I.POVERTY REDUCTION AND
AGRICULTURAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS:
Development Planning and Training Workshops with Community Based
Organisations (CBOs): This programme aims at facilitating competent
institutional skills for members of groups / associations in order to
enhance the long-term sustainability of their activities. Specifically,
it involves the creation of a three- five year development plan using
the Participatory Strategic Planning Method, which would be implemented
through self-help efforts.
Community Sensitisation/Mobilisation Workshops for Grassroots Project
Implementation: As the name implies, the programme aims at sensitizing
and mobilizing group/community members towards full
participation/involvement in a project to ensure its success and
sustainability. The people are brought together to initiate community
development projects through the creation of a common vision and to
contribute their resources towards the successful execution of the
projects. IFAD has engaged NIRADO severally on this programme in
different parts of the country.
Leadership/Group Cohesion and Good Governance Training: is designed to
empower the leaders of a community-based group in order to enhance their
leadership skills, enable them facilitate their development process
effectively, strengthen the internal cohesion and effective management
of the groups, promote human rights protection and ensure people know
and exercise their Civic Rights
Enterprise Development and Economic Empowerment Program: aims at
enabling people carry out successful income-generating activities
through training in business management and how to start and run income
generating projects. They are also taken through a counseling process to
ensure that they engage in a viable business venture.
Agricultural Improvement Program: is designed to improve on the various
agricultural activities in the rural areas. It entails new farming
methods, soil management and dissemination of agric information,
storage, processing and marketing of products; and accessibility to
modern technologies.