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Agriculture and Natural Resources Management: USAID/Wula Nafaa

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The Wula Nafaa program focuses on export-oriented activities to increase household and enterprise revenues, predominately in the agriculture and natural resource sectors.

USAID, in accordance with the government of Senegal, financed the second phase of the USAID/Wula Nafaa program activities, after its official close in May of 2008. The new areas of the second phase of the program concern increased good governance for local collectives and community-based organizations, as well as improved communications and political analysis. The zones of intervention include Tambacounda, Kédougou, Kolda et Ziguinchor, accompanied by a new ecological region covering the coastal areas of the Casamance and Sine-Saloum delta. Issues related to fishing and management of maritime resources justify the interventions in these new regions. In addition to fishing, potable water and irrigation are important aspects of the second phase. Finally, the program uses additional financial resources to manage the production and productivity in the peanut basin (in the Kaolack area) but also to promote irrigation and maritime reources.

USAID/Wula Nafaa Project at a Glance

Dates of Project:
2009 - 2014
Project Budget:
US$ 12,609,314.00
Objective:
The program’s overall objective is to contribute to poverty reduction and to sustainable local development, by increasing the income of rural producers and of local communities through the empowerment of local authorities and the promotion of integrated, decentralized, participatory resource management.
Regions in Senegal:
Tambacounda, Kédougou, Kolda and Ziguinchor, coastal zones and the delta region of the rivers in the Casamance and Sine-Saloum
Partners:
Ministry of Interior and Local Collectivities; Regional and local development and governance structure, Ministry of Environment and Protection of Nature
 
Planned Results :
1.       Increased Capacity of Local Institutions
2.       Increased Access to Financial Resources
3.       Improved Basic Skills of the Populations
4.       More Effective Policies and Regulations Related to Decentralization
5.       Improved management of fisheries and maritime resources

USAID|Senegal Implementing Partners

The USAID/Wula Nafaa project is implemented by International Resources Group (IRG) in partnership with a number of subcontractors including Cooperative League of the USA (CLUSA), Winrock International and World Wildlife Fund (WWF).