FERMA (RESILIENT WOMEN IN THE MIDDLE ATLAS)
Cooperative Development Organisation
Implementing Partners and Organisations
Period of Implementation
Geographic scope
Africa: Morocco
Budget
Donor(s)
Bilateral Aid: Global Affairs Canada, SOCODEVI own funds and National institution ANEF funds
Sector(s)
Type of Activity
Summary
The FERMA project in the Middle Atlas region of Morocco aims to empower women, particularly young women, to adapt to climate change. It focuses on community adoption of nature-based solutions for cedar forest conservation, improving economic opportunities through non-timber forest products, and enhancing inclusive governance of forest ecosystems. Implemented in collaboration with various stakeholders, including the National Agency for Water and Forests (ANEF), the project seeks to integrate these efforts into broader conservation strategies and initiatives, fostering sustainable development and resilience among local communities. The project will benefit a total of 2,650 individuals, including 1,500 women, particularly indigenous members of non-timber forest product (NTFP) cooperatives, with a significant proportion being young women. Additionally, it will reach 1,000 men who are members of local communities, as well as 150 members of forest management/co-management cooperatives and associations. The project also aims to raise awareness among nearly 20,000 people about nature-based solutions.
Project Objectives
Increased adaptation of women, especially young women (YW), and their communities, to climate change (CC) in the region of the Khénifra National Park (PNKh), in the Middle Atlas, Morocco.
Impact on SDGs
Main Indicators
2) Number and percentage of trained individuals, disaggregated by sex and age group, reporting an improvement in their knowledge of Nature-based Solutions (NbS) for the restoration/conservation of ecosystems in the PNKh, including cedar forests.
3) Number and percentage of YW members of cooperatives/associations, especially those related to NTFPs, reporting an improvement in their ability to overcome gender-related vulnerability factors to CC.
4) Number of stakeholders trained through the knowledge-sharing program on Nature-based Solutions (NbS) for biodiversity conservation of ecosystems in the PNKh, including cedar forests, and the value of environmental services for climate change adaptation (CCA).
Impact Measurement
Direct beneficiaries
Organisations: 25
Individuals: 20000