Empower 20 million Africans to sustainably provide for themselves by 2032.

Climate-Smart Solutions

We build resilience in an ever-changing climate.

Africa faces serious environmental challenges and extreme vulnerability to climate change. Despite being the lowest contributor to climate change, its people are disproportionately affected by its consequences.

We provide resources and skills that enable people to withstand the shocks and disruptions of extreme weather events and climate change.

ForAfrika implements an integrated approach to education, aiming not just to educate children but to enable them to thrive amidst broader community challenges. By focusing on holistic development, our education initiatives not only improve literacy and numeracy but also address socio-economic barriers that hinder learning. This includes tackling issues like food insecurity, healthcare access, and infrastructure development to create a conducive environment for learning.

Our impact in 2023

1,120,736

People reached across our climate-smart solutions

95,002

People supported by climate-smart livelihoods diversification

75,016

People trained in climate-smart agricultur

379

Climate-smart infrastructure sources built

To address these challenges, we work closely with our communities to implement climate-smart solutions that both protect the environment and nurture resilient and sustainable livelihoods for its people.

Our approach includes:

Good store: ‘Godfather James’ has learnt how to preserve produce for the leaner months
Promoting climate-smart methods

We encourage organic farming techniques, reforestation, water conservation, and the use of renewable energy. We also promote the planting of appropriate crops and trees and teach methods for preserving and storing surplus produce.

Sales force: Rosemary serves a customer at her small shop
Climate-smart livelihoods diversification

We train people in various marketable skills, enabling them to diversify their income and become less dependent on weather-reliant livelihoods like subsistence farming.

Flood-resistant: Rice has been introduced in areas prone to flooding in South Sudan
Climate risk mitigation and adaptation

We train and support communities to be prepared for disasters long-term through early warning systems and the formation of committees that can transfer knowledge on preparedness and adaptation. We also promote landscape rehabilitation, regreening interventions, and the use of adapted seed varieties and livestock breeds.

On the road: Community members work together to maintain a flood dyke road
Climate-smart infrastructure

We work with communities to build infrastructure such as strategic roads, multi-purpose dams, flood dykes and solar or manual irrigation systems. These initiatives mitigate the effects of droughts and floods while also providing families and livestock with convenient access to water.

Story

Embracing change: Rice farming in flooded fields of South Sudan

The recurrent floods in South Sudan have left deep imprints on communities. With each rainy season, rivers overflow, spilling onto vast stretches of land. These floods, now an anticipated cycle, displace families from their homes and devastate infrastructure and agriculture.

In our effort to empower communities to adapt to the impacts of climate change and alleviate hunger, we collaborated with the World Food Programme to introduce rice cultivation - a crop well-suited to the water-logged fields of South Sudan. Through a demonstration garden, groups of farmers were equipped with the skills to cultivate and nurture rice plants. With seeds provided early in the year, these communities
witnessed an incredible harvest six months later, yielding 1,440 kilograms of grain.

Reflecting on the transformation, 40-year-old Garang Bol Maye, his hands brimming with healthy rice ears, expressed his newfound dedication to rice farming. His village, previously devastated by floods that wiped out their sorghum crops, now embraces this resilient crop with joy.

“We were amazed that we could harvest so much, compared to sorghum which did not yield as much in the same size of land,” shares Garang, “the training will stay with us even if you leave. The hunger will go somewhere else. We are so happy for all these activities and we will ensure it goes beyond our fedan [plot].”

Community leader John Ayat Lual echoes this sentiment of hope and transformation. “You have taught us new things and we have established other farms at home,” he shares, highlighting the ripple effect of training
and care within the community.

Embracing change and armed with new skills, this community envisions a future where rice farming sustains their families and builds resilience. With our commitment to climate-smart solutions, we are working to ensure that these communities aren’t just enduring challenges but are actively adapting to the impacts of climate change, moving forward toward a resilient future where all African communities are enabled to thrive.

Garang, a newfound rice farmer, proudly showcases his thriving rice crops

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