeder millet variety namedWad-Al Bashir

by the farmer Mohamed ELDaw AlGhazalifrom

the Mirehbiba village in North Kordufan.

The variety underwent the Obeid AgriculturalResearch Station testing procedures incollaboration with Practical Action project

(PROLINOVA; now hosted by SOS-Sahel),adopting the Farmer-Led Developmentapproach (FLD).

The new variety is now cultivated at largescale in Kordufan region, due to its ability ofpest resistance and early maturing period,taste and high value fodder

Extension Services is a wing of ourKnowledge Management

As a knowledge broker, we facilitate knowledgecreation in participation and collaborationwith the communities, using the indigenousknowledge that is already available; andunder-supervision of Ministry of Agriculturein accreditation of the produced messages.

The linking between Research and ExtensionFarmer leading research on production of new varieties- linked to research and

extension services

Participatory Knowledge development: Knowledge is disseminated and tested

in front of beneciaries, and get their feedback (testing the appropriateness of

extension messages, Kassala area).


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Civil Society Voices

Empowering the community and its organizationsto actively engage in sub-national and local

planning and policy discussion

Active community participation Infuencing the policydevelopment and or implementation


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Peace building and conict resolution in North Darfur:

Demarcating the Animal Routs North Darfur.Adopting the PAPD (Participatory Action PlanDevelopment) approach, to reduce the conict andsecure food and agriculture, the project of Peace Buildingin North Darfur managed to install concrete poles fordemarcating 115 km long route for pastoral migration ofthe farm land.

Among the backstopping activities to protect andregenerate the environment, the project constructed350 km of re-lines in Kilimondo, Elkuma, and Elfasherlocalities. In addition to covering 1000 feddans by seedbroadcasting to improve the rangeland conditions.

Enacting Land Right Law, North Darfur:

The DCPSF- UNDP funded p ro ject w i th the invo lvementof comm uni ty based organ iza t ions (CBOs) and networksinc lud ing Women Development Assoc ia t i ons Network(WDAN), E l fasher Rura l Development Network (FRDN)and Vo lunta ry Network fo r Rura l He lp ing and Development(VNRHD ), resu l ted in bu i l d ing the t rust between fa rmersand pas tora l ist .

The government of North Darfur has recently enacted anew law regarding land rights for farmers and pastoralists.The law states the width of the animal migratory routeis to be 150 meterwhile the temporary settlement (Syniya)is 5 km.

Colour coded posts for demarcation. The different

colours signify the levels of agricultural intensity inthe area and how vigilant pastoralist should be when

travelling through


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Camels are passing through nomads are now respectingand abiding to the demarcated routes- North Darfur-

Kulkul-Jabal Shala

Another example of movement within the demarcatedroutes step towards structured and peacefulcommunities. North Darfur.

About 500,000 farmers and pastoralists are benetingfrom the new law.

School boys and girls are engaging in the communityforests and protecting the environment.

The project has been identied as a success storyand presented during the DCPSF review workshop inSeptember 2012

School boys and girls are engaging in the communityforests, protecting the environment..

Demarcating the Animal Routes - In North Darfur;

at Kulkul village- Rural Elfashir Locality

Um Hajaleej- 20 km West Elfashir

Gulu area west Elfashir


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Our Financial Income + Donors 2012/13

Income GBP %

EC 419,099 38%

UNEP 349,191 31%

UNDP 198,644 18%

FAO 61,900 6%

Others 75,050 7%

Total 1,103,884.00 100%

198,644

349,191

61,900

75,050

419,099

UNDP

UNEP

FAO

Others

EC


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Contact us

Postal address:

Practical Action SudanPO Box 4172, Khartoum 1114Khartoum Central, Sudan

Khartoum Ofce:

Block No. 46 street 55, Al-Jazira StreetKhartoum #2 North of Badr ParkTel: +249 183 578821/ 578827/ 460419Fax: +249 183 472002E-mail: [email protected]

North Darfur Ofce:Elfashir, Hay KafoutNorth to A. Zain Abdien Private SchoolTel: +249 731 843596

Kassala Ofce:

Elmirghania Eltaka Club streetBlock No. 13- House No. 14Tel: +249 411 822699 / 822103

Blue Nile Ofce:

Damazin, El-Darajah Area, House No. 95

South of Investment CorporationTel: +249 157845180

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