ALSP

ALSP Overview

Annual Program Statement

Hit 10!

Start up meeting

By Oct 31st, ALSP obligated $3.048M

By Aug 29, 2019, had issued 10 grants

On July 8, 2019, ALSP Chief of Party has arrived Erbil

On July 14, COP, grants manager, two area managers, HR manager and Finance manager with Support team from HQ have conducted start up meeting in Erbil.

ALSP has issued APS to more than 60 prospective grantees in NE Syria on July 15th.

ALSP

Overview

ALSP

ALSP has signed the agreement with FFO on July 5, 2019 in Berlin

First Grant!

Program slow down!

ALSP has signed its first grant on July 28, with Together for Al-Jarniya in Raqqa

Turkish invasion on part of NE Syria slowed down projects and impacted the availability of goods in the market

On July 10 Grants Manager has arrived Erbil

ALSP Objectives

Increase community mobilization for dialogue, and address challenges related to agriculture and livelihoods.

Provide technical assistance and small grants to improve agricultural and livelihoods productivity and profitability of farmers, artisans, and in other livelihood areas, targeting communities in Northeast Syria, including at-risk youth, returnees, female-headed households, and small businesses.

Increase market linkages and community engagement and participation through activities that support horticulture and small livestock producers and small food processors (thereby also promoting food security), and through activities that facilitate rehabilitation of key market systems and related social cohesion infrastructure.

ALSP

Objectives

Areas Of Interventions

ALSP is working mainly in two governorates Raqqa and Deir Ezzor

Area Of Intervention

Support 74 beekeepers to increase honey production through the provision beekeeping equipment and training.

Support the agricultural sector through cleaning of sub and main water drainage channels to prevent fields from becoming waterlogged; thereby, increasing the availability of land suitable for cultivation. Clean 43.4km of drainage channels in Wadi al-Balana and Istizra.

Increase awareness among farmers about secondary crops (vegetable cultivation) and extend the vegetable growing season in northeastern Syria. Support 30 farmers in Tel Al-Samen and Al-Yarmouk with the technical support and gardening kits to utilize the tunnel farming method to help improve their livelihoods and productivity throughout the year.

Improving the food security and livelihoods of 450 families in al-Mehimeda through the development of kitchen gardens where participating families will receive training and seeds to plant cucumber, green beans, onions, and kidney beans.

Provide livestock herders with veterinary consultation and technical consultations on prevention of common livestock diseases in the Jadid Ekeidat, Jadid Bakara Al-Dehla, Al-Sabha, and Breiha villages.

38k cattles

Activities

Supporting vulnerable women with income generation activities through establishing fifteen green houses for 15 womens in Raqqa province.

Support 50 women from agricultural-dependent households in Raqqa province through the provision of vocational training and computer literacy.

Rehab chicken coops and provide needed inputs to improve chicken production. 34 chicken coops

Provide fish ponds to 15 farmers.

Challenges & Success

Challenges & Success

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Beneficiries

ALSP has targeted 15255 beneficiaries

ALSP Staff

Women targeted project

ALSP has 25 staff, 15 working at Erbil office and 10 based in Syria

ALSP funded 5 projects that targeted only women in both Raqqa and Deir Ezzor

Summary

ALSP has conducted 26 activities in both Raqqa and Deir Ezzor

Activities

ALSP has 22 partners in both Raqqa and Deir Ezzor

Partners