1.2 Contact details of resource persons and institutions involved in the assessment and documentation of the Approach

Name of the institution(s) which facilitated the documentation/ evaluation of the Approach (if relevant)

Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (DEZA / COSUDE / DDC / SDC) - Switzerland

1.3 Conditions regarding the use of data documented through WOCAT

The compiler and key resource person(s) accept the conditions regarding the use of data documented through WOCAT:

Yes

2.1 Short description of the Approach

LLPPA is community involved participatory planning for integrated and sustainable development

2.2 Detailed description of the Approach

Detailed description of the Approach:

Aims / objectives: To ogrganize the community member to contribute their free labour in SWC activities and to conserve the land.

Methods: The methods are using vernurablity rank to form groups to participate through the approach, select PDT (participatory Development Team) to under take.

Stages of implementation: Stages of implementations are introduced prepared plan with PDT to the community, site selection for each activity, design and layout, organize the community in working groups, under take the actual selected activity on the ground. Role participants are providing suggestions/ideas during the discussion, select PDTs based on vernurablity ranking and gender proportion aspect, prepare plan of action through PDTs direct involvement during implementation.

Role of stakeholders: Participants are providing suggestions/ideas during the discussion, select PDTs based on vernurablity ranking and gender proportion aspect, prepare plan of action through PDTs direct involvement during implementation.

2.5 Country/ region/ locations where the Approach has been applied

2.6 Dates of initiation and termination of the Approach

2.7 Type of Approach

• project/ programme based

2.8 Main aims/ objectives of the Approach

The Approach focused mainly on SLM with other activities (homestead vegetables plantation, income generating activities, rainwater harvesting, HIV/AIDS, gender issues)

to organize and creat awarness within the community in order to contribut their free labour for SWC and other related activities

The SLM Approach addressed the following problems: creating ownership of each activities, solve soil/lad degradation problem, through participatory undertaking on sustainable base, solve food shortage problem through availing food grain.

2.9 Conditions enabling or hindering implementation of the Technology/ Technologies applied under the Approach

3.1 Stakeholders involved in the Approach and their roles

3.2 Involvement of local land users/ local communities in the different phases of the Approach

	Involvement of local land users/ local communities	Specify who was involved and describe activities
initiation/ motivation	passive	public meetings
planning	interactive	Mainly: PDTs; partly: interviews/questionnaires
implementation	external support	responsibility for minor steps
monitoring/ evaluation	interactive	measurements/observations;
Research	none

3.4 Decision-making on the selection of SLM Technology/ Technologies

Specify who decided on the selection of the Technology/ Technologies to be implemented:

• mainly land users, supported by SLM specialists

Explain:

Decisions on the method of implementing the SLM Technology were made by mainly by SLM specialists with consultation of land users. LLPPA is appropraite

4.1 Capacity building/ training

Was training provided to land users/ other stakeholders?

Yes

Specify who was trained:

• land users

• SWC specialists, extensionists/trainers (2), politicians/decision makers (3)

Form of training:

• on-the-job
• farmer-to-farmer
• demonstration areas

Subjects covered:

SWC and LLPPA and others

4.2 Advisory service

Do land users have access to an advisory service?

Yes

Specify whether advisory service is provided:

• on land users' fields

Describe/ comments:

1) Advisory service was carried out through: government's existing extension system; Extension staff: mainly government employees 2) Target groups for extension: land users; Activities: SWC and other activities

Advisory service is quite adequate to ensure the continuation of land conservation activities; The community is interested to protected degradation and gain benefits

4.3 Institution strengthening (organizational development)

Have institutions been established or strengthened through the Approach?

• yes, greatly

Specify the level(s) at which institutions have been strengthened or established:

• local

Specify type of support:

• capacity building/ training
• equipment

4.4 Monitoring and evaluation

Is monitoring and evaluation part of the Approach?

Yes

Comments:

bio-physical aspects were regular monitored through observations

technical aspects were regular monitored through observations

socio-cultural aspects were ad hoc monitored through observations

economic / production aspects were ad hoc monitored through observations

area treated aspects were regular monitored through observations

no. of land users involved aspects were regular monitored through observations

management of Approach aspects were regular monitored through observations

5.2 Financial/ material support provided to land users

Did land users receive financial/ material support for implementing the Technology/ Technologies?

Yes

5.3 Subsidies for specific inputs (including labour)

• equipment

• agricultural

• infrastructure

If labour by land users was a substantial input, was it:

• food-for-work

Comments:

the approach is based on food for work

6.1 Impacts of the Approach

6.3 Sustainability of Approach activities

Can the land users sustain what has been implemented through the Approach (without external support)?

• yes

6.4 Strengths/ advantages of the Approach

Strengths/ advantages/ opportunities in the compiler’s or other key resource person’s view
creat awarness (How to sustain/ enhance this strength: training, workshop)
large area can be conserved (How to sustain/ enhance this strength: provision of hand tools)

7.1 Methods/ sources of information