Resources
Democratizing Migration: How a Mobile App is Empowering Migrant Workers and Disrupting Migration Systems | Global Fund to End Modern Slavery (gfems.org)
For migrant workers across the globe, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and nation-wide lockdowns have taken a heavy toll. Confronting job losses, reduced work hours and salaries, and a rise in deportations, migrant workers are also coping with the mental effects of a pandemic that has left them isolated in a foreign place and […]
Communities Unite to Protect Vital Water Supplies in Burkina Faso
Located within the Sahel, a semi-arid region below the Sahara with long stretches of dry weather punctuated by brief rains, the northern regions of Burkina Faso are plagued by drought and water shortages. Here, people’s ability to reliably collect, store and distribute water – especially during the dry season — is crucial to both food […]
A Public-Private Partnership to Strengthen Drinking Water Supply in Barsalogho
TerresEauVie supported the Barsalogho commune to execute and implement an “affermage” (service concession) contract with a private sector partner to improve management of their Simplified Drinking Water Supply (AEPS) systems, especially during emergency situations.
Mapping the Future: Communal-Based Cartography in Niger Improves Land Use Practices
In Niger, the effects of decades of unplanned, uncoordinated land use are myriad and widespread. Community members suddenly dislocated by uncontrolled development. Flood risks escalating in rapidly deforested regions. Water quality worsening as a result of unregulated manufacturing and land degradation. Conflicts on the rise as communities compete for increasingly scarce natural resources. Figuring out […]
Stopping Herder-Farmer Spiralling Violence in Niger
TerresEauVie provided the necessary skills and tools to the communes of Damagaram Takaya and Mazamni to demarcate cattle passage corridors and secure pastoral areas, reducing recurring conflicts between herders and farmers which sometimes leads to injuries or even death.
Mahama Ouango, A Self-Reliant Eentrepreneur in the Sahel, Promoting Clean Water within His Community
Follow the journey to self-reliance of an entrepreneur taking charge of his own development through income-generating activities, all while looking out for his community’s wellbeing. Mahama Ouango promotes pre-consumption water treatment, which helps fight against many waterborne diseases.
VFD Final Report
The USAID-funded Vietnam Forests and Deltas (VFD) Program leaves behind a legacy of improved policy, strengthened institutions, and innovative models that have improved natural resource management and increased the resilience of vulnerable communities. This success has been based on a model of partnership and collaboration with Government of Vietnam (GVN) partners, which ensures ownership of […]
Safe Migration in Central Asia (SMICA) 2020 Annual Report Highlights
Throughout the year, the SMICA project focused on mapping key partners among state organizations, NGOs, and international organizations to enhance cooperation on policies and practices regarding migration and counter trafficking in persons (CTIP). When the COVID-19 pandemic struck, millions of migrants in Central Asia were left in precarious situations, both for their health and wellness […]
Communities, Companies and Conservation: Payment for Forest Environmental Services (PFES) Practitioner’s Guidebook
The Vietnam Forests and Deltas Project (VFD) ran from 2012-2021 in partnership with Vietnam’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD). The first phase of VFD supported the acceleration of Vietnam’s transition to climate-resilient, low-emission, sustainable development by improving forest and natural resource management and engaging communities in the development of action plans to address […]