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Learning tools Research > Evaluation Regional reports National reports Regional Reports > The treatment of psychological disorders in the Lake Chad Basin, 2022 The populations of Lake Chad are confronted with a crisis with multiple factors which impacts their psychic life and generates mental, psychotic, depressive or even neurotic disorders. This study aims to analyze the individual strategies and collective dynamics that condition mental health and to understand the endogenous mechanisms of care in the Lake Chad basin. Key messages International aid and the changing face of crisis, Good management & cooperation practises in complex protracted crisis situations , 2022 This research aims to better understand the influence of operating methods on the effectiveness of a multi-actor and multi-sectoral international solidarity intervention in a complex and lasting crisis situation. Discover the key messages of this study below (full report only in French). Key message s (english) Study on Social Cohesion in the Lake Chad Basin, 2020 This research aims to clarify and specify to what extent and for what purposes aid can support endogenous conflict prevention, mediation and resolution mechanisms, and how it can contribute to strengthening social cohesion at the community level. Key messages Can a territorial approach help to reinforce resilience in a crisis context? 2022 This research focuses on the "territorial approach" applied by the RESILAC project, which adapts its intervention to the specificities of the territories and local realities. Through this approach, the dualism of aid (humanitarian vs. development) is overcome in order to emphasize the role and place of territorial actors within the projects in order to bring about social change. Key messages in English - Full report only available in French . Key messages (e nglish) Study on the gender issue in the socio-economic development of the Lake Chad , 2 022 By taking stock of the evolution of women's socio-economic and political conditions and their role in the local and family economy since the multifactorial crisis in the Lake Chad Basin, by reporting on the collective perceptions of the populations and by analysing the link between women's economic empowerment, this research aims to understand the place of gender in socio-economic development in the Lake Chad basin . The report is only available in French . Key mesa ges (e ng) Contrasting Impacts of the Security Crisis on Land Tenure in the Lake Chad Region, 2020 This research analyzes the impact of the security crisis on land tenure dynamics in the Lake Chad region (Chad, Niger, Nigeria, Cameroon), in order to specify the frameworks, the local land tenure situations and the impacts of the security crisis as a function of proximity to the epicenter of the crisis. Key messages National reports > Value chains study > Innovative practices study > Nige ria Niger Cha d Cameroon - Deployment phase - Inception phase Niger Chad Cameroon

Prisca, Community Animator SOCIAL COHESION Prisca is a community animator for the "social cohesion" component of the RESILAC project. Through the project's partner in Cameroon, Diocesan Development Committee (contracted by CCFD), she is involved with women and young people in 8 cantons in the commune of Mora, in the far north region of Cameroon. She tells us about her investment, the role she plays with the people and the changes she has seen in the communities she supports. Prisca « I am proud because today I serve as an example for young girl in the villages » RESILAC " I am a community facilitator in the "Social Cohesion" component of the RESILAC project. I support women and young people in the structuring and development of associations whose aim is to strengthen social cohesion. I work in 24 villages with 33 associations, 18 of which is exclusively for women. On a daily basis, I set up training courses to teach members how to structure their association, I monitor these associations, I organise inter-community dialogues to encourage the different communities to understand each other better and live together, and I also help the associations to make their voices heard by the authorities as an intermediary. For example, with the women of a village, we have created a platform association called the "Association of Women United for the Development of Outogo*". This is a traditional dance association that brings together the other associations in the village by informing them, proposing community activities and carrying out actions that benefit the whole community. Even people who do not belong to a member association can join in the activities. The local authorities are also always present at our activities. This platform association is a real symbol of unity that carries out activities with everyone regardless of their ethnicity or religion. But my role does not end there. Most of the people I meet suffer a lot in their daily lives, so I help them and listen to them. I was born and raised in a village a few kilometres from Mora, so I know the problems that people face. Since I was very young, I wanted to contribute to the development of the region in which I grew up, especially for women. Here, very few girls can go to school, less than 15 girls in my village have been able to reach the bachelor's degree for example. As a child, I saw my aunts working very hard physically without being independent. I always told myself that I didn't want to be like them. I wanted to be independent and do a job I liked, so I studied social anthropology to work with the communities. I was lucky to be supported and encouraged by my parents. My mother worked for more than twenty years as a nurse so it was inconceivable to her that I would stay at home and be a housewife. I like the fact that I am involved in the development of the villages in my area. I like my job and I like to see the changes I bring to the communities, especially for the independence of women. I bring dynamism to the associations and women I support; I help them to realise that they have a lot of potential and to have confidence in themselves. In the beginning, women did not know that they could do things on their own without the help of a man, and men did not trust them either. Even within their own association, a man was appointed to make the choices for them. Over time, I have seen several changes in women's attitudes. By learning how to manage their associations, they have discovered that they can implement impactful projects. They have much more confidence, they actively participate in community dialogues, they take decisions for their associations, they take initiatives and bring big changes in their communities. For example, in one of the villages covered by the project, the men did not want to dig a well when there was none. The women had to walk miles to fetch water from the mountain. So they dug the well themselves, which is called "the women's well". Today, it is the husbands themselves who participate in the activities and come to me to get their wives involved in the associations. They see that they are doing good things for the community, that they are making things happen and that people are proud of them! I'm proud of that because I broke down the prejudices that men had about women. But it wasn't always easy. The first three months were difficult as a woman and as a young person, I am 26 years old. It is an environment where women are not really recognised in society. They can't often speak in front of men, go to school or work. Once, during a community workshop I was facilitating, one of the community leaders who participated said, referring to me, 'what can this little girl tell us? He didn't think I could teach him anything. But I imposed myself, I spoke, I made my introductions and he realised that I had taught him things and that what I was saying made sense; they were even impressed and came to talk to me at the end of the session. I grew up in the local area so I know how to adapt to people and situations. I think that helps me to be accepted and I have a lot of humour too, which breaks the ice and makes it easier to connect with people. I really had to assert myself and adapt to contexts to show that as a woman I was just as capable as a man of speaking in public and making things happen." What does 8 March mean to you? " It is not just a day to dress up, go out and party. It is a day for women to get involved, to think, to make decisions in the community to make a positive difference." *The name of the village has been changed RESILAC RESILAC

Conference international Mental health in the Lake Chad basin: challenges and synergies between local actors, the health system and the international community Wednesday, June 29 8h00-12h (UTC +1) N'Djamena - hotel La Residence Program 8:00 a.m. - 8:45 a.m.: Arrival of participants 8:45 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.: Presentation of the study 10:15 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.: RESILAC activities and lessons learned 11.45 a.m. - 12 p.m.: Closing The armed conflicts raging in the Lake Chad basin destroy individual resistance and the well-being of populations, impacting their socio-economic development. Faced with these situations, families are forced to leave their living and production spaces, leaving behind their vital means of economic subsistence, to go to places where security remains relative. Psychiatry detects signs of mental disorders, psychoses, depression or even traumatic neuroses in these psychologically impacted people. In this context, the social function of therapists (traditional healers, psychologists, etc.) is more than ever valued by the place given to speech and the relief of suffering. However, psychiatric and psychosocial services are still very inaccessible in this region where psychiatry often rhymes with madness. The conference "Mental Health in the Lake Chad Basin: challenges and synergies between local actors, the health system and the international community", offers a framework for discussion around the response in mental health and psychosocial support of the RESILAC project, as well as findings the “psychosocial care in the Lake Chad basin” study carried out by Groupe URD, focusing on the availability of care and the endogenous mechanisms of psychosocial care in this region. Panelists Florence CHATOT - Study coordinator, public health research officer, research, evaluation and training officer, Groupe URD Pamela LONDONO - Regional referent Mental Health and psychosocial support, expert in SMPS project management in sub-Saharan Africa, RESILAC Henri MAHAMAT MBARKOUTOU - Researcher on the Cameroon/Chad aspects of the study, Teacher-researcher, doctor in political and strategic history, expert in conflict analysis in the Lake Chad basin Ibrahim YAMIEN - Researcher on the Niger section of the study, expert in community mental health, former research and supervision officer at the National Mental Health Program in Niger. Registration here (mail)

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Research Evaluation > Learning tools Program surveys Baseline Midline Endline Quarterly Surveys Feedback Day Iterative evaluations with mini-seminar (EIMS) Territory Diagnosis Program surveys Baseline Midline Endline Regional baseline survey - July 2019 Regional midline survey - September 2021 Regional endline survey - September 2022 Quarterly surveys Feedback Day > Feedback Feedback Day Region - December 2021 Survey results in the 4 countries - October to December 2021 Feedback Day Region - September 2021 Survey results in the 4 countries - July to September 2021 Only available in French Regional Feedback Day - June 2020 This report presents the results of the surveys covering the 2nd quarter 2020 in the 4 countries of intervention. Only available in French Feedback Day Région - September, 2020 This re port presents the results of the surveys covering the 3rd quarter 2020, carried out with 218 people in the 4 countries. Only available in French Feedback Day Région - Oct/December, 2020 This report presents the results of surveys covering the last half of 2020, conducted in our 4 countries of intervention. Only available in French EIMS Iterative evaluations with mini-seminars (EIMS) > EIMS 4 -Regional report This fourth and final EIMS was carried out in the four project countries with a focus on two dimensions: i) the institutional and partnership relations established within the framework of the project and ii) the utility of the EIMS itself within the framework of such a project. EIMS 2 - Regional report 2019 This second EIMS was carried out in Cameroon, Niger and Chad with the objective of analyzing the first achievements of the teams with regard to the project's programmatic framework and the evolution of the intervention contexts. Only in French EIMS 3 - Regional report 2020-2021 Resu lts of the annual evaluation exercise carried out in the 3 French-speaking countries to analyse the implementation of the projec t with a specific focus on the program phase out strategies. Only available in French Diagnostics Territory Diagnosis > Cameroon Diagnostics- 2020 Only available in French - K oza - Mora - Dargala - Mindif Territorial Diagnostics Chad - 2020 This report presents the territorial and community diagnoses conducted in the 4 communes in Chad. Only available in French

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Témoignages écrits et vidéo de nos bénéficiaires et des membres de l'équipe RESILAC. Zabi: Sewing a better future MICRO-PROJECT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM SET UP BY RESILAC: GONGULONG COMMUNITY IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF JERE, STATE OF BORNO, NIGERIA Zabi Umar (center) with beneficiaries of the RESILAC labor-intensive work program in Gongulong The Gongulong community in the Jere local government area of Borno State experienced a stalled conflict with prolonged attacks that negatively impacted the community's livelihood. Zabi ALHAJI MARU, a 33-year-old widow, the sole breadwinner for her seven (7) children, the youngest of whom is barely five years old, benefited from the economic and social recovery project. This project provided short-term employment opportunities to the most vulnerable households through income-generating activities, including the construction of irrigation and water systems, in order to mitigate the economic and social effects of the ongoing conflict in the region. "Before the intervention, I earned a living by sewing, knitting and making embroidery for community members. Before, I earned barely five thousand naira per month because the sewing machine was always defective and I could not meet the demands of my clients, so I did not earn enough to feed my children, let alone send them to school. A change in Zabi's activities occurred in 2019 with the RESILAC project. She was identified to participate in the "cash for work" activity. As a result, Zabi earned N50,000 (USD 137,725) per month for three consecutive months. RESILAC's cash-for-work program has directly enabled 300 young people (229 men and 71 women) to benefit from cash-for-work assistance, opening up a new career path for them. To help them maintain their income, a Village Savings and Loan Association (VSLA) was created, with participants striving to save their business profits to improve their capital. This translates into more economic opportunities for women. The increase in her income has enabled Zabi to provide a better life for her family; her children can now go to school. "After I received the money, considering the problems I had with my sewing machine, the first thing that came to my mind was to buy a new sewing machine. Afterwards, business has been flourishing and customers are now more satisfied. I'm very happy to have been part of this project which has given hope to my community," Zabi said excitedly as she worked on a piece of fabric she was sewing. Zabi also bought a sewing machine for her eldest daughter as a wedding gift. "With a heart full of gratitude, my income has increased so much that I can feed my children and send them to school," says Zabi with a sigh of relief all over her face, wearing her beautifully decorated scarf with the RESILAC-ACF brand, as she shares her story. Zabi Umar sewing clothes with the machine purchased with the money she received as a beneficiary of the RESILAC labour-intensive work program. Zabi with her children. From now on, they can go to school.

Présentation des 4 pays d'intervention du projet NIGER > Chad Nigeria Cameroon Following the change of power in July 2023, the project's funders, the European Union and AFD, have decided to suspend financial support to Niger for this project. At the request of the Consortium, the situation could be reassessed by the funding agencies. From 2018 to 2022, the project was implemented in the Diffa region, more specifically in the communes of Chétimari, Diffa, Mainé Soroa and N'Guigmi. A total of 18 villages benefited from the project's holistic approach. Implemented by the country offices of Action against Hunger Niger and CARE Niger, in partnership with the Niger NGO Karkara, the project has reached more than 40,000 people. The approach has been hailed by the communities as relevant, as it listens to and responds to their needs. The project has also received a great deal of support from representatives of the local authorities (administrative and traditional). Sources: World Bank, AFD, Humanitarian Response, Initial Baseline (Groupe URD-RESILAC)

Présentation des 4 pays d'intervention du projet. ORGANISATIONS BEHIND RESILAC > The project is being implemented by a consortium made up of Action against Hunger (lead partner), CARE and Groupe URD, in partnership with the CCFD-Terre Solidaire network as well as local and national organisations in each country. In total, 6 country offices of Action contre la Faim and CARE and 14 civil society organisations, all identified at the start of the project, are fully involved in the implementation and governance of the project in the three intervention countries. The Consortium has set the objective that at least 30% of the project's activities should be carried out by local/national organisations. Some of these organisations are also supported in strengthening their organisational and technical capacities. All the organisations, regardless of their status, are part of the RESILAC regional network and take part in the project's discussions and technical learning. THE REGIONAL CONSORTIUM Action Against Hunger is a French humanitarian association that has been fighting against hunger in the world since 1979. Its mission is to save lives by eliminating hunger through the prevention, detection and treatment of undernutrition, particularly during and after emergency situations (conflicts, natural disasters). As an international NGO, Action Against Hunger provides its expertise in various fields such as health and nutrition, food security and livelihoods, access to water, sanitation and hygiene, climate and mental health. Action Against Hunger operates in 56 countries around the world. As part of the RESILAC project, Action Against Hunger is the lead organization for the project with donors. CARE France is a recognized public utility association. It is part of the global confederation, CARE International, which since 1945 has been fighting against poverty and social injustice in the world, with a focus on gender. CARE International provides emergency humanitarian and development aid in more than 100 countries, working on women's rights and equality, emergency humanitarian aid, climate, education, health, economic development, food security and water and sanitation. Because they are the first victims of inequalities, CARE places women and girls at the heart of its programs. As part of the RESILAC project, CARE is the lead for the transversal Gender component. Established in 1993, Groupe URD is an independent think-tank specializing in the analysis of practices and the development of policies for humanitarian action and the management of fragilities. Its multidisciplinary expertise, fueled by constant visits to crisis and post-crisis areas, allows it to understand how the sector functions as a whole. Committed to knowledge exchange and collective learning, it supports aid actors in the process of improving the quality of their interventions. As part of RESILAC, Groupe URD is the project's learning partner and knowledge manager. It is responsible for the monitoring-evaluation-accountability-research-learning component in order to inform decision-making, provide transparent accountability, and learn and improve practices. A SPECIAL PARTNER CCFD-Terre Solidaire is a French international solidarity NGO. Created in 1960, the association deals with the causes of crises, by supporting local partner associations in the countries. It does not replace them but rather work with these associations by contributing to the success of the partners' actions both through project/program financing and through its role in the facilitation of common systems, on methodological support, project monitoring and their capitalization. Within the framework of the RESILAC project, CCFD-Terre Solidaire is responsible for respecting the commitments of its partners (Cameroon and Chad) and provides methodological support to the other actors of the project in the adoption of a broader vision oriented towards change within the territories. These four historic organizations (Action against Hunger, CARE, Groupe URD and CCFD-Terre Solidaire) of RESILAC decided to come together in 2017 to carry out this project. To this end, they have adopted the following philosophy: “Preserving our specificities and feeding off these specificities to enrich ourselves collectively and act towards a common goal” LOCAL PARTNERS IN CAMEROON In addition to the country offices of Action Against Hunger Cameroon and CARE Cameroon, four Cameroonian organizations are participating in the implementation and governance of the project: The Maroua-Mokolo Diocesan Development Committee is a player in the fight against poverty in its territory. Its main areas of action aim to improve food security, strengthen access to basic services and the integration and economic autonomy of young people and women, but also to promote social cohesion and living together. The CDD has been in partnership with CCFD-Terre Solidaire since the 1990s. As part of RESILAC, it has contributed to the success of social cohesion and living together actions since 2018. The Cameroonian Association for Interreligious Dialogue (ACADIR), created in 2006, is a platform for meetings and dialogue between religions that promotes peace and social progress. The regional branch of the Far North was formed in 2015 when the Boko Haram attacks began. ACADIR is a partner of the CDD and CCFD-Terre Solidaire, and has contributed to the success of RESILAC's actions since 2018. The Youth Association for the Development of the Rural World was created in 2001 by a group of young people to promote local development. AJED-MR pilots projects in public health, monitoring of democratic processes and promotion of women's autonomy. AJED-MR joined the RESILAC project in 2018 as both a beneficiary organization and a partner in the implementation of economic recovery actions. The Local Action for Participatory and Self-Managed Development Association (ALDEPA) was created in 2002 with the aim of contributing to the building of a just and equitable society with the responsible participation of populations. Its actions are focused on the civic participation of young people, the empowerment of women and girls, the professional reintegration of young people, the fight against gender-based violence and the promotion of peace. It implements projects in 3 regions of Cameroon. ALDEPA has been participating in the RESILAC project since 2018 as both a beneficiary organization and a partner in the implementation of economic recovery actions. IN NIGERIA In addition to the country offices of Action Against Hunger Nigeria and CARE Nigeria, three Nigerian organizations are participating in the implementation and governance of the project: The Neem Foundation is a Nigerian crisis response organization committed to promoting the protection and well-being of populations and communities living in contexts affected by conflict, violence and fragility. It implements interventions in psychosocial support, social cohesion, education, etc. As part of RESILAC, the Neem Foundation has been actively contributing to the implementation of psychosocial support actions since 2019. Novel Alliance for Development Aid (NADA) joined RESILAC project in 2024 as a beneficiary and implementing partner organization of CARE Nigeria on economic recovery /social inclusion. It was established in 2017 to provide integrated humanitarian services to people and communities affected by the crisis in Nigeria, focusing on the North-East, North-Central and North- West of Nigeria. NADA's intervention experiences include the provision of humanitarian assistance in the areas of education, peace building and social cohesion, coordination, advocacy and good governance, inclusion of people with disabilities, water, sanitation and hygiene, nutrition, protection, food security and livelihoods for people and communities affected by the crisis. NADA's mission is to encourage change in the way the world treats vulnerable people and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives through innovation, effective support and collaboration. IN CHAD In addition to the country offices of Action Against Hunger Chad and CARE Chad, seven Chadian organizations are participating in the implementation and governance of the project: Association for Cooperation and Research for Development (ACORD Chad) is a Chadian development organization that specializes in supporting rural communities in the Sahel region of Chad. Established since 1987, its actions cover many themes, ranging from: food security, natural resource management, conflict resolution, citizenship and living together. A partner of CCFD-Terre Solidaire, ACORD Chad has been actively contributing to the implementation of RESILAC since 2018, particularly on natural resource management. On RESILAC 2, ACORD Chad is the lead organization of the CCFD-Terre Solidaire partner group (APAD, CSAPR, GRAVE, Kawtal). Action de Partenaires pour l'Appui au Développement (APAD) is a youth association. APAD has supported hundreds of youth associations in 18 cities in Chad, on strengthening local community life and collective dynamics. APAD is a partner of CCFD-Terre Solidaire. On RESILAC, since 2018, it has contributed to social cohesion actions and support for the local association environment, particularly that of young people. Rehabilitation Empowerment and Better Health Initiative (REBHI) is a national non-profit organization, established on March 30, 2017 and registered with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) of Nigeria. REBHI is dedicated to supporting vulnerable communities through initiatives that promote self-reliance and empowerment, particularly among women, youth and other vulnerable groups. REBHI focuses on the provision of protection services, including gender-based violence interventions, as well as food security, livelihoods, peacebuilding, education, health and water, sanitation and hygiene (WaSH) programs, all aimed at fostering safer and more resilient communities. REBHI joined the RESILAC project in 2024 as a beneficiary organization and implementing partner of CARE Nigeria for economic recovery and social inclusion actions. The Monitoring Committee of the Call for Peace and Reconciliation is an associative platform that has been leading civil society since 2002 in the collective process of social and political transformation at the national level. It has extensive experience in supporting dialogue in all its forms within Chadian society. A partner of CCFD-Terre Solidaire, CSAPR has been actively contributing to social dialogue on RESILAC since 2018. The Reflection and Animation Group for Living Together (GRAVE) carries out numerous initiatives to bring communities together and also acts on the production of value frameworks essential to living together in Chad (e.g. the production of a common definition of secularism between Christians and Muslims). A partner of CCFD-Terre Solidaire, GRAVE has been focusing on intercultural and interreligious issues within the framework of RESILAC since 2018. Kawtal (which means "Union" in Peulh) is a sub-regional platform of pastoral organizations whose mission is to defend the interests and rights of nomadic communities and to strengthen their civic participation. At the heart of the nomadic world, Kawtal seeks to initiate an ongoing dialogue on issues related to social justice, development and living together. A partner of CCFD-Terre Solidaire, Kawtal has been carrying out activities, within the framework of RESILAC since 2018, with sedentary and nomadic herders. Action for Rural Development In partnership with the CARE Chad office, ACDER is joining the RESILAC project in its second phase in 2024 as a beneficiary organization and implementing partner for actions related to of gender integration and community mobilization. CHORA joins the RESILAC project in its second phase in 2024 as a beneficiary organization and implementing partner for actions related to food security, rural development and advocacy.

Evariste: recovery actor in Mora commune, Far North Cameroun PILLAR 2 : FOOD SECURITY AND LIVELIHOODS In Cameroon, the "Inclusive Economic and Social Recovery of Lake Chad" (RESILAC) project covers, since 2018, four communes in the Far North region: Mindif, Dargala, Mora and Koza. Within the framework of the project, the local economy and the economic integration of young people are supported through high labour- intensive work (HLI) for the creation and rehabilitation of community assets, the development of village savings and credit associations, the establishment of links with economic partners, as well as training (functional literacy, training adapted to the choices of the people supported and to the local market, reinforcement of the management of the VSLAs and microprojects). Evariste In Cameroon, more than 1,000 young people took part in labour-based work[1] , including 132 young people from the commune of Mora who were mobilised for four months to build a dam. In exchange for their work, the participants each earned 40,000xaf (61€[2 ] ) per month, part of which was saved and returned at the end of the project to set up their micro-project. Evariste is one of the 132 young people who participated in the construction of the Mora dam; he shares his experience with us and how RESILAC has improved his living conditions and those of the community. "Before RESILAC came to our village, I was in debt. I had enormous difficulties in meeting my family's expenses. Farming and livestock raising are our main activities, but each season I only harvested 2 to 3 bags of millet, our basic foodstuff. I also juggled with my poultry farm (four hens and a rooster). But this was not enough. In addition, my wife gave birth in difficult conditions that made it impossible for her to work as before. I had completely lost hope when in October 2020 the RESILAC programme was announced in our village. I was informed by a member of our community that the programme offered people in difficult circumstances to participate in community service. I was lucky enough to be selected as one of the beneficiaries. s[2 ] At the end of the project, thanks to the money saved, our group chose to develop a micro-project for the production and storage of maize and millet. We contributed 262,500xaf (403€[2] ), or 37,500xaf (58€[2 ] ) each, and we were able to buy and store 10 bags of maize and 12 bags of millet, which we will sell when prices rise. Some of the millet will be shared among the members for their personal use, to help them through the lean season. Also, our ambition is to rent a one-hectare plot of land and to buy the agricultural inputs (seeds and fertilisers) to produce the cereals ourselves. The water dam that we built as part of the labour-based works has helped to solve the problem of access to water in our community. Before, to get water for our animals, we had to travel a distance of 9 km, which was very difficult and time-consuming. Moreover, this led our people to give up raising cattle. With this dam, we intend to relaunch our livestock farming activities. We have even seen the return of a species of bird that had left the village because of the scarcity of rain. [1] The Chantiers à Haute Intensité de Main d'Travail (HIMO) developed in Niger, Nigeria and Chad are Travaux d'Intérêt Communautaires (TICOM) in Cameroon. The term HIMO is used here to facilitate the understanding of the testimony [2 ] app roximately Since its creation, the dam, which is now 5 metres deep following the 2022 rainy season, has benefited communities who have developed cattle and sheep breeding, agriculture and fish farming. I was earning 10,000xaf (15€[2 ] ) per week and the project had made us aware of the importance of saving. I accepted that 50% of my income should be saved in a bank account. The project also made us aware of the contribution system according to the Village Savings and Loan Associations (VSLAs) approach and of how to set up micro-projects. I was paid half of my income at the end of each week, and little by little my life changed. I was able to buy millet and other products for my household needs without getting into debt, and I was also saving in VSLAs. Tapareo Bief, November 2022 Chantier TICOM, construction mare de Mémé , Cameroun RESILAC Menstrual hygiene training participants RESILAC Making briquettes from carcoal Manufacture of coal briquettes

Les dernières publications du projet. VIDEOS Promoting dialogue to restore the land Diffa's district, Niger “Before carrying out an activity, the team always asks us if it meets our needs and our way of life. RESILAC's community approach converges with our local specificities. ". This observation, drawn up by the president of a local CSO in the municipality of Diffa [1] , highlights the approach carried by the RESILAC project, which operates in a complex security and climatic context. For more than a decade, the Diffa region has suffered from a crisis with multiple causes. The structural weaknesses linked to a natural environment impacted by climate change, and the limited capacities of state services, lead to a lack of infrastructure and access to basic services. Added to this are the ongoing abuses and violence that armed groups bring to bear on the populations. This multifaceted and growing insecurity has several consequences: a drastic reduction in the use of fertile areas of Lake Chad, internal displacement of populations and the arrival of refugees from neighboring countries, demographic pressure on the scarce resources available in certain areas. already highly precarious and the exacerbation of community conflicts related to the sharing of natural resources [2] . In addition, in the region, States and their decentralized technical services intervene to a very limited extent in land management at the local level. The Nigerien land law contains provisions on land appropriation and conflict resolution in rural areas, but these are used very little, because the procedures are often restrictive and very expensive [3] . While land management remains globally in the hands of traditional chiefdoms, their powers are diminishing and the lack of dialogue sometimes freezes everyone's positions. Moreover, the effects of climate change are an additional source of concern and tension by reducing their availability due to silting up, frequent droughts and the decline in the fertility of soils used for agriculture and livestock [4] . Faced with this situation, the RESILAC project set up targeted programs to restore land and help communities to self-manage natural resources. These programs are innovative because they promote multi-stakeholder debates at the local level, and formalize the rules for access to natural resources through local agreements for developed sites. These partnership agreements are signed between community leaders and elected officials responsible for regional administrative entities, or decentralized technical services specifically involved in an agricultural activity, always respecting the laws in force in the country. RESILAC's programs also aim to produce new techniques to define the fate of abandoned lands: to establish diagnostics to optimize the use of these lands, while being creative in order to guarantee environmentally friendly exploitation. A new approach to dialogue In the Diffa region, RESILAC strengthens dialogue mechanisms between territorial entities (municipalities, cantons, chiefdoms) and provides them with data to enable them to make the link between the needs of the populations and the development issues of their localities [5] . Thus, RESILAC has supported the municipalities of Maine Soroa, Chétimari and Goudoumaria, in collaboration with the decentralized state technical services, to initiate the process of updating the municipal plan to draw an overall vision of the challenges to be met over the next five years. In these communes, the departmental authorities helped the project to create 22 community land commissions. These commissions are administrative entities whose mission is to lead development operations. In addition, the project has set up 7 consultation frameworks around high-intensity labor-intensive worksites (HIMO), which serve to improve mediation on recurring conflicts related to access to natural resources. This regularly takes the form of the signing of framework agreements to distribute the roles of all the players on the developed agricultural sites. All these devices make it possible to strengthen community engagement, and to solicit a joint effort to reinvest abandoned land. In addition, labor-based work sites provide work for young people, women and vulnerable populations who, through this, participate in the economic recovery of the community, can save money and meet the needs of their families. This stabilizes the populations in the region, promotes social cohesion and resilience. An inclusive program adapted to each village 95km from Diffa and 20km from the main town of Mainé Soroa, Adebour is a village which concentrates rain-fed agriculture, market gardening, livestock farming and petty trade [6] . The village has dune lands, for rain-fed agricultural production and extensive livestock farming in community grazing areas. It also has fertile valleys, suitable for market gardening and rainfed production. RESILAC teams carried out diagnostics there, with a view to identifying the natural resources that are subject to more demographic and climatic pressure [7] . Following these diagnoses, the groups of farmers mobilized to restore the land. These well-targeted works have resulted in particular in the construction of wire fences, permanent water points in the valleys, the fixing of dunes as well as the sowing with herbaceous plants and the planting of Prosopis plants (derived from Acacias) which slow down the advance of the desert. Soumaila Malam AWARI, member of the site management committee, explains: "This site is important for us, because it will not only save our valley from silting up, but also allow our animals to find food just outside the village". In addition, the project promotes equitable access to land on restored sites. Thus, on one of the village's community market gardening sites, among the 48 heads of households designated for land management, 12 are women. A real novelty, according to Gaptia Mai WANDARA, a young farmer and mother of three children: “I now benefit from a 200 m² plot, where I cultivate potatoes, tomatoes, moringa and lettuce. Previously, it was my husband, alone, who looked after the household by volunteering as labor and selling charcoal. Now, the consumption of these market garden products has improved the nutritional security of my family. And above all, as a woman, having access to land is a source of pride and a chance ” . The practice of innovative techniques adapted to climate challenges In the region, soils are becoming less fertile due to continued land degradation, linked to poor farming practices, erosion and silting up. To remedy this, RESILAC has set up “pilot activities” to test innovative practices. In Yambal (a village in the commune of N'Guigmi), in partnership with the University of Diffa, 20 leading producers, 50% of whom are women, participated in experimental studies. Ibrahim Hamidou OUMAROU, technical referent of the project, specifies: “ A total of seven techniques and practices were tested alongside university students, focusing on the growth parameters and yield of corn, the effects of plant spacing on growth, productivity and efficiency. of a moringa hedge, the effects of compost on the growth and yield of corn and millet, the effectiveness of neem juice against insect pests of cowpea and the effects of the presence of basil on insect pests of cabbage ”. When the results are conclusive, these new techniques will then be taught to the villagers, through Farmer Field Schools [8] . This is part of the process of transmitting / perpetuating innovative techniques on essential issues for the inhabitants: the consequences of the upwelling on land, the problem of the growing use of pesticides, and the future of abandoned land facing to drought. In addition to the practical training of rural producers, the staff of the local state technical services are also mobilized. Thus, a training course on Intelligent Agriculture facing the Climate (AIC) was organized in March 2020, and renewed in June in Zinder with the Regional Directorate of Agriculture and the agents of the RESILAC project, in collaboration with the Institute. International Research on Crops of Semi-Arid Tropical Zones (ICRISAT). While land governance has since improved, the region nevertheless remains the scene of unpredictable developments. The persistent fragility of the land, the movements of populations and the frequent takeovers of non-state armed groups, which in particular tax access to natural resources [9] , make it necessary to redouble our ingenuity to think, together, the conditions of fair and sustainable sharing of resources. Find this article on our partners' websites: AFD: https://www.afd.fr/fr/actualites/niger-dialogue-restauration-terres [1] Iterative evaluation report with mini-seminar (EIMS) N ° 3 conducted in Niger, December 2020 [2] Report, Pillar 1 Referent Visit - Diffa Region, October 2020 - the visits date from August 18 to 26, 2020 [3] INSUCO regional research study, Contrasting impacts of the security crisis on land tenure situations in the Lake Chad region, 2020 [4] PASAM & AFD report, Food security for rural Sahelian households in Niger, in the departments of Gouré and Maine Soroa. [5] Progress Report of August 31, 2019 - RESILAC Global Steering Committee [6] Mission report of the regional technical advisor - visit from August 13 to 25, 2020 - villages of Mamari Forage and Adebour [7] RESILAC interim execution report n ° 3 produced in Niger - December 2020 [8] Farmer field school: a group of 20 to 25 people meeting once a week to cultivate a training plot throughout a growing season and to learn together to solve production problems [9] INSUCO regional research study, Contrasting impacts of the security crisis on land tenure situations in the Lake Chad region, 2020

CHAD > Cameroon Nigeria Niger BACKGROUND Chad's Lake Province, located on the northern edge of the lake, is made up of flooded land (open water and marshes), flood-prone land (islands, shores and their immediate hinterland) and ‘terra firma’ (or mainland, dune zone). In socio-economic terms, the Lake Province is one of the most vulnerable areas in Chad, with a high population growth rate and a very young population (almost 51% are under 15 years old). Forced population displacement, food insecurity and malnutrition, health emergencies and the effects of climate change continue to mark the humanitarian situation in the Lake province, against a backdrop of insecurity preventing humanitarian access to certain areas and an increase in protection incidents. In 2024, Chad's Lake Province will still have around 261,672 internally displaced people. These displacements are mainly due to attacks by the armed groups mentioned above and to extreme climatic shocks, such as flooding These displacements are mainly due to attacks by the armed groups mentioned above and to extreme climatic shocks, such as floods. The latter have exacerbated already precarious living conditions and increased the need for humanitarian aid. AREAS OF INTERVENTION In Chad, the project is active in around twenty villages in the cantons of Bol, Ngarangou, Magar, Djigdada, Iserom, Ngueléa 1 and Ngueléa 2. The 1st phase of the project supported more than 30,000 people through social transformation initiatives and the restoration of productive community assets, such as the Brandal Dam. For this 2nd phase, the project aims to reach more than 25,000 people. To find out more about RESILAC 1 in Chad, watch the project video (hypertext link to be added). Consult the final brochure on RESILAC 1's achievements in Chad (link to PDF document to be added). PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION UNIT Based in Bagasola, UMOP Chad is made of Action against Hunger, CARE, Groupe CCFD Terre solidaire (ACORD, CSAPR, APAD, Kawtal, GRAVE), CHORA et ACDER. Each organisation has staff members dedicated to the implementation of the project. In addition , Group URD, lead for monitoring , evaluation and learning as well as CCFD Terre Solidaire through its partners( ACORD, CSAPR, APAD, Kawtal) provide indirect support to the implementation. For more information on implementing organisations in Chad, please consult dedicated pages Sources: World Bank, AFD, Community Diagnosis of Lake Chad (CCFD-RESILAC), Initial Baseline (Groupe URD-RESILAC) INSTITUTIONAL ANCHORAGE The operational steering committee that meets in Bole is presided over by the Province Governor. The national steering comitee that meets in Ndjamena is presided over by the General Secretary in the Ministry of Budget and Economic Plan.