Terego: DRDIP tree planting enhances household incomes

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Monica Driciru lining up for nutricash payments by WFP

DRDIP support to Omugo Primary School boundary tree planting in Narabu watershed, Terego district was not in vain. The 64 beneficiary (34f, 30m) sub project enhanced household earnings for the members during implementation through Labour Intensive Public Works(LIPW) approach.

Teak trees grown by the group are meant to save the rapidly degraded environment. “The species was chosen because of its ability to withstand long dry spell”, says Robert Adiga the Community Project Management Committee Chairperson(CPMC).

Adiga says the project, initiated since 2019, is valued at UGX40million. Now in its fourth year of implementation, the trees are expected to provide school pupils with good shade to enhance flexible reading environment and yet it's also income generating in form of timber and a reliable source of wood fuel.

Denis Acema, the DRDIP Community Facilitator says, group members earned different skills through trainings on; roles and responsibilities, financial management and tree welfare.

From income earned, individual group members recorded various achievements. A number of members acquired assets such as cattle and goats, others constructed houses, and many were able to facilitate their children in school.

Bosco Aduza 30, a resident of Buruna village was able to buy a motorcycle that generated profits enabling him to open up a family shop.

Aduza says, " I am proud of DRDIP and I think I have reached a point where I can deal with poverty properly". He adds, “I am a living testimony of the impact of DRDIP in Terego".

As for Harriet Angucia 29 a mother of two, the project enabled her put up a shaloon where she earns a minimum profit of Ugx 20,000 shillings on a daily basis. " I make more than Ugx 50,000 during festivities such as Christmas and Eid Al-Fitr", Angucia reveals.

Five mothers from this watershad were also identified and integrated into the World Food Program (WFP) led Nutricah social protection initiative so as to ensure better nutrition and health boost for both pregnant mothers and their unborn babies.

Driciru Monica 28, a mother of four says the Nutricash project enabled her to sort out medical expenses of her baby and for balance diet. Driciru also bought two goats and she expects them to reproduce and be able to improve her household income.

Nutricash is a social protection support by WFP and it aims at influencing child nutrition from conception to 24 months of age, during the first 1000 days. This is done through cash transfers by WFP to selected LIPW beneficiaries from DRDIP watersheds. The project targets the poorest of the poor & the most vulnerable households under DRDIP-LIPW funded sub projects in eight West-Nile districts; Arua, Madi-Okollo, Koboko, Terego, Yumbe, Obongi, Adjumani and Moyo.

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