ObjectivesFund scope
The Yemen Livelihood and Food Security Joint Programme is implemented by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), International Labour Organization (ILO), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and World Food Programme (WFP) in the six governorates of Hajjah, Hodeidah, Lahj, Abyan, Taiz and Sana’a. Stakeholder action contributes to reducing vulnerability and strengthening the resilience of crisis-affected communities by creating sustainable livelihood pathways and improving people’s access to basic services.
When crisis affected communities manage local risks it increases their resilience and self-reliance. The Joint Programme works towards this in the following areas:
- Improving access to community livelihood and food security tools, which strengthens resilience and self-reliance.
- Solar energy opportunities and better social services for vulnerable communities.
- Improving the capacities of communities and local authorities to respond to conflict and gender-sensitive needs.
Interventions are designed to reach the most vulnerable community members, including women, the unemployed, youth, members of the Muhamasheen, internally displaced people, and host communities.
Strategic and results framework
Beneficiaries are selected using inclusive, participatory, and conflict-sensitive tools. Active partnerships with local authorities, the private sector, community members, the Social Fund for Development, and NGOs are imperative for successfully implementing programme objectives.
The programme applies coordinated resilience-based approaches to reducing vulnerabilities and improving levels of community stability, resilience, and self-reliance, as well as reducing competition over resources through the expansion of renewable solar energy projects.
The local engagement of community members and institutional leaders is a crucial aspect of programme design and planning as it results in the identification of community priorities and implementing locally-owned recovery efforts. Inclusive community resilience processes and community-prioritized micro-projects enhance a community’s capacity to better plan preparedness projects for resilience building.
Gender is mainstreamed throughout this joint programme.