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  • Establishment of Radical Terraces
    for Erosion control
    Terraces have contributed have played a critical role
    in controlling soil erosion in Gicumbi District
    as well as contributing to increased agricultural productivity.
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  • Transforming existing
    practices into climate
    resilient practices
    Enabling the community to continue adapting
    to future climate variability and change
    beyond the lifetime of the project.
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  • Supporting the Communities for
    Climate Resilience
    Through the Community Adaptation Fund (CAF) funded by the World Bank
    77 local cooperatives have been empowered on climate resilience and trained
    on the development of environmental and climatechange-related projects to
    ensure the sustainability of the project gains.
  • Promoting sustainable
    forestry & sustainable
    energy
    The growth and diversification of forests through
    sustainable forestry management is a step in
    the right direction in supporting the achievement of Rwanda’s forestry targets
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  • Climate Change is Real.
    We must adapt
    to its effects
    Reducing vulnerability to climate change by enhancing
    the adaptive capacity of the targeted groups as well as
    reducing their exposure to climate risks.
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Green Gicumbi Project targets to benefit around 150,000 vulnerable population living in the project intervention area.


Our main goal is to strengthen climate resilience of the rural communities

We are a 6-year adaptation project being implemented by the National Fund for Environment with the financial support of the Green Climate Fund (GCF). We focus on strengthening adaptive capacity of vulnerable communities to climate change.

Project Key Achievements

 

Watershed protection and climate resilient agriculture

600
Ha of progressive terraces established
600
Ha of Radical terraces established
23000
Green Jobs Created - 52% women, 48% men
3
Automated weather stations established
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Sustainable Forest management and sustainable energy

1107
Ha of degraded forests rehabilitated
19900
improved cook stoves distributed & 10 domestic biogas units constructed as pilot
40
Variable Speed Drives installed in Mulindi Tea Factory
3321000
High quality seedlings raised in time and planted
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Climate resilient settlements

4642
check-dams constructed in gullies
32 Ha
Infiltration ditches established
60
Climate resilient dwelling units are under construction
40
Climate resilient dwelling settlements units constructed and commissioned
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Knowledge transfer and mainstreaming

7215
Beneficiaries trained on climate change adaptation & different climate resilient practices
21
Community Mobilization meetings and workshops Conducted
185
Community Volunteers equipped with knowledge & tools to foster awareness and participation
1
Digitized Project M&E System with GIS capabilities established & functioning
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News & Updates

 
Ingano
30 Jan
How Green Gicumbi Project is strengthening climate resilience in vulnerable communities

Before 2019, farmers from Rushaki sector of Gicumbi district used to count huge losses due to soil erosion that was u

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ttttt
14 Dec
Green Gicumbi Project trains local masons on green construction

Today, the Green Gicumbi project in collaboration with its partners has trained 100 local masons from nine sectors of

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Nyagatare Training
18 Nov
Green Gicumbi Project trains all its staff on gender mainstreaming

The Green Gicumbi Project has this week trained all its staff on gender with the aim to empower them with knowledge o

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Gicumbi
29 Oct
Umushinga Green Gicumbi urateganya gusazura amashyamba kuri 360Ha no gutera ingemwe zisaga 1,100,000

Muri iki gihembwe, umushinga Green Gicumbi urateganya gusazura amashyamba ku buso bungana na hegitari 360, aho hazate

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We aim to strengthen climate resilience of vulnerable communities

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