Empowering Flood-Affected Indigenous Communities

Background:

To address food insecurity and support climate-resilient agriculture, IRADO, with generous support from GlobalGiving, conducted a distribution activity targeting 20 small-scale farmers in the region. These farmers had faced challenges due to climate impacts and economic constraints, limiting their ability to resume cultivation.

Objectives:

Enable small-scale farmers to resume cultivation on their lands.

Improve food security and household income.

Enhance community resilience through quality seeds and farming tools.

Activities Conducted:

Identified and verified 20 small-scale farmers across targeted villages.

Procured and packaged seeds, hand tools (hoes, sickles, spades), and fertilizers suited to local soil and cropping patterns.

Organized a distribution event, including guidance on using the seeds, fertilizers, and tools efficiently.

Provided technical advice on climate-smart farming practices.

Results:

20 farmers received seed packages (millet, wheat, seasonal vegetables).

Each farmer received basic tools for land preparation and harvesting.

Fertilizers were provided, sufficient for one cropping cycle per farmer.

‍ 30% of recipients were women farmers to support gender-inclusive food security.

Impact:

Farmers are now equipped to prepare lands and plant crops before the next season.

Reduced dependency on external food aid, fostering self-reliance.

Strengthened IRADO’s relationship with local communities, enabling further agricultural support initiatives.

Testimonials:

“We did not have resources to buy seeds and fertilizers. This support has given us hope to feed our families again.”

 Somji, Umerkot 

Acknowledgment:

IRADO extends sincere thanks to GlobalGiving for supporting this vital initiative, helping to rebuild livelihoods and strengthen food security among vulnerable farming families in the region.