Association Tchadienne des Volontaires pour la Protection de l'Environnement (ATVPE, Chadian Volunteers’ Association for the Protection of the Environment)
Equator Prize for Sustainable Land Management in Sub-Saharan Africa
Association Tchadienne des Volontaires pour la Protection de l'Environnement was developed to address land and resource rights for women, in response to drought, desertification, and land degradation, and focuses on training in ecosystem restoration, drought preparedness, and agroforestry. Land rights are negotiated with local chiefs so that women assume management of degraded plots, which are then restored to become more productive. Training in agroforestry and the manufacture of solar cooking stoves provides women with alternative livelihood options. Youth are trained and serve as ambassadors in the wider community – public, political and religious realms – to sensitize people to the importance of environmental conservation and land rights for women. Farm production has tripled, which has served to reduce out-migration, particularly of youth.
Key Facts
Equator Prize Winner: 2014
Founded: 1996 (RECOGNIZED AS AN NGO SINCE 2004)
Location: Hadjer Lamis and Chari-Baguirmi Regions,
western Chad
Beneficiaries: 37 villages, 43,000 people
Area of Focus: Biodiversity, Sahelian ecological zone
Case Study
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Equator Prize 2014
Sub-Saharan Africa
Ecoagriculture and Food Security
Sustainable Forestry
Community-Based Adaptation to Climate Change
Drylands Management
Contact Information
N’Djamena
Chari-Baguirmi
Chad
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