Congo (DRC), TRIDE
The TRIDE project aims to improve food security and integrated water resource management in 59 villages of 5 chefferies (municipalities) in South Kivu. In addition to promoting good governance at the community level, it addresses the root causes of insecurity and instability by sustainable development of the local economy.
Programme Objective
The project aims to mitigate insecurity and instability by promoting local economic development through integrated water resource management, value chain development and improved access to land and markets.
The results sought by the project are as follows:
- Result 1: Access and security of land tenure by smallholders is improved by reducing land-related conflicts
- Result 2: Integrated Water Resources Management is strengthened to promote resilient agricultural systems in North and South Kivu
- Result 3: Local economy is revitalized through inclusive development and profitable value chains and the market system development
TRIDE is a bottom-up approach that builds the capacity of community members for greater resourcefulness and empowerment.
Activities
- Support government technical services at ETD level in the development of land use plans and specific development plans for the project’s intervention zones
- Support in drawing up draft decrees/edicts or regulatory acts defining the regime for operating contracts for concessions that are not used or are insufficiently occupied
- Organise capacity building workshops for community structures in land tenure and inter-ethnic conflict transformation/social cohesion techniques
- Update local development plans of ETDs to integrate the PIP approach and local economy development aspects
- Develop an Lobby & Advocy strategy and conduct L&A actions at provincial level for promulgation of IWRM and resilient agriculture policies
- Supporting the establishment of services to support the development of value chains at ETD level (e.g. communication ; legal services ; drawing up ETD budgets together with economic operators, civil society & cooperatives).
Locations
The project will be implemented in the South Kivu Province: Kalehe Territoire (Buhavu and Buloho chefferies), Uvira Territoire (Bafuliiru chefferie) and Idjwi Territoire (Rubenga and Ntambuka Chefferies).