Graduating to Resilience Annual Report FY 2021

The Activity is a 7-year initiative with an expected end-date of September 30, 2024. The Activity concluded the first 30-month cohort of interventions in June 2021 during the third quarter of year 4, October 1, 2020 – September 30, 2021. At the start, the Activity enrolled 6,629 households (HH) with 37,585 participants, consisting of 19,285 females and 18,300 males. Between the first and second quarters of FY2021, the HH members list was updated to include new members, adding 4,060 new participants, consisting of 1,910 females and 2,150 males. This brought the overall total of participants to 41,645, consisting of 21,196 females and 20,449 males. The Activity aimed to improve household food availability and nutritional status of household members through various interventions. These interventions included coaching, nutrition screening and referrals, Farmer Field Business Schools (FFBS), and private sector linkages. The Activity also aimed to improve the economic status of household members through consumption support, savings, business plans and business coaching, and core skills and financial literacy. The Activity's baseline and end-line evaluation revealed significant improvements in household food availability and nutritional status. The evaluation also showed that the Activity's interventions had a positive impact on household economic status. However, the Activity faced challenges, including household dropout, which resulted in 1,430 households with 7,322 participants dropping off the Activity by the end of FY2021. The Activity's direct participating households receiving multiple interventions by sector showed a significant increase in participation. The Activity's successes included improved household food availability and nutritional status, as well as increased economic status of household members. However, the Activity also faced challenges, including household dropout and limited access to markets. The Activity's Theory of Change emphasizes the importance of empowering households to improve their food security and economic status. The Activity's interventions are designed to address the root causes of poverty and food insecurity, including limited access to markets and lack of skills and knowledge. The Activity's monitoring and evaluation plan is designed to track progress and identify areas for improvement. The Activity's implementation quality and challenges were also assessed. The Activity faced challenges in implementing its interventions, including limited access to markets and lack of skills and knowledge among household members. However, the Activity's implementation quality was generally good, with a high level of participation and engagement among household members. The Activity's direct participating households receiving multiple interventions by sector showed a significant increase in participation. The Activity's successes included improved household food availability and nutritional status, as well as increased economic status of household members. The Activity's Theory of Change emphasizes the importance of empowering households to improve their food security and economic status. The Activity's successes included improved household food availability and nutritional status, as well as increased economic status of household members. The Activity's Theory of Change emphasizes the importance of empowering households to improve their food security and economic status. The Activity's interventions are designed to address the root causes of poverty and food insecurity, including limited access to markets and lack of skills and knowledge.