Maisha Bora - Belgian Food Security Programme for the Districts Longido and Simanjiro - water component

The proposed 5-year project will contribute to the development objective of improved food security of households in 15 targeted villages in Longido District in Arusha Region and Simanjiro District in Manyara Region. The programme is a multi-actor programme for which BFFS has selected 5 partner organizations. Each partner has the responsibility for the implementation of a specific component or (sub)-result of the programme. The major components are: securing livestock resources and that households benefit form livestock products, securing access to water points for livestock holders, business development of livestock and improved income and diversification of women, youth and targeted households, improved access and utilization.

The specific objective that the project aims to achieve is: "higher and more secured income used for nutrition and improved local availability of food for 9,000 households in 15 villages in Simanjiro and Longido districts, and in particular for the 40% of impoverished households, women and youth."