Senegal

The massive deforestation underway in Senegal has resulted in soil erosion, a severe drop in crop production and farmers' incomes, and the impoverishment of rural communities.

Partners
In collaboration with APAF SN, Océanium Dakar and Caritas Kaolack

Projects
La pluie, la forêt et les Hommes, De terre et de pluie, Blue School

Member
Plateforme Souveraineté Alimentaire (PSA)

Campagnes
#nobluenogreen #zerohunger

 
 
 
 
 

Projects Awarded - Label Initiative Dakar 2022
Projects certified - Geneva federation of Cooperation


 
 
 

For the food sovereignty of farmer communities


 
The massive deforestation underway in Senegal has resulted in soil impoverishment, a drop in crop production and farmers' incomes, and the impoverishment of rural communities. Through a combined intervention in rainwater resource management, agroforestry patch reintroduction and community capacity building, we are able to stop this vicious circle.

This ecosystem approach to the problems of Senegalese farmers promotes a multi-faceted rebalancing of production conditions and is accompanied by a rapid and sustainable improvement in nutrition and living conditions. The aim of the "Rain, Forest and People" and "Earth and Rain" projects is to contribute to strengthening the food sovereignty and resilience of rural communities in the face of climate change.


 
 
 
 


"For my groundnuts this year, I didn't need any fertilizer. Everyone who comes to my field says - Ah your field is beautiful! - and that's thanks to the trees.

Robert Sarr, agroforestry farmer Credits@IRHA,2020 (Boyard ndiodome ,Senegal)

 


 

Projects in Senegal

 

Sunu Ëulëuk, Sunu Ecosystem - Transition to agro-ecological territories

The Sunu Ëulëuk, Sunu Ecosystem project aims to support the transition from rain-fed agriculture to resilient peasant agriculture that strengthens food sovereignty while respecting thebalance of ecosystems.

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La foret de la Mer (Fatick)

The present project "A Kop Allè no Maag Olé (The Forest of the Sea)" aims specifically to strengthen the resilience of the estuarine ecosystems of the Sine Saloum and of the communities in the face of the increasing risks linked to climate change.

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Femmes de terre (Fatick, Kaolack)

As in other Sub-Saharan African countries, Senegalese rural women produce, process and market most of the food consumed in households. Their contribution to food security is clearly very significant (up to 80%).

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De terre et de pluie (Kaolack)

The objective of this project "De terre et de pluie" is to increase the resilience of Senegalese rural communities by strengthening peasant agriculture in the face of climate change. This project will support about thirty farmers in the Kaolack region for 24 months.

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La pluie, la forêt et les Hommes (Fatick)

This project aims to improve the resilience of rainfed communities to the hazards of climate change through optimization of water resources and restoration of degraded ecosystems at the watershed scale.

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Blue Schools

The aim of the Blue Schools is to sensitize schoolchildren to water management, sanitation and good hygiene practices, as well as to waste recovery in order to make the Blue Schools incubators of social change.

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Fatick's Region

The department of Fatick is facing a severe degradation of its natural resources (forests, agricultural soils, rainfall, pastures, wildlife reserves, etc.). (in french)

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Kaolack's Region

In the Kaolack region - "the heart of the Senegalese groundnut basin" - agriculture is under threat. This threat is caused by salt and the salinisation of the land. (in french)

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News - Senegal

Image A rainwater harvesting awareness workshop in Senegal is coming!
26 March 2024
senegal , suisse , programme5
by Dunand Marion

A rainwater harvesting awareness workshop in Senegal is coming!

In the context of our PartageÖ project, a knowledge-sharing initiative funded by the Geneva Federation of Cooperation, we are organizing a Rainwat...

Detail
20 December 2023
senegal , programme3

Community festival to promote the environment

As part of the "A Kop Allè No Maag Olé - La forêt de la mer" project, Océanium, in partnership with IRHA and local authorities, organized a com...

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Image Strengthening women's groups in agro-ecological practices
19 December 2023
senegal , programme2
by Florian Bielser

Strengthening women's groups in agro-ecological practices

As part of the Femme de Terre project, a reinforcement of 5 women's groups was organized by the field agent of APAF Sénégal (Association pour la ...
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Other programmes

 

Programme 1

Rainwater for Water, Sanitation and Hygiene

Access to safe water and sanitation, as well as appropriate hygiene, is a human right and can prevent a significant proportion of water-related diseases.

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Programme 3

Disaster risk management and ecosystem restoration

The weakening of forest, mangrove and wetland ecosystems, which helps reduce exposure to major risks, increases the vulnerability of communities to the effects of climate change.

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(Robert Bakhoum, Boyard Ndiodiome (Credits:@IRHA, Senegal, 2020)

Stories



"Thanks to the Calabash, my wife was able to cook and wash without using tap water. The water from the Calabash lasted 5 months. Water bills are expensive. Thanks to this system, instead of paying 3000FCFA/month , I only had to pay 750FCFA/month which means 75% decrease.



 

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