Approaches

Local Level Participatory Planning [Ethiopia]

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1. General information

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

Key resource person(s)

SLM specialist:
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. Description of the SLM Approach

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

Country:

Ethiopia

Region/ State/ Province:

Soth Wollo/Amhara

2.6 Dates of initiation and termination of the Approach

Indicate year of initiation:

2000

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

availability/ access to financial resources and services
  • hindering

shortage of input

Treatment through the SLM Approach: community awarness to participate with its available resources (labour + tools)

institutional setting
  • hindering

unsufficient staffing, lack of office equipment

Treatment through the SLM Approach:

legal framework (land tenure, land and water use rights)
  • enabling

The existing land ownership, land use rights / water rights moderately helped the approach implementation: Planning, working together, labour saving

knowledge about SLM, access to technical support
  • hindering

shortage of skilled manpower

Treatment through the SLM Approach: provision of training & support technically

3. Participation and roles of stakeholders involved

3.1 Stakeholders involved in the Approach and their roles

  • local land users/ local communities

Working land users were work equally divided between men and women

Actual work. Involvment of disadvantaged groups through PDTs

  • national government (planners, decision-makers)

Training, planning, technical support

  • international organization

Financial and technical support

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. Technical support, capacity building, and knowledge management

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. Financing and external material support

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
Specify which inputs were subsidised To which extent Specify subsidies
tools partly financed Hand tools
  • agricultural
Specify which inputs were subsidised To which extent Specify subsidies
seeds fully financed
Seedlings fully financed
  • infrastructure
Specify which inputs were subsidised To which extent Specify subsidies
Community infrastructure partly financed
If labour by land users was a substantial input, was it:
  • food-for-work
Comments:

the approach is based on food for work

6. Impact analysis and concluding statements

6.1 Impacts of the Approach

Did the Approach help land users to implement and maintain SLM Technologies?
  • No
  • Yes, little
  • Yes, moderately
  • Yes, greatly

Planning, working together, labour saving

Did other land users / projects adopt the Approach?
  • No
  • Yes, little
  • Yes, moderately
  • Yes, greatly

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. References and links

7.1 Methods/ sources of information

  • field visits, field surveys
  • interviews with land users

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