Annex 2: Food and income Annex 2: Food and income security program security program

CARE LiberiaCARE Liberia

Impact GroupImpact GroupWomen/child (between 13 - 18) headed Women/child (between 13 - 18) headed households in rural areas who have:households in rural areas who have:

been affected by warbeen affected by war

little or no cultivated land and low productionlittle or no cultivated land and low production

low income (under $0.5 per day)low income (under $0.5 per day)

Low assets Low assets

Regular hunger gaps and/or low nutritional statusRegular hunger gaps and/or low nutritional status

Work on other people’s farmsWork on other people’s farms

Do not send their children to school and are illiterateDo not send their children to school and are illiterate

High levels and frequency of child mortalityHigh levels and frequency of child mortality

Impact GroupImpact Group

Recognize the disabled, sick & very Recognize the disabled, sick & very old people also need attentionold people also need attention

Recognize the youth in Liberian Recognize the youth in Liberian context.context.

Program GoalProgram Goal

In 10 years, vulnerable and poor In 10 years, vulnerable and poor women/child headed households will women/child headed households will be food and income secure with be food and income secure with improved nutritional status.improved nutritional status.

Improved technical practice

and increased access to quality

services

Vulnerable and poor women/ child headed households will be food and income secure with improved nutritional status

Relevant GoL ministries &

depts & other key actors

are committed and have improved

management systems that

are accountable

& transparent & responsive

& have improved technical capacity

Great social cohesion through: increased

commitment & confidence;

improved attitudes and high levels of

trust

THEORY OF CHANGETHEORY OF CHANGE

Great Social Great Social CohesionCohesion

Improved Improved technical technical

practices and practices and increased increased access to access to quality quality

servicesservices

improvedimproved management management

systemssystems

Specific focus on increasing Specific focus on increasing commitment & confidence of commitment & confidence of

people in their own people in their own development and improved development and improved

attitudes as well as attitudes as well as increasing levels of trust.increasing levels of trust.

Focus on improving agriculture, Focus on improving agriculture, livestock & nutrition livestock & nutrition practices, inputs and practices, inputs and

technologies as well as technologies as well as increasing access to markets increasing access to markets

and financial servicesand financial services

Domain of Change

Relevant GoL ministries & depts. & other key Relevant GoL ministries & depts. & other key actors are committed & have improved actors are committed & have improved

management systems that are accountable & management systems that are accountable & transparent & responsive & have improved transparent & responsive & have improved

technical capacity.technical capacity.

Pathway – Great Social cohesionPathway – Great Social cohesion

1.1. Promotion of equal rightsPromotion of equal rights

2.2. Respect for the rule of lawRespect for the rule of law

3.3. Empowerment of women through skill Empowerment of women through skill trainingtraining

4.4. Compulsory and affordable education Compulsory and affordable education for all for all

5.5. Self disciplineSelf discipline

6.6. Improved cooperative culture.Improved cooperative culture.

Pathway – Pathway – Improved technical practice &

increased access to quality services

Food, income and nutritionFood, income and nutrition1.1. Diversified farmingDiversified farming

2.2. Promotion of skills training.Promotion of skills training.

3.3. Access to employment opportunitiesAccess to employment opportunities

4.4. Vocational training & opportunity for Vocational training & opportunity for internshipinternship

Pathway – Pathway – Improved technical practice & increased access to quality services

Water and SanitationWater and Sanitation1.1. Access to improved infrastructure & Access to improved infrastructure &

access to quality water and sanitation access to quality water and sanitation services services

2.2. Increased coverage of clean water Increased coverage of clean water services services

3.3. Trade and business opportunities.Trade and business opportunities.

Pathway – Pathway – improvedimproved management systems management systems

1.1. Relevant training for capacity buildingRelevant training for capacity building

2.2. Improved incentive for GOL extension Improved incentive for GOL extension workersworkers

3.3. Trust buildingTrust building

4.4. Promote development consciousness Promote development consciousness through sensitization.through sensitization.

5.5. Improve local partnership.Improve local partnership.

Impact IndicatorsImpact IndicatorsIncome poverty reductionIncome poverty reduction

Increased, sustained and stable assets in women and child headed Increased, sustained and stable assets in women and child headed households.households.Proportion of population below $1 per dayProportion of population below $1 per day

Food Security & nutritionFood Security & nutritionPrevalence of underweight children under 5 years of agePrevalence of underweight children under 5 years of age (specifically measure the decrease in malnutrition rates of children (specifically measure the decrease in malnutrition rates of children in women and child headed households).in women and child headed households).Proportion of population below minimum level of dietary energy Proportion of population below minimum level of dietary energy consumptionconsumptionIncreased agricultural productivity and food security Increased agricultural productivity and food security Reduced child mortalityReduced child mortality

Environment sustainabilityEnvironment sustainabilityProportion of population using improved drinking water sourcesProportion of population using improved drinking water sourcesProportion of population using improved sanitation facilities Proportion of population using improved sanitation facilities

OtherOtherReduced illiteracy rate.Reduced illiteracy rate.Governance???Governance???

Other areas to considerOther areas to considerCoordination between the government Coordination between the government and the peopleand the people

Advocacy - CARE to play an advocacy Advocacy - CARE to play an advocacy role on issues surrounding these issues.role on issues surrounding these issues.

Increase access to nutrition educationIncrease access to nutrition education

Climate change Climate change

Renewable energy and energy efficiency. Renewable energy and energy efficiency.