The GEF Small Grants Programme
GEF Constituency Meeting – Africa
Nairobi, Kenya
25-27 October, 2011
SGP REGIONAL OVERVIEW
Country
Start Up
Date
Total Number
of Projects
Grant Amount:
In Cash Cofinancing:
In Kind Cofinancing:
COMOROS
2006
26
757 499 USD
465 135 USD
203 232 USD
ERITREA
2009
9
300 000 USD
183 031 USD
154 948 USD
ETHIOPIA
2005
75
2 246 054 USD
717 495 USD
1 653 516 USD
KENYA
1993
287
7 678 115 USD
3 040 698 USD
1 909 468 USD
MADAGASCAR
2007
125
2 287 500 USD
874 103 USD
784 881 USD
MAURITIUS
1995
118
3 376 273 USD
4 101 295 USD
2 977 848 USD
RWANDA
2005
33
1 474 127 USD
291 861 USD
431 795 USD
SEYCHELLES
2007
11
475 062 USD
172 333 USD
105 508 USD
UGANDA
1997
156
4 465 811 USD
1 982 533 USD
1 717 466 USD
TANZANIA
1996
226
5 809 309 USD
1 828 244 USD
1 470 552 USD
SGP REGIONAL OVERVIEW
Regional Portfolio Distribution by Focal Area
Climate Change
26%
International
Waters
6%
Multifocal Area
2%
Persistent
Organic
Pollutants
1%
Land
Degradation
31%
Biodiversity
33%
Climate Change
Adaptation
1%
SGP COMOROS
Examples of Successful Projects
Support for techniques cost effective and environmental friendly
Goal: reduce pressure on resources and fishermen using destructive techniques
Main Activities: development of new techniques for profitable fishing (longline and
lobster); fishermen training; equipment storage, freezing and transport of fish.
Key Results: Co-management agreement of marine resources, improved ecosystems,
and improved income of traditional fishermen
Protection of endangered marine species (coelacanth, marine turtles)
Goal: To protect and conserve the endemic marines species
Main Activities: Training of youth and women on management of natural resources,
in particular to protect the turtles and coelacanth.
Key Results: developed and equipped environmental conservation and protection
centers in Itsoundzou-Ngazidja and a turtle protection center of turtle in ItsamiaMoheli
Agricultural irrigation for rural women
Goal: conserve water resources and promote sustainable farming
Main Activities: reforestation, installation of the water network, production plants,
gardening equipment and development activities
Key Results: improved community management of water resources, raised awareness
and capacity of the community on environmental conservation and sustainable
farming
SGP ERITREA
Examples of Successful Projects
Rehabilitation of Hirgigo Mangrove forests
Goal: Rehabilitation and stabilization of Hirgigo mangrove forests
Main Activities: seed collection from established forests, mangrove planting and
fertilizing, provision of 60 small ruminants, demonstration of mangrove utilization as
fodder crop, and awareness raising seminars.
Key Results: 22.50 ha of sea coast covered with 30,000 mangrove seedlings.
Improved Traditional Stoves in three villages of Adi-tekelezan Sub-region
Goal: Reduction of GHG emissions by using improved traditional stoves
Main Activities: Collection of gravel and selected soil texture for stove making,
train women masons to construct the stove, and plant trees in homestead.
Key Results: 400 improved traditional stoves constructed and are under efficient use,
reducing tree cutting for fire wood, improved health condition of women.
Promotion of afforestation and land reclamation in Sub region Adi-tekelezan
Goal: Combat soil erosion and conserve water resources through reforestation.
Main Activities: Protect area from animal grazing and other human activities,
terracing, tree planting, and awareness raising on the importance of vegetation cover
in conserving water and soil from erosion.
Key Results: 30 Ha of land protected from grazing and 59,990 of seedlings planted.
Project site already covered with vegetation.
SGP ERITREA
Country Level Impact
SGP impact in figures: 40 Hectares of land under afforestion
programme protected from animal grazing, 3km of sea coast
land under mangrove rehabilitation project protected,
rehabilitated and sustainably managed.
SGP Policy Influence at the Local level: Local authorities are
very supportive protecting areas by practice where SGP
projects of land degradation and biodiversity are implemented.
This attitude is going beyond the communities to regional and
national levels.
Influence at national level: The only green belt area on the
eastern escarpment of Eritrea known as Semienawi Bahri which
is significantly large, was at risk of severe degradation from
intensive farming and animal grazing during the last 20+ years.
The government has recently declared the enclosure of the area
from any agricultural activities to protect it from further
degradation and boost biodiversity. This shows that there is
strong influence of protecting areas from overgrazing and other
human activities.
Women sensitization was the key for success
SGP Ethiopia
Examples of Successful Projects
Agro-biodiversity through Sustainable Land Management
Goal: To Conserve Biodiversity through Sustainable Land Management
Main Activities: Conserving locally important farmers’ varieties
Key Results: Multiplication of extinct farmers’ varieties for cultivation/production
Farmland planted with barley variety
Community Based Sustainable Environmental Management Plan
Goal: Rehabilitation of degraded natural resources
Main Activities: Soil and water conservation (SWC), Compost preparation, area
closure and fuel saving stoves
Key Results: Rehabilitated 42ha of land through area closure and physical SWC
activities
Rehabilitation and Conservation of Natural Resources
Goal: Rehabilitating degraded land
Main Activities: Establishing and managing central and group tree nurseries
Key Results: 24 ha of privately owned and communal land rehabilitated, 558,781
different types of indigenous and exotic tress were raised and planted in this
enclosed area
Physical structure conserving rainfall
Seedlings distribution
SGP Ethiopia
Country Level Impact
SGP Impact in figures:
• (4) barley types, locally known as, Senef Kolo, Temejz, Nech
Gebis and Tikur Gebis that were almost extinct are now being
multiplied by the local farmers for use and/or sale.
• More than 3,000 ha of land was enclosed and rehabilitated.
SGP Policy Influence:
• As a result of the good work that SGP is doing, the government
allocated part of its RAF and STAR resources to SGP. This
indicates that the working relationship between the CSOs and
the government is smooth. Out of the 57 CBOs SGP-Ethiopia is
supporting, 50 of them were established as a result of SGP’s
intervention opportunity.
Replication and Up Scaling:
• The Solar and Compost preparation projects in the Amhara
region were well acknowledged by the local administration and
being replicated in other communities.
SGP Kenya
Example of successful project
Tungu Kabiri Community micro-hydropower project
Goal: Provide the Tungu Kabiri community with suitable, off-the-grid energy
options to meet energy service needs in Kenya
Main Activities: Training on operation and maintenance of the microhydropower system. Installation of the system. Establishment of a microenterprise shopping center.
Key result: Established micro-hydropower system, contributed directly to the
National Energy Policy, which addressed limitations that hindered
decentralized power schemes, subsequently, over 50 pico and micro
hydropower systems installed in various parts of the country by communities.
Community butterfly farming in Arabuko Sokoke
Goal: Contribute to the conservation of the indigenous Arabuko sokoke forest
Activities: Train farmers on butterfly farming, establish butterfly rearing pens,
marketing,
Key results: Number of farmers involved in butterfly farming has grown from
60 to 800; project replicated in another indigenous forest; pressure on the
forest reduced
SGP Kenya
Successful Initiative
The World Heritage Local Ecological Entrepreneurship Program (WH- LEEP)
• A Conservation International(CI)/Verde Ventures (VV) partnership with
SGP COMPACT
• The initiative that provides grants (for BDS) and loans to small businesses
and entrepreneurial activities which promote the conservation of
biodiversity found within World Heritage Sites, to enable them to scale-up
their operations.
• 4 have received grants worth USD 10,000 for BDS. They are:
– Top Notch: recycles plastics and produces buckets, boots, basins, etc
– Kimahuri Youth Group : involved in trout farming and silk-worm rearing
– Water resources management (WRM): promotes irrigation and food security through
production of low-head irrigation drip kits
– Nyala Dairy Cooperative: provision of domestic solar units and biogas units for 2000
households
• Top Notch and WRM about to receive loans of USD 50,000.
SGP Kenya
Country Level Impacts
SGP policy impact
• SGP project directly influenced National Energy Policy which resulted in the
creation of an enabling environment for decentralized power production.
• SGP project contributed to the gazettment of 11 sacred sites as national
monuments
Successful projects scaled up and replicated
• Installation of EE cookstoves in schools + woodlot establishment in school
compounds
• Butterfly farming on the edges of indigenous forests
• Eco-tourism to promote forest (terrestrial and marine)conservation
SGP activity in figures
• 6 globally important and highly threatened fauna species protected
• 12,500 ha of terrestrial indigenous forest and 3,700 hectares of
mangrove forest rehabilitated and/or sustainably managed.
SGP Madagascar
Example of Successful Projects
Forest and biodiversity conservation by land valorization and use of efficient cook
stoves: 7 projects in the Southwest of Madagascar
Goal: Conservation of dry forests in community conserved areas around 2 new
protected areas: Tsimanampetsotse and Mikea complex
Main activities: Community forest management; Valorization of degraded lands by
sustainable agriculture techniques and efficient products storage; use of efficient
biomass cook stoves by schools and households awarded by Tany Meva Foundation
Key results: No more forest loss for 1800 ha of community managed forest;
sustainable use of forests products : honey, yams; 350 ha of degraded land
valorized, decrease from 4 to 1 to 0 month of food shortage; 80% decrease in wood
consumption for cooking
Conservation of community marine reserves in the Bay of Ranobe
Goal : To conserve the “Roses Garden” coral reeves and 3 community marine
reserves, a part of the 3rd largest coral barrier in the world, a sanctuary of pelagic
fauna and flora and an attractive tourist site
Main activities : Communication on biodiversity and community social commitment,
support to seaweeds culture, mangrove restoration
Key results: Tourists, fishermen, women and children engaged in the conservation of
the reserves; production of 40 tons/year of dried seaweeds that increased the
income of 68 households by 3 in 2 years with an increase interest and demand;
decrease of 50 % of the seine net fishers within 2 year; expected total abandonment
of unsustainable fishery and coral reeves destruction within the 2 coming years.
SGP Madagascar
Country Level Impact
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16 news and existing protected or
conserved areas influenced in landscapes
750 000ha
13 communities conserved areas
supported of 3 900Ha
2000ha of degraded land valorized
100 households from 10 CBO grantees
awarded by Tany Meva Foundation with
pipa cook stove
Chief Executive
Tany Meva Foundation
Grantee
National Coordinator
GEF SGP Madagascar
Grantee
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Two grantees awarded by equator prize
2 local consultative bodies operational
1 national network of more than 110 CBOs and
NGOs formed on GEF concerns and influencing
National Policy and Strategy on Communitybased environmental governance
1 new code of protected areas considering
Community -Based Governance
National Coordinator
UN System in Madagascar
Grantee
Mayor
Rural Commune of Ankililoaka
Grantee
SGP MAURITIUS
Examples of Successful Projects
Sustainable Reef Fisheries Development in the Rodrigues Lagoon
Goal: Creation of no-take marine zones via dialogue and policy measures
Main Activities: Data collection, marine biodiversity surveys, training and sensitization of the
fisher community to win their support and commitment towards the creation of marine
reserves where they would not be able to fish.
Key Results: Discovery of new endemic fishes and corals; successful policy dialogue; 4 marine
reserves proclaimed by the Rodrigues Regional Assembly; Winner of the 2006 AGFUND Prize.
Biogas Production for the Ecological and Economic Treatment of Cattle Waste
Goal: Decrease GHG, produce biogas energy for cooking while improving livelihoods
Main Activities: Construction of biogas digesters, capacity development
Key Results: 7117.5 m3 of CO2 equivalent avoided per year. Produce 10 m3 of rich organic
fertilizer per day. Beneficiaries save $40 a month from the purchase of liquefied petroleum
Sustainable Agricultural Technologies
Goal: Reduce usage of chemical fertilizers, pesticides and herbicides that affect the fragile
lagoonal waters of the Indian ocean; address sustainable land management.
Main Activities: building capacity and sharing knowledge in the area of composting as well as
developing community wide composting programs over the whole island.
Key Results: Reduced use of chemical fertilizers by approximately 75% thereby reducing
pollution and run-offs to the lagoons and waterways, enabled access to cheaper fertilizers
Generated additional income activities in collecting and maintaining compost; Rotary
composters won the 2009 African Union Commission Award for Women Researchers
SGP MAURITIUS
Country Level Impact
•Several projects have had significant policy influence on
government actions.
•New endemic species of fish and corals have been
discovered and one of the world’s most threatened parrots
has been saved from extinction and downgraded from the
IUCN List of Critically Endangered species in 2007.
•Grantees have won 17 awards in recognition of their SGP
funded projects, 6 of which are prestigious international
ones, including the 2001 Whitley Foundation Award, the
2003 Energy Globe Award and the 2006 AGFUND Prize.
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SGP Rwanda
Examples of Successful Projects
Promotion of vegetative multiplication
Goal: stop the collection of bamboo rhizomes from parks (natural forests)
Main Activities: trainings, demonstrative
nurseries and
bamboo
plantations.
Key Results: bamboo protection adopted by national strategies/projects for:
SLM, CC mitigation, river protection, handcrafts and furniture, expertise
exported
Briquettes making from domestic waste
Goal: Reduce tree cutting for charcoal
Main Activities: equipment, capacity building and awareness raising
Key Results: more than 2,5MT of briquettes made per year, 110 jobs
created
ECOSAN promotion (phases I& II)
Goal: Reduce under ground water pollution, promote organic farming
Main Activities: awareness raising , design demonstration, barriers
removing
on human excreta use as fertilizers,
Key Results: ECOSAN adopted by national policies ( schools and public
places), demonstrative field, 1.5 t per month of manure produced (so far)
SGP Rwanda
Country Level Impact
•GEF SGP Rwanda has supported 33 projects since 2006.
•Most of them were pilot projects (now being replicated/up
scaled) which promoted new technologies/approaches and
targeted vulnerable groups.
•The biggest impact for GEF SGP Rwanda was in climate
change and waste management with technologies
introduced/improved : biogas, composting, briquettes and
plastic recycling
•The country programme also successfully promoted bamboo,
the mechanical control of water hyacinth in lakes, solar
energy.
•Awards: AFRICASAN award (2011) , 2 preselected for
SEEDS award 2011.
SGP Seychelles
Examples of Successful Projects
Piloting participatory research of rabbitfish in an fisheries co-management set-up
Goal: participatory research the stock of rabbitfish around island of Praslin
Main Activities: tagging of rabbitfish, monitoring movement by acoustic stations,
underwater visual surveys
Key Results: improved monitoring and research about the rabbitfish, empowerment of
island fishermen, improved communication with national institutions.
Promoting Rainwater harvesting on the island of La Digue
Goal: encourage rainwater harvesting on La Digue as ground water is polluted
Main Activities: education & awareness, installation of harvesting systems for home &
Schools
Key Results: sale of rainwater tanks & ordinary barrels for rainwater harvesting to
community members
Saving Our Seychelles-Glass recycling-Training Element
Goal: Provision of specialized training for at least 6 unskilled young in glass casting and
glass blowing which will provide a source of livelihood
Main Activities: 3 months Training from a specialist Kenyan trainer, branding and
marketing of glass product
Key Results: decreased over 100KG per month of glass going into the landfill , provide skills
to all trainees, increase recycled glass product range for sale
SGP SEYCHELLES
Country Level Impact
•SGP Seychelles was launched in 2009 and since then has funded 10
projects which are all currently under implementation.
• Slowly the programme is gaining momentum and is being recognised by
Government as a mechanism for small community projects.
•SGP impact in figures: 15 significant species protected
•SGP Policy Influence at National Level: 2 projects are directly working to
influence national policies in recognising trainees of glass recycling as
viable training worthy of government assistance; and piloting fisheries comanagement which is a first for Seychelles.
SGP Tanzania
Examples of Successful Projects
• Conservation of biodiversity in the Eastern Arc Mountains
Goal: Conservation of biodiversity by using community-level
approaches
Main Activities: Tree planting, beekeeping and use of improved
stoves
Key Results: Reduced deforestation, income generation to local
communities and reduced carbon emissions
• Promotion of renewable energy technologies for water pumping
Goal: To demonstrate use of solar and wind energy for water
pumping
Main Activities: Capacity building for and demonstration of the
technologies
Key Results: Wider adoption of water pumping technology through
wind and solar energy
SGP Tanzania
Country Level Impact
•One CCA recognized and registered as a Wildlife Management Area
(WMA). This CCA is located on the fringes of the famous Selous Game
Reserve
•The protected area around which SGP was operating has been elevated
to a status of Nature Reserve. The new Nature Reserve is called
ULUGURU.
•Over 5,000 households adopted fuel efficient cook-stoves, which
improves cooking efficiency by 30% and reduce carbon emission at the
tune of 120,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide (tCO2) per year.
• SGP grantees through COMPACT will be supported to upscale their
community conservation initiatives under a new GEF FSP on SLM in
Kilimanjaro region (2011-2014)
• A water dam has improved livelihood of Indigenous communities locally
known as hadzabe, who are on the verge of extinction
• SGP Tanzania is a recipient of 4 global awards:
(i) UNDESA award for water and watershed management (ii) BDP
award on MDGs acceleration (iii) Kyoto award on waterand climate
change (iv) Gold medal on bee-keeping.
SGP UGANDA
Examples of Successful Projects
Musambwa Island Conservation Project
Goal: To protect the breeding grounds of migratory birds
Main Activities: Participatory development of bye-laws and ordinance for the
protection of Musambwa Island as a bird sanctuary
Key Results: Protection of largest breeding colony of the Grey Headed Gull in Africa
Senyi Eco-Sanitation Project
Goal: To establish and maintain a reliable supply of (piped) potable safe water, toilet
facilities, and hand washing facilities
Main Activities: Build a gravity-flow water system, rainwater collection & storage,
water-borne toilets and hygiene education
Key Results: Senyi fish landing site satisfies the international hygiene regulations and
is leading source of Uganda’s fish exports.
Minani Fruit Tree Project
Goal: To promote sustainable and profitable land management
Main Activities: Training and supporting farmers in growing export quality fresh
mangoes
Key Results: 240 hectares under sustainable land care as mango orchards. Initial
commercial harvests yielded fresh mangoes sold by local project beneficiaries
earning US$ 37,696 in 2008 & US$ 131,578 in 2009
SGP UGANDA
Country Level Impact
SGP projects supported , documented and influenced:
• At national level: Ordinance enacted declaring Musambwa
Island a bird sanctuary, recommendation made by
parliamentary committee to include energy saving
stove/technology among basic requirements and minimum
standards for boarding schools, Lakes Bisina, Opeta & Nakua
designated as Ramsar Sites
• At local level: Bye-laws passed by local governments in the shea
belt for protection of shea nut trees in savannah grasslands
Successful projects scaled up, replicated or won award:
• Community-Based Conservation for Wetlands Biodiversity
(COBWEB), a GEF Medium size project is a replication and scaleup of SGP’s Katonga Wetland Conservation Project which had
an important impact in raising awareness regarding the
significance of wetlands as biodiversity hot-spots in semi-arid
areas
• Kibale Association for Rural & Environmental Development
(KAFRED) won the UNDP Equator Prize for the second time in
2010 for the Conservation & Community Development Project
Final Notes
• While SGP projects are small, when they are strategically implemented
and build up over time, then the positive impacts go beyond the
community to the country and even the global level.
• SGP is a “fast and effective delivery mechanism” that allows
communities, CBOs and NGOs who may not be able to access GEF funds to
be able to do so and in the process build their capacity to be proactive
actors in the country’s sustainable development efforts.
• SGP can be a delivery mechanism for other donors who may wish to be a
cofinancing partner and want to save on time and other costs by using an
already existing and effective mechanism that brings communities, CSOs
and government to work together.
Local Actions, Global Impact
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