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The climate crisis threatens the livelihoods and food supply of communities in extreme poverty in Uganda and Sierra Leone. We will give refugees and women the skills to grow climate-smart seasonal vegetables that shield them from famine and provide a means to earn a living.
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Situation
3 million Africans risk falling into extreme poverty as a direct result of climate change by 2030. In Uganda 70% of people work in agriculture, and 60% in Sierra Leone. The climate crisis is causing increased droughts, higher temperatures and unpredictable weather, meaning it’s harder than ever to grow crops: farmers’ livelihoods are suffering, pushing them deeper into poverty, and communities struggle to provide enough food for more than one meal a day for their families.
Solution
We'll enable people to grow a future without famine and withstand the impact of the climate crisis. In Uganda, we'll train 1,200 refugees in the sustainable vegetable production, applying climate-smart practices, drought-tolerant seeds and methods to improve resilience to climate shocks, increasing incomes by 50+%. In Sierra Leone, we'll enable 4,000 people to access climate-smart seedbanks, train 3200 people in effective agricultural business and promote methods that protect the environment.