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Promoting Equality in Coffee Enterprises (PECE)

Cooperative Development Organisation

Implementing Partners and Organisations

Machakos District Co-op Union

Period of Implementation

January 2018 - December 2022

Geographic scope

Africa: Kenya

Budget

$ 315,000
€ 300 000

Donor(s)

Bilateral Aid: Sida/Civsam

Sector(s)

Agriculture & Fisheries

Type of Activity

Governance and Organizational Strengthening, Institutional Building and Policy Dialogue, Legal and Regulatory framework

Summary

The project aims to strengthen the union and affiliates to be able to practice gender equality and offer demand driven services - scale-up advocacy and engagement of the duty bearers to develop & review legislation and policies to become gender sensitive, improve agricultural productivity and food security for increased incomes - improve the farmers capacity to adapt to climate change and increase environmental sustainability - increase participation of women and young people in leadership and decision-making, increase women participation in productive social-economic activities, increase access to affordable financial services for women, young people and men members and increase access to micro-insurance products and services by the farmers.

Project Objectives

The goal is to improve farm productivity and incomes by enhancing the participation of women and young people in agricultural production.

Impact on SDGs

SDG2 - Zero Hunger
SDG8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth

Key Tags

Gender