Agriculture seed
and tools through voucher modality organized a market fair in West Nile in
Uganda. Uganda Red Cross Society (URCS) supported
1300 Households with a population of 6500 people in Bidibidi and Palorinya
refugee settlements, including host communities to manage the access of agriculture seeds for
food security and livelihoods. A voucher was worth 98,500 UGX ($27), it was
included commodities cereal crops and value vouchers allowed to access different
seeds and tools for their own crop production. As a long term perspective, targeted
beneficiaries could grow their one food in their garden becoming more resilient
for food security.
In Uganda,
farmers are using three cropping seasons, which URCS is giving of time of 2nd
Season (July-September) planting seeds with this voucher modality. Due to the COVID-19,
not as usual operations in refugee settlements, the Government of Uganda’s
directives SOP focusing on all the readiness of CIVID-19 risk communication
included with this operation. Since targeted 1300 households could not gather
in one place, URCS was considered an innovative approach for COVID adaptation before
the seed vouchers redeem in the market for.
URCS adopted, Community
Engagement and Accountability (CEA) approaches for all the process of choosing
crops, varieties and community sensitization through the mobilization of Red
Cross volunteers in the respective groups. Refugees and host communities used this
project supported voucher by the local vendors in the market fair to get
their choice to buy the seeds, and it gave them a chance to access a variety of
seeds at their convenience and respecting beneficiaries accountability, dignity
by promoting CEA approaches.
Karibu, Chiranjibi, West Nile, Uganda
Media update: https://youtu.be/AcCyYEEHiK0
Karibu, Chiranjibi, West Nile, Uganda
Media update: https://youtu.be/AcCyYEEHiK0
